IEC 62386-201:2009

IEC 62386-201 ®
Edition 1.0 2009-06
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Digital addressable lighting interface –
Part 201: Particular requirements for control gear – Fluorescent lamps (device
type 0)
Interface d'éclairage adressable numérique –
Partie 201: Exigences particulières pour les appareillages de commande –
Lampes fluorescentes (dispositifs de type 0)

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IEC 62386-201 ®
Edition 1.0 2009-06
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Digital addressable lighting interface –
Part 201: Particular requirements for control gear – Fluorescent lamps (device
type 0)
Interface d'éclairage adressable numérique –
Partie 201: Exigences particulières pour les appareillages de commande –
Lampes fluorescentes (dispositifs de type 0)

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
PRICE CODE
INTERNATIONALE
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CODE PRIX
ICS 29.140.50; 29.140.99 ISBN 2-8318-9599-5
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD.3
INTRODUCTION.5
1 Scope.6
2 Normative references .6
3 Terms and definitions .6
4 General .6
5 Electrical specification.6
6 Interface power supply .6
7 Transmission protocol structure.6
8 Timing .7
9 Method of operation .7
10 Declaration of variables .7
11 Definition of commands .7
12 Test procedures .8
Bibliography.11

Figure 1 – Test sequence "QUERY EXTENDED VERSION NUMBER" .9
Figure 2 – Test sequence "Unused application extended commands for device type 0".10

Table 1 – Declaration of variables.7
Table 2 – Summary of the application extended command set .8

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DIGITAL ADDRESSABLE LIGHTING INTERFACE –

Part 201: Particular requirements for control gear –
Fluorescent lamps (device type 0)

FOREWORD
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International Standard IEC 62386-201 has been prepared by subcommittee 34C: Auxiliaries
for lamps, of IEC technical committee 34: Lamps and related equipment.
The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
CDV Report on voting
34C/784/CDV 34C/812/RVC
Full information on the voting for the approval of this standard can be found in the report on
voting indicated in the above table.
IEC 62386-101, IEC 62386-102 and IEC 62386-201 replace IEC 60929 Edition 3, Clause E.4
“Control by digital signals” and Annex G “Test procedures for ballasts with digital control
interface according to Clause E.4”.
This publication has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.

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This part 201 is intended to be used in conjunction with IEC 62386-101 and IEC 62386-102,
which contain general requirements for the relevant product type (control gear or control
devices).
A list of all parts of the IEC 62386 series, under the general title Digital addressable lighting
interface, can be found on the IEC website.
The committee has decided that the contents of this publication will remain unchanged until
the maintenance result date indicated on the IEC web site under "http://webstore.iec.ch" in
the data related to the specific publication. At this date, the publication will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
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INTRODUCTION
This first edition of IEC 62386-201 is published in conjunction with IEC 62386-101 and
IEC 62386-102. The division of IEC 62386 into separately published parts provides for ease
of future amendments and revisions. Additional requirements will be added as and when a
need for them is recognized.
This International Standard, and the other parts that make up the IEC 62386-200 series, in
referring to any of the clauses of IEC 62386-101 or IEC 62386-102, specify the extent to
which such a clause is applicable and the order in which the tests are to be performed; The
parts also include additional requirements, as necessary. All parts that make up the
IEC 62386-200 series are self-contained and therefore do not include references to each
other.
Where the requirements of any of the clauses of IEC 62386-101 or IEC 62386-102 are
referred to in this International Standard by the sentence "The requirements of fluorescent
lamp control gear (device type 0) shall conform to IEC 62386-1xx, Clause “n”, this sentence is
to be interpreted as meaning that all requirements of the clause in question of Part 101 or
Part 102 apply, except any which are inapplicable to the specific type of lamp control gear
covered by Part 201.
All numbers used in this International Standard are decimal numbers unless otherwise noted.
Hexadecimal numbers are given in the format 0xVV, where VV is the value. Binary numbers
are given in the format XXXXXXXXb or in the format XXXX XXXX, where X is 0 or 1; "x" in
binary numbers means "don't care".

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DIGITAL ADDRESSABLE LIGHTING INTERFACE –

Part 201: Particular requirements for control gear –
Fluorescent lamps (device type 0)

1 Scope
This International Standard specifies a protocol and methods of test for the control by digital
signals of electronic control gear for use on a.c. or d.c. supplies, associated with fluorescent
lamps.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document.
For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition
of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
IEC 62386-101:2009, Digital addressable lighting interface – Part 101: General requirements
– System
IEC 62386-102:2009, Digital addressable lighting interface – Part 102: General requirements
– Control gear
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in Clause 3 of IEC 62386-
101:2009 and Clause 3 of IEC 62386-102:2009 apply.
4 General
The requirements of Clause 4 of IEC 62386-101:2009 and Clause 4 of IEC 62386-102:2009
apply.
5 Electrical specification
The requirements of Clause 5 of IEC 62386-101:2009 and Clause 5 of IEC 62386-102:2009
apply.
6 Interface power supply
The requirements of Clause 6 of IEC 62386-101:2009 and Clause 6 of IEC 62386-102:2009
apply, if a power supply is integrated with the control gear.
7 Transmission protocol structure
The requirements of Clause 7 of IEC 62386-101:2009 and Clause 7 of IEC 62386-102:2009
apply.
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8 Timing
The requirements of Clause 8 of IEC 62386-101:2009 and Clause 8 of IEC 62386-102 apply.
9 Method of operation
The requirements of Clause 9 of IEC 62386-101:2009 and Clause 9 of IEC 62386-102:2009
apply.
10 Declaration of variables
The requirements of Clause 10 of IEC 62386-101:2009 and Clause 10 of IEC 62386-102:2009
apply, with the following additional variables for this device type, as indicated in Table 1.
Table 1 – Declaration of variables
a
Variable Default value Reset value Range of Memory
validity
"EXTENDED 1 No change 0 – 255 1 byte ROM
VERSION NUMBER"
"DEVICE TYPE" 0 No change 0 – 254, 1 byte ROM
255 (mask)
a
Persistent memory (storage time indefinite) if not stated otherwise.

11 Definition of commands
The requirements of Clause 11 of IEC 62386-101:2009 and Clause 11 of IEC 62386-102:2009
shall apply, with the following exceptions:
Amendment of Clause 11 of IEC 62386-102:2009:
11.3.1 Queries related to status information
Amendment:
Command 153: YAAA AAA1 1001 1001 "QUERY DEVICE TYPE"
The answer shall be 0.
11.3.4 Application extended commands
Replacement:
Application extended commands shall be preceded by command 272, "ENABLE DEVICE
TYPE 0". For device types other than 0, these commands may be used in a different way.
A fluorescent lamp control gear shall not react to application extended commands preceded
by command 272 "ENABLE DEVICE TYPE X" with X ≠ 0.
Commands 224 – 239:  YAAA AAA1 1110 XXXX
Reserved for future needs. The fluorescent lamp control gear shall not react in any way.

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Commands 240 – 247: YAAA AAA1 1111 0XXX
Reserved for future needs. The fluorescent lamp control gear shall not react in any way.
Commands 248 – 251: YAAA AAA1 1111 10XX
Reserved for future needs. The fluorescent lamp control gear shall not react in any way.
Commands 252 – 253: YAAA AAA1 1111 110X
Reserved for future needs. The fluorescent lamp control gear shall not react in any way.
Command 254: YAAA AAA1 1111 1110
Reserved for future needs. The fluorescent lamp control gear shall not react in any way.
Command 255: YAAA AAA1 1111 1111 "QUERY EXTENDED VERSION
NUMBER"
The answer shall be 1.
11.4.4 Extended special commands
Amendment:
Command 272: 1100 0001 0000 0000 "ENABLE DEVICE TYPE 0"
The device type for fluorescent lamp control gear is 0.
11.5 Summary of the command set
The commands listed in 11.5 of IEC 62386-101:2009 and 11.5 of IEC 62386-102:2009 apply
with the following additional commands for device type 0 listed in Table 2.
Table 2 – Summary of the application extended command set
Command number Command code Command name
a
224 – 239 YAAA AAA1 1110 XXXX
a
240 – 247 YAAA AAA1 1111 0XXX
a
248 – 251 YAAA AAA1 1111 10XX
a
252 – 253 YAAA AAA1 1111 110X
a
254 YAAA AAA1 1111 1110
255 YAAA AAA1 1111 1111 QUERY EXTENDED VERSION NUMBER
272 1100 0001 0000 0000 ENABLE DEVICE TYPE 0
a
Reserved for future needs. The fluorescent lamp control gear shall not react in any way.

12 Test procedures
The requirements of Clause 12 of IEC 62386-102:2009 apply, with the following exceptions:

Additional subclause:
12.7 Test sequences for "Application extended commands for device type 0"
12.7.1 Test sequences for standard application extended commands
12.7.1.1 Test sequence for "QUERY EXTENDED VERSION NUMBER"
Command 255, "QUERY EXTENDED VERSION NUMBER", shall be tested for all possible
values of X in command 272, "ENABLE DEVICE TYPE X". The test sequence "QUERY
EXTENDED VERSION NUMBER" is shown in Figure 1.

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NOTE A fluorescent lamp control gear supporting more than one device type will also answer to the query for X
not equal to 0.
Test
QUERY EXTENDED
VERSION NUMBER
SEND TWICE
BROADCAST Reset DUT
RESET
Wait
(300 ms + Response time)
i := 0 Initialise counter for
i := 254 device type
MAX
SEND TO DEVICE TYPE
Test command using
i BROADCAST
broadcast address
QUERY EXTENDED VERSION NUMBER
Message:
"EXTENDED VERSION
Any reply ? Yes
NUMBER is for
device type "
No
Error 7611
"No answer to
i = 0 ? Yes
QUERY EXTENDED
VERSION NUMBER"
No
i := i + 1 Next device type
Last device type
i > i ?
No MAX
Yes
Test
done
IEC  086/08
Figure 1 – Test sequence "QUERY EXTENDED VERSION NUMBER"

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12.7.1.2 Test sequence for "Unused application extended commands for device
type 0"
A fluorescent lamp control gear of DEVICE TYPE = 0 shall not react on the commands 224 to
254. The sequence "Unused application extended commands for device type 0" is shown in
Figure 2.
Test
UNUSED APPLICATION
EXTENDED COMMANDS
SEND TWICE
:= (224 + k) Calculate Command Byte
BROADCAST Set the DUT in reset state
RESET
Send twice the application extended
SEND TWICE TO DEVICE TYPE
command preceded by
0 BROADCAST
"enable device type 0" ;
Wait

DUT must not react to this command!
(300 ms + Response time)
Error 7621,k
SEND
"Answer after receiving
Any reply ? Yes
BROADCAST APPLICATION EXTENDED
QUERY DEVICE TYPE
COMMAND "
No
k := 0
Answer = 0 ? Yes
k := 30
max
SEND
Initialise counter for
BROADCAST DUT still in reset state?
commands
QUERY RESET STATE
No
Error 7622,k
"DUT not in reset state after
No answer = 255 ?
Answer
No receiving APPLICATION
= 'Yes' ?
EXTENDED COMMAND
"
Yes
Yes
SEND TO DEVICE TYPE SEND TWICE
0 BROADCAST BROADCAST
QUERY EXTENDED VERSION NUMBER RESET
Yes
Wait
(300 ms + Response time
Any reply ?
+ Preheat time)
No
Increase command
k := (k + 1)
counter
No k > k ? Last command ?
max
Message:
Yes
"DEVICE TYPE is not 0! Test of
APPLICATION EXTENDED
COMMANDS not possible with
this test sequence!"
Test
done
IEC  087/08
Figure 2 – Test sequence "Unused application extended commands for device type 0"

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