DEPLOYMENT GUIDE SOMFY DIGITAL ELECTRICITY™ V E R S I O N 2 0 . 0 4 A P R I L 2 0 2 0 | P r e p a r e d b y P R O J E C T S E R V I C E S TABLE OF CONTENTS I.
I. OVERVIEW Digital Electricity™ is a Limited Power Source which allows to utilize standard 18AWG 2-Conductor Cable without conduit while confirming to the National Electric Code standards for building installations. When the Transmitter and Digital Electricity™ Power Panel for SDN with Receiver are pair together the Digital Electricity™ system is formed. A fully loaded Transmitter provides 8 channels of Digital Electricity™...
Port on the Transmitter to the open end of the Splice Connector in the DE Power Panel (see Wire Detail below): • Max Distance is 1000' using 18AWG 2-Conductor Cable (Contact Somfy Representative for additional distance requirements) • The minimum wire gauge for use with Transmitters is 18AWG copper conductors; Mutual conductor capacitance max 15-40pF/ft (49-164pF/m) •...
III. SOFTWARE SET UP I N S T A L L Download the latest VoltServer ETX8 Discovery Tool software. Software can be downloaded from: https://www.somfypro.com/services-support/software When possible, install as administrator • Access the GUI using one of the following supported browsers: •...
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2. Launch the Discovery Tool and then click Discover. This will search the entire network that you are connected to A D D R E S S I N G and display all of the Transmitters that it finds. 3. The discovery tool will list all of the Transmitters information on the screen. 4.
IV. SOFTWARE FEATURES S T A T U S All “real time” device telemetry is displayed on the main Status page: • Device (Transmitter) Name • Total System Power • System Faults • Device (Transmitter) Serial, MAC and IP Addresses •...
The dry contact input should be connected to either an open circuit or closed circuit. Do not apply voltage to the dry contact. For details on this functionality contact Somfy Support. 8 of 15...
V. SOFTWARE SETTINGS N E T W O R K The Network page will allow you to set/change the network name of the Transmitter, set/change a Static IP, or make the Transmitter DHCP. Settings Menu The gear icon will take you to the Settings page.
U S E R S The Users page will allow you to set up different User accounts for the Transmitter. Users can be set up as one of 3 roles: Admin, Operator or Basic. See the chart in the appendix for the rights of each role. A L E R T S The Alerts page will allow you to set up email addresses to be notified when there is an alert.
S I M P L E M A I L T R A N S F E R P R O T O C O L ( S M T P ) The SMTP page will allow you to set up, change or remove SMTP Server settings for outgoing mail communication A D D R E S S I N G over the network.
S O F T W A R E U P D A T E The Software Update page will allow you to update the Transmitter’s Software. A D D R E S S I N G Select the update file and click the “Update” button. A progress bar will show you the % that the update is at, and it will prompt you when completed.
F A C T O R Y R E S E T & R E B O O T There are 2 recessed buttons on the front of the Transmitter that are used to Clear/Reset the Transmitter to it’s factory settings, and to Reboot the Transmitter. Press the recessed button once to trigger the action.
VI. APPENDIX U S E R R O L E C A P A B I L I T I E S M A T R I X 14 of 15...
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