VMB4PD Push Button and Timer Module for Velbus System VMB4PD 1
Push Button and Timer Module for Velbus® System VMB4PD Introduction This unique panel will let you control all of the output modules on the Velbus® system. There is no need to remember the function of each button, just read the label next to it! The module also features programmable timing functions to automate daily or weekly button press actions. The infrared receiver will let you control the module at distance. Features Four push buttons and one configuration push button.
Power Supply: Required power voltage: 12 to 18VDC. Consumption: backlight off: 13mA LEDs off / 15mA LEDs on backlight lowly dimmed: 14mA LEDs off / 16mA LEDs on backlight highly dimmed: 18mA LEDs off / 19mA LEDs on backlight max. intensity: 26mA LEDs off / 27mA LEDs on Max. consumption (all LEDs activated and backlight max. intensity): 27mA. Power supply LED indication. 9V-battery connection (clock back-up power). Back-up battery power consumption: 15mA. Battery not included.
Connection For connection between the modules, use twisted pair cable (ex. EIB 2x2x0.8mm2, UTP 8x0.51mm - CAT5 or other). Use minimum 0.5mm² cable. For long wiring (>50m) or if a lot of modules ( > 10) are connected to one wire, use 1mm² cable. Connect the 12-18Vdc (mind the polarity) and connect the bus wires (mind the polarity). VMB4PD L H H L BUS + 12V - -12V+ BUS TWISTED PAIR (0.5mm 2 ) Connect a 9V battery (via the included cable) if you desire to power the clock in case of a power failure.
Termination: Velbus® transmission LED Velbus® reception LED Termination H L + 12V power supply Velbus + - 9V back-up battery Velbus® power LED If the module is connected at the start or end of a cable on the VELBUS, place the ‘TERM’ jumper. Remove the jumper in all other cases. If different cable wiring topologies (tree, star, loop, ...) are used, place a jumper on the end module of the longest cable only, NOT on each end point.
Use The module consists of 4 push buttons with corresponding LED indication and one configuration push button. The label for each push button is displayed on the LCD. This module allows defining up to 8 commands.
Configuration When using the module in the Velbus® system for the first time, configure: • contrast • backlight • push button backlight • clock • address • labels • reaction time • mode • timer Call the configuration menu by holding the configuration pressed for 4 seconds. Configuration button The configuration menu will be displayed. Clock menu Display menu Next configuration menu Press the upper left push button to activate the clock menu.
• • • • • Remarks: In configuration mode pressing the push buttons will no more be sent through the Velbus®. All settings will be saved in the module (even with a power failure). The first configuration menu shows menus “Prog” and “Timer on/off” when the timer is activated. The module will automatically quit the configuration mode after 30 seconds of inactivity. Hold the configuration button pressed for 8 seconds to display the configuration menu which allows modifying contrast and backlight.
Setting the Display Contrast 1. Hold the configuration button pressed for 4 seconds to display the configuration menu. Configuration button 2. Press the upper right button to display the display menu. Display menu 3. Adjust the display contrast using the two upper buttons. Less contrast More contrast Next display menu 4. Press the configuration button repeatedly to quit the display menu. Remarks: • Hold the configuration button pressed for 8 seconds to display the contrast mode.
Setting the Display and Push Button Backlight The backlight intensity can be set according to your preferences (completely off, completely on or dimmed). The module allows you to automatically modify the intensity twice a day. The push button backlight intensity can also be set according to your preferences. This is useful when trying to locate the buttons in a completely dark room. 1. Hold the configuration button pressed for 4 seconds to display the configuration menu. Configuration button 2.
Backlight timer on/off Quit display menu 6. Press the configuration button to quit the display menu if the backlight timer has been deactivated. 7. Activate the backlight timer using the upper right button when you desire to automatically switch the backlight between two intensities. Backlight timer on/off 8. Press the configuration button to display the configuration menu for the backlight timer. Backlight timer configuration menu 9. Enter the first time and intensity using the upper buttons.
Setting the Clock You only need to set the clock from one module. All other modules connected in the system will adopt the set time. 1. Hold the configuration button pressed for 4 seconds to display the configuration menu. Configuration button 2. Press the upper left button to display the clock menu. Setting the clock 3. Press the upper right button to set the day. Setting the day 4. Press the lower left button to set the hour. Setting the hour 5.
Setting the minutes 6. Confirm by pressing the upper left button. Confirm time Next clock menu Remarks: The seconds counter starts from 0 when setting the time. Wait for the beginning of a minute • Hold the configuration button pressed for 8 seconds to display the contrast mode. • The display contrast may be set too low if experiencing a blank display. Hold the configuration button pressed for 8 seconds to switch the module to the configuration menu which allows modifying contrast.
Activating the Main Clock All modules (with clock function) connected onto the Velbus® system must adopt the same time in order to work properly. This can be achieved by setting the main clock o none of the connected modules. This module will send the time over the Velbus® system once every day and synchronize all other clocks. 1. Hold the configuration button pressed for 4 seconds to display the configuration menu. Configuration button 2. Press the upper left button to display the clock menu.
Addressing Every module connected onto the Velbus® system must have a unique address which can be set via the configuration menu. Make sure to synchronize the IR transmitter/receiver by setting the correct address. The final digit represents the address to be entered into the IR transmitter (see manual for the VMBIRTS transmitter). Example: push button model address = 26, IR transmitter address must be 6. 1. Hold the configuration button pressed for 4 seconds to display the configuration menu.
Modifying the Labels It is possible to label all commands so as to explain their function. 1. Hold the configuration button pressed for 4 seconds to display the configuration menu. Configuration button 2. Press the configuration button again to display the configuration menu. Next configuration menu 3. Press the lower right button to display the label editor. Label editor Quit configuration menu 4. Move the cursor to the left or to the right using the two upper push buttons.
5. Move the cursor to the left or to the right using the two upper push buttons. Select the character using the two lower push buttons. Cursor to the left Select character Cursor to the right Select character Quit label editor 6. Press the configuration button to quit the label editor. Remarks: • Following characters can be chosen from: 0 @ P ` p ! 1 A Q a q " 2 B R b r # 3 C S c s $ 4 D T d t % 5 E U e u & 6 F V f v ' 7 G W g w ( 8 H X h x ) 9 I Y i y * : J Z j z + ; K [ k { , < L ¥ l | = M ] m } .
Setting the Reaction Time All commands have a short reaction time (65ms) by default. This reaction time can be set at 1, 2 or 3 seconds. 1. Hold the configuration button pressed for 4 seconds to display the configuration menu. Configuration button 2. Press the configuration button again to display the next configuration menu. Next configuration menu 3. Press the lower left push button to display the reaction time menu. Setting reaction time Quit configuration menu 4.
5. Press the lower buttons to set a reaction time of 0, 1, 2 or 3 seconds for the displayed command. Press the configuration button to display the next configuration menu. Label command 4 Label command 3 Modify reaction time command 3 Modify reaction time command 4 Next reaction time menu 6. Press the lower buttons to set a reaction time of 0, 1, 2 or 3 seconds for the displayed command. Press the configuration button to display the next configuration menu.
Setting the User Mode The module can be used as a control panel or as a control panel with timer. The commands can be automated if the timer function has been activated. It is like you would activate a command at a particular time of the day. The timer function can be applied to all commands (Timer mode:8CH) or to the second set of commands only (Timer mode:4CH). 1. Hold the configuration button pressed for 4 seconds to display the configuration menu. Configuration button 2.
Programming the Timer Programming can only be done if the timer function was selected in the user mode. The commands can be automated via the timer function. It is like you would activate a command at a particular time of the day. Twenty program steps can be programmed; each step has a programmable time (day, hour and minutes) and command. 1. Hold the configuration button pressed for 4 seconds to display the configuration menu. Configuration button 2.
4. Press the upper right button to display the next program step. Next program step Quit program menu 5. Press the lower right button to display the previous program step. Previous program step Quit program menu 6. Press the lower left button to modify the displayed program step.
7. Press the upper right button to modify the day of the program step. Day setting Next program step setting You can choose from the following: Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Sa&Su Mo-Fr Mo-Sa Mo-Su Never 8.
10. Press the lower buttons to add or to remove the displayed command to or from the program step. Label command 2 Label command 1 Add or remove command 1 Add or remove command 2 Next program step setting Following symbols can be displayed: The command has not been accepted in the program step The command has been accepted in the program step. The push button will be activated automatically on the time (day, hour, minutes) programmed and memorized into the program step. 11.
13. Press the configuration button to display the next program step setting menu. Next program step setting 14. Press the lower buttons to add or to remove the displayed command to or from the program step. Label command 5 Label command 6 Add or remove command 5 Add or remove command 6 Next program step setting 15. Press the configuration button to display the next program step setting menu. Next program step setting 16.
17. Press the configuration button to return to the general display Return to general display 18. Press the lower buttons to add or to remove the displayed command to or from the program step. Next program step Previous program step Quit program menu Let’s explain the example above: Command 1 will be executed every Monday morning at 08h30, commands 3, 5 and 8 will be activated briefly.
Activating and Deactivating the Timer per Command The program will only be executed if the timer function for the command is activated. Deactivate the timer for the commands you do not want to be executed during a certain period (e.g. during vacation period). 1. Press the configuration button to display the second set of commands. Configuration button 2. Press the configuration button to display the clock. Configuration button 3.
4. Hold the configuration button pressed for 4 seconds to display the configuration menu. Configuration button 5. Press the lower right button to enter the timer activation menu. Timer activation menu The timer activation menu is possibly not available which means there is no command used in the program. In this case, press the configuration button again to exit the menu. Go to section 10 the timer function is activated for the second set of commands only (Timer mode: 4CH).
7. Press the configuration button to enter the next timer activation menu. Next timer activation menu The module exits the timer activation menu if commands 3 through 8 are not used in the program (go to section 14). Go to section 10 if commands 3 and 4 are not used in the program. Go to section 12 if commands 3 through 6 are not used in the program. 8. Press the lower buttons to activate or deactivate for the displayed commands.
11. Press the configuration button to enter the next timer activation menu. Next timer activation menu The module exits the timer activation menu if commands 7 and 8 are not used in the program (go to section 14). 12. Press the lower buttons to activate or deactivate for the displayed commands. Label command 7 Label command 8 Activate/deactivate timer program command 7 Activate/deactivate timer program command 8 Quit timer activation menu 13.
Use The timer function is deactivated by default and can be activated via the configuration menu (see section “Setting the User Mode”). The module consists of 4 push buttons with corresponding LED indication and one configuration push button. The label for each push button is displayed on the LCD. This module allows defining up to 8 commands. The module will display the first 4 commands by default.
Using the VMBIRTS IR Remote Stick All 8 commands can directly be activated using the IR remote stick. Point the IR remote stick towards the push button module and activate the desired channel on the stick (see the VMBIRTS manual). Activating commands 1 through 4 on the stick will make the module display the corresponding labels. Activating commands 5 through 8 on the stick will make the module display the corresponding labels.
Troubleshooting No display: • The display contrast is too low. Hold the configuration button pressed for 3 seconds to switch the module to the configuration menu which allows modifying contrast. Hold the upper right push button pressed for 8 seconds. The contrast will be set at its maximum. • Selection of blank characters during labelling. Press the configuration button a couple of times until a blinking cursor is displayed in the upper left corner. Enter your label using the 4 push buttons.
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