The ST7DALI-EVAL evaluation kit provides a complete evaluation and demonstration platform for the on-chip lighting control features of the ST7DALI device. The ST7DALI devices integrate the DALI Communication Module (DCM) for serial communication with controllable electronic ballasts, which provide the required starting voltage and operating current for fluorescent, mercury and other electric-discharge lamps. The DCM uses IEC standard DALI (Digital Addressable Lighting Interface) communications (based on the bi-phase Manchester asynchronous serial data format). To help developers implement the ST7DALI to control lighting networks, the ST7DALI-EVAL provides a complete software/hardware application for networking up to 64 ST7DALI- based lighting control slave boards and testing the various DALI lighting control commands from an easy-to-use, PC-based software interface. When developers are ready to create their own applications, the kit also provides the necessary tools and resources.
The ST7DALI-EVAL is an evaluation kit designed to demonstrate the on-chip lighting control features of the ST7DALI device. It serves as a complete demonstration platform for developers implementing DALI communication interfaces.
The kit consists of one master board featuring a preprogrammed ST72334x microcontroller, two slave boards with preprogrammed ST7DALI microcontrollers, and a software CD-ROM. The system supports networking up to 64 lighting control slave boards and allows testing of various DALI commands via a PC-based interface.
The kit provides a complete evaluation and demonstration platform for the on-chip lighting control features of the ST7DALI device.
The kit allows for networking up to 64 ST7DALI-based lighting control slave boards.
The ballasts provide required starting voltage and operating current for fluorescent, mercury, and other electric-discharge lamps.