System Specifications
EIBA Handbook Series
Release 3.0
Volume 3:
System Specifications
Overview
19.04.1999
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Table of Contents
1. Overview Handbook Structure..................................................................................... 3
2. Overview of Volume 3: System Specifications ............................................................. 5
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1. Overview Handbook Structure
Volume 1 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Appendices
Primer Document Introduction to Glossary
Overview the System
Volume 2 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
Guide for Cookbook Software Data Sheets
Development Tools
Volume 3 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6
System Architecture Medium Medium Application Network Application
Specifications Dependent Independent Environment Management Interfaces
Layers Layers
Part 7 Part 8 Part 9
Interworking Control and [Link]
Management
System
Volume 4 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6
Hardware Application Basic And EMC Test Specific Installation Assessment
Specifications Products System Setup Requirements Safety and Test of
and Tests Components Requirements Electrical
Safety
Volume 5
Certification
Volume 6
Standardized
Profiles and
Tests
Volume 7
Application
Descriptions
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Volume 8 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6
System Introduction Medium Medium Application Network Application
Conformance Dependent Independent Environment Management Interfaces Tests
Tests Layers Tests Layer Tests Tests Tests
Part 7
Interworking
Tests
Volume 9 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6
Standardized Cables and Basic Couplers BCU's and Transceivers Standardized
Components Connectors Components BIM's Libraries
and Devices
and Tests
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2. Overview of Volume 3: System Specifications
3/1 Architecture
An overall view of the EIB system with an explanation of the key features and structure.
3/2 Medium Dependent Layers
EIB is implemented on various media. For each medium, the specific requirements for the
Physical Layer and Data Link Layer are specified, referring to the OSI-model for
communication.
3/3 Medium Independent Layers
These are the common specifications for all media and the specifications for the medium
independent layers, referring to the OSI-model for communication.
3/4 Application Environment
This part contains only one chapter, being the User Layer, which forms the interface between
the Application Layer and the application. It implements communication relevant tasks and
thus eases the communication task of the application by offering a communication interface
that abstracts from many application layer details. The User Layer contains the EIB
Communication Objects for group communication and the EIB Interface Objects.
3/5 Network Management
Based on the Application Layer Services for Network- and Device Management, this chapter
describes the correct standard use and the exception- and error handling, with a link to the
various existing implementations.
3/6 Application Interfaces
For the existing mask versions implemented in Bus Coupling Units, the Application
Programmer's Interface is a standardized component of the EIB system, which allows easy
implementation of new application programs and porting between compatible firmware
versions. These routines are listed with call address, input and output.
3/7 Interworking
The standardized data types for format, encoding, range and unit are listed, together with their
specific use in certain applications and even standardized distributed control mechanisms (like
dimming, blinds control, ...)
3/8 Control and Management System
This part describes the standardized architecture and components which are implemented for
the use of the EIB-system in systems for home- and building control and management other
then the run-time interworking.
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3/9 [Link]
These are the specifications for EIB on Automation Level, for all media with a logical link
layer according to ISO/IEC 802-2, including 10 Mbit Ethernet. Not limited to high-speed
backbones, [Link] also allows management or automation level devices to be directly
connected!
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