User`s & Programmer`s Manual
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1. n m sis EF ms Lor OFFICE AUTO CAD Drawings E 0 5 JD o o 8 LR a a D D D F also eis tals 288 338 sige Lon The starting point for most systems is the Auto CAD drawing that the building was built from Particularly the Reflected Ceiling Plans which contain the data on the lighting that is being controlled in the space Auto Cad Drawings contain hundreds of layer2. 16 In order for a person to program Unity GX they must know what lights represented on the plans are con trolled by what relays This should have been specified in the UNITY Bus file which lists the relay panels and the loads controlled In a perfect world the contractor will have connected all the relays exactly as per the plan Unfortunately this does not always happen and is one of the variables that have to be taken into account The illustration on the left shows some of the ways one can represent a CONTROL Some lights are shown as ON and some as OFF Please notice that the individual fixtures can be shown as filled in with color or a broad band can be drawn over the fixtures or of the entire area to rep resent the status of the lights in that area It all depends on how the area is circuited If it is a small room with all the lights on one relay then col oring the whole room would makes sense LCP 1 21 LCP 1 22 M 4 LCP 1 24 lf however there are may different levels of switching within the area then X 2 Ler 1 26 coloring in the individual fixtures may make more sense l Sometimes the plans show the fixtures are circuited alternately but are in fact wired on one circuit with alternate rows on different relays because this made more sense to the electrical contractor This is why Lighting m F Tee Control and D
3. If the field is the title to a menu pressing Enter will take you to that Menu Go back by pressing EXIT The SAVE Function will usually be accomplished by EXIT but very occasionally require confirmation by pushing the ENTER button For instance when exiting a Schedule after changing something the screen will look like this Press ENTER to say YES or tab to NO and press ENTER T aE aly F F Ht i r i IV _ m F 4 I E O E o ii i ir Hesari T GLGGEIR UBBR SJ ABY z E bum a Briere coven gjun X2 erme k EE mr The remote clock is a separate window of fixed size If one inadvertently clicks outside that window for instance on the window of the graphic then the clock will disappear Do not be alarmed The Unity GX window has just come to the front since it was Clicked To return the Clock to the front window position go to the bottom menu bar and click on the Remote Clock panel Connection Status anvas 8 0 6 i Unity GX ee eee FE Remote Clock Rad D 9 24 PM Password Protection In those situations where a password is needed a dual layer of protection has been built in Start off by being in Program Mode Click on the Supervisor menu and pull down to the Pass word Options menu If there is already a password on the system then this will have to be entered in order to get into the screen Al Unity Gx gt Site gt R
4. Dedicated nnd cohen P zob keci F annda ul boca Fril Hush Mode put Bunter Line to Network za Hope Dore am The Circled points should be as shown The only difference may be that the local port might not be 10001 if your IT department does not wish to use that port The fact that for example 192 168 1 161 came up as a dynamically assigned IP address means that that address is also a free address If the IT department will not give you an address then this address could be used In order to put in a permanent IP address press the Server Properties button to get to the screen below WEB Maiamer 3 2 Microwul Internet Explorer Fie Ed ee Fawuriles Tous Fep x E al pa a Acdsee hip 192168 Lael Server Properties I Adds 5 bre b ek Lialesy Ar Factzn Sztn T la Passo Stan In rn t If the IP address and subnet mask are acceptable then press the Update Settings button to save these to memory UDP or TCP IP DISABLE the UDP connection mode Remote Connections DO NOT put an IP address in the Dedicated Connection Section under Remote IP Address This is for the Lantronix to query upon start up If it gets nothing back it locks up Therefore leave this blank For a fuller understanding of the Ethernet modem component of the system please study the Lantronix XPort Manual on the Lantronix website at lantronix com 33 Note the IP Address Note the IP address and t
5. GuoalCulur Click Green Arrow to finish Dimension Line J 2 Modifying a control If when copying one finds that some of the objects copied to are not identical and the control could do with some tweaking do the following Click on the Arrow to make it green Then Click on the control Now move the handles around to achieve the desired shape One may click off the first control and click onto another one without having to change the status of the Green arrow until one has modified all the controls that need it Click on the Green arrow again when done Moving a Control This can be done in two ways The formal way is to make the Green arrow active click on the control to be moved and then right click and choose MOVE The other way is to just click and drag on one of the lines of the outlined control and the whole control will MOVE Deleting a Control As before highlight a control Right Click and choose DELETE The control will disappear Properties The right click pull down menu has an item called properties This does nothing at this time Duplicate Object being moved 25 Right Click Menu When no Control Selected If the Arrow is GREEN and no control is selected and a right click is initiated one gets the menu shown This is not a very useful menu because one can do everything on it without the extra clicks required to use this menu File Connection Supervisor Actions Remote
6. ON controls will be ON usually Yellow as long as any single relay in the ON group is ON All the relays must be off before an ON control turns to the OFF color Usually Gray OFF controls will be the OFF color usually Gray unless every relay in the OFF group is True which in this case means OFF The Off control will then display the ON Color Usually Yellow This logic follows the logic of LC amp D Switches Information Bar The Information bar is located at the bottom of the screen It has previously been empty Now that the controls are assigned to relays the information will show up in the bar when mousing over a control in the zoom outlined cross mode qs The Cross will change to a Hand over each control M Adding Graphics Though the almost infinite Pan and Zoom of Unity GX Vector allows the possibility of getting a whole site onto one page there are situations where multiple pages make more sense A multi story building for instance 54 Unity GX 2 Site Modern Woodmen Idle Mode File Connection Supervisor Actions Window Layers Remote T Skats GlobalColor About Pred x E v LatFloorb_1 2ndfloorb 1 3rdfloorb_1 Sthflocrb 1 Sthfloorb 1 ULFloorb_1 OF North t The Window menu pulls down to show the Graphic pages avail able to a site LEN RICA Fraternal tifa insuran se Society f Importing Additional Graphics gt Site gt Re
7. 1653 1 2053 Status nine Hardware Address D0 20 48 2 0F B Group Device Installer will find the X Port on the network and display it Note that there are now icons in the Menu Section 32 Note that when the Link 2 PC Ethernet is shipped it is set up so that the IP address is dynamically assigned This is to prevent there from being any argument with the other items on your bus However for it to work with UNITY GX it has to have a fixed IP address The IP address shown in the above window was dynamically assigned by the local server The first step is to get the correct IP address and the Subnet Mask from your IT department Additionally you may need to get a port number in order to pass through a fire wall If the IT department will not give you an IP Address then use the one that was dynamically assigned for now since it must be free Either way the next step is to make sure the X Port is highlighted and then click on the button that says WEB J WEE Manager 3 2 Microsoft Internet Explorer Be Eu 11144 Faeries Dok ju x g f D zzasib saver tes L we zd i 3 deers Bp hap MoMa ie a JI ee v n Selected Channel 1 Sonal Port Sef Menu Lk Lendi sli ae eee ry Deilir V Fed ur 23 ra Spee Characte 3120 For lopta Flass Lordi Mp v Select Channel Connect cel Setii 1 OF feign ad LEIF Dang yos Iw ry Curie chor Faure lo
8. E MN g E window Layers zoom Wingo Zoom Exkenks caom In SU oom Out 50 Redrar Pan Cancel Selection Mode Setting individual Control Colors Earlier the way to set global colors was explained A very similar procedure may be used if multiple colors are needed to show different Zones or special functions If the control has not yet been drawn then turn the arrow green and click on the color pallet Choose the color needed for the next and all subsequent controls Click on Select and proceed to draw the control by choosing a shape and drawing it If another color is needed then repeat the procedure 26 Assigning Colors to Multiple Controls To assign colors to multiple controls that have already been drawn select the green arrow click on the first control and then shift click on all the other controls to be selected Select the Color Pallet Choose the color and click on SELECT A warning box will come up indicating that you have selected more than one control Click on OK The colors will now all be changed File Connection Supervisor Actions Window Layers Remote T Stats GlobalColor About Three Controls Chosen Then Click on Color Pallet BE 4 SB BES BL and SELECT EHH Coat CI Sse e Le eee TT See Through t Upague Select Operate on All Thare ara mors corcrok with tha sarme Uurrent Uhozen parane er az the one you selected D
9. Naming Controls Toggle or ON or OFF Colors in RUN MODE Information Bar Adding Graphics Importing Additional Graphics Appendix 1 One Line Diagram Link to PC Ethernet Card Link to PC RS 232 Card Tech Support Page 22 Page 22 Page 22 Page 23 Page 23 Page 23 Page 24 Page 24 Page 24 Page 24 Page 25 Page 25 Page 26 Page 2 Page 28 Page 28 Page 28 Page 28 Page 29 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 34 Page 35 System Requirements 1 GR 2400 lighting Control system up and running and able to be controlled remotely via a modem This is so that the factory can dial in and make sure everything is UNITY 5 Unity GX Graphical Interface Software is designed to work with Lighting Control amp Design s GR 2400 Lighting Control coec System 2 The Bus file for this GR 2400 system laid out in Unity Software Once installed it provides a very simple way of communi cating large quantities of data as to the status of the lights controlled by the GR 2400 Software 2 M cae or Ethernet card that is attached A simple click of the mouse on an area will change the sta tus of the lights in that area Though the default colors may i pda na pe ee sau s E n ones ved o be changed it is usual to set the ON color to yellow and the on Af ana tc than Windows 98 y OFF color to gray The faster the processor the better However anything over 2 4GHz will be adequate for running the system al 5 As large
10. Thus connecting to a clock is connecting to the system Link to PC RS 232 There are several choices to choose from If your comput er is connected via RS 232 then use Commport via Link to PC w Connect to a Clock E E w Abemnpt 175200 cp Use the Attempt 115200cps Usually the Comm Port is Comm 1 but if this does not work try each of the other Comm ports up to 4 im Connect to a Clock X Save Settings Cancel Commport via Link to PCR Commport via Link to PC Commport Direct to DTC Commport to Modem Ethernet Direct to DTC Ethernet via Link to PC Modern nication Port v Attempt 115200 cps Link to PC Ethernet lf your computer is connected by Ethernet then Choose Ethernet via Link to PC This menu then comes up The IP address and the Port Number must be filled in m Connect to a Clock Ethernet via Link to PC Status Not Connected 001900 Save 5 etlings Cancel Password Location Hame IF Address Retail Store v E6 144 51 212 TEP Port 7 0001 Once the IP Address and Port Number have been filled in press the Save Settings button to save hav ing to fill in the data again i Connect to a Clock x Ethernet via Link to PC 001900 Save Settings Cancel Location Hame IF Address Retail Store v 66 1 14 51 212 Connect TEP Port 7 0001 After Clicking on Connect the status button will blink until the sys
11. a monitor as possible The monitor should be set to a screen resolution equal to or above 1024 by 768 6 A scroll Mouse Zooming IN and OUT is done by use of the scroll wheel Though one can click and drag to zoom in it is a lot easier to have the right mouse The software may be configured to come up in run mode with the only requirement to get it up and running is that one double click on the Unity GX Icon on the desk top This manual helps you get to that point Installing the software 1 If this is the first time the software has been installed on this computer go to step 3 2 If there is an earlier version of the software on the com puter there are two types of update a Complete Install Update This requires that the previous version of Unity GX is UN INSTALLED first Go to START CONTROL PANELS ADD REMOVE PROGRAMS and click on Unity GX This will Un install the program and you can move to step 3 You may also need to either rename or remove the Icd database folder in your C directory before installing UNITY GX again Instructions will come with the new disk b EXE Update In this situation an upgraded version of the software has been provided usually via e mail and one can just paste it into the UNITY GX folder that is on the C drive under PRO GRAM FILES This will over write the old file When it asks if you wish to replace the file with the newer version please click on OK The program will be
12. how the Graphic will look once finished There are multiple ways of represent ing that the lights in a room are ON or OFF Take the very simple example of a square room with 4 square lights If all the lights in this room come on at the same time then one could draw a control that covered the whole room in color like this If however the lights were separately controlled then one could make each light a separate control like this If the lights are very thin they may not be visible when zoomed out In which case it is often best to exaggerate the size of the control for additional visibility like this Idle Program Mode and ON and OFF RUN Mode Colors The Idle and ON and OFF colors may be selected individually or Globally By Globally is meant every control in the system The Idle Color is the color of controls when in Program Mode This is the mode the program defaults to on start up Once con nected to a system one is in RUN Mode T Stats GlobalColor About On Color GFF Color Idle Color Choose the Global Color Menu and pull down to the color to be chosen The color pallet will come up and the color selected will be the Global color We recommend a pale pastel such as Salm on Pink for the Idle color and Yellow for ON and Gray for OFF These make the functions of lights very obvious even for color blind people Drawing a Control Rectangles can start at an
13. ren aaj Par S Roo o H T o c 12 v 7 riu as Taa F n ff EEE aj F BI RM z r z ra E Eta tucs z F JE ich TEs e jm 4 z zl E Ea Z j Jine _ F ar T fe AnH eke EE E H cm z ra Ina bj Prat F me n eke Tirns Er z n 3 a E z F z 7 ME Fm Eri F F j EFE Essa A M E gt M fin z F Hy F fe E hurBak EZ m B ET F j e fo f E n LN aj F m z EI El F jar Ft eem m 2M F Ej F E i z F erep ET inn ET lan rl TT E v Jal ep Bl HS Aj od z HE 7 F I F J T J er Izer F u AF F Aw TE I NE M F EZ z 3 E V M Hj zo am El 7 t a wr A F EL PP H a Eu Fxl nmsl ohare Ir em aticiy ae Inekon Rom duo Cirenciars Fee py Te Fora Boni L WEHA Rating I ddresu Serial Ht tana Free 14 LEH Rang 1 he q meo M Graphics D VST The most important part of the display is the Graphics that will be used One can import the 5 oa 7 AutoCAD file used by the electricians to wire the project The page that is usually the best to IB 21903P Part choose is the Reflected Ceiling Plan This will show the layout of the lights It may need some E 21903P P4RT URI e considerable polishing up in order to be usable ID 21303A FLOR SLOPE e E 21 0348 FLOR
14. Cable The Link to PC Card connects both to the LC amp D Bus an Ethernet Hub Phone Connection Contractor to z3 ensure it is m 226 0619 installed E Digital Switches act Personal Computer Personal O Computer Ethernet JSE Chars tet _ Ye sone HI pa MSN M CE a 31 Connect Ethernet here Setting up the Ethernet Interface The Link 2 PC Ethernet uses a Lantronix Brand Ethernet interface called an XPort In order to control this interface and set its IP address one needs to install the software on the disk that came with the system This software requires that you have the latest updates for Windows from Microsoft com Press the START button and then choose Windows Update from the menu You will also need the NET frame work installed and the latest version of Java available from Sun com This may take some time to get your computer all set up Go to www Lantronix com and click on Downloads and then the page for Device Installer for the X Port to get more information Once Device Installer is available and the Link to PC Ethernet IP is on the Ethernet network click on the Search Button Ex a Devicelnstaller 3 6 File Edit View P e Search Assign IF Device Tools Help Type IF Address Hardware Address status S Devicelnstaller 3 6 F Ak File Edit wiew Device Tools Help Search Assign IP Ccnfigure Upgrade Telnet Web IP Addess 192
15. EXT e I 21404A FIKT AutoCAD has hundreds of layers that are capable of being turned ON or OFF One should get Te 21909P FIXT E the cleanest drawing possible from the Architect or Engineer who laid out the project The I 2130 4 SOFFIT instruction sheet sent to clients who have LC amp D do the graphic pages for them is reproduced ID 24 034 WALL EXT below since it gives a lot of important data for creating Graphics for use with the system i R m E 214042 INTDOOR m G 2190 4 FLOR STAIR E 214032 VvnNDA 21403A FLOR CAB e 7 Guide Lines for providing drawings for Unity GX Graph ical Interface Software s m B Unity GX Graphical Interface Software runs under Windows XP The LTA B purpose of the Software is to present large quantities of lighting data E Be rapidly to the operator so that he or she can see the status of groups of ae SRF o A OFFICE 172 loads or individual loads in a lighting control system la
16. Mam lao L BOS Cash Rag 3 F BOE Mam Floor A UU lorail Uon s F UUL Mam laa HH EDIS Floral Track A BIO Laft Floor A 1111 There D N7 H lnr NI B13 Waat Tiacke F B14 Laft Floor T HWS el Down F WE radure E12 Dairy Boz Tr F HE Produce E HET Vary Max lr D A Mahira hink E21 Starbucks F B22 Right Tracks For individual ON and OFF colors when in RUN Mode select here MALI ntry cine 24 ight Prearnks B25 Major Entry F F E Bakar Downe ner Adige ntry OAT Make Salen E25 F B30 Bakur Bak Ral Ra Mdi Minum E33 F FA Dali Track E 35 BSE di Prep ESF F FTE idi Soler E35 B40 E41 F Bae Naming Controls If a control has more than one relay assigned then the first one on the list will be used as the default Control Name This control name can be overwritten and saved as something else Toggle or ON or OFF A Control may have one of three functions The default is Toggle When it is clicked all the relays will change state The ON or the OFF functions do what one would expect com mand relays ON or OFF Colors in Run Mode When Connected to a system in RUN Mode the usual color for ON is Yellow and for OFF is Gray If there are multiple relays being switched by a Toggle control and some of them are out of sync Some are ON and some are OFF a warning box will ask if the next command should be an ON or an OFF command The control will turn Orange to signify an Out of Sync condition
17. Try to keep the drawings as uncluttered as possible d Any labeling or naming of parts of the Graphic should be done in the Auto Cad document This includes the addition of Buttons that may be drawn on the page such as an ALL ON or ALL OFF Button 17 Preparing a drawing for use with Unity GX Continued e Unity GX has powerful PAN and Zoom features so you may be able to go right down to the individual fixture level This may not be so visible in actual use so think of the way it will be used by the end user and if the data can be displayed so that the end user can see at a glance what is going ON f Remember that if you did not tell Lighting Control and Design about some special feature that is wanted that they will not be able to provide it for you Please document all requests and we will do our best to provide it g Rename the cleaned up files for each floor with an end user name For instance E793 0 may not be immediately obvious to the Security Guard who needs to turn on the lights as being the Basement The file should be renamed BASEMENT and the Graphic itself should have in large letters the word BAS EMENT or First Floor or whatever so that the end user can instantly know what he or she is looking at Remember that lights should be considered a Life Safety system and as such should be instantly usable h Aspect ratio The Unity GX Screen has data above and below it with the center available for gra
18. UNITY 5X Graphical Interface Software Fifth Floor T De nn Users 8 Programmers Manual Unity GX User s Manual Index system Requirements Installing the Software Opening Unity GX Starting the Program Reconnect at Start Up Connecting Via RS 232 Connecting Via Ethernet Demo Mode In RUN Mode Moving Graphics Two Mouse Modes Zoom Extents when Picture Disappears Multiple Graphics Pages Multiple Sites Programming Via Unity GX Schedule Menu Modifying an Existing Schedule Remote Clock Disappearing Password Protection Thermostats Unity Programming Manual Getting Started The Bus File Graphics and Guidelines How Unity GX Works Preparing a Graphic for Unity GX Types of Graphics Opening GX for the first time Programming a New Site The Layer Menu Layer Colors Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 4 Page 4 Page 5 Page 5 Page 6 Page Page Page Page Page 8 Page 9 Page 9 Page 10 Page 10 Page 11 Page 13 Page 14 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 1 Page 19 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 21 Two Mouse Modes Zoom Extents when Pic Disappears Drawing Controls Control Mode Deciding on a Control Strategy Global Color Controls ON OFF IDLE Drawing a Control Rectangles Drawing a Circle Drawing a Polygon Do not Zoom While Drawing Ensuring a Speedy Response Copying Modifying Moving a Control Deleting a Control Setting Individual Control Colors Assigning Loads to Controls
19. aPbots vise Images bY Excell Docs lArrag am Files Cj Dv Thustrater LJPSFORNTS m EAGLE lt 09r oBack led 1 ARetal Store led dasare ETelelnk led datajasel dren My Docurrerts My Computer 2 H My Mans Fiks n tyr File af ppal bus F Cancel Pate Oper as read rnly A typical VWindows menu will appear allowing navigation of the hard drive Find the bus file that was created earlier for this proj ect Once you have found the file click on Open Initialize Password r K e coal er fou willbe asked for a Syston Paseworc DO NOT FORGET THIS This is what the opening screen looks like if there are no files s already programmed The simplest way to show how to program Unity GX is to actually walk though programming an application o A warning appears about the password Click OK im Password E xi Enter System Password Password Verify ox TH Unity GX gt Site gt No Current Site Fie Connection Supervisor Actions window Layers Remote T Stats Globalt dd Files to Sike Ewit Either input a password or leave it blank If it is left blank the In the top left hand corner pull down the file menu and select program will allow anyone with access to the computer to oper New Site ate the system A password can be entered later using the SUPERVISOR Menu Once again click OK 20 sax Color Laver Mana Lop
20. ade of gray and click on Select n PLES LA DLLME M I in P T 4 Do 0 E p n B et P i K uj F ee a OP RK OES 1 Er z UL E hd ma uu we im Select layer Color 3 _ D x OM Wey I nana BE DEERE SERRE 5 pH S SPT T7T3 o DERT TE Bo s ae ee 1 L P L To illustrate a point the picture has been pushed up into the top left hand corner Notice that the lines are guite heavy and that there are Grid lines with letters that are distracting The Grid makes seeing the graphic more difficult Since this graphic was in dwg format the Layers Menu is available It is not available Ed Cancel In other formats Current Chosen 21 all Using the Layers Menu the outlines of this graphic have been changed to Gray The Lights themselves have been left with black outlines This allows the person who will control the graphic to see where each light is in relation to the building while not having such a busy screen that it is not possible to make out what is going on Moving Graphics the two Mouse Modes The Normal mouse control is the outlined cross In this mode one can select items Click on the surface of the Graphic once This is to calibrate the graphic and one can now zoom in and out using the wheel on the mouse Click and drag across an area to zoom in to that size and fill the screen Right Click on the mouse to change modes Th
21. at the process At the end of the install you will see a notice that notifies you that the installation was successful There will be a Unity GX Icon on the Desk Top S Mv Documents sr Flv computer Unity My Webwork Unity Software Places are Notice the difference between the Unity GX logo and the Unity Software Logo lf LC amp D created graphics pages for you these will be installed on the C drive in a folder called Icd database Inside this folder is another one called sites and inside this folder is the site data with the Graphics files and database gt Back Patten i Up Cled database icd database lf LC amp D did not create graphics for you the Icd database file will be created the first time Unity GX is opened The instructions for creating a new site are in the second half of this manual in the Programming Section Read through the operations part of the manual before starting to pro gram in order to get a better idea of how the system works Starting the program Double Click on the Desk top icon and the program will start Unity GX opens in Program mode If a password is requested then please provide it If the Graphics were pro grammed by LC amp D there will be no password but this can be added by pulling down the menu under Supervisor More on Passwords later Program mode is the mode in which programming is done this will be gone into in the second half of th
22. ber the faster the response The Polygon tool can be used to draw multiple controls as one These controls must all act together For instance take a row of lights that are alternately switched a b a b a b por jr r jeje The clever way to draw a control to handle these lights is to use the Polygon tool as shown below CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK and then Right Click The end result will be one control with three areas The places where the line goes over the top of another line do not show se 24 Copying Controls The lights in a ceiling are frequently of the same shape Once one has been drawn it can be copied and pasted to other loca tions Zoom out sufficiently to be able to see multiple lights that need to be copied to One may not zoom during the copy opera tion Turn the arrow green by clicking on it Now click on the shape to be copied so that it turns into an outline with handles on each corner Now Right Click and choose Duplicate Fle ScrmecHon Surerdser Acton window Levers Remote T a Gobakolo abr Avemi I aplete Osieck RIF I The outline of the object will now be attached to your pointer with a dimension line from the point of clicking The next click will copy that object to that location One can continue copying until done Click on the Green arrow to drop the object File Zu elin Soperin Aias Yin Layers Ree T Slals
23. d the ON color is a light yellow These colors have been found to be the most universally understood colors particularly with color blind people who have trouble with Reds and Greens The end user may specify any color they wish within the 256 color palette to repre sent ON and OFF but all the examples shown will use these colors The CONTROL is linked to a relay or collection of relays and when the system is connected will represent the status of these relays Clicking on the CONTROL changes the status of the relay or group of relays ACONTROL may be designated as an ON ONLY OFF ONLY or TOGGLE type CONTROL i e H n sl B u M F
24. e Cross Hairs indicates that one is in PAN mode Now clicking and dragging will move the graphic around the screen The Scroll function still zooms In PAN mode one can not select controls one can only select menu items Zoom Extents when the Picture Disappears If the picture has disappeared click on the Zoom Extents but ton to put the picture at full size on the screen The picture can disappear if one in advertently clicks and drags just a very small area and zooms into a white space A unity GX gt Site gt Retail Store Idle Mode File Connection Supervisor l K F E Zoom Extents Button Actions Window Layers Drawing Controls CONTROL MODE A control is an area on the graphic that will change color to indi cate if a light or set of lights is ON or OFF Next to the Program Button is a grayed Arrow Clicking on the Arrow Button changes it from Gray to Green This means that Control Mode is Active EX unity Gx gt Site gt Retail Store Idle Mode File Connection Supervisor eS u g Rectangle F olygon g yg Actions Window Layers Individual Color Selection Only in Control Mode when the arrow is green may one draw change duplicate or delete a control By selecting the right tool one can draw a Rectangle a circle or a polygon The Polygon control is the most useful Deciding on a Control Strategy One should decide before starting
25. e manual In order to get a better handle on programming it is first nec essary to be familiar with the use of the program Also this part of the manual is for those who have had the system pre programmed by the factory The program mode has only minor significance to that audience The other modes for Unity GX are Run Mode Connected Run Mode Unconnected Demo There are two ways to get the program into Run Mode 1 Click on the Program Run Button FH Unity GX gt Site gt Retail Store Program Mode File Connection Supervisor Actions Window Layers F dri 2 Pull down the Connection menu and choose Connect and Run Unity GX gt Site gt Retail Store Program Mode File Connection Supervisor Actions window Layers F Disconnect Reconnect at start up If there is no reason to go into the program mode one can set up the system to automatically connect at start up This can be set up with a password which is covered later Reconnect at Start up is under the Action Menu and may be toggled ON or off each time it is selected Unity GX gt Site gt Retail Store Program Mode File Connection Supervisor Actions window Layers fe al K H Import Graphic Delete Graphic Rename Graphic Cemo Mode l Reconnect ak Startup Connection Menu A The Connection menu is titled Connect to a Clock A Clock is the central processor of a GR2400 system
26. ea simply click on that area and it will change color Various comments have been overlaid below to bring attention to points of interest Thermostat Control In RUN Mode Clock Emulation Access other pages Fit to Screen Second Floor ul ARM When the cursor Mouses Over a zone the data on that Zone and what relays are associated with it are Shows system is still connected displayed in the information bar It is possible for the connection to drop out Corral Type Humber Mame Satus LCP 1 25 27 290 Lomection Stat Connected Toole 4 RM205 B Start lt Ga E Ee Cal Eg ie IH 4 lt Calc 8 0 6 Uru ESF pat rewhere Manayer al I bux OulltukEx is Unky GX gt Site EE 3 31 PM 6 Moving Graphics the two Mouse Modes The Normal mouse control is the outlined cross T In this mode one can select items Click on the surface of the Graphic once to calibrate the graphic and one can now zoom in and out using the wheel on the mouse Click and drag across an area to zoom in to that size and fill the screen Right Click on the mouse to change modes The Cross Hairs indicates that one is in PAN mode Now clicking and dragging will move the graphic around the screen The Scroll function still zooms In PAN mode one can not select controls one can only select menu items Zoom Extents when the Picture Disappears If the picture has disappeared click on the Zoom Ex
27. esign requires a print out with the lights that operate together circled and the relay that controls them written within the circle X 2 Lor 1 27 Usually there is already an Auto Cad file that shows these circuitings but Ea a they are designated as going to particular breaker numbers The breaker numbers should be substituted by relay numbers so that there can be no ambiguity in providing the graphics L 4 Preparing a drawing for use with Unity GX The drawing shown on the first page in fact has some 50 of the available layers turned off and even so it would not be acceptable for use as a Graphical control page There are so many lines in it that it would be confusing Lighting Control amp Design can only use drawings that the end user has seen and signed off as being wh want to see in the Graphi cal control software A form is provided at the end of this document that can be used as off sheet Here are some guide lines to assist in preparing the document a Turn off all the layers you do not want to see in the end product The only exception might be the layers showing the circuiting However this layer must be plainly marked in the layer menu so that it may be turned off later b Any area that is to be covered with a CONTROL should not have any colored patches in it The software reverses the color when doing an overlay Thus a yellow area will turn Blue This adds confusion c
28. etail Store Program Mode File Connection Supervisor Actions Window Layers F Password Maintenance System Password Password Very One may enter different passwords for Programming and for Running the pro gram Make sure that the PN pe passwords are kept in a safe Ask tor Control Password place at programming phase F Sek for Control Password at Funtime T Stats Menu If your system has Thermostats connected they may be accessed through the T Stat Menu F Unity GX gt Site gt Stadium Demo Run Mode Fie Connection Supervisor Actions window Layers Schedules Remote T Stats GlobalGolor About ci A window opens with a T Stat displayed w Thermostat 1 E x Select T 5tat 1 T 5tal T5tat 4 T Stat 5 T 5tat 6 T 5tat T Stat Select which T Stat to look at from the Select Menu One can change the Mode and the Set Temperatures by pressing on the buttons of the Thermostat emulation Disappearing T Stat Similar to the clock emulation the T Stat is a separate small window and will disappear to the menu bar if one clicks outside of the T Stat window 11 or M Documents Shortcut to Local Disk are Unity Software Bl Hr Symantec pcAnywhere Local Disk C r 77O0pszk The Bus File The Bus file shown below left is a typical Bus file In this case we are using an example of a retail store The Zone Numbers have been filled in but
29. have to use the LCP Lighting Control Panel Pull down menu to select another LCP LCP Menu H Unity GX gt Site gt Retail Store Lidle Mode Fie Curren Superv Adik widow Layers Femula 75 15 GlabalZour All ig DcFine Loads Corral Hame Ucllachor Dehribor hag Cantal Foranches Contcl cde On Off i i E Save and Exit Toggle On Dif LCF Hare Locehia4 Mdcrazz a Sack Acor 1 F BZ Main Floor L Bila Main Finn I F DOG Main hr N BOS Main Floor R F D10 Left loor A BIZ Lett Floor E F B14 Left Flow T ETE Produce A F B18 Produce B F B20 Natural Mark F Bez Argh Tracks B24 Right Tracke F B26 Bakery Downe E28 Bakery Show F RAN fakery Rack M Bae Dech Downs Rad Deli Tracks F DIC Deli Prep RAR Meli Sales F Dag U Baz rg AS Cash Reg 2 D005 Cash leg J BOY Floral D owns 009 Moral Track H11 Hharmacy B13 Heal Tiacks H15 Seatood Down B1 Dany Bux Ti B19 Dairy Box Tr B21 Stabucks B23 Entry ona B25 Maio Entry B27 Minor Entry L a Control Name Matches First Relay Chosen Overwrite if needed Fl Cane Supereeir ALus Winus Layers Sule T S ale GvVUdDdur Ab u F TEN H CEILE H To cancel without T saving Click here Cdo Celly Cort 7 arametars Conia h od D DIf a n 1 m Click when done Tane ari Ew Twyul On Bil LCP bere Locehor ou re Eat Run AO Cath Reg 1 F BO2 Hain Floor L UU Cech Heg 2 F UU
30. he Port Number so that it can be placed in the connection menu Link to PC Card RS 232 The Link to PC card is usually not sent until the whole system has been installed and the location of the com outer that will control the system is known If the com puter is within 25 feet of a panel we can locate the link to PC in a panel If within 200 ft of a panel we can power the Link to PC over the bus cable If more than 200ft away then a power supply for the Link to PC is provided As long as the bus can reach the Link to PC box then we can control the system The Bus may be up to 4000ft long Cables The Link to PC is provided with a 6 ft and 25 ft 6 con ductor phone cables These plug into the RJ 11 jack on the Link to PC card and into the DB9 to RJ 11 adaptor This DB9 adaptor should be plugged into the serial port on the rear of the PC cr ye i hn i rri at HO P uita o M B J j ce i gt T 5 taa idl 5 me F a HJHH erial Port 528 A ne m gt pm ee on ee Typical Hook Up C_ Electroni s H MASTER Personal Computer P Relay Panel 4 Twisted Pair Cat 5 Cable Phone Connection a Contractor to 323 ensure itis 226 6619 installed Digital Switches Personal Computer Map Address Clock Interface Card Tech Support 800 345 4448
31. immediately available for use at that point 3 Installing a new Version of Unity GX Unity GX will be provided either on a CD or over the Internet in an e mail or downloaded from a site on the web CD Install The CD is set up for Auto Run Put it into the Computers CD Player and click on Yes or OK in all the prompts and the Program will be installed automatically If LC amp D has pre programmed your graphics for you these will also be installed on your C drive in the Icd database folder If the computer is properly connected to the system then you are now ready to start See Appendix 1 for how to connect the computer to the GR 2400 network Computers without Auto Run Enabled or Files sent by Internet lf your computer does not have the Auto Run feature enabled or if the files were sent over the internet or down loaded then the CD or the inside of the folder will look like this E EK Er File Edit wiew Favorites Tools Helg CS Beck ts F search gt Folders x le fz Go Links Dabe Modified 6 18 2004 12 19 PM 6 18 2004 12 19 PM 15 2C04 7 36 PM 77 15 2000 1 00 AM 6 18 2004 11 30 AM 6 18 2004 10 48 AM ABB nity Gxvedor ZAB 10 965 KB Opening Unity GX Double Click on Set Up and the program will install by itself lf your computer is missing any basic files in the operating system you may be required to load these first and then restart the computer and repe
32. o you mish to cperat on tae other at well as the one s oricinally chosen Y N Click on Yes a Tez Ma Assigning Loads to Controls Before assigning loads to controls it is recommended that all the controls be drawn first Though additional controls may be added at any time it has been found that this simplifies the pro cedure The picture below shows the Retail Store Graphic with all the controls drawn in The next step is to assign relays and a func tion to each control or group of controls At this point it is vital to Know what relays control which loads Hopefully this step has been done from the naming of each of the relays in the bus file Up until now the Arrow Function has been used It is not needed and should be gray while assigning relays gt bite gt Retal store idk Mode E unity bx He tonezon 5uz rekar chces window Layers Hemoa steb lt lobakoor bot Ez x g StL ii Assign Relays Click on the Assign Relays button next to the arrow The Define Loads Window comes up and the main window func tions are all grayed out The Define Loads Window will almost always have to be moved in order to see the controls that need to be selected Click or Shift Click on the control or controls that are going to repre sent the status of a relay or set of relays Then click on that relay or those relays If there are multiple relay panels in the system one may
33. of the GR 2400 Clock will appear Clicking on the buttons is the exact same as pressing a button on the clock In this way the whole system can be pro grammed Actions window Laver T Stats SlobalT The first Click on Tab Down will turn on the back light in the display The next Click will take you to the user menu Click on Enter with the Review Schedule Menu High lighted BEYIET oCPEDULE By Day Menu This menu allows for different ON and OFF times to be set for every day of the week Additionally there is more control over the holiday schedules and further one may limit the schedule to certain I lelp The Schedule Menu Tab down to the Schedule that you wish to change and click on ENTER There are three types of Schedule Every Day Only enter an ON and an OFF time and that will be repeated every day Mon Fri Sat Sun In this schedule there may be different ON and OFF times for the three different periods in the week EVERY DAT HONDAY FEIDAY parts of the year Modifying an existing Schedule Since the factory will have put in most of the required schedules at start up it is most likely that the first action needed would be to modify one of the schedules Navigating around the clock is simple Tab Up or Down to Select a Field If the filed has data that can be modified then the Scroll Up and Scroll Down But tons can be used to change the data
34. ogrammed a separate gateway through the fire wall in each of their stores to the Lighting Control system The way to move from store to store and system to system is return to PROG Mode pull down the file menu and choose the next store Then choose RUN mode and con nect over the internet FH Unity GX gt Site gt Demo Complex File Connection Supervisor Achions WI Hew Site Demo Complex Demo Mew York Dema Atlanta Derma Los Angeles Dema Dalas Dero Washington DC Demo San Fransisco Dema Chicago Demo Seatle E wt In order for the different locations to turn up in the file menu there must be a separate folder for each of the systems in the Sites menu under lcd database on the C Drive aly amp A a X B E Back Formand Up Cut Copy Faste Unda Delete Properties Views Ced database sites Dema Los Angeles Demo Atlanta Demo Chicago Demo Complex Demo Dalas Select an item to view its description Demo Mew Demo San Tork Fransisco Demo Seatle 0 bytes B My Computer Changing a Schedule or programming the GR 2400 System from Unity GX Unity GX allows one to remotely program the GR 2400 System One needs to have read how to program the GR 2400 system in the GR 2400 manual Once the system is in connection mode click on the Re mote Menu A Unity Gx gt Site Retail Store Run Mode File Connection Supervisor Lee AL An Emulation
35. phics Thus a horizontal Wide Screen format of 16 to 9 is the best proportions to use Tall vertical drawings will have to be scaled down to fit full screen Consider rotating such drawings to landscape view to make the more easily viewable i Auto cad files are frequently made up from libraries of special shapes used by a particular engineer There are other files too that are separate from the drawing such as Xrefs and Fonts These must all be provided in the folder that contains the drawings themselves Failure to provide these files means that they cannot be viewed j Ensure that the checklist on the last page is filled in and attached to the plans when they are sent If the person who is working on filling these requirements has any questions please have them contact Lighting Control amp Design at our Tech Support Hot line 800 345 4448 and ask for help with Graphical Controls Chief Engineer 18 Lighting Control amp Design Types of Graphics Unity GX can import many types of Graphics The available types are dwg AutoCAD native format graphics dxf Document eXchange Format Also an AutoCAD type format dwf AutoCAD format for the Web jpg Picture format Only the dwg format allows manipulation of the colors of each layer from within Unity GX Once the Bus file and the Graphic s are available we are ready to begin Flv Documents Double Click on the Unity GX Icon on the Desk top PE Flee M
36. ram gives an over view of a typical system The Cat 5 cable must be looped through each item on the bus with NO SPURS The items on the bus switches panels photocell cards etc may be arranged on the bus in any order its not impor tant Telephone Connection LC amp D systems come pre programmed from the factory with the data to hand when we ship it However at start up there are usually some minor changes and some trouble shooting to be done If the telephone hook up is available a factory tech can check out the system rapidly over the phone Not having the phone line connected can slow project completion Example of a GR 2400 System LOAD Breaker Phone Connection 2 Contractor to 323 ensure itis 226 661 installed Write Phone on plate Relay DH R Slave Relay Panel s 30 2 ea 18AWG wi GR PCO Outdoor Photocell Neutral GR2404 Micro Panel Digital Switches Locator Light Plus Pilot LEDs on all buttons including Off buttons Make sure there are terminators at each end of the bus Link to PC Ethernet Card Typical Hook Up The Link to PC card is usually not sent until the whole a system has been installed As long as the bus can reach the Link to PC box then the system can be controlled The Bus may be up to MASTER Personal Computer 4000ft long Relay Panel 4 Twisted Pair Cat 5
37. s h amp Zaal Slon E O o m Fl WA EEST 1 Fe E wa EBO P The Layers Menu E FCESUSP i O SL INT H E El L H L14 Seseto If the Graphic is in dwg format the a M layers menu allows for turning off nn onen unneeded layers and for changing E cocern gr the color of other layers ko cuiul e ky Computer 4 PRA i The layers to be removed may be 3 selected by clicking on the check Ime je har marks in the boxes The menu shown is typical of any AutoCAD document The names of each layer are extremely criptic and only have meaning to the person A new Window opens prompting for the Graphic file It will usu who created them Frequently one can turn off a layer and it ally open in the same folder that the bus file came from which appears that nothing has changed and indeed nothing may may require navigating to another area If the file format window have changed or just the corners of some object have been is not correct pull down and select the file format you are using modified It is wise to turn off all layers that do not help under Make sure the name of the file shows in the top window and stand the layout of the lights and what needs to be controlled click on Open Layer Colors H i The Color of each layer may also be modified Clicking on the ME LM color of a particular layer brings up the color pallet H o L P L j Choose the color or sh
38. s which are each named with a criptic reference such as 21 0 A FLOR LOCKER On the right is shown a section of the Layer menu for the plan shown below Even though there is a layer labeled as WALL EXT which might be thought to be Exterior Walls this layer in fact contains only a few of the straight lines in the exterior walls The exterior walls need 6 other layers turned on to show them all Similarly for lights and other features of the plan Br 15 How Unity GX works Unity GX is a program that takes a DWG or dxf or Bitmap or Jpeg drawing from Auto cad or other program and overlays CONTROLS on top of this drawing A CONTROL is just an area of color that represents the status of the light or lights in that area Typically the OFF color is gray an
39. se note that LC amp D files projects by name and not by a PO number Note how the three Cash Register loads have been numbered to ensure different names EA metal Store Unity de Dimedin hisa Gots awp owde z Fry A ee rey Has J 12422 T lt Io Suse Ha e _LF H o Mod umh ca EEE u ES SET AN oi D toy vats tere 1 yo sla k om EHS 17 rE reden W ALt E BJr Seizh rr zal Eh hur Before using the Bus file it should be opened in Unity and AEE E Dakar Gr c Foret i bory EAA r i Erf Rrackroe a Ert Arile Tuna l n S pected Emmat Lye Ins Fy a u ace De Beste LE Es Suk I Retail stare bus Unity Cire Yon nad bm Fkr 4 97 Por Tam wad acne Ae Connection Wer Golo Group Schedule Hej J v 1 C h Fe 1 F fz da Fur Le k ko cirk SmuraliLnk Har OF j Hunis Baa aa Al E E Lash leg 2 F 3 M fu sar o LU El lt i b gt oak Pare LCP Location Berk Roary an Hiosa IHT OTE Hodes 5 F n ESE EJ JERNET F Moir Fr RA B Ssns on aen Furmad Hara see F Fora Downe j F rE Vohege 1204 el Harto Broker jaz Sat Hrad r Type i F e Fua ati _ m F TE E PETEN Sia Poa Prepay bon Pope a F cc 2 Fo ia aban I cue S dua Pde zine ust ayy S dome fore tate FE F ZA ml far E ab Aj mn A Tf FI ET F J v E Enau Domy 5 H F TIT vr 5 m H rm JF v F 7 arden
40. tail Store Idle Mode E Unity Gx File Connection Supervisor Actions Window Layers F To import additional graphics select Import Graphic under the Action Menu Note that existing Graphics can be deleted or renamed in this menu Import rap hic Delete Graphic Rename Graphic Pres x E Demo Mode Reconnect at Startup Note The Graphic must be of an area controlled by the same Bus file Areas that are controlled by a different Bus file require a different site to be created After the Graphic has been imported a window will come up to ask if there are any additional files that need to be imported This refers to the special fonts and X ref files sometimes required for an AutoCAD document Multiple Sites The site files are kept in a folder on the C drive called Icd data base This folder holds another folder called Sites Within this folder each site has its own folder named with the same name as the Bus file Do not change the name once the site has been created since all the files use this name to locate themselves E Eg Local Disk L i E F aU SMa E 45 Auxiliary Files 4 Canon E Documents and Settings E Downloads 4 DW Canvas Files jm of BW Documents E 1 DW Excell Docs E Dw Ilustrator EAGLE 4 0912 cl 1 led database sites T 2 F Modern vcore ha TS Retail Store 29 Appendix 1 How the system goes together One Line Diagram This one line diag
41. tem is connected The Connect to a Clock Menu will disappear and the Screen will return to Program Mode for a moment while a connection is being established Then the Controls will change from the Program mode color to the Connected mode colors which show status Demo Mode If the system fails to connect you will be asked if you wish to go into Demo Mode In this mode one can demon strate the software but nothing happens in the field This is sometimes useful to train new personnel while not actually flipping lights on and off throughout the facility Select Opening Mode AV FAM 17 salir Can t ope Do yeu wi ri uperi Lhe au v n D en o a The instructions that come with the Link to PC Ethernet must be followed in order to get the correct IP address assigned to the card and any port number that is needed in order to access the card through a fire wall That is the TCP Port This may take liaising with your network administra tor to get this sorted out If the IP address is known in advance the factory can install it before sending Connected to the System While working on connecting to the system the Connection Status window will blink and finally turn green once it con nects There will be a few moments required for the program to acquire the status of each load and tindata tha dienlav Lonne ction Statue mp S ED This is the display of a typical system To change the status of the lights in an ar
42. tents but ton to put the picture at full size on the screen The picture can disappear if one in advertently clicks and drags just a very small area and zooms into a white space E Unity GX gt Site gt Retail Store Idle Mode File Connection Supervisor Actions Window Layers l K Ex Zoom Extents Button Click on the surface to recalibrate the Mouse When the Graphic is first opened and occasionally after doing some of the actions the Mouse does not know where it is Click on any point in the graphic and the Mouse will recalibrate and the scroll feature may be used again Multiple Graphic Pages A system that has more than one floor or a layout that does not easily fit into one screen may need multiple Graphics Access the additional Graphics by pulling down the VVin dow Menu The only proviso is that all the graphics are controlling relays that are all on the same GR 2400 Bus AW Unity Gx gt Site gt Modern Run Mode Woes Layers Remote File Gonnection Supervisor Actions HK m v Complex Demoz StAAloor ballField Multiple Sites A system that has multiple buses each one a self con tained GR 2400 system may be accessed through Unity GX without exiting the program For example Demo Complex could be one of a chain of Demo stores that is located in the town of Complex The Demo chain has all their stores accessible over the internet and has pr
43. there are no descriptive names for each of the loads Though this may be fine for the electrician who has the plans it will be very confusing for an end user Getting Started If your system was pre programmed by Lighting Control amp Design If you purchased Graphical pages programmed by LC amp D your Unity Disk will contain an additional folder called Icd databas e This file will automatically be copied onto your C drive Unity must see this file in the C directory it cannot be inside another folder If you wish to add pages or redo the site then continue reading Unity GX uses the descriptive names of each of the loads as the default name for a Control A Control is an area on a picture that controls a relay or set of relays in the system These controls MUST have different names or they will be combined together In the next illustration the same bus file has been filled out with descriptive names so that it can be used Your Bus file should also be filled out in a similar way if it has not been already Additionally any name that is identical needs to be modified to add numbers after it to make it unique If you will be creating your own Graphical Pages Unity GX uses the Bus file created using our Design Utility called Unity This file will have been included on the Unity GX disk or has been e mailed separately If you do not have the file please call 800 345 4448 and ask for Tech Support Plea
44. y computer Unitas L M I E v S F t W a F E My Webwork Places 19 Opening Unity for the First Time x m About UnityGX CONGRATULATIONS You are using ONITY Graphical Plug In Yer 3 0 240 Designed and Distributed by Lighting Control and Design Inc Mo part of this software may be copied modified revere engineered or tampered tA PY ary way without espress writter permission from Lighting Control and Design Inc Creation Cate 6714 2004 7 41 20 PM Customer Please Input The Customer Mame Scheduling Enable Kep The window above will come up in the center of the screen T Stats TETY This screen can also be accessed from the ABOUT menu at any time and the data filled in later Please fill in your customer name If you wish to use the Scheduling capabilities of the soft ware this has to be purchased separately and a Key code will be sent to you to unlock that capability After putting in the company name close this window by clicking on the X box Programming a New Site Per Look ir pze MEERUT aie tils Mo Cestr it Site File Connection Ber Actions Window Lives feces Ts dk About Bam m FF F vu Fecent Documents aS Cilrd datahasr COnGSTrstall J uziliary Fles lu Fosa e couse _ Canon Moscorelns al COWINDOWS Sj bora re ils awd Selli gs nm Pin FywuUre Hp Sj Downoads NNICTA Canas Pics bY Cras Tiles Pentslegix SP ects DY Dc arent
45. y corner click on the first corner to locate that point Then click on the opposite corner to complete the control The Box shape will be drawn to show where it is going to be and once the second click is entered the rectangle will be filled in with the idle color 23 Drawing Circles Select the circle from the Green Arrow menu Start drawing by clicking on the center of the future circle Then move the mouse out to the right radius and click again to complete Note that after each control the Green arrow changes to Gray and one has to click on the arrow again Drawing Polygons Click on the Polygon symbol under the green arrow Starting from one corner of the object start clicking around the edges of the object until all that is left is a straight line to the first point clicked Right Click to complete the Polygon JE x CLICK _CLICK CLICK 5 CLICK CLICK CLICK First CLICK CLICK Then Right CLICK to Complete Polygon CLICK CLICK Connection Satur C Do NOT ZOOM while drawing Do not zoom in or out while drawing a control This will cause the program to loose its place and the outline that had been started will disappear To recover click on the Green arrow twice to change it via gray back to green Ensuring Speedy Response The number of controls in a site is limited to 1250 However this number of controls will respond rather slowly even with a very fast computer The smaller the num
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