Icontrol Function - MCi iControl User Manual

iControl Description

iControl Function

iControl provides the modular building blocks required to efficiently address elevator installa-
tions ranging from a single car servicing only a few floors to those requiring elevator groups
operating according to sophisticated dispatching functionality and servicing up to a design
maximum 150 floors. In all cases, MCE can provide iControl components to support system
capabilities including remote elevator controller diagnosis and support (iView), remote moni-
toring capabilities (iMonitor) and a system logging and report generating tool (iReport). iCon-
trol components include:
• iController enclosure containing iBox elevator controller, the motor drive, and peripher-
als specific to the job
• Cartop-mounted
• Cartop-mounted
• MCE Serial Hall Call
• Dispatching — iCue dispatching allows a single group controller to accommodate up to a
design maximum 20 cars and 150 floors. iCue can handle myriad dispatching configura-
tions, enabled manually or by automation, and allow configuration of variables sufficient
to meet virtually any dispatching need including multiple lobbies, intelligent hall call
assignment, parking variations, and automated response to changing traffic conditions
within the building. Dispatching can be configured with redundancy for protection against
individual system failure or disconnect. Elevator security and emergency power operation
are also important iCue capabilities.
• Graphical User Interface
Windows 2000 or XP operating systems. Through a standard 10/100 Base-TX Ethernet
connection, iView lets you efficiently and easily:
• View and adjust over 500 controller, motor, and brake parameters
• Copy controller configurations to files on the computer hard drive
• Send some or all parameters from a computer file to a controller
• Monitor system performance in real time
• Send car and hall calls to evaluate system response
• Configure extremely flexible dispatching behaviors
• Use the iView
• Configure elevator response to fire, earthquake or other emergency or alternative
operating modes
• With internet access, connect to one controller port while MCE support technicians
simultaneously connect to that same controller through a separate port for factory-
assisted diagnosis or performance monitoring.
• Access and print extensive controller logs where important system events are automat-
ically recorded
• Central Monitoring
toring sites extensive capability to monitor and control safety and security aspects of your
installation. Refer to the iMonitor manual, 42-02-S025.
• Logging and Reporting
local or remote analysis of iControl elevator groups from a personal computer running the
iReport client software. Because iControl dispatchers are Ethernet capable, you can use
iReport to connect to them through a local area network or remotely through internet/
modem technology. Refer to the iReport manual, 42-02-S026.
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system
— The MCE iView application runs on any PC or laptop with the
virtual oscilloscope to tune acceleration and deceleration patterns
— MCE iMonitor software allows personnel at local or remote moni-
- iReport is a system logging and report generating tool that allows