Home

UPStart User`s Guide - Home Automation, Inc.

1. The UPStart User s Guide Chapter 1 What is UPStart 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 on 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 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 A signal 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
2. EQ Crawl Space Guest Bedroom Kitchen HCA Central Driveway Sensor Ceiling Lights Lights Lights EME Downstairs Bath B Ceiling Lights G EH Enty z E Keypad EH Guest Bedroom E Ceiling Lights WS wst WMCS 4 HCA Central Upstairs Bath Main Bath Entry E Lights Mirror Lights Mirror Lights Keypad EH Kitchen E Lights B Library 5 E Bar Light 1S gt C E Bookcase Lights pH M E Keypad WIMCB WMCS a EME Living Room E Keypad Library Main Bedroom Crawl Space E Keypad Keypad Main Bedroom Key Driveway Sensor EM Main Bath E Mirror Lights te C te E Mirror Lights i i ee Main Bedroom E Main Bedroom Key a e S O Upstairs Bath DTC6 Ws DTC6 B Mirror Lights P pE Living Room Main Bath Living Room 1 Links Ea Keypad Mirror Lights Keypad xl Siona c Online Modified 7 The UPStart User s Guide Chapter 6 Organizing with the Design and Display pane 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 T UPStart Middle station upb Network j lo xi File Yiew
3. 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 The UPStart User s Guide 87 Chapter 11 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 xl 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 ji l LED Off C LED On LED Off OFF LED On LED Off D LED On LED Off L n 4 LED On LED Off B LED On LED Off 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 performs the expected transmission Below is a log that shows what the PIM received from this device Only transmissions from this device log here Program Device The Network Communications Test The Network Communications Test is a special test of the two way powerline communications between UPStar
4. Na Lal HOME AUTOMATION INC UPStart UPB Configuration Software Version 4 6 User s Guide UPB UNIVERSAL POWERLINE BUS 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 2007 Powerline Control Systems Inc All rights reserved Printed in the U S A April 2 2007 Chapter 1 What is UPStart About this guide Quick tour of UPStart The conventions used in this guide Procedures and operations common in UPStart Printing Command Steps Dialog Common Windows procedures used in UPStart Chapter 2 Getting started with UPS
5. 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 Interface 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 The UPStart User s Guide 9 Chapter 2 Getting started with UPStart Step 3 Follow the On Screen instructions The UPStart Installation Software provides easy to follow instructions to install UPStart onto your computer 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
6. WS1 Downstairs Bath Ceiling Lights Library Bar Light Preset 0 Library Bookcase Lights F The UPStart User s Guide Chapter 10 Programming Devices 82 The UPStart User s Guide Chapter 11 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 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 The UPStart User s Guide 83 Chapter 11 Testing Devices and the Netw
7. Properties menu item or File Info which does the same thing Network Properties m ap The UPStart User s Guide Chapter 4 Creating A UPB Network 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 uPStart xj _Yes Goshead No Dontdoi J Notes and Installer Customer Information 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 Network Properties EE x Acme Home Automation John Q Public 152 Spring Street 818 555 1212 818 555 1213 Installs AcmeHA com waw AcmeHome uto com The UPStart User s Guide 29 Chapter 4 Creating A UPB Network 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 Network Properties xi ld Installer Customer Network statistics Total number of devices in the network fi 2 Count Manufactwer Product PCS Powerline Control Systems W51 Wall Switch 1 Channel PCS Powerline Control Systems ICM
8. The more information you provide the quicker the problem can be identified and fixed Hardworking programmers everywhere thank good bug reporters The UPStart User s Guide
9. 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 in one 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 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 ___ inone 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 The UPStart User s Guide Chapter 9 Links and the Link Editors Adding Links to Device Configurations There are different ways to place links into tra
10. s Guide 101 Chapter 13 Utilities Can I 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 memory Step 2 View the device When the command steps are complete pr
11. A Comm good va1 100 OOO OOOUUO0U OOOO Comm poor 11 18 0000 CI OOOOoOoO OOOO A Comm bad 181 200 If IDOI lOO Ol O MN JOU A comm tail eee OOOI OOOUCCI OOOO D Loaded 21 2 O00 OOOO nnan pecs 241 250 ggggg 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 The UPStart User s Guide Network Discovery Chapter 13 Utilities 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 J7 After discovery attempt to add devices to the network design r Legend oo1 020 Pe eee uu OO OOOO unknown 1 OOOO O00000 0000000000 wa 0 M MMMM MA e Mon w TT
12. Unused Unused 100 0 80 70 70 0 100 in Snap 0 100 in Snap Null Button Null Button 51 Chapter 6 Organizing with the Design and Display panes 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 52 The UPStart User s Guide 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 The UPStart User s Gui
13. A Network Add Devices Delete Devices Edit Devices Use the DLE Copy the configuration from one device to another All modifications are saved up in the network file and can be programmed into the devices once you are back in Online Mode refer to the Chapter on Programming Your Devices for instructions The UPStart User s Guide 115 Chapter 14 Working in Offline Mode 116 The UPStart User s Guide Chapter 15 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 options hhh UPStart Operation Log Timeout and Retry Advanced When UPStart begins it can reload the last network file you had open If you have one file that you always open this can make working on your network easier Each time UPStart loads a file it can immediately perform a network verify an
14. Advanced Topics 124 The UPStart User s Guide Chapter 17 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 directions 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 wil
15. 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 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 26 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 W
16. 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 The UPStart User s Guide 93 Chapter 12 Verifying Devices The Network Verification Dialog 94 The Network Verification Dialog runs the Network Verification Test When started this dialog appears LT x For each device in your design file UPStart verifies that the configuration information in the device memory matches the settings saved in this networ
17. 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 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 13 Chapter 2 Getting started with UPStart 14 The UPStart User s Guide 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 configured 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 wa
18. 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 The UPStart User s Guide Chapter 10 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 now 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 bel
19. 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 UPStart User s Guide 43 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 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 Delet
20. by putting it 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 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 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 The UPStart User s Guide Chapter 5 Adding and Deleting Devices 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 Step 2 Select a room name device name and unit ID Now that UPSta
21. device memory from the file Verify Indications 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 Nocolor 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 98 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 The UPStart User s Guide Chapter 13 Utilities There are a number of other features of UPStart that don t quite fit in the previous chapters These features 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 Y
22. 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 Cancel 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 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 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 106 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
23. 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 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 Be a 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
24. 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 xi 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 named 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 from 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 fad Fade Rate 5 0 seconds In this ste
25. 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 The UPStart User s Guide 95 Chapter 12 Verifying Devices 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 If 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 information 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
26. 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 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 UPStart User s Guide 91 Chapter 11 Testing Devices and the Network 92 The real information is in the columns labeled Avg Signal PIM Avg Noise PIM Avg Signal Device and Avg Noise Device The PIM items 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
27. 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 The UPStart User s Guide 63 Chapter 8 Editing A Device s Configuration Info 64 The UPStart User s Guide 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 different methods for updating the Receive Components table and the Transmit Components table in order to create a system where trans
28. 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 To perform this operation select File New File From Network from the menu The first step appears Load Existing Network xi 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 kno
29. 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 J Write configuration 6 22 00 FF 22 64 FF 23 00 FF 23 64 FF 24 FF FF 21 ff Verify configuration 6 22 00 FF 22 64 FF 23 00 FF 23 64 FF 24 FF FF 21 J Write configuration 7 FF FF 20 FF FF 22 00 00 22 64 00 22 00 01 22 64 of Verify configuration 7 FF FF 20 FF FF 22 00 00 22 64 00 22 00 01 22 64 Write configuration 8 01 26 00 00 26 64 00 25 1E FF FF FF FF FF FF FF ot Verify configuration 8 01 26 00 00 26 64 00 25 1E FF FF FF FF FF FF FF White configuration 9 OK Verify configuration 9 OK J Write configuration 10 ok Verity configuration 10 0K lt Write configuration 11 0K J Verify confiquration 11 ok The UPStart User s Guide 5 Chapter 1 What is UPStart 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 stops and waits for you to press the OK button before closing If you would rather not be bothered with this each time the command steps are done then you may configure UPStart to not
30. 2 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 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 information on how the devices operate and how they interact resides in the memory of each device 30 The UPStart User s Guide Chapter 4 Creating A UPB Network 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
31. B 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 The UPStart User s Guide 33 Chapter 5 Adding and Deleting Devices The Add Devices Wizard 34 Devices are added to the UPB Network using the Add Devices Wizard that is started by either selecting the Device Add menu 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 j 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
32. B 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 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 86 The UPStart User s Guide Chapter 11 Testing Devices and the Network Edit Device HCA Central Lights
33. Builder Edit Link 9 Component Delete Link 9 Library Keypad Indicator 4 gt Library Keypad Button A 4 Library Bookcase Lights Preset 03 4 Library Bar Light Preset 03 This dialog has these sections The UPStart User s Guide 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 New button To rename a link select it and press the Rename button Remove Unused is described below 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 Link Test top right Use the Activate and Deactivate button to send those commands with the selected Link to your network to test what the link does 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 75 Chapter 9 Links and the Link Editors Seeing too many links 76 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
34. Edit The UPStart User s Guide Chapter 13 Utilities 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 Read the message and then press the Yes Go ahead button 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 The UPStart User s Guide 107 Chapter 13 Utilities Reading All Devices into the file 108 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 you that your file is about to be overwritten with the contents of your devices configuration memory i xi 2 Are you sure The Read All operation does this For each of yo
35. File Reading a Single Device into the file Reading All Devices into the file UPB Logging Configuring Logging Viewing the Log Chapter 14 Working in Offline Mode Why use Offline Mode Changing to Offline Mode Things you can t do in Offline Mode Things you can do in Offline Mode 115 Chapter 15 Customizing UPStart Behaviors UPStart Operation tab Reopen Last File Loaded when UPStart begins Automatic Network Verification upon file reopen Auto Save on Device Write Auto Export on File Save Show Unit numbers Auto Close Popup on Success Log tab Timeout and Reply tab Serial and USB timeouts Number of Retries Extra Features Advanced Options Network Communications Test configuration Provide support for all UPB interfaces Manufacturer statistics Chapter 16 Advanced Topics UPB Explorer Fluorescent Lighting Configurations Chapter 17 Getting Help Web site Support Other considerations Technical support 117 117 118 118 118 118 119 119 119 119 120 120 121 121 121 122 122 123 123 123 125 125 125 126 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 powerf
36. Get firmware version Get startup command mode Get manufacturer Get noise level The UPStart User s Guide 11 Chapter 2 Getting started with UPStart 12 Step 2 Test the PIM communication path Press the Connect button to test the communication path between UPStart and the PIM Ifthe 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 R xf Get firmware version 4 15 J Get startup command mode Message mode V Get manufacturer PCS Powerline Control Systems Get noise level a If however the PIM isn t connected or working UPStart displays something like this UPB Interface Setup Powerline Interface Module PIM R hd Diagnostics X Get firmware version Get startup command mode Get manufacturer Get noise level The UPStart User s Guide Chapter 2 Getting started with UPStart 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 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
37. 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 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 The UPStart User s Guide 25 Chapter 4 Creating A UPB Network The Network Name The
38. Network Device Tools Help SUS ee PO DRBRE SRA SS Guest Bedroom Kitchen HCA Central Ceiling Lights Lights Lights Conversation 1 4 Library Bar Light Preset 03 4 Library Bookcase Lights Preset 03 P Library Keypad Button A 3 5 Library Keypad Indicator A a Conversation 2 4 Library Bar Light Preset 04 4 Library Bookcase Lights Preset 04 WS WS gt Library Keypad Button B Upstairs Bath Main Bath Library Keypad Indicator B Mirror Lights Mirror Lights Eras Desk 4 Library Bar Light Preset 06 4 Library Bookcase Lights Preset 06 P Library Keypad Button D Library Keypad Indicator D P 2G Driveway Car WMC8 gt Crawl Space Driveway Sensor Input 1 close gt Crawl Space Driveway Sensor Input 1 open il Main Bedroom Crawl Space En Library Off Main Bedroom Key Driveway Sensor a Library On _ 4 Library Bar Light Preset 01 g q Library Bookcase Lights Preset 01 gt Library Keypad Button ON Library Keypad Indicator ON eq Linkoot WS1 DIC A Downstairs Bath Ceiling Lights Preset 01 Living Room Main Bath Living Room 4 Guest Bedroom Ceiling Lights Preset 01 gt Keypad Mirror Lights Keypad All Devices Siona Online Modified 2 Not only does UPStart display the link names it also displays
39. PStart 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 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 Export File Description Document for details on the format of the export file 56 The UPStart User s Guide Chapter 7 Sa
40. Signal Dev Noise Dev Diag1 Diag2 Diea Guest Bedr Ceiling Lights 1 1 32 070720 24 0 0 0 0 Upstairs B Mirror Lights o 1 1 29 07070 15 0 0 0 0 Main Bedr Main Bedroom Key o 1 1 23 07070 14 0 0 0 0 Main Bath Mirror Lights o 1 1 27 070720 15 0 0 0 0 Kitchen Lights o 1 1 17 07070 12 1 64 0 0 Library Keypad o 1 1 12 07070 12 0 0 0 0 Library Bar Light s 1 1 27 070720 25 0 0 0 0 Library Bookcase Lights s 1 1 34 07 070 24 0 0 0 0 Entry Keypad s 1 1 ka 07070 22 0 0 0 0 HCA Central Lights s 1 1 29 070720 24 0 0 0 0 Crawl Space Driveway Sensor s 1 1 36 07 070 25 0 0 0 Ers AvgNoise PIM__ _ Avg Signal Dev amp Room _ i il Celin s 0001 0000 0027 00000 0000 0023 001 Dow 002 Gue Ceilin s 0001 0000 0032 00000 0000 0024 003 Upst Miror o 0001 0000 0029 00000 0000 0015 004 Main Main o 0001 0000 0029 00000 0000 0014 005 Main Miror o 0001 0000 0027 00000 0000 0015 006 Kitc Lights o 0001 0000 0017 00000 0000 0012 007 Library Keyp o 0001 0000 0012 00000 0000 0012 008 Libray Barl s 0001 0000 0027 00000 0000 0025 009 Library Book s 0001 0000 0034 00000 0000 0024 Enty Keyp s 0001 0000 0035 00000 0000 0022 HCA Lights s 0001 0000 0029 00000 0000 0024 s Cra Drive 0001 0000 0036 00000 0000 0025 A I Test only the selected devices 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
41. T H Missing w T T L sw 101 2 Pe AMAMA Pee eA 121 140 PPP Pee Pees eee comm good 11 100 PPP Pe Bees eee Anra w PPPS Bees Bees eee M connivas 181 2 M PPE Pee Pees eee M comment 2 2 0000 00000 00000 O00000 piss 2 2 OOD O00000 00000 0000n prim a 22 OOO 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 e The device memory is corrupted and you must perform a factory reset on it before it can be added to your network file To see what the problem is just double click on the cell and a popup messages shows the failure reason The UPStart User
42. The UPStart User s Guide Chapter 11 Testing Devices and the Network Signal Level Meaning 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 Level Meaning 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 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 The UPStart User s Guide 85 Chapter 11 Testing Devices and the Network Functionally Testing Your UP
43. 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 e Remove Icon Remove an icon from a User Display This choice is disabled on Room Displays e 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 e 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 Note Depending upon the version of UPStart you have there may be additional menu selections available to you See the User Guide Appendix on the differences between UPStart from different UPB manufacturers 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 E Inspecting Library Bookcase Lights x Component Link Action Receive Transmit The UPStart User s Guide Top Rocker Bottom Rocker Library On Library Off Conversation 1 Conversation 2 Reading Desk Link200 Link201 Link202
44. atabase 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 CProgram Files UPB Logs UPBLog log Browse Historical log file Browse Retain 1o00 a 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 Logging The historical log file is used to gather communication data over time and can be loaded into database or spreadsheet programs for viewing and analysi
45. 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 lol x File View Network Device Tools Help saSseie P RASS BABBMS amp Displays amp amp All Devices Rooms Links TE x Lookin Desas sti VK em 1987 upb Copy of All Gear upb IOMY4 upb 19871 upb Copy of 3 upb JohnWBefore upb all gear upb HAI upb Middle station NEW u AllTypes upb HomeUPB upb Middle station 3 upb BuildTest upb ICMNet upb B Middle station upb Change UID Test upb IOMY3 upb Network49 upb l File name Middle station upb Files of type UPStart Files upb x Cancel Signac Online Z The UPStart User s Guide 55 Chapter 7 Saving Your Network File Note If you work with the same file each time U
46. ces Main Bath Mirror Lights This can be very useful if you quickly want to change a number of devices all in the same way for example 62 The UPStart User s Guide Chapter 8 Editing A Device s Configuration Info e To adjust one of the receive or transmit components e To change their room names e Tochange common configuration parameters like the LED color or backlighting 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 matter 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
47. ct the mode of the button or rocker The UPStart User s Guide Chapter 9 Links and the Link Editors Switch Rocker Editor C Indicators Ory Indicators Off All the different button modes the DLE can setup for you are listed and described Choose the one you want The UPStart User s Guide 71 Chapter 9 Links and the Link Editors Presets To add or modify a preset select the presets tab Edit Link Library Off Library Off On this tab are listed all the presets for this link To add a new preset press the Add Preset button Add a Preset 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 72 The UPStart User s Guide Chapter 9 Links and the Link Editors 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 Edit Link Library Off _Pesr reeded eink On this tab are listed all the indicators for this link To add a new indicator press the Add Indicator button Add an Indicator D Button used Library Keypad ON Button used OFF Button used i 4 Button used i B Button used i C Button used D Button u
48. d ask you to resolve any differences between the device memory and the configuration file Never perform verify at startup gt Each time UPStart writes to a device memory the configuration file can be saved This helps ensure that your file matches your hardware J 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 export so this option will not take effect until after the first export Select from the menu File Export JT Auto export on file save Display the unit number and the device name and room name in dialog titles and icon labels I 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 JT 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 The UPStart User s Guide 117 Chapter 15 Customizing UPStart Behaviors 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 Automatic Network Verification upon file reope
49. de 53 Chapter 7 Saving Your Network File Saving the network for the first time Select from the menu File Save As and select a folder and filename Press the Save button to store your network in the specified file oT Middle station upb Network1 ioj x File View Network Device Tools Help FUSsee ODRAE SRA HBSS SE Enty a E Keypad EM Guest Bedroom El Ceiling Lights 2D HCA S A i Save in Designs Copy of All Gear upb Copy of 3 upb JohnWBef HAL upb Middle sta HomeUPB upb Middle sta ICMNet upb Middle sta Change UID Test upb IOMV3 upb Network4s File name Middle Station upb Save as type JuPStar Files upb z Cancel p 4 Conversation 1 4 Library Bar Light Preset 0 4 Library Bookcase Lights F gt Library Keypad Button A Library Keypad Indicator A pf Conversation 2 x Signa Online e 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 The UPStart User s Guide Chapter 7 Saving Your Network File 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
50. 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 The UPStart User s Guide 39 Chapter 5 Adding and Deleting Devices 40 The UPStart User s Guide Chapter 6 Organizing 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 y
51. dit Link button the DLE appears Edit Link Library Off 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 Receive Components table for keypads The UPStart User s Guide 69 Chapter 9 Links and the Link Editors 70 Controllers When on the Controller tab to add a device press the Add Controller button Add a Controller 7 x Select an available controller component that you want to use to control this Link Crawl Space Driveway Sensor channel 2 Input 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 HCA Central Liahts gl Coree 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 a dialog displays where you can sele
52. e 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 that 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 The UPStart User s Guide 27 Chapter 4 Creating A UPB Network 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 Editing your Network Parameters 28 After 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
53. e configuration settings for this device matches what is stored in the device e Red color UpPStart is sure that the file copy of the configuration settings for this device does not match what is stored in the device e Blue color UPStart is sure that the file copy of the configuration settings for this device 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 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 The UPStart User s Guide 45 Chapter 6 Organizing with the Design and Display panes Room Displays User Displays 46 To have the Display Pane show a Room Display just click on any room name in the design pane mgUPStart Middle station upb Network1 File view Network Device Tools Help TAHER wo AS ele Y o Bh 5 x D3 Ea EH Rooms EE Crawl Space g g 3 F Driveway Sensor l Downstairs Bath al Ceiling Lights Wl Wl WMCB EME Entry E Keypad Library Library Library EM Guest Bedroom Bar Light Bookcase Lights Keypad E Ceiling Lights HCA Central E Ligh
54. e 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 44 The UPStart User s Guide Chapter 6 Organizing with the Design and Display pane Display Pane In the right pane the Display Pane Displays appear There are two kinds of displays e A Room Display shows an icon for each device in that room UPStart creates these kinds of displays for you as devices are added or room names changed e 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 display is a set of icons displayed in a grid Below each icon can appear a number of colored bars These bars mean e Nocolor UPStart isn t sure that the file copy of th
55. ess 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 102 The UPStart User s Guide Chapter 13 Utilities 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 device 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 The UPStart User s Guide 103 Chapter 13 Utilities 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 Copying one device s configuration to another de
56. essing the Yes Go ahead button UPStart then attempts to program the latest set of network modifications into all your devices x o01 020 i i i r Legend oO ToDo E Working E Success B raites I ODOOOOOO00000 OOOOOO000000 OOOOOOO00000 C OOOOOOOO0000 OOOOOOOOO000 OOOOOOOO0000 OOOOOOO00000 E e a e a a a e e l E E E E E E E E E E E E af Test for the PIM T 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 dianainn B Press the OK button when the programming is complete Programming Configuration Information into selected devices 80 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 The UPStart User s Guide Chapter 10 Programming Devices g
57. 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 Steps 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 The UPStart User s Guide Chapter 1 What is UPStart Command Steps J Test for the PIM of Test for noise at PIM Fi Test noise level at device J Test signal level at PIM J Test signal level at device J Read network ID J Read unit ID Read network password J Read UPB options J Read UPB version Read manufacturer ID a Read product ID After this portion the operation continues with reading or
58. g 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 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 orange represents poor communication red represents bad communication and black represents no communication What if the Communication Is 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
59. g 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 The UPStart User s Guide 19 Chapter 3 UPStart Wizard 20 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 rockers 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 US2 40 The UPStart User s Guide Chapter 3 UPStart Wizard How you answered this question
60. hich 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 the New File From Network Wizard The UPStart User s Guide Chapter 4 Creating A UPB Network New Network Wizard To start anew UPB Network select from the menu File New This dialog displays Create a new network 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 jz 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 b
61. ice Configurations The Dialog based Link Editor DLE The Links Dialog Seeing too many links Chapter 10 Programming Devices Programming Configuration Information into a device Programming Configuration Information into all devices Programming Configuration Information into selected devices Chapter 11 Testing Devices and the Network Performing a Device Communications Test The Communications Test Tab Running the Communications Test Rating the Communications Test Communication Phase Functionally Testing Your UPB Device The Device Test Tab Testing a Wall Switch Dimmer Testing a 6 Button Controller The Network Communications Test Configuring the Network Communications Test Starting the Network Communication Test Interpreting the Network Communication Test results Chapter 12 Verifying Devices Performing a Network Verification The Network Verification Dialog Finding all Devices in the Network Testing the Communication level What if the Communication Is Bad Comparing the Device Memory to the File Contents What if Device Memory Matches the File Contents What If Device Memory Is Different Than File Contents Examining and resolving differences Verify Indications Single Unit Verify Chapter 13 Utilities Discovering Devices Viewing a Device Viewing a device that is in your Network Viewing a Device that is not part of your Network Copying one device s configuration to another device Replacing a Device Reading Devices into the Network
62. 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 computer or laptop UPB Interface 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 10 The UPStart User s Guide Chapter 2 Getting started with UPStart UPB Interface Setup erface Module PIM F
63. 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 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 The UPStart User s Guide 105 Chapter 13 Utilities 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 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
64. k design file While this process is taking place UPStart also checks how well it is communicating with the device Alll this information is displayed below Refer to the legend to interpret the results IV Verify device configuration info r Legend 001 020 I ABBE ABOOO COO iow o oo OOOO OOOO OODSOGOOGO Gm OOOO 00000 GOOSS GOOGO geen 1 OOOO SOOO GOSOSSOOGo gan ES BER Be eee lp 101 120 Pe Pee Bee eee 21 10 TS Bee eee eee 4 11 100 lf Pe Bee eee Ae 1 0 iE See eee eee Ae o1 20 PS BEES Bee eee 4 1 20 TODOO OOOO GOOHR0 COR00 pweites 221 20 EES BEREE GESEE i asorar 22 OOO 00000 J7 minor ait 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 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 The UPStart User s Guide Chapter 12 Verifying Devices Finding all Devices in the Network The first thin
65. l Systems Product OTCE Desktop Controler 6 Buton Network New Name flivngRoom 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 Deleting Devices 38 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 The UPStart User s Guide Chapter 5 Adding and Deleting Devices 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
66. l 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 such devices to be sure that they are not causing your problem The UPStart User s Guide 125 Chapter 17 UPStart versions Technical support 126 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
67. le 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 The UPStart User s Guide 97 Chapter 12 Verifying Devices Overwriting the device contents with the file 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
68. line 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 The UPStart User s Guide 113 Chapter 14 Working in Offline Mode 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 None Offlin Powerline Interface Module PIM R USB Powerline Interface Module PIM U 3 Phase Repeater PRR UPStart indicates that you are now in Offline Mode with a special offline indicator in the status bar Online and Offline indicator 114 The UPStart User s Guide Chapter 14 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
69. mitters 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 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 Conversation 60 80 60 Using UPStart you program the three switches for these lights 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 The UPStart User s Guide 65 Chapter 9 Links and the Link Editors 66 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
70. 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 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 can 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 The UPStart User s Guide Chapter 12 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
71. n 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 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 118 The UPStart U
72. n 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 The UPStart User s Guide 109 Chapter 13 Utilities Configuring Logging 110 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 Options 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 gt Where are the log files stored and how many entries are kept There are two log files maintained by UPStart 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 d
73. n 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 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 The UPStart User s Guide 61 Chapter 8 Editing A Device s Configuration Info 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 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 Main Bath Mirror Lights AND 4 other devi
74. ncreasing unit ID order view options are also available from the main UPStart menu 49 Chapter 6 Organizing with the Design and Display panes 50 If you right click on an icon this popup appears View Edit Verify Program Install Replace Copy Configuration Delete Comm Test Test Get Status Remove Icon 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 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 The UPStart User s Guide The Inspector Chapter 6 Organizing with the Design and Display pane e Get Status Send
75. ne 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 Add Devices Wizard Step 2 The UPStart User s Guide Chapter 5 Adding and Deleting Devices When you do that this dialog opens Configuration x 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 Half Height Triple Rocker 741 ST42x Half Height Quad Rocker 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 The UPStart User s Guide 37 Chapter 5 Adding and Deleting Devices Step 3 Finish or add another device After the device is programmed with the network information the final step of the Wizard displays xl UPStart has successfully added this new device to your network Manufacturer IPES Powerline Contro
76. 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 m UPStart Middle station upb Network1 File View Network Device Tools Help oe S elelP Ph hh O B TAH eS EHC Displays I tai enter Space G a All Devices l EH Rooms Crawl Space DTC6 WS1 F Driveway Sensor Downstairs Bath Living Room Kitchen El Ceiling Lights Keypad Lights Entry a Keypad Guest Bedroom El Ceiling Lights HCA Central El Lights Kitchen El Lights Main Bedroom Conversation 1 Conversation 2 Library Main Bedroom Key El Bar Light E Bookcase Lights E Keypad Living Room B Keypad B Keypad Main Bath Al Mirror Lights El Mirror Lights Main Bedroom Center Space The UPStart User s Guide 47 Chapter 6 Organizing with the Design and Display panes 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 i
77. nner 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 When a device receives a Link and if the Link is found in its Receive Component Table it Conversion responds according to the settings in the table Devices can be programmed to turn on at any available level even 0 which turns the device off This Wizard helps you program a fron 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 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 r 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 i ssid additional configuration Click Next to continue 5 16 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 configurin
78. nsmit 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 dialog based link editor called the DLE Select from the menu Network Link Names and use the Edit Link button in the dialog The Dialog based Link Editor DLE The DLE is a simple way to create and visualize how one link interacts with multiple devices 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 The UPStart User s Guide 67 Chapter 9 Links and the Link Editors 68 Starting the DLE To use the DLE select from the menu Network Link Names select the link you want to edit and press Link Edit button in the Link Builder box Conversation 1 Conversation 2 Desk Driveway Car Library On Link001 Link002 Link003 Link004 Link005 Library Keypad Indicator OFF gt Library Keypad Button OFF 4 Library Bookcase Lights Preset 02 4 Library Bar Light Preset 02 This dialog the Link Names dialog is covered in greater detail in another section The UPStart User s Guide Chapter 9 Links and the Link Editors After pressing the E
79. ork Edit Device Living Room Keypad S xj ID Receive Components Transmit Components Options Advanced Test Communications Test Statistics 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 EE At the Device Signal Noise 0 1 Noise Level None Noise Level None Signal Level Excellent Signal Level Excellent Running the Communications Test Press the Run Communications Test button to start the test Note that 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 84 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 Level Meaning 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
80. ou 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 The UPStart User s Guide 99 Chapter 13 Utilities 100 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 JT After discovery attempt to add devices to the network design r Legend oot 020 EENEN OOUUU OOU OOU J unknown ee os Hpapu Hggga no unit OOO O OO OOOO OOOO ae eet ee ISI OOOOOU OOO OO005 pr 101 120 JC O O00 OOOO UON O 121 140 O Io 0001 Ol O Ogli JOLI
81. ou 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 The UPStart User s Guide 41 Chapter 6 Organizing with the Design and Display panes Design Pane 42 The left pane the Design Pane displays a listing organized into four folders Displays Rooms and Links 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 o xi File View Network Device Tools Help SSte PO DRAE BRRNBK
82. ow their icons This chapter tells you how to use UPStart to program those changes into your device magUPStart Middle station upb Network1 5 x Eile View Network Device Tools Help SAS self BAF SRABBMS T 2 All Devices 4 Rooms G 3 E 5 a HED Crawl Space E Driveway Sensor GHD Downstairs Bath Wal W51 Wt W51 Wat E Ceiling Lights Eo Enty Library Library Downstairs Bath Guest Bedroom Kitchen E Keypad Bar Light Bookcase Lights Ceiling Lights Ceiling Lights Lights E k hi hi i ling Ligh E O Guest Bedroom E Ceiling Lights 3 3 x z z EME HCA Central em E Lights 4 H E 12 B Kitchen 3 E Lights WS1 WS1 Ws WMCB WMCB B Library a SO E Bar Light HCA Central Upstairs Bath Main Bath Entry Library E Bookcase Lights Lights Mirror Lights Mirror Lights Keypad Keypad E Keypad 4 Main Bath 3 Z E Mirror Lights Ss I EH Main Bedroom Sip B Main Bedroom Key HE Upstairs Bath kaduke E Miror Lights Main Bedroom Crawl Space X 1 Main Bedroom Key Driveway Sensor All Devices Signa Online Modified Programming Configuration Information into a device To program a single device with the configuration information saved in your network simply follow the steps below The UPStart User s Guide 77 Cha
83. p 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 The UPStart User s Guide 21 Chapter 3 UPStart Wizard 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 When all units are programmed if necessary close the popup dialog that shows the programming process 22 The UPStart User s Guide 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 UPStart Wizard Test xj 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 message display Whenever some device transmits you can see what it transmitted This helps you test that devices you configured to transmit If you need to make changes to your network all you need do is to use move forward to the Program step press the Program but
84. 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 network 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 Off
85. pter 10 Programming Devices 78 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 CT xt 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 what is in the device memory and to update it to whatis specified in the network file select the 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 display
86. r 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 an error 120 The UPStart User s Guide Chapter 15 Customizing UPStart Behaviors 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 UPStart Operation Log Timeout and Retry 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 IV Save the UPB Communications log file when performing a network comm test Log every 3rd 7 test run and only log a maximum of 0 x errors UPStart can provide support for a number of UPB powerline interfaces Not all of these are typically used in usual residential applications V Provide support for all UPB powerline interfaces Most devices contain statistic information that may be u
87. 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 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 di
88. room S Lights Ri i 000000000 Network Crawl Space Kitchen Lights B Library Bar Light Bookcase Lights Keypad B Main Bath Mirror Lights EE Main Bedroom Main Bedroom Key 5 Upstairs Bath Mirror Lights OE Linka ia amp All Devices Online lt Q 48 The UPStart User s Guide Chapter 6 Organizing with the Design and Display pane 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 Arrange by gt Device Name Room Name Type Unit ID The actions are The The UPStart User s Guide Add Device Start the new Device Wizard and preload the room name with the name of display name 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 Add Link Add a new link to your network and start the Link Editor Links Open the Links dialog View Icons Show each device as an Icon View List Show each device in a columnar format This is a quick way to see most configuration settings for each device Arrange By Device Name Arrange the icons alphabetically by device name Arrange by Room Name Arrange the icons alphabetically by room name Arrange by Type Arrange the icons by their type Arrange by Unit ID Arrange the icons into i
89. rt has successfully found your device it is time to give it a 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 CAT x UPStart has successfully found your new force Desktop Controller 6 Button 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 For example Living Room Light by TY or Ron s Office Keypad Room Name Device Name Unit Id Living Room 7 Keypad 7 13 IV Erase existing configuration lt Back Cancel The UPStart User s Guide 35 Chapter 5 Adding and Deleting Devices 36 Some devices from some manufacturers can be configured into o
90. s The UPStart User s Guide Chapter 13 Utilities 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 better Viewing the Log The current UPB log file can be viewed with the Log Viewer This viewer is ac
91. s Guide 59 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 Edit Device Library Keypad At the bottom of the Window are buttons for reading the device memory and programming your changes into the device memory Making desired changes Navigate through the tabs and make any changes that you desire When you are satisfied with these changes then program them into your device using the Program Device at the bottom of the dialog 60 The UPStart User s Guide Chapter 8 Editing A Device s Configuration Info 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 CO 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 ca
92. s don t respond The UPStart User s Guide 119 Chapter 15 Customizing UPStart Behaviors z UPStart Operation Log Timeout and Retry 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 amount 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 Emmm Timeout milliseconds when using a USB PIM 6000 a Whenever a UPB operation fails it is retried Perform this many retries 4 a Serial and USB timeouts When UPStart requests information from a device it expects that device to respond within a given time Ifthe 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 whicheve
93. s 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 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 Q UPStart Middle station upb Network1 g D xj File View Network Device Tools Help ACE EE EEL EEFDE ED Displays vo Options version mD Manuf pid Product Firmware Serial Net Name _ Room Name EEJ All Devices 0000000000 Middle St Library Rooms is har 0000000000 Middle St Library B Crawl Space 0000000000 Middle St Downstairs Bath Driveway Sensor 0000000000 Middle St Guest Bedroom H Downstairs Bath PA a 000000000 Middle St Kitchen Ceiling Lights ts her 0000000000 Networki HCA Central EME Enty a fns 0000000000 Middle St Upstairs Bath Keypad s i 0000000000 Middle St Main Bath Guest Bedroom A ki 0000000000 Middle St Entry S Ceiling Lights A ma 0000000000 Network Library EMG HCA Central Ki te 0000000000 Middle St Main Bed
94. s the command 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 The UPStart User s Guide Chapter 10 Programming Devices Programming Configuration Information 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 OOOO 6h ehh 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 No Don t do it The UPStart User s Guide 79 Chapter 10 Programming Devices Step 2 Start the program all operation Start the Program All operation by pr
95. sed Main Bedroom Main Bedroom Key E Button used F Button used G Button used H Button used i Button used i J Button used K Button used The UPStart User s Guide 73 Chapter 9 Links and the Link Editors 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 Here are some final thoughts on using the DLE e Toremove 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 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 74 The UPStart User s Guide Chapter 9 Links and the Link Editors The Links Dialog The Links dialog is opened by selecting from the menu Network Link Names x m Available Link Names m Test Link 9 used by Activate Link 9 Deactivate Link 9 Conversation 2 Desk Yes Driveway Car Yes Library Off Yes Library On Yes Link001 Yes Link002 Yes Link003 Yes LinkOO4 Yes Link 005 New Rename Remove Unused m Link
96. seful to the device manufacturer Usually this information is not useful to users of the devices On occasion to assist with technical support you may need to see them IV Display manufacturer statistics on a tab during device edit and view j 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 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 UPStart User s Guide 121 Chapter 15 Customizing UPStart Behaviors 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 stati
97. ser s Guide Chapter 15 Customizing UPStart Behaviors 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 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 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 device
98. splay and appears in the Windows Task Bar as a button labeled with your network name 6 The UPStart User s Guide Chapter 1 What is UPStart 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 mouse 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 cons
99. stics Enabling this option is almost never a good idea unless Technical Support requests that you do so 122 The UPStart User s Guide Chapter 16 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 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 The UPStart User s Guide 123 Chapter 16
100. t 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 The UPStart User s Guide Chapter 11 Testing Devices and the Network 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 Network Communications Test x Phase Run Test Signal PIM Noise PIM Signal Dev Noise Dev Diag1 Diag2 Diag3 m ID Room Name Phase Total Correct _Total Failure Avg Signal PIM_ _ Noise Ct PIM Avg Noise PIM Avg Signal Dev Every 10 a minutes test each device 4 a times until the test has been repeated 98 times I Test only the selected devices Run Communications Test Close The Network Communications Test Dialog provides selectors for setting up the following test parameters e Number of minu
101. tart System Requirements Installing UPStart Connecting UPStart to the powerline UPB Interface Setup Dialog Chapter 3 UPStart Wizard Create a network Adding Devices Adding Links Transmit Components Receive Components Programming Testing Complete Chapter 4 Creating a UPB Network What are the Network Parameters The Network ID The Network Name The Network Password Starting a New UPB Network New Network Wizard Editing your Network Parameters Notes and Installer Customer Information The Network and the Network File Creating a network file from an existing network Chapter 5 Adding and Deleting Devices Adding a single device The Add Devices Wizard Deleting Devices Oooo DAFF HRWNR Chapter 6 Organizing with the Design and Display Panes Design Pane Design Pane Operations Close but not Windows Explorer Display Pane Room Displays User Displays Icon and List View Design Pane Operations The Inspector Chapter 7 Saving your Network File Saving your Network File Saving the network for the first time Periodic File Updates Opening a Saved Network file Automatic Network Verification Exporting your Network Chapter 8 Editing a Device s Configuration Info Opening the Edit Device dialog About The Edit Device Dialog Making desired changes Saving changes for later Canceling changes Programming changes into the Device Editing multiple devices at one time Chapter 9 Links and the Link Editors What are Links Adding Links to Dev
102. te Network button As described in later chapters of the User Guide a network has additional parameters besides just aname The UPStart wizard picks these for you and makes sure that its choices don t conflict with other networks The UPStart User s Guide 17 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 UPStart Wizard Device Add Using the UPStart wizard you can add up to 40 devices All you need do is to enter a 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 18 The UPStart User s Guide Chapter 3 UPStart Wizard Adding Links Once all devices are added the next step creates links xi 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 Di
103. tes 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 The UPStart User s Guide 89 Chapter 11 Testing Devices and the Network Starting the Network Communication Test 90 Start the Network Communication Test by pressing the Run Communications Test button UPStart displays a dialog that optionally allows you to save the test results to a log file Select file for communications test summary 2 xi Save in Logs z cf eE E AlertLog txt E SessionLog txt File name Save as type TXT files txt z Cance Za 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 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 The UPStart User s Guide Chapter 11 Testing Devices and the Network xi Room Name Phase Run Test Signal PIM Noise PIM
104. then UPStart is Offline 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 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 The UPStart User s Guide 3 Chapter 1 What is UPStart 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
105. ting devices in a UPB network Editing device properties Viewing device properties Programming devices The Dialog based Link Editor DLE 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 Z 3 4 mgUPStart Middle station upb Network1 From the Windows task bar click the Start button Choose Programs Then click UPB Then click on UPStart Ele wew Network Device Tools Help 2 0 x en iji a CA 4 ED CAE A E E A a a E E A E Displays a Sam z E 5 5 T d Il JA iA Driveway Sensor Wel W31 W31 W1 EH Downstairs Bath Ceiling Lights Library Library Downstairs Bath Guest Bedroom B Enty Bar Light Bookcase Lights Ceiling Lights Ceiling Lights Keypad HE Guest Bedroom Ceiling Lights Z z 2 E HCA Cental 4 E E E Lights B B Kitchen WS1 WS1 WS1 WS1 Lights i EMG Library kitchen HCA Central Upstairs Bath Main Bath E Bar Light Lights Lights Mirror Lights Mirror Lights Bookcase Lights Keypad z 4 Main Bath i i My E Miror Lights M mi Main Bedroom _ 5 Main Bedroom Key WCE WME EHD Upstairs Bath Entry Library Main Bedroom Crawl Space a Mirror Lights Keypad Keypad Main Bedroom Key Driveway Sensor Links gt Bich Commrnatiqn Signac Online F
106. tivated by selecting from the menu Tools Open Log Viewer xl Enty Date R Net Cmd info Source Name Component Dest Name Component Reve 8 1 200512 33 50PM 2 2 136 Status Level 0 Unit 011 HCA Central Lights Unit 011 Rove 8 1 200512 33 53PM 2 2 136 Status Level100 Unit 011 HCA Central Lights Unit 011 Peve 8 1 2005 12 35 47PM 1 2 136 Activate Unit 007 Library Keypad Button ON Link 007 Library Bar Light Preset 01 Peve 8 1 20051235 47PM_ 2 2 136 Activate Unit 007 ad Button ON Link 007 Library Bookcas Peve 8 1 200512 3553PM 1 2 136 Activate Unit 007 Button OFF Link 008 Library Bar Light set 02 Peve 8 1 200512 3553PM 2 2 136 Activate Unit 007 Button OFF Link 008 Library Bookcase Lights Preset 02 Entry count 6 Clear Log Copy Selected Close ZA 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 The UPStart User s Guide 111 Chapter 13 Utilities 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 112 The UPStart User s Guide Chapter 14 Working in Offline Mode UPStart can be operated without a
107. ton and then When all are working as you expect press the Next button to rnove on Rove 2 2 Activate Button ON Link 105 Monna Activate Deactivate Dinnertime Activate Deactivate faen Activate Deactivate Ereann Activate Deactivate Conversation _ Activate Deactivate All On Activate Deactivate Off Activate Deactivate Aetivate Dea ae Activate Dea A E Activate Deactivate a Activate Deactivate e Desctivate 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 Testing Does it all works as you expect Your network is now fully programmed But does it work the way you want Getting everything configured is not easy You may decide that you want some Links to behave differently can see which devices respond The Deactivate button turns all off devices that respond to that Link At the bottom of this step is a UPB are sending the Links you expect the Back button to move to a previous step make changes and then test again Complete The final step just tells you all is complete and gives you some helpful hints on where to go next The UPStart User s Guide 23 Chapter 3 UPStart Wizard 24 The UPStart User s Guide Chapter 4 Creating a UPB
108. truction of displays 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 operation The UPStart toolbar contains these tools from left to right The UPStart User s Guide 7 Chapter 1 What is UPStart mgUPStart Middle station upb Network1 File View Network Device Tools Help SCUSHe PX LRASSRABBwS File Open File Save Print Offline Mode Online Mode Display in Icon mode Display in List mode Add a device Add link Show all links Program Modified Read All View Device Network Properties Network Discovery Network Verify Device Program Device Delete 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 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 8 The UPStart User s Guide 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
109. ts HCA Central Lights Kitchen Lights Library Bar Light 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 The UPStart User s Guide Chapter 13 Utilities 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 have 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 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
110. ts Kitchen E Lights on a tD E Bar Light E Bookcase Lights E Keypad Living Room E Keypad E Keypad Main Bath E Miror Lights E Mirror Lights Main Bedroom E Main Bedroom Key Upstairs Bath E Mirror Lights aoa ao ao oe x Library Signal Online 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 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 click and select New Display from the popup menu A new display is added in the Design Pane and you are immediately given a chance to name it The UPStart User s Guide Chapter 6 Organizing with the Design and Display pane gUPStart Middle station upb Network1 File View Network Device Tools Help oie ele Pal o FD Displays e Lower Flood 3 Center Space 2 amp 3 All Devices Rooms Adding icons to a user display Adding icons to a display is just as simple All you
111. ul 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 Note 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 e Installing the UPStart software and hardware e The UPStart Wizard e Creating UPB networks The UPStart User s Guide 1 Chapter 1 What is UPStart Adding and dele
112. ur 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 The UPStart User s Guide Chapter 13 Utilities x r Legend o1 02 Pe oo oug ogogo E Tovo e100 E TT AA Gene MAMAM ee eee A 01 020 E D a O eee Pees eee E sues w T Bees eee H 101 17 l 2110 PP Pee eee AA 100 Pee Pees Bee eee 11 1 PPP Pees eee eee 101 200 Pe eee eee eee 201 220 PP eee eee eee 221 20 i Pe Bee eee eee 21 200 i Pe eee F Test for the PIM Test for noise at PIM 07070 Ti Test noise level at device 1 gt Test signal level at PIM Test signal level at device Read network ID Read unit ID iil Details E E 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 o
113. vice 104 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 of 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 owst 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 Guest Bedroom Ceiling Ligh
114. ving Your Network File To export your network simply select the File Export menu item and choose the directory and filename that you want Select export file Soe le B middle station upe see UPB Export Files upe 6 4 When you press the Save button UPStart creates an Export file of your network The UPStart User s Guide 57 Chapter 7 Saving Your Network File 58 The UPStart User s Guide 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 several 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 The UPStart User
115. w 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 Cancel Note Anytime UPStart shows the finger on the button picture it is directing you to go manually place a 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 The UPStart User s Guide 31 Chapter 4 Creating A UPB Network 32 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 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 The UPStart User s Guide 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 UP
116. y 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 The UPStart User s Guide 15 Chapter 3 UPStart Wizard To begin the UPStart wizard select from the menu File UPStart Wizard An introductory dialog appears UPStart Wizard Introduction 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 16 The UPStart User s Guide Chapter 3 UPStart Wizard Create a network The real work begins in the network creation step UPStart Wizard Network All you need do is to provide a name for your network and press the Crea
117. you would like to proceed Prstan 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 96 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 The UPStart User s Guide Chapter 12 Verifying Devices xi Type W51 wal Switch 1 Channel Minor diff Room Name 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 fi

UPStart User`s Guide - Home Automation, Inc.

Contents

Download Pdf Manuals

Related Search

Related Contents