xPL-sender
Dependent on KNX telegrams, this job controls xPL-devices and applications by xPL. In this way stereo equipment can be controlled by KNX-push button sensors, for example.
Required fields
All input fields with red titles are required fields which have to be filled in before the job can be saved.
Address fields
The colour of an address field indicates the status it is in. If an address field is highlighted in yellow, the group address has not yet been entered, if it is highlighted in red, no valid address has been entered and if it is highlighted in green, the entered data is valid. A group address can be entered using the keyboard or via the ESF dialog. This opens if you press the arrow symbol to the right of the input field. You can then select the address from the previously imported ETS data (For more detailed information, please refer to chapter "
ESF Upload & Management").
Job Name
Required field. Assign a unique name for the job. The name must not contain more than 15 characters.
Gate Group Addresses
By Gate Group Addresses job will be released or blocked. The release object releases or locks the job. It is about an EIS1 object:
Field blank = Job is released.
Field completed, value 1 = Job released.
Field completed, value 0 = job locked.
Field completed, no value = job locked.
As soon as one address is filled in, release will behave respective to the value of the group address. If no value was sent to the address and the address is presently without values, job will be blocked.
Input group address
Input object determines which out of max. 16 commands will be processed. EIS types EIS 1 (1 bit) and EIS 14 (8 bit) will be interpreted automatically see “input/trigger value”
Value group address
In case text will be sent to one or several xPL user, you can attach a value out of KNX/EIB-world to the text, for example a temperature value. For value object almost all EIS types are available:
EIS 1
EIS 2
EIS 3
EIS 4
EIS 5
EIS 6
EIS 8
EIS 9
EIS 10
EIS 11
EIS 14
EIS 15
Moreover, you can calibrate every value object by factor and offset.
Service-type
Service type determines what kind of xPL datagram will be sent out. Three kinds of types are available, “command”, “status” and “trigger”. The Entry “command” almost always is useful, because most xPL commands, which started from EIBPORT, shall be processed. In state of “inactive” line will not be recommended by processing.
Wildcard
By activating this entry, EIBPORT sends this command on every incoming value. The list of commands will be executed completely top down.
Input/Trigger value
This value determines on which input value the commando should react. Therefore, on input has to be received an EIS 1 or an EIS 14 value.
For example: In case input object of type EIS 14 with value 147 will be received, EIBPORT will send a command, which will carry „input/trigger value“ 147. Range of values of input-/trigger value is 0 – 255. If the input receives an EIS 1 telegram with the value 0 or 1, the command with the trigger value 0 or 1 would be executed.
xPL-wildcard?
In case this entry is active, this command will be sent to all xPL-devices in LAN. In this way, for example, all Squeezebox™ devices can reproduce one alarm sound.
xPL-vendor/device/instance
These settings are for the unique addressing of a device, for which the xPL-datagram is specified. A valid address is containing „xPL-vendor“, xPL-device“ and „xPL-instance“.
[vendor]-[device].[instance]
Therewith for Squeezebox™ appears following address:
„slimdev-slimserv.instance“
Please note that Squeezebox™ naming should not exceed a length of 15 digits. Squeezebox™ Name can be entered with the help of SqueezeCenter™ (settings > player)
xPL- Schema
The xPL scheme indicates kind/class of device and sets the connected commands. One device can support several schemes, as may be necessary. SqueezeCenter™ supports beside the scheme “audio.slimserv“ for level control, also the scheme “remote.basic” and “OSD.basic”. With scheme “OSD.basic” you are able to control the display of a connected SqueezeBox™. It will be possible to write text on that display.
xPL-command
Here you determine actual „command“, which should be sent. Commands relate to selected schemes. Most of commands don`t need additional parameters; therewith entry of „additional data” is dropped.
Additional data
This array allows entering additional text parameters, which will be necessary for some xPL-commands. For example that is the case when the scheme/command „audio.slimserv / play list“ is used. For this purpose, you must enter the name of playlist, which you want to start.
Several commands are marked with „(value)“. In these commands you are able to fill in value objects with the help of control characters(%f). Using of control character is described exactly in “Appendix”.
Selecting “OSD.basic” for xPL scheme and“writing” as xPL command, so here entered text will be shown on display of the Squeezebox™.