Bang & Olufsen ML Gateway Installationsanleitung

ML GatewayInstallation Guide for installation and setup of ML GatewayEnglish – From software version 1.90eSETUPBANG & OLUFSENONOFF

Preparing setup 10Installation and connection A rack-mount installation is preferred if possible. In this case mount the two angle brackets as sh

Router setup - port forwarding 11Router setup - port forwardingTo ensure that users can access ML Gateway (to control home automation functions) f

Setting up ML Gateway 12 Now the ML Gatway web interface appears.- Click the Setup button to access ML Gateway setup funtions. Now the login bo

Setting up ML Gateway 13InfoThe rst picture that appears on the screen after a successful login is the Info screen. This section, called Project

Setting up ML Gateway 14PasswordThe system password is used for accessing both the web user interface and the command line interface (CLI). Loggin

Setting up ML Gateway 15UsersML Gateway keeps a list of users that, individually (depending on the access level), can access the external interfac

Setting up ML Gateway 16Software updateThere are two methods for updating ML Gateway software. One for Internet access and one for no Internet acc

Setting up ML Gateway / Programming 17Restarting ML Gateway on factory-installed softwareIf a software update causes ML Gateway to fail (for examp

Programming 18Devices - setting up resourcesThe next step is setting up resources for each device. Devices is the basic elements which ML Gateway

Programming 19Devices - Home automation systemUse the Devices tab to specify the devices connected to ML Gateway. For information regarding suppor

Introduction 2IntroductionML Gateway is developed with the purpose to integrate Bang & Olufsen Master Link products with home automation syste

Programming 20! RS232: Only one system can be connected to the interface at a time, so when conguring ML Gateway, only one system on RS232 is a

Programming 21- Refer to the System information window and conrm that the software version is 2.7.166 or higher! If the software version is old

Programming 22KNX / EIB:The KNX controller only supports one user on the system (web interface) at a time. This means that the ML Gateway must be

Programming 23Devices - BeoLink- Click on the tab Programming and then Devices.- Click in the eld for BeoLink. The following resources are now

Programming 24BeoLink productsBeoLink products have no xed address. Therefore, it is necessary to manually assign an address in the column MLN (M

Programming 25To terminate product assignment click the End product assignment button, or press the setup button on the front panel (or wait for 5

Programming 26Devices - Virtual buttonsExternal applications and the web panel can generate events on ML Gateway by means of virtual buttons. Virt

Programming 27Presentation hints:Here is an explanation for how the virtual buttons are presented to the user on a mobile application (graphical u

Programming 28Setting up SourcesThe Sources section allows to dene sources for each BeoLink product. This information will be used by mobile appl

Programming 29 Support for HDMI matrixMLGW provides support for unconventional source selection commands where source selection is a sequence of

Information 3InformationThere is no need for a special ServiceTool as known from other Bang & Olufsen products, when maintaining or servicing

Programming 30Setting up usersUsersML Gateway keeps a list of users that, individually (depending on the access level), can access the external in

Programming 31MLGW Protocol access ag:Indicates whether the user can establish a MLGW Protocol connection (provided MLGW Protocol authentication

Programming 32MacrosMacro programmingThe interaction between the different devices connected to ML Gateway is dened by means of macros. A macro c

Programming 33Testing and accepting a congurationML Gateway keeps three independent versions of the conguration. Each conguration consists of t

Supported devicesOn the following pages, devices and resources for all supported systems are described. Click on the preferred system to be linked dir

Supported devices 35Custom stringsThe Custom strings driver is intended to enable limited communication with unsupported home automation systems.

Supported devices 36The format for the text le is specied below. This format is compatible with the standard CSV or TSV (comma / tab separated v

Supported devices 37DynaliteConnection to Dynalite systems can be made via the RS232 interfaces, either using MLGW RS232 port or via a Ethernet to

Supported devices 38KNX / EIBML Gateway can interact with KNX systems by means of shared variables (group addresses). The KNX bus supported is twi

Supported devices 39For datapoint type 3.007 (Control Dimmer), the coding is:- 0: Decrease break. - 1 .. 7: Decrease with step 1 to 7. - 8: Inc

Installation overview 4Installation overviewBasically there are two different types of connections between ML Gateway and the supported device (ho

Supported devices 40BTicinoConnection to a BTicino systemConnection to a BTicino My Home system is made via an Ethernet connection to a My Home Ga

Supported devices 41Lutron Grak QSConnecting to a Grak QS systemConnection to a Grak QS system is done via a QSE-CI-NWK-E interface, which allo

Supported devices 42Setup on the HomeWorks projectFor direct network access, a network account must be dened in the addressing section. This acco

Supported devices 43Lutron HomeWorks QS / Radio Ra2This driver is used to communicate with both Lutron Homewoks QS and Lutron Radio RA2 systems.Co

Supported devices 44Lutron Radio RAConnection to a Radio RA systemCommunication with Radio RA is done via the Radio RA RS232 interface. Use a full

Supported devices 45SchedulerA scheduler generates a timed sequence of events. It is possible to dene more than one scheduler for the project.On

Supported devices 46VantageConnection to a Vantage systemCommunication with a Vantage system is done through an InFusion Dim Controller. This devi

Appendix 47AppendixService functionsFront panel indicatorThe front panel indicator indicate the state of the system, and is also used for setup bu

Appendix 48Command line interfaceIn addition to the web-based interface, ML Gateway contains a command-line based interface (CLI). Use CLI for:-

Appendix 49INFO- Displays product and status information of ML Gateway: - Serial number - Type number - MAC address - Network conguration -

Installation overview 5Survey of connection typesDirect Ethernet connection:Use this option for systems with a network interface, and provide the

Appendix 50PASSWORD old_password new_password- Changes the system password.MAC- Displays the Ethernet MAC address.MLGWPROTO RS232 [ bitrate | OF

Troubleshooting 51TroubleshootingPrevious checksBefore setting up Master Link Gateway, it is necessary to have the entire Master Link installation

Troubleshooting 52A product does not switch back to standbyIf, during product assignment, a product does not automatically switch back to standby,

Troubleshooting 53After software updateML Gateway not working after software update Detecting if ML Gateway is runningThe following are signs tha

Troubleshooting 54Default UI typesWhen importing a Beo5 XML project le, ML Gateway will assign a default UI type according to the source.The inst

Troubleshooting 55Survey of conguration versions All edits are done in the Edit version (in non volatile memory which is deleted at power off).

Technical specications 56Technical specications Master Link GatewayType surveyPower supply 100 ~ 230 V AC, 50/60 HzPower consumption Typical

Technical specications 57RS232 port, DSUB9 male Pin 1 DCD (Data Carrier Detect - input) Pin 2 RXD (Received Data - input) Pin 3 TXD (Transm

Contents 58ContentsIntroduction ... 2How to navigate this g

Installation overview 6Ethernet connection (RJ45)- LK IHC (Intelligent House Control, Viewer models only)- Lutron: Grak Eye (GRX), Grax QS (QS

Preparing setup 7Preparing setupConguration of IP addressWhen ML Gateway is delivered, the IP address is set to a static value. The IP address fo

Preparing setup 8- Open a web browser and enter http://192.168.1.10 in the address eld. Now the ML Gatway web interface appears.- Click the Se

Preparing setup 9 In Network Settings it is possible to define the connection possibilities of MLGateway. The aim here is to fit the network set