Decoding the data packets of Echoflex devices at a glance
What does the data value mean?
Monitoring the wireless telegrams is nice but the raw data doesn't real tell you anything. So how do you know what it means
What is the raw data?
The raw data is viewable as bytes and is in hexadecimal format
For a switch station message, the data is 1 byte long. For a sensor or controller status message, the data is 4 bytes long
Switches
Switches come as a single paddle / pair of buttons or as a dual paddle / pair of buttons. Each paddle or button has a press and a release message
Single Paddle or Single Pair of Buttons
| Action | Data Packet |
|---|---|
| Press ON | 50 |
| Release | 00 |
| Press OFF | 70 |
| Release | 00 |
Dual Paddle or Dual Pair of Buttons
| Action | Data Packet |
|---|---|
|
Left Paddle or Bottom Pair Press ON |
10 |
| Left Paddle or Bottom Pair Release | 00 |
| Left Paddle or Bottom Pair Press OFF | 30 |
| Left Paddle or Bottom Pair Release | 00 |
| Right Paddle or Top Pair Press ON | 50 |
| Right Paddle or Top Pair Release | 00 |
| Right Paddle or Top Pair Press OFF | 70 |
| Right Paddle or Top Pair Release | 00 |
Sensors
| Sensor Type | Data | |
|---|---|---|
| Occupancy |
B4 B3 B2 B1 |
B4 = % value of supply voltage B3 = ignore B2 = occupancy state [00 = vacant] [FF = occupied] B1 = message type [any value ending in 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E, F is a data message, a value ending in 7, 6, 5, 4, 2, 1, 0 is a TEACH message] |
| Occupancy | Example 1: Raw Data = 70 00 00 0F | data message with values of 44% stored energy, vacant state |
| Occupancy | Example 2: Raw Data = EF 00 FF 0F | data message with values of 94% stored energy, occupied state |
| Occupancy | Example 3: Raw Data = 1C 08 04 87 | TEACH message with 1C 08 = occupancy sensor, 04 = manufacturer = Echoflex Solutions |
| Lighting Controller Status | B4 B3 B2 B1 |
B4 = % light level in zone via linked light sensor [00 = no linked sensor or no light] B3 = closed loop daylighting set point in % [ B2 = current dimming output value B1 = message type, relay state, zone occupancy state, repeater mode state |
| Lighting Controller | Example 1: Raw Data = 00 00 FF 09 | data message with no linked light sensor, dimming output @ 100%, relay closed, unoccupied (or no occ sensor linked), repeating disabled |
| Example 2: Raw Data = 00 00 00 0B | data message with no linked light sensor, dimming output @ 0%, relay open, unoccupied (or no occ sensor linked), repeating disabled | |
| Example 3: Raw Data = 00 00 00 0A | data message with no linked light sensor, dimming output @ 0%, relay open, Occupied, repeating disabled |