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1. devices x r Legend 01 020 PPO oo gua OOOO O Tovo e100 O TTT T A pcun o1 000 Pe ee eee eee 1 0 PP Pee Pee eee Be oot 100 fl PP eee eee eee H 0 2 ARARA Pee eee eee 21 10 PPP Pee Bees eee m0 PPR Eee eee eee 101 1 PP eee See eee 101 200 PP eee eee eee 201 270 Pe Pee eee eee 221 29 PPE Bee eee eee 2 22 OOOO OOOO Operation J Test for the PIM 415 4 Test for noise at PIM 07070 D gt Test noise level at device Test signal level at PIM Test signal level at device Read network ID Read unit ID Detail i J Press the OK button when the programming is complete Chapter 11 Programming Devices Programming Configuration I nformation into selected devices Rather than program all of your devices you can tell UPStart to program only those that are modified show a Red bar or program just the devices you select To program just modified devices select from the menu Network Program All Modified What happens is exactly like the Program All case described above A warning appears and then the Multi Device Operation dialog does the work In addition to this method you can also select only some devices to be programmed This only works in the Display Pane by selecting one or more icons and then right clicking on any of them and selecting Program from the popup menu UPStart the programs just those selected devices aq UPStart Middle station upb Network1 E ioj xj File V
2. until this procedure has been repeated 1 times The Network Communications Test Dialog provides selectors for setting up the following test parameters e Number of minutes between each test e Number of times to communicate with each device per test e Number of times to perform the test Select the test parameters that you desire For example Run the test every 10 minute communicating 4 times with each device and continue until 96 tests have been performed Starting the Network Communication Test Start the Network Communication Test by pressing the Run Communications Test button UPStart first displays a dialog where you can enter any information you have about possible noise sources This information is saved in the communication test log You can leave the dialog blank if this information isn t needed x PIM Location tice Noise Source PowerTools 00 Noise Location workshop Cancel UPStart next displays a dialog that optionally allows you to save the test results to a log file Chapter 12 Testing Devices and the Network Select file for communications test summary 2 x Save in S Logs e E E AlertLog txt E SessionLog txt File name NetCommT est 050731163445 txt Save as type TXT files txt x Cancel 4 If you do not want to create a log file then press the Cancel button If you do want to create a log file of the Network Communications Test
3. T Library Bar Light Level Fade Rate PG Go os ope oe 0 Defaut z __Test ee T Library Bookcase Lights Level Fade Rate Ps so oe on 0 Defaut z __Test EERE On this tab are listed all the presets for this link To add a new preset press the Add Preset button Add a Preset x Select a device with an available preset that you want to be controlled in this Link Downstairs Bath Ceiling Lights Guest Bedroom Ceiling Lights HCA Central Lights Kitchen Lights Main Bath Mirror Lights Upstairs Bath Mirror Lights Unlike when adding a controller the DLE does the choosing of the entry in the Receive Components table as long as one is unused so you need only specify what device you want to add After the device is added you can set the level and ramp rate using the controls on the Presets tab of the DLE as shown above Indicators To add or modify an indicator select the Indicators tab Chapter 9 Links and the Link Editors z Link Name Library Off Link Id fe Program All needed to establish this Link Controllers Presets Indicators Indicators consist of one or more keypad LEDs that you want to illuminate to show that this Link is active You can add remove and adjust indicators in your Link to obtain the desired effect I Library Keypad OFF Button When this indicator comes on V Tum other indicators off Add Indicator Remove Selected On t
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5. Auto Save on Device Write Each time UPStart writes to a device s memory it writes the most recent set of changes that you selected Once written the memory in the device now differs from the memory saved in the network file until you have saved the file By enabling this option UPStart writes the latest configuration information into the design file each time that it writes this information to the device This helps ensure that your file matches your hardware and you don t have to remember to save the file Auto Export on File Save The network can be exported to a file for importing to home automation software This export can be done manually or automatically By enabling this option UPStart automatically exports the network to the export file each time it saves the design file The export is written to the same file used for the last export so this option doesn t take effect until after the first time you do an export using the File Export command Show Unit numbers When UPStart displays dialog titles and device icons it shows the device s Room Name and Device Name It can also display its Unit ID This can make it easier to keep track of devices if the unit number is something you care about By enabling this option UPStart displays the Unit ID when it shows the device name and room name Auto Close Popup on Success When UPStart performs a series of command steps it displays a Command Steps dialog that lists all
6. The dialog has a colored square for each of 250 possible Unit IDs for your network The squares that correspond to your devices start out yellow As each device is read UPStart changes the square a different color based on the results of the read operation If the read was successful the square changes to blue If the read was unsuccessful the square changes to red Step 3 Finish the Read All Operation When the Read All operation is complete press the OK button to close the Multi Device Operation Dialog Assuming all went well all of the device icons should now have a blue bar underneath them indicating that the file copy matches the devices configuration information UPB Logging UPStart can log UPB communications messages sent and received so that you can see what has been happening on your powerline over a period of time The UPB reception log is written to a file and UPStart displays it in a viewer Configuring Logging Before you can work with the log you must configure it To do that select from the menu Tools Options and choose the Log tab The various options on this tab are described below Chapter 14 Utilities UPStart Operation Log Timeout and Retry Advanced m Does UPStart log IV Enable UPB reception logging Every reception the date time message and its effects are logged m Where are the log files stored and how many entries are kept There are two log files maintained by UPStar
7. Warning Devices automatically time out of the Setup Mode after five minutes Make sure that you don t wait too long to press the Next button after you have put your device in Setup Mode or you may have to repeat some of the steps After the device is in the Setup Mode press the Next button to begin the add operation UPStart begins performing the command steps necessary to find your device and read its memory Chapter 5 Adding and Deleting Devices Step 2 Select a room name device name and unit ID Now that UPStart has successfully found your device it is time to give ita name and other identifying information Enter a Room Name up to 16 characters and a Device Name up to 16 characters that is used to identify your device It is suggested that you make the names as meaningful to you as possible to help you distinguish one device from another Some examples of Room Names and Device Names are e Living room Light By TV e Ron s Office Scene Controller e Master Bedroom Wall Switch Also enter an integer Unit ID for your device The Unit ID may range between 1 and 250 and must be unique for each device in your network UPStart suggests a unit ID to use by filling in an unused unit id You may choose to use it or you may select another one of your choosing as long as it is not assigned to another device already x UPStart has successfully found your new oTce Desktop Controller 6 Button Select a room name and
8. 013 Outside Festive Lights 0000 0001 0000 00000 0000 Spie 5 i coos 0005 Ex es a gt 4 Every f 4 minutes test each device a times waiting p seconds between each test I Test only the selected devices until this procedure has been been repeated 1 times Run Communications Test Close As each device is tested a line is created in the upper pane of the dialog After all of the devices have been tested the lower pane of the dialog is updated with results Note UPStart continues to wait the specified amount of time between tests and then perform the next set of tests at the programmed time This continues until the specified number of tests is completed or you press the Stop button You can still use UPStart for other purposes while it is waiting for the next run to begin Chapter 12 Testing Devices and the Network Interpreting the Network Communication Test results The Network Communications Test provides very important and useful information about the integrity of your UPB network communications Fully interpreting the results of the Network Communications Test is out of the scope of this guide Without all the detail you still can get a general idea of the results of the network communication test As you can see there are columns for the device name room name and unit id Also the phase as described in the section of the device communication test is displayed The real inform
9. Chapter 8 Editing A Device s Configuration Info Note Each time UPStart writes to a device s memory it writes the most recent set of changes you have made These changes may not yet be stored in the design file By enabling the Auto Save On Device Write option UPStart writes the latest configuration information into the design file each time that it writes this information to the device This helps ensure that your file matches your hardware Refer to the Chapter on Customizing UPStart Behaviors for instructions on configuring the UPStart options Opening a Saved Network file You can have UPStart open any one of your previously saved network files for viewing or editing Select the File Open menu item and browse and select a previously saved network file Press the Open button to open the specified network file rs nnn zox File View Network Device Tools Help PA See YH hRAAISBRRBRBMIAS 5 Displays oS All Devices GR Foor Pe 2x Links r Look in Godein i iti C CSY e ef Fae 54 22 Only upb Ptest upb SA Test upb Pulman upb S54 3 upb Receive Test Gear upb Sample UPB Rename Test upb Se RonTest upb SPR Test upb Do i File name Seattle Home UPB Files of type UPStart Files upb hd Cancel Z TecTest2 upb TECTest upb Terry upb Test upb US4 upb USM upb DoDD D Signal Online T
10. Listed under the Links folder are any Links you have in your network UPStart collects all the links from all devices Receive and Transmit Component tables and creates entries in the Links section for any it finds The name used is the name you used when you created the link If UPStart has discovered a new link in a device configuration it read it gives it a default name of Linkxxx where xxx is the link number Chapter 6 Organizing with the Design and Display pane 11x Eile view Network Device Tools Help SUS ee POC DRAt BBA MEMS B Links a ya Conversation 1 gt Unit 007 Library Keypad Button A g 9 Unit 007 Library Keypad Indicator A l 4 Unit 008 Library Bar Light Preset 03 4 Unit 009 Library Bookcase Lights a WMCG WS WS 5G Conversation 2 D gt Unit 007 Library Keypad Button B Unit 007 Unit 008 Unit 009 Unit 007 Library Keypad Indicator B Library Keypad Library Bar Light Library Bookc 4 Unit 008 Library Bar Light Preset 04 4 Unit 009 Library Bookcase Lights Prese 3 Bg Desk gt Unit 007 Library Keypad Button D c Unit 007 Library Keypad Indicator D gt M 4 Unit 008 Library Bar Light Preset 06 WMCB WS1 qa 4 Unit 009 Library Bookcase Lights Prese amp Driveway Car ES Library Off gt Unit 007 Library Keypad Button OFF Unit 007 Library Keypad Indicator
11. UPStart Users Guide Version 5 0 pe oe Powerline Gontrol Systems 19201 Parthenia Street Suite J Northridge CA 91234 P 818 701 9831 F 818 701 1506 sales pcslighting com UNIVERSAL POWERLINE BUS www pcslighting com The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice Powerline Control Systems provides this information as is without warranty of any kind either expressed or implied but not limited to the implied warranty of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose Powerline Control Systems may improve or change the product at any time without further notice this document does not represent a commitment on the part of Powerline Control Systems Windows is a registered trademark and Windows NT is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation All other product names and services identified in this document are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies and are used throughout this document in editorial fashion only and for the benefit of such companies No such use or the use of any trade name is intended to convey an endorsement or other affiliation with Powerline Control Systems 2004 2008 Powerline Control Systems Inc All rights reserved Printed in the U S A March 04 2008 Chapter 1 What lS UPStart siiccsiiiitcidiicinssioneisias seerinecssnsvnaewssnansainarenasadewacidawenveudans About this guld Ersen annn aa dertasedaes dec sumer A AATE a EE
12. If you had dropped the marker at any of these points you would have created a schedule entry of that type But don t drop it yet Chapter 10 Timed Event Controller and Visual Scheduler Once you have the marker in the upper gray area the before sunrise time drag it down again At the sunrise boundary the schedule entry becomes at sunrise Continue the drag back into the yellow area and the schedule entry is now after sunrise Different than before Before it was a before sunset entry Why did it change Sunrise Sunset Rules What happened is explained by the two rules that make it possible to use the middle portion of the time bar to create schedule entries for both after sunrise and before sunset 1 As you drag from after sunset lower gray area crossing sunset into the middle yellow part of the bar the Visual Scheduler notes this and assumes you want before sunset entries 2 If you drag the marker from the before sunrise upper gray area crossing sunrise into the middle yellow area the Visual Scheduler notes this and assumes you want to create after sunrise entries If this is a bit confusing do it a few times it becomes clear with practice The after before part of the entry depends on which direction you are dragging the marker Every day and not every day schedule entries So far everything described about the Visual Scheduler has focused on creating schedule
13. In the next steps of the Wizard you will All Off do exactly that a You may select the Link names suggested here or change them to your own Link names If you a wish to add more than 24 Links a UPB network can support 250 Links at the end of this Wizard you are given information on how to learn to add more Links and how to perform o O additional configuration Click Next to continue The concept of links can be a bit tricky to get first time you are exposed to it Take a minute to read the wizard step text and also to review the chapter on Links in this User Guide The wizard provides seven suggested links and you can keep them edit them or remove them The UPStart wizard can add up to 24 links Transmit Components Now that the network is created devices and links added the steps for configuring your devices begin This is done in two phases First selecting the actions of devices that transmit and second how devices respond to those transmissions A step appears for each device you added that has transmit components What devices have transmit components Keypads switches input control modules etc What devices don t have transmit components Lamp modules appliance modules etc If the device has buttons or rockers then it has transmit components Chapter 3 UPStart Wizard UPStart Wizard Transmit x Unit 001 Bedroom Lights As described in the Links step components of some devic
14. Large mouse movements will now bring small movements to the time marker Drop the time marker by releasing the mouse button before releasing the shift key Hint If you can t see the all of the time bar and all the time markers maximize the UPStart window The time bars are shown in their entirety regardless of your screen resolution when the UPStart window is maximized Sun relative times Look again at the Visual Scheduler Think of the yellow portion of the time bar as representing times after sunrise You could just as correctly think of it as times before sunset Suppose you move the mouse pointer over the right On time marker of a time bar and drag it to about 11 a m Does that represent about 5 hours before sunset or 4 hours after sunrise This can be a big difference since sunrise and sunset happen at different times throughout the year You resolve this ambiguity in the way you move the markers Select the right On marker for a device and drag it up the bar When it is in the gray area after sunset the schedule entry contains an after sunset time As you continue the drag and the marker is right at the boundary between the gray and yellow it becomes an at sunset entry Continue to drag upwards and it becomes a before sunset entry Drag further up and on the upper gray and yellow boundary it becomes an at sunrise entry If you continue the drag into the upper gray area you get a before sunrise entry
15. To perform this Operation select File New File From Network from the menu The first step appears Load Existing Network x Place any device in the network into setup mode it doesn t matter which one UPStart reads the memory of this device to learn the network id and password of the devices in the network Once this is completed a scan starts for all devices that contain that network id If you don t know how to place a device into setup mode press the Help button Help Press OK to close this dialog when the device is in SETUP mode Note Anytime UPStart shows the finger on the button picture it is directing you to go manually place a Chapter 4 Creating A UPB Network device into setup mode If you don t know how to do that use the Help button or look at the instruction sheet that came with the device As the text on the dialog explains all you need do is to manually place one device any will do into setup mode then press OK Once the device is located the network parameters are read from it and using this information UPStart finds all the devices on that network and loads them into your network file Network Discovery x UPStart automatically discovers all of the devices that are on your network as each device reports its unique Unit ID You see this happen as each discovered device reports as NEW or FOUND Optionally you can have UPStart add all NEW devices to the network
16. device memory Select from the menu Network then Verify or select the device right click and choose Verify from the popup menu Should this operation be continued even though the device has not been verified Yes Go ahead Read the message and then press the Yes Go ahead button Chapter 14 Utilities Step 3 Read the device s memory into the file After making sure that you want to overwrite the file s contents with the configuration information that is stored in the device memory press the Read button on the Edit Device Dialog UPStart performs the command steps necessary to read the contents of your device s configuration memory and write it into the file copy When the command steps complete and if the memory contents read wasn t the same as in your file this message appears xl i Itmay be helpful to know The device configuration just read from the device is notthe same as the configuration in the design database The design database and some ofthe properties you may see on the screen have been updated to reflectthis new information Reading All Devices into the file If you want to read the device configuration information for all of your devices then follow the steps below All of your devices are read and the file contents of their configuration memory updated Step 1 Start the read all operation Start the Read All operation by selecting from the menu Network Read All UPStart warns y
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18. xl Date Vay New entries you create using the Visual Scheduler will have these Vary settings Selected time will be varied by 15 3 minutes Modifying existing schedule entries It is very easy to change the time for an existing schedule entry using the Visual Scheduler 1 Move the mouse pointer to the time marker for the schedule entry As soon as the pointer is over an existing time marker the status bar displays the corresponding schedule entry 2 Click the marker and drag it to another location When you complete the drag the schedule entry updates to reflect the new position This only changes the time To change the date or the vary amount right click on the time marker and select Properties from the popup menu Chapter 10 Timed Event Controller and Visual Scheduler Schedule Entry Properties x Date Time Level Fade Rate Suspend In plain English On what date should device Library Bookcase Lights be controlled C Every day Monday Friday F Thursday I Saturday day J Friday F Sunday F Tue These days I Monday To jonday We C On this date December 08 v Using this dialog you can change all aspects of the schedule entry It s date time light level and fade rate and the link used to Suspend the entry The last tab shows you what the schedule entry does in a simple text statement With all the options available this is a good way to check your work xl
19. 8 G 3 E Rooms Ss EME Crawl Space 0 Driveway Sensor 012 Wal Wl Wai WMCA Wat EMC Downstairs Bath J _ E Ceiling Lights 001 Unit 001 Unit 002 Unit 003 Unit 004 Unit 005 B Entry Downstairs B Guest Bedro Upstairs Bath Mir Main Bedroom M Main Bath Mir E Keypad 010 B A Guest Bedroom E Ceiling Lights 002 z z EE HCA Central E E 4 i E Lights 011 4 B Kitchen LWS1_ WMCB Ws WS1 MCB acts Unit 006 Unit 007 Unit 008 Unit 009 Unit 010 i ut In iil Init ut Ta ee Kitchen Lights bay Keypad livery Bar Light Library Bookc Entry Keypad ights 013 EE Library E Bar Light 008 S P E Bookcase Lights 009 f Keypad 007 gt p EMC Main Bath E Mirror Lights 005 WS lt a US2 30 EHD Main Beckoom Unit 011 Unit 012 Unit 013 E Main Bedroom Key 004 HCA Central Lights Crawl Space D Laundry Lights B Upstairs Bath E Mirror Lights 003 All Devices Signa Online E T y When you first start UPStart its main window appears on the screen If you previously had configured UPStart for using a PIM the PIM is started when UPStart starts Across the top of the UPStart window is a standard title menu bar and toolbar Across the bottom is a status bar On the left side of the UPStart main window is what is called the Design Pane The Design Pane shows each room in the network and any devices in that room Below the rooms list are any links in your network and their effect o
20. Chapter 9 Links and the Link Editors In the previous section describing editing device the configuration the general procedure was outlined without a lot of detail on just what those configuration parameters are One area that is common to almost all device types are the Receive Components table and the Transmit Components table Contained in these tables are in what the UPB terminology calls Links This chapter discusses Links in more detail and describes the three different methods for updating the Receive Components table and the Transmit Components table in order to create a system where transmitters control receivers What are Links At the bottom a link is just a number from 1 to 250 It is what it does that is more important than what it is Associated with any UPB device that can receive commands like a switch or module is what is called a Receive Components Table This is similar to the stored presets in older technology X10 devices like PCS SceneMaster or SmartHome SwitchLinc devices Each entry in the Receive Components Table contains a level and if the device is dimmable a fade rate How would you use these presets Here is an example Below is a table representing three switch controlled lights with three different settings for three different uses Link Name Wall Light Table Lamp Big Light TV Time 80 50 Late Night 20 20 10 Conversati 60 80 60 on Using UPStart you program the three switches for these l
21. Component Link _Action Receive Library On Library Off Conversation 1 Conversation 2 Reading Desk Link200 100 in Snap Link201 0 Link202 100 in Snap Top Rocker Unused Null Button Bottom Rocker Unused Null Button Why use the Inspector when you can just open up the Edit dialog and see the same information Because the Inspector updates as you move the mouse you can quickly examine and compare one or more devices just by moving the mouse While a great feature of the Inspector it updating as you move the mouse sometimes you may prefer it to stop updating and keep displaying the same information Click the small push pin icon at the lower left of the inspector window to stop it from updating Or you can select from the popup menu for a device icon Pin Inspector This does the same thing Chapter 7 Saving your Network File Up until now everything you have done has added information to the Network File Like a word processing document or a spreadsheet in order to recover the information next time you use Upstart you must save the file Saving your Network File It is always a good idea to save your UPB Network information into a file that can be retrieved and modified later This can be useful for such things as e Saving a network design so it can be restored later e Saving a network design so it can be duplicated in multiple homes e Saving a network design so it can be modified offline Saving
22. Date Time Level Fade Rate Suspend In plain English You have created this schedule entry Library Bookcase Lights set illumination level at 50 Saturday and Sunday at 20 minute before sunset in 5 0 seconds Deleting existing schedule entries There may be times when you want to remove an existing schedule entry from a time bar To do so 1 Move the pointer to the existing schedule entry 2 Click and drag it down the time bar and off the bottom of the time bar This removes the existing schedule entry from the schedule You can also use this method of dragging entries off the bottom of the time bar if you start to create a new entry and then decide that you don t want to Simply don t drop the time marker on the bar instead drag it off the bottom and drop it there Another way to delete a time marker is to right click on it and select delete from the popup menu Chapter 10 Timed Event Controller and Visual Scheduler Dim schedule entries When creating entries for a device with dim enabled you can specify the dim level and fade rate When dragging a Dim marker on to a time bar when you drop it the schedule entry properties dialog automatically opens at the Level tab Select the level and if needed change to the Fade Rate tab and make changes there also Schedule Entry Properties E x Date Time Level Fade Rate Suspend In plain English When device Library Bookcase Lights is controlled what sho
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24. Get startup command mode Pulse mode Get manufacturer PCS Powerline Control Systems V Get UPB Options 2 low sensitivity V Get UPB Version 3 Bi Get noise level 0 If however the PIM isn t connected or working UPStart displays something like this The UPStart User s Guide Bl Chapter 2 Getting started with UPStart UPB Interface Setup E x r Select Interface Powerline Interface Module PIM x Communications Port Comm 6 x Diagnostic Find the UPB Interface port m Test Test x Get firmware version Get startup command mode Get manufacturer Get UPB Options Get UPB Version x Rat naian lanal rInfo The powerline interface could not be found on communications port 6 Check that you have the interface powered up and that the serial cable is properly connected between it and the selected communications port then try this again 1460 Gk Cancel Check that you have the PIM powered up and that the serial or USB cable is properly connected between it and the communications port and try the Connect button again If you continue to have problems communicating with the PIM then contact Technical Support for your hardware manufacturer for assistance Offline Mode UPStart can still be used in an Offline Mode to setup your UPB Network devices Please refer to the chapter on Using UPStart In Offline Mode for more information on usi
25. Indicators On Used mainly by the top rocker of Wall Switches to make LED indicators tum on Single tapping double tapping or releasing the button commands the Link s feedback type devices like LEDs to turn on C Indicators Off Used mainly by the bottom rocker of Wall Switches to make LED indicators tum off Single tapping double tapping or releasing the button commands the Link s feedback type devices like LEDs to turn off C Top Super Rocker Single tapping the rocker Activates the link Double tapping snaps ON Holding brightens the devices Bottom Super Rocker Single tapping the rocker deactivates the link Double tapping snaps OFF Holding dims the devices C Null Button Rocker sends no commands C Link Deactivator Tapping or holding the button deactivates the Link C Open Up Tapping the rocker opens the drapes Double tapping activates the drape to the preset level Holding the rocker opens the drapes releasing stops opening C Close Down Tapping the rocker closes the drapes Double tapping activates the drape to the preset level Holding the rocker closes the drapes releasing stops closing C Custom This mode allows selecting the single tap double tap hold and release actions Cancel All the different button modes the VLE can setup for you are listed and described Choose the one you want What if the mode you want isn t listed When you edit a button or rocker in the Device Edit dialog Transmit Component
26. Keypad 21 Guest Bedioom W51 W51 W51 W51 E Ceiling Lights EME HCA Central Library Library Downstairs Bath Guest Bedroom E Lights Bar Light Bookcase Lights Ceiling Lights Ceiling Lights B D Kitchen E Lights B Library 2 A z Z p a A i E Bookcase Lights E Keypad WS1 WS1 WS1 WS1 EM Main Bath E Mirror Lights Kitchen HCA Central Upstairs Bath Main Bath E Main Bedroom Lights Lights Mirror Lights Mirror Lights B Main Bedroom Key EME Upstairs Bath 5 5 5 E Miror Lights i j Bip Add Link SSS WMCE WMCE WMCS Delete all unused Link names m t03 Entry Library Main Bedroom D Library Keypad Button A Keypad Keypad Main Bedroom Key Library Keypad Indicator A qb Conversation 2 4 Library Bar Light Preset 04 4 E Ready Signa C Online eal Choose the Add Link menu choice The Display pane clears and is replaced by the VLE magUPStart Middle station upb Network1 xj File View Network Device Tools Help SUSee PHLBRAS SRAM M SS Main Bedroom Main Bedroom Key Bu Main Bedroom Main Bedroom Key Inc erg Linko19 gt Main Bedroom Main Bedroom Key Bu Main Bedroom Main Bedroom Key Inc q Linko20 gt Main Bedroom Main Bedroom Key Bu Main Bedroom Main Bedroom Key Inc eb Linko2t gt Entry Keypad Button ON Entry Keypad Indicator ON Eq Linko22 gt Entry Keypad Button OFF Entry Keypad Indicator OFF Egb Linko23 gt Ent
27. Lights 006 oO Laundry E Lights 013 Library E Bar Light 008 E Bookcase Lights 003 E Keypad 007 A E e Delete the selected devices Signa Online g Tx 1 Modified A Design Pane Operations If you right click on the background of the Display Pane that is not on any icon this popup menu appears Add Device View Device Add Link Links View Icons View List Device Name Arrange by gt Room Name Type Unit ID The actions are e Add Device Start the new Device Wizard and preload the room name with the name of display name e View Device Start the View Device operation Since no device is selected UPStart first asks for you to place the device to be viewed into setup mode e Add Link Add a new link to your network and start the Link Editor e Links Open the Links dialog e View Icons Show each device as an Icon e View List Show each device in a columnar format This is a quick way to see most configuration settings for each device e Arrange By Device Name Arrange the icons alphabetically by device name e Arrange by Room Name Arrange the icons alphabetically by room name e Arrange by Type Arrange the icons by their type Chapter 6 Organizing with the Design and Display pane e Arrange by Unit ID Arrange the icons into increasing unit ID order The view options are also available from the main UPStart menu If you right click on an icon
28. Network Link Names select the link you want to edit and press Link Edit button in the Link Builder box x r Available Link Names Test Activate Link 8 Conversation 1 10 Conversation 2 Yes 12 Desk Yes Deactivate Link 8 30 Driveway Car Yes 8 Library Off Yes 7 Library On Yes 1 LinkOO1 Yes 2 Link002 Yes 3 Link003 Yes 4 LinkOO4 Yes 5 Link005 sA 4 gt New Rename Remove Unused Link Builder Link 8 used by Component Delete Link 8 Library Keypad Indicator OFF gt Library Keypad Button OFF 4 Library Bookcase Lights Preset 02 4 Library Bar Light Preset 02 Close This dialog the Link Names dialog is covered in greater detail in another section Chapter 9 Links and the Link Editors After pressing the Edit Link button the DLE appears x Link Name Linkli 8 Program All needed to establish this Link Controllers Presets Indicators Controllers consist of one or more device components that you want to control this Link You can add remove and adjust controllers in your Link to obtain the desired control I Library Keypad OFF Button Off Button Add Controller Remove Selected The DLE is a multi tabbed dialog with tabs for the three places where you can place a link In the Transmit Components table Controller tab the Receive Components Table Presets tab and for keypads in the Indicator table which is really just the Rece
29. a single device you can also select multiple devices and then edit them all at once Note the header bar in this example Edit Device Unit 008 Library Bar Light AND 3 other devices ID Receive Components Transmit Components Rocker Switch Options Advanced Test Communications Test WS1 Device Name Unto fe Network ID 136 Network Password 1234 UPB Options 000 UPB Version 001 Manufacturer ID 0001 PCS Powerline Control Systems Product 1D 0001 W51 Wall Switch 1 Channel Firmware Version 04 14 SerialNumber O000000000 Network Name X X Room Name Library Middle Station a Bar Light Read Device Program Device ILo xl Cancel This can be very useful if you quickly want to change a number of devices all in the same way for example e To adjust one of the receive or transmit components e To change their room names e To change common configuration parameters like the LED color or backlighting Chapter 8 Editing A Device s Configuration Info The complexity of Multi Edit is that you can start a multi edit on a set of dissimilar devices You could edit for example three wall switches an Input Control Module a 2 channel lamp module and a keypad Clearly these all have many differences in their configuration Here are some things you should know e Only those items you change during the edit are considered It doesn t mat
30. an error Extra Features The Extra features tab allows UPStart to be configured for special applications If there are features you need when working with for example beta test hardware your UPB manufacturer will provide you with the necessary codes Advanced Options The Advanced Options tab only appears in some UPStart versions The various advanced options for this tab are described below Not all options always appear Chapter 16 Customizing UPStart Behaviors UPStart Operation Log Timeout and Retry Extra Features Advanced During a Network Comm Test UPStart can create a log file showing all the UPB messages sent and received This may be useful for technical support resolving problems with UPB communications r Communication Test Log Log every single Y test run and only log a maximum of All 7 errors IV Prompt for network comm test location info when starting test r Communication Test Options Test retry count 2 H Test transmit count 3 UPStart can provide support for a number of UPB powerline interfaces Not all of these are typically used in usual residential applications IV Provide support for all UPB powerline interfaces Cancel Network Communications Test configuration During a Network Communications Test UPStart can create a log file showing all of the UPB messages sent and received This may be useful for Technical Support resolving problems with UPB communications
31. are described here Discovering Devices At some point in time you might want to discover all of the devices that are on your selected network This can be for any of a number of reasons e You might want to know if any unexpected devices are on your network or e You might want to make sure all of your devices are still responding UPStart is capable of quickly polling the network to see which devices exist on your network It also has the option of adding the devices it discovers to the network if they are not already there This section tells you how to use UPStart to do all of this To discover which devices exist on your specified network follow the steps below Use this method if you want to verify that all of your devices are still present or if you want to make sure no one added new devices to your network Step 1 Open the discover dialog The Discover Dialog is activated by selecting from the menu Network Network Discovery x UPStart automatically discovers all of the devices that are on your network as each device reports its unique Unit ID You see this happen as each discovered device reports as NEW or FOUND Optionally you can have UPStart add all NEW devices to the network design file After discovery attempt to add devices to the network design f 5 r Legend N OOOO OOOO J unknown 21 2 OOOO OOO econo he ec Il OIL LI B
32. background and this popup menu appears mgUPStart Middle station upb Network1 lol x File View Network Device Tools Help AERECO IERE EFD E Ceiling Lights a EE Entry E Keypad uest Bedroom E Ceiling Lights CA Central E Lights itchen Lights rary Bar Light Bookcase Lights Keypad ain Bath E Mirror Lights ain Bedroom Tate Night E Main Bedroom Key stairs Bath E Mirror Lights gt Program EM Links Activate Egb Conversation 1 p Deactivate 4 Library Bar Light Preset 03 q Library Bookcase Lights Preset 03 WS1 Cancel Edit gt Library Keypad Button A E Library Keypad Indicator A Downstairs Bath qb Conversation 2 Coig Lions 4 Library Bar Light Preset 04 4 Library Bookcase Lights Preset 04 A eres on ic mi ji o 0 o 0 Bue 6 Redraw 0 so Complete Edit Ready Signal ii Online F File Modified 7 The popup menu options are e Redraw Redisplay the picture If you change the size of the UPStart window you may want to redraw to show the picture better e Program Program all the devices to update all their receive and transmit components tables e Activate and Deactivate Send the Activate or Deactivate command for this link A warning is given if there are devices not yet programmed They must be programmed or the command wouldn t be ac
33. bars for only those devices you have in the schedule or you can have it show a selected set of devices In addition there are options for controlling the order you see the bars Regardless of which display you choose you can always add a time bar for a device you want to add to the schedule There are three ways to do that First and the simplest way is to select the device s name in the design pane and drag it on to the Visual Scheduler Drop it on or before the bar to want it to appear before Chapter 10 Timed Event Controller and Visual Scheduler Second right click on the VS background and select Add Time Bars from the popup menu isual Scheduler Add Time Bars x Select one or more devices to add time bars for Downstairs Bath Ceiling Lights Kitchen Lights HCA Central Lights Upstairs Bath Mirror Lights Main Bath Mirror Lights Cancel Select one or more devices to add time bars for Third use the VS setup dialog shown above and use the second display option to select the devices you want to see and the order they should appear in Finally you can also reorder the bars by drag and drop within the VS Click on a bar and drag it on or before the bar you want it to appear before Scheduling by Device or By Link All of the screen images and examples given above show the Visual Scheduler operating in Schedule by Device mode In addition the Visual Scheduler can operate in Schedule by Li
34. click and select Mew Display from the popup menu A new display is added in the Design Pane and you are immediately given a chance to name it mg UPStart Middle station upb Network1 File View Network Device Tools Help ay a a CaS ee P hA EMC Displays a 3 Center Space amp All Devices Rooms Chapter 6 Organizing with the Design and Display pane Adding icons to a user display Adding icons to a display is just as simple All you need do is to drag and drop devices onto the display You can also drag icons for links on to User Displays What you can do with these links is described in the chapter on the Link Editors Example user display Here is an example User Display called Center Space that groups icons from four rooms and two links LgUPStart Middle station upb Network1 b oj x File Yiew Network Device Tools Help zj a B SUSse P CDRA SRRMBM GE is E Bookcase Lights 009 Keypad 007 o ain Bath Mirror Lights 005 we ain Bedroom WS1 Main Bedroom Key 004 pstairs Bath Unit 010 Unit 009 Link 009 Mirror Lights 003 Entry Keypad Library Bookc Conversation 1 zE E E Conversation 1 gt Unit 007 Library Keypad Button A Unit O07 Library Keypad Indicator A 4 Unit 008 Library Bar Light Preset 03 4 Unit 009 Library Bookcase Lights Prese Unit 007 Library Keypad Button B Li
35. conventions most often used in UPStart are documented in the section following When working with the mouse if a procedure says click we mean to use the mouse button you most often use generally the left If you need to right click an item we ll specify that Procedures and operations common in UPStart Printing There are several common tasks that occur in multiple places in UPStart and that you may find yourself using in different wizards or for the various dialogs Rather than repeating them or explaining them each time they are used we have placed them here to save time and paper UPStart provides printing support for details on several elements of your design using a typical Windows format You can select any of the four print commands available from the File menu e Print provides the typical Windows print dialog box allowing you to determine the printer page range number of copies and so on e Pint Preview shows you a reduced full page layout of what you are printing e Print Setup opens a dialog box where you can view and set the name and location of your printer paper size and orientation The UPStart printouts contain information about each device in your network UPStart formats and prints the information you chose in a columnar format for devices and links with headings for the different sections The path for your design is included at the top of each page along with the printout page number Command S
36. design file After discovery attempt to add devices to the network design Reading bytes 64 to 79 Attempt 1 CUTTTT OCC Living Room Lights gt r Legend 1 Q000 00000 00000 00000 Eio 1 0000 00000 00000 00000 l Aw 0000 00000 00000 00000 e 1 OOSO 00000 00000 SOOO pan oo OOOO 00000 00000 0000n on 1 0 00000 00000 00000 ooooo 2 0 OOOO OOOO CO0O0C0 00000 Mce ss 1 0 OOOO COOCOO COOCOO O00000 4 cem peor 1 OOOO 00000 00000 00000 Aeneas 1 0 OOOO 00000 000000000 Acea 2 2 0000 00000 00000 O00000 p oes 21 22 OOOO O00000 00000 0000n pes 22 OOOO 00000 During the loading UPStart checks that each device had the correct network parameters and reads their entire memory to be saved in the network file Not so fast Sorry but we did fudge the truth a bit While everything is in the device memory that is needed for your network to function there are some things that are not there The most important of these are the Link Names As described more fully in a later chapter a link is just a number between 1 and 250 It s hard to remember numbers so in UPStart you can give names to links For example instead of remembering that link 8 is your nighttime setup you can call it Nighttime in UPStart While that s great those names are not stored in the devices only the link numbers So if y
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38. house or environment that the devices are installed in Some examples of Network Names are e Ron s House e 1515 Main St e The Andersons The Network Password The Network Password is a 4 digit integer number stored inside each of your UPB devices that gives UPStart permission to write new configuration data into your UPB devices The Network Password protects against unauthorized users changing the internal settings of your UPB devices Choose any password you want What you choose is not quite like for example the password to your email account or your bank account password The network password is not something that must be guarded with your life It is written in each device and UPStart can always read it out for you should it be forgotten What this security is for is to make sure that unless someone knows the password they can t update your devices unless they can physically place the device into setup mode Starting a New UPB Network There are two ways to create a new Network file 1 Use the New Network Wizard where you specify the network parameters Name id and password 2 Create a new network file for an already installed network Which approach you use depends upon your situation If you have not already installed your devices or you have installed but never programmed them use the New Network Wizard If you need to create a new network file for an already installed network that has been programmed you can use
39. memory Step 2 View the device When the command steps are complete press the OK button if it doesn t automatically close and the View Device Dialog opens The View Device Dialog should be familiar to you as it is the same dialog that Edit Device uses The only different is that there is no way to make changes and write them to the device so the Read and Program buttons are not present Chapter 14 Utilities Edit Device Unit 009 Library Bookcase Lights xj ID Receive Components Transmit Components Rocker Switch Options Advanced Test Communications Test r Configured Top Rocker Switch Action This light level At this fade rate Upon a Single Tap goto OO f10 xj Default v I Last On Level SSF S aoe Set oF mi te ma Upon a Double T ap go to n 100 g Snap v I LastOnLevel p Configured Bottom Rocker Switch Action This light level At this fade rate liprackie asi _ 0 Deta D LastOn Level Upon a Double Tap go to H 0 x Snap v I LastOnLevel I7 Report light level after rocker switch is pressed Read Device Progam Device Cancel Viewing a Device that is not part of your Network To view a device that is not part of your network simply follow the steps below Step 1 Begin a new view To begin a New View operation first make sure no icons are selected and then select from the menu Device View UPStart asks you to put your device into the Setup Mode Step 2 Put the de
40. name by changing the Link Name edit box at the top of the DLE dialog e You can program all the devices that are part of the link using the Program button at the top of the DLE dialog The Links Dialog The Links dialog is opened by selecting from the menu Network Link Names x m Available Link Names Test Activate Link 9 yes C tion 2 R id Deactivate Link 9 Driveway Car 8 Library Off 7 Library On 1 Link001 2 Link002 3 Link003 4 Link004 5 LinkOOS 4 New Rename jemove Unused Link Builder Edit Link 9 Link 9 used by Device _ Component Delete Link 9 Library Keypad Indicator A gt Library Keypad Button 4 Library Bookcase Lights Preset 03 4 Library Bar Light Preset 03 J _ This dialog has these sections e Link List top left This is a list of all the links in your network showing its link id number from 1 to 250 it s name and if it is being used by any device You can sort these columns to make it simpler to find things just click on the column header To add new links use the Mew button To rename a link select it and press the Rename button Remove Unused is described below e Link Use lower left This is a list of what devices have this link in their Receive and Transmit Components table This is the same information shown in the Design Pane below each link name e Link Test top right Use the Activate and Deactivate button to send those comman
41. not the only way to working with the TEC You can also use the VLE to update the TEC When you add the TEC to a link you can specify at what time the link is activated Link Edit Add Component f x Send this link at a specified time C Use this link to suspend a timed event Date Time Action In plain English At what time does the event happen Cat Je Sunset Before E mi Suna by 130 minutes C After L Should this happen exactly at that time or vary the time each day C Exactly Vary within 7 a minutes Chapter 10 Timed Event Controller and Visual Scheduler Finally you can also edit the timed events directly by editing the TEC directly Edit Device Unit 003 Whole House Tim Delete Between the three different mechanisms the Visual Scheduler Visual Link Editor and editing the TEC configuration it is possible to update the TEC s configuration memory in whatever way you feel best Chapter 10 Timed Event Controller and Visual Scheduler Chapter 11 Programming Devices At some point in time you might want to program a device with all of the saved up changes that are stored in the network file This can be for any of a number of reasons e You might have made changes offline and now you are online or e You might want to restore and older configuration to the device or e You might have made changes to the file that you weren t sure about at the time but n
42. of your presets then do nothing And if that was the end of the story UPB devices would be very capable But you can do more Other UPB commands like the Goto and Blink commands can also be sent in the link format When sent like this devices respond as When receiving a link format Goto command if you have a link named ____ in one of your presets then respond as specified in the goto command ignoring the level and rate in the Receive Components Table If you don t have a link named in one of your presets then do nothing Chapter 9 Links and the Link Editors Adding Links to Device Configurations There are three different ways to place links into transmit and receive component tables and to configure those entries e Edit the device and make changes on the transmit and receive components tabs This was covered in the previous Chapter e Use the Visual Link Editor called the VLE This is a graphical drag and drop based tool e Use the dialog based link editor called the DLE Select from the menu Network Link Names and use the Edit Link button in the dialog These last two methods the VLE and DLE are described in the next sections Note Not all versions of UPStart have the VLE All versions do have the DLE Also not all device types are supported by the VLE Some are only support by the DLE and some types are not supported in either If you are working with a device type not supported by the VLE you coul
43. orange represents poor communication red represents bad communication and black represents no communication What if the Communication I s Bad If any device is found to have bad or failed communication it is best not to try to configure this device until the cause of the bad communication is resolved Comparing the Device Memory to the File Contents Next UPStart checks if the contents of the devices configuration memory match the contents of the file As each device is checked UPStart changes the upper triangular portion of its box to a different color based on how well the device memory matched the file contents The color blue represents perfectly matched configuration data orange represents minor differences were found red represents major differences were found and yellow represents a brand new device was found What if Device Memory Matches the File Contents An upper triangle that is blue means that the device s configuration memory matches the file s configuration information exactly If the contents of all of your devices configuration memory match the contents of the file you are now ready to proceed with using this file to configure your devices Just press the Close button and continue using UPStart to configure your devices What I f Device Memory Is Different Than File Contents An upper triangle that is other than blue means that the device s configuration memory differs from the file s configuration inf
44. room name and device name put the device into setup mode don t know how to do that Press the Help button then press the Add button You can either type in a room and device name or you can choose one of the names the wizard has made already available by selecting from the dropdown list Chapter 2 Getting started with UPStart Adding Links Once all devices are added the next step creates links x Links tie the whole network together What is a Link Simply put a Link is just a number from 1 to 250 What it does is more Link Names important than what it is Associated with any UPB device that receives commands like a Momin switch or module is what is called a Receive Components Table Each entry in the Receive Components Table contains a level and if the device is dimmable how fast it turns on or off Dinner Time Devices that transmit like keypads or the buttons and rockers on some switch faceplates Late Night can transmit a Link when the rocker is tapped or the button pressed Entertaining When a device receives a Link and if the Link is found in its Receive Component Table it Fonversation responds according to the settings in the table Devices can be programmed to turn on at any available level even 0 which tums the device off This Wizard helps you program a AllOn transmitter to send a Link programs one or more devices to respond to that Link and has them all controlled by one click of a button or tap of a rocker
45. the New File From Network Wizard New Network Wizard To start a new UPB Network select from the menu File New This dialog displays Chapter 4 Creating A UPB Network Create a new network E x Beginning a new design starts with identifying the parameters for your UPB network The network name id and password makes your UPB network unique Once these settings are programmed into your switches and keypads this tool can access any of them without manual action on your part The values you choose should be different than the factory defaults which are shown here so you should change them Network Name Ron s House Network ID 173 Network Password 4321 Any time you decide to change these settings you can do so using the Network Properties menu selection If you already have switches and keypads installed and the Powerline Interface connected to your computer UPStart can attempt to locate those devices and add them to your design Cancel Step 1 Select new network parameters In the Create Network dialog select new values for the Network Name the Network ID and the Network Password These parameters should be limited as follows e Network Name a maximum of 16 alphanumeric and punctuation characters e Network ID and integer value between 1 and 250 e Network Password four digit integer between 0000 and 9999 Step 2 Accept your network parameters After you have entered the Network Parameters tha
46. then select the directory and filename that you desire and press the Save button The Network Communication Test then starts immediately Note Why would you want a log file Almost never There is no reason to create a log file unless directed to by technical support Most of the information contained is not in a particularly user readable format xj ID Room Name T Phase Run Test Signal PIM Noie PIM Signal Dev Noise Dev PNoise Fa 003 Upstairs Bath Mirror Lights 1 1 07070 0 0 004 Main Bedroom Main Bedroom Key 1 si 07070 0 0 005 Main Bath Mirror Lights o NE 15 07070 15 o 0 0 006 Kitchen Lights 1 1 07070 0 0 007 Library Keypad Wii 0 070 0 0 008 Library Bar Light s 1 1 17 07070 23 0 0 0 009 Library Bookcase Lights s 1 EA 07070 2 o 0 0 010 Entry Keypad s 1 1 22 o o 0 19 0 0 0 011 HCA Central Lights s 1 1 19 07070 22 0 0 0 012 Crawl Space Driveway Sensor s Til te 23 07070 a o 0 0 013 Outside Festive Lights 1 1 02070 0 Oy 4 E 004 Main Bedroom Main Bedroom Key 0000 0001 0000 00000 0000 005 Main Bath Mirror Lights o 0001 0000 0015 00000 0000 006 Kitchen Lights 0000 0001 0000 00000 0000 007 Library Keypad 0000 0001 0000 00000 0000 008 Library Bar Light s 0001 0000 0017 00000 0000 009 Library Bookcase Lights s 0001 0000 0021 00000 0000 00 Enty Keypad s 0001 0000 0022 00000 0000 011 HCA Central Lights s 0001 0000 0019 00000 0000 012 Crawl Space Driveway Sensor s 0001 0000 0023 00000 0000
47. with the exact same configuration information that was stored in your old device To do this simply follow the steps below Step 3 Select the old device Right click on the icon for the old device to be replaced and select Install Replace from the popup menu Step 4 Put the new device in setup mode UPStart then instructs you to put the new device into Setup Mode Install Replace Device x Main Bath Mirror Lights The Install or Replace operation is useful when you want to replace an old or defective device g with new hardware Regardless of the memory contents of the device it is replaced by the configuration info from this file The device must be connected to the powerline and powered on To begin please put the new device to be programmed into SETUP mode UPStart then finds that device If you don t know how to put the device into SETUP mode press the Help button Help Press OK to close this dialog when the device is in SETUP mode Step 5 Replace the configuration information After the device is in the Setup Mode press the OK button to begin the Replace operation UPStart begins performing the command steps necessary to find and write your device s memory Chapter 14 Utilities Reading Devices into the Network File At some point in time you might want to overwrite the contents of the network file with the information read from a device s configuration memory This can be for any of a number of
48. your installation Note For those familiar with the X 10 protocol this operation is similar to selecting a House Code to assign to all of your devices What Is A UPB Network A UPB Network is simply a set of UPB devices that communicate with each other on the powerline but don t communicate with other UPB devices in neighboring installations like your neighbor s house A UPB Network is created by assigning the exact same Network Parameter values to all of the UPB devices on your powerline What are the Network Parameters The Network Parameters consist of three individual parameters which are e The Network ID e The Network Name e The Network Password The Network ID The Network ID is a unique integer number between 1 and 250 which separates your UPB Network from your neighbor s The Network ID that you choose is stored inside of each of your UPB devices so that they only communicate with themselves and not with your neighbor s UPB devices Note For those of you familiar with the X 10 protocol the Network ID acts in a similar fashion to the X 10 House Code Chapter 4 Creating A UPB Network The Network Name The Network Name is an up to 16 character name stored inside each of your UPB devices that identifies your UPB Network in human readable terms You can choose anything you want for your Network Name but it is suggested that you make it something that uniquely identifies the
49. 13 Verifying Devices The Network Verification Dialog The Network Verification Dialog runs the Network Verification Test When started this dialog appears Network verity x For each device in your design file UPStart verifies that the configuration information in the device memory matches the settings saved in this network design file While this process is taking place UPStart also checks how well it is communicating with the device All this information is displayed below Refer to the legend to interpret the results IV Verify device configuration info E Legend cor 020 B A ABOOO O oon 021 090 le Pee eee a E No unt OOOO OOOO OOSOoSOooo l 1 OOOO 0000A OOSOS SOOO gan 0 Q000 00000 OOSOSo00oo pe 0 2 PP eee Pees eee 171 10 PPP Eee Pee eee comm ocos 19 DOOD OOOOS O00000 00000 Ac peer 101 10 Pe Pee eee eee Meann 11 20 MA MA AA eee Zemi 201 27 Pe Pee Pee eee D veiities 21 22 OOOO 00000 000000000 piss 291 250 R E a E P E 7 minor ditt 7 New The Network Verification Dialog is very similar to the Network Discover dialog described in a previous chapter Each box represents a possible device in your selected network There is a box for each of the 250 possible Unit IDs The checkbox option allows you the option to either have UPStart verify all of the configuration information or to just verify that the devices exist Also
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52. At the bottom of this step is a UPB _ _ message display Whenever some device transmits you can see what it Al On Activate Deactivate transmitted This helps you test that devices you configured to transmit pmo t S Rava Deactivate are sending the Links you expect If you need to make changes to your network all you need do is to use the Back button to move to a previous step make changes and then m mem move forward to the Program step press the Program button and then Activate Deactivate test again L Acivat Activate Deactivate When all are working as you expect press the Next button to move on Activate Deactivate Entry R Cmd Info Component Dest Component Reve 2 2 Activate Button ON Link 105 15 16 lt Back Finish Cancel Also at the bottom of this dialog is a log that shows when the UPStart wizard received any transmissions from any of your devices At the device tap the rocker or click a button If you had set up the configuration to send a link you should see that transmission in the log The final step just tells you all is complete and gives you some helpful hints on where to go next Chapter 2 Getting started with UPStart Chapter 4 Creating a UPB Network One of the first things you want to do with UPStart is to create a new UPB Network In the process of creating a new UPB Network you inform UPStart of the Network Parameters that you want assigned to all of your devices in
53. B Foun Ee PEPE Ree eee BB ising EP EEE EPR RRR lf eo JLI LI CI 121 140 IO OOO A Comm good 1 10 IT LIL OO EEEE E L Comm poor 161 420 U ODDO OOOO OOOO A Comm bad 181 200 J I OO OI M comm fail NENNEN doou gug D voaded 221 2 J000 DUO OOO OLL p robiem 241 250 IOO Chapter 14 Utilities The Discover Dialog presents a colored box that represents each possible device in your selected network There is a box for each of 250 possible Unit IDs A checkbox is provided to allow you the option to add newly discovered devices to the network In this example we will leave the checkbox unchecked Step 2 Start device discovery Press the Start button to begin device discovery UPStart changes the color of the box for each device based on whether it was found or not A green square means that the expected device was found A black square means that the expected device is missing A yellow square means that an unexpected new device was found on the network Network Discovery E x UPStart automatically discovers all of the devices that are on your network as each device reports its unique Unit ID You see this happen as each discovered device reports as NEW or FOUND Optionally you can have UPStart add all NEW devices to the network design file JT After discovery attempt to add devices to the network design Legen
54. By enabling this option UPStart asks to create a log file showing all of the UPB messages sent and received during the Network Communications Test The other options allow configuring exactly how much information is stored in these log files Provide support for all UPB interfaces UPStart provides support for a number of powerline interfaces Some of these are only used in commercial applications and not needed for usual residential applications By enabling this option UPStart provides support for all UPB powerline interfaces commercial and residential Manufacturer statistics Some devices from some manufacturers contain statistics information that UPStart can read and display What this information is and what it means is beyond the scope of this User Guide If this option is enabled an extra tab is added to the Edit dialog that shows these statistics Enabling this option is almost never a good idea unless Technical Support requests that you do so Chapter 16 Customizing UPStart Behaviors Chapter 17 Advanced Topics There are a number of advanced areas in UPStart that are normally not used by typical users They are listed here for completeness UPB Explorer The UPB Explorer is a tool for sending and receiving UPB commands In order to use it you must be familiar with the UPB command structure You also would need to have a real reason to use it as UPStart can send and receive all the setup commands necessary Since
55. Component Entry Keypad xj Component _ Component Setup Preset 7 Link Activator C Button Indicator ON Button used z Like the wall switch a keypad has both receive and transmit components The buttons are transmit components and the LED indicators are receive components After you choose which you want press on the button in the Component Setup box and you can change what the button does xi C Link Activator Tapping or holding the rocker activates the Link On Button Single tapping the rocker activates the Link Double tapping snaps the link devices to ON 100 C Off Button Single tapping the rocker activates the Link Double tapping snaps the link devices to OFF 0 C Bright Button Holding the rocker brightens the Link devices Di Holding the rocker dims the Link devices Single tapping the rocker fades the Link devices to ON 100 Double tapping snaps the link devices ON Holding the rocker brightens the devices C Bottom Rocker Single tapping the rocker fades the Link devices to OFF 0 Double tapping snaps the link devices to OFF Holding the rocker dims the devices Panic Button Single tapping the rocker makes the Link devices blink Double tapping stops them blinking Status Button Used mainly by Wall Switches to transmit their light levels upon presses of their rocker switch Single tapping double tapping or releasing the rocker transmits a Status Report
56. For example Living Room Light by TY or Ron s Office Keypad Room Name Device Name Unit Id Second bath 7 Keypad x fe IV Erase existing configuration This device has different hardware options such as an installed face plate or the presence or absence of a remote switch Chose the current configuration of this device This can be changed later if you make a change like installing a different face plate Select Configuration Must Select lt Back Carcel When you do that this dialog opens Configuration xj This device has different configurations based on the installed face plate or by the presence or absence of an attached slave switch Select which configuration you have If you ever update the device by changing its face plate or attaching a slave switch update UPStart by selecting the new choice on the Transmit Components tab of the device edit T21 ST 22x Full Height Dual Rocker 2 Half Height Triple Rocker ST41 ST42x Half Height Quad Rocker OK Cancel Once you have entered the identifying information that you want assigned to your device press the Next button to begin programming it into the device s memory UPStart begins performing the command steps necessary to write the identifying information along with the Network Parameters into your device Chapter 5 Adding and Deleting Devices Step 3 Finish or add another device After the device is programmed with the network informat
57. MC WIMC amp A Kitchen Lights Pres 4 Library Bar Light Pr HCA Central Upstairs Bath Main Bath Entry Library 4 Library Bookcase L Lights Mirror Lights Mirror Lights Keypad Keypad 4 Main Bath Mirror Lic 4 Upstairs Bath Mirror qb Reading i and Library Bar Light Pr mL F Library Bookcase L D Library Keypad But WMCE a Library Keypad Ind Main Bedroom anl Space E Schedules Main Bedroom Key Driveway Sensor TEC E House TEC gt All Devices Signal iit Online pei The Visual Scheduler The Visual Scheduler is used to add timed events called schedule entries to a TEC There are lots of configuration features for the Visual Scheduler which are covered later For now here is its appearance and general operation To open the Visual Schedule either right click on the schedule name in the Design Pane and choose Visually Schedule from the popup menu or double click on the schedule name a UPStart Middle station upb Network1 f loj x Eile View Network Device Tools Help T AEETI EREE FDE Kitchen Lights Preset 14 a Guest Bedroom Library Library 4 Library Bar Light Preset 14 Ceiling Lights Bar Light Bookcase Lights q Library Bookcase Lights Preset 14 124M 4 Main Bath Mirror Lights Preset 14 1AM q Upstairs Bath Mirror Lights Preset 14 9b Link201 SAM 4 Downstairs Bath Ceiling Lights Preset 15 3AM A Guest Bedroom Ceiling Lights Preset 15 4AM q HCA Ce
58. OFF 4 Unit 008 Library Bar Light Preset 02 4 Unit 009 Library Bookcase Lights Prese Library On U5220 gt Unit 007 Library Keypad Button ON Unit 007 Library Keypad Indicator pr Unit 013 Laundry Lights xl 4 imle Unit 010 Unit 011 Unit 012 Entry Keypad HCA Central Lights Crawl Space D All Devices Signac Online Tx 1 al Not only does UPStart display the link names it also displays below the link what devices are affected by this link Those devices that transmit the link that is have it in their Transmit Component table show with a rightward pointing blue triangle Devices that receive the link that is those with it in their Receive Components table show with a leftward pointing purple triangle Any devices that have an indicator that responds to the link like the keypad LEDs show an orange oval The Schedules folder is described in the chapter on the Visual Scheduler and the Timed Event Controller Chapter 6 Organizing with the Design and Display panes Design Pane Operations There is a right click popup menu for most items seen in the Design Pane Just select its name right click and chose the operation you want Some of the more useful ones are e Click on a Room name and select Add In the step in the Wizard where you enter the room name and device name the room name is preloaded with the room name you right clicked on You can override
59. Wall Switch Dimmer is shown below From this tab you can test that your Wall Switch Dimmer properly turns on to any level at any of 16 fade rates You can also test that the module can be set to blink its load at any of 16 blink rates Chapter 12 Testing Devices and the Network Edit Device HCA Central Lights co fox P m en r 0 25 seconds x Enty R cmd If your Wall Switch Dimmer has been configured to transmit you can also see any of its transmissions in the Reception Log when you work with the switch paddle Chapter 12 Testing Devices and the Network Testing a 6 Button Controller The Device Test tab for a 6 Button Controller is shown below From this tab you can test that your 6 Button Controller s LEDs properly turn on and off upon command You can also press the pushbuttons on your 6 Button Controller and see any of its transmissions in the Reception Log to verify that they are working as you expect zi ID Receive Components Transmit Components Options Advanced Test Communications Test Statistics Indicator Test Press the test buttons below to see that the indicators on your device behave as expected ON j OFF LEDOn LED Off D LED On LED Off A LED On LED Off B LED On LED Off EDot c LED On LeD of Pushbutton Test Press the various pushbuttons on your device to see that it is properly transmitting on the powerline After each press of a pushbutton verify that it p
60. al popup menu choice appears ag UPStart New upb Network1 o x Fie View Network Device Links Tools Help AEEA T TEERAA B Displays 2 amp amp All Devices B A Rooms Den E Wall Switch 002 Ei Office Keypad 6 001 B Links Linkoot Gs Linkoo2 gt Unit 001 Office Keyp Unit 001 Office Keyp 4 Unit 002 Den wall S 2 48 LinkOO3 D gt Unit 001 Office Keyp Unit 001 Office Keyp Link004 gt Unit 001 Office Keyp Unit 001 Office Keyf q Linkoos gt Unit 001 Office Keyp Unit 001 Office Keyp qB Linkoos Modify Remove Check comm with receivers Linkoo2 Unit 001 Office Keyp Preset Indicator OFF f LinkOo Unit 002 Unit 001 Tt gt Unit 001 Office Keyp v Den Wall Switch Office Keypad 6 a aaam me as Me Visual Link Editor Signal otro Tx 1 Modified 7 If you select from the menu Check comm with receivers this dialog appears E Link Communication Test Link002 7 x Unit 001 Office Keypad 6 transmitting to ID _ amp RoomName DeviceName Signal Strength Noise AvaNoise Phass 002 Den Wall Switch 60 Excellent 0 None 0 Same Save Results to File What happens is that a device to device communication test is performed between the transmitter and each of the receivers This allow
61. all with the same entries in their Receive Component Tables already placed there You want to have them all operate at the same time according to the same link In effect what you want to say is Have the TEC send link001 at 7 00am The Visual Scheduler supports this by operating in Schedule by Link mode Right click on the VS background and select View Schedule by Links iP Start Middle station uph Network f x Ble yew ewok Qevice Tools tiep Saseve e PO DRASGSRRAMRBM SE t Preset 05 lene Evert 100 Tene Evert 101 _TmeEvert 102 _TeneEvert 103 Tm Note that the time bars are now labeled with links and not device names When using the VS this way you have to allocate the links you want and update using Device Edit or the VLE the RCT s of the devices you want controlled Which to use View schedule by links or View schedule by devices It is really up to you and depends upon your network Completing a Visual Schedule Session Until you complete your Visual Scheduler session the TEC and none of the devices are updated To complete the session right click in the VS background and select Close Visual Scheduler from the popup menu At this point the schedule is translated for storage into the TEC and if scheduling by devices the scheduled devices have their Receive Component Tables updated There could be some problems during the translation e There could be more schedule entries that the TCE can hold The numbe
62. an be lost and more noise produced It s a good idea to use the Network Communications Test periodically to check that all your devices are working to peak performance Chapter 13 Verifying Devices This chapter discusses the tools that UPStart has to make sure that what is in the network file matches the data stored in your devices Performing a Network Verification The Network Verification Test verifies that every device in the network is still communicating properly and is still configured with the same information contained in the network design file Whenever a saved network file is first opened UPStart can automatically start a Network Verification operation You can also perform a Network Verification operation at any time by selecting from the menu Network Verify Why Perform Network Verification In a system in which configuration information is stored in two different places in your devices memory and in your network file it is important that the two copies of information sync up Confusion can occur when the file information is different from the device information UPStart tries to warn you whenever it thinks the two copies are mismatched It is always left up to you to decide whether you want to overwrite your file with the device s configuration information or if you would rather program the devices with your file s configuration information or whether you wish to leave them mismatched Chapter
63. anizing with the Design and Display Panes As described in previous chapters the UPStart main window is divided into two panes the left is the Design Pane and the right is the Display Pane This chapter discusses in greater depth why those two panes exist what you can do with them and how it may make organizing and visualizing devices in your design simpler While the following sections explain each pane separately both the Display and Design panes work together to display all devices and links in the network You will see how what happens in one pane is reflected in the other and how operations started in one pane may happen in the other As a Windows user you probably are very familiar with the Windows Explorer that lets you look at hard drives and CDs attached to your computer as well as the folders and files contained on those storage media It is not an accident that UPStart uses the same approach it is a very helpful method to display a lot of information and still be able to focus on a lot or little of the data at one time And like working with the Windows Explorer a lot of the same actions work in UPStart You can expand and contract the listing in the design pane by clicking on the small minus signs to contract the list or small plus signs to expand the list You can resize the two panes to make one bigger and the other smaller And when allowable you can rename things using in place editing Chapter 6 Organizing with th
64. as in the case of the Network Discover dialog the quality of the communications with each device displays as well in the lower half of the each device box If you want to see what box corresponds to which device just hover the mouse over the box and a popup window tells you what device it is Finding all Devices in the Network The first thing UPStart does in the Network Verification is to attempt to find all of the devices that exist on your specified network This process is called Device Enumeration As one of your devices is found its corresponding box turns green If your device cannot be found then its box turns black If a new device that is one not in your network file is found then its box turns yellow The Device Enumeration repeats until it gets two passes with the same information Chapter 13 Verifying Devices Note In certain very noisy situations the Device Enumeration operation may not be able to accurately determine which devices are on your network UPStart makes numerous attempts and then informs you if it was unsuccessful It is best not to try to configure any devices until the cause of the high powerline noise is resolved Testing the Communication level UPStart then attempts to communicate with each of the devices it has found and changes the lower triangular portion of its box to a different color based on how strong the UPB communication signal is The color of blue represents good communication
65. ase existing configuration option Add Multiple Devices Wizard Step 3 x UPStart is now ready to add devices to your network During this process the configuration of each device is read and then written back with updated information This can take a while if there are many devices To erase the existing configuration of these devices the Transmit and Receive component tables make sure the Erase existing configuration box is IV Erase existing configuration Press Next to continue Cancel Once you press Next UPStart reads each devices memory If there are a lot of devices this can take several minutes Chapter 5 Adding and Deleting Devices Step 4 Done or more The 4 step of the Wizard just announces it is complete xl UPStart has successfully added 2 devices to your network You should open the properties of each new device and change its room and device names to something appropriate Since the device and room names read from the device may not be helpful to see what device corresponds to each UPStart icon use the buttons on the Test tab to control the device to see where it is It is possible that Add Multiple may have been unable to add one or more devices If there are devices that were not added use Add Device to add them one at a time If you have more devices to add press Add more devices If you have added all your devices press Done Add more devices But don t ignore the tex
66. ation is in the columns labeled Avg Signal PIM Avg Noise PIM Avg Signal Device and Avg Noise Device The PIMitems are the signal and noise seen at the PIM end of the communication That is how much signal and noise was seen by the PIM when it received transmissions from the device The Device items are the signal and noise seen at the device end of the communication That is how much signal and noise did the device see when it received transmissions from the PIM Now you might be asking questions like What units are the noise values in and How much bigger does the signal have to be than the noise for it to communicate properly Well unfortunately there is no simple answer for those questions The noise values are a rather crude estimation of what the noise is like at the device They are meant to give you a feel for the noise environment at the device 0 or 1 means there is little to no noise while 4 or 5 means there is a lot of noise In general signal strengths of 20 or higher is needed when the noise is a 5 Signal strength of 15 or higher when the noise is a 4 or 3 signal strength of 8 or higher when the noise is a 1 and signal strength of 2 or higher when the noise is a 0 These are general guidelines only The reason the network communication test allows you to run it over an extended period of time is that signal and noise can often vary with the time of day At night with additional lighting being on more signals c
67. below Chapter 11 Programming Devices Step 1 Select the Device to be programmed In the Display Pane right click on the icon of the device to be programmed and select Program from the popup menu Or right click on the device s name in the Design Pane and select Program from the popup menu UPStart warns you that you are about to be overwriting the device memory A Are you sure A change was made to the configuration settings for this device saved in the network file but not yet written to the memory of the device If you continue this operation you may be overwriting changes that were made to the device memory at a previous time and not saved in the network file To see how the device memory differs from the network file configuration settings select from the menu Network then Verify or select the device right click and choose Verify from the popup menu To ignore whatis in the device memory and to update itto whatis specified in the network file selectthe device right click and choose Program from the popup menu Continue this operation even though the device has not been verified Yes Go ahead Step 2 Start the device programming Press the Yes Go ahead button to begin the Programming operation UPStart then figures out what changes need to be made and writes them into the device s configuration memory As it goes through the steps to write the new configuration information UPStart displays the c
68. button to retry the operation The Details button displays information that may help technical Support resolve any issues you may have It displays is a listing of the messages between UPStart and the PIM and from the PIM to your device You can ignore the Detail button unless asked to collect the information by Technical Support Common Windows procedures used in UPStart There are also typical Windows procedures that are frequently referenced in UPStart procedures We have gathered a few of them here for your reference in case you are not familiar with them Maximize the UPStart Window The UPStart window is maximized in the same manner as most Windows programs Using the left mouse button click on the maximum button on the upper right hand corner of the UPStart window The UPStart window expands to fill the whole display Minimize the UPStart Window The UPStart window is minimized in the same manner as most Windows programs Using the left mouse button click on the minimize button on the upper right hand corner of the UPStart window UPStart is removed from the display and appears in the Windows Task Bar as a button labeled with your network name Right click for popup menu Most items in UPStart have a popup menu associated with them Right click on the item to display the popup menu To do this 1 Move the mouse pointer to or over the object in question 2 Click the right mouse button Unless you re using a mous
69. ce Tools Help F ESE MLL RACIS RABY SS B Displays af um io Pswd options version mio manuf Device Delete ft Firmwat 25 Center Space 001 136 1234 000 001 0001 PCS 0001 W51 Wall Switch 1 Channel 04 14 _ e2 All Devices 002 136 1234 000 oot 0001 PCS 0001 W51 Wall Switch 1 Channel 04 14 EMC Rooms 003 136 1234 000 001 0001 PCS 0001 W51 Wall Switch 1 Channel 04 14 Crawl Space 004 136 1234 000 001 0001 PCS 0004 WMC8 Wall Mount Controller 8 Button 04 14 Driveway Sensor 012 005 136 1234 000 oot 0001 PCS 0001 W51 Wall Switch 1 Channel 04 14 H E Downstairs Bath 006 136 1234 000 001 0001 PCS 0001 W51 Wall Switch 1 Channel 04 14 E Ceiling Lights 001 007 136 1234 000 oot 0001 PCS 0003 WMC6 Wall Mount Controller 6 Button 04 14 EME Enty 008 136 1234 000 001 0001 PCS 0001 W51 Wall Switch 1 Channel 04 14 7 E Keypad 010 009 136 1234 000 001 0001 PCS 0001 W51 Wall Switch 1 Channel 04 15 Guest Bedroom O10 136 1234 000 001 0001 PCS 0003 WMC6 wall Mount Controller 6 Button 04 14 E Ceiling Lights 002 O11 136 1234 000 001 0001 PCS 0001 W51 Wall Switch 1 Channel 04 14 HCA C 012 136 1234 000 001 0001 PCS 0011 ICM2 Input Control Module 2 Channel 04 16 _ E Lights 011 013 136 1234 000 001 0004 Simply 0022 US1 US2 Series Dimming Switch 02 06 Kitchen E
70. cel All you need do is to provide a name for your network and press the Create Network button As described in later chapters of the User Guide a network has additional parameters besides just a name The UPStart wizard picks these for you and makes sure that its choices don t conflict with other networks Chapter 3 UPStart Wizard Adding Devices Once the network is created the next two steps are about adding devices The first step is an introductory one and then the Add Devices step does the work x Add Devices To add a new device first place the device into setup Room Name Device Name mode If you don t know how to do that press the Help a i y Add button I aI J m Once the device is in setup mode enter a room name and a device name You can choose names from the he Me Add drop down lists or type in new names When ready press the Add button This causes UPStart to read the E Fa Bod device s memory then to add it to your network and 3 program it with the room and device names you entered If you have more than 40 devices to add don t worry Add UPStart can add 250 devices on each network At the end of this Wizard you are given information on how to z z dd learn to add more devices and how to perform additional configuration TE Sse Add z z j a _ 48 lt Back gt Next Finish Cancel Using the UPStart wizard you can add up to 40 devices All you need do is to enter a
71. ch devices to be sure that they are not causing your problem Chapter 18 Getting Help Technical support Technical support for UPStart is provided by the company from whose web site you downloaded the software Depending upon the company this technical support may be by email or phone Check the Help Technical Support for all the details To receive the fastest response to your technical questions please be ready to supply ALL of the following items If using email based support include this info in your email e What is the exact sequence of events that created the problem Make sure that you can reproduce the problem by following the same series of steps e What is the version number of UPStart To get the version number from the Help menu choose About UPStart e What is the type of computer you are using and the version of Windows in use The operating system version number can be found using the control panel System applet e Provide the exact wording of any error messages Software is very complex and a program like UPStart is a very complex program While the programmers try extra hard to get it right sometime problems happen If you find a problem please report it in a way that helps us find it and fix it Reporting a bug is an art that everyone should learn regardless of what software you are working with It is vital that you provide all the information you can The absolutely most important thing you can do is to
72. communication test sends a two way message between two devices It measures and reports the signal strength and noise levels at both ends of the communication Device A Device B Sort device selections by Unit 001 Downstairs Bath Ceiling Lights w Unit 004 Main Bedroom Main Bedroom Key JUnit ID hd Number samples 1 Run Communications Test m Signal m Noise at Device A m Noise at Device B A receiving from B B receiving from Noise Noise al TILT L TLL L TLL LLL m 5 1 Excellent l Excellent Severe Low j al RANRAEMAMARANAAMARNAE The devices are on opposite phases Close I can t seem to find that on the menu Why The device to device communication test is not in all versions of UPStart See appendix 1 for more information on what versions of UPStart contain this test This is a very simple test to use Just select two devices and press the Run Communications Test button Device A sends a command to Device B and Device B responds UPStart listens in on that conversation and reports the signal and noise levels at both ends of the conversation Chapter 12 Testing Devices and the Network In addition to this dialog UPStart contains another method of performing device to device communications test When using the Visual Link Editor which graphically shows the connections between senders and receivers right click on a transmitter and an addition
73. d 001 020 I OOO OO Stn oo OOOO Annn OOGSOGOOGO Gs 0 Pee eee eee By round ODOR 00000 00000 00000 gin w PPP Bee eee eee new 101120 Pe eee Pees eee 121 140 PPP Pee Pee eee M comm ooed w EO eee eee E M comm poor sa Pe Pee eee eee Menner 181 20 M A M M e a e Aerin 21 2 MAMMAM Pee Pee eee D Loadea aaa Bee AARAA TRARNE eee I Problem 22 OOOO 00000 In this example one new device was found To see what device corresponds to a square just hover the mouse pointer over a box and a small popup window shows the device name If you now check the add option and restart discovery UPStart loads that newly found device into your network file This can work or could fail If the reading is fully successful the box changes to blue As the legend says each box is in two parts The lower triangle tells you how the communications where with the device and the upper triangle shows if the device could or couldn t be added to the network file If it shows red the device can t be added to your file What could be wrong e Communications could be so bad that not all of the device s memory could be read e The device could have the correct network id and have a unit id that is not already in your file but the network password doesn t match your network parameters Chapter 14 Utilities e The device memory is corrupted and you must perform a factory reset on it before it can be added to your
74. d display the result Unavailable if the devices doesn t respond to that command Identify Cause the status LED on the device to blink This may help in visually identifying the device Comm Test Start a device communications test Described in the Test chapter Test Start a function test of the device Described in the Test chapter Get Status Send a UPB command to the device to request its status and display the result This can be very useful if you want to manually change the light level at the switch and then see what that level is The Get Status operation reports the light level for a switch Not all devices report status so this menu choice may be disabled Remove Icon Remove an icon from a User Display This choice is disabled on Room Displays Locate in Design Pane Select in the Design Pane the device for this icon This can be very useful if you have lots of devices Pin Inspector Display the Receive and Transmit Components tables in the Inspector and tell the inspector to stop updating The Inspector is described in the next section The I nspector Chapter 6 Organizing with the Design and Display pane The Inspector is a very useful tool that quickly shows the Receive and Transmit component tables in a device To open the inspector select from the menu View Open Inspector Once open as you hover the mouse over an icon the inspector window updates W Inspecting Library Bookcase Lights x
75. d into the devices once you are back in Online Mode refer to the Chapter on Programming Your Devices for instructions Chapter 15 Working in Offline Mode Chapter 16 Customizing UPStart Behaviors Everyone who uses UPStart is an individual and is subject to individual tastes and desires One feature of UPStart might be extremely desirable to one user while it is extremely annoying to another UPStart gives you a set of features that can be customized to your individual liking using the UPStart Options dialog available by selecting from the menu Tools Options UPStart Operation tab The UPStart Operations tab allows you to customize how UPStart performs its normal operations The various UPStart options for this tab are described below Depending upon the company providing UPStart to you the list of options available to you may differ from what is described here xl UPStart Operation Log Timeout and Retry Advanced Each time UPStart loads a file it can immediately perform a network verify and ask you to resolve any differences between the device memory and the configuration file Never perform verify at startup x Each time UPStart writes to a device memory the configuration file can be saved This helps ensure that your file matches your hardware J7 Auto save on device write Each time the network file is saved UPStart can export the network The export is written to the same file used for the last expor
76. d try the DLE or just edit the device s Receive and Transmit Component tables using Device Edit The Visual Link Editor VLE The VLE is a simple way yet powerful way to create and visualize how one link interacts with multiple devices At a glance you can see what devices are transmitters and which are receivers Using a simple drag and drop mechanism you can add or remove devices to the link or remove them There is no magic in the VLE All the VLE does is to update the Receive and Transmit Components tables of one or more devices You can do everything that the VLE does using the Device Edit dialog as explained in the previous chapter The VLE is just a quick way to perform those actions Starting the VLE To use the VLE select from the menu Tools Options and look on the UPStart Operation tab If the version of UPStart you are using supports the VLE the last option on that tab will be Use the Visual Link Editor Make sure that option is enabled Chapter 9 Links and the Link Editors To start the VLE right click on the Links branch in the Design Pane A popup menu appears iix File View Network Device Tools Help Sasee PO DRAF BRATEM DS Downstairs Bath a E Ceiling Lights G 2 2 E EH Enty E
77. device name from ones you have previously used or type in new ones In the next step UPStart updates the device with the information selected here Hint Choose names that help you identify it For example Living Room Light by TY or Ron s Office Keypad Room Name Device Name Unit Id Living Room Keypad yj 13 IV Erase existing configuration lt Back Cancel Note Many devices come with factory default configuration information stored in them that may save you some time in setting up your device If you would rather start with a completely un configured blank device then you should check the checkbox labeled Erase existing configuration prior to pressing the Next button If you have plans for a completely custom network it is better to erase the devices as they are installed This may save you time later Some devices from some manufacturers can be configured into one or more configurations by the installed faceplate or the presence or absence of a remote switch For these types of devices press the Select Configuration button to choose what configuration you have Chapter 5 Adding and Deleting Devices LIT x UPStart has successfully found your new awe Series Dimming Switch Select a room name and device name from ones you have previously used or type in new ones In the next step UPStart updates the device with the information selected here Hint Choose names that help you identify it
78. ds with the selected Link to your network to test what the link does Chapter 9 Links and the Link Editors e Link Builder lower right The Edit button starts the DLE on the selected link The Delete button removes that link for all devices that have it in their Receive and Transmit components tables Seeing too many links As described above a link is just a number So when you add a link or delete a link you are not really adding or destroying anything But it would be painful to always have to see all 250 links many of them not at all used in your network UPStart tries to be helpful by showing only links you explicitly say you want to see That is links that appear in some device s receive or transmit components tables and any links that you add using Add Link in the Design Pane or using the New button in the Link Names dialog If you find you have links that no longer appear in any device you can remove that link This action really does nothing other than tell UPStart not to show it any more in the Link Names dialog or in the design pane If you want UPStart to just stop showing all the unused Links you can use the Remove Unused button in the Links Name dialog or right click on the Links folder in the Design Pane and select from the menu Delete all unused link names Chapter 9 Links and the Link Editors Chapter 10 Timed Event Controller and the Visual Scheduler The Timed Event Controller TEC is a UPB device manu
79. dudinciaceaibivwes 143 UPStart Simply Automated seeniori see i Oa E me ara emasude adres 143 UPStart Web Mountain Technologies snusnesnsrrernsrnsrrrrrsrsrrsrrnrrrrnrrrrrsrrsrrrresne 143 A PS Ca RAN tsien ae e aaa a e a a aO A 143 Chapter 1 What is UPStart UPStart is a Windows based software application that gives you the ability to easily setup and test your UPB devices Using UPStart you can unlock the hidden potential inside of your UPB devices to design a custom lighting and control system that is tailored to your needs and desires Not only are you able to configure your lighting and control system but with UPStart s powerful test capabilities you can also test your powerline for noise measure communication signal strengths and functionally test your UPB devices All this gives you good confidence that once you are finished installing and configuring your UPB lighting and control system you never have to worry about coming back later to fix or tweak the system UPStart is designed to interface to the powerline through a special device called a Powerline Interface Module PIM The PIM plugs into any standard electrical wall outlet and connects to your PC or laptop computer via either a serial or USB cable Depending upon the manufacturer of the Powerline Interface it may be called something different than a PIM In this User Guide the term PIM is used to refer to any UPB powerline interface No
80. e Kthen A Device Name flights Comm good These are the differences between what is stored in this file and in the device memory Item File Device Preset 14 Link Unused Link200 Preset 15 Link Unused Link201 Preset 16 Link Unused Link202 Make device match file Make file match device My Verify Details Dialog doesn t look like this Depending upon the version of UPStart you use the Verify Details dialog may not look like this Some versions of UPStart display the data in a more general format Also some device types display in this more general format regardless of what UPStart version you use At the bottom of this dialog are three buttons Depending upon what you want to do about the differences determines what button to press Ignoring the differences If you choose to ignore the differences for now UPStart simply marks the device as unverified with a red bar beneath its icon Keep in mind that from this point on UPStart displays what is in the network file for the unverified device but it does not know for sure what is inside the device memory Overwriting the file with the device contents If you have decided that you want to overwrite the file copy of a device s configuration information with whatever is inside of the device s memory simply press the Make file match device button Now whatever was in the device s memory is stored in the network file Overwriting the device contents wit
81. e Design and Display panes Design Pane The left pane the Design Pane displays a listing organized into four folders Displays Rooms Links and Schedules Listed under the Rooms folder are any rooms you have in your network How does UPStart know what rooms you have It uses the Room Name stored in each device Any devices with the same Room name are listed below that Room Name folder mgUPStart Middle station upb Network1 a me oj x File View Network Device Tools Help SUSeea POLBRASSRABBMS amp EMC Displays mz All Devices EH Rooms g G HE Crawl Space i al Driveway Sensor 012 EE Downstairs Bath WWMCB WSt1 WS E Ceiling Lights 001 B D Enty Unit 007 Unit 008 Unit 009 E Keypad 010 Library Keypad Library Bar Light Library Booke EE Guest Bedroom E Ceiling Lights 002 z z P B HCA Central Tl E Lights 011 i E ni EME Kitchen MI E Lights 006 WIMCB WS1 lt Fie Laundy Unit 010 Unit 011 Unit 012 Al Li nil nil nil tO rend 013 Entry Keypad HCA Central Lights Crawl Space D E Bar Light 008 E Bookcase Lights 009 E Keypad 007 EH Main Bath E Mirror Lights 005 B D Main Bedroom gs20 Al Main Bedroom Key 004 Pie are Laundry Lights xl All Devices Signal ii Online F Tx 1 E
82. e Module PIM either Serial or USB e Serial or USB Cable Installing UPStart Installing UPStart is similar to installing other Windows applications Before installing UPStart it is recommended that all other applications be closed Step 1 Get the UPStart installation software The latest version of the UPStart Installation Software can be found on the web site of your UPB hardware vendor Download the latest version into a convenient directory of your PC or laptop Step 2 Run the UPStart installation software Double click on the UPStart Installation Software icon to begin executing it Step 3 Follow the On Screen instructions The UPStart Installation Software provides easy to follow instructions to install UPStart onto your computer Chapter 2 Getting started with UPStart Connecting UPStart to the powerline UPStart interfaces to the powerline through a special device called a Powerline Interface Module The PIM plugs into the powerline at any available 120VAC wall outlet Depending upon the manufacturer of the Powerline Interface it may be called something different than a PIM In this User Guide the term PIM is used to refer to any UPB powerline interface There are two types of PIMs available a Serial PIM or a USB PIM The Serial PIM connects to any available serial COMM port of your Windows based personal computer or laptop The USB PIM connects to any available USB port of your Windows based personal compu
83. e device set up for a left hander in which case you would click the left mouse button This is the button that you don t normally use A popup menu appears 3 With the mouse move the pointer down the popup menu until you get to the menu command you want and click the left normal mouse button Multi Select To select a single icon all you need do is to left mouse click on it To select multiple icons at one time click on the first and then while holding down the CTRL key click on the others Another method is to left mouse click on the window background and drag A selection rectangle displays and every icon within that rectangle becomes selected Drag and Drop In several places in UPStart you perform an action by dragging something from one location to another and dropping it This must be done with the mouse in this way 1 Left click on the item and don t release the mouse button 2 Drag the item to where it is to be dropped 3 Release the left mouse button Drag and Drop is used in construction of displays and in the Visual Link Editor Both are described in later chapters Toolbar As in many Windows programs below the menu at the top of the UPStart window is a toolbar The Toolbar contains a number of buttons Assigned to each button is a common operation There is nothing magic about the toolbar each operation on it can be done using the regular menu the toolbar just makes it quicker to start the opera
84. e to program all the devices with your changes In this step all the configuration information you have specified in the previous steps is written to the devices This makes the network operate as you planned All you need to do is press the Program button and wait for completion When done press Next to move to the Testing step Program Network When all units are programmed if necessary close the popup dialog that shows the programming process Testing Complete Chapter 3 UPStart Wizard Now that everything is progressed it is a good time to check it works as you expect Press the Activate or Deactivate button to test the link UPStart transmits the link activate or deactivate command and you can see how your devices respond Do all the ones you expected respond to the right level MTT xf Does it all works as you expect Your network is now fully programmed But does it work the way you Moming Activate Deactivate want Getting everything configured is not easy You may decide that you want some Links to behave differently Dinner Time Activate Deactivate i Eate Nion Activate Deactivate In this step there are some features to help you with your testing Press the Activate button next to each Link and that Link is transmitted You Entertaining Activate Deactivate can see which devices respond The Deactivate button turns all off onversation Repeal Descivas devices that respond to that Link
85. e to program the target device in order for these changes to be written to the target devices memory You can also form a multiple selection and select Copy Configuration When you do this the selected source device s configuration is copied to all the targets as long as they have the same type as the source Chapter 14 Utilities Replacing a Device At some point in time you might want to replace a device in your house and still retain the old device s configuration information This can be for any of a number of reasons e You might want to replace an old version of a device with a newer version of one or e You might want to replace one color of device with another color or e You might want to replace a defective device highly unlikely with a working device In any event you want to take out your old device and install the replacement device and program it with the exact same configuration information of the old device This section tells you how to use UPStart to do this Step 1 Replace the physical device The first step in replacing a device is to take out the old device and install the new device in its place Follow the steps and precautions in the device s installation manual to install and test your new device Make sure that power is applied to your new device before proceeding to the next step Step 2 Replacing the configuration information Now you can replace the new device s configuration information
86. ebSite www AcmeHomesutocom The 4th tab in the Network Information dialog displays statistics about your network and the devices it contains This is just for information purposes but can help you check you have added to your network everything you intended to xl ld Installer Customer Network statistics Total number of devices in the network fi 2 PCS Powerline Control Systems W51 Wall Switch 1 Channel PCS Powerline Control Systems ICM2 Input Control Module 2 Channel PCS Powerline Control Systems WMC6 Wall Mount Controller 6 Button PCS Powerline Control Systems WMC8 Wall Mount Controller 8 Button The Network and the Network File Before describing the other method of creating a network file it is important to discuss a concept often confused The difference between the network and the network file Chapter 4 Creating A UPB Network The network comprises all the devices you have installed each programmed with the same network name network id and network password But in addition to that each device has about 256 bytes of additional information This information contains all the setup and configuration information for the device For example in a keypad this additional information determines the action each button takes For a switch the configuration information stores what light levels the attached load goes to when a given link command is received In short all the important informat
87. ed Because of this you shouldn t think that the UPStart wizard is a replacement for all that UPStart can do After all this is only chapter 3 The best way to think of the UPStart wizard as a quick way to get started but only a starting point and not an ending point I don t see the UPStart Wizard The UPStart wizard is not available in all versions of UPStart Refer to the User Guide Appendix to see what features are in which versions of UPStart Wow Looks like a lot of text in the wizard dialogs Well maybe But UPB devices have lots of capabilities and to get the most bang for the buck you really should have at least an introduction to the general UPB concepts of networks devices links receive components and transmit components And it s all right there on the screen so it s not like reading a manual right So go ahead and give it a read we won t tell Chapter 2 Getting started with UPStart To begin the UPStart wizard select from the menu File UPStart Wizard An introductory dialog appears xi UPStart Wizard Introduction The UPStart Wizard takes you though creating a UPB network and configuring your UPB devices In addition to describing what actions you need to perform each step of the wizard also explains a bit about UPB devices and terminology We recommend that you take a few minutes and review the text in each step Before starting you should have all your devices installed and pow
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89. entries for various times either specific or sun relative But schedule entries also contain information about what days they are to occur As described above entries can be created that are tied to every day Saturday and Sunday Monday to Friday or a specific date during the year How does the Visual Scheduler create the day portion of schedule entries Whenever you are working with the Visual Scheduler it creates new schedule entries tied to a specific type of date You control that date type using the Visual Scheduler properties You change the Visual Scheduler properties by right clicking on a clear area in the display pane when the Visual Scheduler is visible and selecting New schedule entry Date properties Chapter 10 Timed Event Controller and Visual Scheduler isual Scheduler Properties i x Date Vary New entries you create using the Visual Scheduler will have these Date settings C Every day C Monday Friday Saturday and Sunday T Sunday IV 4 M Monday M i J Thursday D Saturday day Friday These days On this date December 08 v As the dialog says any new schedule entries you create have the selected date settings This doesn t effect any existing schedule entries only new ones you create from this point on The other tab is for choosing the number of minutes each schedule entry can be varied by when the TEC executes it Again it only effects new schedule entries not existing ones
90. ered up Refer to the documentation that comes with each device for installation instructions The wizard takes about 20 minutes to complete Press Next to begin The 1 8 in the lower left corner tells you what step of the wizard you are on and how many steps in the wizard there are As you add devices and links in later steps the number of steps in the wizard may change Keep an eye on these numbers on each dialog step and you can see how close you are to the end Create a network The real work begins in the network creation step xl First we create a network A UPB Network contains a number of devices all programmed with a network name network id and network password These parameters make it possible to control the devices in your home and not worry about controlling devices on other networks or someone else controlling your devices Each UPB device on the network also has a device id This makes it possible to control a single device rather then all of them Choose a Network name that you would like to program into all your devices a good choice is your address limit to 16 characters and then press the Create Network button The UPStart Wizard chooses a network id and password for you that is guaranteed not to conflict with any detectable networks After the network is created press Next to continue Network Name My UPB Network jark i Network My UPB Network created 28 lt Back gt Next Finish Can
91. erforms the expected transmission Below is a log that shows what the PIM received from this device Only transmissions from this device log here The Network Communications Test The Network Communications Test is a special test of the two way powerline communications between UPStart and the devices in your network This test can be set up to run for any length of time and does not require user intervention During this test powerline messages are periodically transferred between the PIM and the network s devices and the resulting signal strengths and noise levels are measured and recorded both at the PIM and at the device This test is a great way of finding problem areas in your powerline network and correcting them before they become an issue This chapter explains how to setup start stop and how to generally interpret the results of the Network Communications Test Configuring the Network Communications Test The Network Communications Test is set up and run using the Network Communications Test Dialog This dialog is activated by selecting the Tools Network Comm Test menu item Chapter 12 Testing Devices and the Network Network Communications Test E x ID Room Name Phase Run Test Signal PIM Noise PIM Avg Noise PIM Signal Dev Noiss D 4 El 4 El Ever 1 2 minutes test each device 1 times waiting 0 seconds between each test IT Test only the selected devices
92. es transmit like rockers and buttons and when they do they send a Link You can choose which components of the device transmit which Links Not everything needs to transmit a Link It is common for the rocker on a switch to just control the local load without transmitting anything But that rocker could in Rocker 1 addition to controlling the local load transmit a Link In this way the rocker can also control other devices Typically this function is reserved for devices with multiple rockers or buttons rather than a single rocker switch Which devices responds to a Link and their response are covered in other steps Rocker 2 Rocker 3 For now just make transmit assignments To make an assignment click one of the buttons in the box to the left and then choose which Link it transmits When complete press Next to configure the next device Note With this type of device typically the 1st rocker or button is used to contral the attached load and not to transmit a link Other rockers and buttons do transmit links Rocker 1 controls Nothing lt a i Cancel 6 16 On the right side of this dialog are buttons arranged like they appear on the device In this example a US2 40 device with a ZS 23 faceplate was added This faceplate has three rockers one wide one on the top and two narrow ones on the bottom So this step in the dialog shows 3 buttons arranged in the same manner To have one of the US2 40 rocker
93. everal different ways either e Double click on a device s icon in the Display Pane or on the device s name in the Design Pane or e Right click on a device s icon in the Display Pane or on its name in the Design Pane and select the Edit from the popup menu or e Select a device s icon and then pick the Device Edit menu item Chapter 8 Editing A Device s Configuration Info About The Edit Device Dialog The Edit Device Dialog is a multi tabbed dialog that allows you to both view and edit the contents of the device s configuration memory xi 1D Receive Components Transmit Components Options Advanced Test Communications Test E Network Name NETS _ E RoomName Library z WME Device Name Keypad gf uno 7 Network ID i36 Network Password pa UPB Options 000 UPB Version 001 Manufacturer ID 0001 PCS Powerline Control Systems Product ID 0003 WMC Wall Mount Controller 6 Button Firmware Version 04 14 SerialNumber 0000000000 Read Device Program Device Cancel At the bottom of the Window are buttons for reading the device memory and programming your changes into the device memory Note The Edit Device Dialog has other tabs that allow you to test your device s communication and operation but those tabs are discussed in other chapters of this guide Making desired changes Navigate through the tabs and make any changes that you desi
94. f another called the source device You can also right click on the target device s name in the Design Pane and select Copy Configuration from that popup menu Either way you start the operation this dialog appears Copy Configuration x This operation makes the configuration of this device the target the same as the configuration of another device the source The configuration includes the transmit components receive components and all device options Both devices the source and the target must be the same type If more than one device is selected any that are the same type as the target device are also updated to match the source device Target device Upstairs Bath Mirror Lights Target device type wst wall Switch 1 Channel The devices listed below are the same type as the target Select the one you want to copy from If none are listed no other devices in your network have the same type as the target device Downstairs Bath Ceiling Lights Library Bookcase Lights Main Bath Mirror Lights Cancel This dialog lists all the possible source devices To be a source device for a Copy Configuration operation the source type must have an identical type as the target You can t copy a keypad to a wall switch for example Select the device you want as the source and press the OK button UPStart updates the target device with the exact same configuration information as the source device You then hav
95. factured by Powerline Control Systems When programmed it is a stand alone device that transmits link activate and link deactivate commands at times you select Each event called a schedule entry in UPStart contains these parts e Atime This time can be simple wall clock times like 2 30pm or 8 00am or relative to sunrise or sunset like 30 minutes before sunrise or 15 minutes after sunset e Adate The date can be one or more selected weekdays Saturday and Sunday for example or a specific calendar date October 2 for example e Avary amount When executed by the TEC the schedule entry can happen at exactly the time you choose or at a time plus or minus a selected number of minutes For example you can have an event occur on Saturday and Sunday at 10pm plus or minus 15 minutes Why would you use this ability to vary the time Perhaps to have lighting not too predictable and to give your home a more lived in look e A suspend link This is a link that when received by the TEC disables one or more schedule entries Each schedule entry can have but doesn t have to have a link to disable enable it This lets you have an override on any schedule entry See the TEC documentation for a more complete description of Timed Events While the TEC is just a UPB device like any other it has a network id network name unit id device name and room name UPStart supports it with a special User Interface to make it easy for you
96. gging The historical log file is used to gather communication data over time and can be loaded into database or spreadsheet programs for viewing and analysis Each time UPStart starts it moves the contents of your current log file into the historical log file To make sure that the historical log file doesn t get too big you can limit its size If you don t need to maintain a historical log file just leave the path for it blank Show all effected components UPB message especially link messages can effect many different receivers Also the transmitter of a link message can be hard to know if more than one transmit component of a device is programmed to send the same link Given this while the log has columns for the source and the destination which source and destination device is listed If this option is enabled more than one line is added to the log showing each possible transmitter and each possible receiver In a big network this can be quite a few lines But it does provide very useful information as you are able to see all the effected devices If this option is not enabled then each received UPB command creates only a single line in the log But the source and destination columns may not show useful information So which to use Up to you Enabling the option gets you lots of information but maybe too much Disabling the option gets you less information but maybe too little Try it each way and see which you like bet
97. h the file Chapter 13 Verifying Devices If you have decided that you want to overwrite the device memory with the file copy of a device s configuration information simply press the Make device match file button UPStart then programs the device memory from the file Verify I ndications UPStart always tries to tell you the Verify State of any device by the color of the bar below it s icon in the Display Pane These colors are e No color UPStart isn t sure that the configuration settings for this device it has in the file matches what is stored in the device e Red color UPStart is sure that the configuration settings for this device it has in the file does not match what is stored in the device e Blue color UPStart is sure that the configuration settings for this device it has in the file does match what is stored in the device e Black color Last time UPStart performed a Verify operation UPStart couldn t communicate with this device Single Unit Verify In addition to the Network Verification outlines above you can always verify a single device by selecting the device icon in the Display Pane or the device name in the Design pane and select Verify from the popup menu The differences display using the same dialog as show above in the Examining and Resolving differences section Chapter 14 Utilities There are a number of other features of UPStart that don t quite fit in the previous chapters These features
98. hat you can also ask to run the test more than once by increasing the Number of Samples During this two way communication test UPStart measures and displays the signal and noise levels that occur at both the device and at the PIM It displays these four values on four meters Also displayed is an indication of the powerline phase the device is on On the same or other phase from the PIM Rating the Communications Test Besides the four meters UPStart also displays ratings for the Signal Levels and Noise Levels The tables below show the possible ratings for the Signal and Noise levels Signal Meaning Level Excellent UPB signals are very strong Perfect for good powerline communication Good UPB signals are still strong enough for good powerline communication but severe noise may cause problems Low UPB signals are weak but still good enough for powerline communication where noise is not a problem Very Low UPB signals are very weak but still good enough for powerline communication where there isn t noise No Signal No signal was detected on the powerline Something is wrong with the powerline communication Noise Meaning Level None Powerline noise is non existent Low Some powerline noise but not enough to affect powerline communications Medium Some powerline noise high enough to possibly affect powerline communications Chapter 12 Testing Devices and the Network N
99. heses described how new schedule entries are created more on that later The Visual Scheduler uses a time barto represent each device in your network This bar is a vertical column with 12 a m midnight at the top and 11 59 p m almost midnight at the bottom Each bar is drawn in three sections The top part in gray represents the time before sunrise the middle part in yellow represents the time between sunrise and sunset The bottom part also gray is the time after sunset UPStart uses the current day times for sunrise and sunset to determine where these sections begin and end If you look at the Visual Scheduler during the summer the yellow part of the bar is longer than if you look at the Visual Scheduler in the winter Above each bar is the name of the device that the time bar represents Below each bar are two or three sets of markers to the right and left of the bar These are called time markers The ones on the left are used to create specific times 10 a m 3 15 p m etc and the ones to the right are used to create times relative to sunset and sunrise at sunset at 30 minutes before sunrise etc Attached to the bars are time markers representing schedule entries For example in the preceding graphic there is an On marker in the bar for Bookcase Lights at about 7 20 a m In the Guest Bedroom lights bar there is a marker at a few minutes after sunset Remember specific times are shown by markers on
100. his tab are listed all the indicators for this link To add a new indicator press the Add Indicator button CT Select an available indicator component that you want to use to show that this Link is active or inactive D Button used E Library Keypad ON Button used OFF Button used Button used B Button used C Button used D Button used E Main Bedroom Main Bedroom Key E Button used F Button used G Button used H Button used Button used J Button used K Button used L Button a Cancel Choose the device and indicator you want to respond to this link and close the dialog with OK If there are options for example controlling other indicators in the indicator group you can adjust those settings on the Indicators table of the DLE as shown above DLE final thoughts The DLE is a lot like the VLE except that you perform actions using dialogs and list selection rather than drag and drop Itis also a bit harder to visualize the connection between the transmitters and receivers since you can t see them all on the same display at one time Which editor you choose to use is up to you Here are some final thoughts on using the DLE Chapter 9 Links and the Link Editors e To remove a controller preset or indicator check the box next to it and then on that tab press the Remove selected button You can check more than one and they all are removed e You can change the link
101. iew Network Device Tools Help 2H All Devices a Rooms g E EME Crawl Space Driveway Sensor EE Downstairs Bath Ceiling Lights aot use EH Entry Library Downstairs Bath E Keypad Bar Light Ceiling Lights E O Guest Bedroom Ceiling Lights EME HCA Central E Lights J E 1S EH Kitchen n E Lights A WS1 WMCB WMC6 EME Library GE an Bar Light er Main Bath Entry Library Beokceee idi E Muti Program Mirror Lights Keypad Keypad E Keypad Install Replace EH Main Bath f Multi Copy Configuration Mirror Lights A 4 amp 9 Main Bedroom Eee E Main Bedroom Key W S O Upstairs Bath Le Mirror Lights Mani B Links Main Be qf Conversation 1 Library Bar Light Preset 0 A Library Bookcase Lights F7 4 gt All Devices Signal Online F Modified A Note For tips on how to select multi icons at one time refer chapter 1 and the section on Common Windows Procedures Chapter 12 Testing Devices and the Network Once you have programmed your devices now you should take time to test them and make sure they function as you expect Testing is done in two different manners A communication test and a function test Performing a Device Communications Test After a device is added to your network it is a good idea to test its communication to see how strong its signals are and how heavy the powerline noise
102. ights For the switches that control the Wall and Table lights three presets are used For the switch that controls the Big Light only two are needed When do these different presets get activated When the switch receives an Activate command that includes what is called a Link Since it can be difficult to remember numbers in UPStart you should assign these links names In this example when the TV Time link is received by the Wall Light it changes to 80 when received by the Table Lamp it goes to 50 and when received by Big Light nothing happens Similar actions happen when the Late Night link and the Conversation link are received Chapter 9 Links and the Link Editors Where did these links come from If for example you programmed a keypad and placed the TV Time link in it s transmit components table entry for a button when you pressed that button the link Activate command goes on to the powerline and the Wall Light and Table Lamp respond One way to think of Activating a link is to tell all of the devices in your UPB network this When receiving an Activate command if you have a link named_____inone of your presets then respond as that preset tells you to If you don t have a link named_____ in one of your presets then do nothing The Deactivate command says a similar thing When receiving a Deactivate command if you have a link named ____ in one of your presets then go off If you don t have a link named in one
103. in the Add Multiple operation Step 2 Place devices into setup mode The second step of the Wizard appears Add Multiple Devices Wizard Step 2 x Now is the time to put the devices you want to add to this network into setup mode You have five minutes from the time you place the first device into setup before you need to get back to UPStart and press the Next button If you have too many devices to get into setup mode to make the time limit you can always perform Add Multiple again for another batch of devices If you don t know how to put devices into SETUP mode press the Help button Help Once the devices are in SETUP mode press Next to continue lt Back Cancel It s not necessary and not really a good idea to try and place everything you have to add into setup mode at one time It s better to do a single room group of rooms or floor at one time Why Because you have only five minutes from putting the first device into setup mode before you get back and press Next to continue to step 3 One you press next UPStart finds all devices in setup and gets them ready to be added to your network This step does not take very long Chapter 5 Adding and Deleting Devices Step 3 The real work The third step of the Wizard is where all the work happens Each device s memory is read into the network file Like the single unit add operation you have the option of clearing the device memory using the Er
104. ink C Open Up Tapping the rocker opens the drapes Double tapping activates the drape to the preset level Holding the rocker opens the drapes releasing stops opening C Close Down Tapping the rocker closes the drapes Double tapping activates the drape to the preset level Holding the rocker closes the drapes releasing stops closing C Custom This mode allows selecting the single tap double tap hold and release actions Cancel All the different button modes the DLE can setup for you are listed and described Choose the one you want What if the mode you want isn t listed When you edit a button or rocker in the Device Edit dialog Transmit Components tab you can choose one of the standard modes or you can select Custom and then choose the single tap double tap hold and release actions yourself Well nice as that is you can t do that in the DLE If you want a custom button or rocker you will have to Edit the Device and make that setting yourself as the DLE can t do it for you Chapter 9 Links and the Link Editors Presets To add or modify a preset select the presets tab Edit Link Library Off x Link Name Library Of Link Id f Program AII needed to establish this Link Controllers Presets Indicators Presets consist of the levels and states that get produced when the Link is activated You can add remove and adjust presets in your Link to obtain the desired effect
105. ion the final step of the Wizard displays x UPStart has successfully added this new device to your network Manufacturer PES Powerline Control Systems Product DTCE Desktop Controler 6 Buton Network New Name Living Room Keypad If you have more devices to add press Add more devices If you have added all your devices press Done Add more devices If you have more devices to add then press the Add More Devices button and repeat steps 1 through 3 If however you are finished adding all of your devices then press the Done button Your devices are now added to your network file They have all been assigned the same Network Parameters a unique Unit ID and your specified Room Name and Device Name identifiers An icon has been created and displayed for each one of the devices you have added Adding multiple devices The above procedure adds a single device to your network You start the Wizard place the device into setup mode and specify its room and devices names then program the device This works well and gives you total control over the names and ID stored in the device But it has one drawback You have to work with UPStart leave the computer to place the device into setup mode and then return to the computer to continue If you have many devices to add this up and down can be very tiring especially if you are working on a multi floor installation UPStart contains a method to allow you
106. ion on how the devices operate and how they interact resides in the memory of each device So what s in the Network file The same information Why is it stored in two different places It s stored in the file to make it simpler and quicker for you to view and update the various configuration settings in the devices If UPStart didn t keep its own copy of each device memory UPStart would have to read all the devices memory when it starts And when UPStart wanted to change memory in a device it wouldn t be able to just write the changed portions of the memory because it couldn t be sure just what was changed So why is this a problem It is a problem because these two representations of the memory can become different The file can say one thing and the devices say something else UPStart has tools that you can use to make sure that what it thinks is in the device s memory is actually what is in the memory You resolve any differences found and UPStart helps you do that These tools are covered in a later chapter For now just remember that what s in the UPStart file is important but until it is written to your devices memory the devices will not operate as you expect Creating a network file from an existing network As described in the previous section since all the information about the network is stored in the devices UPStart can construct the network file using that information This is very useful should the network file be lost
107. is near it UPStart gives you an easy way to do this The Communications Test Tab The Edit Device Dialog has a special tab labeled Communications Test that allows you to run a UPB communications test between the selected device and the PIM The Communications Test transmits a long UPB message from the PIM to the device and then it receives a long UPB message from the device to the PIM Signal at PIM is the signal strength of the device s transmission received at the PIM and Signal at Device is the signal strength of the PIM received at the device Edit Device Unit 001 Downstairs Bath Ceiling Lights x ID Receive Components Transmit Components Rocker Switch Options Advanced Test Communications Test The communication test sends a two way message between your device and the powerline interface It measures and reports the signal strength and noise levels at both ends of the communication Number samples 1 4 At the Device At the Powerline Interface Signal Noise Phase Signal Noise Ava Noise Same LJ Ly m LJ LJ Ss LJ LJ Ly LJ I Ly Ly LJ Ly LJ at 31 l 0 l 8 0 l 0 Noise Level Nme Noise Level Nme Signal Strength Excellent Signal Strength Good Chapter 12 Testing Devices and the Network Running the Communications Test Press the Run Communications Test button to start the test Note t
108. it can send any UPB command you could inadvertently change the memory in a device and leave it in an inoperable form a form from which in may be particularly hard to recover full function As such its use is password protected Speak to Technical Support if you feel you have a reason to use this tool Fluorescent Lighting Configurations Some commercial UPB products work with advanced fluorescent devices with multiple ballasts and with dimming ballasts supporting different available dim levels This section in UPStart allows for the creation of different lighting configurations for such devices In a normal residential installation none of these devices are used Information about the fluorescent Light Configuration dialog is contained in the technical documentation supplied with those device types that use it Chapter 17 Advanced Topics Chapter 18 Getting Help UPStart can be a complex program As you use UPStart you may find that you have questions about how to do some things or you may find an area where UPStart doesn t behave as you expect Outlined below are some procedures and resources available to help resolve problems if you find yourself in a situation where you think you need help Before you look too far for answers make sure that you don t already have the information you are looking for Check the User Guide carefully for the feature with which you are having problems Make sure that you are following the direc
109. ive Components table for keypads Controllers When on the Controller tab to add a device press the Add Controller button xl Select an available controller component that you want to use to control this Link Crawl Space Driveway Sensor channel 2 Input E Downstairs Bath Ceiling Lights Rocker Top Rocker Bottom Entry Keypad ON Button used OFF Button used Button used B Button used C Button used D Button used UP Button used DN Button used Guest Bedroom Ceiling Lights Rocker Bottom H1 HCA Central Liahts faa ail All your devices that have a Transmit Component table are listed and those with Transmit Component table entries already in use are marked as used Open table entries are not so marked and you can select one of them Select the one you want and press OK After the device is added to change the action of the button or rocker just press the button associated with the component and like the VLE a dialog displays where you can select the mode of the button or rocker Chapter 9 Links and the Link Editors x Tapping or holding the rocker activates the Link C On Button Single tapping the rocker activates the Link Double tapping snaps the link devices to ON 100 C Off Button Single tapping the rocker activates the Link Double tapping snaps the link devices to OFF 0 C Bright Button Holding the rocker brightens the Link de
110. k1 oj x File View Network Device Tools Help PP PRA SRAGBM gt S asgja EME Displays z All Devices EME Rooms EE Crawl Space ts Driveway Sensor 012 Downstairs Bath W51 Ws WMCB6 El Ceiling Lights 001 Unit 008 Unit 009 Unit 007 EE Entry Library Bar Light Library Bookc Library Keypad E Keypad 010 Guest Bedroom El Ceiling Lights 002 HCA Central Lights 011 Kitchen Lights 006 B Laundy E Lights 013 E a 0 an Bar Light 008 Bookcase Lights 009 Keypad 007 in Bath Mirror Lights 005 ain Bedroom Main Bedroom Key 004 o 0 0 m z o poA Library Signal Online Tx 1 If you look at the left side of the status bar you can see the name of the display that appears in the Display Pane User Displays Rooms displays described above are very useful But sometimes it s not the most efficient organization for your network Sometimes it would be better to see a Selected set of devices at one time some from one room some from another etc For example all icons for a floor or for a group of rooms that in some way function together That s what a User Display is for Creating a new user display Creating a new user display is easy Select the Displays folder in the Design Pane right
111. lacing devices into setup mode without manual action For this feature to work the devices configuration memory must be set o factory defaults That is just installed fresh from the box On the Tools Options dialog an Advanced tab is provided with additional options In order to work with a 3 phase powerline interface you must select an option on the Tools Options Advanced tab or it is not listed in the Interface Select dialog The Device to Device communication test is available as a separate test dialog and as an addition to the VLE only in the PCS version A toolbar icon is available to start the Device to Device Comm Test UPStart Simply Automated The UPStart wizard is provided to easily create a network add devices setup them and test The design view is augmented to show the contents of the device s Receive Components Table and Transmit Components Table UPStart Web Mountain Technologies UPStart HAI Web Mountain part numbers are used for devices that contain the Simply Automated manufacturer id The Visual Scene Editor is not available Appendix 1 UPStart versions e Add Multiple is not available e The verify operation reports configuration memory differences in hex rather than showing the differences field by field Chapter 17 Getting Help The UPStart User s Guide 145 Appendix 1 UPStart versions
112. left side of the bar always represent the same time and appear at the same place regardless of what day you use the Visual Scheduler Time markers on the right represent times relative to today s Sunrise and sunset And these positions vary throughout the year Chapter 10 Timed Event Controller and Visual Scheduler Example f you look at the coloring of the time bars on a day in May it might appear that sunset is about 7 p m If you were to create an On specific time entry for 7 p m using the left time markers that device would come on about sunset for that day In December the device would still come on at 7 p m but it would not be at sunset You could create another entry to control that same device but this time create it using the right time markers It would be displayed at about 7 p m in May If you were to start the Visual Scheduler in December it would display at a different point on the time bar now it would be somewhere near 4 30 p m sunset on that date in December The markers moved but still represented the same time If you drag a Dim marker once you drop the marker at the time point you want a dialog opens that allows you to select the light level More on this later Hint t may be hard for you to move the time markers small distances when using the mouse Move the time marker until it gets close to the time you want and then without letting up on the left mouse button depress the shift key on the keyboard
113. med above Not all devices need to respond to all Links Some devices may only respond to a single Link and some to more than one Link It s all up to your needs For example your network could be configured so that one button on a switch controls a lamp to 85 another button controls the lamp to 50 Two Links would be needed one Link transmitted by one button and the other Link by a second button There is one Wizard step for each Link Move a device that responds to the Link frorn the left hand list to the right hand list When you do that you can select the level and if the device is dimmable the fade rate Use the Test button to send a command to the device so you can see what the level looks like When you have made all your assignments press Next to go on to the next Link Unit 004 Great Room Light Unit 001 Bedroom Lights Level 80 hd Fade Rate 5 0 seconds 8 7 lt Back gt Next Finish Cancel In this step you choose which devices respond to the link and how they respond Place the devices you want to respond in the right hand list and choose their level and fade rate You can use the Test button to control the device to that level and see what it looks like Programming The previous steps defined what is stored in the devices configuration memory In this step those devices are programmed This is very simple Just press the Program Network button UPStart Wizard Program xj Tim
114. mount of time that UPStart waits before retrying the operation Waiting too short a time may cause slower than normal responses to be missed Waiting too long will slow UPStart when a needed retry must be done Timeout milliseconds when using a serial PIM 000 4 Timeout milliseconds when using a USB PIM 6000 4 Whenever a UPB operation fails it is retried Perform this many retries 4 Chapter 16 Customizing UPStart Behaviors Serial and USB timeouts When UPStart requests information from a device it expects that device to respond within a given time If the device doesn t respond after that time UPStart tries the command again The amount of time to wait is specified here There are different timeout values for serial and USB PIMs because of the internal implementation of the USB PIM may make it less efficient in communicating with the computer There shouldn t be any reason to change these values unless Technical Support suggests a change Number of Retries Whenever an UPStart operation fails it can be retried from anywhere from 1 to 16 times before giving up This option allows you to set the number of retries to whichever value 1 16 that you desire Too small a number and operations that could have worked if only tried again perhaps it failed due to some transient noise fail Too large a number and operations that will never work perhaps the device is inoperable take a long time to report
115. n any devices Also at the top of the Design Pane are listed any Displays you created to show a selected set of devices On the right side of the UPStart main window is the Display Pane in the display pane appears icons for the network devices as well as icons for links The Display Pane is also used for the Visual Link Editor and Visual Scheduler both described later The status bar at the bottom of the window contains a number of smaller panes that display information about your network These are left to right e The name of the display appearing in the Display Pane e Asignal noise meter As UPB commands are received and transmitted the meter displays how strong are the signals Good signals display in green and noise in red or orange e An indication of the state of the PIM Is it connected and working ok If so UPStart is said to be Online If the PIM is not connected then UPStart is Offline e An indication of the number of transmissions UPStart makes Ifa repeater is added to your network UPStart transmits commands 2 3 or 4 times e An indication if the network file is modified or not e If the CAPS lock is on e If the NUM lock is on The conventions used in this guide In this guide we assume that you are familiar with the use of Windows and the most common Windows conventions such as click double click right mouse click use of the browse function directories and files However some of these common Windows
116. ne Interface Module PIM U 3 Phase Repeater PRR Test Test Data m Info Offline Mode No powerline interface being used Cancel UPStart indicates that you are now in Offline Mode with a special offline indicator in the status bar Online and Offline indicator Signal Offline g Did You Know The UPB Interface Setup Dialog can be activated by clicking on the online offline indicator in the status bar Note UPStart always remembers the last mode Online or Offline that it was in when it closes It automatically returns to that mode the next time UPStart is started Chapter 15 Working in Offline Mode Things you can t do in Offline Mode While in Offline Mode UPStart does not allow you to do the following operations Program Devices Install Replace Devices Read Devices View Devices Discover Devices Functionally Test Devices Device Communication Test Network Communication Test Network Verification Log Viewer Also while in Offline Mode none of the signal and noise meters that UPStart provides are operational Things you can do in Offline Mode While in Offline Mode UPStart does allow you to do the following operations to the network file Create A Network Add Devices Delete Devices Edit Devices Use the VLE or DLE Copy the configuration from one device to another All modifications are saved up in the network file and can be programme
117. network file To see what the problem is just double click on the cell and a popup messages shows the failure reason Can use Discover to add devices I just purchased and installed No The devices that discover finds must have already been programmed with your network id Newly purchased and installed devices have to be added as described in the chapter on adding new devices Viewing a Device At some point in time you might want to view the contents of a device s configuration memory This can be for any of a number of reasons e You might have an unknown device that you want to know what s inside it product type serial number firmware version etc or e You might want to add a new device but first you want to know if you want to retain its configuration information or not or e You might have an existing device but you want to see if the homeowner has changed anything since you last configured it UPStart allows you to view devices that are both part of your network as well as those that are not in your network This chapter tells you how to use UPStart do both actions Viewing a device that is in your Network To view a device that is already part of your network simply follow the steps below Step 1 Select the device to be viewed Right click on the icon of the device to be viewed and select View from the popup menu UPStart performs the command steps necessary to read your device s configuration
118. ng UPStart in Offline Mode Close the Interface select dialog with OK once you have connected and verified operation of the PIM Step 3 Monitor for powerline noise at the PIM One advantage of UPB over other powerline technologies is that the PIM also operates as a signal and noise meter in addition to sending and receiving commands Select from the menu Tools UPB Interface Device Signal amp Noise Meters or select the diagnostics button on the Interface Select dialog Chapter 2 Getting started with UPStart UPB Interface Diagnostics This dialog displays the powerline signal and noise levels on meters It also rates the powerline noise as either none low medium high or severe The UPStart User s Guide ba Chapter 2 Getting started with UPStart Chapter 3 UPStart Wizard The best way to begin with UPStart and UPB devices is to use the UPStart Wizard This simple wizard takes you though the following steps e Creating a network e Adding devices e Creating links e Configuring the Transmit Components of devices e Configuring the Receive Components of devices e Programming the network e Testing the network The advantage of the UPStart wizard is that it takes care of a lot of details in setting up a network and the devices that work on that network The disadvantage is that in taking care of a lot of the details you don t get to fully explore all the ways your UPB Devices can be configur
119. nk 010 Unit O07 Library Keypad Indicator B Eoee 4 Unit 008 Library Bar Light Preset 04 4 Unit 009 Library Bookcase Lights Prese Desk gt Unit 007 Library Keypad Button D Unit O07 Library Keypad Indicator D 4 Unit 008 Library Bar Light Preset 06 4 Unit 009 Library Bookcase Lights Prese St Driveway Car pe New Display Signa C Online F Tx 1 Modified Note User Displays are totally a product of UPStart Nothing is programmed into your devices that describe these They are only a method of organizing your devices into groupings that may make it easier to locate examine and configure them If your network file is lost while most information can be recreated by reading the devices these displays can t be recreated Icon and List View The Display Pane can show information in two different views Icon View or List View The View can be selected by picking the View menu bar item or using the toolbar button Icon View In Icon View each module is displayed as a single icon with an icon label that shows that device s Room Name Device Name and optionally it s Unit ID List View Chapter 6 Organizing with the Design and Display panes In the List View each module is displayed as a single line on the UPStart Window Each line lists all of the information about that device mgUPStart Middle station upb Network1 5 x File Yiew Network Devi
120. nk mode Schedule by Device shows a time bar for each device in the schedule The time markers show when that device is controlled Back at the start of this chapter the capabilities of the TEC were described As you remember the TEC sends Link Activate and Link Deactivate commands at times you choose In order for a device to be controlled at the selected time a link must be added to the device s Receive Component Table RCT That RCT entry contains the level and fade rate the device changes to when that link is activated This implies that the Visual Scheduler has to allocate a link and add it to the device s RCT in order to have that device respond at the specified time That link also has to be added to the TEC event table So while you are saying to the Visual Scheduler Turn device Bedroom Lights at 7 00 am What you are really saying is Chapter 10 Timed Event Controller and Visual Scheduler Add a link to the RCT of Bedroom Lights with 100 level and default fade rate Also add that link to the TEC event table for 7 00 exactly every day Like the Visual Link Editor the Visual Scheduler is updating transmit and receive component tables in order to create the system you want Sometimes this is exactly what you want to do You want to say Control this light at this time and let the VS update the link tables as needed But sometimes this is not the best way to create the schedule you want Suppose you have 20 devices
121. ntral Lights Preset 15 Kitchen Lights Preset 15 SAM Library Bar Light Preset 15 BAM Library Bookcase Lights Preset 15 Main Bath Mirror Lights Preset 15 q Upstairs Bath Mirror Lights Preset 15 Eg Link202 Downstairs Bath Ceiling Lights Preset 16 Guest Bedroom Ceiling Lights Preset 16 HCA Central Lights Preset 16 4 4 7AM Kitchen Lights Preset 16 Library Bar Light Preset 16 Library Bookcase Lights Preset 16 Main Bath Mirror Lights Preset 16 Upstairs Bath Mirror Lights Preset 16 qb Reading Library Bar Light Preset 05 4 Library Bookcase Lights Preset 05 D Library Keypad Button C Library Keypad Indicator C B Schedules aa Guest Bedroom Ceiling Lights off every day at 8 19 PM Guest Bedroom Ceiling Lights on every day at 8 minute afte Library Bar Light off every day at 11 16 PM Library Bar Light on every day at 11 minute before sunset Library Bookcase Lights off every day at 10 19 PM Library Bookcase Lights off every day at 9 16 AM Library Bookcase Lights on every day at 7 19 AM Library Bookcase Lights set illumination level at 50 every gt O00000 Visually Scheduling Every day Chapter 10 Timed Event Controller and Visual Scheduler Appearance of the Visual Scheduler When you first open the Visual Scheduler you might want to take note of its main features The status bar shows the Visual Scheduler is open The text in parent
122. of the operations performed and their results When all of the command steps are completed successfully UPStart stops and waits for you to press the OK button before it closes the checklist By enabling this option UPStart automatically closes the command steps checklist whenever the action completes without error Chapter 16 Customizing UPStart Behaviors Use Visual Link Editor If your version of UPStart supports the Visual Link Editor this option appears By enabling this option each time you edit a link the VLE is used Without this option only the Dialog Link Editor DLE is available Log tab The configuration parameters for logging are described in the chapter on the UPStart utilities in the section on the log Timeout and Reply tab When any program sends and receives signals to devices outside of the computer it is always necessary to handle the situation when the device doesn t respond The device may be outside of signal range it may be powered off it may be broken or there may be noise on the powerline that reduces the effectiveness of signals The Timeout and Retry tab lets you configure how UPStart works when communications are not perfect and when devices don t respond xl UPStart Operation Log Timeout and Retty Advanced UPStart communications with the UPB network takes the form of sending a message and waiting for a response Sometimes for various reasons that response doesn t occur Below are the a
123. oise Meaning Level Severe Powerline noise is too high to communicate reliably Communication Phase The Communications Test results also display the relative Phase Same or Opposite between the Device and the PIM If UPStart is working with a 3 phase powerline interface the phase displays as A B or C What Does Phase Mean Residential electrical wiring in the U S is configured as 240 VAC that is split into two separate phases of 120 VAC If the Device is on the opposite phase as the PIM then the UPB signals have to travel through the power transformer and they tend to be weaker than when the Device is on the same phase as the PIM This can sometimes help you solve poor communication problems Chapter 12 Testing Devices and the Network Device to Device Communication Test The communication test described above and the network communication test described later show how well UPB signals are passed to and from the device via the powerline interface That s useful information But in a deployed network where you may have a transmitter for example a keypad sending a command to one or more receivers what you really want to know is how well UPB signals go from the keypad the transmitter to the devices it controls the receivers The Device to Device Communication test does this Select from the menu Network then Device to Device Comm Test This dialog appears Device to Device Communication Test E x The
124. ommand steps dialog When the programming operation is complete and the Command Steps dialog is closed the device s icon should now have a blue bar underneath it indicating that the contents of the file match the contents of the device s configuration memory Chapter 11 Programming Devices Programming Configuration nformation into all devices To program all of your UPB devices with the configuration information saved in your network simply follow the steps below Step 1 Select the Program All operation Select from the menu Network Program All UPStart warns you that all of your network devices are about to be overwritten with the current file information Cn xl 2 Are you sure The Program All operation does this For each of your devices UPStart takes all the configuration settings specified in this file and makes sure that they exactly match those stored in the device memory This means that anything in the device memory that differs from what is specified in this file is overwritten Any changes that were made to your devices by setting lighting levels manually and any changes made at a previous time and not saved to this file will be lost Are you sure you wantto do this Yes Go ahead Step 2 Start the program all operation Start the Program All operation by pressing the Yes Go ahead button UPStart then attempts to program the latest set of network modifications into all your
125. onfiguration 9 Ri Write configuration 10 a Verify configuration 10 i Write configuration 11 J Verify configuration 11 22 00 FF 22 64 FF 23 00 FF 23 64 FF 24 FF FF 21 22 00 FF 22 64 FF 23 00 FF 23 64 FF 24 FF FF 21 FF FF 20 FF FF 22 00 00 22 64 00 22 00 01 22 64 FF FF 20 FF FF 22 00 00 22 64 00 22 00 01 22 64 01 26 00 00 26 64 00 25 1E FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 01 26 00 00 26 64 00 25 1E FF FF FF FF FF FF FF ok ok ok ok ok oK z This operation completed successfully Press OK to continue Details a Try again If UPStart fails one of these command steps it places a red X next to the failed step and stops and instructs you as to what to do next If UPStart successfully completes all of its command steps it places a blue checkmark next to each step and displays a message that the operation completed successfully Press the OK button to close the command steps dialog Note By default the command steps dialog automatically closes when completed If you would rather it stop each time the command steps are done then you may configure UPStart to require the OK button press Refer to the chapter on Customizing UPStart Behaviors to learn about changing the UPStart options Note If ever the Command Steps dialog shows an error and it is an error you can fix for example the device left setup mode because you waited too long at some step you can correct the error and press the Try Again
126. ork for your home while at the office and then program it into your home later e You don t currently have a working powerline interface device but you still want to work on your network design e You want to add devices to your network design before you have installed them into your home e Your powerline is too noisy for good communication You still want to work on the network design while you are troubleshooting the noise problem Offline mode can be very useful as you initially create your network design You may find yourself changing lots of devices adding and removing links changing device configurations and getting new and different ideas that require changing lots of devices In Offline mode you can do all that work quickly then when everything is ready to go you can enter Online Mode and program all your devices in one go Changing to Offline Mode If UPStart detects that your PIM is unavailable it automatically switches you to Offline Mode If you ever want to switch from Online Mode to Offline Mode you can do it using the UPB Interface Select Dialog or the online offline toolbar buttons To open the Interface select dialog select from the menu Tools UPB Interface Device Select then change the Interface to None and close the dialog with OK UPB Interface Setup j x None Offline Powerline Interface Module PIM R Select K None Offline z Communications Port Unused Connec USB Powerli
127. ormation If this is the case there are three ways to proceed 1 Ignore the differences for now 2 Overwrite the file with the contents of the device memory 3 Program the device memory with the contents of the file UPStart informs you that you can always examine the differences to help you decide which way you would like to proceed xl i It may be helpful to know Network verification has noted differences between the configuration settings for one or more devices and the settings stored in this network file Itis strongly suggested that you examine those differences before proceeding Place the mouse pointer over the square you want to examine and the device name displays in a popup To look in greater depth double click on the square Non verified devices show as red or orange in the upper left half of the square Missing devices show as an all black square Examining and resolving differences To examine the differences between your file and your device simply double click on the square that corresponds to the non verified device UPStart then proceeds to read the entire contents of that device s configuration memory The Verify Details Dialog shows what information did not match between the file and the device This might help you decide whether you would like to keep the file copy or the device copy of the configuration information Chapter 13 Verifying Devices x Type W51 Wall Switch 1 Channel Minor diff Room Nam
128. ou as devices are added or room names changed A User Display shows an icon for those devices and links that you choose You create these displays by right clicking on the Displays folder and choosing New Display and then dragging devices and links from the design pane to the display pane Regardless of the type of display a displayis a set of icons displayed in a grid Below each icon can appear a number of colored bars These bars mean No color UPStart isn t sure that the file copy of the configuration settings for this device matches what is stored in the device Red color UPStart is sure that the file copy of the configuration settings for this device does not match what is stored in the device Blue color UPStart is sure that the file copy of the configuration settings for this device does match what is stored in the device Black color Last time UPStart performed a Verify operation UPStart couldn t communicate with this device For each device these colored bars may change as you work with UPStart If you edit a device and don t write the changes to the device then a Red bar appears below its icon If you start a Verify Operation the colors or all bars may change This is described in the chapter on Verify Chapter 6 Organizing with the Design and Display panes Room Displays To have the Display Pane show a Room Display just click on any room name in the design pane ag UPStart Middle station upb Networ
129. ou lose the Network File you will lose the much more readable names you have created for your links This would be bad Chapter 4 Creating A UPB Network Chapter 5 Adding and Deleting Devices Now that you have installed UPStart connected the powerline interface and created a network file the next step is to add devices to that network This chapter explains how to do that Note This chapter assumes that all of your UPB devices are connected to the powerline and powered up and that you have a PIM connected to your computer If this is not the case then you can still add devices to the UPB Network using Offline Mode Please refer to the Chapter on Using UPStart In Offline Mode for more information Adding a single device Once you have your UPB Network created it is time to start adding your UPB devices to that network As each device is added to the network it is assigned the Network Parameters that you have previously chosen Each device is also assigned a unique number called its Unit ID along with a human readable Room Name and Device Name so you may easily identify it in UPStart Note For those of you familiar with the X 10 protocol the Unit ID acts in a similar fashion to the X 10 Device Code Chapter 5 Adding and Deleting Devices The Add Devices Wizard Devices are added to the UPB Network using the Add Devices Wizard that is started by either selecting the Device Add men
130. ou that your file is about to be overwritten with the contents of your devices configuration memory upstart xl 2 Are you sure The Read All operation does this For each of your devices UPStart takes all the configuration settings from the device memory and saves them in this file This makes sure thatthe device configuration saved here exactly matches the device memory This also means that anything in this file that differs from what is specified in the device is overwritten Are you sure you wantto do this Yes Go ahead Step 2 Continue the read all operation Press the Yes Go ahead button to continue the Read All operation UPStart displays the Multi Device Operation Dialog and begins reading all of your devices configuration memory This may take a while to complete so be patient Chapter 14 Utilities xi Legend o1 02 PP o 0g ogag O Tovo ee M A CODCOD E Ge e Pe Pee Pees eee 001 000 PP Pee Pee eee m 081 100 PPP Bee eee eee H 2 00000 00000 00000 00000 21 10 AMANA AMANA eee AA 1 10 O E eee eee 101 10 PPPS Pee Pee eee 101 200 eee eee eee 201 220 PPP ee eee eee 221 20 PPE Bee eee eee 2 22 OOOO O00000 Operation J Test for the PIM 415 ae Test for noise at PIM o o 0 v Test noise level at device 1 D gt Test signal level at PIM Test signal level at device Read network ID Read unit ID Details f J
131. ow you are ready to put them into the device In any event UPStart marks the devices that have saved up modifications that is they haven t yet been programmed with a red bar below their icons This chapter tells you how to use UPStart to program those changes into your device zii File Yiew Network Device Tools Help SES6e ele 82 DRRASRABBM AT Z All Devices z 1 Rooms CE Fas c E Q EE Crawl Space Driveway Sensor GA Downstate Bath WS1 W51 WS1 W51 wt E Ceiling Lights B Entry Library Library Downstairs Bath Guest Bedroom Kitchen E Keypad Bar Light Bookcase Lights Ceiling Lights Ceiling Lights Lights S O Guest Bedroom E Ceiling Lights B HCA Central Z E Lights al i E 2 E EH Kitchen E Lights ws WS1 WS WMCS WMC B Library m a E Bar Light HCA Central Upstairs Bath Main Bath Entry Library Bookcases Lights Lights Mirror Lights Mirror Lights Keypad Keypad E Keypad B E Main Bath E Mirror Lights n 49 Main Bedroom M E Main Bedroom Key EH Upstairs Bath WMCB El Minor Lights Main Bedroom Crawl Space gt Main Bedroom Key Driveway Sensor All Devices Signal Online F Modified 4 Programming Configuration I nformation into a device To program a single device with the configuration information saved in your network simply follow the steps
132. preset The VLE chooses which entry Once you make your selections and close the dialog with OK the VLE shows the addition mq UPStart Middle station upb Network1 x Eile View Network Device Tools Help AEO EAI ELIE EFEI EH Displays a All Devices B Rooms B Downstairs Bath al Ceiling Light m PE lt ee Keypad est Bedroom Ceiling Lights EME HCA Central Lights SE tchen Lights EE Library E Bar Light Bookcase Lights Late Night Keypad jain Bath Mirror Lights 8 ain Bedroom Main Bedroom Key J pstairs Bath Mirror Lights Ws Pee rese EH Links ew Bath fh Conversation 1 Ceiling Lights Library Bar Light Preset 03 4 Library Bookease Lights Preset 03 gt Library Keypad Button A Sein ity of gt 9 S 19 amp aa aa a Zz cc F EAE ao 2g Dz Bo Je File Modified Signa c Onine Device icons shown below the link icon are always receivers Those shown above are devices that transmit the link In this case below the icon it shows Preset That means it is a simple receiver of the link and the link appears in the devices receive components table Itis shown in Red because it has yet to be programmed into the device Dragging a keypad onto the VLE shows a popup like this Chapter 9 Links and the Link Editors Link Edit Add
133. r of timed events is limited by the hardware and firmware of the TEC See the TEC documentation for complete information e Timed events from sunrise and sunset are limited to a delta of 60 minutes If you have dragged and dropped a time markers outside that range this dialog appears schedule xl In storing your schedule into the Timed Event Controller the following issues were noted Offsets from sunrise and sunset are limited to 60 minutes The offsetis changed to 60 minutes Library Bar Light on every day at 76 minute after sunset Should the schedule be stored with these limitations No don t e There could be no links available for the TEC In a UPB network you are limited to 250 links e A device to be scheduled could have no available entries in its Receive Component Table In each of these cases the exception dialog appears and you can choose what to do If there are no problems with the translation no exceptions dialog appears Once you close the Visual Scheduler the TEC and devices update and the design pane shows the schedule You can then use the programming features of UPStart to program the TEC and the effected devices Chapter 10 Timed Event Controller and Visual Scheduler Other ways of working with the Timed Event Controller This chapter described using the Visual Scheduler to create a schedule for the Timed Event Controller which is stored in the TEC s configuration memory But this is
134. r 5 Adding and Deleting Devices Deleting Devices After a device has been added to your network file it can be deleted at anytime by following the steps outlined below Step 1 Select the devices to be deleted Highlight the icon for the device that you want to have deleted from your UPB Network You can select one or more devices by performing a multiple selection Step 2 Request that UPStart delete this device Select from the menu Device Delete or right click on the device icon and select Delete The menu selection says Multi Delete if you have more than on device selected for deletion UPStart displays the following message to confirm that you are sure you want to delete this device A Are you sure you want to delete HCA Central Lights Deleting a device attempts to reprogram itto change its network id to 255 This makes the device unavailable but retains all existing configuration in case you want to add it back to your network later Yes Go ahead Step 3 Confirm the deletion If you are sure you want to delete the selected device from your UPB Network then press the Yes Go ahead button UPStart then attempts to communicate with the device and set its Network ID to 255 to effectively delete it out of your network After the device is deleted all of its information is removed from the network file and the icon for the device no longer appears Chapter 5 Adding and Deleting Devices Chapter 6 Org
135. r your Network Parameters have been assigned you can always edit them later using the Network Properties dialog To access the Network Properties dialog select the Network Properties menu item or File Info which does the same thing Network Properties xj ld Installer Customer Network statistics Network Name Ron sHouse Network ID 173 Network Password 4321 Network Notes If you decide to change the Network ID or the Network Password then UPStart warns you that all of your devices require reprogramming with this new information x A Are you sure Ifyou change the network id or password all devices in your network will need to be programmed Ifyou have many devices this could take some time Are you sure you want to do this Yes Go ahead a Chapter 4 Creating A UPB Network Notes and I nstaller Customer I nformation The Network Properties dialog also has tabs for notes and information about the Installer and the Customer This is completely optional but it is a good idea to fill in this information to help you remember things about the network you are configuring xl ld Installer Customer Network statistics Company Name AcmeHome Automation ContactName flo Pubic O Address I82SpingStet SSS City fwillmantic State Province CA Postal Code Zip 31324 Telephone 185851212 C C CS Fox 885551213 60C SS Page Nore Emak finstals AcmeHAcom o W
136. re When you are Satisfied with these changes then program them into your device using the Program Device at the bottom of the dialog Saving changes for later You may also decide to just save these changes and program them into your device at a later time To do this press the OK button and the Edit Device dialog closes and its contents are saved into the file but not written to the device When you do this a popup message reminds you that your changes are not yet stored into the device upstart xl A Are you sure You have made changes to this device s configuration and not programmed those changes into the device Should the device be programmed so its configuration matches the network file J Inthe future don t make this test when finishing an edit No Don t do it If you plan to work in this manner that is saving changes for programming later you can stop UPStart from displaying this message by checking the option box on the message popup This prevents UPStart from alerting you like this for the rest of your UPStart session Note Refer to the chapter on Programming devices for instructions on programming your devices with saved up changes Canceling changes You may also decide to cancel the latest changes that you have made to the Edit Device dialog To do this press the Cancel button and the Edit Device dialog closes and any changes you made are ignored Programming changes into the Device Once
137. reasons e You might want to capture homeowner changes into your file or e You might have made an unwanted change to your file and want to restore it back to what the device is programmed to UPStart allows you to read the configuration memory of one or all devices into the network file This section tells you how to use UPStart to do this with a single device or with all of your devices Reading a Single Device into the file If you want to read the device configuration information for a single device then follow the steps below Step 1 Open the edit device dialog The Edit Device Dialog can be opened up in several different ways either double click on a device s icon or right click on a device s icon and select the Edit pop up menu item or select a device s icon and then select from the menu Device Edit Step 2 Read the warning message If the device has not been verified to match the file UPStart warns you of that fact with the following message If you don t get this message then skip to the next step Ce xl A Are you sure This device has not been verified UPStart can t quarantee that the configuration settings saved in the network file match what is currently in the device Ifyou continue this operation you may be overwriting changes that were made to the device at a previous time and not saved in the network file You can use UPStart to verify the configuration in the network file is the same as the
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139. rt File Description Document for details on the format of the export file Chapter 8 Editing A Device s Configuration Info To export your network simply select the File Export menu item and choose the directory and filename that you want Savein C Quicene rie Acem B middle station upe File name middle station upe Save as type UPB Export Files upe Cancel When you press the Save button UPStart creates an Export file of your network Note To make sure that the export file is always up to date UPStart has an option where the Export file can be created every time the network file is saved Refer to the Chapter on Customizing UPStart Behaviors for instructions on configuring the UPStart options Chapter 8 Editing A Device s Configuration Info Chapter 8 Editing a Device s Configuration Info This chapter explains the general editing procedure for a UPB device s configuration information It does not go into detail as to what configuration information each device has nor how to use it For this type of information please consult the User s Guide for the individual device you are interested in The general procedure for editing a device s configuration information is as follows 1 Open up its Edit Device Dialog 2 Make any desired changes in the dialog 3 Program the changes into the Device Opening the Edit Device dialog The Edit Device dialog can be opened up in s
140. ry Keypad Button A Link028 Entry Keypad Indicator A eee Link024 P Entry Keypad Button B Entry Keypad Indicator B gh Link025 gt Entry Keypad Button C Entry Keypad Indicator C eg Link026 gt Entry Keypad Button D Entry Keypad Indicator D You always know when the VLE is using the Display Pane because the background is a gray color The Add Link operation creates a link using the next available link number and gives it a default name In this example it is called Link028 Right click on the link icon and select Rename Then enter a descriptive name Now you are ready to begin creating what that link does Chapter 9 Links and the Link Editors Adding Components Select in the design pane a device that you want to be part of this link and drag it onto the Display Pane For example when a wall switch is dragged and dropped on to the VLE this dialog appears Link Edit Add Component Downstairs Bath Ceiling Lights x r Component r Component Setup Preset Channel1 Si Level 50 v Fade Rate 5 0 seconds x i i i Rocker Rocker Top 5 5 5 i 5 i pi Since switches have both transmit and receive components you need to specify which you want In this example we are adding this device as a receiver with a level of 50 in 5 0 seconds Note that there is no place where you choose which entry in the receive components table used for this
141. s tab you can choose one of the standard modes or you can select Custom and then choose the single tap double tap hold and release actions yourself Well nice as that is you can t do that in the VLE If you want a custom button or rocker you will have to Edit the Device and make that setting yourself as the VLE can t do it for you Chapter 9 Links and the Link Editors After you close this dialog and the popup from the drag and drop the VLE display again updates to show added device This time above the link to show it is a transmitter of the link magUPStart Middle station upb Network1 E Keypad E Miror Lights Main Bedroom E Main Bedroom Key Upstairs Bath 4 Library Bar Light Preset 03 Library Bookcase Lights Preset 03 Library Keypad Button A Library Keypad Indicator A Conversation 2 Library Bar Light Preset 04 Library Bookcase Lights Preset 04 D iihean Kaunad Dathan D What does a component do If you hover the mouse over any device icon a popup message shows the details of the receive or transmit component pT JPStart Middle station upb Network1 a HE 8 Be g WMCE Library Bar Light Preset 0 Library Bookcase Lights F Chapter 9 Links and the Link Editors Updating your devices The final step is to have the VLE program all the devices that participate in this link Right click on the VLE
142. s transmit a link click that button then in the Rocker controls section at the dialog bottom select the link it should transmit Remember that you may have a rocker controlling the local load and not transmitting and you may have spare rockers that you don t want to transmit For devices like the US2 40 where it has the capability to control a load from a rocker or button when you added the device this popup question appeared Local Load x Will this device be used to control a local load That is is there a light wired directly to this switch C No US2 40 Please select with rocker or button controls the local load Rocker 1 hd In addition to controlling the local load will you also use the rocker or button to transmit a command to control other devices on the network No Yes Cancel How you answered this question gives UPStart the information needed to make sure that the configuration is set up for the local load control if necessary Receive Components Unlike Transmit Components which are what a device does when one of its buttons or rockers are tapped Receive Components are how devices respond For each link a dialog step appears Chapter 2 Getting started with UPStart lUPStart Wizard Receive x What devices respond to the Morning Link In previous steps you created some Links and selected which devices transmit those Links In this step you choose the devices that respond to the Link na
143. s you to in one place to see how well that transmitter communicates with all its receivers Chapter 12 Testing Devices and the Network The opposite test can also be performed Click on a receiver and select Check comm with transmitters to see how well each transmitter in the link communicates with the selected receiver Functionally Testing Your UPB Device After a device is added to your network it is a good idea to test its functional operation to see that it controls its outputs and detects its inputs properly UPStart gives you an easy way to do this The Device Test Tab The Edit Device Dialog has a special tab labeled Device Test that allows you to run a functional test on the selected device The Device Test tab looks different for each type of device you are testing To explain the device test tab this chapter discusses the test tab for the Wall Switch Dimmer and for the 6 Button Controller Note all devices types have a Test tab While most devices have a test tab some do not If the device doesn t have a test tab you can still test it but you have to work with the device to cause it to operate and then use the UPStart log to watch transmissions from it For example the Input Control Module doesn t have a test tab You could cause it to trigger on one of the ICM channels and then check the UPStart log to see if the transmission happens as you expect Testing a Wall Switch Dimmer The Device Test tab for a
144. say at 15 minutes before sunset Do you want to turn something on off or use less than 100 illumination Once you know the type of schedule entry you want it is easy to create the entry As an example let s create an On entry for 6 p m I 2 Locate the time bar for the device you want On the left side of the time bar move the mouse pointer to the marker that says On Click and drag the time marker up the time bar to the location that represents the time you want As soon as you start to drag you will see two things e First a temporary time marker is dragged along with the mouse pointer e Second the status bar of the UPStart window shows the time represented by the current position of the marker As you drag the time changes and the status bar shows the changing time When you have dragged the marker to the point that represents the time you want release the left mouse button The drag operation is completed and a time marker is attached to the time bar You can create a sun relative time entry in the same way just use the markers on the right side of the time bar Hint You need to be clear on two very important points about sunrise and sunset and the Visual Scheduler e Don t worry about the coloring of the time bars the gray and yellow portions of the time bar just represent the hours of dark and light during the current day based on sunrise and sunset of the day you view it e Time markers on the
145. t The entries in the current log file are viewed by the UPStart built in log viewer The historical log file is used to gather data over time and can be loaded into database or spreadsheet programs Each time UPStart starts it moves the contents of your current log file into the historical log file To make sure that the historical log file doesn t get too big you can limit its size If you don t need to maintain a historical log file just leave the path for it blank Current log file C Program Files UPB Logs UPBLog log Browse Historical log file Browse Retain 1000 historical log entries m Options As each message reception is logged all of the transmit components that could have sent the message and all the receive components effected by the message can be logged This can create many log entries Or only one log entry regardless of numbers of transmit and receive components can be made IV Show all components effected by the message Enabling logging This is a sort of Master Enable for logging If you temporarily want to stop logging and don t want to lose all the other parameter values for example the paths to the log files just uncheck this option When you want logging to resume just re enable this option Specifying the log Files There are two log files maintained by UPStart The entries in the Current Log can be viewed by the UPStart built in log viewer see the chapter on UPB Reception Lo
146. t so this option will not take effect until after the first export Select from the menu File Export Auto export on file save Display the unit number and the device name and room name in dialog titles and icon labels J Show unit numbers The Command Steps dialog always remains on the screen if an error happens If the action completes without error the dialog can be automatically closed Auto close operation popup on success You can edit Links using the Visual Editor which works by drag and drop or the dialog based editor IV Use the Visual Link Editor Reopen Last File Loaded when UPStart begins When UPStart begins it can automatically reopen the last network file you had open This can be desirable if you tend to work on the same network file over and over again By enabling this option UPStart automatically reopens the last network file you had open whenever it begins Chapter 16 Customizing UPStart Behaviors Automatic Network Verification upon file reopen When UPStart reopens a network file it can automatically attempt network verification This can be a nice way to give you confidence that what you have in your file is what you have in your devices This can also become slow if your network is large and you frequently open and close your file There are three options whose action should be obvious e Never perform verify at startup e Always perform verify at startup e Ask if verify should be performed
147. t on this dialog as it explains the limitations of the Add Multiple Operation In more detail these are 1 At no time did you get a chance to specify room and device names for what you added This makes it hard to know just what device in your network file is what physical device in the real world This is especially a major problem if they were all factory fresh devices with their default names All devices of the same type when they come from the manufacturer have the same room and device names 2 At no time did you get a change to assign unit ids UPStart just assigned them unit ids in the order they were found and there is no way to control the order 3 If the device has variations like a faceplate or the presence or absence of a remote switch you weren t given the chance to specify what variant it is So what to do First off you need to figure out what physical device matches which icon in UPStart The Device Test facilities can help with this You can turn the device On go look at what is now on and then you know At that point you should edit the device see the following chapters for that and change the room and device names to something useful At that time you can also if needed change the unit numbers and or variant information Given these limitation is Add Multiple worth it Well that is up to you to decide In some situations it can be very useful In others it is better to add your devices one at a time Chapte
148. t you want into the Create Network dialog you can accept them by pressing the OK button UPStart then tests to see if there are any UPB devices already using that Network ID If UPStart finds that the Network ID that you have chosen is unoccupied it accepts it and closes the dialog If UPStart finds that the Network ID you have chosen is already occupied by other UPB devices it warns you with the following message A Are you sure This Network ID you have chosen is already in use One or more devices were discovered that already use this ID Using this network ID may allow your devices to be unintentionally controlled by your neighbor s system Use this network id anyway No Don t do it I7 Load devices on this network into my design file At this point you have the option to either force UPStart to accept the Network ID you have chosen in which case you run the risk of having your devices unintentionally controlled by a neighboring system or to go back and select another unused Network ID If you are sure you want to use the selected network parameters UPStart can go read those devices it found and add them to your network file To enable that just check the option Note The Network Parameters that you select are not programmed into your UPB devices at this time When devices are added to the network the chosen Network Parameters are then programmed into the devices Editing your Network Parameters Afte
149. te UPStart is supplied by many different UPB manufacturers All versions of UPStart provide most of the same general facilities but in some manufacturer s UPStart versions there may be additional features available or fewer features then described in this User Guide An appendix is provided that details differences between UPStart versions About this guide This guide covers the basic operations of UPStart in both Online and Offline modes Such topics covered are Installing the UPStart software and hardware The UPStart Wizard Creating UPB networks Adding and deleting devices in a UPB network Editing device properties Viewing device properties Programming devices The Visual Link Editor VLE and Dialog based Link Editor DLE The Visual Scheduler Verify Comparing device memory to file contents Working with UPStart in Online and Offline mode UPStart utilities Configuring UPStart Getting help Quick tour of UPStart To use UPStart once you have installed it 1 From the Windows task bar click the Start button 2 Choose Programs 3 Then click UPB 4 Then click on UPStart Q UPStart Middle station upb Network1 E ioj xj File View Network Device Tools Help O O O Z SUSeie PO DPRAS SRAMBAY SD EMC Displays lt 5 All Devices E
150. ted upon by the device in the way you expect e Cancel Edit Undoes all the work you have done e Complete Edit Save all the changes you have made in the design file Final VLE thoughts Here are a few final thoughts on how to better use the VLE e To remove a device from a link right click on it and select remove e To change the action of a device in this link right click on it and select Modify e While the VLE is using the Display Pane almost all operations in UPStart are disabled Complete or Cancel the edit and normal function is restored e The VLE tries hard to display a good visualization picture You can t manually adjust the picture If the picture seems wrong try making the UPStart window larger and then select Redraw from the menu Chapter 9 Links and the Link Editors The Dialog based Link Editor DLE The DLE is a simple way to create and visualize how one link interacts with multiple devices It accomplishes the same task as the VLE except that it is not graphical so is a bit harder to use and a bit harder to visualize all the components of a link at a glance There is no magic in the DLE All it does is to update the Receive and Transmit Components tables of one or more devices You can do everything that the DLE does using the Device Edit dialog as explained in the previous chapter The DLE is just a quicker way to perform those actions Starting the DLE To use the DLE select from the menu
151. tell us how to reproduce the bug Sometimes this is easy Open my design file select the device called Bathroom Lights select the Edit Device operation and UPStart dies Now sometimes you can t reproduce the problem So give us suggestions For example if you have a problem where occasionally UPStart crashes try and determine what might have been happening at that time Were you working with the user interface Was UPStart just sitting there Do you think that it died when some controller pushbutton got pressed Guess Theorize Bea detective Try and reproduce the problem yourself Give us all the information you have UPStart dies sometimes at night I think it has to do with my bathroom light being on Attached is my UPStart file The more information you provide the quicker the problem can be identified and fixed Hardworking programmers everywhere thank good bug reporters Appendix 1 UPStart versions As described in the introduction to this User Guide UPStart is provided from a number of UPB Manufacturers This appendix described the differences between the versions If the text below described an additional feature that feature is only available using UPStart from that manufacturer When describing a feature removal that feature is available in all UPStart versions except from that manufacturer UPStart Powerline Control Systems An additional feature in the Add Multiple wizard step 2 is available This option allows p
152. teps Dialog In almost all places in UPStart where it is communicating with a device to read or write its configuration memory UPStart lets you to watch the activity by displaying what is called the Command Steps Dialog or Command Steps Checklist The Command Steps dialog always begins with the same section it makes sure that the Powerline interface is connected and there is not too much noise to proceed Then it checks the ID portion of the device memory to make sure it is working with the expected device This displays as Command Steps x Operation J Test for the PIM Fi Test for noise at PIM Si Test noise level at device i Test signal level at PIM Si Test signal level at device Fi Read network ID V Read unit ID a Read network password Yi Read UPB options Pe Read UPB version g Read manufacturer ID J Read product ID 4 15 07070 136 012 0000 000 001 0001 0011 x This operation completed successfully Press OK to continue Details After this portion the operation continues with reading or writing device memory When data is written UPStart always reads it back to make sure that the data did indeed get written into the device memory For example Command Steps x Operation Data 4 Write configuration 6 Fi Verify configuration 6 Fi Write configuration 7 a Verify configuration 7 ae Write configuration 8 S Verify configuration 8 a Write configuration 9 Ti Verify c
153. ter Viewing the Log The current UPB log file can be viewed with the Log Viewer This viewer is activated by selecting from the menu Tools Open Log Viewer CS x D A Net Cm Indo Souce Name Component Component Ertyy court 6 Claw Log Copy Selected Chee Copying selected log entries Suppose you want to copy down some information from the log to supply to for example Technical Support Rather than writing it down you can select one or more log entries and press the Copy Selected button The log entries are then placed on the clipboard Clearing the log The contents of the UPB log file can be cleared by pressing the Clear Log button UPStart asks you to first verify that you really want to clear the log Chapter 14 Utilities Chapter 15 Working in Offline Mode UPStart can be operated without a powerline interface in a mode of operation known as Offline Mode In Offline Mode you can still perform most of the normal UPStart operations except of course for programming your devices This chapter explains the differences between using UPStart in Offline Mode and Online Mode It also explains how to change back and forth from Online Mode to Offline Mode Why use Offline Mode Offline Mode is used to design and edit networks while you are not connected to a powerline interface You might choose to use Offline Mode of any of the following reasons e You want to design a netw
154. ter if for example before the edit six Receive Component table entries are different between two devices being edited only the ones you change matters to multi edit This is not a way to make one device the exact same as another The Copy Configuration operation described in the Utilities chapter does that e With a multi selection the one device in the selection you right click on and select multi edit is the device whose configuration you see in the multi tabbed edit dialog None of the configuration for the other devices being edited appears e When you complete the edit only those items you changed are replicated to the other devices and then only if the other device has the same configuration item For example if you are multi editing some switches and keypads and the edit was started on a keypad if you change the transmission count on the Advanced tab that change is replicated to all selected devices because they all have that configuration setting If you changed for example the LED backlighting or an indicator link that change is only replicated to the keypads and not to the switches since they don t have those configuration settings Multi Edit can be a way to make lots of changes to lots of devices very quickly If you for example needed to change common parameters like room names you can make that change as quickly to 100 devices as you can to a single device Chapter 8 Editing A Device s Configuration Info
155. ter or laptop UPB I nterface Setup Dialog Once your PIM is properly connected to both the powerline and your computer it is time to connect the UPStart software to your PIM This is done using the UPB Interface Setup Dialog Selecting from the menu Tools UPB Interface Device Select activates the UPB Interface Setup Dialog Follow the steps as described below to connect UPStart to your PIM Did You Know The UPB Interface Setup Dialog can be activated by clicking on the online offline indicator in the lower right of the status bar Step 1 Specify the UPB interface and communications port In the UPB Interface Setup dialog specify the type of PIM Serial or USB that you have connected If you selected a Serial PIM then you must also specify the communications port Comm 1 Comm 2 etc that you have connected your Serial PIM to Note if you selected a USB PIM then you the port automatically changed to USB Chapter 2 Getting started with UPStart UPB Interface Setup Get firmware version Get startup command mode Get manufacturer Get UPB Options Get UPB Version Step 2 Test the PIM communication path Press the Connect button to test the communication path between UPStart and the PIM If the communication path is operational then UPStart reads the firmware version and other items of your PIM and displays what was read UPB Interface Setup Powerline Interface Module PIM ab
156. that if you want but it is a helpful way if you are adding a bunch of devices in one room e Click on a Display name and you can rename it unless it is the All Devices display or delete it e Right click on a Room name and select Links to open the link names dialog e Right click on a device and menu selections are available for most device operations e Right click on the Links folder and you selections are available for Adding a link e Right click on a Link and you can Edit it Delete it Rename it or Delete it Close but not Windows Explorer There are a few important differences between UPStart and the Windows Explorer You can t rename a device or room by clicking on its name Nor can you move devices from room to room by drag and drop To make changes like this you must edit the device and change the device and or room name Once you update it using Device Edit the design pane updates automatically to show the changed names stored in the device You can rename a link or the name of a display by clicking on it s name and then using in place editing There are other operations you can do in the Design Pane that are covered a bit later Display Pane Chapter 6 Organizing with the Design and Display pane In the right pane the Display Pane Displays appear There are two kinds of displays A Room Display shows an icon for each device in that room UPStart creates these kinds of displays for y
157. the left side of the bar times relative to sunrise and sunset are on the right At the bottom of the display pane is a scroll bar If you have so many devices in your network that the display pane cannot show all the time bars at one time you can use the scroll bar to display the rest of the time bars It operates as you would expect and can scroll the Visual Scheduler left and right to see the other time bars Hint Remember that 12 00 p m noon and 12 00 a m midnight Using the Visual Scheduler Now that you are familiar with the basic look and layout of the Visual Scheduler you probably want to know what you can do with it The Visual Scheduler helps you create new schedule entries modify existing schedule entries Chapter 10 Timed Event Controller and Visual Scheduler delete existing schedule entries The following sections discuss these operations Creating new schedule entries To create a new schedule entry you must first decide two things Do you want to set a new schedule entry with a specific time or with a sun relative time based upon sunrise or sunset Suppose you want a lamp to come on every day of the year at 6 p m In this case you want a specific time 6 p m This might be what you want but remember that in the summer the light will come on when it is still light outside and during the winter the light will come on well after dark In this instance you may want to create a sun relative time
158. the network for the first time Select from the menu File Save As and select a folder and filename Press the File View Network Device Tools Help Ea rs E mmo an an aD SUSse PP DBRAE SBA EMC Displays mq Center Space Ce er a mE a Ei Al Devies COT iw fF Rooms R H O Crawl Space Save in Designs amp eX FA k HO 5 anar sor 012 all gear upb Copper UPB ICMNet upb TM EEN D all upb eST upb 1omv3 upb oF ae Os a rtp gog allTypes upb GroupTest upb IOMY4 upb i ool T fal Bostome Home UPB HAL upb Keypad Test upb 5 Keypad 010 J Guest Bedroom BuildTest upb HomeUPB upb Middle station NEW u 2 E Ceiling Lights 002 Cop Home UPB Icm upb Middle station 3 upb E EMC HCA Central E Lights 011 4 i MCE Be Ki p D e Filename Made staionupb SSS E 5 Entry Keypad BQ IA 013 Save as type UPStart Files upb hd Cancel 4 EE Library oa E Bar Light 008 E Bookcase Lights 009 Keypad 007 faai gt fl All Devices Signal Online Tx 1 Modified Periodic File Updates Each time new configuration data is programmed into your devices UPStart can automatically write those changes into your file You can also write the current set of configuration data into your file using the File Save menu item
159. this popup appears Verify Program Install Replace Copy Configuration Delete On Off Dim Get Status Identify Comm Test Test Locate in Design Pane Pin Inspector The actions are View View the device This is described in the Utilities chapter Edit Edit the device This is described in the Edit chapter Verify Check that the device configuration stored in the network file matches the device memory This is described in the Verify chapter Program Write the contents of the device memory from what is specified in the network file This is described in the Programming chapter Install Replace Write the configuration information into a new device Described in the Utilities chapter Copy Configuration Copy the configuration from one device to another Described in the Utilities chapter Delete Remove the device from the network Described in the Add and Delete chapter On Send a Goto 100 to the device Unavailable if the devices doesn t respond to that command Off Send a Goto 0 to the device Unavailable if the devices doesn t respond to that command Dim Popup a slider for level section and send a Goto command to the device with the selected level Unavailable if the devices doesn t respond to that command Chapter 6 Organizing with the Design and Display panes Get Status Send a status request to the device an
160. tion The UPStart toolbar contains these tools from left to right or UPStart New upb Network1 File view Network Device Links Tools Help SUS ee POLBASe SM QTR DE 3 File Open File Save Print Offline Mode Online Mode Display in Icon mode Display in List mode Add a device Add multiple devices Add link Delete link Show all links Program Modified Read All View Device Network Properties Network Discovery Network Verify Device Program Device Delete Device to Device Comm Test Not all these operations may be clear to you right now but they are all explained in later chapters Unfortunately UPStart is not one of those applications that allow you to customize the toolbar May not appear in all versions of UPStart If you forgot what the button does all you need do is to hover the mouse over the button and a popup shows you the action of the button Chapter 2 Getting started with UPStart This chapter describes installing UPStart a much simpler process than many programs you may have worked with and the procedure for connecting the powerline interface System Requirements The minimum recommended system requirements needed to run UPStart properly are e Intel Pentium 233 MHz processor or equivalent AMD processor e 64 MB RAM 128 MB recommended e 10 MB free hard disk space e Microsoft Windows 98 or above e One available serial COMM port or USB port e Powerline Interfac
161. tions completely and carefully Web site Support If you are still having problems the next place to look is at the web site of the company where you downloaded UPStart The link to that web site is contained in the Technical Support dialog Select from the menu Help Technical support and follow the link Depending upon the company web site you may find additional technical documentation about UPB and UPStart as well as troubleshooting information If none of the Internet resources helps you fully resolve your problem additional one on one help may be available Other considerations While our support personnel will do their best to help you with your software related problems we know that on occasion a problem can be traced to hardware or to another software application We will supply as much help as we can but we can t provide support for products manufactured or published by another company If you are having problems with your video display or printer please make sure that you have the most current drivers for them These can usually be found by contacting your computer manufacturer directly Finally this product is designed to be used on PCs configured with the current versions of Microsoft Windows This means that we tested for those configurations and not every operating environment that you might encounter Any non standard hardware or software you have may be at the root of your problem If possible please disable all su
162. to configure That user interface called the Visual Scheduler is described in this chapter Refer to the hardware documentation with the TEC for full instructions on how to install it and add it to your network Briefly you use the same method as for any UPB device select Device Add from the menu Once it is in your network you can edit it and change the common UPB properties names transmission parameters LED colors etc Once a TEC is added to your network a schedule folder appears in the design pane The name on the schedule is the name of the TEC If you have more than one TEC a separate schedule appears for each Chapter 10 Timed Event Controller and Visual Scheduler mg UPStart Middle station upb Network1 o x File View Network Device Tools Help SUSee P OLDRAS SRAGBM ST Upstairs Bath Mirror 5 7 Link201 z G z z z A Downstairs Bath Ce Guest Bedroom Cei HCA Central Lights 4 Kitchen Lights Pres as wal w Sai SE A Library Bar Light Pr Library Library Downstairs Bath Guest Bedroom Kitchen 4 Library Bookcase L Bar Light Bookcase Lights Ceiling Lights Ceiling Lights Lights 4 Main Bath Mirror Lic 4 Upstairs Bath Mirror Egh Link202 A Downstairs Bath Ce 4 E 4 is 4 Guest Bedroom Cei A HCA Central Lights w51 WS w51 W
163. to place multiple devices into setup mode at one time and have UPStart add them all to your network at once The procedure for this is described here Step 1 Start the add multiple devices wizard Select from the menu Device Add Multiple The first step of the Wizard appears Chapter 5 Adding and Deleting Devices Add Multiple Devices Wizard Step 1 x This wizard takes you through the necessary steps for adding new devices to your UPB network To add devices to your network you can select from the menu Device Add Using that method you put one device at a time into Setup Mode The other method Device Add Multiple implemented in this wizard adds multiple devices to your network by having you put them all into Setup Mode simultaneously Using this method you don t get a chance to set the room and device names when the device is added You will need to do this later This Wizard may be more convenient if the devices you are adding are far from your computer Using Add Multiple you don t have to leave your computer place a single device in setup and return to continue the Add Wizard Don t put any devices in setup mode yet the Wizard tells you when it is time to do so Press Next to begin Cancel After you read the helpful introductory information press Next to proceed The UPStart Command Steps dialog appears and UPStart as it always does checks the PIM and powerline noise It also gets ready to beg
164. u item or by right clicking the mouse in the Display Pane on an open area to get the pop up menu and selecting the Add Device item The Add Devices Wizard takes you through all of the necessary steps to add one or more devices to the UPB Network Add Devices Wizard Step 1 x This wizard takes you through the necessary steps for adding new devices to your UPB network During this process new information is programmed into your devices so it requires that the new device be connected to the powerline and powered on To begin please select a new device to be added by putting it into SETUP mode UPStart f then finds that device If you don t know how to put the device into SETUP mode press the Help button Help Once the device is in SETUP mode press Next to continue Cancel Step 1 Put the device to be added into setup mode In order to add a device to the UPB Network UPStart must first be able to find that device and communicate with it over the powerline To do this UPStart searches for a single device that is in Setup Mode Each UPB device has a method for putting it into the Setup Mode How do I put my device into Setup Mode If you don t know how to put your device into Setup Mode press the Help button for instructions or consult the documentation for your device Wall Switch Dimmers require you to tap the rocker switch 5 times Pushbutton Controllers require you to press and hold their top and bottom buttons
165. uld be its level C Come on at last level j percent Configuring the Visual Schedule Time bars The best feature of the Visual Scheduler is that you can visualize a schedule by looking at the markers on the time bars By having two bars next to each other you can see how they both are effected over time The problem comes if you have a lot of devices UPStart gives you quite a few ways to help you control which times bars you see and in what order Right click on a clear spot on the Visual Scheduler background and select Visual Scheduler Setup from the popup menu Chapter 10 Timed Event Controller and Visual Scheduler isual Scheduler Setup i x The Visual Scheduler can show a time bar for each of the devices in your network If you have only a few devices using the Visual Scheduler is a quick and easy way to visualize and modify a schedule But if you have many devices it can be difficult with so many time bars to look at There are two options to help you configure the Visual Scheduler Order the time bars by the name of the device Order the time bars by the device id Show a time bar for only those devices you select The order the time bars appear is the order you place them in the right list Use the Move Up and Down buttons to reorder them Don t show a time bar for Show a time bar for Lights Ceiling Light Cancel As you can see from this dialog you can choose to have the VS show time
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167. vice to be viewed into setup mode In order to view a device that is not in the UPB Network UPStart must first be able to find that device and communicate with it over the powerline To do this UPStart searches for a single device that is in Setup Mode Find Device xj New device UPStart has never read or written to this device before For UPStart to establish communications the first time it is necessary for you to manually put the device into SETUP mode IF you don t know how to do that press the Help button for instructions Help Press OK to close this dialog when the device is in SETUP mode Cancel After the device is in the Setup Mode press the OK button UPStart then performs the command steps necessary to read the device s configuration memory Step 3 View the Device As in the case of viewing a device in your network the view dialog is the same as the Edit Device without the ability to make changes Chapter 14 Utilities Copying one device s configuration to another device Sometimes you have a number of devices that you want to configure identically You could form a multiple selection and edit them all together But since multi edit only looks at what it changed you probably will not get all the devices the same This is the purpose of Copy Configuration Right click on the device s icon that you want to be the target of the copy That is the device you want to have the same configuration o
168. vices Dim Button Holding the rocker dims the Link devices Top Rocker Single tapping the rocker fades the Link devices to ON 100 Double tapping snaps the link devices ON Holding the rocker brightens the devices Bottom Rocker Single tapping the rocker fades the Link devices to OFF 0 Double tapping snaps the link devices to OFF Holding the rocker dims the devices Panic Button Single tapping the rocker makes the Link devices blink Double tapping stops them blinking C Status Button Used mainly by Wall Switches to transmit their light levels upon presses of their rocker switch Single tapping double tapping or releasing the rocker transmits a Status Report C Indicators On Used mainly by the top rocker of Wall Switches to make LED indicators turn on Single tapping double tapping or releasing the button commands the Link s feedback type devices like LEDs to tum on Indicators Off Used mainly by the bottom rocker of Wall Switches to make LED indicators tum off Single tapping double tapping or releasing the button commands the Link s feedback type devices like LEDs to turn off C Top Super Rocker Single tapping the rocker Activates the link Double tapping snaps ON Holding brightens the devices Bottom Super Rocker Single tapping the rocker deactivates the link Double tapping snaps OFF Holding dims the devices Null Button Rocker sends no commands C Link Deactivator Tapping or holding the button deactivates the L
169. x 1 I Note f you work with the same file each time UPStart can reopen the file for you Enable the Reopen last file loaded option Refer to the Chapter on Customizing UPStart Behaviors for instructions on configuring the UPStart options Chapter 8 Editing A Device s Configuration Info Automatic Network Verification Once the network file is opened UPStart can automatically attempt a Network Verification operation to check that the contents of the file still match the contents of all of the UPB devices memory The Network Verification operation attempts to find every device in your UPB Network and verify that its configuration memory matches what is in the network file This is described in the Chapter on Verifying Your Devices Note If you don t want UPStart to automatically perform this Network Verification each time a file is opened it can be disabled Refer to the Chapter on Customizing UPStart Behaviors for instructions on configuring the UPStart options Exporting your Network The network file contains all of the information that is programmed inside of your devices This information can be useful to many home automation programs to allow them to know how your network is setup UPStart offers a Network Export feature that creates an export file of your network in a format that can be imported into many home automation programs Refer to the UPStart Expo
170. you have made your desired changes to the Edit Device dialog you can immediately program those changes into the device To program the changes you have made into your device press the Program Device button UPStart figures out what changes need to be made and it writes them into your device s configuration memory As it goes through the steps to write the new configuration information the Command Steps dialog is shown UPStart is smart UPStart tries to be smart about how it writes into the memory of the device Before it writes anything it asks Chapter 8 Editing A Device s Configuration Info the device to checksum its memory If that checksum agrees with what the checksum of the same data in the Network File UPStart need only write the changed information and not the whole memory When it does this you may see OK in the data written column in the Command Steps dialog This just says that no data need be written because UPStart determined that what was already in the device is what is wanted This is one of the reasons it is so important to make sure that the Network File agrees with the device memory so it can use this technique to minimize what is written See the chapter on Verify for more information on this When you have completed making changes press the OK or Close button to close the Edit Device dialog Editing multiple devices at one time In addition to making changes to

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