SOFTWIRING A DATALINE SWITCH TO A GROUP OF RELAYSPatterns or Scenes
Any dataline switch may be configured as either an
ON/OFF Group Switch or a Pattern Switch. The
Patterns mode allows the group of relays to be forced
to a combination of ON/OFF states to provide a
lighting scene or pattern. For consistency of
operation, do not mix Group and Pattern buttons on
the same switch unit. For more information on
Patterns, refer to SPECIAL FUNCTIONS on page 7.
Softwiring a Dataline Switch in Patterns mode is similar to
that described in Figure 3, with one additional step:
1. Press the SOFTWIRE tab.
2. Press the switch button.
3. Press the PATTERNS button in the relay panel (pictured
above).
4. Select the relays to be controlled. This time, pressing the
relay control button will toggle the relay’s LED from red to
green to off before toggling back to red again.
Select relays as follows:
LED Red: Relay in the group and ON (turns ON when the
button is pressed)
LED Green: Relay in the group but OFF (forced OFF when
the button is pressed)
LED OFF: Relay not in the controlled group
5. Press the SOFTWIRE tab again.
Dataline switches are typically wired to a single relay or
group of relays within a panel (See Figure 3, right). Wiring to
a channel is a shortcut — it provides a simple way of
manually overriding all of the relays which are grouped to an
automation channel (A-H) within a panel.
With the wallplate removed and the switch’s master
button flipped open…
1 Press the SOFTWIRE tab. The LED next to the
tab will turn on, then the individual button LEDs
will start flashing.
2 Press the switch button you want to softwire
(Master Button on an RS1PS-x). The LED for
that button will continue to flash; LEDs for the
other buttons will stop flashing. LEDs for the relays
currently controlled by that switch button will also
begin to flash.
3 Select the relays to be controlled. In the relay
panel, press the associated relay control button to
add/delete that relay to/from the group.*
4 Press the SOFTWIRE tab again. All LEDs will
stop flashing. The selected switch button will now
control the selected group of relays.
Test. Press the selected switch button again to
toggle the relay group ON/OFF/ON. Now press
each relay control button to turn the relay OFF. The
switch button LED will go from red (all relays ON)
to green (mixed group) to off when the last relay in
the group is turned OFF.
* To softwire a dataline switch to a channel, press the channel
button instead of the relay control button.
Figure 3 – Softwiring a Dataline Switch
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3
2
FLASHING
LED
LED
TURNS
ON
SWITCH BUTTONS
ALL LEDS
BEGIN FLASHING
SOFTWIRE TAB
RELAY
CONTROL
BUTTON
4
SELECTED
LED
CONTINUES
TO
FLASH
OTHER
LEDS
STOP
FLASHING
LED
TURNS
OFF