User Manual - Spacing Graph Generator 1.65
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1. ACTION In Insert Mode shifts the contents of field from cursor position to the end of the field one position to the right and drops off the last character The key pressed is inserted at the cursor position In Over type Mode replaces the character at the cursor position with the key just pressed NOTE Numeric fields will only accept keys 09 and any other key will have no effect other than to sound the warning buzzer Shifts cursor to start of the next logical field Shifts cursor to start of the preceding logical field Same as lt Shift gt lt Space gt but only valid for numeric fields after at least one number has been input Tab Forward Tab Back lt gt comma lt Backspace gt Erases the character before the cursor and shifts remainder of the field one character to the left lt Enter gt Transmits contents of screen back to software for processing lt Return gt Same as lt Enter gt key lt Esc gt Aborts input to the current screen and returns to aprevious menu screen to make a selection again lt Home gt Shifts cursor to beginning of current field lt End gt Shifts cursor to just past last character in current field lt Ctrl gt lt Home gt Shifts cursor to start of the first logical field on the screen lt Ctrl gt lt End gt Shifts cursor to start of the last logical field on the screen lt A gt Shifts the cursor up and to the left to the next logical field v Shifts cur2. 2 1 In both cases the screen will then clear and display a colourful flashing logo To clear this logo and continue running the software press any key on the keyboard Selecting a Printer After the program logo has been cleared a menu will appear similar to Figure 4 1 showing all the printers 8 output devices that you have available on your system Make a selection of the Windows printer where you want any hard copy output to go O Copyright Trevor Caswell 1990 2002 Page 4 Spacing Graph Generator Version 1 65 4 3 Spacing Graph Generator AS1158 1 1986 Category B amp C5 SELECT WINDOWS PRINTER FOR OUTPUT 1 Acrobat Distiller Acrobat PDFWriter Canon BJC 6666 Canon Bubble Jet BJ 388 Epson EPL 5266 HP LaserJet 4656 N PCL 6 HP LaserJet 4656 N PS Linotronic 388 v47 1 MS Publisher Color Printer MS Publisher Imagesetter Star NL 18 lt Esc gt to quit Menu Figure 4 1 Selecting a photometric data file to evaluate Next the screen will change to that shown in Figure 4 2 Towards the top of the screen is a field the white area into which the name of the file containing the photometric Hable data to be analysed is input Note that a drive letter sub directory file name and extension can all be specified It is now not possible to use the DOS wild card symbols and in the file name to select a series of files to process in sequence Also remember as this program is an old DOS application is does not rec
3. VERSION 1 0 e Original issue 1990 Copyright Trevor Caswell 1990 2002 Page 15 Spacing Graph Generator Version 1 65 Copyright Trevor Caswell 1990 2002 Page 16
4. changed Only press the lt Enter gt key when you have finished filling or changing ALL the necessary fields Copyright Trevor Caswell 1990 2002 Page 10 Spacing Graph Generator Version 1 65 Your Company Name Goes Here SPACING GRAPH GENERATOR A81158 1 1986 Lighting category B2 Eav 0 7 1x Luminaire MEGA LITE Mounting height 6 5 m Lamp 5Ow MV Arrangement Single Side Luminous flux 1900 lms Upcast 5 degrees Stores code 55438 Offset 1 4 W Filename SAMPLE CIE 120 e e e E A U o c co o q a UN 14 Road reserve width W m Figure 4 9 6 DATA INPUT SCREEN OPERATION The input of data into the software ie response to questions etc is done via what call fixed screen or fielded input The software will display on the screen one or more question fields each followed by an answer field usually black in colour but shown white on the sample screens in this manual that indicates the maximum width of data that can be input Figure 4 4 is an example of one of these screens with several input fields Inputting data and moving about the fields is done by pressing the keys as described below Some fields may already contain data the default value or value input last time the screen was used which can be left as is or changed to suit your requirements Copyright Trevor Caswell 1990 2002 Page 11 Spacing Graph Generator KEY PRESSED Any Alphanumeric Version 1 65
5. cursor will be positioned at the start of the field in error Change the data in this field as necessary and press the lt Enter gt key again to continue Inputs in the fields can be either a string of one or more characters or numbers the decimal point only being necessary when the number has a decimal fraction DESIGN PARAMETER TABLE FILE To simplify the process of re creating the spacing tables graphs for commonly used luminaire data can be set up in a table file This file named PLESPACE TBL will quickly insert default values in the various fields on the screen shown in Figure 4 4 based on the luminaire file name specified To select one of the layouts in the table file simply press the lt F5 gt key when the screen in Figure 4 2 is displayed This will bring up a menu in the middle of the screen to select from as shown in Figure 7 1 Move the highlight bar over the required choice and press lt Enter gt The file name will now be placed in the appropriate field on the screen Press lt Enter gt again to process this file the resulting Figure 4 4 screen will be filled with the corresponding data from the table file O Copyright Trevor Caswell 1990 2002 Page 12 Spacing Graph Generator Version 1 65 File Luminaire Lamp 1 MINOR CIE MEGA LITE Sw MU SUMUSB CIE MEGA LITE lt 6 5m gt 80w MU SUMUSB CIE MEGA LITE lt 7 5m gt 80w MU FRHPS78 CIE MEGA LITE lt 7 5m gt 70w HPS FRHPS78 CIE MEGA LITE m gt 78v HPS
6. does not fall below 7096 of this initial value Stores code This field can be left blank if desired as it is only used to identify the luminaire lamp combination within your organisation s stores stock control system Lighting category Enter here the AS1158 lighting category for which the software is to produce a table graph If necessary refer to AS1158 1 1986 pages 7 and 12 for more information The PLESPACE software is only used for evaluating Category B1 B2 C1 C2 and C3 type roads For Category V roads ie traffic routes different principles apply and you need to use the SAASTAN User Interface and or other exterior lighting software such as the main Perfect Lite package for lighting designs Mounting height Insert into this field the mounting height of the luminaire above the roadway The value is in metres and can be between 0 5 and 20 metres Arrangement In the code the spacing graph is generally prepared using a single sided arrangement of luminaires However for particular applications ie to possibly optimise spacings a staggered or even opposite arrangement can be nominated by inputting a value of 1 or 2 in this field Upcast angle Once again to optimise the results from a luminaire an upcast angle can be specified This angle must be between 0 and 60 above the horizontal 5 being the default The code only seems to use an upcast of 0 but the value you use will depend on whether the luminaire is on a
7. lt Esc gt to quit Menu Figure 7 1 The file PLESPACE TBL is a simple ASCII text file containing as many lines as necessary with the contents of each line being as follows file luminaire description wattage type flux stores code category height arrangement upcast offset This being the same order and number of fields on the screen in Figure 4 3 Each item must be separated by a comma with no commas within the actual item data If you do not wish to specify the default value for an item on the line then leave its position blank This will leave the field blank on the screen and require input during the running of the software The PLESPACE TBL file supplied with the software contains the following lines MINOR CIE MEGA LITE 50w MV 1900 55438 B2 6 5 0 5 SWMV80 CIE MEGA LITE 6 5m 80w MV 3650 55440 B1 6 5 0 5 SWMV80 CIE MEGA LITE 7 5m 80w MV 3650 55440 B1 7 5 0 5 FRHPS70 CIE MEGA LITE 7 5m 70w HPS 5600 55450 B1 7 5 0 5 FRHPS70 CIE MEGA LITE 9 0m 70w HPS 5600 55450 B1 9 0 0 5 Note For the sample photometric data supplied with this software the top line is the only valid selection Please feel free to add to this file with the luminaires you regularly use or alternatively you can remove any of the existing lines UPDATE HISTORY The following is a brief list of all the major changes that have taken place in the Spacing Graph Generator program VERSION 1 65 Released October 2002 e Released with Perfect
8. E48 INI PLE48BAK INI PLEARKON EXE MINOR CIE PLEAUTOC INI PLECALC EXE PLECLEAN EXE PLECONF1 EXE PLECONFG EXE PLEFLD EXE PLEHPISO ERE PLEISO EXE PLEMASK EXE Dirs Drives mmm m m m E A LHR LASTCONT PLE PLEAUTOC EXE PLEMENU EXE lt CANCEL gt lt HELP gt Figure 4 3 Assuming the desired file has been inserted for testing purposes type in MINOR CIE in the field press the lt Enter gt key to tell the software to continue You will notice several pop up windows appearing on the lower part of the screen This simply indicates the software is reading the data file into memory and checking its integrity Inputting light technical parameters Once the file has been completely read the lower part of the screen will change and display several more fields into which data must be input refer Figure 4 4 Some of these fields may already contain data This data would either be the same as the last luminaire processed or values from the parameter table file PLESPACE TBL see Section 7 for more details on the use contents of this file The fields on the screen and required data entries are described on the following pages h Generator AS1158 1 1986 Cates Trevor Caswell Software Photometric Data File MINOR CIE Luminaire description XA TE Lamp wattage amp type TTM Luminous flux lms PLESPACE TBL defaults used Stores code Lighting category THER Bi B2 Ci C2 or C3 1 Mo
9. Lite Version 4 86 e Corrected for printing graphics on Windows NT 2000 XP machines including Networked printers e Uses PPD32 EXE amp PRINTGLN DLL instead of PPD EXE VERSION 1 63 Released May 2001 Released with Perfect Lite Version 4 84 Modified to do all printing through the Windows Print Manager Menu added at start of program to select printer for output With the introduction of AS NZS 1158 3 1 in 1999 this program has effectively been superseded by the Pedestrian Area Lighting software PLEPAL refer separate manual detailing this software VERSION 1 60 Released June 1998 e Released with Perfect Lite Version 4 82 e This particular version is a stand alone program that is it can be executed directly from DOS if desired rather than going through the Perfect Lite menu system e Allows you to specify a full pathname eg Drive letter subdirectory file name and extension of photometric data files to be used in the calculations e Selection of files for import uses the standard DOS file dialogue box for easier operation e For Mode 3 calculations a maintenance factor of up to 10 can now be input if R Table 0 is also used This will give the resultant values in Lux rather than Cd m2 Copyright Trevor Caswell 1990 2002 Page 13 Spacing Graph Generator Version 1 65 VERSION 1 59 Released April 1997 e Released with Perfect Lite Version 4 81 e Road Width changed to go from 2m through to 40m e Now uses ver
10. Spacing Graph Generator for Minor Roads PERFECT LITE COPYRIGHT NOTICE Trevor Caswell 1990 2002 All rights reserved Copyright exists on the contents of this manual and the software PLESPACE EXE supplied on the accompanying diskette You agree by purchasing the software to use it on only one machine However it may be transferred and used on another machine but shall under no circumstances be used on more than one machine at a time One copy can be made of the software into any machine readable form for backup purposes only in support of your use of the software on a single machine DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY The software and manual are sold AS S and without warranty as to performance Because of the use to which this software may be put and the variety of luminaires and hardware used in conjunction with it no warranty of fitness for a particular purpose is offered While the developer has invested considerable time and effort to create a high quality product the user must assume the risk of using this software Trevor Caswell Software P O Box 236 Salisbury Q 4107 Australia Ph amp Fax 07 3275 2406 Mobile 0417 732 763 Email info perfectlite com Home Page www perfectlite com Spacing Graph Generator Version 1 65 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ttes etude cities Re e tpe oath aba a e APAE A nian ates 2 2 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE usina iia eee ee nad ide ele ees 2 2 1 Stand alone Versiones coe ace
11. abort processing of PrintGL print out Colour argument of PSET amp LINE made Long Integer Configuration file now PLE48 INI VERSION 1 54 e Draws vertical ordinate at nominated values as in file PLESPACE LIN e Rounding off corrected to be same as print out VERSION 1 53 e Opposite arrangement re instated as maximum now determined using both lights VERSION 1 52 e FULL command line option added for detailed calculation output to file e Now support large asymmetrical l table files e Problem fixed in calculating Eh behind light e Opposite arrangement removed till Finding maximum is done properly e Undocumented GRID command line option added VERSION 1 51 e Uses PLE HLP as the Help file e Will use Hercules Graphics card e Stand alone version displays colours in Help correctly Copyright Trevor Caswell 1990 2002 Page 14 Spacing Graph Generator Version 1 65 VERSION 1 5 Use PPD EXE instead of PRINTGL Can be called from PLE EXE PLESPACE INI automatically set up Released with version 4 77 of Perfect Lite PPD EXE outputs to DOS LPT not BIOS LPT fixes bug with network printers Uses PLE47 INI for configuration options VERSION 1 4 e NON Intel co processor problem fixed VERSION 1 3 e Program corrected for when no solution found for a particular road width e Thickness added to printer output VERSION 1 2 e PRINTGL used for graphics printer output VERSION 1 1 e Minor changes only
12. all batch file will create a new sub directory on your hard disk called C PLESPACE and copy the contents of the diskette to this directory When you want to run the PLESPACE software you will have to make this sub directory the default one first see Section 4 for further details If running Copyright Trevor Caswell 1990 2002 Page 2 Spacing Graph Generator Version 1 65 2 1 1 2 2 through Windows then it is suggested you create a shortcut on the desktop to enable you to access the software quickly each time Initialisation file For the stand alone version you must edit the file PLESPACE INI with a text editor eg NOTEPAD EXE etc before running the software for the first time Insert at the end of the line starting with the words COMPANY your company name up to a maximum of 44 characters An example of the PLESPACE INI file for a company named U Beaut Lighting Designs Pty Ltd would be as follows COMPANY U Beaut Lighting Designs Pty Ltd Component of the Perfect Lite package Where the Spacing Graph Generator software is supplied as part of the main Perfect Lite software package then it will be automatically installed in the same sub directory as all the other Perfect Lite programs namely CAPLE The initialisation file PLESPACE INI as in Section 2 1 1 will be automatically updated created with the correct company name whenever PLE is normally customised i e execution of Program setup option from Main Pe
13. as a stand alone version or as part of the main Perfect Lite software package Stand alone version The stand alone version is supplied when you purchase the Spacing Graph Generator by itself in which case the diskette provided will contain some or all of the following files INSTALL BAT Installation batch file PLEPRMAN EXE PLE Print manger software PLERRORS DAT Miscellaneous errors file PLESPACE EXE Spacing Graph Generator software PLESPACE HLP On line help file PLESPACE INI Initialisation file user to edit refer Section 2 1 1 PLESPACE LIN User defined vertical ordinate file refer Section 4 7 1 PLESPACE PDF User manual PLESPACE TBL Default design parameter table file refer Section 8 PPDS32 EXE Graphics printer output software PRINTGLN DLL Graphics printer output software companion README DOC Latest information on the software not included in this manual MINOR CIE Sample CIE SAASTAN minor road photometric table file SERIAL NUM Program serial number file The software can be installed on your hard disk by carrying out the following instructions Load the diskette provided in the floppy drive and at your DOS prompt type AMNSTALL and press lt Enter gt The inst
14. contains the particular road reserve width value For example to draw dashed lines at 15 5 and 18 5 as in Figure 4 7 metres the file would contain the following two lines 15 5 18 5 It s as simple as that 4 8 Transferring the graphical display to the printer After the spacing graph has been displayed on the screen pressing the lt G gt key will send a copy of it to the previously selected printer see Section 4 3 If you are running PLESPACE in a window on the screen in Windows 95 98 you will notice another small window appear at the bottom of the screen similar to Figure 4 8 indicating the process of the printing This later window will disappear once spooling of the print job has been completed E PrintGL w 1 62i Reading PLESPACE PLT Plotfile has 1 page s Processing page 1 5199 data records Overall magnification 6 9666 Print window Horizontal 6 66 7 54 Vertical 6 66 Plot area Horizontal 6 68 6 86 Vertical 6 39 Output format FWZ EPSON EPL 5288 HxU dpi 388x388 corrected to 300x300 Writing to device W Processed 166 Written 106 Elapsed time M S 6 61 Enter Esc Ct1 B Y N Figure 4 8 Copyright Trevor Caswell 1990 2002 Page 9 Spacing Graph Generator Version 1 65 4 9 If you were running PLESPACE in a window on the screen in Windows 2000 NT XP the screen will not return to the smaller window size after the graph is displayed The software that prints the actual graph displays something similar t
15. editur EU o a ce ede ch s i cd tees 2 2 1 1 InitialiSationfile oce eerte ete cb Ana LISA ect Lua Re See dent Phat exe pde eoi 3 2 2 Component of the Perfect Lite package sss een 3 3 NAVIGATING THROUGH THE SOFTWARE 2 ccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeaaeeeeeeeeeeeeaeaaeaeeeeeeeeeeeaeaaeneees 3 3 1 AS Ae AEA AA EEE AA R RERE A 3 3 2 Data Input Screen Operation e a eae E ee mene nene iN 4 4 RUNNING THE SOFTWARE eiu eee CDI A TET 4 4 1 How to start the S0Waren racuna pi a E A A A o trennen 4 4 2 Selecting ai Pinme a ota atid e A adit E A e 4 4 3 Selecting a photometric data file to evalUate ooococooncccnccccnnccnoccncnncnnonnnnoncncnnnnnnnanncnncnns 5 4 4 Inputting light technical parameters neeeee cece ee ee etna eeeeeeaaeeeeeeaaeeeeeeaaaeeeeeaaeeeees 6 4 4 1 Luminaire description ete cie edle ed ee eves aos asas deed dns 6 4 4 2 Lamp wattage amp types ie toe cot oa tede acci ua cod ote ete tei Ee Loa Ene 6 4 4 3 LUMINOUS TUX oco e c E Ed ELTE ERE LL EU Lets 7 4 44 SOLOS COdO e ee cene SERE tab ce ERG D eRe alas 7 4 4 5 Lighting Category nll inl n oe e c eee rd eee ce du ee gx uan Es 7 4 4 6 Mounting helglit 2c ot ED A o ede tee tex 7 AAT Arrangefment onus Dott em deed Lets cree Lea RR Sek Ped IER ELO dead 7 LAD s Upcast angle 2 D oe cbe as 7 4 4 9 Offset distance tene vd ai 7 4 5 Calculating the maximum spacing
16. hting categor Mounting height FEE nm Arrangement 1H Singl Upcast angle JH Offs3 C Copuri Figure 4 5 The type of computer in use will determine the length of time taken to complete the calculations eg on a Pentium III 500MHz it s about 6 seconds Category C calculations takes marginally longer as a more dense grid of calculation points is used 4 6 Tabular display of spacings When all calculations are complete the resulting maximum spacings average and minimum illuminances and uniformity ratios will be shown in tabular form on the screen see Figure 4 6 only part of the results shown Use the cursor keys to scroll this display and view the full results that may be initially off the bottom of the screen To obtain a hard copy of these results on your printer press the lt P gt key Otherwise press the Esc key to remove the display and continue with drawing the graph 4 7 Graphical display of spacings The screen will now clear and display along the top four lines the calculation parameters as previously input Below this will be the spacing graph with the road reserve widths annotated along the horizontal ordinate and the spacing along the vertical The area under the sloping graph line will indicate the combinations of spacing and road reserve width that comply with the Code The bottom line on the screen shows the keys that can be pressed to perform several further operations Figure 4 7 gives an example of the
17. ired file To select a name in this manner move the Highlight over the required name Press lt Enter gt to select it and note the name will now be inserted in the file name field To not select a file simply press lt Esc gt and the file name field will not he changed Pressing lt F5 gt will display a menu from which you can select a layout as stored in the Parameter Table file This will load the selected file name in the appropriate field on the screen View help with cursor keys lt Esc gt to Exit lt P gt to Print lt C Copyright Trevor Caswell 1996 2661 All rights reserved Version 1 63 lt Fi gt Help lt Shft Space gt Erase field Figure 3 1 Data Input Screen Operation Refer to Section 6 for details on the keys available on the screen to input and edit data during the running of the software RUNNING THE SOFTWARE How to start the software To start the stand alone version of the Spacing Graph Generator after it has been installed on your computer type the following in response to your MS DOS prompt remember first to change to the correct sub directory eg CAPLESPACE PLESPACE followed by pressing the lt Enter gt key As mentioned previously it may be advantageous to create a shortcut on your Windows desktop to gain quicker access to the program Alternatively when supplied with the Perfect Lite software just select the Minor road lighting design option from the main Perfect Lite menu see Figure
18. ll be varied to suit your particular application The graph can then be used as an aid in the design of minor road lighting schemes NOTE In 1999 Standards Australia released a revison to the 1986 Minor Road code named AS1158 3 1 1999 Pedestrian area Category P lighting Performance and installation design requirements Due to the many changes in this new Standard the program and spacing graph tables described in this manual cannot in most cases be used However have developed another program this time a windows application that is relevant to the new Standard It is called the Perfect Lite Pedestrian Area Lighting software PLEPAL EXE and is described in a separate manual The software being a DOS application can quite satisfactorily run under Windows 95 98 NT 2000 XP in a window or full screen If the software is run in a window it will be automatically enlarged to full screen once the graph is drawn and remain that way for the remainder of the session Before reading any further briefly look through this manual and you will notice that screen snapshots have been used quite regularly This has been done to make it easier for you to equate the manual with the operation of the software The example used in the snapshots utilises the sample photometric data supplied in the file named MINOR CIE INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE The software is provided in either of two forms depending on how it was purchased ie either
19. n outreach or directly mounted on top of a pole Offset distance The code describes the position of the luminaire as being over the notional kerb which is 1 4 of the road reserve width from the property line enter in the field for this situation However for other situations this can be varied by inputting a distance between 12 and 30 metres representing the distance of the luminaire NOT the pole from the property line A negative value implies the light is behind the property line ie not on the road reserve at all which may be relevant in some applications Calculating the maximum spacings After inputting the above data press the Enter key and the screen will clear and commence initially to calculate the maximum illuminance on the ground from the luminaire in the nominated mounting orientation The result will be displayed on the screen when finished refer top part of Figure 4 5 The software then proceeds to perform calculations for road widths varying from 2 through to 40 metres As each width is processed it will be displayed on the screen middle part of Figure 4 5 If you want to abort the calculation process at any time simply press the Esc key at which time a confirmation question will be asked Copyright Trevor Caswell 1990 2002 Page 7 Spacing Graph Generator Version 1 65 Trevor Caswell Software Photometric Data File MINOR CIE Maximum Illuminance CEmax gt 8 58 lx Luminous flu Stores cod Lig
20. o Figure 4 8 indicating the process of the printing When printing has been spooled you may think the PLESPACE software has also finished not visible on the screen but instead it has just been minimised So click on the logo on the Start bar to restore to full size and continue on with the software A sample of the output generated is shown in Figure 4 9 When printing is finished press the lt Space gt key to return to the graph Press the lt Esc gt key to then return to the initial input screen to possibly evaluate a different mounting arrangement If you want to evaluate another luminaire then press the lt Esc gt key a second time to return to the screen where you can input another luminaire file name Terminating the Software On the screen where you nominate the luminaire file name press the lt Esc gt key to end the software and return to the DOS operating system or the main Perfect Lite menu ERROR MESSAGES At times during the use of the software incorrect data may be accidentally entered when this occurs the computer s speaker will sound a low tone beep and display an error message on the screen Read and note this message then press the Space Bar to remove the message If the error is related to a particular input field then the cursor will be positioned in that field for the data to be corrected REMEMBER When typing data into the input fields on the screen DO NOT press the lt Enter gt key after each field is filled or
21. ognise long filenames as you would commonly use in Windows This means that filenames are restricted to 8 characters in front of the and 3 after eg minor cie or cMongfo TMongfi 1 dat This will probably not be much of a problem as normal photometric data filenames are in this format it may just be the folder or sub directory name that could be long Graph Generator AS1158 1 1986 Categor Trevor Caswell Software ANI eee T NOR CIE lt F4 gt Display directory listing of files F5 Select luminaire from parameter table file lt Enter gt Process nominated file lt Esc gt Exit program Printer Epson EPL 5208 using Print Manager lt C Copyright Trevor Caswell 1996 2661 All rights reserved Version 1 63 lt Fi gt Help lt Shft Space gt Erase field Figure 4 2 A handy feature if you forget the file name you want to use is to press the lt F4 gt key and a scrolling directory listing window will overlay the screen See Figure 4 3 for an example of this overlaid window O Copyright Trevor Caswell 1990 2002 Page 5 Spacing Graph Generator 4 4 4 4 1 4 4 2 Copyright Trevor Caswell 1990 2002 Version 1 65 Spacing Graph Generator AS1158 1 1986 Category B amp C5 File Name C PLE CIOL PLE COLOURS PLE DEFAULT PR DISCLAIM DAT DXFIN PLE FLINDEX1 I EE FLLIBRY1 IEE FLPASSUD DAT ISOINCLD PLE LEVELS PLE INOR CIE NAME PLE PL123456 TMP PLE EXE PLE HLP PL
22. rfect Lite menu To run the Spacing Graph Generator select the Minor road lighting design option from the Main Perfect Lite menu as shown in Figure 2 1 PERFECT LITE MENU 1 Program setup Luminaire Library manager Exterior lighting design Minor road lightin i Zebra crossing lighting design SAASTAN User Interface Upward Waste Light Ratio Terminate Perfect Lite Trevor Caswell Software Trevor Caswell 1987 2661 All rights reserved Figure 2 1 NAVIGATING THROUGH THE SOFTWARE On line Help You can get help at many points during the running of the software by pressing the F1 key As to what help will be given will depend on where you are in the software For example pressing lt F1 gt with the cursor located in a particular input field will give help on that particular field see Figure 3 1 Pressing F1 a second time will give more general help Pressing Esc one or more times will remove the displayed help screens and return to the software Copyright Trevor Caswell 1990 2002 Page 3 Spacing Graph Generator Version 1 65 3 2 4 2 pacing Graph Generator AS1158 1 1986 Catego SPECIFIC HELP lt F1 gt or lt Right gt for General Hel Photometric Photometric Data File Enter into this field the name of the photometric data file of the luminaire for which a Spacing Graph is required Pressing the lt F4 gt key will display a standard File Dialog box from which you can select the requ
23. s eres eene eene 7 4 6 Tabular display of spacings sss menn mene nhe n nhe nnns 8 4 7 Graphical display of SPACINGS isentar aaa aa aaa hh 8 4 7 1 Displaying additional vertical ordinate lines 9 4 8 Transferring the graphical display to the printer eres 9 4 9 Terminating the Software esetrae ridata eta ea ea Aa hhen iate Eana enaere 10 5 ERROR MESSAGES Sut ainia laa baaa 10 6 DATA INPUT SCREEN OPERATION ccsceseeeeeeeeceeeeeeaeeeeeeeeceaeaeaaaeeeeeeesaaaaeaaaeeeeeeeeeanaeeaeeee 11 7 DESIGN PARAMETER TABLE FIEE 2 2 3 13 ett toit tee he don a e TANER E ERR E dana ERE 12 8 UPDATE HISTORY 21 1 Coven connie Sides La nu ct Leere told ee SOL Los tud 13 Copyright Trevor Caswell 1990 2002 Page 1 Spacing Graph Generator Version 1 65 1 2 1 INTRODUCTION The software described in the following manual produces a spacing table and spacing graph for any minor road luminaire where the photometric data Hable is available in the CIE SAASTAN standard format The graph produced is generally in accordance with the SAA Public Lighting Code AS1158 1 1986 pages 21 and 29 The results from the software are initially displayed on the screen in tabular form then as the graph Both of these displays can be sent to a printer for hard copy output if required Parameters such as lighting category mounting height arrangement upcast angle etc can a
24. screen display at this point Use cursor keys to scroll display lt P gt to Print lt Esc gt to Exit 1 SPACING GRAPH GENERATOR RESULTS 993939399996 AS1158 1 1986 Photometric File MINOR CIE MEGR LITE 58 MU 55438 1988 lms 5 degrees Upcast 6 5 m Mounting Height Single Side flrrangement 1 4 M Offset Maximum Illuminance Emax 8 58 lx Calculation grid 4 x 5 points Road reserve Maximum spacing Emax Eau Emin Emax Eauv lt To comply with Category B2 then gt 8 7 gt B 1 7 185 2m 63 7 m 8 58 2 37 8 18 3 62 3m 63 5 m 8 58 2 26 6 16 3 86 Figure 4 6 Copyright Trevor Caswell 1990 2002 Page 8 Spacing Graph Generator Version 1 65 SPACING GRAPH GENERATOR Lighting category B2 Eav 0 1x Flux 1900 Ims File MINOR CIE Luminaire MEGA LITE Lamp 50u MU Stores code 55438 Mounting height 6 5 m Arrangement S side Offset 4 UW Upcast 5 e 6 10 14 18 ee 34 38 lt G gt Print Road reserve width W m lt Esc gt Quit Figure 4 7 4 7 1 Displaying additional vertical ordinate lines As seen on Figure 4 7 vertical dashed lines can be shown on the graph br specific road reserve widths This could be useful if roads always under investigation are of certain fixed widths Reading from the graph the complying maximum spacing could be made much simpler The value of the road reserve widths to be included in this manner are simply contained in a text file named PLESPACE LIN Each line of the file
25. sion 1 60 of PPD EXE for printer output VERSION 1 58 Special issue for SEQEB in Queensland Rounding off of displayed results corrected Count column removed Plot amp Redraw option removed from graphics screen Error message given if PPPD EXE file not found prior to printing Printer port displayed after printer description on opening screen Spacing range increased to 120m on graph plot Road reserve width increased to 38m on graph plot Default Upcast angle set to 5 degrees Reading default set up values from file PLESPACE TBL added Reading from file PLESPACE LIN now fully supported Maximum spacing displayed to 1 decimal place Emax Eav displayed to 1 decimal place NO COMPLIANCE added if Maximum spacing less than 0 005m lt F5 gt key added to select from Parameter table file If PLE HLP not found then PLESPACE HLP used VERSION 1 57 e Released with Perfect Lite Version 4 80 e Message window displayed if O cd m2 found at V 0 in Itable ADJ command line option added to adjust values to 1 cd m2 e DESCRIPTIONS line added to PLESPACE INI file e Disables MOUSE if file MOUSE NO found VERSION 1 56 e Text AS1158 1 1986 added e Display Print out fixed so when NO complying spacing Eav Emin Emax Eav shows last actual calculated values NOT last complying values e Version no added to text results screen print out VERSION 1 55 Now uses version 1 42 of PPD EXE lt Esc gt used to
26. sor down and to the right to the next logical field lt gt Shifts cursor one position to left or to end of preceding logical field if already at the start of the field lt gt gt Shifts cursor one position to right or to start of next logical field if already at the end of the field lt Insert gt Toggles between Insert and Over type modes this is indicated by a change in the size of the cursor lt Delete gt Deletes the character at the cursor position and shifts the remainder of the field one position to the left adding a space on the end In Insert Mode inserts a blank at the cursor position and shifts everything to the right one character In Over type Mode places a blank character at the cursor position and moves the cursor one position to the right lt F1 gt Displays a help screen for the field where the cursor is located lt gt In numeric fields pressing this key will change the sign of the value in the field This key can be pressed at anytime during the entering or changing of values in the field lt Space Bar gt When data is shown or has been input into ALL appropriate fields the lt Enter gt key is pressed which passes the values back to the software for processing Should a field contain invalid or incorrect data then an error message will be displayed To clear this error message press the lt Space Bar gt as indicated by the flashing lt Space gt symbol on the bottom line of the screen and the
27. unting height MEN n Arrangement IE Single sided 1 Staggered 2 Opposite 1 Upcast angle JH Offset distance E nm 1 4 of Road reserve width 1 lt C gt Copyright Trevor Caswell 1996 2661 All rights reserved Version 1 63 lt Fi gt Help lt Shft Space gt Erase field lt F9 gt Ditto field Figure 4 4 Luminaire description This field will generally be automatically filled by the luminaire description first line read from the input file However as the data from the file is usually quite brief this and the next field can be changed by the user to provide a better description of the luminaire for inclusion on any print outs Lamp wattage amp type If there are more than 20 characters in the description read from the file then he balance will generally be placed in this field However as indicated above this field can be changed to give a Page 6 Spacing Graph Generator Version 1 65 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 6 4 4 7 4 4 8 4 4 9 4 5 more concise description of the luminaire under investigation This will save confusion at a later time when looking at the table graph produced Luminous flux The total luminous flux in lumens of the lamp s contained in the luminaire is input into this field It is up to you whether a 100 hour or de rated value is used to account for any maintenance factors The 1986 code specifies the 100 hour value with maintenance to be carried out on the installation so that output
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