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Centralite Elegance Pc Programming Manual

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  • Page 1 Elegance PC Programming Guide Programmer’s Guide...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    ......................8 3.1.1 Open a New File ....................8 3.1.2 Open a Customer File ..................8 ..................9 3.1.3 Saving a Customer File 3.1.4 Connecting to the Elegance’s MCP ..............9 3.1.5 The “Send” Command ..................10 ..................11 3.1.6 The “Receive Command” 3.2 Loads Configuration Screen ..................12...
  • Page 3 3.9 Settings Screen ......................39 4. Section 4: Options ......................40 4.1 Multiple Systems ....................40 4.2 Three-Phase Systems ....................40 4.3 Backup Save Settings ....................41 ........................42 Appendix A Appendix B ........................44 Appendix C ........................46 ..........................51 Warranty Notes ..........................52 CentraLite Systems® 2008 | 09.08...

  • Page 4: Section 1: Introduction

    Programming the Elegance system through a PC is simple and can be picked up rather quickly with practice. To program the Elegance system with a PC, 4 things are vital to have prior to leaving for the job site. These include: 1.
  • Page 5 The clock is used to trigger events that can activate or deactivate scenes at certain times of the day and certain days of the week. Remember that if you have any trouble you can visit our helpdesk at www.centralite.com or call us toll free at 877-466-5483 with any questions.

  • Page 6: Section 2: Download And Setup

    ELEGANCE PROGRAMMING GUIDE Section 2: Download and Setup The Programming software is available for download at www.centralite.com. To download the program, follow the steps below: 1. Point your browser to www.centralite.com and click on Products. CentraLite Systems® 2008 | 09.08...
  • Page 7 ELEGANCE PROGRAMMING GUIDE 2. Next scroll down and click on Programming Software. 3. When a dialog box pops up, click on Run to begin installation of the Elegance Programming software. CentraLite Systems® 2008 | 09.08...
  • Page 8 ELEGANCE PROGRAMMING GUIDE 4. Click Run on the next dialog box that appears. 5. Click Next on the following dialog box. CentraLite Systems® 2008 | 09.08...
  • Page 9 7. Accept the defaults for the next box and click Next. (You can choose to have an icon in the Windows quick launch bar if desired. Simply check the box that says Create a Quick Launch Icon. CentraLite Systems® 2008 | 09.08...
  • Page 10 ELEGANCE PROGRAMMING GUIDE 8. Click Install to begin the installation of the software. 9. Click Finish to complete the install and begin using the Elegance Programming Software. CentraLite Systems® 2008 | 09.08...

  • Page 11: Section 3: Getting To Know Your Screens

    Getting to Know Your Screens 3.1 Main Screen When the Elegance Programming software is started, the first screen you will see is known as the Main Screen. From here, you can jump to any of the screens you need. There are some important elements of this screen that you need to become familiar with.

  • Page 12: Saving A Customer File

    Automatic Port Scanner should start scanning your ports to see if an Elegance system is connected to one of them. If the program connects to the MCP, a green RS232 box will be displayed in the upper left section of the Main Screen. To disable this option, click on the RS232 Menu from the Main Screen, and uncheck the Automatic function.

  • Page 13: The Send Command

    If you have successfully connected to the Elegance MCP, a green RS232 image should appear in the center of the screen along with the firmware version of the Elegance. If you do not see this or the RS232 is red, then you need to try to connect again. You might need to change to a different Com Port.

  • Page 14: The Receive Command

    Note: Because of memory constraints on the MCP only settings will be returned. No names will appear in a Received file. However, the file will have all other settings relative to the loads, inputs, and scenes. CentraLite Systems® 2008 | 09.08...

  • Page 15: Loads Configuration Screen

    The Load Configuration screen is divided into three main sections. These areas include a Load Selection Area, Load Editing Area and Testing Tools Area. Each of these sections will be discussed in depth in the following sections. CentraLite Systems® 2008 | 09.08...

  • Page 16: Relay Panels

    Remember each relay driver controls twenty-four relays. If an Elegance system had to interface two 48 relay panels 4 relay driver outputs would be required to control the 96 relays. Also, checking the LVRB or FSCB option causes the Load Editing window to change.

  • Page 17: Edit Load Screen

    4. Control On/Off - Clicking this command will allow the programmer to turn the load On/Off from the Elegance software. This is useful when testing the load to make sure it is working properly.
  • Page 18 Vacation or Alarm Scene respectively. 7. Minimum- When checked this will cause the load to dim down to a specified Global minimum level before turning off. Used to remove the flicker with electronically dimmed low-voltage lighting. CentraLite Systems® 2008 | 09.08...
  • Page 19 Note: Relays 9-16 can be assigned as Interlocking. These ties the operation of the two relays together. Flip-Flop forces the relays to always have opposite state. CentraLite Systems® 2008 | 09.08...
  • Page 20 2. Vacation and Alarm Flash- Whether or not the load is included in the built in Vacation or Alarm Scene respectively 3. Control On/Off- Allows the programmer to turn the load on/off directly from the software. CentraLite Systems® 2008 | 09.08...

  • Page 21: Testing Utilities

    If the box is checked, then the right hand panel will display the loads as red or green. If the load is on, the back color of that load will be green. If it is off, the color will be red. CentraLite Systems® 2008 | 09.08...

  • Page 22: Input/Switch Configuration Screen

    CTRL+I. The Inputs Screen is divided into three major parts. They include: 1. List of Inputs 2. Input's Attributes 3. What the input will control (either load or scene). CentraLite Systems® 2008 | 09.08...

  • Page 23: Active Stars Tab

    The programmer does not modify anything in this section. This is purely a Read Only Section All modifications of individual inputs takes place in the middle panel which is described in the next section. CentraLite Systems® 2008 | 09.08...

  • Page 24: Edit Input Screen

    3rd party ports. For CentraLite keypads as well as most contact closure switches the Switch Type is Normal. If a contact device such as a magnetic door sensor is used, select Switch Type: Contact. In the event that the switch is an input from a remote control system or motion detector or a switch controlling a fan, select type Simple.

  • Page 25: Address Input Screen

    By clicking on the GOTO the program will automatically go to the Load or Scene page to edit the scene or load selected in the above drop down menu. CentraLite Systems® 2008 | 09.08...

  • Page 26: Button Capture

    To activate this feature click the Button Capture button on the bottom left section of the screen or click the SW Capture button on the upper toolbar. Once the Button Capture utility begins a new window will appear. This is the window used to identify the switch input. CentraLite Systems® 2008 | 09.08...
  • Page 27 Capture click Return on the upper toolbar. The captured input's address will be displayed in the light blue boxes along the bottom of the window. The screen shows the loads controlled by the particular input. CentraLite Systems® 2008 | 09.08...

  • Page 28: Scenes Configuration Page

    Save your work frequently while programming. 3.4.1 Making a New Scene To make a new scene click the Add New Scene button then type in the appropriate title into the Current Scene Name box. CentraLite Systems® 2008 | 09.08...

  • Page 29: Add Loads To A Scene

    Set Load window is purple. It is much easier to develop scenes once all loads and inputs have been named and configured. Notice in the figure below how a scene was created after all loads had been named. CentraLite Systems® 2008 | 09.08...

  • Page 30: Editing Loads In A Scene

    2. Select All- The Select All button will include every load on the system in this current scene. 3. Deselect All- The Deselect All button will take out every load that is included in the current scene. CentraLite Systems® 2008 | 09.08...
  • Page 31 You can quickly give loads within a scene the same attributes by using the transport tool. To do this, simply left-click anywhere within the purple Load Editing window and drag the cursor onto each load that requires that particular setting. As the cursor moves across the screen it turns to an airplane symbol. CentraLite Systems® 2008 | 09.08...

  • Page 32: Triggered Scenes

    Triggered scenes can be armed or disabled using the On/Off radio buttons. Note: Be careful with triggered scenes that you do not create a triggered scene loop that would cause loads to turn on and off indefinitely. CentraLite Systems® 2008 | 09.08...

  • Page 33: Special Scenes

    This menu contains a special application that will configure strings for the Universal Powerline Bus. The programmer can use UPB scenes to control lights on a UPB system through the Elegance third party ports. CentraLite Systems® 2008 | 09.08...

  • Page 34: Scenes

    This box allows the user to see which buttons are assigned to which scenes. There can be multiple buttons assigned to one scene. 4. Comm-Displays the communication status between PC and 5. Loads Available-Shows the amount of loads this scene can accommodate. CentraLite Systems® 2008 | 09.08...

  • Page 35: Display Screen

    Sort Menu. The clock settings on the bottom left section of the screen can be used to test timed events. The testing procedure will be discussed in detail in section 3.8.4 of this manual. CentraLite Systems® 2008 | 09.08...

  • Page 36: Clock Configuration Screen

    There are five major functions of the Clock Screen. 1. Get Current Elegance Time 2. Set Elegance Time to System Time- this will set the internal clock of the Elegance MCP to the System Clock of your PC. 3. Timed Events - this will open up the Timed Events Screen which will be discussed in section 3.8 of this manual.

  • Page 37: Astronomical Clock Screen

    Daylight Savings time. 3. If the values look correct and you have everything setup correctly including time zone, then click the Send. Click the OK button to return to the Clock Screen. CentraLite Systems® 2008 | 09.08...

  • Page 38: Timed Events Screen

    (This time is in 24 hour format.) When completed, you may hit the Send button the send the timed events over to the MCP. Note: This send will also send all Scene information to the MCP. The Send button on the Scenes Screen will also send all timed event information. CentraLite Systems® 2008 | 09.08...

  • Page 39: Relative To Sunrise/Sunset

    Send Button to send to the MCP. Note: If you are triggering a Good night or All Off scene you still need to select the Action as Scene On. This means that the scene will be activated thus turning the lights off. CentraLite Systems® 2008 | 09.08...

  • Page 40: Button Enabled Timed Events

    Inputs page and select the Timed Event from the bottom of the list. Make sure you select the event with the format: [Timed] Event Name #xxx. If this is not selected a regular scene will be selected. CentraLite Systems® 2008 | 09.08...

  • Page 41: Testing Timed Events

    3. Click Scene Off to disengage the scene. 4. Click the Midnight Rollover button. 5. In three boxes to the right of Set Elegance Time to this: enter a time about 10 seconds before the time event is scheduled to occur.

  • Page 42: Settings Screen

    5.2 and greater, the Third Party ports baud rate is set by the software and not the DIP switches on the MCP. Also the Minimum Level for loads can be selected from this menu. This level is the minimum threshold for loads with Minimum checked on their configuration screen. CentraLite Systems® 2008 | 09.08...

  • Page 43: Section 4: Options

    Some systems require the use of multiple MCP's. In order to program these systems a separate Elegance file needs to be created for each MCP. Simply name the file "filename_unit1.elg" or "file- name_unit2.elg" and so on. To set up the file for multiple MCP's just click on the "Multiple Systems"...

  • Page 44: Backup Save Settings

    ELEGANCE PROGRAMMING GUIDE 4.3 Backup Save Settings Every 15 minutes the Elegance software automatically saves your work to a temporary file. Selecting this option from the Options drop down menu allows the user to define the backup file path. Simply create a new path that is convenient to you and click save.

  • Page 45: Appendix A

    (Does not apply to Elegance XL) Overview This application note describes the configuration of a elegance lighting control system using up to 4 interconnected Master Control Panels (MCPs). An input on any MCP can control a load or scene on any other MCP.
  • Page 46 Unit #1. the MCps should be mounted in the same room. Software Setup you will use the Elegance programming software (version 2.60 or later) to configure MCPs. Create a separate ELG file for each MCP. you may wish to include the unit number along with th fileanme (i.e.

  • Page 47: Appendix B

    Interfacing Low Voltage Window Shades Low voltage DC motorized shades can be controlled by CentraLite's LVRB. Using the interlocking relays (9-16) on a LVRB will allow the user to control up to 4 sets of shades drawing no more than 3 Amps.
  • Page 48 Also once you have your scenes for up and down configured you could assign the loads in the "Shades UP/DOWN" scenes to pulse for a specific amount of time to raise or lower the desired amount. CentraLite Systems® 2008 | 09.08...

  • Page 49: Appendix C

    The Elegance always acts as a slave to a third-party device, i.e., the Elegance always responds to commands from third-party device. in addition, the Elegance can send an ASCII string to both third-party channels indicating when a switch is pressed and when that switch is released (if that switch is programmed to do so).
  • Page 50 ^lsssmmhhwwddmmyy Set real-time clock settings on system s None. s is a 1-digit ASCII number specifying Elegance board number (from 1 to4). nnn is a 3-digit ASCIII number specifying either a load/relay number (from 001 to 192), a scene number (from 001 256), or a switch number (from 001 to 384).
  • Page 51 120 seconds ddd . . d is a 48-digit ASCII hax number, where every 6-digit entry holds the ON/OFF state of 24 loads or 16 relays (0 for OFF and 1 for ON), as follows. CentraLite Systems® 2008 | 09.08...
  • Page 52 STARS 1B STARS 1C STARS 1D STARS 2A STARS 2B STARS 2C STARS 2D 3rd 2 digits (most significant) bit STARS 3A STARS 3B STARS 3C STARS 3D STARS 4A STARS 4B STARS 4C STARS 4D CentraLite Systems® 2008 | 09.08...
  • Page 53 14 bytes (BCD format) as follows: Two Bytes Contents BCD Format Seconds 00-59 Minutes 00-59 Hours (24 hour format) 00-23 Day of Week (1:Sunday, 2:Monday, . . . 7:Saturday) 01-07 Date (Day of Month) 01-31 Month 01-12 Year 00-99 CentraLite Systems® 2008 | 09.08...

  • Page 54: Warranty

    Product's User's Guide; (c) by the use of parts not manufactured or sold by CentraLite; (d) by modification of the Product, or (e) as a result of service by anyone other than CentraLite, or an Authorized CentraLite Dealer or Distributor.

  • Page 55: Notes

    ELEGANCE PROGRAMMING GUIDE Notes: CentraLite Systems® 2008 | 09.08...
  • Page 56 ELEGANCE PROGRAMMING GUIDE Notes: CentraLite Systems® 2008 | 09.08...

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