USER GUIDE
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1. TEKNOWARE ALTO USER GUIDE Table of Contents 1 OVERVIEW 1 1 Basic concepts INSTALLING AALTO CONTROL SYSTEM 1 Installing Aalto Control 4 0 software 2 Creating user names for Aalto Control software 3 Installing Aalto Control 4 0 Coordinator 4 Creating data tree structure 5 Adding luminaires 6 Dividing luminaires into categories N N N N N N N N 7 Setting up Software settings and Email reporting 3 USING THE AALTO CONTROL SYSTEM 3 1 Main Window 3 2 User view 3 3 Reports view w Oo won aN A 14 14 15 17 cy mogoar soure TEKNOWARE MADE IN FINLAND 1 OVERVIEW Aalto Control 4 0 is a system used for controlling and managing Teknoware Aalto Control compatible emergency and exit luminaires Aalto Control allows the user to e arrange luminaires by groups such as floors and other areas buildings and sites e define the type of luminaires used e observe the luminaire s state and conditions e gather information and logs of errors and executed tests e receive automatic status reports via email e turn luminaires to ON OFF or BLINK state e set prohibition time schedules for luminaire tests Aalto Control delivery consists of one or more Wireless Ethernet Aalto Coordinator unit s the Aalto Control software on a USB memory drive and a USB licence dongle 1 1 Basic concepts Aalto Coordinator an Ethernet based network device used for communicat2. 5 While in the SETTINGS sub window go to the HARDWARE tab The Coordinator options are on the left side of the tab amp TEKNOWARE MADE IN FINLAND Coordinator 2 Figure 2 SETTINGS window HARDWARE tab Coordinator options 6 Add a Coordinator by clicking the ADD NEW button The system prompts for Coordinator details Enter the previously checked MAC address and IP address of the Coordinator in the corresponding fields and add an optional note about the Coordinator Repeat the procedure if the system consists of multiple Coordinators NOTE The Advanced Settings are for authorized personnell only Changing Advanced Settings may seriously affect the system 2 4 Creating data tree structure 1 While logged in as Administrator go to the SETTINGS window as described earlier Select the STRUCTURE tab 2 SITE is the main category so create them first Then create the BUILDING categories and define the SITES under which the BUILDINGS are set Lastly create the AREAS and define both SITE and BUILDING for each AREA 3 An image can be added for each category buttons Site Image Building Image and Area Plan Supported image formats are jpg png gif and tiff 8 cy mogoar soure TEKNOWARE MADE IN FINLAND NOTE While not mandatory it is highly recommended that a layout image is added to each AREA 4 The images can be removed or updated by click
3. Select the Coordinator to which the luminaires are connected from the left side of the window Click the IMPORT FROM FILE button A Select file window will open Browse to the folder containing the CVS file select the file and click Import Wait for the import process to complete A confirmation note will be displayed Dividing luminaires into categories First make sure you have added an Area Plan image for each Category you wish to add luminaires to Log in as Administrator and go to the USERS VIEW sub window on the left side of the Main Window 11 SB TEKNOWARE M ana MADE IN FINLAND Alicoordinators w Label to show Label fiter Z Show faulty Info1 header from database F Show notassigned 7 Show label Figure 4 USERS VIEW window 3 If you want to add a luminaire to a certain AREA as is usually the case start by selecting the correct SITE under which the correct AREA is no 1 in the image The select the correct BUILDING and finally the correct AREA no 2 in the image The Area Plan image is displayed 4 From the Filters section no 3 in the image select the correct coordinator to which the luminaires are wirelessly connected to and make sure that the Show not assigned and Show faulty options are selected The available luminaires are displayed
4. e Green luminaire is switched ON without errors e Grey luminaire is switched OFF e Yellow luminaire is temporarily unavailable e Red luminaire is malfunctioning or has not responded for 24 hours By left clicking an icon with the mouse cursor the following options are displayed e Set Remove from map e Add View notes e Go to history e View Status By right clicking an icon with the mouse cursor the following options are displayed e Refresh e BLINK ON e Switch ON OFF e Run test 16 cy mogoar source TEKNOWARE MADE IN FINLAND NOTE Setting a luminaire to OFF or BLINK state should only be done under appropriate circumstances Also note that depenfing on the system size it may take a while for the state update to take affect 3 3 Reports view The Reports view contains two different selection tools 1 and 2 and three action tool sets 4 5 and 6 The action tool sets only affect the luminaires selected in the luminaires list 3 E BULDING All coordinators Aalto control Mane Note Note 2 Note 3 Note 4 Selecta B i ossea HD E roor E NOT ASSIGNED Location Coordinator Note 1 Note2 Note3 Note4 Selection Map link Actons History Test prohibition Alarm relays 5 Cae H Ca ra Actons Hstory Test prohbivon Alarm relays Ser Actions 6890 Test prohbiton Alarm relays Aion Hasty Tet pahin re
5. amp mm azaua o 98 TEKNOWARE MADE IN FINLAND 3 2 User view PLACE FLOOR PLAN HERE 33 50 100 200 300 Alcor 3 aaa aab N I aae j bbb bbe od 15 m 1 I EI i 5 Show not assigned 7 Show label Figure 6 User view 1 Data tree or Site list select the view from 2 2 View selection An option to display only the faulty luminaires On the right side there is a drop down list from which you can select the informa tion field that is displayed as the luminaire identification 3 Image window in which the category image e g a floor plan if added of the selected category is displayed 4 Filters for displaying the luminaires If these options are checked unassigned and or faulty luminaires will be shown below the image window NOTE To use commission mode or other system set up options you need to log in as Admin See chapter 2 6 Dividing luminaires into categories for more details about the Filters and Label to Show options 4 on the Image 15 TEKNOWARE M gasa MADE IN FINLAND Luminaire icons From the luminaire icon you can interpret the type and status of the luminaire The icons are Emergency luminaire Third party luminaire Luminaire type not defined The status of a luminaire can be interpreted by the color of the icon
6. AaltoDB db Coordinators Coordinator 1 Coordinator 2 Number of added luminaires EXPORT TO FILE Figure 3 SETTINGS window HARDWARE tab Luminaire options Adding the luminaires manually Use this method to manually add the luminaires and additional information 1 While logged in as administrator go to the SETTINGS window as described earlier Select the HARDWARE tab The Luminaire options are on the centre of the tab 2 Select the Coordinator to which the luminaires are connected from the left side of the window 3 Click ADD MANUALLY The system will prompt you for additional information e RFID The RF ID of an individual luminaire Note that a laser bar code reader can be used to insert this information e TYPE Select the type of the luminaire from the drop down list e MODEL An optional field for the luminaire model e NOTE 1 4 Four free text fields for additional information about the luminaire 10 cy mogoar source TEKNOWARE MADE IN FINLAND Adding the luminaires by importing luminaire data from a file 1 Use this method to import luminaires and additional information from a CSV file A template for a compatible CSV file can be found from the Aalto Control 4 0 installation folder file name template csv While logged in as administrator go to the SETTINGS window as described earlier Select the HARDWARE tab The Luminaire options are on the centre of the tab
7. can MODIFY it or REMOVE it by clicking corresponding buttons 2 Select the correct Alarm device from the list on the left side of the Alarm relays tab 3 Select a luminaire or a group of luminaires you wish to assign to this device from the Luminaires list 3 and click ASSIGN TO SELECTED button 4 If a luminaire assigned to an alarm device generates an error to the Aalto system the relay output Q1 of the alarm module will be closed To view the luminaire s added to a device select the device and click VIEW You can also print a list of the luminaires from this view Clicking the TEST button will start a test during which the Q1 relay of the selected TST5107 module will open and close repeatedly This feature can be used for checking that the connection and the device are functioning correctly Stop the test by clicking the STOP TEST button before normal operation TEKNOWARE MADE IN FINLAND Contact Information Teknoware Oy Ilmarisentie 8 Fl 15200 Lahti Tel 358 0 3 883 020 Fax 358 0 3 8830 260 Email emexit teknoware fi www teknoware fi
8. fields you can change the titles for Note datafields 6 Click SAVE to save the settings 13 amp MADE IN FINLAND 3 USING THE AALTO CONTROL SYSTEM 3 1 Main Window You are logged in as AITA AN 4 0 Administrator C ON T R S INFORMATION Luminaire status 4 OK 8 failures 8 not assigned Warnings 1 connection failures Coordinators 2 installed 2 failures 0 not assigned z F ie 3 Settings View coordinators u Site building area settings Coordinator settings ace Gees eae TERN VARE User views Figure 5 Main window After logging in to the system the Main Window opens On the upper part of the Main Window you can see the user name you are logged in as 1 To log out click the Log out button in the upper right corner of the window Clicking the symbol opens the User Manual in PDF format The middle section 2 displays a quick view of the System Status Information A red X is displayed on the right side part of this section if warnings and faults are present in the system If only faults are present a yellow exclamation mark is displayed When there are no warnings a green checkmark is displayed The three sub windows of the system can be accessed from the lower side of the Main Window simply by clicking the icons Basic users can access the USER VIEWS a Medium users can also access the REPORTS window and Admininistrator users can access all three windows 14
9. ID A network channel identifier used in Wireless Aalto devices PAN ID can be used for locking a group of Aalto luminaires to communicate with only a defined Wireless Ethernet Aalto Coordinator unit This is useful if there are several Aalto Coordinator units or other wireless devices using the same protocol on the area 2 INSTALLING AALTO CONTROL SYSTEM Process description 1 Install the Aalto Control 4 0 software 2 Create the user names 3 Install the Aalto Coordinator s and set up the Coordinator settings in the software 4 Create structure Sites Buildings Areas 5 Add luminaires to the system 6 Divide the luminaires into selected sections of the structure Requirements Aalto Control 4 0 is compatible with Windows XP and Windows 7 32 64 operating systems Please note that while the system originally requires only a few megabytes of hard drive space for installation the actual required drive space depends on the amount of luminaires images and amount of logs It is recommended that at least a few hundred megabytes of hard drive space is reserved for the Aalto Control software Make sure to check occasionally that enough free space is available The HELP button opens this user s guide in a PDF format For this a PDF reader software is required The Email reporting system requires an internet connection cy mogoar soure TEKNOWARE MADE IN FINLAND 2 1 Installing Aalto Control 4 0 software 1 Lo
10. aire functions as a signal amplifier Make sure that the distance between the Aalto Control Coordinator and the nearest luminaire and the distances between individual luminaires are suitable for wireless connection usually approx 10 20m Walls and other structures between luminaires may affect the signal level significantly NOTE If your Aalto Control system consists of more than one Aalto Control Coordinators make sure to install the Coordinator with the correct PAN ID to a location near the luminaires with the same PAN ID 1 Check the MAC address of the Coordinator s from the label on the bottom of the coordinator and write the address down 2 Attach the Coordinator s to a pre planned location according to the instructions included in the Coordinator delivery If the system consists of one Coordinator connect it to the network If the system consists of more than one Coordinator connect them one by one to the network and make the necessary IP settings before connecting the next Coordinator 3 For systems consisting of one Coordinator the default IP address 172 22 9 210 can be used If the system consists of several coordinators or if DHCP ora non default IP address needs to be used see a separate Coordinator Settings guide located in CoordinatorSettings CoordinatorSettings pdf in the Aalto 4 installation USB drive 4 Log in to the Aalto Control software as Administrator and go to the SETTINGS window as described earlier
11. below the Area Plan image no 4 in the image For more information about the luminaire icons and viewing options see chapter 3 2 User View 5 The Label to show section no 3 in the image allows you to sort and filter the luminaires no 4 in the image Simply select a Note field or the RF ID option from the drop down list The selected information will be displayed attached to the luminaire icon no 4 in the image sorted alphabetically You can also filter the displayed luminaires by typing a filter rule to the Label Filter field For example if you have written luminaire location data to Note 2 data field e g Office 1 Office 2 and Office 3 you can now filter the luminaires by 12 cy mogoar source TEKNOWARE MADE IN FINLAND selecting Note 2 from the drop down list and typing a corresponding filter rule for example Office 2 A wild card can also be used so filter rule Office would display all luminaires with the Note 2 data starting with the word Office 6 Choose a luminaire you wish to add to the Area Identify the luminaire by using the RF ID or by other information if the luminaire has for example unique Note data The RF ID of a luminaire can be seen by either leaving the mouse cursor on a luminaire icon for a while or by left clicking the luminaire icon and selecting View status 7 By scrolling and zooming adjust the Area image in a way that the actual location of the luminai
12. g in as Administrator 2 Disable all rest and power saving modes before installing Aalto Control 3 Connect the Aalto Control USB drive to a USB port and open the USB drive root folder NOTE Make sure the USB dongle is not connected at this point 4 Run the installation wizard Aalto4 exe The program will guide you through the installation process If you have a firewall in use allow the network communication of the Aalto system 5 After the installation is completed connect the USB dongle before starting up the program 6 If at some point you want to make a backup copy of the Aalto database alone you can simply copy the Aa toDB db file from the installation folder 2 2 Creating user names for Aalto Control software 1 Log in to your computer as Administrator Start the Aalto 4 software Log in to Aalto 4 as administrator NOTE When starting up the software for the first time you must enter a new password for the user Administrator To do this simply select a new password and log in with it Make sure you remember the password The system will automatically save the selected password for Administrator 2 Go to SETTINGS sub window by clicking the SETTINGS icon on the right side of the Main window see image below S TEKNOWARE M gan MADE IN FINLAND AALTO CON You are logged in as AAT 40 NOT RO N M STATUS INFORM Luminaire status 4 OK 8 failures 8 not assigned Warning
13. ing between the Aalto Control software and the Aalto Control self contained luminaires Emergency luminaire a non maintained luminaire meant for maintaining a required level of illumination during an emergency such as a power failure Exit luminaire a maintained luminaire meant for illuminating exit signs during an emergency such as a power failure as well as normal operation Categories Sites Buildings and Areas see below In addition to being used as levels in the data tree the categories can also be used for targeting actions to defined groups of luminaires For example you can turn ON all the luminaires under a specific Area Site The topmost category in the Aalto Control 4 0 software data tree A site can contain several Buildings A site image can be set for each Site Building A category in the Aalto Control 4 0 software data tree representing an entire building A Building can contain several Areas A building image can be set for each Building Area A category in the Aalto Control 4 0 software data tree representing a certain area of a building such as a single floor An area image such as a layout plan can be set for each Area amp S TEKNOWARE 57o goro so uit ce MADE IN FINLAND CSV file A plain text file containing tabular luminaire data that can be imported directly to the Aalto Control system RF identifier A unique RF ID code that identifies each individual luminaire PAN
14. ing the MODIFY button under each category 5 The created categories can be removed by clicking the REMOVE button under each category Removing a root category will remove all subcategories 2 5 Adding luminaires When adding new luminaires note that each luminaire has a unique RF identifier Ox followed by 16 hexadecimal symbols The RF identifier should always be the primary method of identifying a luminaire In order to divide the luminaires into different AREAs it is highly recommended that the categories are created before adding the luminaires Adding the luminaires automatically 1 Use this method to automatically search for all available luminaires The system can automatically add the RF identifiers for all luminaires For newer Teknoware luminaires such as TWT80 and TWT9O the system can also automatically add the type and model Additional information must be added manually 2 While logged in as Administrator go to the SETTINGS window as described earlier Select the HARDWARE tab The Luminaire options are on the centre of the tab 3 Select the Coordinator to which the luminaires are connected from the left side of the window 4 Click the AUTOMATIC SEARCH button Wait until the process is finished A confirmation note is displayed including the total amount of luminaires and new added luminaires amp MADE IN FINLAND useR HARDWARE sorrware STRUCTURE Hardware settings Path
15. lays Alarm relay 1 CE 2244005 aoe Ome 172 22 9 13 Alarm device 1 os D Figure 7 Reports view 1 Selecting a category Check a selection box or boxes from the Selection tree Selecting a root category will automatically check all the subcategories Selecting the highest category will select all the luminaires 17 amp S TEKNOWARE 577o contorto uir ce MADE IN FINLAND 2 Filtering the luminaires list As a default the system will display all the luminaires within the selected categories To filter the luminaire list use the Filters tools Note that you can use a wildcard in all open text fields 3 Luminaires list The luminaires list can be sorted according to any data field by clicking the header of a column If a luminaire on the list is placed on a category image a Map link is displayed Clicking this link will open the USERS VIEW window and display the correct image centred to the luminaire in question To select a luminaire luminaires check the Selection option for all luminaires To select all luminaires displayed in the list click the Select all button in the upper right corner of the window 4 Actions These buttons only affect the selected luminaires From this tool set you can e Set the luminaires to BLINK mode e Switch luminaires ON or OFF e REMOVE luminaires from the system e PRINT a list of luminaires e Update the data fields for luminaires by fir
16. re is visible 8 Left click the luminaire icon and select Set to map Then from the image left click the location of the luminaire The Luminaire icon is moved to the selected location Repeat the procedure until all luminaires are set to the correct Areas 9 If you want to adjust the luminaire location click on the Commission mode no 5 in the image click the luminaire icon you wish to move and drag it to the correct place Pressing Esc or the right mouse button while the luminaire is selected will restore the luminaire to its original location While the Commissioning mode is active checking the Grid checkbox will display a guide grid 7 Setting up Software settings and Email reporting 1 While logged in as Administrator go to the SETTINGS and select the SOFT WARE tab 2 Add 1 5 email addresses to which you want the system to send reports to To send a test email report for the set addresses click the TEST button 3 Select the options for the email reporting e Warnings includes warnings to the report for more information see step 4 e Faults includes faults to the report e Reports send a full report e Time interval defines how often the defined report is sent 4 Set the Warning level use this slider to define how many percent of faulty luminaires generates a Warning to the reports 5 From the Icon Size drop down list you can set up the luminaire icon size for the User View From the Alternate names
17. s 1 connection failures Coordinators 2 installed 2 failures 0 not assigned gt User views View floor plans View luminaires View coordinators Site ouilding area settings Coordinator settings eS OP TEKNOWARE Figure 1 Main Window SETTINGS 3 While in the SETTINGS window go to USER tab To add users to the system click the NEW USER button ADD NEW USER window will open Enter the user name and password an optional note about the user and select the user level The user levels are e Basic user can use USER VIEWS window including area images and luminaire states e Medium user can also use the REPORTS window and set luminaire states print out reports set up luminaire test schedules and set up luminaires on floor maps e Admin user has unlimited rights to the system This access level is used for e g setting up the system NOTE Make sure your administrator password is not lost If the password is lost contact Teknoware s After Sales 4 When closing the Aalto Control 4 0 software first log out then close the software normally After this the Aalto Control process will remain running To start the software again double click the Aalto Control icon from the system tray next to the clock and date in Windows taskbar To close the software right click the icon and select Exit cy mogoar oure TEKNOWARE MADE IN FINLAND 2 3 Installing Aalto Control 4 0 Coordinator NOTE Each lumin
18. st writing the updated information to the Note fields in the Luminaires list 3 and then clicking the SAVE icon Note that right clicking a selected data field will open a drop down list containing all previously entered data If you want to add an identical Note data to several luminaires this option will allow you to do so without writing the data to each field manually NOTE Setting a luminaire to OFF or BLINK state should only be done under appropriate circumstances 5 History To use the History tools first select the luminaires and then set a time period from which you want the history information displayed Finally select the order in which the list is displayed newest oldest first 18 cy mogoar soure TEKNOWARE MADE IN FINLAND From this tool set you can e PREVIEW the history report with the previously set time limit and selections e PRINT the selected history report e EXPORT the history report to a file 6 Test prohibition only for Teknoware TWT80 and TWT90 luminaires With the Test prohibition tool you can set up time periods during which the luminaires are not allowed to run tests To add a Test prohibition time limit 1 Click the ADD TIME button 2 Set up the time period and enter an optional GROUP name Select whether you want the Prohibition time to affect battery test or all tests Click the SAVE button 3 A Prohibition time period is now created To apply this Prohibition time selec
19. t luminaire s from the Luminaires list and click APPLY TO SELECTED button The selections may be removed with the REMOVE FROM SELECTED button 4 You can modify the Test prohibition time rule by selecting a Test prohibition time and clicking the MODIFY button To remove a Test prohibition time rule from the system select a rule and click the REMOVE button NOTE Modifying a Test prohibition time WILL affect all the luminaires using said prohibition time rule NOTE Carefully plan the Test Prohibitions before implementing them leaving enough time for each luminaire to run the automatic tests It is recommended that no less than 12 hours of free time is left for each luminaire Also note that overlapping or large Test Prohibition groups may result in groups of luminaires running tests simultaneously 5 You can view or print the all the Test prohibition time rules by clicking the VIEW PRINT button 19 7 Alarm relays for setting up the Aalto Alarm Module TST5107 With the Alarm relays tab you can set up relay controlled device s which will be activated if a defined luminaire generates an error To set up an alarm device to the system first install the TST5107 module according to separate Installation Guide delivered with the module After the device is installed click the ADD button 1 Enter the IP address of the TST5107 module Enter an optional free description Click SAVE The alarm module is now installed You
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