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Addressing Devices from the UI

Version 2.1 by Alexander Mott on 2022/06/20 22:58

Overview

All Crestron lighting control programs function on the same basic principles with regard to addressing devices. The lighting control program maintains an internal database of controlled hardware (i.e. load controllers, keypads, sensors, etc.) which are each given a unique address. These unique addresses, as defined in the program, include the device connection ID (a.k.a. Cresnet ID) of the controlled device, the device host id (i.e., the ID of the device where the Cresnet or Zūm Link cable is landed), and the device host branch (for cases where the host device has multiple Nets, such as the DIN-CENCN-2). 

In order for the lighting control program to function, all of the devices that it is meant to control must be addressed. Since there are often multiples of the same model device on a job, it is important to be able to distinguish between them (e.g. we need the keypad in the kitchen to control lights in the kitchen and not in the office). In order to uniquely identify each individual device, every device is given a globally unique serial number which is printed on the device at the factory. These serial numbers and the associated touch-settable ID (TSID) are reported to the processor when the device is connected. If the serial number for a given device is known, it can be used to assign that device the correct address for the program.

Serial numbers should be collected by the electrical contractor during installation and provided to the lighting controls technician prior to startup.

Addressing Devices in SHOWRUNNER™

Cresnet devices can be addressed from the SHOWRUNNER™ UI if their serial numbers are known. (Note that Zūm Wired devices cannot currently be addressed from the SHOWRUNNER™ UI because their serial numbers cannot be directly translated into TSIDs. Instead, they must be addressed through Toolbox.)

To address devices in the SHOWRUNNER™ UI:

  • Configure the processor and load the configuration file
  • If other network devices are present, they should also be configured
  • Launch the SHOWRUNNER™ XPanel UI and connect to the processor
  • Navigate to Settings>Device Addressing
  • This page lists all devices that are defined in the program, sorted by ID
    • "Model" column indicates the expected device model (e.g. C2N-CBD-P, GLPP-DIMFLVCN-PM, GLPP-1DIMFLV2CN-PM, etc.)
    • "Description" gives the name of any associated devices (including any non-system sensors)
    • "ID" lists the device address in the form: [HostDeviceID]-[HostBranch]:[ConnectionID]
    • "Serial Number" must be populated with the device serial number
    • "Verified" checkbox will appear once certain conditions are met:
      • There is a device reporting online at the given ID/Address
      • The model of the device reporting online matches the model defined in the program
      • The serial number of the device reporting online matches the serial number defined in the program
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