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1. Then click on the Add to Custom Colors button to add the colour to the Custom colors list Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 66 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 6 5 7 6 5 1 Custom colors CB Ee Hue 182 Bed 183 H H w m Ex KE Sat 137 Green 135 Define Custom Colors gt gt ColorlSalid tum 168 Blue 222 OK Cancel Help Click on OK to use the colour Be e eee To copy a custom colour from one object component or page to another select the first object and open the colour form The colour will already be in the Color Solid box Click on the Add to Custom Colors button to add the colour to the Custom colors list Open the second thing and edit the colour The new custom colour will be there for you to choose Adding Components to a Page Components are items which can be placed on a page and may either e be purely visual or e respond with some action when activated There are many component types each having their own set of features To add components to a page e Select the required page e Click on the required component on the tool bar OR select the required component from the Edit Place menu e Click on the page where the component is required If the component is a button or shape click and drag to set the size required e Edit the component properties if required It is possible to have the Component Properties
2. 7 6 6 5 7 6 6 6 7 6 6 7 e press CTRL X To paste the copied cut Componeni s e Select the Page where you want the new Components to be e click on the paste item from the edit menu or e click on the paste speed button on the Edit Tool Bar or e press CTRL V The new Componeni s will be placed next to the copied cut one If you changed pages before pasting it will appear in the same position as the copied cut Component s but on the new page To delete one or more components select them then e click on the delete item from the edit menu e click on the delete speed button on the Edit Tool Bar or e press the delete key Paint Format Once the format of a Component has been set to achieve some kind of visual effect the format itself may be copied to other similar Components in the project This is called Painting Format The Paint Format will copy the format border and background styles of the copied component to the second one If the copied component is the same type as the painted component s more than just the border and background will be painted depending upon the component type To paint the format of one or more Components Copy a component with the desired format Select the component s to be changed Click on the paint format item from the edit menu or Click on the paint format speed button on the Edit Tool Bar or Press CTRL F Component Order Components are drawn on the page in t
3. Check the file path Check that the file path exists The EXE file is invalid non Win32 EXE or error in EXE image Check that the file will run manually The filename association is incomplete or invalid Check the Windows file associations with the filename extension The specified dynamic link library was not found Check the file name Check that the file name exists There is no application associated with the filename extension Check the Windows file associations with the filename extension There was not enough memory to complete the operation Close down some other programs to free up some memory A sharing violation occurred Close any program which is also using the file The operating system denied access to the specified file Check that you have access to this file There may be access restrictions on this file Error 14023 Message Could not connect to C Bus REASON Cause 1 The connection could not be made to C Bus because the serial port was being used by another program Solution 1 Close down any other programs that are using the serial port Cause 2 The connection could not be made to C Bus because an operating PC Interface could not be found Solution 2 Check that the right serial port is selected in the Program Options Check that a PC Interface is connected Check all Cables Check that C Bus power
4. None this clear the list for you You must then select one or more days otherwise the Schedule will never run Any Day i e you don t care which day of the month it is The First Week of the Month day 1 7 The Second Week of the Month day 8 14 The Third Week of the Month day 15 21 The Fourth Week of the Month day 22 28 Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 87 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 9 2 5 The Last Week of the Month the last 7 days of the month Odd Days 1 3 5 etc Even Days 2 4 6 etc Repeat Days eg every 3 days To enter something different select Custom from the list and select the required days Repeat Days For repeat days you need to select how often you wish the schedule to occur and the next day that it is to occur If you select the Schedule to occur every 5 days then the next day for it to occur will need to be sometime in the next 5 days Each time the Schedule Editor is opened it will show the next time that the Schedule is to occur which is not necessarily the date which you entered For example if the date is the second of January and you set up a Schedule to be every 5 days starting from the 11th of January then the Schedule will be due on the 1st 6th 11th 16th 21st and 26th of January When you re open the Schedule Editor it will show that the Schedule is starting next due on the 6th of Januar
5. I C Gate Test C Bus Project Most of the time you will want to use the C Gate on your Local Machine the computer which Schedule Plus is running on In this case the Local Machine option needs to be selected If you want to connect to C Gate on a remote machine e select the Remote Machine option e enter the IP Address of the remote machine e click on the Load Projects button e select the required C Bus Project If you have C Gate configured to use a non standard Command Port or Status Change Port the port numbers should be entered The C Gate Test option can be selected if you want to regularly send a command to C Gate to verify that the connection is still OK When complete click on the Next button Default Network The Default Network page of the Project Details Wizard allows you to select the network that you will be using the most often The default network is used for e the network for newly created components e tags for scene triggers e tags for irrigation triggers e tags for schedul enabling Local Network is Network 1 Default Network Network 1 When complete click on the Next button Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 27 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 4 4 4 Project Details The Project page on the Project Details Wizard allows you to enter details of the Project name location etc Project name
6. Reason An archive file is about to be placed in the Project directory Action Click on OK Error 14048 Message Please select a project directory Cause A directory to store the archive file has not been selected Solution Select a Project Directory Error 14049 Message Please select an archive file Cause There is no valid archive file name Solution Enter the file name of the archive to open Warning 14050 Message Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 151 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 12 4 50 12 4 51 12 4 52 Image IMAGE NAME is missing Cause An image file could not be found Solution 1 Obtain the missing image file and put a copy in the project directory Solution 2 Delete the image from the project Error 14051 Message File FILE NAME could not be opened Cause There was an error while trying to open the file Solution Check that the file exists Check whether you have read rights to the directory Error 14052 Message Can not add any more pages Maximum is x Cause There is a limit to the number of pages which can be stored and that limit has been reached Solution Reduce the number of pages used or combine several together Error 14053 Message Can not add any more Components Maximum is x Cause There is a limit to the number of components which can be stored on each page an
7. See also Command Line Parameters and Load Monitor Checking the Project A check of the project can be performed by selecting the File Reports Check Project menu item This verifies that there are not any problems which may cause the project to behave ina manner that is not intended Any problems found are classed as Warnings or Errors Warnings are generally not critical but time should be taken to read them Errors are more severe and should be corrected before use The format of the report can be set to HTML or Text in the Program Options dialogue box The report file is saved to the Project directory for later reference The messages and their meanings are given below ltem Meaning Corrective Action Warning 100 The project has scenes which have the same Edit the scenes to change the trigger This means that several scenes will be triggers triggered at once Warning 101 An Irrigation Program has no Schedules Create a Schedule to trigger the triggering it The Irrigation Program can only be Irrigation Program started manually Warning 102 A Component has a page link to the page that Change the page link itis on Warning 104 There are large stretched images used Use an image editor to pre scale the images to the desired size Warning 105 A component is covering or partly covering a Move one or more components component which may change appearance Warning 106 There are large Components using Switch off alpha ble
8. To add pages from a project to the one which is currently open select Import Page from the File menu or select Reimport Page from the File menu Notes If an image file is missing when a project is opened an error message will be displayed A large X will be placed where the missing images should be While the Open File dialogue box is open you can right click on the area where the files are displayed not on a file and select how you want them sorted Open File Look in Projects ast st e OE Paan Lan Irrigate ig View gt E access control test ctd m bedside clock ctd Arrange Icons By d Name m fred cts Refresh Size m irrigation ctd Type ke irrigation xml Modified Undo Delete Ctrl Z File name ltest 2 xml ail Properties Files of type Project Files xm wa Cancel Help File Types The file extensions of the file types used by the Schedule Plus software are listed below e CTD Project data file e CTP Template file e CTE Secure Project file this encrypts the file when it is saved to prevent tampering e CTA Project Archive file e XML this was the Project file used by older versions of this software and can still be opened by this version CTD project back up file e CTP back up template file e CTE back up secure Project file To convert all of the Project files in a directory and its sub directories from the old format XML to the new format
9. is used A sample of the time date is displayed at the bottom in the format selected 7 6 4 1 8 Slider The Slider tab of the Visible Properties tab allows you set the appearance of a slider component A Slider consists of a border background slot thumb the bit that slides up and down and tick marks the lines along the side The Slider thumb is used to set or indicate the C Bus Level Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 54 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide Position Border Background Slider Thumb Orientation vertical Ep Pointer Right gt oe f Bar Border Style Raised i 2 slot Border Width Shape Rectangle v Thumb width 19 Border Style Lowered v Thumb Length 120 4 A A Border Width f2 Border Colour width 10 Background Colour ial Border Colour Tick Marks Background Colour Style Right Bar Colour Colour Width JF Length 5 You can set the following slider details e Orientation e Vertical e Horizontal e Style e A Slider has a thumb the bit that slides up and down e ABarhasa rectangle of colour to indicate the C Bus Level e Appearance of the slot Shape Border Style Border Width Slot width Border Colour Background Colour e Appearance of the thumb if it is a Slider Style Shape Border Style Border Width Thumb Width Thumb Length Border Colour Background Colour e The tick marks e Style
10. Performing this Key Function on Scene Groups may cause undesirable behaviour Cause The selected key function Toggle or Dimmer can cause strange behavior if the group addresses in the Scene are at different levels For example if some Groups are on and some are off then the toggle key function will switch on the Groups which are off and vice versa Solution Don t use this key function unless you are happy with the consequences 12 4 108Warning 14109 Message A combination of AND and OR logic has been used AND has precedence over OR Please check that the desired behaviour will result Cause Where a combination of AND and OR logic is used the Operator Precedence rules are important Solution Carefully check that the logic code is as required If needed manually enter brackets in the condition code to obtain the correct result 12 4 109Warning 14110 Message Do you want to add the current condition before continuing Cause The Next button was pressed before the condition was added Solution If you want the currently selected condition to be added click on Yes Otherwise click on No 12 4 110Warning 14111 Message Do you want to add the current action before continuing Cause The Finish button was pressed before the action was added Solution If you want the currently selected action to be added click on Yes Otherwise click on No Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 167 Intel
11. Software Properties this shows how many Pages Components Scenes Schedules etc Schedule Plus supports About shows details of the program Note that many of these items are also available on the Tool Bars Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 122 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 9 9 1 9 2 9 3 9 4 9 5 Other Help Sources Help File The Schedule Plus help file provides some additional information about the Schedule Plus software The help file can be accessed from the Help menu or from any dialogue box with a Help button in this case you will be taken directly to the relevant help topic AQ There is a Frequently Asked Questions FAQ help file distributed with the Schedule Plus software This should be read for more information on how to perform common tasks Tip of the Day The Software has many features that you may not know of The Tip of the Day is designed to introduce a few of these ideas to you The Tip of the Day dialogue box will be displayed when you start the software You can also display it by selecting the Tip of the Day item in the Help Menu The Show on Startup check box allows you to set whether you want it displayed each time the software starts The left and right arrows allow you to scroll through the tips If a tip has an associated Help file entry a button with a question mark will appear Clicking on this will provide more i
12. There are duplicate Scene Triggers These scenes will trigger each other Do you want to change a Scene Trigger Reason Two or more scenes have the same trigger conditions If this trigger is received all of these scenes will be executed Action Click on Yes to go back to editing the scenes Click on No to leave things as they are Error 14037 Message There are circular Scene Triggers These scenes will trigger each other Please change a Scene Trigger or the scene item which is doing the triggering Cause A series of scenes directly or indirectly trigger each other If any one of these scenes gets triggered it will cause enormous amounts of C Bus traffic indefinitely Solution Change a scene trigger or change a scene item which is triggering another scene Error 14038 Message There are duplicate Scene names Please rename one or more Scenes Cause Two or more scenes have the same name Solution Rename one or more of the scenes Error 14039 Message Can not add any more Scenes Maximum is x Cause There is a limit to the number of scenes which can be stored and that limit has been reached Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 148 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 12 4 39 12 4 40 12 4 41 12 4 42 Solution Reduce the number of scenes or store some of the scenes in other C Bus devices Error 14040 Message Passwo
13. a Ja jm ja ji The Users Editor is accessed via the Access Control Manager and allows the editing of the properties of a user The properties which can be set for each user are e Name this is the name of the User e Access Level this is the Access Level for the User e Password this is the password for the User User Name 1 2 3 John ABC DEF GHI Access Level Administrator v 4 5 6 JKL MNO PQR Password Numbers Only Enter Password 7 8 9 Rc STU VWX YZ Verify Password kokak 0 Note that the password must be a number and can be entered by clicking on the Password boxes and typing numbers or by clicking on the numeric buttons on the right The buttons have letters on the bottom which may be useful in remembering the password The password must be between 4 and 12 digits Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 97 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 10 4 7 10 5 7 11 Log in Log out To gain access to the Schedule Plus software it may be necessary to log in This involves entering a password by clicking on the numeric buttons on the screen then clicking on the OK button Password 1 2 DEF 3 4 MNO 7 8 O OK ko 30 ke The user will be asked to log in if they try to access a page that has an Access Level which is higher than their Access Level Alternatively you can e click on the Log in Log out but
14. Fred s House Location Consultant Architect Owner Notes MA m s m When complete click on the Next button 7 4 4 5 Installer Details The Installer page on the Project Details Wizard allows you to enter the details of the C Bus Installer Name Company Address City State Postcode Country Phone Mobile Fax E mail Web site When complete click on the Next button 7 4 4 6 Options The Options tab on the Project Details dialogue box allows you to select various options for Schedule Plus e Set Time Out parameters e Set Start up screen details these are shown when Schedule Plus first opens the project e Select the properties for the Alarm how often it goes off how long it will continue and the snooze time Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 28 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide e The network modelling e Metric Units can be selected to display Temperature in Centigrade rather than Fahrenheit m Time Out Details Time out Page New Page v Time out after 300 Seconds Start up Details Misc Start up page J Metric Units Enable Popup Editor Alarm Details Repeat Period 20 Seconds Alarm Duration 3600 Ha Seconds Snooze Duration 600 Seconds The Enable Popup Editor option is for when you have the software running on a computer with no keyboard but with a touch screen Anywhere th
15. as Valve Type Application Group Address Off Group Address Level Control Local Network Irrigation Back Lawn 1 Unused Level Control Local Network Irrigation Back Lawn 2 Unused Level Control Local Network Irrigation Fern House Unused Level Control Local Network Irrigation Front Lawn Unused Pulse On Off Local Network Irrigation Garden Garden Off The same Irrigation Zones are used for each Irrigation Program To add a new Zone click on the Add Zone button and enter the required Valve Type Network Application and Group Address It is recommended that the Irrigation Application 71 be used for this purpose If the Valve Type is a Pulse On Off type then it is necessary to enter the Group Address for both the on and off control A Level Control Valve only needs the one Group Address selected Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 105 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide Master Loads Tab The fourth tab is the Master Loads tab This is used to describe things which must be on during the whole Irrigation Program Examples of this sort of thing are pumps or master solenoids which have to be energised to allow Irrigation to take place General Program Selection Zone Selection Master Loads Irrigation Duration Irrigation Schedules Add Load Delete Load Master Loads pumps valves etc Bang Valve Type Application Group Address Off Group Address Level Control Local Netw
16. e Alpha Blending Position Border Background Background Status Indication r Active Inactive Background Colour Background Style Solid ng Alpha Blend Level 0 anf e Copy Colours To Border The background style may be set to None this will make it transparent Solid i e a plain colour Light Shaded Medium Shaded Dark Shaded Back Diagonal Forward Diagonal Cross Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 50 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide e Diagonal Cross e Horizontal e Vertical Note that if the shading is set to Light Medium or Dark Shaded the colour can only be black For the other shading options it can be any colour on a transparent background The possible background styles are shown below A LL XP OS e FW RB If you wish to have the background style or colour change to show the status of the Component click on the Background Status Indication check box and select both the active and inactive background colours If the Colour Blending option is selected the colour will change from one colour to the other gradually as the Group Address level changes If you click the Copy Colour To Border button the active and inactive Background colours will be copied to the active and inactive Border colours 7 6 4 1 4 Alpha Blending Alpha Blending is the process of making something look translucent ie you can partly
17. 108 Load Summary 109 Location 30 Lock Components 71 Log 38 Printing 38 Logging 111 Logic 61 Control 61 Monitoring 61 Log in 98 Log out 98 Manual 128 User 128 Menu 14 Menu Items 120 Messages 138 139 140 147 148 149 153 159 162 163 176 Confirm 138 139 140 147 148 149 153 159 162 163 176 Confirmation 142 169 170 171 172 Error 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 159 160 161 162 164 165 166 168 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 Information 141 142 151 172 173 Warning 138 139 140 149 150 151 154 158 160 164 165 166 167 169 176 Monitor 56 Loads 108 Monitor Component 45 Monitors 42 Moving Components 69 Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 180 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide N Networks 7 Configuration 28 New Project 25 Nudge 60 Numbers 12 Hexadecimal 12 O Offset 56 Open 24 Operation Mode 17 110 Exit 62 Options 15 Program 18 Order 70 Output Unit 6 P Page 40 Access Level 40 Add 24 Auto Create 32 Import 24 SaveAs 33 Theme 74 Schedules 88 Pages 39 115 Adding 34 39 Adding Tutorial 133 Adding Components 67 Deleting 40 Documenting 124 Duplicating 39 Links 63 67 Password 40 Properties 40 Saving the Image 127 Selecting 22 39 Templates 34 Paint Format 70 Parameters 18 Command Line 18 Password 40
18. 73 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 7 2 7 7 3 When a component is placed by clicking and icon on the Tool Bar if there is a corresponding Theme Component then it will be placed If not then the default one will be placed The component chosen from the theme components page depends on which type of component is being placed e Text the first text Component on the Components Theme Page e Shape e if placing a shape with a flat border then it will be the first flat Shape Component on the Components Theme Page e if placing a shape with a 3D border then it will be the first 3D Shape Component on the Components Theme Page C Bus Button the first Button Component on the Components Theme Page which has a C Bus type set Text Button the first Button Component on the Components Theme Page which does not have a C Bus type set Level the first Level Component on the Components Theme Page e Indicator the first Shape Component on the Components Theme Page which has a C Bus type set e Clock the first Clock Component on the Components Theme Page e Slider the first Slider Component on the Components Theme Page which is a Slider type Bar Graph the first Slider Component on the Components Theme Page which is a Bar Graph type Monitor the first Monitor Component on the Components Theme Page e Selector the first Selector Component on the Components Theme Page If you have more that one
19. Application may cause unexpected behaviour Are you sure you wish to use this Application Cause Some C Bus Applications are reserved for specific purposes Using these Applications for other purposes can cause problems for a C Bus installation Solution Click on the Yes button to continue If you are not sure what you are doing click on the No button 12 4 124Error 14125 Message You can not edit the details of users with higher access levels Cause You can only edit the details of users of your level or below Solution Only someone with a higher access level can change the details of the selected user 12 4 125Error 14126 Message Error in Location data Cause There is an error in the data entered for the location Solution Enter valid data 12 4 126Confirmation 14127 Message Do you want to close the Schedule Plus software Cause Your action will close the Schedule Plus software Solution To close click on the Yes button otherwise click on the No button Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 171 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 12 4 127Error 14128 Message Please select a file Cause A file has not been selected Solution Select a valid file name 12 4 128Information 14129 Message The Schedule Plus program will be minimised It can be maximised from the Task Bar Reason The Schedule Plus software is about to be minimised Action C
20. Avww clipsal com cis Networks Where a project exceeds the physical limitations of a single C Bus network the project may need to be segregated into several networks Each network will need to be connected to one or more other networks via a bridge Some definitions are required for the understanding of C Bus Networks e The computer uses a PC Interface or PCI to send and receive messages from C Bus e C Bus Networks which the computer is connected to are referred to as Local or Connected Networks e The C Bus Network which is used when creating new Components etc is referred to as the Default Network All other Networks are referred to as Remote Networks e A C Bus Bridge is used to connect two C Bus Networks together and to transmit messages from one Network to the other e A Fully Connected Network has every Network connected to every other Network via a C Bus Bridge and behaves as one large C Bus Network Application Connect Mode is a setting in a C Bus Bridge that can be used to automatically send all messages from one of its Networks to the other This makes the two Networks behave as if they were connected there are some limitations though Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 7 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide C Bus Local Bridges Remote Network Networks Computer Interface How the system works depends on how the networks are constructed Th
21. CTD select the Convert Files item from the File menu and select the Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 24 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide required directory You will be presented with a list of all of the files which have been converted 7 4 2 2 Loading C Touch Projects 7 4 3 7 4 4 It is common to have C Touch Touchscreens installed in an installation and to have the Schedule Plus software running on a PC at the same time It is possible to load a C Touch project file into this software to save having to enter the same data again To do this e Open the C Touch Project File e Resize the Project if required e Make any changes as necessary e Save the file under a different name Creating a new Project When the software first starts the Project Details Wizard will be displayed Create a New Project Based on a Template JC CLIPSAL SchedulePlus Templates Themes Colourfullcolourful 7 Open an Existing Project aoe C Open a Recent Project To create a new project at any other time select the New Project menu item from the File menu The Project Details Wizard will allow you to e Create a New Blank Project e Create a New Project Based on a Template click on the Browse button to load a Template or Theme for the Project e Open an Existing Project click on the Browse button to select the Project e Open a Recent Project select the Project f
22. Day type day of the month month or year will NOT be included in the Schedule Example 1 For example suppose you have selected e Week Days Monday to Friday in the Day of Week set e Any Day ie all days 1 31 in the Day of Month set e January to June in the Month set e 2003 in the Year set Any day which is present in each of the above sets will be included in the Schedule Hence e Monday 23 June 2003 will be in the Schedule the day is in Monday Friday the day of the month is in 1 31 the month is in Jan June and the year is 2003 e Monday 21 June 2004 will not be in the Schedule the day is in Monday Friday the day of the month is in 1 31 the month is in Jan June but the year is not 2003 e Any Saturday or Sunday will not be in the Schedule e Any day in July December will not be in the Schedule e Any day not in the year 2003 will not be in the Schedule Example 2 If you want the Schedule to occur on the first Tuesday of every month select Custom in the list in the Day of Week group and select Tuesday Select Week 1 from the list in the Day of Month Group Leave the Month group set to Any Month Leave the Year group set to Any Year Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 91 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 9 5 7 9 6 Example 3 To have a schedule repeat every three days select Any Day in Day of Week and Any Month in the Month group Sele
23. File Select Log File J kuto File Name IV Limit File Size Messages V Show Info Messages J Show Sent C Bus Commands M Show Received C Bus Commands Show C Gate Messages Show Serverx Messages Show Logic Debug Messages Show Event Time Show Data as CSV M Word Wrap J Colour Highlighting There are check boxes on the Options Tab which enable various options Show Info Messages This enables the logging of information messages Show Sent C Bus Commands This enables the logging of commands sent from the software Show Received C Bus Commands This enables the logging of commands received from C Bus Show C Gate Messages this displays messages to and from C Gate Show ServerX Messages this displays messages to and from ServerX Show Logic Debug Messages this displays Logic Log Messages Show Event Time When selected this appends the date and time of each event Show Data as CSV This logs all data as Comma Separated Values to allow the log file to be imported into a spreadsheet database or other program Word Wrap this allows the text to wrap around in the display if it is too long to fit on one line Colour Highlighting this controls whether the logged commands are shown in different colours The Select Log File allows the desired file name to be selected Alternatively if the Auto File Name check box is selected the file name will be automatically generated from the date and time
24. Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide e setting a scene Enable Time Day Event C Bus Page Link Special Function C Bus Event Type Ramp Rate 9 Rara aaa instantaneously X Pulse Group s C Set Scene Pule Controlled Item Duration Scene Groups Na pa z e Single Group Network Local Network Final Level Application Lighting v Group Address leunused5 x 7 8 o Level To Level 0 vi OFF ON C To Tag Pa Ear To control an individual group select the Single Group button To control all of the groups in a Scene select the Scene Groups button and select the appropriate Scene To set a group or Scene groups click on the Ramp Group button and select the required group s level and ramp rate To pulse a group or Scene Groups ie set it to a particular level for a certain time click on the Pulse Group button and select the required group s level ramp rate duration and return level the level returned to at the termination of the pulse To set a scene click on the Set Scene button and select the required scene from the list Notes on Using Timers Pulsed Groups Timers are used where the exact time that something is on for is critical For example if you want something to be pulsed on for a couple of seconds then a Pulse is appropriate If you want to switch a light on at 7 00 PM then off at 6 00 AM then an 11 hour pulse is not so appropriate
25. It is more suitable to have two Schedules See Power Failure Recovery Page Link You can also have the Schedule select a page by selecting the required page from the Page Link tab An example of a use for this would be to have Schedule Plus display a page reminding the user to put out the garbage on a particular night Special Functions You can also have the Schedule execute a Special Function by selecting the required one from the Special Function tab The most common use for Special Functions being executed from a Schedule is to raise an alarm at a particular time Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 89 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 9 3 7 9 4 Note that not all Special Functions can be executed from a Schedule you will only be given a choice of some of them Year View Selecting the days for which a Schedule is to occur can be complex The Schedule Year View displays every day on which the selected Schedule will occur to enable you to confirm that you have set up the Schedule correctly To open the Schedule Year View In the Schedule Editor Day tab click on the Year View button or In the Schedule Manager select a Schedule and then click the Year View button on the Tool Bar The days highlighted are the ones on which the Schedule will occur Click on the Previous button to go back a year or on the Next button to go forward a year Special days are ma
26. Programmer s Guide 7 6 4 4 Value box SLIDER this is used for System IO Variable sliders only STATUS this will show the System IO Variable status but pressing the component will have no effect SELECTOR this is used for System IO Variable Selectors only BELL PRESS this sets the System IO Variable to its maximum while the component is held then sets it to the minimum value when released INCREMENT MONTH this increments increases by one the month date System I O only DECREMENT MONTH this decrements decreases by one the month date System I O only INCREMENT YEAR this increments increases by one the year date System I O only DECREMENT YEAR this decrements decreases by one the year date System I O only The Variable list allows the System IO Variable to be selected The Add Edit button allows System IO Variables to be edited or new System IO Variables to be created Special Functions When a component is activated it can cause some Special Functions to be executed Some Special Functions can also be executed by Schedules Special Functions include None no Special Function is used Access Control Edit Open the Access Control Manager Alarm On this starts an alarm Alarm Off this stops the alarm Alarm Snooze this delays the alarm for a set amount of time Cleaning Mode this disables the touch screen so that it can be cleaned Date Time Set Set the computer Date Time and Timezo
27. Properties To change the visible properties physical appearance of a particular Component open the Component Properties form then select the Visible Properties tab The options on the Visible Properties tab depend upon the type of component and may include Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 46 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 6 4 1 1 7 6 4 1 2 Position Border Background Text Image Clocks Slider Monitor Value Position The Position tab of the Visible Properties tab allows the size and position of the component to be entered manually The position is specified by the coordinate of the left and top corner of the rectangle bounding the component and the width and height of the component When a triangular round or oval shaped component is placed on a page the component is bounded by an imaginary rectangle The coordinates on this tab refer to this bounding rectangle Position Border Background Text Images Left XO Top 272 width 88 Height 32 Border The border of a component is the shape and style of the outline of the component The Border tab of the Visible Properties tab allows you to enter the appearance of the border of the component You can select the following border properties e shape rectangle ellipse triangle etc line style solid dotted raised lowered etc border width colour Alpha Blending Copyri
28. Pty Ltd Page 56 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide Value to Display C Bus Group Address Percent C Bus Group Address Level C Bus Group Address RCS Temperature C Bus Group Address Level Tag Description C Bus Group Address Tag Description eon seencenssenscssosescossensensnecsecsssvensecovessecseseosseneesiey System I O Value Default C System I O Yalue Custom Custom Prefix Text Postfix Text Gain fp Calculate Offset fo Decimal Places 0 For a Component controlling C Bus the options are e C Bus Group Address Percent display Group level as a percentage of full load e C Bus Group Address Level display Group level e C Bus Group Address RCS Temperature display Group level as an RCS Room Control System Temperature if the Group Address is used to broadcast RCS Temperature e C Bus Group Address Level Tag Description display Group level as a Tag Description if there are Level Tags for the Group C Bus Group Address Tag Description display Group tag e C Bus Group Address Custom display Group level as a custom value see below Custom Format When displaying a value using the custom option there are several properties which can be selected to control the text displayed e Prefix Text this is text displayed before the numerical value e Postfix Text this is text displayed after the numerical value e Gain this is used to scale the value
29. Scenes Schedules lt I lt l Irrigation ly Special Days Access Control jv Logic To save a whole Project as a Template select the Save As Template item from the File menu select which parts of the Project you want to have saved in the Template click on OK enter a File Name and click on OK To save just the current page as a Template select the Save Page As Template item from the File menu select which parts of the Project you want to have saved in the Template click on OK enter a File Name and click on OK To open an existing Template select Open Template item from the File menu select which parts of the Template you want to import click OK select the Template file and click on OK Project Templates Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 34 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 4 7 7 4 7 1 Templates can be used to save the user from having to re enter the same data each time a new project is started To create a project template follow these steps e Create a new Project In the Project Details dialogue box enter your name and company details In the Project Details dialogue box enter your location and time zone Create a standard start up page if you want one Create any other pages that you want to use regularly you can always delete them later if you don t use them Place any specific components that you regularly use on a page so that
30. Systems Pty Ltd Page 153 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 12 4 57 12 4 58 12 4 59 Solution Reduce the number of Networks being used Refer to the Project Summary to determine where the Networks have been used Error 14058 Message Network s NETWORK NAME are not supported by C Gate Please update the C Bus Project file Cause One or more networks used in the project are not supported by C Gate Solution 1 Remove some networks from the project Refer to the Project Summary to determine where the Networks have been used Solution 2 Update the C Bus project Warning 14059 Message There appears to be a discrepancy between the selected Longitude and the selected Time Zone Cause The Longitude that has been entered on the Location Tab is more than 4 hours from the Time Zone selected on the Daylight Savings tab Solution Change the Longitude and or the Time Zone if one or both is in error If both are correct then ignore this message Error 14060 Message Invalid Longitude Latitude Must be 1 to 3 numbers separated by spaces or a number followed a decimal point and the fractional part of the number Cause The Longitude or Latitude data has been entered incorrectly Solution Enter the data as one of the following formats e Degrees e Degrees Minutes e Degrees Minutes Seconds e Degrees Fraction Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd P
31. Warning 14008 Message Screen type has been changed Some components may be affected Cause The size of the project screen has been changed If the screen has been made smaller components that were near the edges may have been moved to fit them onto the new screen Solution Check pages to ensure that the placement of components is still suitable Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 139 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 12 4 8 12 4 9 12 4 10 12 4 11 Error 14009 Message Could not open Clipsal web site Cause The Clipsal Web Site could not be opened This may be due to a fault with your web browser or with your internet connection Solution Check your web browser and Internet connection to make sure they operate correctly Warning 14010 Message This image is too large to fit on the screen It will be reduced in size automatically Cause The selected image is larger that the project screen size Solution There are several solutions e Do nothing the image will automatically be reduced in size e Use an image editing program to change the size of the image e Use a smaller image Confirm 14011 Message Do you want to change the scene levels Reason You are about to open the Scene Editor This will allow you to add and change scenes Action Click on Yes to open the Scene Editor Click on No to not open the Scene Editor Err
32. a project The Scene Editor is accessed via the Scene Manager Each Scene has several main properties e Aname description e Antriggering Group Address e A series of actions Name The name should be something meaningful to you so that it makes sense when you see it in a list Triggering Scene Trigger Network Local Network z Application contr ss Group Address jeUrused gt ssi Level b 4 po 100 C Tag The triggering Group Address is the Group Address and level that trigger the Scene to be executed If the Scene does not need to be triggered from another input unit leave this as unused Typically a particular Group Address on the Control Application number CA hex will trigger the Scene when it is at 100 Actions The actions are the C Bus events that the Scene will execute Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 77 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide Scene Details Scene Actions Set Local Network Lighting Basement Light 1 to 100 f Set Local Network Lighting Bed 1 Light to 10096 Edit Set Local Network Lighting Bedside Lights to 50 Set Local Network Lighting Blinds CLOSE to 100 Set Local Network Lighting Kitchen 1 to 0 Set Local Network Lighting Lounge 1 Light to 0 dd Set Levels Delete Down Duplicate tetel 6 250 Scene Actions Used Scene execution 0 2 seconds approximately Eme cen To add a
33. alert the user An Alarm can be started by e pressing on a Component with the Alarm On Special Function set e a Schedule with the Alarm On Special Function e a Group Address triggering a Component by Remote Control Like a regular Alarm Clock the Alarm can also be switched off and there is a Snooze option which will switch the alarm off for a certain period The Schedule Plus software plays the system default beep when the Alarm is on To set the desired sound use the Windows Control Panel The Project Options can be used to set e how often the Alarm beep is played e how long it will continue e how long the Snooze period is Testing Debugging and Operation Connecting to C Bus C Gate has to be running and correctly configured to communicate with C Bus before it can be used by Schedule Plus To connect to C Bus select the Connect to C Bus sub menu from the Options menu This will connect you to C Bus using the details set up in the C Bus Project The Program Options allows you to select which IP Address and Port is used to connect to C Gate Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 107 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 14 2 The software will take several seconds to read the current state of the C Bus network Once connected all C Bus buttons on the software will show and control the state of C Bus Group Addresses Load Monitor The Load Monitor shows every N
34. and hence will be different each time If the Limit File Size option is selected the file will be closed when it gets to 100 000 lines usually around 2MB and another log file will be started Log File Data All messages written to the log contain a prefix with the type of log message All sent C Bus commands in the log will be prefixed by Tx which is short for transmit All received C Bus commands in the log will be prefixed by Rx which is short for receive The Schedule Plus log shows the source of all transmitted commands which will be one of e User click a user has clicked on a component e Schedule e Scene triggered by external source Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 112 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 14 7 e Logic If the command was sent as part of a Scene this will be shown For example a log line showing 09 05 2005 12 16 31 PM C Bus Tx Set Kitchen On User Click means that at 12 16 31 PM on 09 05 2005 the Kitchen group was switched on and the source of the command was a user click 09 05 2005 12 19 01 PM C Bus Tx Ramp Porch to 60 over 4s Schedule Night Time Scene Welcome Home means that this command was originated by Schedule Night Time which triggered Scene Welcome Home 09 05 2005 12 21 12 PM C Bus Tx Set Basement Light 1 On Logic Line 40 means that the command was initiated by line 40 of the logic code
35. automatically arranged into Schedule Collections which are groups of related Schedules All of the Schedules in a Schedule Collection will be executed under the same conditions ie they are executed on the same day s and have the same enabling group The enabling conditions under which the Schedule is executed are shown at the bottom of the Schedule Manager dialogue box Selecting a Schedule Collection from the Schedule Tree will display only the Schedules in that Schedule Collection Selecting All Schedules will display all Schedules If you double click on a Schedule Collection in the list it will open the Schedule Collection Conditions dialogue box This will allow you to change the Enabling Group Address and the Day on which all of the Schedules in the selected Schedule Collection occur Refer to the Schedule Editor for more details The Schedule Collection icon in the tree shows the enabled state of the Schedule Collection Enabled Disabled Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 81 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide SCHEDULE TABLE VIEW To view the Schedule data as a table click on the Schedule Table button The data will be displayed in several columns as described below Number Description Date Time ction Enable State 1 Irrigation Every Day 8 00 00 PM Set Irrigation Control to Lawns Always Disabled 2 Night Every Day Sunset 1 00 00 Ramp Lounge
36. by double clicking on the required day Special Day Type More Normal Public Holiday Special Day 1 Special Day 2 Special Day 3 Special Day 4 Special Day 5 Special Day 6 ATTVUTUVIYW Most of the time you will want to just set the Special Day type s for the selected day In this case you just need to select the Special Days Normal Public Holiday etc and then click on OK To access the more advanced Special Day creation features click on the More button The form will change to Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 100 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 12 7 12 1 Special Day Type Day Single Day p Single Day Every Year e Set Day Type C Add Day Type C Remove Day Type C Multiple Days Starting 3 05 2005 v Normal Public Holiday Special Day 1 Special Day 2 Special Day 3 Special Day 4 Special Day 5 Special Day 6 lL tTittiti lt lt 1 lt 1 lt 1 lt 1 lt 1 lt 1 lt I To set the same Special Day type every year e Select the Single Day Every Year radio button e Select the Ending year e Select the Special Day Type s e Click on OK To set the Special Day type for a group of days Select the Multiple Days radio button Select the Starting date Select the Ending date Select which days of the week are applicable if relevant Select the Special Day Type s Click on OK Options for setting the Specia
37. clock omp When the project is saved image files will be copied into the project directory hence it is not possible to use two different images with the same name You can look at the Project Summary for a list of all images used by the Project Solution Click on the Existing button to use the existing image instead Click on the New button to use the new image Note that this new image will be used everywhere in the project where this image name is used Error 14020 Message There is no C Bus Project selected Open the Project Details form and select a C Bus Project Cause The C Gate networks file is created from the C Bus Project file There is currently no C Bus Project file selected Solution Open the Project Details dialogue box and select a C Bus Project Error 14021 Message Please save the Project first Cause The Project files need to be saved before they can be archived Solution Save the Project then archive the Project Error 14022 Message Program PROGRAM NAME could not be run because REASON Cause The program PROGRAM NAME could not be run The REASON explains the cause Solution Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 143 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 12 4 22 12 4 23 Reason Solution The specified file was not found Check the file name Check that the file name exists The specified path was not found
38. cursor over one of the selection dots The cursor will change to show which way the size will be adjusted left right up down or diagonally uf Click on the dot and drag to the required size Release the mouse button when the size is right A component s size can also be adjusted precisely by editing it and typing in the required size To change the size of components to match the size of another component select the component that you want the others to match the primary selection Then select the other component s these are the secondary selections The height width or both can be set by either clicking the size speed buttons on the tool bar or selecting the Edit Size menu then selecting Height Width or Both Some components have a minimum size If you try to set the size too small it will be automatically adjusted If you are unable to resize Components it may be because the Components are Locked See also grid Copying and Deleting Components To copy one or more Components select them then e click on the copy item from the edit menu e click on the copy speed button on the Edit Tool Bar or e press CTRL C To cut one or more components select them then e click on the cut item from the edit menu e click on the cut speed button on the Edit Tool Bar or Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 69 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide
39. displayed A bitmap strip has a seies of frames in the bitmap These get displayed one after the other to give an animation effect A text file with the same name as the bitmap is used to provide the details of the animation Refer to the provided sample animated images to get a better understanding of how these work Button components can also select a frame of a bitmap depending on the C Bus level This allows almost any customised effect to be created to display the level of a C Bus Group Address To do this select an animated image as the Active Image Select the Select Frame Using Level check box The number of frames in the bitmap will be divided across the range 0 to 255 Hence if there are 10 frames the first will be shown for levels 0 to 25 255 10 the second from 26 to 51 and so on There are various shareware programs available for converting animated GIF images into bitmap strips including Alchemy GIF Animator Note that once you load an image into a Project it will remain the same until it is re loaded If you edit the file on disk you will not see the new image on the screen unless you open the Project again or use the Options Refresh Images menu item 7 6 4 1 7 Clock The Clock tab of the Visible Properties tab allows you to set the properties of a clock component Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 53 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide Time Date Displa
40. editor appear automatically when a Component is placed by selecting the option in the Program Options See also component manipulation Good Design Practices and Keyboard Shortcuts Tool Select If you wish to place a component with a Special Function you can select the Edit Place Component Tools menu item or select the Tools button on the Tool Bar You will be able to select a button with the desired properties from the drop down list Click on the OK button then click on the screen where you want the button placed The Components which can be placed are Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 67 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 6 6 7 6 6 1 Back Back Page button Exit Operation Mode Exit Operation Mode Hyperlink add a Hyperlink Irrigation Rain Delay open the Irrigation Rain Delay Schedule Edit Irrigation open the Irrigation Manager Edit Special Days open the Special Day Manager Edit Scenes open the Scene Manager Edit Schedules open the Schedule Manager Set Date Time set the computer date and time Log in show the page for entering the user password Log out log the user out and display the start up page The same end result can be selected by placing a component on a page then setting its properties Manipulating Components Before a Component can be manipulated it must be selected If you are wanting to manipulate several components a
41. every day z For more complicated day selection you will need the page with more detail click on the more button Enable Time Day Event Day of Week Day of Month Month Year Any Day v Any Day ng any Month v id ad id gt lv Any Year Iv Iv d Iv IV Iy A A Iv IV A Iv A IV IV iV IV Iv IV IV Iv IV Iv Iv Iv IV Iy 7 IV ses On big On m m r F Iv A IV IV j j A IV ja ja 7 FA a Repeat Schedule z z P 5 Hi a i in Year View fa Jai x Less Day of the Week Group If you want the Schedule to occur on particular days of the week or on Special Days select the days required The drop down list at the top allows you to select various combinations including e None this clear the lists for you You must then select one or more days otherwise the Schedule will never run Any Day i e you don t care which day of the week it is Weekdays Monday Friday Weekends Saturday and Sunday Work Days Monday to Friday but not Public Holidays Non work Days Saturday Sunday and Public Holidays To enter something different select Custom from the list and select the required days The Schedule will run on the days of the week selected Sunday Saturday and also on any Special Days selected in the Also On list but not on any Special Days selected in the Not On list In the example below the Schedule will occur on Weekends Saturday and Sunday and also on Public Holidays For many people these are
42. executable name within double quotes eg C Program Files Internet Explorer IEXPLORE EXE If you are having problems getting the selected program to run it is recommended that you test that you have the details correct From the Windows Start menu select Run Copy the data from the Program or File and Parameters edit boxes into edit box on the Windows Run form and click on the OK button It is not possible to run programs in projects when accessing them via the internet Examples To run the Windows calculator e Program or File c windows calc exe e Parameters To open the c temp folder e Program or File c temp e Parameters To Play a sound file c SoundFiles test wav e Program or File c SoundFiles test wav e Parameters To open the www clipsal com au cis web site with the default browser e Program or File http www clipsal com au cis e Parameters To run the Windows Paint Program and open the file c lmages test omp e Program or File c windows pbrush exe e Parameters c lmages test omp See also Tool Select Grid It can be difficult to get Components to line up exactly when they are placed onto a Page To make this easier the components are placed on a grid which is set by default to be every 8 pixels This Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 72 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 6 9 7 7 7 7 1 means that a compone
43. in the Scene which are already on To select this behaviour select the Nudge Ramp only On Groups in Scenes check box This will result in the following occurring e Nudge Up On Up and Dimmer will only increase the level of Group Addresses which are already on e Nudge Down Off Down and Dimmer will only decrease Group Addresses which are on and only to a minimum level of 1 To have all of the Groups in the Scenes controlled regardless of their level de select the Nudge Ramp only On Groups in Scenes check box When complete click on the Next button Location The Location page on the Project Details Wizard dialogue box allows you to select the location of the project installation which is used for sunrise sunset calculations The essential data is the Longitude and Latitude of the installation The easiest way to select this is to select the Country from the first drop down list then the city from the second drop down list This will enter the Longitude and Latitude for you If the Country and or City is not in the list s then type them in and type in the Longitude and Latitude If you click on the Add to Database button this city will be added to your database of cities and will be available for the next time you use the software Location Country australia Add to Database City Adelaide v Latitude pa 55 07 C North South Longitude 1138 36 46 C West East Verify Sunrise and Sunset Time Zone GMT 09 3
44. is applied Check that the PC Interface has power the LED s should be lit Error 14024 Message One or more used networks do not exist in project PROJECT NAME Please select another project or close this program and edit the selected project Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 144 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 12 4 24 12 4 25 12 4 26 Click Show to see a list of networks Click Continue to select another project Click Close to close the program Cause The Schedule Plus Project uses networks which do not exist in the C Bus project The Schedule Plus software can not use or control networks which do not exist in the project database Solution Click on Show to see a list of the networks in the Schedule Plus Project and the C Bus Project Click on Continue to return to selecting a C Bus project Click on Close to close the Schedule Plus software and edit the C Bus Project To resolve the problem e Select a different C Bus Project or e Remove any use of the networks which are not supported or e Edit the C Bus project to include the necessary networks Error 14025 Message Error using C Bus database Cause There was a fault when using the C Bus data base Solution Click on OK Error 14026 Message Please select a scene Cause The C Bus action has been set to set a Scene but no scene was selected Solution Select the Scene
45. new format including the backup file Action Click on Yes to save it with the new format Click on No to save it with the same format as it currently is Confirm 14093 Message Do you want to recover the selected load s after a power failure e Press Yes to recover these loads e Press No to not recover these loads e Press Cancel to cancel this operation Reason You have requested that selected load s have their Power Failure Recovery status changed Action Click on Yes to recover the state of the selected load s after a power failure Click on No to not recover the state of the selected load s after a power failure Click on Cancel to not change anything Confirm 14094 Message Are you sure you want to delete old all Special Days Reason You have pressed a button to delete all Special Days or just the old ones the ones that occurred before today Action Click on Yes to delete the Special Days Click on No to leave the Special Days Confirm 14095 Message Are you sure you want to delete the selected item Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 163 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 12 4 95 12 4 96 12 4 97 12 4 98 Reason You have attempted to delete a Scene or Scene Action Actions Click on Yes to delete the item Click on Cancel to leave the item Warning 14096 Message Tag can not be added edited unless the
46. none one side or both sides e Colour e Width e Length e The Bar Colour if it is a Bar Style e Active Colour e Inactive Colour e The colour blending can be used to change the colour of the bar as the C Bus level changes Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 55 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 6 4 1 9 Monitor The Monitor tab of the Visible Properties tab allows you to set the properties of a Monitor Component j Text Monitor Monitor Type Temperature nd Network Local Network v Unit Address z Refresh Rate 20 seconds Accuracy 1 decimal place x You must select e the type of data displayed temperature light level or voltage e the Network which the unit is installed on e the unit address of the C Bus device that is having its data read use the C Bus Tool Kit to determine this e the refresh update rate e the data accuracy precision The readings displayed can be updated at different intervals The time between updates of the display may range from 20 to 255 seconds A short refresh interval would load the C Bus Network with commands to a greater extent than a long interval Unless the information has to be very current the longer times should be used 7 6 4 1 10 Value The Value tab of the Visible Properties tab allows you to set the properties of a Level Indicator Component Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems
47. not instantaneously the Scene will NOT be triggered at the end of the ramp It will be triggered as soon as the command is received Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 75 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 8 2 Scene Manager The Scene Manager allows the user to see all scenes in a project It also allows you to add copy edit and delete scenes To show the Scene Manager dialogue box click on the Edit Scenes item in the Edit menu or click on the Scenes button on the tool bar Trigger 1 Scene None 2 Scene 2 None 3 Scene 3 Lighting Bathroom 1 0 The Scene Manager shows the Scene number name and Trigger Group for each scene in the project The columns can be sorted by clicking on top of the column or they can be rearranged and have their widths changed by dragging them To create a new scene click on the Add button The Scene Editor dialogue box will appear To delete a scene select the required scene from the list and click on the Delete button To edit a scene select the required scene from the list and click on the Edit button or double click on the required scene To copy a Scene select the required Scene and click on the Duplicate button To change the order of the Scenes use the Move Up and Move down buttons To automatically create a Scene 1 Before opening the Scene Manager set the levels of the Group Addresses to their desired levels
48. of a particular type of theme component for example C Bus Buttons only the first one will be selected when placing a component To change which one is to be used as the default select the required one and click on the Move to Back tool bar button or menu item This will then make it the first one and hence it will be selected in the future Theme Pages To add a Theme Page select the Edit Page New Theme Page menu item Enter the name of the page or use the default and click on the OK button It is recommended that the name of the page starts with the word Theme in order to distinguish that this is a Theme Page rather than a regular Page The first of the Theme Pages is used for the Theme Components The rest of the Theme Pages can be used as a background for the other pages in a Project A Theme Page can have its background Colour set and have any other Components placed on it When this Theme Page is used by another Page the Theme Page will be drawn as a background for the Page and then the Page s components will be drawn on top Using Themes Once a Theme Page has been selected for a Project Page you will see the Theme Page in the background You can not Select or edit the Theme Page components without Selecting the Theme Page first You can Activate the Theme Page components however Theme Pages can be based on other Theme Pages In this way a hierarchy of Theme Pages can be created where changing the properties
49. of the parent Theme Page will affect the appearance of the child Theme Pages and any Project Pages based on either the parent or child Themes can be loaded as Templates To get a better understanding of Themes create a New Project using one of the supplied Theme Templates and e add some new Pages and set the Theme Page e add some components to the new Pages e change the Theme Pages and observe what happens to the new Pages Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 74 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 8 7 8 1 Scenes A scene is used to control several loads at once in a coordinated action A Scene is a pre determined set of Levels for particular Group Addresses A scene can be used to set a series of lights to particular levels rather than setting them individually Common examples of uses of scenes are e Setting all of the lights in a building on or off e Setting the lights in a room for a particular use for a presentation or for a meeting e Controlling a series of loads for a particular use eg to set up for a video presentation a Scene could dim the lights close the curtains lower the projector screen start the VCR and start the projector Scenes can be created with the Scene Manager Note that the Groups in a Scene can be controlled adjusted up and down by a component if required See also Delays in Scenes Triggering Scenes Scenes can be
50. only method available To load the C Bus tags into a project open the Project Details dialogue box and select the C Bus project with the required tags It is easiest to load the tags for a project before you start You can however create a project and assign group addresses then load the tags later See also Printing Hexadecimal Numbers A Hexadecimal number is a number represented in base 16 Everyday numbers are represented Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 12 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide in decimal which is base 10 In the decimal system numbers are expressed with 10 symbols the familiar digits 0 9 The hexadecimal system uses 16 symbols the ten digits 0 to 9 plus six letters A to F to stand for digits In the decimal system once the number 9 the last digit is reached a symbol has to be placed in the next column the tens column to create a number with two digits In the hexadecimal system in exactly the same way once the number F the last digit is reached a symbol must be placed in the next column the sixteens column A comparison between the two is shown below decimal hexadecimal 0 00 2 02 4 04 6 06 8 08 10 0A 12 0C 14 0E 16 10 18 12 20 14 22 16 24 18 26 1A 28 1C 30 1E 32 20 A complete list is provided in the Schedule Plus help file 1 01 3 03 5 05 7 07 9 09 11 0B 13 0D 15 0F
51. set the load power optional e Threshold this allows you to set the load duration threshold for the alarm optional Edit Action this allows you to set the action which will be performed when a load duration threshold is exceeded Reset Load Alarm this re enables the load alarm see above Refresh this refreshes the display Load Summary this generates a report of the monitored loads Auto Refresh this automatically refreshes the display every 10 seconds Group selection drop down list this allows you to select whether you want to display all Groups just Monitored Groups or just Groups which have exceeded their Threshold Power Failure Recovery The Power Fail Recovery button on the tool bar activates or de activates the power fail recovery of the selected load s See also Logging Events Load Summary To create a Load Summary report e Select the Load Summary button from the Monitored Loads dialogue box or e Select the File Reports Load Summary menu item The Load Summary report lists all of the Monitored Loads and their properties e Run Duration since last reset Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 109 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 14 4 7 14 5 e Energy Used since last reset e Time when last reset e Whether the load has exceeded its duration threshold The format of the report can be set to HTML or Text in the Program Options dialog
52. set to the values set for your computer To reset these parameters to the default click the Reset to Local Timezone button To select a different time zone click on the Select Other Timezone button It should not normally be necessary to manually change any of the parameters on this tab When complete click on the Finish button Timezone Selection The Daylight Savings page in the Project Details dialogue allows you to enter the time zone and Daylight Savings details This process is simplified by clicking on the Select Other Timezone button on the Project Details Daylight Savings Tab This will open the Timezone Selection dialogue box Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 31 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 4 4 11 pow Name Home ors Now Date amp Time 09 30 Darwin 10 00 Guam Port Moresby 10 00 Vladivostok 10 00 Hobart 10 00 Brisbane 1 07 2003 09 52 AM 1 07 2003 10 22 AM 1 07 2003 11 22 AM 1 07 2003 11 22 AM 1 07 2003 10 22 AM 1 07 2003 11 22 AM 1 07 2003 11 22 AM 1 07 2003 01 22 PM 1 07 2003 12 22 PM We lt lt 2 Z Canberra Melbourne Sydney 11 00 Magadan Solomon Is New Caledonia 12 00 Auckland Wellington 12 00 Fiji Kamchatka Marshall I5 mamat ia e Z lt ZJZ Z2 2z lt z2 K Time Zone AUS Eastern Standard Time AUS Eastern Standard Time GMT 10 00 Starts on last Sunday of March at 3 00 00 AM This
53. the array and it will change between e None no access e Full full Access e Partial partial access Access Levels Users Access Features Options All Yes All No Default Task Anonymous User 1 User 2 User 3 Supervisor Administrator Control C Bus ee Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Edit Schedules No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Edit Irrigation No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Edit Scenes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Edit Special Days No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Edit Project No No No No No Yes Show Log Load Monitor No No No No No Yes Miscellaneous No No No No No Yes Exit Open Yes No No No No Yes Remote Access No No No No No Yes Edit Access Control Yes No No No No Yes To give all Access Levels access to all features click on the All Yes button To give all Access Levels access to none of the features click on the All No button To give all Access Levels typical access to features click on the Default button When Partial access is selected the following forms are affected e Irrigation edit zone times only e Scenes edit levels only e Schedules edit time day and GA level only e Access Control edit users only e Special Days add delete Special Days only Options Tab The options for displaying disabled components and features menu items and tool bar buttons are e Show display them as normal e Hide hide disabled Components and features e Show as Disabled show disabled Components with gr
54. the complexity of the screen If you have a plain background with just a few components it will be quite fast If you have lots of components and in particular big images it will be much slower There are two things that can not be done via the Internet e Clicking on a component with most Special Functions will do nothing e You can not perform any function which would show a dialogue box eg Editing Scenes etc See also Command Line Parameters Program Options Command Line Parameters The Schedule Plus program can be started with various properties enabled upon start up These properties are called Command Line Parameters For example the program can start with a particular file loaded and with the C Bus communications channel already open This is particularly useful when the program is set to automatically start when the computer is started by having the program in the Windows StartUp folder or if you have a Desktop shortcut To set the command line parameters right click on the Schedule Plus shortcut on the desktop or Start menu and select the Properties item The command line parameters are entered into the Target box General Shortcut Compatibility ji Schedule Plus g Target type Application Target location Target C ClipsalS chedule Plus45chedule Plus exe Start in C Clipsal Schedule Plus Shortcut key None Bun Normal window v Comment Copyright 2000 2005 Clip
55. 0 12 C Bus Project 28 C Bus Timer 44 C Gate 118 Algorithm 118 Auto connect 18 Connection Process 118 Options 27 Selection 27 Characters 64 Symbols 64 Check Project 113 Clock Adjustment 80 Clock change 92 Clock Components 44 Clocks 42 53 Colour 40 Gradient 40 Colours 66 Copying 66 Custom 66 Selection 66 Command Line Parameters 18 Components 41 115 Activating 42 Activating viaC Bus 64 Adding 67 Alignment 70 Background 50 Border 47 Button 43 Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 178 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide Components 41 115 C Bus Properties 59 Clock 44 Clocks 53 Copying 69 Deleting 69 De selection 68 Font 51 Images 43 52 Irrigation 53 Key Functions 60 Level Indicator 44 56 Lock Position 71 Logic Control 61 Logic Monitoring 61 Manipulation 68 Monitor 45 56 Moving 22 69 Order 70 Paint Format 70 Percent 44 Position 47 Properties 46 Remote Control 64 Schedule 53 Selection 68 Selector 45 Shapes 43 Size 47 69 Slider 54 Sliders 44 Status 58 Sunrise Sunset 53 Symbols 51 System IO 61 Text 42 51 Theme 73 Types 42 Value 56 Visible Properties 46 Connecting to C Bus 107 Controlling 17 42 110 Controlling C Bus 107 Converting Project Files 24 Copy 69 C Touch 25 Custom 56 D Date 53 62 Daylight Savings 31 Default Network 27 Definitions 6 Delete 69 Design 115 Good Practices 115 Desktop Short
56. 0 Change Time Zone Date ios 2004 v Calculate Sunrise Sunset To find the Longitude and Latitude of cities look in an Atlas or one of the many Internet sites such as http Awww heavens above com countries asp Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 30 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 4 4 9 7 4 4 10 To verify that the data entered is correct click on the Calculate Sunrise Sunset button and confirm that the data provided is correct The sunrise and sunset times can usually be found in newspapers or on the Internet When complete click on the Next button Daylight Savings The Daylight Savings tab on the Project Details dialogue box allows you to enter various parameters related to Time zones including e The Time zone e The start date and time of Daylight Savings e The stop date and time of Daylight Savings e The amount of time adjustment during Daylight Savings Time Zone omt 09 30 Reset to Local Time Zone Daylight Savings Select Other Time Zone No daylight savings Add 1 hour iG Oe Create Schedules Start of Daylight Savings Day Last bi Sunday in October Time 2 00 00 4M H Daylight Saving Starts 31 10 2004 End of Daylight Savings Day Last x 5unday in March 7 Time 3 00 00 AM Daylight Saving Finishes 28 03 2004 By default these will be
57. 17 11 19 13 21 15 23 17 25 19 27 1B 29 1D 31 1F 33 21 Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 13 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 6 6 1 6 2 Configuring the Schedule Plus Software Starting the Software The simplest way to start the Schedule Plus software is to use the start menu item If you have installed the software using the defaults then click on the Start button click on Programs then Clipsal then Schedule Plus then Schedule Plus When the program starts you will see the Project Details wizard which will allow you to create a New Project Open a Project or re open an existing project Create a New Project Based on a Template Hee Open an Existing Project eis C Open a Recent Project If this is the first time you have used the software select the Open an Existing Project button select one of the example projects click on the OK button then click on the Finish button Note that the Schedule Plus should not be run at the same time as the C Bus Tool Kit They use C Gate in different modes and also there can be problems caused by the two programs simultaneously accessing the C Bus tag database Software Screen The Schedule Plus Software is a Windows application that uses a graphical representation of various controls and objects associated with the programming of the Schedule Plus Software When the Schedule Plus Software is open
58. 2 Select Components which control the desired groups 3 Open the Scene Manager 4 Click on the Auto Create button 5 Enter a name and the trigger details in the Scene Editor When you click on OK to close the Scene Manager checks are made to ensure that if scenes trigger each other there are no circular references For example if scene 1 triggers scene 2 which then triggers scene 1 these scenes will trigger each other indefinitely If there are circular references you will be alerted Scene Naming To simplify the management of large numbers of Scenes it helps to apply a structured naming scheme for the Scenes For example all Scenes for the first floor of a building may start with L1 and so forth When the scenes are sorted by name then they will be grouped together An example of well named Scenes might be as follows L1 All Off L1 All On L1 Cleaning L1 Night L2 All Off L2 Allon L2 Cleaning L2 Night etc Large Scenes In large buildings there will be typically be a series of scenes to switch on and off parts of the Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 76 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 8 3 building To switch on and off the whole building it can be easier to create a scene which triggers the other scenes rather than creating huge scenes See also Project Summary Printing Scene Editor The Scene Editor allows the user to edit a scenes in
59. 2 4 34 Error 14032 Message Level Tag could not be edited Please close this program and use the C Bus Tool Kit Cause There was a problem editing a Level tag Solution Use the C Bus Tool Kit to edit the Level tag Confirm 14033 Message This file is for a different project type screen size The project will be converted to suit Reason The page s being added to the project are for a different project type Action Click on OK to continue The pages will be resized automatically to suit Any features present in the imported pages which are not supported by the project type will be removed automatically Error 14034 Message Error reading file Cause There was an error in the file being read Solution Check that the file exists and you have read access rights Check that the file has not been corrupted An Schedule Plus project file can be loaded into Internet Explorer to verify whether it is corrupted Error 14035 Message Project could not be saved Please check directory write privileges file read only attributes Cause The project file could not be written Solution Check whether you have write rights to the directory where the file is being saved Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 147 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 12 4 35 12 4 36 12 4 37 12 4 38 Check whether the file is read only Confirm 14036 Message
60. 5 26 Screen Type 26 Scroll Bars 14 Secondary Selection 68 Select Component 68 Selecting Pages 39 Selector Component 45 ServerX 17 Shape Components 43 Shapes 42 Shortcut 19 Desktop 19 Keyboard 22 Simulation Mode 17 110 Size 69 screen 25 Slider 54 60 Slider Components 44 Sliders 42 Sound 71 Special Days 98 99 100 Editor 100 Manager 99 Schedules 85 Special Functions 62 67 71 Scheduled 88 Spread Sheets 71 Startup 18 110 Start up Page 28 Status 58 Step by Step Guide 23 Story Board 125 Tutorial 131 Summary 115 Sunrise 30 31 44 53 85 Sunset 30 31 44 53 85 Symbol 64 Insert 64 Synchronise to Schedules 92 System IO 61 T Tags 12 Temperature 45 Templates 34 39 personal 129 tutorial 129 Testing 17 42 110 Text 42 51 Symbols 64 Text Components 42 Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 182 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide Theme 73 Components 73 Page 74 selecting 40 Using 74 Threshold 39 Time 53 62 Time Adjustment 80 Timechange 92 Time out 28 39 Timer 42 44 59 60 Timezone 31 Tip of the Day 123 Tool 67 Select 67 Tool Bars 14 20 Top 70 Transparent Images 52 Triggering 10 Tutorial 129 130 U User Manual 128 User Requirements 117 Users 97 Editor 97 Using Schedule Plus 23 V Visible Properties 46 Voltage 45 W WAV Files 71 Web Pages 71 Web Site 123 What s New 123 Work Space 14 Y Year
61. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 aga Local Network Control 01 Local Network Lighting 01 Local Network Lighting 02 Local Network Lighting 03 Local Network 7 Control 02 Local Network Control 03 Local Network Control 04 Local Network Control 05 Local Network Control 7 06 Local Network Control FE Local Network Irrigation 00 Local Network Irrigation 01 Local Network Irrigation 02 Each Schedule appears on the graph as a vertical line the Schedule Time Marker The Schedule Time Marker shows the type of schedule e A normal Schedule is a dark red line Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 82 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 9 2 A Scene is a blue line An Irrigation cycle is a blue line The end of a pulsed schedule is a grey line Any repeat Schedules are only shown at the first time they occur They are indicated by a red circle on the Schedule Time Marker e Any Schedules related to sunrise or sunset are indicated by a picture of the sun on the Schedule Time Marker The level of the controlled Group is shown as a green bar The height of the bar is proportional to the level of the Group The schedule times can be edited by dragging the vertical lines which mark the schedules If a scheduled Scene is dragged all Groups in the Scene will be affected Double clicking on a Sche
62. Change one or more user Access Level features Change one or more user Access Level names Change one or more user Schedule names Enable the Power Failure Recovery for this Group Address Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 114 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 14 8 7 15 7 15 1 If an error message refers to a Component number on a particular page the Component can be found as follows e select the page e select the Edit Select Select Component No item e enter the number of the component wanted e click on OK Or the Options Action Components Show Numbers menu item can be used to display the Component number of all Components which have an action See also Project Summary and Good Design Practices Project Summary A summary of the project can be produced by selecting the File Reports Summary menu item The summary is used to get an overall view of what is in the project to make sure that everything that should be controlled is being controlled The summary contains the following information Project details Installer details List of all Networks and Applications used List of all Groups and which Components they are controlled by List of all Scenes and the actions within each scene List of all Schedules with the time day and event List of all Group Addresses and which Schedules they are controlled by List of all Components an
63. FileName is optional but if used must be second All other parameters are optional and may occur in any order There must be a space between each parameter Examples C Clipsal Schedule Plus exe C Clipsal Schedule Plus Projects MyHouse ctd will load the file MyHouse ctd at start up C Clipsal Schedule Plus exe C Clipsal Schedule Plus Projects MyHouse ctd cgate log save will load the file MyHouse ctd at start up and connect via C Gate with logging enabled C Clipsal Schedule Plus exe C Clipsal Schedule Plus Projects MyHouse ctd cgate www jpeg high will load the file MyHouse ctd at start up and connect via C Gate with web access with high quality jpeg images See also Desktop Shortcut Creating a Desktop Shortcut To create a desktop shortcut which will start the software and load the currently loaded file select the Create Desktop Shortcut item from the File Menu The desktop shortcut will be created with the following parameters e The currently loaded file e The current connection to C Bus Once the shortcut has been created you may add other Command Line Parameters by selecting the shortcut right clicking on it and setting the properties Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 19 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 7 1 Using the Schedule Plus Software Tool Bars All program functions are available via menu items Many of the commonly use
64. HICLIPSAL INTEGRATED SYSTEMS IICLIPSAL 6 Y Schedule Plus NG The Building Manager Clipsal Schedule Plus Building Management Software for C Bus Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide Version 3 1 BOPA Ching reetigern Buliding Series Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Schedule Plus Copyright Notice Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd All rights reserved Trademarks Clipsal is a registered trademark of Clipsal Australia Pty Ltd C Bus is a registered trademark of Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Schedule Plus is a registered trademark of Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Intelligent Building Series is a registered trademark of Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation All other logos and trademarks are the property of their respective owners Disclaimer Clipsal Integrated Systems reserves the right to change specifications or designs described in this manual without notice and without obligation Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide Table of Contents Section Page 1 Product Range awan a nw 3 2 gai PA AA AA AA AA 4 3 Menu Notation OO Haapakagaan nen ee ne eo prnee ANS KANABARLANnKANA KANAN TANAN KNNKAG Nka 5 4 Definitions DO QO AAAankbaaanmamama 6 5 GC BUSCONCEDIS maana 7 5 1 About C BUS KABA AA ks 7 5 2 NGIWOIKS saa wc AA AA 7 5 3 Pe eon AA AA AA 10 5 4 Group AddreSS S Naa AA 10 5 5 c
65. Ltd Page 141 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 12 4 15 12 4 16 12 4 17 12 4 18 Refer to the Project Summary to determine where the Applications have been used Information 14016 Message No errors found in project Reason The project was checked and found to be free of design errors Action Click on OK Error 14017 Message File File Name does not exist Cause The file File Name could not be found Solution Check that the file name is correct Check that you have the necessary privileges to access the file Check whether the file does exist Information 14018 Message A Short Cut has been created on your desktop Reason A short cut to the Schedule Plus software and the currently loaded project file has been placed on your computer desktop Action Click on OK See also Frequently Asked Questions Confirmation 14019 Message An image with the name FILE NAME is already being used Only one image with a given name can be used in a project Do you want to use the existing image or the new one Cause Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 142 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 12 4 19 12 4 20 12 4 21 There is already an image being used with the name FILE NAME For example you may have already used an image c Clipsal lmageLibrary clock bmp and you have just added the image c temp downloads
66. Page Components o C Selection o 4 Group None C Page e None If one or more Components are aligned with respect to another Component the Primary Selection is the one that the others will be aligned to Alignments can be made in several ways e Secondary selections can be aligned with respect to the primary selection horizontally or vertically e Components may be aligned to the centre of the page either individually or as a group horizontally or vertically e Components can be spaced evenly either within the group or across the page horizontally or vertically It is not possible to do more than one type of alignment at a time as this may give unpredictable results If the Align to Grid check box is selected all of the selected components will be placed on the grid It is also possible to align the left top right or bottom sides of selected components by means of the Edit Align menu items or by the Keyboard Shortcuts Lock Components The Lock Components item in the Edit menu can be used to prevent the Components on the Pages from being moved or re sized If they are locked they can still be selected and edited Running Programs When a component is activated it can cause some Special Functions to be executed One of the Special Functions available is to run a program or open a file The types of things you may want to do include e Running a program such as a calculator e mail web browser etc Opening a
67. Passwords 98 PC Interface 15 107 Percent 11 42 44 Position 47 Power Failure Recovery 110 Power up 110 Preset 60 Primary Selection 68 Printing 38 Program 18 File 18 Options 18 Run 71 Program Options 15 Project 23 Archiving 35 C Bus 27 28 Check 113 Converting Files 24 Description 28 Details 25 Documenting 124 File Types 24 Installer 28 Location 30 New 25 Open 24 Options 28 Printing 38 Save 33 38 Save Backup 38 Screen Size 26 Start up Page 28 Summary 115 Tags 28 Time out 28 Printing 38 R Ramp Groups 29 Remote Control 64 Reports 113 Check Project 113 Load Summary 109 Project Summary 115 User Manual 128 Resizing 25 Resizing Screen 26 Right Mouse Click 15 Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 181 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide Run Program 71 Save 33 38 Auto 15 Save Page As 33 Scene 59 60 Scenes 75 Actions 79 Adding Tutorial 134 Editor 77 79 Manager 76 Printing 38 Pro Forma 126 Pro Forma Tutorial 134 Trigger 77 Schedule Plus 15 Options 15 Project File 8 23 Screen 14 using 23 Schedules 79 80 Catch up 80 92 Day 85 Description 84 Editor 83 Enabling 84 Event 88 Examples 90 Manager 80 Printing 38 Pro Forma 126 Pro Forma Tutorial 136 Repeat 83 85 Special Days 98 Start stop 84 Synchronise 92 Time 44 53 85 Tutorial 136 Year View 90 Screen 14 Image 127 Printing 38 Saving 127 Screen Size 17 2
68. Pty Ltd Page 103 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 12 2 Irrigation Manager To show the Irrigation Control dialogue box select the Irrigation item from the Edit menu or select the button on the Toolbar General Tab The first tab is a general screen dealing the Master Enable group the delays and the pulse duration and master load delay General Program Selection zone Selection Master Loads Irrigation Duration Irrigation Schedules Master Enable Application Enable Group Address Irrigation Enable zl Level Irrigation On x Zone Delay Overlap Delay 2 seconds Overlap Other On Off Pulse Duration 1 seconds Master Load Delay 2 seconds Master Enable this sets the Application Group Address and Level for enabling the Irrigation Control If this Group Address is set to any other level the Irrigation Controller will be disabled It is recommended that the Enable Control Application CB be used for this purpose If the Unused Group Address is selected there will be no Master Enable and the Irrigation Controller will always be enabled Note that if the Master Enable Group is disabled while an irrigation cycle is underway the cycle will be terminated See also Power Failure Recovery Zone Delay Overlap this sets the Zone Overlap or Zone Delay see above On Off Pulse Duration this sets the pulse duration for pulsed zone loads Master Load Delay this s
69. Schedule use the Year View to confirm that you have it correct Warning 14076 Message Non instantaneous Ramp Rates are not supported on the selected C Bus Application Unexpected behaviour may occur in a C Bus System Cause The selected C Bus Application does not support setting a Group Address to a Level with anything other than an instantaneous Ramp Rate Solution Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 158 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 12 4 76 12 4 77 12 4 78 12 4 79 Change the Ramp Rate to 0 instantaneous Error 14077 Message Special Days must have a unique non blank name Cause A Special Day name has been entered which is either blank or is the same as another Special Day Solution Change the name of one or more Special Days Error 14078 Message Could not create Directory Cause A directory could not be created Solution Check that the directory name is valid Check that the directory path is valid Check that you have write rights to the directory Check that the directory or path is not read only Confirm 14079 Message Do you want a directory created for this project Reason There is no directory for this Project It is recommended that each project be placed in its own directory Action Click on Yes to have a directory created automatically for you Click on No to save the project in the selected director
70. Selection to the Secondary Selection s Component Properties set the properties of the selected component Select Select All select all of the components on the page Deselect All de select all of the components on the page Select Component No select a component by its number Select Hidden Components select any components on the page which are invisible Size Height Adjusts the height of the secondary selections to the primary selection Width Adjusts the width of the secondary selections to the primary selection Size Adjusts the width and height of the secondary selections to the primary selection Align Align align the position of the selected component s Align Left align the left sides of the selected components Align Top align the top sides of the selected components Align Right align the right sides of the selected components Alight Bottom align the bottom sides of the selected components Component Order change the drawing order of the selected component Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 120 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide Move Back move selected Component back one position Move to Back move selected Component to the back Move Forward move selected Component forward one position Move to Front move selected Component to the front Place Component place a new component all are
71. Slider Component Place a Monitor Component Place a Selector Component Place a Tool Component Place an HTML Component Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 20 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide Page Select Toolbar Page New Page v This allows you to select which page you wish to view Access Control Toolbar amp Anonymous The button allows you to Log in Log out The text shows you to current Access Level Edit Toolbar BAF OM AREY Ss ss The Buttons functions are respectively Cut Component Copy Component Paste Component Paint Format of Component Undo last action Select All Components Align Components Set Component s Height to match selected Component Set Component s Width to match selected Component Set Componeni s Size to match selected Component Move Component Back Move Component to Back Move Component Forward Move Component to Front Tools Toolbar geI AABS ores The Buttons functions are respectively Open Schedule Manager Open Scene Manager Open Irrigation Manager Open Special Day Manager Open Access Control Manager Open Logic Editor Open Load Monitor Open Log Set default Font Set Operation Mode Time Toolbar Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 21 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 2 18 05 2003 5 23 18 PM This shows you the current date an
72. T cspesccaciscccsessccnecscncc ssseracausneidecesinvacecsatcces ce ceraceseea tee raceaeeseaetanersiateen ee 138 178 Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 2 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 1 Product Range The products included in this range are 5000SP Schedule Plus Single Network Licence 5000SP5 Schedule Plus 5 Network Licence 5000SPUNL Schedule Plus unlimited network licence Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 3 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 2 Description Schedule Plus is a software package which can be connected to the C Bus home automation system It can provide a central point of control and scheduling of services throughout the home The Schedule Plus Software can display a series of pages which contain clickable controls associated with various loads throughout the C Bus Network These pages may be re configured by means of the Schedule Plus Software The appearance of every Schedule Plus setup will be unique so your Schedule Plus display may not look like the examples in this guide Through the Schedule Plus Software the user may set up scenes with multiple loads ramping to their respective target levels together to set a particular mood at the press of a soft button The Schedule Plus Software can also control loads according to a schedule A run time version of Schedule Plus i
73. These requirements must be captured with the customer before and during the design of an actual project The project should follow the order indicated below Design the C Bus Network s if not already installed Show examples of sample projects to the customer Use the storyboard to design the flow from one page to another Design scenes Design schedules Implement at office Bring a laptop and simulate the project or run live on an existing Network Make changes and repeat the above steps if necessary Install Schedule Plus and commission Basic C Bus Setup A set of drawings showing the devices to be controlled by C Bus should be available for reference The tags created by the C Bus Installation Software are available to the Schedule Plus project under File Project Details on the Project tab Story boarding Once the lighting groups have been assigned the overall look of the project should be sketched out using the storyboard sheet printed and copied to produce an adequate supply The idea is to show how one page flows to the next and how the pages are interconnected The precise look of the pages need not be reproduced at this stage Scene Design The combination of various loads associated levels and ramp rates that comprise the scenes ina project can create an effective lighting effect which differentiates C Bus from conventional lighting In addition to the aesthetic aspects of scenes their use in scheduling should not be overl
74. View 90 Schedules 90 Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 183
75. age 154 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 12 4 60 12 4 61 12 4 62 12 4 63 Valid examples are e 123 e 12330 e 1233012 e 123 456 Error 14061 Message Latitude must be between 0 and 90 degrees Cause The Latitude is outside of the range 0 to 90 degrees Solution Change the Latitude to the correct value Error 14062 Message Longitude must be between 0 and 180 degrees Cause The Longitude is outside of the range 0 to 180 degrees Solution Enter the correct Longitude Error 14063 Message Can not have repeat interval less than 10 seconds Cause The Schedule repeat interval has been set to less than 10 seconds If the repeat interval is too short there will be excessive C Bus traffic generated Solution Change the repeat interval to 10 seconds or more Error 14064 Message Can not add any more Irrigation Programs Maximum is x Cause No more Irrigation Programs can be added Solution Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 155 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 12 4 64 12 4 65 12 4 66 12 4 67 Reduce the number of Irrigation Programs used or attempt to combine some together Error 14065 Message Can not add any more Irrigation Zones Maximum is x Cause No more Irrigation Zones can be added Solution Reduce the number of Irrigation Zones used or attempt to combine some toget
76. alogue box 5 Click on OK For Clocks Level Indicators and Monitors a sample of the text is displayed The actual text displayed will depend on the actual value of the data displayed Image The Images tab of the Visible Properties tab allows you to select which image s are displayed on a button Selector or Image component and the image alignment top left centre etc Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 52 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide Pasition Border Background Text Images Image Files alarm bmp Select Active Image Select Frame Using Level alarm_off bmp x fe Yo sh 7 Select Inactive Image Image Alignment o i x CUSTOM To display an image select the Show Image check box Either e select one of the standard images or e click on the Custom button and select your own active and inactive images by clicking on the Select Active Image and Select Inactive Image buttons A dialogue box will appear allowing you to select a bitmap JPEG or WMF image A bitmap image can be made transparent by selecting the Transparent Image check box The colour of the bottom left pixel will be used as the transparent colour Any pixels in the image matching this colour will not be displayed ie will be transparent A JPEG or WMF image can not be made transparent Animated Images Animated images in the form of bitmap strips can be
77. ancel button Once a scene has been created it is possible to quickly make the scene settings correspond to the current C Bus levels by clicking on the Set Levels button This is only available if the software is connected to C Bus At the bottom of the form there is some text showing how many scene actions have been used In the above case there are 6 out of a possible 250 used There is also some information about the approximate time needed to execute the Scene The time taken will depend a lot on how busy C Bus is at the time so this figure is rather approximate and tends to be conservative Note that pressing a scene button for more that 10 seconds will show the Scene Editor dialogue Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 78 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 8 4 7 9 box This only applies if the button triggers the scene directly not if it sets the trigger for a scene See also Printing Special Functions Scene Action Editor The Scene Action Editor allows the user to edit a Scene Action The Scene Action Editor is accessed via the Scene Editor The Scene Action Editor allows you to enter the following details of the Scene Action Controlled Group This is the desired Network Application and Group Address Controlled Group Network Local Network na Application Lighting v Group ddress Bathroom 1 Action This allows you to either ramp a group t
78. are triggered by this Group Address This button provides a convenient way to arm or disarm schedules throughout the project The buttons which are linked to scenes use the Key Function option for the buttons This function is accessed by double clicking the button the C Bus tab and the Key Function sub tab and choosing the scene button The last page is the Shapes page which simply displays a selection of shapes which can be used in a project In an actual project several pages could be required to describe the whole project The layout chosen here supports up to four buttons per page and if the restriction on three levels of hierarchy is observed the total number of pages in such a project would be theoretically 21 pages If a layout with eight buttons per page were used the project could have 73 pages Once the overall storyboard is sketched out the schedules and scenes need to be designed Pages The page for the family room is shown here Note that you can actually cut out the relevant portion of a floor plan drawing and use it in a Schedule Plus layout if convenient The drawing cutout is imported as a bitmap and then controls and components are overlaid Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 133 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide Back to Main Here is the page for the meals area The meals area has one light over the table For ease of use the entire table t
79. ars Hide Toolbars hide the tool bars Show Toolbars show all Tool Bars Restore Toolbars Restore all Tool Bars to their default position Enable Error Messages enable all Error Messages Show Component Label Show Numbers show the number of all Components Show Numbers of Action Comp show the number of all Components which have an Action Show Actions show the Action of all Components which have an Action Network Status show whether the Network for each C Bus Component is on line Grid set the placement grid JPEG Quality sets the quality of the image for Internet Access and for saving the screen image Low Small File lowest setting worst image Medium medium setting High good quality image with moderate file size Best Large File highest setting best image HELP MENU Contents show the contents of the help file Search for Help on search the help file for a particular topic Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 121 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide How to Use Help instructions about using the help system FAQ Frequently Asked Questions Clipsal Web Site this opens the Clipsal Integrated Systems web site On line Registration connect to the Clipsal Integrated Systems on line registration web site Tip of the Day this shows the Tip of the Day dialogue box What s New this shows the What s New dialogue box
80. at data needs to be entered you can use the pop up editor so that you can edit new data without needing a keyboard When complete click on the Next button 7 4 4 7 C Bus Options The C Bus Options page on the Project Details Wizard allows you to select e various C Bus options e The network modelling Networks ra a C Bus Control Ramp Groups to Level 1 then send Off jv Nudge Ramp only On Groups in Scenes Ramp Groups to Off When a group address is ramped to level 0 the command is received by all C Bus Units on the network On some old C Bus input units the status indicator will go off as soon as this message is seen even though the level is still above 0 for some time For this reason many devices send a ramp to level 1 command followed by an off command when the level gets to 1 In this case the Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 29 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 4 4 8 input unit status indicators will show the state correctly To select this behaviour select the Ramp Groups to Level 1 then send Off check box If this check box is not selected then ramping to level 0 will be done with a single ramp to level 0 command Nudge Ramp Scene When a Scene is nudged up and down or ramped up and down using the Nudge Up Nudge Down On Up Off Down and Dimmer Key Functions it is usually desirable to just control the group addresses
81. ave for the first time or select Save As from the File menu the Save File dialogue Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 33 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 4 6 box will appear If you click on the new folder icon a new folder will be created You can then change the name and select the folder New Folder Icon Ck To save just the currently displayed page to a file select Save Page As from the File menu Note that when a file is saved a backup copy is created with the same name but with a back up file extension To save a project as a template select the Save Template item from the File menu See also Saving a Backup Templates Templates can be used to store various aspects of a Project which are used on a regular basis A Template can store e Project Details all of the information in the Project Details dialogue box Pages each of which may contain various components Theme Pages Scenes Schedules Irrigation Programs Special Days Access Control To add a Template page to a project select the File Add Template Contents menu item select which parts of the Template you want to import using the Template Options form click OK select the Template file and click on OK If you have used a particular Template before you can select it from the File Re Add Template Contents menu item Project Details lv Pages xI Theme Pages Ka
82. cc int cn i AA 10 5 6 ea IE O AAAH AA AA APA ee APA ee 11 5 7 Ramp Balaam AINA NIA NAA 11 5 8 C BUS TANSAN ccc AA AA 12 5 9 Hexadecimal Numbers 3c aaa BANGA 12 6 Configuring the Schedule Plus Software 127 002 00020 aamesuaasassasausassssnana 14 6 1 Starting the Software La AA anasaini amaaan ananda iiaa 14 6 2 SOftWare Serei AA AA mee Eaa asin 14 6 3 Program OPN isa aces AN cee tt ete eae 15 6 4 Operatan MOAB aai 17 6 5 Internet ACCESS AGANG ANAN 17 6 6 Command Line Parameters aa ANAN NGARAN NANNANAN 18 6 7 Creating a Desktop Shortcut mama AA 19 7 Using the Schedule Plus Software 112 nnna 20 7 1 TO OU BANG AA AA AA AA 20 7 2 Keyboard SINUS aaa AA AA 22 7 3 Step by Step G ide a ees ee ee 23 7 4 Creating and Saving Projects aaa 23 7 5 eo am Pe E E E E AA HABA AE 39 7 6 COMPONEN S AN NABANG AAAAN 41 7 7 Themes AABANG eee 73 7 8 SCENES irae aoi aneao araa AA A AG 75 7 9 STe e0 C geese AA AA AA AA AA 79 7 10 Access Control AA teeter ee eee 93 7 11 Special DAYS AA ee ee ee ee ANA ree ee ere 98 7 12 Tg aCe Fs 1 2 p Remo ne ae yer E een er reer een reer ree ee ree 101 7 13 Alarms ma RAR AA eee eee 107 7 14 Testing Debugging and Operation mmunamaauuuunanununununamanasasananananan000nan 107 7 15 Schedule Plus Dasha AANGAT NANANA 115 7 16 MAGUS accesses cee eee ieee ee nese 118 Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 1 Intelligent Building Series Schedule P
83. cent networks by bridges in Application Connect mode messages will be sent between the networks by the bridges Message Tunneling If the bridges are set up to send messages from remote networks back to the local network you can monitor the state of the remote networks Networks that are adjacent to the Local Network can send messages back to the Local Network using Application Connect Mode Networks that are further away can use Message Tunneling to send messages back to the Local Network Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 9 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 5 3 5 4 5 5 If Application Connect Mode Message Tunneling is not enabled it is best to avoid using indicators showing the state of Group Addresses on Remote Networks If the software sends a command to a remote network any Schedule Plus Components will show the correct state If the state is changed by something on the remote network the command may not appear on the local network and hence the software will not show the correct state Applications An Application is used to combine related system behaviour Typically used applications are e Lighting numbers 30 5Fhex 38 is the default Irrigation number 71 hex Heating number 88 hex Trigger Control number CA hex Enable Control number CB hex The above Applications consist of Group Addresses and can be controlled by the Schedule Plus softwa
84. ch on a remote network is used to set a value then there will need to be a C Bus bridge to get the message onto the Local Network Note that it is also necessary to ensure that the Tag for the value is created on both the Local Network and on the remote network Notes The level of the Group Address associated with a Component controls the Visible Properties of the component See also Load Monitor Percentage C Bus Group Address Levels are expressed as a number decimal or hexadecimal or as a percentage 0 100 The conversion between the level and percent is Level Percent 255 100 0 0 1 2 2 5 38 7 4 10 etc Percent 100 Level 2 255 0 0 1 0 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 2 etc Example If level is 41 then Percent 100 41 2 255 16 784 and we keep the whole number 16 and hence level 41 16 Because there are 256 discrete levels 0 to 255 but only 101 different percentages 0 to 100 not all levels have a unique corresponding percentage If you are setting a group level as a percent there will be some levels which you are unable to set For example if you want to set to a level of 5 you can set the level as 2 see above If you want to set to a level of 6 you will be unable The next closest in this case will be 7 3 A full list of conversions is provided in the Schedule Plus help file Ramp Rates A C Bus Group Address can be set to ramp to a Level over a certain amount of ti
85. creen with Border menu options e Select either JPEG or bitmap format Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 127 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 10 5 e Select the required directory e Enter the file name e Click on the Save button The image will then be saved to the selected file in the selected format with or without a border as required Repeat the above process for each page you wish to save an image of To save all screen images with borders as JPEG files select the File Reports Save All Screen Images menu item The screen images will be saved in the Project directory as Page1 jpg Page2 jpg etc Note that if you are saving the image as a JPEG file the JPEG image quality can be selected with the Options JPEG Quality menu items User Manual To automatically create a basic User Manual for the Schedule Plus Project select the File Reports User Manual menu item This will automatically generate an HTML manual with the following details e Page Images with each Component numbered List of Components and their functions for each page List of Scenes if used List of Schedules if used List of Access Control Levels and Users if used List of Irrigation Control details if used Notes e only Components which have an action associated with them will be listed Other Components are generally of no interest to the user e Theme Pages are
86. ct Repeat in Day of Month Select 3 in the Repeat Schedule group Select the next day that you wish to have it occur Public Holidays and other Special Days Special Days can be used to define sets of days which are related to each other These can be included in Schedules or excluded from Schedules by selecting them in the Day of Week group box Example 4 To have a Schedule occur on Monday to Friday but not on Public Holidays select Custom in the list in the Day of Week group and select Monday through to Friday Select Public Holidays in the Not On group Use the Special Day Manager to set the Public Holidays Example 5 To have a Schedule occur on a Birthday e Use the Special Day Manager to create the Birthday Special Day category and to set all of the Birthdays e In the Schedule Editor select Custom in the list in the Day of Week group and de select Sunday through to Saturday Select Birthdays in the Also On group Note When you have set up a Schedule use the Year View to confirm that you have it correct Schedule Catch Up When the PC clock is adjusted there is a possibility that a Schedule may have been due to occur in the time that was missed The rules of determining what happens are e fthe clock is adjusted back nothing happens It is possible that a scheduled event may occur twice e If the clock is adjusted forward by less than one hour all Schedules that were due in that time are quickly executed Pulsed even
87. cut 19 Dimmer 60 Directory 33 New 33 Documenting Installation 124 Documents 71 Download 17 E Enabling 10 Error Messages 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 Enabling 137 Help 137 Purpose 137 Reporting 137 Suppressing 137 Errors 113 115 Event Logging 111 Export to Archive 35 F FAQ 123 Fie 23 Project 23 Types 24 Folder 33 New 33 Font Selection 65 Fonts 115 Frequently Asked Questions 123 Front 70 Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 179 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide G Gain 56 Good Design Practices 115 Grid 72 Group Address 10 Tags 12 Groups 29 Ramp 29 H Help 123 Hexadecimal Numbers 12 Hyperlinks 71 Image 40 Centred 40 Stretched 40 Tiled 40 Image Components 43 Images 42 52 115 Animated 52 changing 52 missing 24 refresh 52 Transparent 52 Import Page 24 Importing Archive 37 Input Unit 6 Insert Symbol 64 Installer 28 Internet Access 17 Irrigation 44 Time 44 Timer 53 Irrigation Control 101 Manager 104 Irrigation Manager 104 J JPEG 52 115 JPEG Quality 17 K Key Functions 60 Keyboard Shortcuts 22 L Level Indicator 56 Level Indicator Components 44 Level Indicators 42 Levels 10 11 Light Level 45 Links 63 Load Monitor
88. d Page 41 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 6 2 7 6 3 7 6 3 1 Components do not have to have an Action They can be used purely for visual effect or to display some sort of data Activating Components Activating a Components causes it to perform the action which it is intended to do To activate a component on the Schedule Plus Software right mouse click on the component If Schedule Plus is running on a Touch Panel PC and it is running in Operation Mode pressing a component with your finger will activate it Note that the component which is on top will be the one activated Any components which have no action when pressed will be ignored when determining which component to activate For example in the example below there is a button controlling C Bus with an image on top of the button and another button controlling C Bus with a C Bus Timer Display on top Ay Q Garage Light Outside Light 00 00 02 If the user clicks on the image of the car then the image will be ignored assuming that there are no actions associated with it and the click will go through to the component below the button In a similar way if the user clicks on the C Bus Timer Display it too will be ignored because its C Bus action is status and hence it performs no action Note that when a Component is activated its status indicator will change immediately but there may be a delay in the command being ex
89. d be given to the customer for safe keeping See also Saving the Project Exporting to an Archive A new archive is created by the File Archive Export to Archive menu selection This starts the Archive Wizard which guides the user through the creation of an archive The first page of the wizard specifies the project files to archive Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 35 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide Select Files YVhich Project Files do you want to archive gt Files to include in the archive All files in the Project directory All files in the Project directory and its sub directories The files specific to the project may be archived This is a convenient way to extract just the files used by a project from a directory which contains several projects Alternatively all files in the directory or even those included in subdirectories can be specified Click on the Next button The next dialogue asks for the C Bus Project used by the Schedule Plus Project C Bus Project Do you want to archive the C Bus project C Bus Project is home C Bus Project File CCLIPSAL1C Gatettagihome xml S Select the C Bus Project file in the C Gate Tag directory if the dislayed one is incorrect Click on the Next button If you use a non standard font i e One which does not come with Windows it would be advisable to save a copy of the font wi
90. d by the extension of the file name For example the file c temp test ctd is a Schedule Plus project file Solution Select a file of the correct type The file type is shown in the Open File dialogue box Confirm 14005 Message File Exists Do you want to replace it Reason Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 138 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 12 4 5 12 4 6 12 4 7 The file name that you have selected already exists If you save the file with this name it will over write the existing one and the existing one will be lost Action If you want to replace the existing file click on Yes If you want to save the file as a different name click on No Confirm 14006 Message File Name data has changed Do you want to save the data Reason You have performed an operation that will close the project but the data in your project has changed since you last saved it If you do not save it the data will be lost Action Click on Yes to save the changes to the data Click on No to lose the changes to the data and continue with the operation Click on Cancel to cancel the operation Error 14007 Message Error creating Dialogue Box Cause The selected dialogue box could not be created This is generally due to a shortage of Windows resources Solution Close down any other applications that are running to make more Windows resources available
91. d functions are also available on the tool bars which are the panels with a series of buttons on them The tool bars are at the top of the screen by default but the tool bars can be configured to suit personal preference by e moving them onto any position on the screen click on the vertical bar on the left of the toolbar and drag it e docking them to another place on the screen drag a toolbar to the top bottom left or right of the screen e closing them by dragging them onto the screen then clicking on the close button In addition to manipulating individual tool bars they can be modified together e Hide close all tool bars by selecting Hide Toolbars from the Options menu e Show all hidden tool bars by selecting Show Toolbars from the Options menu e Restore the original position of all tool bars by selecting Restore Toolbars from the Options menu The Main Form toolbars are shown below Project Toolbar Dao The Buttons functions are respectively e Project Details e Add Page e Open a Project e Save the Project Place Components Toolbar O QO AAHON ENG The Buttons functions are respectively Select which Shape to place Place a Shape Component Place a C Bus Button Component Place a button Component e g for a Page Link Place a Text Component Place an Image Component Place a Level Indicator Component Place an Indicator Component Place a Clock Component Place a Slider Component Place a Bar
92. d that limit has been reached Solution Remove some components or move some components to another page Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 152 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 12 4 53 12 4 54 12 4 55 12 4 56 Error 14054 Message Can not add any more Schedules Maximum is x Cause There is a limit to the number of Schedules which can be stored and that limit has been reached Solution 1 Delete some Schedules Solution 2 Use Schedules to set scenes rather than controlling Groups to minimise the number of different Schedules needed Error 14055 Message Error in Daylight Savings Data Cause There is an error in the data which has been entered for the Daylight Savings data Solution Check each of the parameters on the Daylight Savings tab of the Project Details dialogue box Confirm 14056 Message Are you sure you want to delete the Schedule Collection and all of its Schedules Reason Deleting a Schedule Collection will remove all of its Schedules This action will not be able to be undone Action Click on Yes to delete the Schedule Collection and its Schedules Click on No to cancel the delete operation Error 14057 Message There are too many C Bus Networks used The limitis x Cause There is a limit to the number of Networks which can be stored and that limit has been reached Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated
93. d time Double clicking on the toolbar allows you to set the computer date and time To see the function of any item on a toolbar hold the mouse over the item in the Schedule Plus software and you will see a hint pop up Keyboard Shortcuts There are various actions which can be performed using the keyboard which can be much faster than using a mouse to select a menu item These Keyboard Shortcuts are listed below Shortcut Action Page Selection CTRL Page Up Select the previous Page CTRL Page Down Select the next Page CTRL Home Selects the Start up Page Component Selection CTRL A Select all of the Component s on the Page CTRL E De select all of the selected Component s CTRL Left Click Toggle selection of a Component Shift Left Click Drag to select all Components in an area Component Editing CTRL Move selected Components up by one Grid spacing CTRL Move selected Components down by one Grid spacing CTRL Move selected Components left by one Grid spacing CTRL gt Move selected Components right by one Grid spacing CTRL C Copy the selected Component s CTRL X Cut the selected Component s CTRL V Paste the selected Component s CTRL F Paint the format to the selected Component s CTRL Delete or Delete Delete the selected Component s CTRL Z Undo the last action CTRL G Copy the group address from the Primary Selection to the Secondary Selection s Esc Cancel the Placement of a Compon
94. d what they control Summary of the Logic List of all Special Days List of all Access Control levels and users List of all Load Monitor Groups List of all Power Failure Recovery Groups List of all images used by the Project The format of the report can be set to HTML or Text in the Program Options dialogue box The report will be saved in the same directory as the project for later inspection See also Check Project Printing Schedule Plus Designs Good Design Practices A well designed Schedule Plus Project will be easier for the user to use and will be much more visually appealing The following suggestions may help to produce a well designed project Project Errors The Check Project function can be useful for identifying many design errors It is recommended that you ALWAYS check the project for errors before completion and follow the suggested changes This will avoid some subtle but potentially serious problems with your Project Fonts The number of different fonts should be minimised The use of different fonts styles and sizes can create an effective visual impact but using too many will be distracting and counter productive Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 115 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide Components Generally speaking larger Components and icons are easier to see and use Where Components perform similar functions eg Page Links or controll
95. different file name select Save As from the File menu and enter the desired name If you are saving the project for the first time or saving with a different file name you will be prompted to enter a file name Select the directory where your project will be stored and enter a file name The default file extension is CTD which does not need to be entered To encrypt the project file to make it secure against tampering select Secure Project File cte from the Save As Type drop down list in the Save As dialogue box When you save the project all associated files images etc are copied into the project directory This is to ensure that all of the necessary files are collected together to prevent any of them from being inadvertently deleted and to simplify archiving the Project Once the project has been saved it will start using the saved files not the original ones that were selected To keep the files for a project together and to prevent them from being confused with files for other projects it is recommended that you create a separate directory folder for each project To do this either e Ifyou are saving the Project file in the recommended Projects directory the Schedule Plus software will ask if you want a separate directory created This will be created with the same name as the Project if you click on the Yes button or e Create a new folder before you start using Windows Explorer or similar product or e When you s
96. ding Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 12 4 84 12 4 85 12 4 86 12 4 87 Solution Enter a password with the correct number of digits Error 14085 Message Can not add any more Users Maximum is x No more Users can be added Solution Reduce the number of Users by deleting any that are no longer required Error 14086 Message User x and y have the same password Cause Two Users have the same password which will make it impossible to determine who is logging in Solution Change the password for one or more users Error 14087 Message Two or more Access Levels have the same name Cause Two or more Access Levels have the same name which will make it difficult to determine which level is selected Solution Change the name of one or more Access Levels Error 14088 Message Can not add any more Access Levels Maximum is x Cause No more Access Levels can be added Solution Reduce the number of Access Levels by combining several together Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 161 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 12 4 88 12 4 89 12 4 90 12 4 91 Error 14089 Message This Access Level will never be enabled because reason Cause The Access Level will not ever be enabled due to an error in the set up e There are no Days of the Week selected e The End Time is not later than the Start Time Solution Eit
97. displayed Currently used Fonts Example of Font Arial 9 bold ABCDEFGH Arial 12 bold ki abcdefgh 1234567890 1 8 Select Other Fonts Cancel Help To change to another font which is in the list just click on the desired font If you wish to use a different font click on the Select Other Fonts button and select the required font The default font can be set so that all components which are placed will use this font To set the default font select the Default Font item from the Options Menu or use the button on the tool bar NOTES The font selection dialogue box is used to minimise the number of different fonts which are used in a project because projects look much better with a minimal number of different fonts used consistency makes it easier to understand Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 65 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide See also Good Design Practices 7 6 4 9 Colours The colour of various things can be set to almost any colour desired e Page background colour e Component background and border e Slider thumb slot and tick marks Colours are selected using the Colour form You can either select a Basic Colour by clicking on the desired colour or you can select a Custom Colour Selecting Custom Colours Select the shade required by clicking on the colour square Then click on the desired intensity for the colour
98. displayed see below e Offset this is used to scale the value displayed see below e Decimal Places this controls the accuracy of the number displayed Value Scaling Sometimes it is necessary to change the value which is displayed For example you may have a temperature sensor connected to an analogue input unit which is broadcasting the value ona Group Address In these cases it is necessary to scale the value There are two parameters which are used to implement the scaling The gain is multiplied by the value and the offset is added to the value to get the result which is displayed For example with a gain of 2 and an offset of 10 the relationship between the level and the result displayed would be Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 57 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide Level Result 2 Level 10 0 10 1 12 2 14 100 210 255 520 If you do not want to use scaling have the gain 1 and the offset 0 Calculating Scaling Coefficients To calculate the necessary gain and offset values click on the Calculate button Enter the result you want displayed when the C Bus level is at its minimum and click OK Enter the result you want displayed when the level is at its maximum and click OK The gain and offset will be calculated and placed in the boxes for you Alternatively the scaling coefficients can be calculated by knowing what
99. document or spreadsheet Opening a hyperlink web page Playing a sound WAV File or a video Running a batch file On the Special Functions tab when the Run Program option is selected there are two boxes to enter data Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 71 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 6 8 e Program or File This is the program to be run or the file or folder to be opened e Parameters These are any parameters for the program this is optional Notes If a program is entered in the Program or File edit box then the program will be opened If you wish to open a file with the program enter the file name in the Parameters edit box If there is a file in the Program or File edit box the default program used for the particular file type will be used To view or change the program associated with a particular file type for your PC with Windows 95 98 open My Computer select the View Folder Options menu item and select the File Types tab WAV files are handled directly if there is no program such as the Windows Multi media player selected This makes the playing of sounds much quicker If the program is in the Windows search path then it will not be necessary to include the full path The files selected will be copied to the project directory when it is saved If the path to a program or file contains spaces it may be necessary to enclose the path and
100. dule line in the graph will show the Schedule Editor dialogue box for that Schedule The sunrise and sunset time is shown at the top of the graph by icons looking like a rising or setting sun RUNNING SCHEDULES Note that Schedules will not be executed unless the Scheduler is running To run the scheduler select the Run check box The scheduler can also be set running by clicking on the Edit Schedule Run Scheduler menu item or using the Command Line Parameters The state of the Run Scheduler item is remembered The next time that Schedule Plus is run the state will be the same NAMING SCHEDULES To simplify the management of large numbers of Schedules it helps to apply a structured naming scheme for the Schedules For example all Schedules for the first floor of a building may start with L1 and so forth When the Schedules are sorted by name then they will be grouped together An example of well named Schedules might be as follows L1 Workdays Finish L1 Workdays Night L1 Workdays Start L2 Workdays Finish L2 Workdays Night L2 Workdays Start etc REFRESHING GROUPS The state of Group Addresses shown on the Schedule Tree can be refreshed to show the current state on C Bus by clicking on the Refresh button This will also update the enable state shown in the Schedule Table View To make the refreshing happen automatically select the Auto Refresh check box The refreshing may take several seconds when there are a lot of Sched
101. e Add a tools page by selecting File Add Template Contents and selecting the desired tools template page If you want to have particular Pages in your Project each time for example an introduction page or main menu then add these now It is worthwhile spending a little time now to make these attractive as it will be used many times in the future Saving the Project Click on the File Save as Template button Select all check boxes and click on OK Select a file name and click on OK Re using the Project Whenever you create a new project you can load the template you have just created Click on File New Project Select Create a New Project Based on a Template Click on the Browse button to select your template The next time you open the New Project wizard the template will already be in the drop down list Click on Next so that you can alter any necessary details When complete click on Finish 11 3 Tutorial Project Now that we have seen what Schedule Plus could do in general terms let s have a look at how you would do some of these things in an example situation The project for this tutorial is in the Guide Example project C Bus is installed in the house shown below We want to have control of lighting in some main areas scene setting throughout the house and scheduling for other functions The main areas of interest are e Living room e Meals area e Family room Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal In
102. e Internet World Wide Web Please refer to the Internet Access User Guide for full details To allow the project to be controlled via the Internet select the Connect to WWW item from the Options menu This will open the port selected in the Program Options to allow control via a CGI script or ServerX When an application connects to the ServerX port it will be indicated that user access is locked in red writing across the screen During this time it will not be possible to control the software from the PC This prevents more than one user from controlling the software at the same time which would cause confusion To unlock the ServerX access press Ctrl U Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 17 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 6 6 There are three factors which affect the Internet download speed e Image quality e Screen Size e Complexity The quality of the JPEG image returned to the web browser can be selected from the Options JPEG Quality menu item A low quality file is smaller than a high quality file and will download more quickly via the Internet If you have a slow connection to the Internet it may be preferable to sacrifice some image quality for improved speed Another factor affecting the download speed is the Screen Size A larger screen size will generally take longer to download because the image is larger The last factor affecting download speed is
103. e door is closed This is what triggers the scene Movie Scene This scene provides a lighting configuration for movie watching Some dim lighting is maintained in Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 135 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide access areas to allow people to move around the house during breaks in the movie but maintain the mood Some people prefer low level lighting in the actual room the movie is being shown in this depends upon the size of the television or projection screen and viewer preferences in combination The display shows the scene in the process of being edited 11 7 Adding Schedules Here is an example of some Schedules this is drawn on the Schedule Pro Forma Namel oad or Scene Enabled By rl tel lel et O GG Nd el a pa aan Lg Raons Waco Cre HAH Gang Roan Wing Coin HUHU HAH Pin Westend east Et Per RN NRNNNN Fon cag reba EEE Fmipaton Gets wep Seed 111111111111 Pet 3nigata Saner wep stow III EL eT UHH LEE DELETED ET Each schedule is given a Name which describes the purpose of the schedule The details of the Load from the C Bus project can also be written in The kitchen lights for example are to be turned on automatically for breakfast and so has a schedule entry The lighting requirements in this case are different according to whether it is a weekday or the weekend and hence requires two separate schedul
104. e networks below are each connected to other networks via a bridge Each bridge is used in Application Connect mode see the C Bus documentation for more details Each network has a Touchscreen on it which is capable of transmitting messages addressed to any network The computer is running the Schedule Plus software and is connected to Network 1 via a PC Interface PC Tterface LJ Tree Topology The Schedule Plus software on Network 1 can send commands to its local network Network 1 which will be automatically bridged across to the other networks Each of the other Touchscreens will see the command and act accordingly updating indicators etc Note that it is necessary to have the PC Interface set to LOCAL SAL mode for this to work Please contact CIS Technical Support for information on how to perform this setting The Schedule Plus software on Network 1 can also send bridged commands addressed to any one of the other networks In this case the command will arrive as an inter network command and so the bridges will not automatically resend this across to the other networks If the Touchscreen on Network 2 sends a command to its local network then the command will be automatically sent across the bridge to Network 1 However since it will arrive at Network 1 as an inter network command it will not then be sent across the other bridges to the other networks In this case the Touchscreen and Schedule Plus software on Network 1 will se
105. e the command but the others on Networks 3 and 4 will not Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 8 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide Fully Connected Networks To make all C Bus devices see all commands and hence stay synchronised with each other you will need fully connected networks where every network is connected to every other network via a bridge as shown below Fully Connected Networks In the case of fully connected networks in the Project Details dialogue Options Tab you should set the Model Networks Independently to off If you have the same Group Address on the same Application used on different networks they will be treated as being the same Hence if you send a command to switch on Group Address 20 on a remote network you will see that GA 20 on the local network is also on Note that it will not have sent a command to the Local Network If you want a command to go to the local network as well as other networks at the same time you will need to use scenes Notes regarding use of networks which are not fully connected If you have networks that are not fully connected and you want to send a command to control a Group Address on another network you can select the destination network for the command When the command is sent the path through the various bridges to the remote network will be included If the local network is connected to adja
106. e unique SCHEDULE TREE The Schedule Tree view on the left of the Schedule Manager allows you to select sets of schedules Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 80 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide All Schedules Collections Every Day 18th Mar CA Groups amp Local Network Lighting Kitchen Lounge Bedroom 1 Bedroom 2 Bedroom 3 Bathroom 1 Bathroom 2 amp Irrigation Pump Master Valve Front Lawn Back Lawn 1 Back Lawn 2 Garden Fern House amp Control Irrigation Control The alternative Schedule selection options are e All Schedules Select the All Schedules node and all Schedules will be displayed e Schedule Collections see below e By Network select the desired Network and all Schedules related to that Network will be shown e By Application select the desired Network and Application and all Schedules related to that Network Application will be shown e By Group Address select the desired Network Application and Group Address and all Schedules related to that Network Application Group Address will be shown The Group Address icon in the tree shows the state of the Group Address On Off The Show Groups item on the tool bar allows you to select whether to display all of the Groups on the tree It is faster to not have them displayed particularly when there are a lot of Schedules SCHEDULE COLLECTIONS The Schedules are
107. e when C Bus is connected Notes When a Schedule or the Irrigation control is edited the Enabling Group has its Power Failure Recovery set automatically If a Group Address is being pulsed at the time of Power Failure the Return Level will be set when power is reapplied If a Group Address is being ramped at the time of Power Failure the ramp end Level will be set when power is reapplied See also Schedule Catch Up Operation Mode To disable editing functions the Schedule Plus software can be placed in Operation Mode by either e selecting the Operation Mode item from the Options menu or e by pressing CTRL S e clicking on any component with the Operation Mode Special Function property set Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 110 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 14 6 To get out of Operation Mode you can e press CTRL S or e click on any component with the Exit Operation Mode Special Function property set Operation Mode does the following things e Components are activated by a left or right mouse click this is useful for running on Touch Panel PCs e The menus and tool bars are hidden e The Window is set to the same size as the Project Screen Size If the Project Screen Size is the same as the Computer Screen Size there will be no program border or caption bar To make the project fill the screen but still have the program border and caption bar s
108. ecuted on C Bus See also Program Options and Remote Control Component Types There are only a few basic types of Components but they can have their properties set to make them look like there are in fact hundreds of types e Text Images Shapes Buttons Sliders Level Indicators Clocks Monitors All components have the following properties in common e all components may have an Action e all components may have their Remote Control properties set e all components have a Position and Size Text This displays one or more lines of text The font can be set There is no border or background Examples Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 42 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 6 3 2 7 6 3 3 7 6 3 4 Text canbe any font S ize style or Images An Image Component displays a bitmap JPEG or WMF image on the page A bitmap image can be set to be transparent if desired In this case the colour of the bottom left pixel will be used as the transparent colour Any pixels in the image matching this colour will not be displayed i e will be transparent An image has no border or background When the Project is Saved all images are copied to the project directory If an image that is used by the project is deleted or renamed an error message will be raised and a dummy image will be displayed The image is limited to the size of the screen Images ca
109. ed you will see a screen something like that below Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 14 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 6 3 Menus Title Bar Tool Bars 8 Schedule Plus Oj xj roo IT BOA RKOOT EWE BY Pose tew Page TI B evel Ago va it fe SE SE a JO 8 4FHA BS orm 06 01 2005 5 03 20 FM Scroll Bars Workspace Status Bar The features are Menus the menus provide access to the software functions Title Bar this shows the name of the software and the loaded Project if any Tool Bars the Tool Bars provide quick access to the common software functions Scroll Bars these allow you to select which part of the work space you wish to look at Work Space this is where you create and edit the project Status Bar this shows e the status of the C Bus connection e details of the selected Component e the status of the Schedules e the status of the Logic Engine Before a project can be created the design environment provided by the Software can be configured to operate in a way most convenient to the user The following sections describes these preliminary configuration settings Program Options The Schedule Plus Software can have various options configured by selecting the Program Options item from the Options menu Auto Save When Auto Save is enabled the project will be saved at regular intervals The interval can be set to between 5 and 60
110. ed to display temperature light levels or voltage It has a border and background and can have its text font set Examples 23 5C 29 0V A Selector component is used to allow the selection of an item from a list in much the same way as a Windows Radio Group Selectors A Selector Component consists of a border background text and an image All of these parts can be used to indicate C Bus status e The border and background can change colour according the Group Address level e The text font can change according the selected item e The image can toggle between any two images to indicate the selected item e The selected item in the list indicates the current Group Address level Example O Scene1 w Scene2 O Scene3 O Scene4 The first item in the list will be selected when the Group Address Level is 0 The second item will be selected when the level is 1 and so on When setting the Selector properties add one line of Text for each option you want in the list HTML An HTML Component consists of a border and an HTML web page The HTML Component can be used to show any HTML page including e pages on the hard disk for example instructions e web pages for example a weather forecast e video camera images Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 45 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 6 4 7 6 4 1 e web based control panels The properties
111. ed view of the relevant section of the building plan with sofas occasional tables and the ceiling light which is controlled by Group Address Family 1 abbreviated as FA1 in this sketch There is another light which is a down light over a picture and this is controlled by Family 2 abbreviated as FA2 Another light is found over the table in the corner and this one is controlled by a Scene called Living 1 amp 2 ON This page has a Back to Main button which returns control to the Master Menu page The arrow drawn from this button to Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 132 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 11 5 the page shows this link The second button on the Master Menu page points to the Meals area The page consists of an expanded view of the corresponding section on the building plan The only active area is the tabletop which controls Group Address Kitchen 3 abbreviated as M1 for Meals 1 but further consideration showed that it really was a Kitchen light For ease of use the entire table area is touch sensitive The touch sensitive areas need not be restricted to the image of the light or other load Here again an arrow indicates a link from the Back button to the Master Menu Note that in refining the project all such buttons will be given the same name which will probably be MAIN this drawing does not have to be accurate but should capture the feel of t
112. ene Note If the Component is controlling the groups in a Scene other than just setting the Scene the first Group Address in the scene will be used for showing the status C Bus Properties To set the C Bus properties of a component Open the Component Properties form Select the C Bus tab Select the C Bus type key function Select the Controlled Item Scene or Group Address Select the Other Properties Level Ramp Rate Pulse Duration Select the Indicator Functions Alternatively the Group Address of one component can be copied to other components as follows e Select the component to have its Group Address copied e Select the other components to have the Group Address copied to e Select the Edit Copy Group menu item or use CTRL G Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 59 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 6 4 2 1 Key Functions The C Bus tab allows you to set the C Bus functionality of the Component isual Properties Page Link Special Function Remote Control C Bus System IO Status Key Function Ramp Rate z instantaneously 7 Controlled Item Pulse Scene Groups e Single Group HOUR MIN SEC Network Local Network 0 zap zap z Application Lighting v Group Address kitchen ng E Level To Level 0 Z OFF ON Final Level Return to Original Level Type Resetable C Toggle CU To Tag ReturntoLe
113. ent Component Alignment and Size CTRL H Make the height of Secondary Selection s the same as the Primary Selection CTRL W Make the width of Secondary Selection s the same as the Primary Selection CTRL B Make both height amp width of Secondary Selection s the same as the Primary Selection CTRL Shift A Align the Secondary Selection s to the Primary Selection Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 22 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 3 7 4 7 4 1 CTRL Shift L Align the Left of the Secondary Selection s to the Primary Selection CTRL Shift T Align the Top of the Secondary Selection s to the Primary Selection CTRL Shift R Align the Right of the Secondary Selection s to the Primary Selection CTRL Shift B Align the Bottom of the Secondary Selection s to the Primary Selection Other CTRL S Operation Mode F1 Help Alt F4 Exit the Schedule Plus software CTRL Shift E Raise a deliberate error message for test and training purposes This is not a real error Do NOT report to CIS Step by Step Guide To use the Schedule Plus Program follow these steps e Create any C Bus Tags needed using the C Bus Tool Kit e Create a directory to put your project in all image files will be put there Schedule Plus can do this for you when you Save the Project Create a new project Set the Project Details Add pages Add components t
114. ent of related components that represents something understandable to the user Page Link A method of causing the display to jump to another page Schedule A schedule is a sequence of events that are to occur at particular times or dates in the future Load A load is an electrical device controlled via a C Bus output unit Most loads are lights but may be any device such as sprinklers AC Power points heaters projection screen motors AV equipment via IR etc Lighting Zone Refers to an illuminated area In Schedule Plus a zone is a C Bus Group Address representing one or many loads connected to a C Bus output unit All the lights in your dining room might be in one zone Scene A scene is defined as the combination of loads distributed in various control zones with different levels The scene can be set up with the Schedule Plus Software and assigned to soft keys on the Schedule Plus Software Ramp Rate The ramp rate indicates the length of time it takes for a load to ramp to a desired level Input Unit An input unit is a C Bus unit which the user interacts with to make things happen on a C Bus Network Schedule Plus itself a key input unit or passive infrared sensor are examples Output Unit An output unit is a C Bus unit which delivers power to loads a relay and dimmer are examples C Bus related definitions which are useful when discussing Schedule Plus programming are given in the fo
115. es Some schedules may be different depending on the season In our example the Irrigation schedules which activate the Irrigation Control need to come on a different times during the year This can be achieved by e selecting different months for each of the two Schedules in the Schedule Editor or e using an enabling Group Address which is enabled only during the Winter months for the Winter Schedule So although the Irrigation schedule in this case would contain no limits except for the hours of operation it is enabled by the Winter Group Address which is only on during that time The Summer Schedule would be implemented in the same way One other point regarding the actual Event being scheduled the event can be either Group Address related or Scene related In the former a Group Address is pulsed for a given period or set to a particular level In the latter a scene is fired at the scheduled time Most of the schedules in our worked example are of this type Since more than one Group Address is involved each of these schedules will require a scene to turn a number of lights on and another scene to turn a number of lights off Thus at the commencement of the scheduled period the on scene is fired and at the expiry the off scene is fired Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 136 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 12 12 1 12 2 12 3 Error Messages Purpose Error mes
116. ess of 255 FF hexadecimal which is invalid Error 215 It is not possible to navigate to all pages from a particular page Error 216 Two or more users have the same password Error 217 An Access Level does not have features of the Access Levels below it This may cause undesirable system behaviour Error 218 Two or more Access Levels have the same name Error 219 Two or more Schedules have the same name Error 220 A Group Address does not have Power Fail Recovery set The value of this Group Address will be lost after a power failure If this is enabling a Schedule the Schedule will be disabled following a power failure Check that the actions are all required and change if needed Edit the scenes to change the triggers Reduce the update rates Add a page link to the page Move or delete the one or more components Change the position or size to bring it back onto the screen Move one component or make the C Bus settings the same in both components Move one component or make the Page Links the same in both components Move one component or make the Special Functions the same in both components Change the Application number or change the component to have a C Bus type of Unused Change the Group Address or change the component to have a C Bus type of Unused Add some buttons to the page with page links to appropriate pages or add a back button Change one or more user passwords
117. et the Project screen size to have a height and width a few pixels less than the computer screen size Note that the Operation Mode cursor image can be set in the Program Options dialogue box See also Program Options Logging Command Line Parameters Logging Events An event log can be used to monitor the events which have occurred This can be very useful for debugging a project To show the event log select the Show Log item from the Options menu Log Tab Log Options Set Group 32 On Us Set Net 253 Group Set Group 32 Off Set Net 253 Group See Disable Log Clear Log Enable Log Save To File Comment ay 4opend To File C Gate There are four radio buttons which determine the state of the logging il Disable Log This disables the logging Enable Log This enables the logging Save to File This starts a new log and saves all logged events into the selected file Append to File This appends all logged events to the end of the selected file The Clear Log button clears all entries in the log but not in the file The Comment button allows you to put a comment into the log file The C Gate button allows you to send a specific command to C Gate Click the C Gate button enter the command and click on OK Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 111 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide Options Tab Log Options Log
118. ets the duration of the Master Load Delay see above Program Selection Tab The second tab is for Irrigation Program selection An Irrigation Program is a sequence of events corresponding to switching on each Irrigation Zone for a selected interval of time It may be desirable to have one Irrigation Program for watering gardens which is activated once per week and another for watering lawns which is activated every three days It may also be desirable to define different Irrigation Programs for different seasons to take natural variations in rainfall into account eg longer watering times during summer Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 104 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide General Program Selection Zone Selection Master Loads Irrigation Duration Irrigation Schedules Add Program Copy Program Delete Program Irrigation Program Triggers Control Irrigation Control Garden Irrigation Control Lawns To add a new Irrigation Program either click on the Add Program button or select one from the list and click the Copy Program button It is necessary to select the Application Group Address and Level for the trigger of each Irrigation Program This trigger is used to start the Irrigation Program This trigger can either be set with a component or a Schedule to start the Irrigation program It is recommended that the Trigger Control Application SCA be used fo
119. etwork Application and Group Address used by Schedule Plus and its state It allows you to toggle the state of the Group Address by double clicking on the Group in the list To display the Load Monitor e Select the Load Monitor item from the Edit menu or e Click on the Load Monitor button on the Tool Bar To refresh the display click on the Refresh button on the Tool Bar or select the Auto Refresh check box to automatically refresh every 10 seconds The Load Monitor also allows for the long term monitoring of loads to determine how long they have been on for the purposes of preventative maintenance and for determining energy usage Note that this data is only accumulated while Schedule Plus is running If the Schedule Plus software is switched off for some time the calculations will assume that the loads were off during that time The columns of data displayed are Load this is the name C Bus Tag of the Group Address Level this is the Level of the Group Address Recover this shows whether the load is to have its level Recovered after a power failure Monitor this shows whether the Load is being monitored or not see below Last Reset this is the time that the load On Duration was last reset Power Rating this is the Power Rating in Watts of the load use of this is optional Power this is the power being used now eg a 150W load running at 50 will be 75W Energy this is the total Energy used by the load since the
120. eyed out text Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 95 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 10 2 Access Levels Users Access Features Options Disabled Components and Features C Show C Show as Disabled Notes At least one user must always have access to the Access Control feature otherwise it is possible to be permanently locked out of the software The lowest Access Level default name Anonymous and the highest Access Level default name Administrator must always be enabled otherwise it is possible to be locked out of the software for some time You will be prevented from having these levels enabled only some of the time Access Level Editor The Access Levels Editor is accessed via the Access Control Manager and allows the editing of the properties of an Access Level The properties which can be set are e Name this is the name of the Access Level e Time this is the time at which the Access Level is available e Day this is the day s on which the Access Level is available Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 96 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 10 3 Name iset Time Any Time Start 9 00 00 AM End 5 30 00 PM See also Special Days Users Editor Day of Week Work Days ba r T iF T Ir r Also On Not On E ja in IV iz ja H fez je E j
121. ge None v Page Time out Use Project Default Never Time out Other time Page Background Style KAE ety aa aa v Select Background Colour 1 Select Background Colour 2 Es Image EU If an Access Level has been set for a page then when the user tries to select that page they will have to Log in to get access to that page After a certain time of displaying a page it will time out and select the Time Out page The Page time out duration can be set to e Project Default use the time out duration set in the Project Details e Never time out this is useful if an alarm or message page has been displayed e Other time enter the time required Note The Start up and Time out page s must always have the lowest Access Level otherwise you will not be able to open a project If a Theme is selected the Page Background settings will be ignored Components A Component is an item that can be placed on a page It may be a button text image clock slider monitor or other type of component Components can be used to display information control C Bus or to navigate the Project pages See also Good Design Practices Component Actions When a component is activated it can perform an action The types of Actions which a component can perform include e Selecting another page e Executing a C Bus command e Execute a Special Function or Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Lt
122. ght 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 169 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide A comment has not been entered Solution Enter a descriptive comment 12 4 119Error 14120 Message Can not add any more Modules Maximum is x Cause No more Modules can be added Solution Reduce the number of Modules used or attempt to combine some together 12 4 120Confirmation 14121 Message Access Levels have not been defined Do you want the default levels created Cause There are no Access Levels defined The default Access Levels can be created for you Solution Click on Yes to create the default Access Levels otherwise click on No 12 4 121 Error 14122 Message Version x build y or later of C Gate is required Cause An old version of C Gate has been found Solution Install the latest version of C Gate 12 4 122Confirmation 14123 Message Do you want a default description to be given to this component Cause The Component noes not have a meaningful description A default description based on the C Bus Group Address name Scene name or Special Function can be added to the Component Solution Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 170 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide Click on Yes to have the default name applied otherwise click on No 12 4 123Confirmation 14124 Message Controlling Group Addresses on this
123. ght 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 47 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide Rectangle TU Colour Blending Border Golour The border shape may be Rectangle Rounded Rectangle Triangle Circle ellipse Pointer Capsule Polygon Star Some of the possible border shapes are shown below Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 48 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide Rectangles Capsules and Ellipses Pointers TI vy ca NAV JOY Triangles gt JA Y Polygons and Stars fe The available border style options depend on the border shape The options are none this will make the border transparent in which case it will not be seen a solid line of different thicknesses a dotted line border width must be 1 a dashed line border width must be 1 a double line raised lowered raised edge lowered edge A QUE QOL CC lt gt Border Lines Styes are shown below Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 49 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide The border Colour can also be selected If the border colour or style is to change to show the status of the Component the Border Status Indication check box is ticked and the active and inactive styles and colours are both selected The colours can be chosen from a palette
124. he order in which they are placed Sometime it is desirable to change the order so that a particular component will be drawn behind another one for example To change the order in which components are drawn e Select the component which is to change e Select the Order menu from the Edit menu and select e Move Back e Move to Back e Move Forward e Move to Front or e Select one of the order speed buttons on the tool bar Note that the component that is on top will be the one activated when clicked Any components which have no action when clicked will be ignored when determining which component was activated Component Alignment Components are drawn on the page where they are placed Sometime it is desirable to move one or more components so that they line up with each other or with the page outline To change the component alignment e Select the component s which you want to change e Select the Align menu item from the Edit menu or click on the Align speed button on the tool bar e Select the required actions in the Component Alignment dialogue box see below e Click on OK Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 70 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 6 6 8 7 6 7 Align to Selection z z Grid C Left C Centres Right TU Tae flv Snap To Grid Aa Centres Qn Bottoms fiona Align to Page Centre Space Evenly 9 5 0 9 5 9 Er Components Group Selection
125. he project as well as any details which occur to the installer as he sketches The third button on the Master Menu points to the Images and Schedules pages Each button points to the corresponding page The Images page can show an Indicators page a Shapes page a Text page and a Bitmap page not shown Each of these pages would have a third button along the bottom to return control to the Images page Note that in all these layouts there are three possible locations for navigation buttons the last one being lower right This is typically to be used to return control to an intermediate level page such as the Images and Controls page As a rule a project should not contain more than three levels of pages By providing only three positions for return buttons this rule is enforced by the page layout Regardless of which page the user is looking at the buttons have the same meaning Lower Right returns to the next page up Lower Middle refers to the one above that and Lower Left returns to the topmost page This rule is not enforced in any way as perusal of the sample projects attest but represents good design practice The next page illustrated here is the Schedules page The buttons on this page act to control schedules and scenes which are described in the next section The Disarm Schedules button sets a Group Address in the Control Application and all schedules except KitchenWeekdayDinnerON amp KitchenWeekdayDinnerOFF
126. her Error 14066 Message Can not add any more Irrigation Master Loads Maximum is x Cause No more Irrigation Master Loads can be added Solution Reduce the number of Irrigation Master Loads used or attempt to combine some together Error 14067 Message Scene must have one or more actions Cause The Scene doesn t have any actions ie it doesn t do anything Solution Add some Actions to the Scene Error 14068 Message Pulse Timer Duration must be greater than 0 Cause The Pulse Timer Duration is currently set to 0 which will not do anything Solution Change it to be more than 0 Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 156 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 12 4 68 12 4 69 12 4 70 12 4 71 12 4 72 Error 14069 Message Two or more Irrigation Programs have the same trigger Cause Two or more Irrigation Programs have the same trigger Group Address and Level This would cause two Irrigation Programs to be triggered at the same time Solution Change the trigger for one or more Irrigation Programs Error 14070 Message Two or more Irrigation Zones are the same Cause Two or more Irrigation Zones have the same Application and Group Address Solution Change the Application and or Group Address for one or more zones Error 14071 Message Zone duration s are too short Must be at least 15 seconds Cause One
127. her e Select some days of the week or e Change the start and or end time Error 14090 Message Lowest and highest Access Levels must be always enabled Do you want them changed for you Cause Lowest and highest Access Levels must be always enabled so that the user can not be temporarily locked out Solution Click on the Yes button to automatically change the lowest and highest Access Levels so that they are enabled on Any Day and Any Time Click on the No button to manually Change the Access Levels Confirm 14091 Message Do you want to convert Project files to the new format Reason The Project files in a selected directory can be converted from the old file format to the new format Action Click on No to exit To change the Project files click on Yes then e select a directory to have all of its files and those in its sub directories converted e click on the Open button e alist of all files converted will then be displayed Confirm 14092 Message Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 162 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 12 4 92 12 4 93 12 4 94 This file was created with an old version of this software Do you want to save this file as the latest format e Click on Yes to save as the new format e Click on No to save as the old format Reason The Project file is the old file format It can be automatically converted to the
128. her pages in the project This will ensure that the Component is always available without having to copy it to every page Inserting Symbols in Text Each Font has many characters symbols apart from the letters of the alphabet and the numbers such as u etc Many of these symbols do not have a corresponding key on a standard keyboard When editing the text of a component select the position in the text that you want a symbol inserted Right click on the text and select the Insert Symbol menu item A dialogue box appears which shows all possible symbols in the currently selected font Click on the symbols that you want inserted Click on the OK button to insert the selected symbols Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 64 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide Selected Symbols E USA M O PF lt Fl il 0123456789 lt gt ABCDEF GHI JKLMN O PQARSTUVWXYZ AL a bcdefghi j kl mn o pqr stuv wxyz 0 ED f le lt IE MoS le EO Z lo oj p js P je ja jj Img p o iz i FEHY STO 61 OT ot 2 FP wigs P Ya 2 Pala AAAAAAECEEEEI II TI DNOOOOOx GBUUUUY PR aaaaaaageeeE ei i ii 9 no o 96 64 B8UUUUY bp Y 7 6 4 8 Font Selection Fonts can be selected by means of the Font Selection dialogue box A list of fonts shows all of the fonts currently used in the project with the currently selected font highlighted A sample of the font is also
129. hronised the state of each network will be verified once every 5 minutes and another tree will be performed every hour The status of a Component s network can be displayed using the Options Show Component Label Network Status menu item Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 118 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide The status of all of the Networks can be viewed by selecting the Options Show Network States menu item The possible network states are e New the network has not been opened yet usually caused by a failure to open the network e Open the network has been opened but the synchronisation process has not started e Sync the network is being synchronised e OK the network has been synchronised and is ready for use e Error the network has an error e Closed network has not opened usually caused by a failure to open the network For more information on the usage of C Gate refer to the C Gate documentation Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 119 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 8 Menu Items FILE MENU New Project create a new project Open open an existing project Reopen open a previously opened file Save Save the project Save As Save the project using a different name Archive Save Backup Save a Backup copy of the Project Export to Archive Export the Projec
130. ike http www myhouse com Solution Enter a valid URL 12 4 134Information 14801 Message Press CTRL S to exit Operation Mode Reason You are about to enter Operation Mode All menus and tool bars will be hidden To return to the editing mode from Operation Mode you will need to press the Control CTRL Key at the same time as the S key Action Click on OK Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 173 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 12 4 135Error 14802 Message Please select a program to run or a file to open Cause You have selected that you want a component Special Function to run another program but you have not entered a program to run Solution Enter a valid program file or URL in the Program or File edit box 12 4 136Error 14803 Message FILE NAME is not a valid program file or URL Please select a valid file to open Cause You have selected that you want a component Special Function to run another program but you have not entered a valid a program to run Solution Enter a valid program file or URL in the Program or File edit box 12 4 137Error 14804 Message Changes can not be made to the Internet Connection while connected Please disconnect Internet access before making changes Cause Changes have been made in the connection to the Internet These can not be implemented while the Internet is still connected So
131. information into an e mail When reporting errors the following information will help with the diagnosis of the problem 1 Details of your computer processor memory hard disk 2 Details of your operating system 3 Version of the software being used 4 Details of the error error number etc 5 What you did to make the error occur 6 Was it possible to make the error occur again To support the diagnosis you may also need to provide 1 Your Schedule Plus project file Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 137 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 12 4 12 4 1 12 4 2 12 4 3 12 4 4 2 Your C Bus Project File Message List Confirm 14002 Message Are you sure you want to delete the selected item You will not be able to undo this action Reason You have attempted to delete a Page Schedule Access Level or User It is not possible to undo this action Actions Click on Yes to delete the item Click on Cancel to leave the item Warning 14003 Message Password Incorrect Cause You have entered an incorrect password Solution Either e Enter the correct password e Obtain help from someone that knows the right password or e Do not attempt to perform an action for which you are unauthorized Error 14004 Message This file type can not be loaded Cause The file type you have attempted to load is incorrect The file type is define
132. ing C Bus they should look similar and have similar sizes Where there are groups of related Components they should be aligned to each other Avoid placing too many Components on a single page unless necessary as it can be difficult to find what is needed GOOD EXAMPLE BAD EXAMPLES simple and tidy Kitchen Kitchen Kitchen Bedroom Bedroom Lounge Lounge Study Study Study Study Page Layout Kitchen Kitchen Bedroom Bedroom ill al Al Lounge Lounge AD The most important thing with regard to page layout is being consistent The following sorts of things should be the same on each page where possible e Heading position e Fonts e Colours e Position of the navigation buttons particularly the back buttons if used Project Structure The most common graphical interface similar to Schedule Plus for the average user would be that presented by internet browsers These tend to feature a Back button to return to previously visited pages Although this scheme can be used to navigate through any project other schemes such as the example project illustrated throughout this Guide may be used where a page can have buttons to return to intermediate levels in the project Virtually any logical system can be used to navigate and once a user is familiar with a particular scheme the exact details are unimportant The key is to make the scheme logical and consistent Another idea worth enforcing is that of a
133. io m C Sunrise C Sunset C Repeat There are several options Fixed Time The Schedule time is set in 2400 hour time eg 5PM 1700 Sunrise The Schedule time is sunrise plus or minus a fixed offset Sunset The Schedule time is sunset plus or minus a fixed offset Repeat The Schedule occurs at a regular interval For example if the interval is set to 30 minutes it will first occur at 30 minutes past midnight then every 30 minutes after that This should normally only be needed for testing purposes 7 9 2 4 Schedule Day The day s that the Schedule is to occur is set on the Schedule Editor Day tab By default the Schedule is set to occur every day There are two ways of selecting the day By clicking on the more or less button you will see more or less detail as required The option with less detail allows you to select days as follows Once Only you will need to enter the date or select it from the drop down calendar Every Day Every Week Day Monday to Friday Every Weekend Saturday and Sunday Every Week you will need to select which day of the week Every Month you will need to select which day of the month Every Year you will need to enter the day of the year or select it from the drop down calendar the selected year is ignored Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 85 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide Enable Time Day Event
134. ion Mode You can use the normal version of Schedule Plus to edit the project and then remove the editing version of Schedule Plus from the computer and use the operation only version for the day to day use Note User passwords are encrypted in the Project file however it is recommended that if security is critical then the project should be saved as an encrypted file Access Levels Access Levels provide a means of limiting access to the Schedule Plus software Access Levels can be defined using the Access Control Manager To open the Access Control Manager either e Click on the Edit Access Control item in the Edit menu or e Click on the Access Control button on the Tool Bar Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 93 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide Access Levels Tab This allows Access Levels to be added deleted and edited The list columns can be rearranged or have their widths changed To sort by a column click on the top of that column Access Levels Users Access Features Options Add Level Insert Level Edit Level Delete Level Default AccessLevel Name Time Day 1 Anonymous Any Time Any Day 2 User 1 3 00 00 4M to 5 30 00PM Work Days 3 User 2 Any Time Any Day 4 User 3 Any Time Any Day 5 Supervisor Any Time Any Day To set the default Access Levels click on the Default button To add a new Access Level click on the Add Level b
135. is kind of situation by means of setting different levels on an enabling Group Address See the Schedule Editor for details Schedules are created and managed using the Schedule Manager Schedules use the computer clock to determine the time The accuracy of the schedules is therefore limited to the accuracy of the computer clock The computer date and time can be set using Special Functions See also Special Days Schedule Manager The Schedule Manager allows the user to see a Summary of all Schedules in a project and to see which are active It also allows you to add duplicate edit and delete Schedules To show the Schedule Manager dialogue box click on the Edit Schedules item in the Edit menu or click on the Schedule button on the tool bar ADDING DELETING amp EDITING SCHEDULES To create a new Schedule click on the Add button The Schedule Editor dialogue box will appear If a Schedule Collection is selected the new Schedule will have the same enabling conditions as the Schedule Collection To delete a Schedule select the required Schedule from the list and click on the Delete button To edit a Schedule select the required Schedule from the list and click on the Edit button or double click on the required schedule The Schedule Editor dialogue box will appear To duplicate a Schedule select the required Schedule and click on the Duplicate button You will be prompted to enter the name of the new Schedule which must b
136. itor the selected load s Click on Cancel to not change anything 12 4 145Error 14999 Message Error Message Cause An unexpected error has occurred Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 176 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide Solution If this is causing problems for the use of the Schedule Plus software please contact Clipsal Integrated Systems technical support You may need to provide Error Details Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 177 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide Index A Access Control 93 Level Editor 96 Levels 93 Log in 98 Log out 98 Old File Versions 98 Passwords 98 Users Editor 97 Access Levels 93 Editor 96 Activating Components 42 Add Page 24 Adding Components 67 Adding Page Links 63 Adding Pages 34 39 Alarm 107 Details 28 Alarms 88 Alignment 70 72 Alpha Blending 51 Animation 52 Application 10 Archive 35 Export 35 Import 37 Project 35 Save Backup 38 Auto Page Creation 32 Auto Save 15 Automatic Start up 18 B Back 70 Background 50 Backlight 39 Backup 38 Bitmap 52 Border 47 Bottom 70 Bridges 7 Button Component 43 Buttons 42 C C Bus 10 Applications 10 Bridges 7 Connecting to 107 Group Addresses 10 Introduction 7 Key Functions 60 Levels 10 Logging 111 Networks 7 Options 29 Percentage 11 Project Selection 27 Properties 59 Tags 1
137. l Day Type Most of the time you will want to set the Special Day Type of the selected day s to be the Special Day Type s which have been selected In this case the Set Day Type radio button needs to be selected and the existing Special Day Types for the selected day s will be replaced with the new ones Sometimes you may want to add a Special Day Type to selected days without removing the Special Day Types already assigned For example you may want to add a School Holidays Special Day Type to a range of days but not erase the Public Holiday Special Day Type from any days in the range In this case the Add Day Type radio button needs to be selected Alternatively you may want to remove a particular Special Day Type from selected days without affecting any other Special Day Types In this case select the Remove Day Type radio button Irrigation Irrigation Control Irrigation can be implemented using Schedules but it is much simpler to use the in built Irrigation Manager Typically it is necessary to activate various solenoids for particular times to ensure that everything receives the correct amount of water Different parts of a garden may need different amounts of Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 101 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide water which may change depending on the time of the year There are a few terms used with regard to Irrigation Control which need
138. l Days Calendar Day Types drrevous April 2003 Next p Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide Sunday Monday Tuesday wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Public Holiday Public Holiday 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Public Holiday Public Holiday To add a Special Day e select the required month using the Previous and Next buttons e double click on the required day e the Special Day Editor will appear which can be used to select the desired Special Day s To delete a Special Day repeat the above process and set the Special Day type to Normal To delete all Special Days before the selected month click on the Remove Old Days bution To delete all Special Days click on the Remove All button Day Types Tab The Special Day Types are Normal Public Holiday and Special Day 1 to Special Day 6 The Special Day 1 to 6 can be assigned any name you wish Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 99 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide Calendar Day Types Special Day 1 Special Day 1 Special Day 2 specialDay2 oO Special Day 3 Special Day 3 Special Day 4 Special Day 4 Special Day 5 Special Day 5 Special Day 6 Special Day 6 7 11 2 Special Day Editor The Special Day Editor allows you to set the Special Day type s for a particular day or range of days The Special Day Editor is opened from the Special Day Manager
139. l item from the Select menu in the Edit menu Multiple components can be de selected by selecting the Deselect All item from the Select menu in the Edit menu or by clicking somewhere outside of all of the selected components To select a hidden component select the Select Hidden Components item from the Select menu in the Edit menu Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 68 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 6 6 2 7 6 6 3 7 6 6 4 To select a particular component number select the Select Component No item from the Select menu in the Edit menu See also Component Manipulation Moving Components To move one or more Components select them then move by dragging them with the mouse or using the CTRL Arrow Keys If you have selected more than one Component you can click on any of them to drag the entire group While you are moving the components you will see an outline of where they will be placed If you are unable to move Components it may be because the Components are Locked Component Size The size of Components can be set in several ways Some components can have their size set as they are placed When placing these components click on the screen where you want one corner to be drag to where you want the diagonally opposite corner to be and release the mouse button After a component has been placed you can select it and adjust the size by placing the
140. last reset On Duration this is how long the load has been on gt 0 since it was last reset Threshold this is the duration at which an alarm will be raised see below On this is the percentage of the time that the load has been on since it was last reset Note that Power and Energy values are calculated they are not measured values Selecting a Load To select a Load click on the load in the table To select more than one load select one load then e click on another load while holding down the SHIFT key to select all of the loads in between or e click on individual loads while holding down the CTRL key Monitoring The Schedule Plus software monitors the state of any loads which are selected these have yes in the Monitor column every 10 seconds and accumulates the data in a database The database is a Comma Separated Value CSV file with the same name as the project file but with a csv extension This file can be opened with a database or spreadsheet if required The On Duration column shows how long the load has been on This will be updated every 10 seconds if e the load is selected as being monitored e the load is on 5 0 e C Bus is Connected Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 108 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 14 3 Alarm If the On Duration reaches the Threshold value an alarm will be raised For example if you set the Threshold t
141. late Page s item from the Edit menu select which parts of the Template you want to load select the desired file click on OK if the name of the Template page has already been used a new one will be assigned Deleting Pages To delete a page e Select the desired page e select the Page sub menu from the Edit menu then select the Delete Page item e click on OK All components on the page will be deleted Any Component page links will be automatically adjusted Page Properties To change the properties of the currently displayed page either e Select the Page Properties item from the Edit menu or e Double click on the page where there are no components A dialogue box will appear which will enable the user to change e The name of the page e The Access Level for the page e The Theme for the page e The background style Single Colour Colour gradient from left to right blend between two colours Colour gradient from top to bottom Centred image image is drawn in the centre of the window Tiled image image is drawn many times to fill the window Stretched image image is stretched to fill the window The background colour s if applicable The background image if applicable e The Time out duration for the page Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 40 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 6 7 6 1 Page Name New Page Access Level Anyone hd Theme Pa
142. ld also be provided with an archive of the Project file for safe keeping C Gate C Gate must be used for connecting to C Bus It provides a point of control for one or more applications which wish to control and monitor C Bus simultaneously Refer to the C Gate manuals for more details To find the minimum version of C Gate required for use with this software click the Help Software Properties menu item To use C Gate with this software 1 Start C Gate 2 Select the Connect to C Bus item from the Options menu The C Gate connection progress is shown on the status bar at the bottom of the screen unless the software is in Operation Mode If C Gate has not yet synchronised all networks this connection process may take some time See also Command Line Parameters C Gate Algorithm The way that Schedule Plus uses C Gate to communicate with C Bus is as follows On start up Connect to C Gate Set the C Bus project to use Set any operation modes required Get a list of networks Open each network Poll each network to find when they are synchronised As each network is synchronised do a tree to retrieve the levels NORWOOD The above process can be observed using the Log No C Bus commands will be transmitted to a network until it is synchronised Any C Bus commands sent before a network is synchronised will be queued and the levels will be set once the network is synchronised Once all networks are sync
143. les Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 62 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 6 4 5 e Sound Set Set the computer Sound e Special Day Edit Open the Special Days Manager e System IO Edit if All System IO is selected then the System IO Manager will be opened If Specific System IO is selected then the selected System IO Variable will be opened e System Properties Show the computer system information processor memory etc Note that most Special Functions can not be accessed via the Internet To add a Special Function to a component e Open the Component Properties form Select the Special Function tab e e Select the special function from the list e Enter any other information applicable to that special function Schedule Number Scene Number Irrigation Zone Program Details Module Number System IO Variable Special Function Schedule Edit pr Schedule All Schedules Specific Schedule x See also Tool Select Page Links When a component is activated it can cause another page to be displayed To do this a link to the page needs to be added to the component To add a link e Open the Component Properties form then e Select the Page Link tab page e Select the destination page from the list Page Link e User Page C Special Page Page 7 Links can be either to any user created page or to the previous page To create a back butto
144. lick on OK to continue To maximise the software again click on the Schedule Plus icon on the Windows task bar 12 4 129Error 14130 Message Please enter a unique page name Cause The page name entered is not unique Solution Enter a unique page name 12 4 130Error 14131 Message The x function is not supported for the y Cause Software function x is not supported by the current project type y Solution Don t try to use this function with this project type 12 4 131 Confirmation 14132 Message Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 172 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide The slider Height and Width appear to be wrong for this orientation Would you like them swapped 2 Cause A vertical slider bar graph normally is taller than it is wide A horizontal slider bar graph is normally wider than it is tall The height and width are not what is expected for the current orientation Solution Click on the Yes button to swap the height and width Click on the No button to leave them as they are 12 4 132Error 14628 Message A template Project can not be transferred to the unit Cause The currently open Project is a Template These can not be transferred to a unit Solution Save the Project as a normal project and then transfer 12 4 133Error 14800 Message URL is not a valid URL Cause The Uniform Resource Locator URL is invalid It should look something l
145. ligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 12 4 111 Error 14112 Message Theme Pages have too many levels Cause Theme Pages can be based on other Theme Pages Too many levels have been created Solution Remove some levels of the Theme Pages 12 4 112Error 14113 Message Tag Database Error Error Description Remedy Cause A Tag Database error has occured Solution Apply the suggested remedy normally involves closing Schedule Plus and running the C Bus Tool it 12 4 113Error 14114 Message Theme components page can not be deleted while there are other Theme Pages Cause The first of the Theme Pages is always the Theme Components page This can not be deleted while there are other Theme Pages present Solution Delete the other Theme Pages first then delete the Theme Components Page 12 4 114Error 14115 Message The Identifier name has already been used for another identifier type Please select another name Cause The selected name has already been used for another Module Procedure or Function Solution Enter a different name Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 168 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 12 4 115Confirmation 14116 Message Are you sure that you want to clear all of the Logic Cause You have requested to clear all of the logic code Solution Click on Yes to delete the code otherwise click on
146. limit on the number of levels of menus supported A project should have no more than three levels of depth for comprehensibility If a greater depth is chosen the user can become disoriented and frustrated at being unable to find a particular page If the three deep rule is adhered to this is most unlikely The Schedule Plus Software offers the options of password protected screens and this is a particularly useful feature for protecting critical items Other If a page has a clock on it the page will be re drawn every second On pages with clocks it is best to avoid things which require a lot of computer processing unless you have a fast computer e large JPEG images which require a lot of processing to de compress e images which have been re sized it is best to re size the image with a graphic editing program and used the re sized image in Schedule Plus Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 116 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 15 2 e alot of components on a page e large polygons with many sides or 3D ellipses Fulfilling User Requirements Prior to commencement the installer should visit the customer with a laptop and show examples of sample Schedule Plus projects and rough out the customer s requirements freehand on the Pro Forma forms provided The success of a Schedule Plus project is best judged on the basis of how well it meets the requirements of the user
147. listed Move onto Page move all components onto the page if they are off the page Lock Components this prevents any components from being moved or resized Label Components this automatically places a label under each selected component Page Delete Page delete the current page New Page add a new page Add Template Contents add load an existing page Duplicate Page make an exact copy of the existing page Edit Page Properties set the page properties New Theme Page create a new Theme Page Project Details set the Project Details Edit Schedule edit or add a schedule Edit Scene edit a scene Edit Irrigation open the Irrigation Controller Edit Special Days open the Special Days Manager Edit Access Control open the Access Control editor Load Monitor open the Load Monitor OPTIONS MENU Connect to C Bus connect to C Bus to allow control of the network Show Network States shows the connection state of the networks Connect to WWW connect to the World Wide Web Run Scheduler start or stop the Scheduler Sync to Schedules Synchronise Scheduled Groups to Schedules Log In Log in Log out Default Font set the Default font to be used when placing components Operation Mode set the program in Operation Mode Program Options set the options Show Log display the Log Reset Load Alarm resets the Load Monitor Alarm Refresh Images re load all images used by the project Toolb
148. listed separately from the Project Pages e Theme Page Components are not listed on the Project Pages e the manual JPEG image quality can be selected with the Options JPEG Quality menu items The manual will be saved to the file User Manual htm in the Project directory To provide the manual to a user you will need the User Manual htm file and the page images Page1 jpg etc The manual can be edited to suit your requirements using any HTML editor Alternatively the manual can be opened with a word processor edited and saved as another format if required for example Microsoft Word allows you to open as HTML then save as a doc file Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 128 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 11 11 1 Tutorial Before Starting Before using the Schedule Plus software to create a real Project it is recommended that you explore the features of the software and create practice Projects The concepts to explore include Creating Pages and setting their Properties Adding Components to Pages and setting their Properties Manipulating Components Using Themes Scenes Schedules Access Control Special Days Irrigation Control Creating a Personal Template Before starting on the creation of your first real project you should create a Template which you will use for your future Projects The benefit of doing this is that you can avoid having to do the same w
149. ll save a copy of the project with the date and time included in the file name which guarantees that each backup file will have a unique identifiable name Printing This software does not support printing directly but it is quite simple to print out most things that may be of interest Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 38 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 4 9 7 5 7 5 1 7 5 2 To print out any of the following details Project Details installer location etc Schedules Scenes Network Application and Group Address usage Images used Access Control details e Irrigation Control details create a Project Summary file it can be set to HTML or plain text in the Project Details which can then be printed directly To print screen shots save the Screen Image s Open the file s with an image manipulation program and print from there To print the log open the log file with a suitable program text editor spreadsheet or database and print from there To print the details of the Load Monitor open the Load Monitor data file with a database or spreadsheet program and print from there Time Out You may wish the software to display a particular page after the Schedule Plus software has not been used for some time The time out page and the duration of the time out period can be set in the Project Details dialogue box When the time out period expires a
150. ll enable the Schedule when it is at 100 The Schedule Editor Enable Tab allows you to select how you want to enable disable the Schedule Enable Time Day Event Enabled By Application Enable Group Unused x ng Level 100 2 0 100 C Tag There are two basic techniques to generate mutually exclusive schedules ie only one will run at a time These are both illustrated in the Schedules CTD example provided with the Schedule Plus software The first of these techniques is to assign all Schedule Enable Groups the same Group Address and use a different level for each Schedule Since a Group Address can only have one level at a time only one Schedule can be in effect at one time Alternatively separate Group Addresses can be used to enable different Schedules Scenes can be used to set the Group Address levels to enable a different Schedule The designer is fully responsible for ensuring that the activity is mutually exclusive and so there is a potential for errors The Mutually Exclusive page of the Schedules CTD project illustrates this See also Power Failure Recovery Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 84 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 9 2 3 Schedule Time The time that the Schedule is to occur is set on the Schedule Editor Time tab Enable Time Day Event Schedule Type and Time HOURS MIN SEC e Fixed Time 20 So m
151. llowing sections Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 6 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 5 5 1 5 2 C Bus Concepts About C Bus C Bus is a microprocessor controlled wiring system that uses Unshielded Twisted Pair cable UTP cable as its communication medium C Bus is intended to be used mainly as a lighting management system although it has the capability of interfacing with other services such as security systems and air conditioning C Bus may be integrated as part of overall energy management system C Bus is highly flexible in the way it operates because each device on the Bus has its own in built microprocessor These devices can be programmed in the field to provide optimum energy management conditions in any installation Information comes from Input Units such as Key Units Light Level Sensors and Infrascans Messages are sent via the Bus to Output Units such as Relays and Dimmers Connections between Input Units and Output Units are defined by Group Addresses GA thus GA can be considered as virtual wires C Bus Installation Software allows the user to modify GA as well as other parameters All parameters including GA are stored in unit s non volatile memory C Bus is a truly distributed system It does not have a central processing unit C Bus intelligence is distributed across entire network For further details about C Bus see the Clipsal web site at http
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153. lution 1 Disconnect from the Internet 2 Make the changes to the Internet connection 3 Connect to the Internet 12 4 138Error 14805 Message Error Error Description was raised trying to save image Cause The operating system generated error Error Description when the screen image was saved to file Solution Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 174 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide The Error Description should indicate the cause of the problem Check the following Check that the file name is valid Check that the file path is valid Check that you have write rights to the file directory Check that the file is not read only 12 4 139Error 14900 Message Access Level Access Level is only available at Time on Day Cause It is not possible to log in at Access Level now This Access Level is only available at a particular Time on particular Days Solution Log in at another time or log in as a user with a different Access Level 12 4 140Error 14901 Message There are no users who can edit the Access Control Cause There are no users who can edit the Access Control function of the Schedule Plus software This can cause all users to be permanently locked out of the software Solution Either e Add a user with the appropriate Access Level e Edit the features of an Access Level to make Access Control available 12 4 141 Error 14902 Message A l
154. me This time is Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 11 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 5 8 5 9 called the Ramp Rate Ramp Rates supported by C Bus are 0 seconds instantaneously 4 seconds 8 seconds 12 seconds 20 seconds 30 seconds 40 seconds 1 minute 1 5 minutes 2 minutes 3 minutes 5 minutes 7 minutes 10 minutes 15 minutes 17 minutes Note that the ramp rate is the time to change the level from 0 to 100 or vice versa If the level is at 50 and you execute a ramp to 100 with a 4 second ramp rate it will only take 2 seconds C Bus Tags All C Bus Applications Group Addresses and Levels are assigned a number from 0 255 0 FF hexadecimal Remembering these numbers is inconvenient so a name can be assigned to them The name is referred to as a tag Examples of tags are e Network Tags e Local Network e Third Floor e Application Tags e Lighting e Control e Group Address Tags e Kitchen Light e Pool Motor e Level Tags e Welcome Home Scene e Irrigation On There are two ways of creating tags for use with a project e From the Software in a dialogue box that has a drop down list to select a group address or level sometimes there will be two buttons alongside which allow you to add a new tag or to edit the selected one e Using the C Bus Tool Kit see C Bus documentation for details sometimes this is the
155. minutes i Connections Reports Operation Mode Other Auto Save Enabled Duration hs minutes Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 15 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide Connections This tab allows you to choose how to connect to the Internet Reports Operation Mode Other Internet Connection Port Number 20027 The Internet port number is used for Internet Access via ServerX for example Reports This allows you to select whether you want your Project Summary and Check Project reports presented as an HTML report to read or print using a web browser or as a text file for inclusion in some other document Operation Mode Other Format of Reports Project Summary and Check Project HTML Reports Text Reports Operation Mode It is also possible to select the type of cursor for when Operation Mode is running If you are using a Touch Panel PC it may be desirable to have no cursor displayed Operation Mode Cursor C Default Hand None Other By default when the right mouse button is clicked on a component the action for that component is executed Alternatively you can have a pop up menu appear when the right mouse button is clicked Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 16 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 6 4 6 5 If you wi
156. n which takes you back to the previous page e select the Special Page button e select the Back item in the list Alternatively you can use the Tool Select to place a back button Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 63 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 6 4 6 Remote Control 7 6 4 7 A Component can be Activated by means of a C Bus event To do this open the Component Properties dialogue and select the Remote Control tab Visual Properties Page Link Special Function Remote Control c Bus C Bus Remote Control C Remote Control for any C Bus Level C Remote Control if C Bus Level Matches The C Bus Group Address to be used to activate the Component is selected on the C Bus tab of the Component Properties dialogue box To activate the component for this Group Address being set to any level select the Remote Control for any C Bus Level button To activate the Component only if the Group Address is set to a particular level as set on the C Bus Tab select the Remote Control if C Bus Level Matches bution Note if a Component is activated by a C Bus Group it can not also be used to control a C Bus Group A component can only be remote controlled if the page it is on is showing To enable a Component to be remote controlled regardless of which page is showing place the Component on a Theme Page and use that Theme Page for all of your ot
157. n Selectors because they are selecting some sort of action to be performed In Trigger Control setting a Trigger Group to a particular Action Selector Level can be used to trigger a Scene or start an Irrigation program Note that the EXACT Action Selector Level must be set and ramping the Trigger Group through this Level will have no effect You must also set the ramp rate to zero i e an instantaneous change rather than ramping to the Level Ramping to the Action Selector Level may still cause the event to be triggered but it will happen when the message is sent NOT at the end of the ramp Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 10 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 5 6 5 7 In the Enable Control Application the Levels are called values In Enable Control setting an Enable Group to a particular value level can be used to enable a Schedule or to enable the Irrigation controller In Trigger and Enable Control C Bus Tags should be used to reference the Action Selectors and Values ie Levels Do not set the Action Selectors and Values in Percent because the value you are trying to set may be in between two percentage levels in fact in these Applications the concept of percent does not make sense To use a Network Variable value Level as a trigger or to enable something it is essential that the C Bus message that set the value must reach the Local Network If a swit
158. n be stretched in the Schedule Plus software but it may be preferable to use an image manipulation program to perform this before placing the image on a Page Shapes A Shape Component has a border and background and nothing else It can be used for displaying e Rectangles e Horizontal or vertical lines ie very narrow rectangles e Triangles e Circles and Ellipses e Pointers e Invisible hot spots which can be activated Examples se Pa pi ag HH wW i wW Coc 8 wn He E oe Note when placing a Shape the border shape can be selected from a drop down list on the Tool Bar Buttons EP PPP PPP KKK PAA 25 Nata A Button Component consists of a border background text and an image All of these parts can be used to indicate C Bus status e The border and background can change colour according the Group Address level e The text words and font can change according the Group Address state e The image can toggle between any two images to indicate the Group Address state Examples Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 43 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 6 3 5 7 6 3 6 7 6 3 7 text HT Co A Slider Component is used to set or show the precise level of a Group Sliders A slider can be either a normal slider or a bar graph A Slider consists of a border background slot thumb the bi
159. nding and or alpha blending use an image editor to get the desired effect Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 113 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide Warning 107 The component has multiple actions This may cause unexpected behaviour when this component is activated Error 200 The project has scenes which trigger each other Once one scene has been triggered the scenes will trigger each other indefinitely Error 201 The average update rate of the Monitor components it more than once per second This will cause excessive C Bus network traffic Error 206 A page can not be reached from the start up page or from the time out page Error 208 One component is completely hidden by another Error 209 Part of the component is off the screen Error 210 A component is covering another component which has different C Bus control This will cause different actions depending on where the component is pressed Error 211 A component is covering another component which has a different Page Link This will cause different actions depending on where the component is pressed Error 212 A component is covering another component which has a different Special Function This will cause different actions depending on where the component is pressed Error 213 A component has an Application of 255 FF hexadecimal which is invalid Error 214 A component has a Group Addr
160. ne Display Properties Set the computer Display screen saver etc Help Show this opens the help file Internet Setup Set the computer Internet properties Irrigation Edit Open the Irrigation Manager Irrigation Run Zone Run an Irrigation Zone manual control Load Monitor Show Show Load Monitor Log Show Show Log Logic Edit show the Logic Editor Log in this shows the log in page Log out this logs the user out and returns to the start up page Module Disable disable a Logic Module to stop it from running Module Enable enable a Logic Module Networking Setup Set the computer networking properties Operation Mode Enter start Operation Mode Operation Mode Exit stop Operation Mode Password Edit edit the user password Program Exit Exit Program this closes the Schedule Plus program can also use Alt F4 Program Minimise minimise the Schedule Plus program Program Run run a Program Project Save File save the Project file Region language Set the computer Region date time formats etc Scene Edit If All Scenes is selected then the Scene Manager will be opened If Specific Scene is selected then the selected scene will be opened Scene Store store the current settings for the selected Scene Schedule Edit If All Schedules is selected then the Schedule Manager will be opened If Specific Schedule is selected then the selected schedule will be opened Schedule Synchronise Synchronise to Schedu
161. new action click on the Add button The Scene Action Editor will open Enter the desired Scene Action and click on OK when complete or click on Apply to add the action and leave the Scene Action Editor open to allow another action to be added i To delete an action select the required one s from the list and click on the Delete button To edit an action select the required one from the list and click on the Edit button or just double click the item in the list To edit more than one scene action at a time select the required ones and click on the Edit button The parameters that are common to each of the Scene Actions will be shown All other parameters will be blank If any parameter is changed it will apply to all of the selected Scene Actions For example to change the level of all Scene Actions to 0 select all of the Scene Actions select one then hold down the Shift or Ctrl key while selecting the others Click on the Edit button Change the C Bus level to 0 Click on OK All of the Scene Actions will now be set to 0 Nothing else in the Scene Actions will have changed To change the order in which actions occur select the required one s from the list and click on the Up or Down buttons until it is in the correct position To duplicate a Scene Action select the required one and click on the Duplicate button When all changes are complete click on the OK button To exit without making changes to the Scene click on the C
162. nformation about the selected tip See also What s New Whats New The Software has many new features introduced with each new release The What s New dialogue is designed to introduce a few of these ideas to you The What s New dialogue box will be displayed when you start the software You can also display it by selecting the What s New item in the Help Menu The Show on Startup check box allows you to set whether you want it displayed each time the software starts See also Tip of the Day CIS Web Site From time to time the CIS Web Site may have Schedule Plus software updates and or new Frequently Asked Questions topics posted Click on http www clipsal com cis to go to the CIS web site The C Bus Forums also contain a lot of useful information http Awww cbusforums com forums Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 123 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 10 Documenting the Installation Planning the Project The designer of the Schedule Plus project must capture the requirements of the user before commencing the actual creation of a Schedule Plus project Some useful pro forma forms are shown in this section The Story Board Pro Forma can be used for sketching out the pages required for the Project The Scene Pro Forma has two parts the triggering and the actions part Any scene can be triggered by a Group Address being set to a Level The actions section specifie
163. non working days Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 86 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide jv Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday lv Saturday Also On Normal Public Holiday Special Day 1 Special Day 2 Special Day 3 Special Day 4 Special Day 5 Special Day 6 Not On Normal Public Holiday Special Day 1 Special Day 2 Special Day 3 Special Day 4 Special Day 5 Special Day 6 In the example below the Schedule will occur on Week Days Monday to Friday but not on Public Holidays For many people these are working days Sunday ly Monday V Tuesday jv Wednesday ly Thursday v Friday Saturday Also On Normal Public Holiday Special Day 1 Special Day 2 Special Day 3 Special Day 4 Special Day 5 Special Day 6 Not On Normal lv Public Holiday Special Day 1 Special Day 2 Special Day 3 Special Day 4 Special Day 5 Special Day 6 If you want a Schedule to occur on just normal days any day that is not one of the Special Days e select Custom from the list e switch off Sunday Saturday e select Normal in the Also On list Day of the Month Group If you want the Schedule to occur on particular days of the month select the days required The drop down list at the top allows you to select various combinations including
164. nt can only be placed every 8 pixels making them easier to line up When dragging a component you will see it jump from one grid point to the next so that the top left corner is always on a grid point The grid can be set to between 1 and 32 pixels by selecting the Grid sub menu from the Options menu and selecting the required value There are two other options under this menu The Snap Size to Grid makes the size a multiple of the grid rather than having the bottom right corner of the component actually on the grid The Snap All To Grid item puts all components on the page back on the grid This is used if you have changed the grid size Undo The undo function takes the project back to a previous state If operations are carried out creating a component moving a component re sizing etc then by successive application of the undo action the project can be returned to the state before those operations were performed A maximum of six operations can be undone To undo your last action e select the Undo item from the Edit menu e click on the Undo speed button on the Tool Bar The Undo item in the Edit menu shows what action will be undone Themes Themes can be used to make the pages and components have the same style This helps to produce attractive and usable Projects simply A Theme consists of a series of Theme Pages which contain the templates to be used for the Pages and Components in the Project For example you may
165. ny logged in user will be logged out and the time out page will be displayed Each Page can also have its time out duration set independently if required Pages which allow access to more critical functions should have a shorter time out set Pages A page is a set of components that are displayed together A Project may contain many pages linked together so that user can navigate between them See also Good Design Practices Selecting Pages To select a particular page either e Select the required page from the drop down list on the tool bar e f the required page has a link from the current page activate the component that links to it e Use the CTRL Page Up Down keys to move forward or back a page Adding Pages A project can have multiple pages each of which contains various components To add a new page e click on the New Page speed button on the Tool Bar OR select the Page sub menu from the Edit menu then select the New Page item e enter the name of the new page e click on OK To make a copy of a page e Select the desired page e select the Page sub menu from the Edit menu then select the Duplicate Page item e enter the name of the new page e click on OK Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 39 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 5 3 7 5 4 To add a Template page or pages with its components to the current project either e select the Add Temp
166. o Width 1250 1800 Pixels Height 1250 1600 Pixels Adjust Component Position jv Adjust Component Size Snap To Grid Select the desired size by e Selecting a size from the drop down list e Enter the desired size in pixels e Enter a Scaling If the Maintain Aspect Ratio box is selected the Aspect Ratio the ratio of width to height will be kept constant This means that if you make a change to the width boxes the height will change accordingly and vice versa To have the components moved to their new positions select the Adjust Component Position check box If this is not selected the project screen size will change but the components will not be affected unless they would be off the screen with the new screen size You can have the Components resized to the same scale by selecting the Adjust Component Size check box Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 26 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 4 4 2 7 4 4 3 To have all of the Components placed on the Grid select the Snap To Grid check box C Bus Project The Unit Address page of the Project Details Wizard allows you to select the a C Bus project A C Bus project must be selected from the list in order for C Bus Tags to be available C Gate Server Location Local Machine C Remote Machine IP Address fiz7 0 0 1 Load Projects Command Port 20023 Status Change Port 20025
167. o 1000 hours then when the load has been on for 1000 hours the alarm will be raised If the Threshold value is set to O it will be ignored and no alarm will be raised Click on the Edit Action button on the Tool Bar to select what action s you want to have happen for the alarm The options are e Error Message this shows a standard error message box to let you know that a threshold has been exceeded e Select Page this selects a particular page when a threshold has been exceeded e Special Function this executes a Special Function a the threshold has been exceeded e Send E Mail this sends an E Mail message when a threshold has been exceeded Enter the e mail address in the box Once an alarm has been raised no more alarms will occur until the alarm has been reset To do this click on the Reset Load Alarm button on the Tool Bar or the Reset Load Alarm item in the Options menu of the main form Tool Bar The buttons on the Tool Bar are explained below ea a gocecoscocesocsccossesesosssseseg X O Ef M Auto Refresh Show All Groups M Keescesosesoeecesesososseseseeoes e Monitor Load this activates or de activates the monitoring of the selected load s Power Fail Recovery this activates or de activates the power fail recovery of the selected load s Set Duration this allows you to set the duration that the load has been on for it will also automatically set the Energy value e Power this allows you to
168. o a level or to pulse a group to a level for a particular duration The parameters entered are e C Bus Level e Ramp Rate e Pulse duration if applicable e Pulse return level if applicable this is the level that the Group Address will be set to when the pulse duration is complete Action Ramp Group Pulse Group Level 50 i a OFF ON c Ramp Rate lover 4 seconds v Pulse pa p 3 oF on Schedules A Schedule is used whenever something has to occur at a particular time This can be an event Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 79 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 9 1 that occurs only once or something that is repeated time and time again The Schedule Plus Software has a list of things to do and every second it checks whether one of those things should be done at this particular time Every Schedule creates a new entry in that list Generally Schedules are independent of each other However sometimes one Schedule but not another must be executed depending upon some condition For example the Schedule of watering used in the summer every two days at night might be quite different than the winter Schedule every week while at work during the day both Schedules can t apply it s one or the other This is called a mutually exclusive scheduling situation It is possible to set up mutually exclusive schedules to handle th
169. o each page Add links to the pages Create Scenes Create Schedules Set up the Irrigation Control if required Set up the Access Control if required Check the Project for errors and correct them Check the project Summary if desired Test the project Operation Mode Save the project Archive the files for later use Creating and Saving Projects Project A Schedule Plus Project consists of the following things created for the end user to use Pages of Components Scenes Schedules J e e e Irrigation Control e Access Control J e Special Days Logic All of this data is saved in the Project File There are other things which are also stored in the directory with the Project file e any images used by the project e Log files e Project Details Reports and Error Reports Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 23 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 4 2 7 4 2 1 e Load Duration data Opening a Project To open a project either click on the Open button of the tool bar or select the Open item from the File menu Select the directory where your project is stored and select the file name The default file extension of a project file is CTD Click on OK Project files with the extension cte are secure project files which have been encrypted to protect against tampering To open a project which has been recently opened select Reopen from the File menu
170. o the Schedule Plus project pages and to the Schedule Plus software functions can be limited based on a user s Access Level Each project Page has an Access Level If the currently logged in user has an Access Level equal or greater than a page s Access Level then they can view that page If not then they will need to log in first Similarly every function of the Schedule Plus software also has an Access Level If the user does not have access to a function then it will either appear as being disabled or will be invisible depending on the configuration of the Access Manager Access Levels can be made available at particular times or on particular days is required The default Access Levels are Level O Everyone Level 1 User 1 Level 2 User 2 Level 3 User 3 Level 4 Supervisor Level 5 Administrator A user can access anything which has an Access Level equal or lower than the user s Access Level The lowest level is available without having to log in Using Access Levels To use Access Control with a project follow these steps Create the desired Access Levels Add the users Assign which Access Levels have access to which features Assign Access Levels to pages which are to be restricted Add buttons with Log in and Log out Special Functions where necessary ABO If you require additional security Schedule Plus comes with a run time version of the software which has no editing features and always runs in Operat
171. oad has reached its duration threshold Cause A monitored load has reached its duration threshold Solution Open the Load Monitor to see which load s have reached their threshold 12 4 142Error 14903 Message Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 175 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide E Mail message was not able to be sent Cause An E Mail message was not able to be sent Solution Check that e Internet access is available e E Mail can be sent from another program e The E Mail address is correct 12 4 143Warning 14904 Message Access Level Level does not have features of the level below This is not the recommended behaviour Cause Access Level Level does not have one or more features available that are available to the level below As the Access Levels increase they should contain ALL of the functions of the levels below To do anything else may cause unexpected behaviour in the system Solution Activate any features of the levels below Access Level Level in Access Level Level 12 4 144Confirm 14905 Message Do you want to monitor the selected load s e Press Yes to monitor these loads e Press No to not monitor these loads e Press Cancel to cancel this operation Reason You have requested that selected load s have their Load Monitor status changed Action Click on Yes to monitor the selected load s Click on No to not mon
172. ogram Select a Master Enable group if required Enter Schedules to trigger the Irrigation Programs Add any Components to pages for e manual control of Irrigation Zones e manual triggering of Irrigation Programs e enabling the Irrigation Control via the Master Enable Group e displaying the Irrigation zone time 8 Set up a Rain Delay button on a page NDODAAYN Example A house has three zones for watering lawns and four for watering different parts of the garden The watering requirements are In Summer each of the lawn zones is watered for 20 minutes every two days In Summer each of the garden zones is watered for 15 minutes every three days In Spring and Autumn each of the lawn zones is watered for 10 minutes every 5 days In Spring and Autumn each of the garden zones is watered for 10 minutes every week This means there are four separate Irrigation Programs required A Group Addresses level tag should be created for each Irrigation Program There are a total of 7 Irrigation Zones A Group Address tag should be created for each Irrigation Zone preferably in the Irrigation Application number 71 hex It will also be necessary to create 4 Schedules to trigger each of the Irrigation Programs on the right days Notes A Master load can be added which does not control anything but the Group Address can be used by a Component to indicate that the Irrigation is running Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems
173. omponent can be used to display the amount of time left on a timer If the component is a press button or a timer you need to select the level to which the Group Address is to return to when the press button is released or the timer expires System IO Properties System IO variables are used by the Logic Engine to provide monitoring and control of the Logic Engine A Component can control or monitor a System IO Variable in a similar way to controlling C Bus To change the System IO properties of a particular Component open the Component Properties form then select the System IO tab Neovcesvocssecseccesceesocssesseed Key Function Nudge Up na variable int 1 ng Add Edit Value The Key Function list allows the function to be selected with the following options e UNUSED this will not show System IO Variable status or perform any System IO Variable action when pressed ON this switches the System IO Variable to its maximum value OFF this switches the System IO Variable to its minimum value ON OFF this toggles the System IO Variable between its minimum and maximum value PRESET this will set the System IO Variable to a preset level NUDGE UP this adjusts the System IO Variable level up by the amount set in the Value box NUDGE DOWN This adjusts the System IO Variable level down by the amount set in the Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 61 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus
174. ontrol Application unless it must be on the Lighting Application Warning 14044 Message Setting levels on the Control Application may trigger other scenes and cause circular scene triggering Cause A Scene is controlling the Trigger Control Application A series of scenes within this software and externally may directly or indirectly trigger each other If any one of these scenes gets triggered it will cause enormous amounts of C Bus traffic indefinitely Solution Change the Scene item from the Trigger Control Application unless you are certain that it can not trigger any scenes Error 14045 Message Could not create file FILE NAME Cause The file could not be created Solution Check that the file name is valid Check that the file path is valid Check that you have write rights to the file directory Check that the file is not read only Error 14046 Message Archiving Failed Cause Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 150 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 12 4 46 12 4 47 12 4 48 12 4 49 The archive file could not be created Solution Check that the file name is valid Check that the file path is valid Check that you have write rights to the file directory Check that the file is not read only Check that all of the files to be archived exist Information 14047 Message The Archive will be copied to the Project directory
175. ooked Schedule Design Following this schedules should be planned out on the Schedule proforma Some illustrations of example schedules may provide a better understanding of how they can be used The purpose designed scenes should also be incorporated into schedules Initial Implementation Once the overall requirements have been recorded the project should be designed at the office and brought back when complete Testing The Operation Mode can be used to demonstrate how the project will look when installed Iteration Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 117 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 16 7 16 1 The Schedule Plus Software provides a quick convenient interface for designing control layouts The prototypes of the project can be run on a laptop at the most convenient place for the customer to see the project The customer should then be encouraged to explore two or three options during this step to engender ownership of the design and help guarantee a satisfied customer Commissioning The Schedule Plus software should be installed and the operation of each C Bus control C Bus Buttons Scenes Schedules should be verified The customer should be instructed on the use of Schedule Plus including e Navigating between pages e Controlling C Bus e Controlling and editing Scenes e Enabling and editing Schedules e Access Control passwords The customer shou
176. op is active area to turn the light on so accurate mouse placement is not required 11 6 Adding Scenes The scenes in a project may be used to create a mood by ramping lights up or down at predetermined rates Another use for scenes is to enable several loads to be controlled at once for the purposes of scheduling The scenes shown in the example below are used in conjunction with the schedule section which follows Some example scenes which could be implemented by Schedule Plus as shown below this is drawn on the Scene Pro Forma Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 134 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 11 6 1 11 6 2 Scene Name Load s Level Rate Sec Living Living Pa 8 Pi p ig Oo 5 7 VA Kitchen Lichen Kit bhen 3 0 1109 Famil Ex Pampi Bee IEC f Ti de OO Ee ao tee era VE matic Doop CA Keh Sa iether thead L06 few o ete IE E Poth OmnsS nG edi ic timing Welcome Home Scene The Welcome Home scene is initiated by entry to the house All main access lighting to common living areas is activated Outside lights are switched off after a suitable period of time Minimal lighting is also established in the bedroom area It can be directly triggered by Schedule Plus In this scenario we imagine that a Group Address called Automatic Door on the Control Application is set when the garag
177. or Minimum Level Maximum Level C Bus Timer System IO Level C Click If the Automatic option is selected then the status will indicate e the C Bus level if the Component controls C Bus or e the System IO level if the Component controls a System IO variable or e the click state if the Component controls something else C Bus Indicator The C Bus Indicator Range group of the status tab allows you to select how the C Bus state indication will be related to the C Bus Group Address Level By default it will show the Inactive state of the button when the C Bus level is 0 and the Active state of the button for any other C Bus level There are circumstances where this behaviour may need to be changed The options which are able to be selected are e Default when this is selected the default behaviour is used e Preset Level when this is selected and the button is a PRESET or STATUS button see above the Active state will be shown if the C Bus level equals the selected level on the Key Functions Tab otherwise the Inactive state will be displayed e Custom Levels when this is selected the minimum and maximum levels can be selected for which the Active state will be shown For all other levels outside of this range the Inactive state will be shown e Scene Indicator when this is selected the status will show when the Scene is set ie the levels of the Group Addresses in the Scene all match the levels of the Sc
178. or 14012 Message Error Connecting to C Gate Cause The connection to C Gate has been lost or could not be established Solution Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 140 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 12 4 12 12 4 13 12 4 14 Check that C Gate is running at the selected IP Address see C Bus Project Try connecting to C Gate using Telnet Refer to the C Gate documentation for more details See also Frequently Asked Questions Error 14013 Message Could not connect to C Gate at P Address Cause The connection to C Gate could not be established at P Address Solution Check that C Gate is running at the selected IP Address see C Bus Project Try connecting to C Gate using Telnet Refer to the C Gate documentation for more details See also Frequently Asked Questions Information 14014 Message Connected to C Gate version Reason The connection to C Gate was successful The version of C Gate is also given Action Click on OK See also Frequently Asked Questions Error 14015 Message There are too many Applications used Maximum is x Cause You have attempted to use too many Application numbers The software can only support a limited number of different Application numbers Solution Use less Application numbers If necessary split the control across several projects Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty
179. or more Zone durations are less than 15 seconds Solution Increase any short Zone durations to be more than 15 seconds Error 14072 Message Please select a Schedule Cause No Schedule is selected Solution Select a Schedule from the list Error 14073 Message Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 157 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 12 4 73 12 4 74 12 4 75 Schedule has no Event set Schedule must execute C Bus Action select Page or execute Special Function Cause The Schedule has no event set ie it doesn t do anything Solution Change the Schedule so that it executes a C Bus Action selects a Page or executes a Special Function Warning 14074 Message Rain Delay Schedule already exists Cause The Rain Delay Schedule already exists and can not be created Solution Edit the Rain Delay Schedule if desired Warning 14075 Message This Schedule will never be executed because there are no Days of the Week Days of the Month Months selected Cause The Schedule has no Days of the Week Days of the Month and or Months selected Hence there are no days on which it will be executed Solution Edit the Schedule days to make sure that at least some days are selected in each of the group boxes Day of Week Day of Month Month and Year See the Schedule Examples for guidance on setting up complex Schedules When you have set up a
180. or specified by hue saturation and luminance The colour status indication is selected from a palette in the same way for both the border and the background Colour blending is the process of mixing two colours together to yield an intermediate colour Ticking the Colour Blending tick box will allow an indicator or component to display different colours between minimum and maximum The two endpoint colours must be selected for this to work Note that if a colour and the complement of that colour are mixed together the result is a neutral grey So the combination of blue and yellow red and cyan or green and magenta will be neutral grey in a 50 50 mix ie when the level is at 5096 Conversely two colours which are not complements such as red and green two of the additive primary colours will yield some kind of colour at all ratios Hence for an indicator to show as coloured at all settings the two end points should not be complements of each other If you click the Copy Colour To Background button the active and inactive Border colours will be copied to the active and inactive Background colours 7 6 4 1 3 Background The background of a Component is the style used to paint the component inside the border The Background tab of the Visible Properties tab allows you to enter the appearance of the background of the component The following properties can be set e Background Colour e Background Style none solid stripes etc
181. ork Irrigation Pump Unused Pulse On Off Local Network Irrigation Master Valve Master Valve Off To add a new Load click on the Add Load button and enter the required Valve Type Network Application Group Address and Off Group Address if applicable It is recommended that the Irrigation Application 571 be used for this purpose Irrigation Duration Tab The Irrigation Duration tab shows the combination of the Irrigation Zones and the Irrigation Programs The duration of each Irrigation Zone can be set for each Irrigation Program It is possible within one given Irrigation Program to switch on a Zone for a different time period or exclude it entirely using a mix and match approach in this table The durations can be entered in seconds or minutes by selecting the Seconds or Minutes buttons To change a duration click on the cell for the desired Zone and Program Click again to edit the value The Up and Down arrows can be used to change the number otherwise type in a number Durations Zones Irrigation Programs C Seconds o M Ba p e ee e North Lawn 30 20 30 20 10 5 10 10 The values in the Manual column are used when manually running a single irrigation zone using a Special Function Irrigation Schedules Tab The Irrigation Schedules are set up using the Schedule Manager To open the Schedule Manager click the Edit Irrigation Schedules button To set up an Irrigation Schedule create a schedule for the
182. ork every time you start a new project Creating a New Project The first step is to create a new Project If the Schedule Plus software is already running select the File New Project menu item Otherwise starting the Schedule Plus software will bring up the New Project wizard Select the Create a New Blank Project button Click on Next Select the required screen size and click on Next Select any C Bus project This will be changed when you create a real Project so the choice is irrelevant Click on Next Click on Next again Setting Up Personal Details As the project will be different each time leave this blank for now When you are creating a real project you should fill in this information Click on Next Fill in your details and click on Next Select any preferred options then click on Next Click on Next Select your location from the list If your location is not in the list enter the details manually and click on the Add to Database button Click on Next Select your time zone and Daylight Savings details Click on Finish Setting up the Project Appearance If you have found a Theme which you like then add it to your project by selecting File Add Template Contents and selecting the desired Theme template file Alternatively you can create your own Theme Pages and Components Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 129 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guid
183. r this purpose The duration for each zone in the program is set on the Irrigation Duration tab see below Zone Selection Tab It is often necessary to limit the duration and location of irrigation in a typical system You may want to water one part for an hour and another for two hours Another requirement might arise because you might want to water one patch of ground at a time because you don t have enough water pressure to cover them all at once The idea of Irrigation Zones is used describe these requirements in a way that the Irrigation Controller can use The only thing which can be controlled in a typical irrigation system is a valve which can be turned on or off This open and close action serves a particular area when a valve is opened some sprinkler heads will deliver water either by spraying it or dripping it onto the soil The area involved when this valve is opened is referred to as a Zone So the thing we control is the valve and by knowing what piping is connected and which areas will be watered we can label our Zone appropriately That is the purpose of the Zone Selection screen to define which valve we are controlling and associate it with the type of valve Level or Pulse and the Network Application and Group Address which will ultimately serve to water that Zone General Program Selection Zone Selection Master Loads Irrigation Duration Irrigation Schedules Add Zone Delete Zone Irrigation Zone Loads
184. rds do not match Cause The two passwords entered are different Solution Enter the two passwords again carefully Confirm 14041 Message The project has Error Type Do you want to see details Reason The project has been found to have some problems which may cause it to behave in an undesirable or unexpected manner Action Click on Yes to see a list of the problems Click on No to ignore the problems This is not recommended Error 14042 Message Changes can not be made to C Bus Connection while connected Please disconnect from C Bus before making changes Cause Changes have been made in the connection to C Bus These can not be implemented while C Bus is still connected Solution 1 Disconnect from C Bus 2 Make the changes to the C Bus connection 3 Connect to C Bus Warning 14043 Message Triggering a scene on the Lighting Application may cause it to be activated by other scenes and cause circular scene triggering Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 149 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 12 4 43 12 4 44 12 4 45 Cause A Scene is triggered on the Lighting Application A series of scenes within this software and externally may directly or indirectly trigger each other If any one of these scenes gets triggered it will cause enormous amounts of C Bus traffic indefinitely Solution Change the Scene trigger to the Trigger C
185. re Note that you should never use any Application number other than the ones shown above otherwise there may be unforeseen consequences There are other Applications used which are not directly controllable e Security e Measurement e Telephony e Time Group Addresses A Group or Group Address is an address of one or more output loads The Group Address is used to match an input device keypad touchscreen etc with an output device relay dimmer etc channel Group Addresses can be given names tags using the C Bus Installation Software Note that the output unit logic is not modelled The group addresses are controlled not the output terminals In the Trigger Control Application the Group Addresses are referred to as Trigger Groups In the Enable Control Application the Group Addresses are referred to as Enable Groups The generic term for Group Addresses Trigger Groups and Enable Groups is Network Variables A Network Variable is something that stores a value and is synchronised across the Network ie all devices on the Network store the same value for the Network Variable Levels Levels Every Group Address has a level or value between 0 0 and 255 100 How Levels are Used In the Lighting Applications the level corresponds to the lighting intensity or brightness In other Applications the level is used in other ways In the Trigger Control Application the Levels are referred to as Actio
186. re is a C Bus Project selected Cause An Application Group Address Level tag can not be edited or added unless the C Bus Project tags are loaded Solution Select a C Bus Project Warning 14097 Message There is a compile error in the logic Cause The Logic Code has an error Solution Review the Errors and the Logic Code Fix any errors and re compile Error 14098 Message name is an invalid Identifier Use only letters numbers and underscore Cause Pascal Identifiers may only contain Letters Numbers and the underscore _ character Additionally they must start with a letter Solution Re enter the name Error 14099 Message Invalid Value Cause Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 164 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 12 4 99 The valid entered is invalid Solution Re enter the value Warning 14100 Message Can not add any more System IO Variables Maximum is value Cause No more System IO Variables can be added Solution Reduce the number of System IO Variables used or attempt to combine some together 12 4 100Warning 14101 Message The value was outside of the allowable range It has been changed to x Cause The System IO Variable value was outside of the range specified by the minimum and maximum values Solution Either 1 Use the value selected for you or 2 Change the minimum or maximum 12 4 101 Er
187. required time and days and have it set the required Irrigation Program trigger To automatically create a default schedule for each of the Irrigation Programs click on the Create Irrigation Schedules button These can then be edited by clicking the Edit Irrigation Schedules button Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 106 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 13 7 14 7 14 1 When it rains you may want to disable the Irrigation Controller for a number of days to avoid wasting water To create a Schedule to implement a rain delay feature click on the Create Rain Delay Schedule button This creates a Schedule which enables the Irrigation Controller by setting the Master Enable level To use the Rain Delay feature use the Tools button to add a Rain Delay component to your project When this button is clicked the Irrigation Controller will be disabled by setting the Master Enable group to off and the Schedule Editor will be opened to allow you to set when the Rain Delay Schedule will re enable the Irrigation Controller If you already have a Schedule controlling the Irrigation Enable group the Create Rain Delay Schedule button will be disabled General Program Selection Zone Selection Master Loads Irrigation Duration Irrigation Schedules Create Irrigation Schedules See also Clock showing the Irrigation Timer Rain Delay tool Alarms An Alarm can be used to
188. rked with a PH for public Holiday or S1 S6 for Special Days 1 through to 6 Schedule Irrigation Due Days Previous Next p SMTWTFSSMT WITFSSMT WIFSSMT WIFSSMT WT EF 4 5 11 12 19 26 27 PHPH 1 2 8 9 16 23 2003 1 2 8 9 23 i sin al Jul Oct s a Der 6 eeu Special Days Schedule Examples Aug seo THT Schedules are set with the Schedule Editor This section provides guidance on how to set up the days of some of the more complex Schedules Standard Schedules The due days for most Schedules can be set using the Day tab of the Schedule Editor with the Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 90 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide More option selected Enable Time Day Event Day of Week Day of Month Month Year Any Day v Any Day z Any Month Y a a ii ad 5 MV Any Year Vv Iv A IV IV IV Iv Iv IV IV Iv IV A IV Iv Iy Iv A A v Iv 7 Iv IV Iv IV Iv Iv IV On bag On Fr 7 M 7 IV Iy Iy Iv H m IV lV is H 7 fe ja Repeat Schedule z a p 3 E Year view z z ee Less Sets of days can be selected with the Day of Week Day of Month Month and Year group boxes For a particular day to be included in a Schedule it must be present in each of these sets of days Another way to look at is any day which does not belong in any one of the sets ie it is the wrong day of the week Special
189. rom the drop down list If you are creating a new project click on the Next button to set the rest of the Project Details See also Good Design Practices Setting the Project details When a new Project is created all of the parameters will be set to default values To set Project details select the Project Details item from the Edit menu The Project Details Wizard will appear which will allow you to set various Project related parameters e Project Type Screen Size C Bus Project Detault Network Project Details e e e e Installer Details Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 25 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide e Options e C Bus Options e Location e Daylight Savings e Auto Page Creation 7 4 4 1 Project Type Screen Size The Screen Type tab on the Project Details dialogue box allows you to select the Project screen size e Selecting Screen Size will set it to the current size of the computer screen e Select QVGA VGA SVGA XGA SXGA or UXGA to set the screen to standard screen sizes e To set another size select Custom and enter the desired size Screen Size SVGA 800 x 600 pr Screen Width 800 Screen Height 600 When complete click on the Next button Project Re Sizing The Project Screen Size can be changed by selecting the Resize Project item from the File menu A dialogue box will appear giving various options jv Maintain Aspect Rati
190. ror 14102 Message The minimum must be set to be less than the maximum Cause The minimum value was greater or equal to the maximum value Solution Change the minimum or maximum value 12 4 102Error 14103 Message Error in parameter Cause The specified parameter has been entered incorrectly Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 165 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide Solution Enter a valid value for the parameter 12 4 103Error 14104 Message Logic run time error Error Rxxx Error Description Cause A run time error has occurred in the Logic Engine Solution Review the Run Time Error list and fix the problem in the logic code 12 4 104Error 14105 Message Please select a System IO Parameter Cause A System IO Variable has not been selected Solution Select a System IO Variable 12 4 105Error 14106 Message There are duplicate System IO names Cause Two or more System IO variable have the same names Solution Change the name of one or more System IO variable 12 4 106Warning 14107 Message This will stop the logic engine from running Cause The action performed will stop the logic engine from running Solution Run the Logic Engine again if needed Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 166 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 12 4 107Warning 14108 Message
191. s supplied which disables the editing features If desired you can use the normal version of Schedule Plus to edit the project and then remove the editing version of Schedule Plus from the computer and use the run time version for the day to day use Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 4 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 3 Menu Notation The menu selections in this document will follow a simple menu description notation If the user is using the Schedule Plus Software and chooses for example the menu selection Edit then from the resulting menu chooses Select and then from that menu chooses Select All then this process will be described as Edit Select Select All as a shorthand description of this operation Certain menu items offer several options any one of which may be selected In this case we can specify a range with square brackets and ellipses For example the width of a tick mark can vary from 1 to 5 this can be denoted by 1 5 Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 5 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide Definitions The following definitions are useful in discussing the Schedule Plus Software Term Definition Component A graphical object displayed on a Schedule Plus page Components include soft keys images text clocks temperature sensors and other items Page A page is an assortm
192. s what is to be turned on to what level and how fast To use the Scheduling Pro Forma fill in the area to be controlled and draw a line from the start to finish time required This list is used in the Scheduling editor accessed via the Edit Schedule Edit Schedule menu item See the Tutorial Project for examples of how the Pro Formas are used Documenting the Results The Screen Images can be saved so that they can be put into your project documentation The overall project can be summarised with the Project Summary A User Manual can be generated automatically to provide to the user of the Schedule Plus Project Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 124 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 10 1 Story Board Pro Forma ILL dil Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 125 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 10 2 Scene Pro Forma 10 3 Schedule Pro Forma Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 126 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide gt ox o 2 ic Lu o S wn o o o a Z o 10 4 Saving the Screen Images The screen page images from the project can be saved individually to a file To save a single screen image e Select the required page e Select the File Reports Save Screen or File Reports Save S
193. sages are used to indicate several things e You have attempted to do something wrong or have forgotten to do something essential e To warn that something you have done or not done may cause problems e To get confirmation of something you have requested When an error message appears you can click on the Help button to get more information about the cause and solution to the problem Suppressing Error Messages Some error messages can be suppressed so that they don t appear These error messages will have a check box that can be selected so that the error message is not shown again To enable all of the error messages select the Options Enable Error Messages menu item Reporting Errors When an unexpected error occurs you may see a form which looks like 3 An unexpected error occurred Exception EInOutError in module TSConfig exe at OO34BB7D File access denied Module reports Source reports pas Line 68 Procedure Reports StartReport An email containing diagnostic information will be sent to CIS Please include your comments below Email To tech training cispl com au cor ma To report the error to Clipsal Integrated Systems 1 Enter some comments which describe what you were doing when the error occurred Without this information it is probably going to be impossible for CIS to diagnose your problem 2 Either click on the Send button to send the details to CIS or click on the Copy button and then paste the
194. sal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 18 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 6 7 The syntax is as follows ExeFilename filename cgate www jpeg eve operate nosplash syncschedules log enable log save log append autosave autosave time Where e ExeFilename is the path and file name of the executable file Note that if there are spaces in the executable file path or file name the ExeFileName must be enclosed within double quotes Filename is the name of a file to be loaded Note that if there are spaces in the file name the file name must be enclosed within double quotes e cgate selects whether C Bus communications are to be opened with C Gate www determines whether to connect via the World Wide Web jpeg determies the compression of jpeg images for www access Options are low medium high or best default is high operate puts the program in Operation Mode nosplash shows the splash screen for only the minimum amount of time syncschedules performs a Synchronise to Schedules after connection to C Gate log enable enables the logging log save enables the logging and saves it to a log file log append enables the logging and appends it to the log file autosave sets the autosave feature on with the default duration 15 minutes autosave time sets the autosave on with the specified time in seconds The ExeFileName must be present and must be first The
195. see through it A component Border and Background can have an amount of alpha blending selected they both use the same amount The amount of blending can be from 0 all component no background to 100 all background component is invisible 7 6 4 1 5 Text The Text tab of the Visible Properties tab allows you to set the component text the text alignment top left centre etc and the text font Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 51 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 6 4 1 6 Position Border Background Text Images MV Text amp Font Status Indication Active Text Alignment Active Text Set Font Inactive Inactive Text Set Font To select the font click on the Set Font button and the Font Selection dialogue will appear To set the text alignment top left centre etc click on one of the Text Alignment buttons If you wish to have the text and or font style change to show the status of the associated C Bus group address click on the Font Status Indication check box and select the active and inactive text and fonts You can insert symbols into the text boxes as follows 1 Select the required font 2 Select the position where you want the symbol inserted 3 Right click on the text box and select the Insert Symbol item 4 The Insert Symbol dialogue will appear 4 Click on the desired symbols they will appear at the top of the di
196. set in one of two basic ways e By directly setting the required Scene from a Component or Schedule e By setting the Scene Trigger Group to its trigger Level If a Scene has no Trigger Group associated with it then only the first option is available When a Scene is set directly the groups in the Scene are set to their default levels Following that the Scene Trigger is set in case there are other C Bus devices which contain other parts of the Scene If a Scene is triggered by a C Bus event then the Scene Trigger is not re broadcast A Scene Trigger consists of e Network Application Trigger Control by default J e Group Address e Level When a C Bus message with matching Network Application Group Address and Level is received the Scene will be set triggered Note that the ramp rate of the received message is ignored If a Scene is to be triggered from a remote Network it is necessary to ensure that the message will be routed back to a Connected Network so that it will be seen If several different Scenes need to be triggered and they are mutually exclusive ie only one will run at a time have them all on the same Group Address but triggered at different levels Since a Group Address can only be at one level only one scene will be triggered at a time Notes To trigger a scene the group address needs to be set to the trigger level not merely ramp through it If the trigger group ramps to the trigger level ie
197. sh to have the Component Properties editor open when a component is first placed on a Page select the Open Editor When Placing Components check box Right Mouse Click Execute Action Pop up Menu Open Editor When Placing Components Operation Mode To disable editing functions the Schedule Plus software can be placed in Operation Mode by either e selecting the Operation Mode item from the Options menu or e by pressing CTRL S e clicking on any component with the Operation Mode Special Function property set To get out of Operation Mode you can e press CTRL S or e click on any component with the Exit Operation Mode Special Function property set Operation Mode does the following things e Components are activated by a left or right mouse click this is useful for running on Touch Panel PCs e The menus and tool bars are hidden e The Window is set to the same size as the Project Screen Size If the Project Screen Size is the same as the Computer Screen Size there will be no program border or caption bar To make the project fill the screen but still have the program border and caption bar set the Project screen size to have a height and width a few pixels less than the computer screen size Note that the Operation Mode cursor image can be set in the Program Options dialogue box See also Program Options Logging Command Line Parameters Internet Access The Schedule Plus program can be accessed via th
198. t once select the required components first then manipulate them together Components may be manipulated in the following ways e Moved Stretched Copied Deleted Painted Most of the above functions can also be accessed from the Tool Bars Component Selection Before a Component can be manipulated it must be selected by clicking on it with the left mouse button You will see the component highlighted with black dots at the corners and sides Clicking outside of the component will de select it If you are wanting to manipulate several components at once select the first component by clicking on it Hold down the CTRL key while you select subsequent components Clicking on a component a second time will deselect it You will notice that subsequently selected components have grey dots rather than black ones The component with the black dots is known as the primary selection the others are secondary selections They are treated slightly differently for some actions To select all components in an area hold down the Shift key then click with the left mouse button and drag around the area of the components that you wish to select If the Primary Selection component is important select that first by clicking on it then select the area You can also select all of the components by using the Select All speed button or selecting the Select Al
199. t that slides up and down or left and right and tick marks the lines along the side The Slider thumb is used to set or indicate the C Bus Level For example if the thumb is 80 of the way from the bottom or left if it is a horizontal slider then the Group Address Level is 80 Examples Level Indicators A Level Indicator Component is used to show the precise level of a group It has a border and background and can have its text font set The options for the level display are e asa percentage of full load e as a Level O to 255 e asan RCS Room Control System Temperature if the Group Address is used to broadcast RCS Temperature e asa Tag Description if there are Level Tags for the Group Examples 52 52 52 330c A Clock Component is used to show the time day of the week and or date It has a border and background and can have its text font set A Clock Component can also display e the amount of time remaining on a C Bus timer e sunrise time Clocks Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 44 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 6 3 8 7 6 3 9 7 6 3 10 e sunset time e the Irrigation Controller timer e a Schedule Time Examples 11 24 AM amf 11 24 AM 11 24 28 Wednesday 25 Jun 2003 25 06 03 06 25 03 2003 06 25 Monitors A monitor component is like a gauge that can display the value of some variable A monitor can be us
200. t to an Archive Import From Archive Import a Project from an Archive Open Template Open a project template Add Template Contents Add a Template page to the Project Re Add Template Contents Add a Template page to the Project which has been used before Save As Template Save the Project as a Template Save Page As Template Save the page as a Template Convert Files Convert Project files from old format to new format Create Desktop Shortcut create a shortcut to the software on the desktop Project Details set the Project Details Resize Project adjust the size of the screen Reports Check Project check the project for errors Project Summary generate a summary of the project Load Summary generate a report of the Monitored Loads User Manual generate a User Manual automatically Save Screen save a JPEG or Bitmap of the Schedule Plus screen image Save Screen with Border as above but with a border around the image Save All Screen Images as above but for all Pages JPEG only Project Files open the Windows Explorer to show the project files Exit exit the program EDIT MENU Undo cancels the previous action s Delete delete the selected component s Cut cut the selected component s Copy copy the selected componeni s Paste paste a copy of the copied component s Paint Format paint the format of the copied component Copy Groups copy the Group Address of the Primary
201. t will have no effect UNUSED this will not show C Bus status or perform any C Bus action when pressed Note that if C Bus Remote Control is selected only the Status option is available Controlled Item If you wish for the Component to adjust all of the Group Addresses in a Scene select the Scene Groups button and select the desired Scene Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 60 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 6 4 3 If you wish to control a Single Group Address then e Select the Single Group button Select the network e e Select the Application Number e Select the Group Address Level If the component is to be a preset press timer nudge up or nudge down you will need to select the Level You can either select a particular level in percent or a tag If you are connected to C Bus you can also use the current level of the Group Address Ramp Rate If the component is to be a preset press timer nudge up or nudge down you will need to select the Ramp Rate Select a rate at which the Group Address level is to change Pulse If the component is a timer you will need to select the timer duration and type A toggle timer will start when it is pressed then stop after the time out period or if the timer is pressed again before it has timed out A re settable timer will start the timer again if pressed before the timer has expired Note that a clock c
202. tegrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 130 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide Kitchen Entry Porch Double Garage Bedroom 1 Deck Garden lights Garden sprinklers Study Bedroom Laundry Bath Toilet Having identified the various areas under control we use the C Bus Tool Kit to create a project and tags to implement the basic layout of the house The units in the Network are programmed according to normal C Bus practice and ultimately will be transferred and tested in final commissioning 11 4 Story Board A Story Board can be used to sketch out how many Pages are needed which Components will be required and which Page Links will be needed to link them together Here is an example of the hand drawn storyboard for the first few pages of the project this is drawn on the Story Board Pro Forma Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 131 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide MASTER MENU MEALS IMAGES NG pagaani The first page in the project is a Master Menu page that points to three other pages the Family page the Meals page and the Ancillary page Each button has an arrow drawn to the relevant page showing the transfer of control This page which is the default page for the project shows the date and time at the bottom in an area akin to a footer on a printed page The Family page shows an expand
203. th the project Copy the fonts to the directory requested by the archive wizard The font files which have either a ttf or fon extension usually reside on the Windows Fonts directory or the Winnt40 Fonts on some versions of Windows Normally these fonts would be those which have been downloaded specially for use in the project Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 36 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide Windows Fonts Do you want to archive any Fonts used by the Project vVithout the correct Fonts installed the project will not look the same Only non standard fonts need to be archived Click on the Next button Once all the files have been specified the archive file is named The extension for Schedule Plus software archive files is cta Save File here do you want to save the file Archive File Name el Click on the Finish button 7 4 7 2 Importing from an Archive To open an archive select the File Archive Import From Archive menu item This starts the Import Archive wizard The first page in the Wizard asks for the archive to load Open File Select the Archive File to Open lt a Archive file to open S Click on the Next button The restore files page selects where the files will be restored to Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 37 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Pl
204. the No button 12 4 116Warning 14117 Message Please Note You are entering the Logic Programming Engine of the Schedule Plus software Logic programming extends the use of Schedule Plus using logic statements defined by the installer Clipsal Integrated Systems cannot control the contents of program modules written in this Logic Engine and as such will not be held responsible for any loss or damages that may result from incorrect Logic Engine programming Clipsal Integrated Systems recommend that only Clipsal Systems Integrators or Approved Installers with the appropriate level of training and accreditation use this part of Schedule Plus Manufacturer s warranties may be void if this is not complied with Please contact your C Bus specialists for further details Please click on the Accept button if you understand the above and wish to use the Logic Engine Cause You are opening the Logic Engine for the first time Logic needs to be used with caution and should only be used by trained installers Solution Click on the I Accept button to accept the conditions of use and open the Logic Engine otherwise click on Don t Accept 12 4 117Warning 14118 Message Logic can not be edited while the Logic Engine is running Cause It is not possible to edit the Logic code while the Logic Engine is running Solution Stop the Logic from running then make changes 12 4 118Warning 14119 Message Please add a comment Cause Copyri
205. the result is for two different levels If the levels are X1 and X2 and the corresponding results are Y1 and Y2 respectively then Gain Y2 Y1 X2 X1 Offset Y1 Gain X1 Note The Room Control System is an obsolete system for which support has been retained for backwards compatibility 7 6 4 1 11 Status The status of a Component refers to whether the function being controlled by the Component is Active on or not The functions which can be indicated by the Component s status include e C Bus Group Address Level on or off C Bus Scene state set or not set C Bus Timer running or not running Click whether the Component is being clicked by the user or not Page Link whether the page linked to is currently being displayed useful for Theme Pages with menu bars The status of a Component can be displayed by a variety of means depending on the Component Type Border Background Images e e e Text To select which function controls the Component s status select the Status tab on the Component Properties dialogue Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 58 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 6 4 2 Visual Properties Page Link Special Function Remote Control C Bus SystemIO Status Status Indication Control C Bus Indicator Active Range Automatic Default Preset Level C Bus Level Custom Levels Scene Indicat
206. to 100 over 8 seconds Always Disabled 3 Enable Irrigation 18th Mar 4 04 00 PM Set Irrigation Enable to Irrigation On Always Disabled 4 Test Every Day 7 50 20 PM Pulse Scene Scene 2 Groups to 100 for 3sec Always Disabled The columns are e Number This is the number of the Schedule e Description This is the name that has been given to the Schedule e Date This is the day s that the Schedule will be executed e Time This is the time that the Schedule will be executed e Action This is the action that the Schedule will perform e Enable This shows under which conditions the Schedule is enabled e State This is whether the Schedule is enabled or not Note that the width of the columns can be dragged and the order of the columns can be changed by dragging the column to where it is required The Schedules can be sorted by any column by clicking on the top of that column Double clicking on a Schedule in the list will show the Schedule Editor dialogue box To display all of the days in the year in which the selected schedule will occur click on the Year View button SCHEDULE GRAPH VIEW Clicking on the Schedule Graph button shows the Schedules in the selected Schedule Collection in a time line from midnight to midnight sorted by controlled group Note that if you select All Schedules you will not be able to display them as a graph because displaying independent scheduled events this way is not meaningful Group aay 8
207. to be defined e Irrigation Zone This is a load which can be controlled by the Irrigation Controller It is generally a solenoid which controls water flow e Irrigation Program This is a sequence of events corresponding to switching on each Irrigation Zone for a selected amount of time It may be desirable to have one Irrigation Program for watering gardens which is activated once per week and another for watering lawns which is activated every three days It may also be desirable to define different Irrigation Programs for different seasons e g shorter watering cycles during winter e Master Load This is like an Irrigation Zone except that it is on during the entire Irrigation Program For example a pump or master solenoid may need to be switched on as the Irrigation Program commences and stay on until the program completes e Valve Types A Level Control valve solenoid stays on only while the voltage is applied to it A Pulse On Off valve needs a pulse applied to one connection to open the valve and then another pulse applied to a different connection to close the value e Zone Delay Overlap The zone delay is the delay between zones which may be needed to give the valves time to close properly The Zone Overlap is when the next zone starts before the previous one has completed This can be used to reduce water hammer e Rain Delay A rain delay is a Schedule which is used to enable the Irrigation Control at some time in the fut
208. to be executed from the drop down list Error 14027 Message Please select a valid C Bus Application Cause No C Bus Application was selected Solution Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 145 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 12 4 27 12 4 28 12 4 29 12 4 30 Select a valid C Bus Application from the drop down list Error 14028 Message Please select a valid C Bus Group Address Cause No C Bus Group Address was selected Solution Select a valid C Bus Group Address from the drop down list Error 14029 Message Group Address Tag could not be added Please close this program and use the C Bus Tool Kit Cause There was a problem creating a new Group Address tag Solution Use the C Bus Tool Kit to add the Group Address tag Error 14030 Message Group Address Tag could not be edited Please close this program and use the C Bus Tool Kit Cause There was a problem editing a Group Address tag Solution Use the C Bus Tool Kit to edit the Group Address tag Error 14031 Message Level Tag could not be added Please close this program and use the C Bus Tool Kit Cause There was a problem creating a new Level tag Solution Use the C Bus Tool Kit to add the Level tag Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 146 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 12 4 31 12 4 32 12 4 33 1
209. ton on the Tool Bar e select the Log in Log out button in the Options menu e click on a component with the Log In Special Function set To log out e click on the Log in Log out button on the Tool Bar e select the Log in Log out button in the Options menu e click on a component with the Log Out Special Function set Conversion of Old Version Files If you load an older Schedule Plus Project file which used passwords only for Access Control Schedule Plus will automatically create a user for each password and assign an Access Level to each page which was password protected As it is impossible to know exactly what the user will require a single Access Level is used for all Users and Pages Special Days Special Days are days which are different in some way from a normal day An example is public holidays days with extended trading hours or special functions Special Days can be selected in Schedules so that different behaviour can be set for different days Special days can also be used for Access Control See also Templates Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 98 Intelligent Building Series 7 11 1 Special Day Manager To open the Special Days manager either e click on the Special Days menu in the Edit menu e click on the Special Days button on the tool bar e click on the Special Days button in the Schedule Manager Calendar Tab The Calendar Tab allows you to add or delete Specia
210. ts will still be executed for the defined duration e Ifthe clock is adjusted forward by more than one hour but less than 24 hours the Schedules are quickly executed but e Commands are sent at the end of the process to set the final level of any Group Address level that needs to be changed e Pulsed Schedules are ignored e Ramping groups will be set the end level of the ramp e If the clock is adjusted forward by more than 24 hours only the Schedules due in the last 24 hours of that time are executed During the Schedule catch up process a progress dialogue will be shown Clicking on the Cancel button will terminate the Schedule Catch up See also Command Line Parameters Synchronising to Schedules When Schedule Plus starts up or following a Power Failure the Group Addresses will not necessarily be at the levels that they should be for the time of the day The Group Addresses can all be set to their correct levels for the time of the day by e Selecting the Options Sync to Schedules menu item e Clicking a Component with a Sync to Schedules Special Function Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 92 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 10 7 10 1 e Using a Command Line Parameter The Synchronising process is the same as doing a Schedule Catch Up for the last 24 hours All Schedules for the last 24 hours are executed in quick succession Access Control Access t
211. ue box The report file is saved to the Project directory for later reference Power Failure Recovery When the Schedule Plus software starts up it assumes all Group Address Levels are off level 0 When C Gate is connected the levels from the Networks are read and then Schedule Plus will show the correct levels for the Group Addresses Following a power failure C Bus recovers the Group Address Levels from the Output Units When C Gate connects to C Bus it also reads the Levels from the Output Units There are several circumstances where a Group Address may not exist in any Output Units Generally this is where Group Address is used to control something other than a load e Triggering a Scene e Enabling a Schedule e Enabling the Irrigation control e Triggering an Irrigation Program e Status indication eg showing whether a door is open In this case when power is lost the Level of the Group Address will also be lost In order to recover the levels following a power failure the Schedule Plus software can write the Levels of selected Group Addresses to a file on a regular basis and then re load the values when it starts up To select the Group Addresses to recover use the Load Monitor The Power Fail Recovery file is written e every 10 minutes while C Bus is Connected e when the Project is Saved e when the Load Monitor dialogue box is closed The Power Fail Recovery file is read e when the Project is Opened
212. ules See also Project Summary Printing Schedule Catch Up Schedule Properties The Schedule Editor allows the user to edit a schedule The Schedule Editor is accessed via the Schedule Manager Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 83 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 9 2 1 7 9 2 2 Each Schedule has several main properties e Aname description An enabling Group The time at which it will occur A day or days on which it will occur An event which will be executed Make the necessary changes on each of the tabs When all changes are complete click on the OK button To exit without making changes to the Schedule click on the Cancel button See also Special Functions Schedule Examples and Year View Schedule Description The description for the Schedule is set at the top of the Schedule Editor form The description should be something meaningful to you so that it makes sense when you see it in a list Schedule Enabling A Schedule can be turned on or off If the schedule is turned on the Schedule proceeds as programmed If it is off the Schedule is ignored This effect is achieved by means of an enabling Group Address This Group Address and the Level determine whether a Schedule is to run If the Schedule does not need to be turned on or off the Group Address is left as unused Typically a particular Group Address on the Control Application number CA hex wi
213. ure This is normally used to disable the Irrigation for a few days after it has rained and then re enable it later A typical Irrigation program consists of a sequence of events such as e Switch on Front Lawn Irrigation for 10 minutes e Delay for 2 seconds e Switch on Back Lawn Irrigation for 12 minutes e Delay for 2 seconds e Switch on Side Lawn Irrigation for 8 minutes Some of the above terms are illustrated in the diagrams below In these examples each which show a single Irrigation Program there is a Master Load and three Irrigation Zones being switched on and off one after the other The first example there is a delay between the zones MASTER LOAD ZONE 1 ZONE 2 ZONE 3 ZONE DURATION MASTER LOAD ZONE MASTER LOAD DELAY DELAY DELAY In the second example the zones overlap and are on at the same time briefly Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 102 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide MASTER LOAD ZONE 1 ZONE 2 ZONE 3 ZONE OVERLAP The Irrigation Controller allows the set up of Irrigation Programs and Zones to perform the tasks required for irrigation of gardens and lawns Using Irrigation Control The steps for using Irrigation Control are 1 Enter the Irrigation Programs required Select the Irrigation Zones which have to be controlled Select any Master Loads which have to be controlled Enter the time for each Zone in each Pr
214. us Programmer s Guide 7 4 7 3 7 4 8 Restore Files Vyhere do you want to restore the Project n Directory to put project e Click on the Next button The C Bus Project is imported next The xml file has to be copied into the C Gate tag directory If the C Bus Project file or the C Gate tag directory is incorrect enter the correct values If you want to manually copy the tag file later de select the Copy C Bus Project check box C Bus Project How to import the C Bus Project lt a To install the C Bus Project the C Bus project file xml needs to be copied to the C Gate Tag directory V Copy C Bus Project C Bus Project File c DelphiBin Projects HOME xml S Destination c ClipsaltC Gate2tag S Click on the Next button Finally any fonts which might have been saved are restored to the Project Directory They then need to be manually copied into the Windows Fonts directory for Windows to use them Click on the Finish button The project is restored to the selected directory and the user is offered the option of opening up the newly restored project Saving a Backup It can be a good idea to save a backup copy of your Project at various phases of development This will allow you to go back to a particular version of the Project in case you should change your mind about changes you have made to the Project To save a backup of the Project select the File Archive Save Backup menu item This wi
215. ust match the computer timezone when the project is installed and running During development of a project they may be different if you are developing a project to run ona computer in a different timezone Auto Page Creation The Create Project Pages page in the Project Details dialogue allows you to quickly and automatically create a series of pages for your project Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 32 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 7 4 5 lv Auto Create jv Create Menu J Label Pages Page Names Theme Page None J7 Add Tools Page Browse The steps in the process are Select the Auto Create button if you want to automatically create pages For each page you want to have created enter the name in the Page Names list If you want a menu page created with page links to each page select the Create Menu item If you want each page labelled with its name select the Label Pages item If you want a theme page used for each of your papes select it from the Theme Page list If you want to add a tools page select the Add Tools Page button and select the required tools page from the list or click the Browse button to select a page which is not listed e Click on the Finish button when complete Saving the Project To save the project either click on the Save button of the tool bar or select the Save item from the File menu To save the project with a
216. utton To Insert a new Access Level in the list select an Access Level then click on the Insert Level button To delete an Access Level in the list select an Access Level then click on the Delete Level button To edit an Access Level either e select an Access Level then click on the Edit Level button or e double click on an Access Level This will open the Access Level Editor Users Tab This allows you to add Users and assign them Access Levels The list columns can be rearranged or have their widths changed To sort by a column click on the top of that column Access Levels Users Access Features Options Add User Edit User Delete User User No Name Access Level__ Password 1 Fred User 3 mat 2 Barney User 1 3 John Administrator mee To add a new user click on the Add User button To delete a user select the user then click on the Delete User button To edit a User either e select a User then click on the Edit User button or e double click on a User The User Editor will appear allowing you to set the user properties Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 94 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide Access Features Tab The Access Features allows you to set which Access Levels can access which Schedule Plus software features To change whether an Access Level has access to a particular feature click on the appropriate cell in
217. vel jo To Current Level C Bus Key Function The component will behave differently depending on which C Bus type is selected The C Bus component can be set to any of the following types ON this switches the load on OFF this switches the load off ON OFF this toggles the load on and off If the load level is greater than 0 it is regarded as being on DIMMER a short press will toggle the load on and off A longer press will dim the load up and down ON UP a short press will switch the load on A longer press will dim the load up OFF DOWN a short press will switch the load off A longer press will dim the load down TIMER this will switch a load to a particular level for a particular time When the time expires the load will return to a specified level The timer time can be shown with a Clock component PRESET this will set the load to a preset level 0 100 PRESS this will set the load to a particular level while the component is being pressed When the component is released the load will return to a specified level SCENE This will set a scene Note that pressing a scene button for more that 10 seconds will show the Scene Editor dialogue box NUDGE UP This adjusts the load level up by the amount set in the Level box NUDGE DOWN This adjusts the load level down by the amount set in the Level box SLIDER This is used for sliders only STATUS this will show the C Bus status but pressing the componen
218. which can be selected for an HTML Component are e Border e URL web address e Refresh Rate Position Border HTML URL c delphibin projects v3 features cis htm Auto Refresh Enabled Rate 3600 Seconds The refresh rate can be set if the page needs to be refreshed on a regular basis The HTML Component is unique in several respects e The user can only click on the Border to Select or Manipulate it e The Background is not drawn by the Schedule Plus software but by the operating system and is always on top of the Drawing Order e The background image will not appear if using Internet Access Note that if an Internet page is to be displayed the computer running Schedule Plus needs to have an Internet connection It is recommended that a firewall and virus scanner are used for security Component Properties To change the properties of a particular Component either e Double click on the component or e Select the component by clicking on it and select the Component Properties item in the Edit menu A dialogue box will appear that will enable the user to change the Component s Physical appearance Page Links Special Functions Remote Control C Bus Properties System IO Properties Status Indication Options It is possible to have the Component Properties editor appear automatically when a Component is placed by selecting the option in the Program Options See also Good Design Practices Visible
219. wish to have a particular background colour and some images for all of the Pages in your Project By placing these on a Theme Page they can easily be used by all of the other Pages in your project If you decide to change the look of the Project you can just change the Theme Page and all of the other Pages in the Project using this Theme Page will automatically change to the new Theme To create a Theme e Create one or more Theme Pages e On the first Theme Page add any Theme Components required e On the second and subsequent pages add any Components to give the desired appearance e On the Project Pages select the Page Theme Theme Components When a Component is placed on a Page it has a default appearance This appearance can be edited to make it look however you want It is more convenient to have the Components have the correct style when they are first placed rather than having to change them afterwards To achieve this you can set some Theme Components with the styles that you wish to have The process is e Create one or more Theme Pages e On the first of the Theme Pages the Theme Components Page place the Components you wish to use in your theme one of each type e Edit the Components on the Theme Components Page to achieve the desired appearance e Every time you place a new Component it will take on the appearance of the corresponding Theme Component Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page
220. y Error 14080 Message Can not add any more Special Days Maximum is x Cause Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 159 Intelligent Building Series Schedule Plus Programmer s Guide 12 4 80 12 4 81 12 4 82 12 4 83 No more Special Days can be added Solution Reduce the number of Special Days used by deleting any that have already occurred Error 14081 Message Can not have an Special day in both the Also On and Not On groups Cause A Special Day is in the Also On group and in the Not On group This is not logical Solution Remove the Special Day from one of the groups Warning 14082 Message The Nudge level should typically be between 1 and 50 Cause The amount of the Nudge Up Nudge Down should typically be between 1 and 50 If it is less than 1 then it will not do anything If it is more that 50 then maybe another C Bus function would be more suitable Solution Change the Nudge level to be between 1 and 50 Error 14083 Message Dimming Ramp Rate can not be zero Cause The Ramp Rate has been set to zero instantaneous which is not appropriate for the selected C Bus type Solution Change the ramp rate to be greater than zero Error 14084 Message Password length must be between x and y Cause The Password length is either too short or too long Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 160 Intelligent Buil
221. y If you re open the Schedule Editor on the 20th of January it wil show that the Schedule is starting on the 21st of January Month Group If you want the Schedule to occur in particular months select the months required The drop down list at the top allows you to select various combinations including e None this clear the list for you You must then select one or more months otherwise the Schedule will never run e Any Month i e you don t care which month it is To enter something different select Custom from the list and select the required months Year Group If you want the Schedule to occur in a particular year de select the Any Year check box and enter the year required Combinations The Days Months and Years can be combined in any way you wish The Schedule will only be executed on days where the Day of the Week Special Days Day of the Month Month and Year ALL match the selection To display all of the days in the year in which the Schedule will occur click on the Year View button See Schedule Examples to see how to set up the more complex Schedules Schedule Event The Schedule Editor Event tab allows you to set the Schedule Event The Event is the action which will occur at the scheduled time and day C Bus Control For C Bus Control there are three choices e setting a Group to a particular level e pulsing a group or Copyright 2000 2005 Clipsal Integrated Systems Pty Ltd Page 88
222. year 30 03 2003 3 00 00 AM Standard Time Daylight Saving Time AUS Eastern Daylight Time GMT 11 00 A aid Now g Time Starts on last Sunday of October at 2 00 00 AM This year 26 10 2003 2 00 00 AM Adjustment 60 minutes The Timezone Selection dialogue box allows you to select from an extensive list of time zones supplied by the operating system There is a list of all Time Zones with the following details e GMT offset from GMT Greenwich Mean Time e Name the name of the Timezone e Home the word home is written along side of your home time zone This can only be changed from the operating system e DLS this shows whether Daylight Savings is used in this time zone e Now this shows whether Daylight Savings is currently active e Date amp Time this shows the current data and time in the time zone When a time zone is selected the following details are shown at the bottom of the form Timezone this is the name of the selected time zone Standard Time this is when Daylight Savings finishes Daylight Savings Time this is when Daylight Savings starts Adjustment this is how much the clocks are adjusted during Daylight Savings time Click on the OK button to use the selected time zone for your Project Note that the computer timezone can be set using Special Functions This is the timezone that the computer is in and will determine when it changes its time for daylight savings The project timezone m
223. yed Current Time Date v Time Date jv Show Time jv Show Date Show Seconds Ce DDJMMJYY 24 Hour C MMIDDI C YYMMj DD Day Jv 4 digit Year Show Day of Week jv Month Name ki Use Separator 20 Dec 2004 04 55 PM There are several options for the time information which will be displayed The Time Date Displayed drop down list allows the following types to be selected Current Time Date this displays the current time and or date Sunrise Time this displays today s sunrise time Sunset Time this displays today s sunset time Schedule Time this shows the due time for the schedule in the adjacent drop down list C Bus Timer this shows the remaining time left on the timer for the associated Group Address Irrigation Timer this displays the amount of time left in the current Irrigation Zone if irrigation is running System IO Time this displays the value of the associated System IO variable Logic Timer Time this displays the time of the selected Logic Timer If displaying the current time date you can select e whether seconds are displayed e whether 24 hour format is used or AM PM If displaying the day of the week you can select whether the full or abbreviated day name is used If displaying the date you can select e Date order e DD MM YY Day Month Year e MM DD YY Month Day Year e YY MM DD Year Month Day e 2or 4 digit year e Month number or name e Whether the separator
224. you can copy and paste them later Set up any common Scenes that you may need Set up any common Schedules that you may need Set up any Access Levels that you may need Set up the grid to your preferred setting Set any other preferences Select the Save As Template item from the File menu and follow the steps described above To use a template in the future select the Open Template item from the File menu Screen Size When a template with Pages is saved the Project screen size is also saved If you load a template which contains Pages you have the option to use the template screen size or to keep the screen size of the Project If the Template screen size is different from the Project screen size a warning will be raised If the template page is larger than the Project screen size then the template Components will be rearranged so that they fit on the page See Tutorial Archiving the Project Archiving consists of collecting together all files related to a Project and compressing them into a single compact file When a Project is complete installed and tested you should consider archiving the project files The purpose of archiving the files is so that if when you need to make changes at a later date the files are guaranteed to be available If you keep the files on your hard disk and there is a failure you may lose many hours of work if you have to re create the project again Ideally a copy of the archive file shoul

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