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Works with SwitchVUE Pro Software and LightMaster Panels in Networked Applications U S E R G U I D E Version 1A 5/1/05 INTELLIGENT LIGHTING CONTROLS, INC. 5229 Edina Industrial Boulevard Minneapolis. Minnesota 55439 Phone 952 829 1900 FAX 952 829 1901 1-800-922-8004 PM-I-907...
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Standard or Extended network. With the use of the ILC LightMaster SwitchVUE Pro software you are able to configure and program the SwitchVUE interfaces. With the use of Windows Paint program or other graphics program you can create the custom background screens that depict your spaces in your facility, or use the standard screens that are provided with the software install disk.
2.1 Manual Conventions................2.2 Installing ILC SwitchVUE Software ............2.3 Creating SwitchVUE Screens ..............2.4 Starting ILC SwitchVUE Pro Program ............2.5 ILC SwitchVUE Pro Menu Bar ..............2.6 Other Screen Features and Controls............2.7 Screen Programming Objects Types ............
Hardware Details and Installation Instructions Objectives 1.2 Bezel Face Plate This section will show the details of the hard- Dimension Details: ware and the electronics of the SwitchVUE. It also provides instructions for mounting and Front View Side View wiring of CAT 5 and power lines. 1.0 Enclosure Dimension Details: Side View 5.5”...
Hardware Details and Installation Instructions 1.3 Remote Transformer Installation: Standard 4-11/16” Junction Box Cover (not provided) 1. Break off the front lip of the divider. 2. Punch out the center knock out on the divider. 3. Place into a standard 2 1/8" deep standard 4 11/16"...
Hardware Details and Installation Instructions 1.5 CAT 5 and Power Wiring Details: Wire from the remote mounted transformer to or PSR into the enclosure leaving six inches out the SwitchVUE enclosure. Pull three 18GA of the box. Run a CAT 5 cable to the next wires and terminate to the power supply con- panel, device or PSR.
1. Mount the enclosure to the unistrut framing The provided screws MUST be used for this being sure the face will be flush to the fin- installation. Contact ILC for replacements if ished wall. See fig. 5 necessary. 2. Mount the power transformer in a 4 11/16"...
Section 2 Program Description SwitchVUE User Manual Version 1A 5/1/05...
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2.1 Manual Conventions................2.2 Installing ILC SwitchVUE Software ............2.3 Creating SwitchVUE Screens ..............2.4 Starting ILC SwitchVUE Pro Program ............2.5 ILC SwitchVUE Pro Menu Bar ..............2.6 Other Screen features and controls ............2.7 Screen Programming Objects Types ............
CD into the computer drive. once. Start the installation by selecting RUN from • Double Click – Click twice with the left the Windows start menu and run the ILC mouse button. SwitchVUE setup X.XX.exe, then follow the onscreen instructions.
ILC’s applications department can create building depicted screens from your ACAD drawings of the facilities. Contact ILC for more information. All screens must be created and copied to the Images folder in the ILC LightMaster SwitchVUE folder on your hard drive prior to any programming.
Section 2 – Program Description 2.5 ILC SwitchVUE Pro Menu Bar 2.6 Other Screen features and controls The choices on the menu bar are: • Above the menu bar contains the program name and software revision. • File- For creating new files, opening existing files, saving currently created files, saving •...
Section 2 – Program Description 2.7 Screen Programming Object Types • Toggle A Relay- A touch point used to con- trol a relay on the network "ON" with a • Show Relay Status- This object will show an touch and "OFF" with another touch. icon on the screen that will represent true •...
Section 3 Programming SwitchVUE User Manual Version 1A 5/1/05...
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Programming Features – Table of Contents Section 3 Programming 3.1 Starting a new file and saving it to the hard drive ....... 3.2 Adding Screens ..................3.3 Adding Navigation Touch Areas ............3.4 Adding Relay, Group or Preset Status Objects........3.5 Adding Variable Number Objects............
Image folder located on the yes. hard drive in the ILC SwitchVUE Folder. 2. Click on File and than Save As. Type in the 3. Next click on the screen selection pull down...
Programming 3.3 Adding Navigation Touch Areas cursor and point and click with the right mouse button on the lower right side of the Adding navigation buttons are necessary to touch area on the screen. A green box will change from one screen to another. These can appear corresponding with these clicks.
Programming 3.4 Adding Relay, Group or Preset 4. Left click on the screen where you want the Status Objects upper left side of the icon to be located. 5. Adjustments for each side of the box can be Status objects on the screen represent lighting manually adjusted using the X and Y pull loads of either a single relay, a group of relays down settings in the upper right hand corner...
Programming 3.5 Adding Variable Number Objects 2. Select either Show A Variable In Dec Format or Hex format. Variable number objects are numerical icons 3. Select small, medium or large font size that can be incremented (increased) or decre- required for this screen. mented (decreased) with the use of other 4.
Programming 3.6 Incrementing and Decrementing a 4. Adjustments for each side of the box can be Variable manually adjusted using the X and Y pull down settings in the upper right hand corner Incrementing and decrementing objects are of the object window. used in conjunction with the variable numerical 5.
Programming 3.7 Using Variables to Control needed for this screen. Save the screen in the Single Relays, Groups or Presets image folder. 2. Add the numerical variable to the screen as The variable numerical objects are created described in section 3.5 "Show A Variable In using the instructions in section 3.5 and 3.6 can Dec Format".
Programming 3.8 Adding Relay Control Touch Areas cursor and point and click with the right mouse button on the lower right side of the Relay control touch areas can be set to turn any touch area on the screen. A green box will relay in the network “on”, “off”...
Programming 3.9 Adding Group Control Touch Areas the cursor and point and click with the left mouse button on the upper left side of the Group control touch areas can be set to turn touch area on the screen. Next move the any group of relays in the network "on", "off"...
Programming 3.10 Adding A Preset Control Touch Area touch area on the screen. Next move the cursor and point and click with the right Preset control touch areas can be set to acti- mouse button on the lower right side of the vate a preset of relays anywhere on the net- touch area on the screen.
Programming 3.11 Programming a Variable to relay number. Set the Control Variable to 00. Control to Work with another Variable Set the minimum value to 1. 5. Add the object "Toggle A Relay" and set the This example will be able to control relays 1-48 in touch box over relay control button on the nodes 1, 2 and 3 using a single button.
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Downloading Screens and Calibration Section 4 Downloading Screens and Calibrating Touch Control 4.0 Setting up the SwitchVUE on the Network ..........4.1 Downloading programming ..............4.2 Upload the Password and Show the Last Touch Point ......4.3 Calibrating the Touch Control Areas............SwitchVUE User Manual Version 1A 5/1/05...
Nodes. Select the node address that the 12VAC SwitchVUE is set at. Configure as a Gateway. 12VAC • Expanded network - from the ILC LightMaster Pro ENET software go into Configure Nodes. Select the node address that the SwitchVUE is Figure 20 RS232 Port set at.
Downloading Screens and Calibration 4.2 Upload the Password and Show the Last Touch Point 1. After connecting to the SwitchVUE from the menu bar select download and click on "Get Password and Touch from Operator Interface". A window will come up with the password and an X and Y location of the last area touched on the screen.
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