Envision Project Training Guide - 1.0

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Training

Guide Book

Version 1.0.0

Author: Sam Hentunen. Contents subject to change without notice.

© 2010 Dynalite Intelligent Light Pty Ltd (ABN 97 095 929 829). All permissions reserved. Dynalite, Dimtek, DyNet and DLight and associated logos are the registered trademarks of Dynalite Intelligent Light Pty Ltd.

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About Philips Dynalite

Philips Dynalite is a highly specialised company whose principal occupation is to provide ‘cutting edge’ solutions for lighting control. Our achievements have been recognised worldwide and Philips Dynalite is generally the system of choice for projects involving integration with third-party vendor’s equipment and for large-scale applications.

Philips Dynalite’s philosophy is to provide the best solution possible for each and every project. This is the key to our success. Our considerable investment in Research & Development ensures that we remain at the forefront of our industry. Our position as a world leader in lighting management systems of the future will be sustained through our total commitment to innovation.

We are represented around the world by distributors and dealers who are handpicked for their ability to provide the highest possible level of service.

From a stock exchange in Shanghai, to a luxury resort in Dubai, from a smart home in Sao Paulo to limestone caves in New Zealand, Philips Dynalite’s innovative solutions deliver intelligent light. Ongoing research and development has enabled Philips Dynalite to create secure automated systems that control tens of thousands of individual light fittings in high-rise office buildings from any location anywhere in the world. Our networks are engineered to deliver instant notification of power or system failure, and report via a local Area network, the internet, or through an SMS gateway to a mobile phone. This provides the assurance necessary in applications where continuous operation is vital, such as road tunnels, computer servers or cold storage units.

Philips Dynalite’s modular product design philosophy also improves system flexibility. Through this approach, unique project application requirements can be accommodated over greatly reduced lead times. As an industry leader Philips Dynalite is committed to creating superior lighting control and energy management systems, setting new benchmarks in performance and efficiency.

In receiving the International Association of Lighting Designers award for Most Innovative Product, the Philips Dynalite control system has been independently recognised as ‘A user friendly and sensible modular approach, which takes it from the sophisticated domestic setting to large architectural spaces’.

About this course

This course is designed to provide each trainee with a broad understanding of the Philips Dynalite system and how it can be used effectively.

On completion of this course the trainee will be able to quickly and easily configure a Philips Dynalite system to provide the user with all common functionality.

This Training guide is designed to be used in conjunction with the EnvisionProject Training Activity Book

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Topic Overview

Dynalite produce a wide range of products that allows each installation to be tailored to the clients exact requirements. This topic describes the types and characteristics of the main product families.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this topic you will be able to:

• Understand the cabling requirements for a Dynalite lighting control system. • Describe the role of Dynalite products and their installation requirements.

Physical Installation

Connectivity and cabling

The system communicates over screened, stranded RS485 data cable (such as Cat5) and requires a minimum of three twisted pairs.

The cable should be segregated from mains cables by a minimum of 300mm and all devices on the cable should be connected together in a daisy chain configuration.

Fig 1 – Daisy Chain Configuration

It is important to note that any data cable that is connected to an energised device is live. Data cable should not be cut or terminated while live.

A 5-way pressure pad terminal strip is provided on devices for each data cable termination. Some devices also have an RJ12 connector for temporary connection of portable programming devices.

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Wiring diagram

Fig 2 – Wiring diagram

One pair is paralleled for GND, one pair paralleled for +12V and one pair used for DATA+ and DATA -.

Recommended DyNet Colour Coding for CAT5 Cable

Pair Colour Signal

1 Blue Mate _Blue Data- _Data+

2 Orange Mate _Orange _} Paralleled for +12Volts.

3 Green Mate _Green _} Paralleled for Ground.

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Spare pair if required to repair damaged cable or can be used as a drain for static if unshielded cable used in the

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RJ12 Socket Connections

Fig 3 – RJ12 Socket

A single pair of cables in CAT5 data cable has a maximum current limit of 2A. This equates to approximately 100 devices. In addition, the maximum cable run for a single piece of Cat5 data cable on a Dynalite network is 1000m.

A bridge should be used to connect separate cable runs together if more than 100 devices exist on a network or if a single cable run exceeds its 1km limit.

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Load Controllers

The controllers basically come in two types, either wall mounted or din rail mounted.

Wall Mounted Controllers

These controllers are supplied with mounting feet that allow them to be installed in any suitable location. They are mounted vertically with a clearance of no less than 200mm between each device to allow for sufficient airflow for cooling.

Fig 5- DLE1205 Wall mounted dimmer

Din Rail Mounted Controllers

These controllers are installed inside a standard electrical enclosure. The power and data cable should be segregated as per standard practice.

The Dynalite product facilitates segregation by having power fed in and out from the top of each device. Data cabling enters the device at the bottom and is segregated in the ELV section. Data cabling is terminated in this segregated section.

All data cable that runs within the electrical enclosure must be mains rated for safety. Dynalite data cable is safety rated to 600v.

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Control panels

Dynalite produce control panels for both UK and Australian/US style wall boxes. To confirm which panels are suitable for EU wall boxes, check with your Dynalite supplier.

Dynalite manufactures their own C-clip for the European style panels to allow this style of panel to be easily installed into an Australian project.

Fig 7 – DR2P Panel

Network power supply

The load controllers supply 12vDC via the Cat5 cable to power up control panels as well as other ancillaries. Each device requires a minimum of 10v DC to operate correctly.

If the ratio of load controllers to panels and ancillaries is too great an additional power supply is required to supplement the network. This supply is mains powered and din rail mounted. and must be installed in an electrical enclosure.

It should be made clear that the maximum current capacity of Cat5 cable is 2A. If this capacity limit is exceeded a Dynalite bridge is required to separate the network into two or more physical parts.

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Network bridges

A network bridge is commonly used to join together two pieces of Cat5 cable on a communication level while maintaining physical separation.

This allows the cable load limit of 100 devices and /or 2A to be overcome, each piece of Cat5 being independent while at the same time being part of the one network.

While network bridges are din rail mounted, they do not necessarily need to be installed into electrical enclosures, as they are solely an ELV device being powered from the network. Key Point - The bridge is powered from the 12v and Gnd connection on port 1.

Fig 9 - DDNI485 Network bridge

How the system works

The Dynalite network communicates using its own proprietary protocol called DyNet. This is an open protocol that employs an RS485 transport layer to pass messages across the network.

The system implements a ‘fully distributed intelligence’ philosophy, which means that every device on the system is independently intelligent and is fitted with its own logic controller. This allows a large amount of the operational processing to be done locally within each device and enables the Dynalite system to be controlled using relatively short message transmissions.

While the system is limitless in terms of its scalability (up to 17 million products theoretically on a single network) things are kept simple by using logical group addresses (known as Areas) rather that communicating to individual circuits. This Area grouping is done on a per circuit basis so each individual circuit is programmed with an Area address and an individual Channel address.

The areas are then mainly controlled using Preset messages. These are pre-programmed levels that give the required effect to the Area being controlled.

When an Area Preset message such as "Area 6 go to Preset scene 3" is transmitted onto the network, every device on the network receives the message at the same instant and checks to see if it has circuits in that Area.

If the controller finds it has a circuit in that specified Area it uses an internal look up table to discover the output level for that circuit for Preset 3. It then changes the output level of that circuit using the fade time in the received message.

By having multiple layers of Area groupings the system only requires minimal information to control anything from a single circuit to a complete building.

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Default Presets

Dynalite ships all of its products with default Presets configured, these can be changed as required.

Dynalite

Preset Default Values

Preset Light Level

P1 100% P2 70% P3 40% P4 0% P5 80% P6 60% P7 50% P8 20%

Commissioning process - flow chart

The flowchart below describes the commissioning process using EnvisionProject.

1. Connect to the network

2. Search for devices on the network

(Don’t load device data)

3. Flash load Controllers and Channels

4. Configure Load Controllers (Area no:, Channel name & no:)

5. Name Areas (Logical view)

7. Configure Panels

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Fig 10 – Commissioning process 6. Edit Area Presets 9. Configure other devices (Time clocks Touch screens dry

contact inputs)

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Topic Overview

This topic covers physical connections to a Philips Dynalite network for the purposes of commissioning or maintenance.

In addition we will discuss configuring EnvisionProject for trunk and spur connections as well as different connection methods such as serial and TCP.

Learning outcomes

• Describe the method of connection to a Dynalite network. • Configure EnvisionProject to connect to a Dynalite network.

PC Node DTK622 and DMNG-USB-NA

A Dynalite DTK622 PC node is the standard interface for connecting the programming PC to the network. It is available in both USB and RS232 versions.

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Connecting to the network

It can be connected to the network in a number of ways.

1. By plugging in the supplied RJ11 terminated cable to the RJ12 socket on the base of a load controller.

Fig 12- Base of controller 2. By plugging into a dedicated network socket.

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3. By plugging into the back of a control panel using the supplied Dynalite dingus.

Fig 14- Back of panel

Connection Properties

When a job is opened EnvisionProject will automatically connect to the last active connection of the job. This may the trunk or a spur connection. To prevent this uncheck the “Automatically connect when a job is opened” checkbox on the connection settings.

The ‘Connect’ and ‘Disconnect’ buttons on the tools menu and toolbar will also connect to the last active connection of the job.

The preferred protocol can be set to Dynet1 or Dynet2 for a connection. By default it is set to Automatic which means that Dynet1 will be the preferred protocol for spur connections and trunk connections of jobs that do not contain any devices behind them.

Connection Status

The current connection status is available on the right side of the status bar. This will indicate the connection type (Serial, TCP or Ethernet), the location (Trunk or Spur) and the current preferred protocol.

The connection status is also available on the network and logical views. Next to the top level job

element in the Network and Logical view will be a or icon. Bridge devices in the Network view will also show a connection icon.

When the job is connected at the trunk then all bridges under the trunk will show the “Connected Above” icon to indicate that they are connected from the trunk side. When the job is connected at a spur the spur bridge will show a “Connected” icon and the top level job element will show a “Connected Below” icon to indicate that the job is connected at a lower point. In this case all other spur bridges will be show the “Disconnected” icon.

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Connection Icons:

- Connected.

- Disconnected.

- Connected Above.

- Connected Below.

About Trunk Connections

The RS485 connection settings used can be those defined for the machine or they can be defined in the current job. The machine or job defined RS485 connection can be set to a serial, TCP or no connection. When configuring a connection, a list of the available serial COM ports and TCP connections will be displayed. By default the connection is set to automatically select the most suitable serial connection. To select a specific serial COM port uncheck this option. If using a DNG100BT to provide a TCP connection to the RS485 network then select the IP address and port from the list that match the DNG100BT or if not found then select the custom entry and enter the IP address and port.

For jobs where DNG100BT bridges are used to provide an Ethernet trunk then a list of all Ethernet connections will be available in the Ethernet trunk connection settings section. The list will contain an entry for each DNG100BT contained in the job and its IP address, port, device name and current status will be displayed. From here all DNG100BT connections can be enabled and configured. When connecting the trunk all enabled DNG100BT Ethernet connections will be automatically connected.

The trunk can be connected or disconnected using clicking or on the

tab or from the right click context menu of the top level job element in the Network view.

This part of the properties window controls trunk connections for a Dynalite project, the options available are:

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2. Preferred protocol – Automatic, DyNet and DyNet2, (see section on Connection Properties). 3. Automatically connect when a job is opened.

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About Spur Connections

To configure a spur connection, select the bridge that connects the spur in the network view and select the Connection Settings tab. The RS485 spur connections are configured exactly the same way as the trunk RS485 connection.

Currently EnvisionProject allows only a single trunk or spur connection to be connected at a time. When making a new connection, any other currently active connection will be first automatically disconnected.

The spur can be connected or disconnected using or on the bridges

tab or from the right click context menu of the bridge device in the network view.

Dynet2 will be the preferred protocol for trunk connections of jobs that contain at least one device behind a bridge.

The Dynet2 protocol will always be used for certain physical messages when communicating with devices that support the DyNet2 protocol.

This part of the properties window controls spur connections for a Dynalite project, the options available are:

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2. Preferred protocol – Automatic, DyNet and DyNet2 (see section on Connection Properties). 3. Automatically connect when a job is opened.

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Connecting to the system

EnvisionProject has been designed to automatically detect available Comm ports for connection. Manual configuration of Comm ports is still possible should the automatic connection service fail. To access connection settings:

1. Click on the project Name in the Network View.

Fig 17 – Network View

2. Click to open the properties shown in Fig 18 – Connection settings tab.

3. Click .

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4. When connecting to a DyNet network via RS485 there are 2 main connection settings to choose from:

• Use machine connection settings • Use job specific connection settings.

Regardless of the option you choose the following settings are edited in the same way.

5. Click on for machine or job specific settings.

6. Connection Type – Allows to select the type of connection use to connect to the DyNet network, the options are listed below:

• None - allows for configuration of gateways in a Trunk & Spur network.

• Serial – Used for configuring serial connections to the DyNet network, used from PC nodes USB and serial.

• TCP – Used for configuring TCP Ethernet connections to the DyNet network.

Fig 19 – Connection Type

7. Connection Details - This section lists available connections, EnvisionProject will select the best connection for you. Should you wish to select the connection type yourself, uncheck the Automatically select best available connection check box.

Baud Rate – Change the baud rate for network communication if required. 9600 is the default rate for communicating on a DyNet network.

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Fig 20 – Connection Details

8. TX Delay & RX Delay – Defines transmit and receive delay times, they are defaulted to TX=20 and RX=20.

Fig 21 – TX delay & RX delay

9. The button is used to refresh the list of available connections.

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Topic Overview

In this topic we introduce you to EnvisionProject, Philips Dynalites main commissioning software. We discuss basic navigation of the main sections of EnvisionProject, Main Editor, Main Editor Properties and the Monitor windows,

Finally, we will take a look at loading, searching and creating devices in a Philips Dynalite network.

Learning outcomes

• Navigate the main windows of EnvisionProject. • Load devices in a Philips Dynalite network. • Search for devices in a Philips Dynalite network. • Create devices in a Philips Dynalite network.

Start Job Selector

When EnvsionProject is launched the Start Job Selector will appear. This dialog box allows you to select from a number of commissioning options:

• Start new Job Using Wizard – Use EnvisionProject s in-built wizard to walk you through the commissioning process step by step.

• Open Commissioning Assistant – The assistant is a commissioning tool that helps commission more complex Dynalite networks.

• Create new Empty Job – Start the commissioning process from scratch with an empty job. • Open Existing Job – Open a previous job.

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Fig 22 – Start Job Selector

Note – To stop this dialog from displaying at start up, un-tick the Show at Startup check box.

Screen Navigation

Main screen

The EnvisionProjects Main screen is split into 3 sections, Main editor, Main editor properties and the monitor windows as shown in Fig 23 - EnvisionProject Main Screen.

The basic process flow in EnvisionProjects Main screen is:

Main Editor – Select device or Area to be configured.

Main Editor Properties – Edit settings for selected device or Area.

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Fig 23 – EnvisionProject Main Screen

Main Editor

The main editor has two tabs, with each tab containing an individual editor. These are called the Logical and Network views.

Logical View tab

The Logical view represents the logical elements of a Dynalite system. The logical tree displays the logical areas and Channels defined for the current job as well as the physical Channels assigned to each logical Channel.

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Fig 24 – Logical view

Menu bar Icons

Create new folder – Creates a new folder in the Logical view, used for sorting devices in large projects.

Create new Area – Creates a new Area in the Logical View tab.

Create new Channel - Creates a new Channel in the Logical View tab.

Unassign Physical Channel – Delete an assigned physical Channel.

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Areas, Channels and Folders

Logical Areas, Channels and folders can be:

• Inserted - using either the tool-strip buttons at the top of the Logical view, the context menu or from the main window Insert menu.

• Cut, copied or pasted – using either the context menu or the main window Edit menu or toolbar.

• Deleted or renamed – using either the context menu or the main window Edit menu or toolbar.

• Moved or copied – by dragging around the logical tree.

• Synchronise Presets – for Areas only (see Preset Editor Section for details). • Flashed – Areas and Channels can be flashed (see ‘Flashing’ section below).

Network View

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The Network view contains all the Philips Dynalite devices defined for the current job. The Network tree view also provides the network topology of the Philips Dynalite system.

If the Philips Dynalite system is a single level system then all devices will be shown under the top level job item.

For multi level systems all devices on the trunk will be directly under the job but devices on a spur will be shown behind the bridge that connects the spur to the trunk.

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View

• Devices are grouped in the network tree by their product category. The available product categories are - Load Controllers, User Interface, Sensors, Bridges and Other Devices. • The network tree provides the following columns for devices - Product Category, Product

Type, Product Name, Device Code, Box Number, Serial Number and Device Location. Column width and order can be customised and columns can be shown or hidden by right clicking on the column headers.

• The current status of each device is represented by status icons next to the device icon. Device status icons indicate if a device has been modified, if its offline and any device errors. Device errors can be the result of having an invalid EEPROM, box number conflicts, circuit breaker trips and logical and physical translation errors. A description of the devices status is shown in a tool-tip and in the status bar.

• Selecting devices in the Network view allows for the devices to be configured using the device editors (see Device Editors Section below).

Menu bar Icons

Create New Device – Creates new devices in the Network view tab.

- Load Devices from Network – Enable you to search, sign on and load devices and information.

Imported from File – Devices can be imported into the job from device hex files. Multiple hex file can be selected to import multiple devices.

Exported to File – Devices can be exported to a hex file.

Factory Set – Device memory stored in the job will be reset to a factory default image. To factory set the actual device a save to device is subsequently required.

Task Text Editing – An evt file containing the devices tasks and events can be edited. The evt file associated with each device is stored as part of the EnvisionProject job. The compiled task data is currently not saved to the device memory.

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Load from Device – Loads the device memory form the device into EnvisionProject. The user can select to load only the relevant data or the entire device memory (Relevant data refers to data changed since the last load and Entire device memory loads the whole data map).

Save to Device – Saves the device memory from EnvisionProject to the device. The user can select to save only data that has been modified, all relevant data or the entire device memory (Relevant data refers to data changed since the save and Entire device memory saves the whole data map).

Send Reset – Sends a device reset message to the selected device.

Send Device Sign On – Sends a sign on message to the selected device.

Change Box Number – Changes a devices box number.

Change Area – Changes a devices assigned Area.

Refresh Device Status – Requests information from the device by sending status information requests and other messages. The device information includes the device serial number, hardware and firmware versions and other information for different devices. This information is displayed in the main device properties grid.

Flash – Devices can be flashed (see Flashing in topic X).

Note: All above operations can be performed on multiple devices of the same category simultaneously.

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Main Editor Properties

The Main Editor Properties window displays the setting available for the device or Area selected in the Main Editor.

For example, if an Area is selected in the Logical view the Main editor will contain the editors for an Area. If a device is then selected in the Network view the Main editor will contain the editors required to configure that device.

Device properties differ depending on the type of device, as do Area and Channel details.

Fig 26 – Device Properties tab

Common Device Properties – Network View

1. Device Properties – The device properties editor allows for the simple properties available for each device to be viewed and modified. The number and type of properties available depends upon the type of device selected. Device properties common to all devices includes device name, box number, location, description and start-up settings. Device creation and last modified times are also available to view as properties.

2. Device Details – Provides the product details of the currently selected device. This includes a description, details and an image of the product.

3. Create Device – The Create Device tab is available as a tab in the device editor when either the top level job item, a category item or a bridge is selected in the network tree (see the Create Device Section below).

4. Port Editor – The port editor allows the device port settings to be edited. The number and type of ports available differ between devices. The port to edit is selected from the drop down list in the tool-strip at the top of the editor. Unless the advanced properties button is selected only the relevant properties and valid property values for the selected port type will be show.

5. Task Editor – The task editor is available for all devices that support tasking. This task editor currently only provides a link to edit the task text in an evt file. A graphical task editor is planned to provide users with a simple and easy way to create tasks.

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Load Controller Properties – Network View

1. Channel Editor – The Channel editor allows the properties of load controller Channels to be viewed and modified. This includes the Channel name, Channel assignment, output type, join, base-link Area and the current value of dynamic Channel properties.

2. Preset Editor – The load controller Preset editor is identical to the logical Preset editor described in the Preset Editor Section above. The only difference is that the “Synchronise Presets” button will synchronise the selected device(s) Preset table with the logical Preset tables defined for the areas to which the devices physical Channels are currently assigned.

Sensor Properties – Network View

1. Calibration – The calibration editor provides a way to calibrate the sensor light control. One point, two point and manual calibration modes are available. The graph can display the raw and lux levels. The properties of the light level graph such as the range, duration and sampling rate can be configured from the settings windows. Calibration is only available when a single sensor is selected.

2. Light Control Editor– The light control editor allows the open or closed loop settings to be edited. The editor will either show the closed loop Presets levels or the open loop action bands depending on the light control mode selected. When multiple sensors are selected the properties, Preset levels or bands in common can be edited. The graph displays the current lux level of one or more of the selected sensors.

3. Motion Detector Editor – The motion detector editor allows the motion detector properties and motion Preset actions to be edited. When multiple sensors are selected the properties and Preset actions in common can be edited. The graph displays the current motion level of one or more of the selected sensors. The properties of the motion level graph such as the range, duration and sampling rate can be configured from the settings windows.

4. IR Button Editor – The IR (Infra-Red) button editor allows the function to be performed for each IR button to be edited. A custom function type allows the press, release, extended press and extended release action lists to be edited directly. To show these actions lists the advanced properties button must be selected. When multiple sensors are selected the buttons with common functions can be edited.

Bridge Properties – Network View

1. Filter Editor – The filter editor allows the list of bridge blocking filters to be viewed and modified. The editor contains a list of all blocking filters and a property grid that displayed the properties of the currently selected filter. Multiple filters can be selected to copy or delete however only a single filter can be edited at a time.

2. Translation Editor – The translation editor allows the list of bridge translation filters to be viewed and modified. The editor contains a list of all translations filters and a property grid that displayed the properties of the currently selected filter. Multiple filters can be

selected to copy or delete however only a single filter can be edited at a time.

3. Connection Settings - The connection settings tab is available to allow the connection details when connecting to the spur side of a bridge to be defined (see the Connection Section below).

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Physical Channel Properties – Logical view

Physical Channels are automatically added to the Logical view whenever a new load controller is added to the EnvisionProject job. Physical Channels appear under the logical Channel to which they are currently assigned. The Logical view also provides a list of ‘unassigned Channels’ as a tab in the logical editor (see Logical Editor Section below). This is a list of all physical Channels grouped per devices that have not yet been assigned to a logical Channel.

Physical Channels can be:

• Assigned – to a logical Channel by dragging them from the list of ‘unassigned Channels’. • Un-assigned – by selecting “Un-assign Channel” from tool-strip or context menu or by

dragging back to the list of ‘unassigned Channels’.

• Re-assigned – by dragging them from one logical Channel to another logical Channel. • Cut – the cut operation will temporarily un-assign the physical Channel until it is

subsequently pasted.

• Renamed – using either the context menu or the main window edit menu or toolbar. • Edited – Channel properties can be edited by selecting “Edit Channel” from the context

menu or double clicking a physical Channel. This will switch to the Network view and open the Channel editor for the device that the physical Channel belongs to.

• Flashed – (see Flashing section below).

Note: All operations in the logical tree can be performed on multiple items of the same type by selecting multiple items in the tree.

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Logical Properties

Logical editors will be shown in the main window when the Logical view is the current active view. The logical editors shown depend upon the logical item(s) currently selected in the logical tree.

Common Properties – Logical view

The following logical editors are available for all selected logical items:

1. Property Editor – The Property Editor allows the properties of logical Areas, Channels and folders to be modified. The properties of logical Channels include Channel type and Channel load properties, these are used to help determine appropriate load controllers when pre-commissioning a job.

2. Unassigned Channels – Contains a list of all physical Channels, grouped per device, that are currently unassigned (Channels are considered unassigned when they are assigned to Area 1).

Area Properties – Logical view

When logical Area(s) are selected the following two additional editors are also available:

1. Device References – Contains a list of all devices that reference the selected Area(s). A context menu provides a link to edit and rename devices.

2. Preset Editor –The Preset editor provides access to view and modify the logical Presets defined for an Area (see Preset Editor section below).

Preset Properties – Logical view

The Preset editor provides two views for editing Presets – a list view and a table view. The list view provides a list of all Presets and a table of Channels for the currently selected Preset. Channel level sliders are provided for adjusting Channel levels. The list view is the best way to manage (add, remove, duplicate and rename) Presets and allows for operations to be performed multiple selected Presets. The table view is a table of Presets and their Channel levels and provides a way to quickly modify Preset Channels levels. Switching between views is done via the view tool-strip button.

Presets can be:

• Inserted – using either the context menu or the tool-strip “New” button. Presets can be inserted singularly or in a range. Additionally toggle and panic Presets can be defined. • Deleted – using either the context menu or tool-strip button. As present numbers must be

continuous Presets can only be deleted from the end of the list of Presets.

• Copied, pasted and duplicated – using the context menu, tool-strip buttons or the main window edit menu. When pasting Presets the user can select to either replace the levels of an existing Preset or create a new Preset. The table view allows multiple Channel level values to be copied and pasted as text.

• Synchronised – using the button on the tool-strip. This will synchronise the device Preset tables with the logical Area Preset table for any physical Channels currently assigned to logical Channels in the selected Area.

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Features of the Preset properties include:

• Exclude Channels – Channels can be excluded using the exclude check box or by entering a level of 255 or pressing ‘x’.

• Level precent – the ‘Percent’ option allows Channel levels to be viewed as a percent or an actual value.

• Lock levels – the ‘Lock Levels’ option allows all the Channel levels for the selected Preset(s) to be modified together.

• Sorting – the Preset list can be sorted by Preset number or name by clicking on the column header. The Channel list can be sorted by Channel number or name by clicking on the column header.

• Multi Area select – Presets can be changed for multiple areas simultaneously when multiple areas are selected in the Logical view.

• Send Levels – The user can choose for Channel level messages to be sent when a Preset is selected in the Preset list. On the logical Preset editor the user can alternatively choose for recall Preset messages to be sent when a Preset is selected. The mute option will prevent any messages being sent.

• Current Levels – The Preset list contains a ‘Current Levels’ item that displays the current Channel levels for the Area or device. Whenever the ‘Current Levels’ item is selected the Preset editor will request the current Channel levels. The user can also change the current Channel levels when the mute option is not selected.

• Current Preset – the current Preset for an Area will be have the text “(Current)” next to the Preset in the Preset list. If the user setting ‘Request current Preset on Area selection’ is enabled the current Preset will be request when an Area is selected in the Logical view. • Flashing – Logical and physical Channels can be flashed using the flash checkbox on the

Channel table. The flash checkbox will be disabled when the mute option is selected (see Flashing section below).

Monitor Windows

The monitor windows are split into three categories, the Application Log, Command Monitor and the Network Log.

Application Log

The application log records the type, date, time and message. It is meant to record all actions by the EnvisionProject, this may include network traffic but also records information related to EnvisionProject such as network connection.

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Features

• Log messages can be filtered by the following message types – Errors, Warnings, Information and Detailed Information. Debug messages filters can also be enabled.

• The Application Log Viewer can be paused and resumed. Log messages received while paused will be added when the Application Log Viewer is resumed.

• Existing log files can be opened. These will be opened in a new Application Log Viewer window. Multiple log files can be selected to combine multiple logs in a single Application Log Viewer window.

• Links provide access to open the “Complete Current Log” as well as the next and previous log files. A new application log file is by default created every day.

• The log entries currently shown in the Application Log Viewer can be saved to file. • Column width and order can be customised and columns can be shown or hidden by right

clicking on the column headers.

• Log messages can be sorted ascending or descending by clicking on the ID column or the order icon on the toolbar.

• Selected log messages can be copied to the clipboard. • Log messages can be searched for specific text.

Command monitor

The command monitor shows the status of messages on the network, and a more detailed description of the message than can be found in the other windows.

Fig 29 – Command monitor window

Features

• The name, status, progress and details of all network commands can be viewed. • One or more selected current network commands can be cancelled.

• All current network commands can be cancelled.

• The user is warned when cancelling a write to device network commands as cancelling these network commands can leave a device in an inconsistent state.

• The command monitor will display completed commands. The number of completed commands can be configured in user settings.

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• Completed commands can be removed using the “Clear completed commands” tool strip button.

• The order of commands can set to ascending or descending order using the button on the tool strip or clicking the ID column.

• The command monitor can filter out simple and completed network commands

• Column width and order can be customised and columns can be shown or hidden by right clicking on the column headers.

• Selected network command can be copied to the clipboard.

Network Log

The network log shows the direction that messages travel, it also shows a description of the message and the hexadecimal data being sent. This is similar in functionality as the monitor window in DLight2.

Fig 30 – Network log window

Features

• The Network Log Viewer can be paused and resumed. Network packets received while paused will be added when the Network Log Viewer is resumed.

• Existing network logs can be opened. The user can select to open the logs in the existing or a new Network Log Viewer window. Additionally the time zone offset applied to the logs can be overridden. Multiple network logs can be selected to combine multiple logs in a single Network Log Viewer window. When multiple files are opened the Network packets are sorted by GM Time.

• Links provide access to open the “Complete Current Log” as well as the next and previous log files. A new network log is by default created every hour.

• The network packets currently shown in the Network Log Viewer can be saved to file. • Column width and order can be customised and columns can be shown or hidden by right

clicking on the column headers.

• Selected network packets can be copied to the clipboard. These are copied in a tab separated format to allow them to be easily pasted into a spreadsheet.

• The Network Log Viewer can be searched for the next or all network packets containing specific text or bytes.

• Network packets can be bookmarked to allow easy navigation between packets. Network packet bookmarks are saved with network logs so that particular network packets can be

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• Network packets can be sorted ascending or descending by clicking on the Num column or the order icon on the toolbar.

• Network packet filtering has yet to be implemented.

Docking

The dock-able windows can be docked on any edge of the main window. Each window can be docked together in a group or docked separately. To move or re-dock a window, drag the window by the title bar and drop the window on one the blue square docking icons that appear when you start dragging the window.

To separate a window from its group, drag the tab containing its name instead of the window title bar.

The dock-able windows can also be free floating windows and positioned anywhere on your screen. Double clicking a dock-able window title bar will cause the window to toggle between its free floating position and it docked position.

Finally, dock-able windows can be set to auto-hide to the side of the screen on which they are docked. Auto-hide mode is toggled on and off by clicking the “pin” on the window title-bar. If any of these windows are hidden by clicking the close button on the title bar they can be made visible again from the “View” menu or toolbar.

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Menus and Toolbars

The main window contains the following main menu items:

• File – Contains menu items to open, close, save and create EnvisionProject jobs. Future releases of EnvisionProject will contain items to import and export, backup and restore jobs.

• Edit – Contains menu items to undo, redo, cut, copy, paste, delete, rename and find. Undo and redo will undo any action performed by the user that modified the currently open job. The other edit items are context sensitive and will affect the currently active window or editor.

• View – Contains menu items to toggle showing and hiding the various dock-able windows and toolbars. The “Reset Window Layout” menu item will return all windows to their original position and size.

• Insert – Contains menu items to insert new items into the network or Logical view. Some of these items will only be available when the certain items are selected. For example you can only insert a new logical Channel when an Area is selected in the Logical view. These insert items are also available in context menus and on the tool-strip at the top of each of view.

• Device - Contains menu items to perform actions on a currently selected device(s). These items are only enabled when a device is selected. Again these items are available in the context menu and tool-strip of the Network view.

• Tools – Contains Connect, Disconnect, Stop all Flashing and Settings menu items. Other tools and utilities will be added in the future.

• Wizards – Contains EnvisionProject wizards and the wizard manager.

• Language – Contains the available languages in EnvisionProject and allows the user to switch between languages. Currently only English is available.

• Help – Currently only contains the “About” menu item. EnvisionProject help will also be available in this menu in future releases.

• Virtual Panel Toolbar – Contains a configurable number of buttons that allow users to send recall Preset messages and fade Area messages. A configuration button allows the current Area, fade rate and join to be configured.

Fig 32 – Virtual panel

General features

The following is a list of features common across EnvisionProject:

• Undo / Redo – Currently all actions performed can be undone and redone. There is no limit to the number of undo actions. Undo and Redo are available from the edit menu and toolbar.

• Cut / Copy / Paste – Almost all items in EnvisionProject can be cut, copied and pasted. This also applies to copying between different instances of EnvisionProject.

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• Move – Many items can be moved by being dragged. As standard with drag operations, holding down the Shift or Control keys will copy the item(s) and right button dragging will provide an option to move, copy or cancel.

• Multi-select – All compatible items can be multi selected. This allows the properties for multiple items to be changed in one action. If the properties of multiple selected items have different values then the background colour of the property will be set to light yellow. Some functionality may not be available when multiple items are selected as not all

functionality is valid for multiple items.

• Shortcut keys – Standard windows short cut keys are available and shortcut keys are provided for most of the menu items. See the menu item for their short cut key. Some common DLight2 shortcut keys have also been implemented such as F8 to toggle between views and Home, End, Page Up and Down for Channel level changes.

• Settings - The job, user and system settings are available in the settings dialog accessible from the Tools menu.

• Customisation - The location and positions of windows as well as many customisations of individual controls are saved in the EnvisionProject user settings and will be maintained for the next time EnvisionProject starts.

• Job Properties - The top level item in every view represents the current open job. The properties of the job can be modified by selecting this job item in any view.

• Status Bar – The status bar at the bottom of the main window shows the status of the currently selected item(s) in the Logical or Network view. In the Logical view it will show the total number of areas. In the Network view it will show the total number of devices in the job or category. If a device is selected it will show the details and status of the device. On the right side of the status bar is shown the current connection status.

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Loading, searching and creating devices

Devices can be loaded into a project or searched for on a network, which way you add devices is determined mainly by convenience.

Loading a device

1. Click in the Network view and the Load Devices from Network dialog appears.

2. Select the tab.

Fig 33 – Discovered Devices tab

3. Sign on the device and it will appear in the Dialog list, shown in Fig 34 – Discovered Device shown.

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Fig 34 – Discovered Device shown

4. Decide if you wish to load data from the devices you are adding. If you do, click the Load device data when adding devices check box.

5. Click .

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Searching For Devices

EnvisionProject has a network device discovery feature to find devices on the network. To find devices follow the steps below:

1. Click in the Network view and the Load Devices from Network dialog appears.

2. Select .

Fig 35 – Search Devices tab

3. Select your search parameters:

• Search by product group – searches whole product type i.e. panels. • Search by product – Searches for devices by individual product types.

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Fig 36 – Search Devices tab

4. If searching by product group, use the dropdown list to select the types of devices you are looking for?

Fig 37 – Search parameters

5. Once all the device types you need have been selected click on the Start Search button. 6. Once the search has completed for each device (each devices completion status is shown)

the devices found will be listed as shown in Fig 38 - Found devices shown in Search Devices tab.

7. Now you need to decide weather or not you wish to load the device data. If you starting a new project you should leave the check box un-ticked as there is no need to load data for factory set devices as EnvisionProject is aware of device factory settings.

8. Now click to load the devices marked with a tick in its check box. See Fig 38 – Found devices shown in Search Devices tab.

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Fig 38 – Found devices shown in Search Devices tab

9. Click to close the search dialog and return to the EnvisionProject Main view.

Create a Device

The Create Device tab allows new devices to be added to the EnvisionProject job. The Create Devices tab contains the following three sections:

1. A list of all available Dynalite products. These products are divided into their Product Categories and further divided into the Product Types (or sub-categories).

2. Device properties. This property editor shows the properties of the currently selected product in the list of products. This also allows for custom device properties such as device name, location and box number to be specified when creating a device.

3. Product details. This provides a description, details and an image for the currently selected product. Product details can shown or hidden by clicking the “Show Details” button.

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Creating a device:

To create a new device in a project, complete the steps below:

1. In the Network view, click .

2. Select the type of device you wish to add by selecting its tab.

Fig 39 – Create Device

3. Select the type of device you wish to add by selecting its tab.

4. If you have it, enter the devices box number in the Device Properties section, shown in Fig 40 – Device properties.

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Features

• A device can be created by either pressing the “Create Device” button, by double clicking a product or dragging the product directly onto the network tree. The device will be created under the currently selected item on the network tree or location it is dragged onto. • Products in the product list can be viewed as large icons, small icons or in a list.

• Favourite products can be added to either the current job or to the user settings. This is done by right clicking a product and selecting either “Add to User Favourites” or “Add to Job Favourites”. The product will then be available in the Favourites tab. Products can be removed as a favourite by right clicking a favourite product and selecting “Remove”. • If the box number property is left blank then an appropriate available box number will be

automatically assigned to the newly created device.

Box Number Arbitration

If the search feature detects that 2 devices of the same device type have the same box number you will be prompted to change one of the devices box numbers before you will be able to add them to your project, shown in Fig 41 - Duplicate box numbers are highlighted in orange.

Fig 41 – Duplicate box numbers are highlighted in orange

EnvisionProject will suggest a new box number for one of the devices, this will be displayed in the New Box Number column, you are free to override this number with one of your choice if you prefer.

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The Apply New Box Numbers dialog will appear, click once the status column has changed to read Change box number – Successful.

Fig 42 – Apply new Box Numbers dialog

Factory Setting Devices

If a device on a Philips Dynalite network fails, a factory set of the device maybe required. As the name suggests, factory setting a device will reset its configuration to the default factory settings. The default settings for load controllers are:

• All Channels to Area 1. • Default Preset levels. The default setting for panels are:

• Set to Area 1.

• Button Presets start with 1.

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To factory set a device, complete the following steps:

1. Click on the device you want to Factory Set in the Network view.

2. Click to open the Factory Set dialog.

Fig 44 – Network View – Factory Set icon

3. Click the Save factory reset data to the device now check box.

Fig 45 – Factory set dialog

Note – If you wish to factory set a device as another type, check the Show all products with the same device code and then select the device you need from the available list. 4. Click to confirm.

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Topic Overview

Envision Project provides a number of different wizards to help with the commissioning process. This topic covers the use of the New Job Wizard, a tool for creating projects. Some devices also have wizards to assist and speed up the configuration process, we will look at using the bridge and sensor wizards.

Learning outcomes

• Use the New Job Wizard to create a Philips Dynalite job. • Configure sensors using the Sensor Wizard.

• Configure bridges using the Bridge Wizard.

New Job Wizard

This release of EnvisionProject contains only a “New Job Wizard” that allows users to commission very basic Dynalite systems. This New Job Wizard is provided as an example of how wizards will be provided in EnvisionProject and is not complete as some of the features such as panels are not currently available in EnvisionProject.

The New Job Wizard provides the following steps:

1. Define Job Details – define job and site details as well as some default settings. 2. Define Logical Details – define the logical areas and Channels.

3. Add Load Controllers and Assign Channels – provides functionality to automatically create the load controllers required for the job. Users can then manually modify load controllers and Channel assignments.

4. Add Control Panels – define the panels required for the job.

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Creating a project using the New Job Wizard

To create a project using the New Job Wizard, follow the steps below:

1. From the toolbar menu select Wizards then select New Job Wizard....

Fig 46 – Wizards menu

2. Enter Job details, see Fig 47. – Pre-commissioning wizard step 1of 5 : • Job Name.

• Site Contact. • Site Address.

3. Enter job defaults, see Fig 47 – Pre-commissioning wizard step 1of 5 : • Logical template - Select if available.

• Presets per Area – Default number of Presets used for job. • Use DIN rail controllers – true or false.

• Default Panel type – Select which panel to use.

Fig 47 – Pre-commissioning wizard step 1 of 5

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5. Create Areas for your project by clicking . Enter the Area name in the Area Properties.

Note: If you make an error whilst adding Areas, highlight the Area and click .

Fig 48 – Pre-commissioning wizard – Adding Areas

6. Once the Areas have been created it is time to add Channels, highlight an Area and then

click .

7. In the Channel Properties enter the following details: • Channel name – Required

• Description – Channel description – Optional • Location – Channel location – Optional

• Type – choose the Channels load type – Required.

Note: If you make an error whilst adding Channels, highlight the Channel and click .

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Fig 49 – New Job wizard - Adding Channels

8. Add the required Channels to each Area as shown in Fig 50 – Pre-commissioning wizard – Adding Channels.

Fig 50 – New Job wizard – Adding Channels

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10. Now it is time to add load controllers. To add a new Load Controller click

and the Create New Device dialog will appear, shown in Fig 51 - Pre-commissioning wizard - Adding load controllers.

Fig 51 – New Job wizard - Adding load controllers

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11. In the tab, click on the device you wish to add to the project and add following device details:

• Device Name – Optional. • Device Location – Optional. • Device Description – Optional.

Sign on the load controller to discover the Device Properties, its box and serial numbers, alternately you can manually enter this information, once completed, click . 12. We now need to assign Channels. To do so, we need to drag the physical Channels across

from the left hand side of the dialog to the right hand side containing our Areas.

Click and drag the appropriate Channel to the Area you want and drop it. See Fig 53 - Pre-commissioning wizard – Assigning logical Channels.

Fig 53 – New Job wizard – Assigning logical Channels 13. Repeat step 12 for each load controller in your project.

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15. Next, we will configure panels, click . The Pre-commissioning wizard automatically adds a panel to each Area created earlier.

Fig 54 – New Job wizard – Adding panels

16. Click to remove any unwanted panel that may have been created by the wizard.

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18. If you wish change a panel type for an Area, Select the panel and in the panel properties

click to choose another panel type.

Note – Click for details of the panel and a larger image.

19. Select the panel type you want and click .

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20. Click to continue to step 5 of 5 in the wizard.

Fig 58 – New Job wizard Job Summary

21. Review the job summary details and once satisfied, click .

EnvisionProject will create the job for you. The details will be visable in the Network and Logical views.

Fig 59 – Created Job Summary

22. Click to finish the New Job Wizard.

Note – Devices added by the Pre-Commissioning Wizard still require their box numbers to be changed before saving to devices.

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Sensor Configuration Wizard

The sensor configuration wizard allows users to select a sensor function and an IR button configuration. A number of other parameters are requested depending upon the sensor function selected. The available sensor functions are:

• Day / Night Switch – Light level control. • On / Off Motion Switch – Motion control. • On Only Motion Switch - On motion control.

• Security Sensor – Combined motion and light level control.

To use the sensor configuration wizard, follow the steps below:

1. Left click on the sensor you wish to configure and select Sensor Configuration Wizard....

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2. Use the Drop down menu to select the Sensor Function, shown in Fig 61 - Sensor Configuration Wizard.

Fig 61 – Sensor Configuration Wizard

3. Click in the Logical Area field and click to select the Area you require.

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4. Click on the Area you want and click , shown below:

Fig 63 – Area selection dialog

5. Edit the following Sensor Configuration Parameters as required: • No motion time out – default = 10 sec.

• On Preset – default = 1. • On fade – default =2 sec. • Off Preset – default = 4. • Off fade – default = 2 sec.

Fig 64 – Sensor Configuration Wizard

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Bridge Configuration Wizard

The bridge configuration wizard allows users to select a bridge function. The available bridge functions are Pass All, Translate and Legacy Devices. If the Translate bridge function is selected then the Area and box number range parameters are required.

Translation Mode

Translation mode is used in large projects where section need to be isolated from one another say, in a multi floor office installation.

To configure a bridge for translation mode, complete these steps: 1. In the Network view, click on the bridge you want to configure. 2. Right click on the bridge and select Bridge Configuration Wizard...

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3. Select Translate from the Bridge Function drop down list.

Fig 66 – Bridge Configuration Wizard - Translate 4. In the Area and Box number Range enter an Offset value.

5. Click .

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Pass All

The pass all function of a bridge is used when we need to exceed either of the limits of CAT5 cable. To configure a bridge for translation mode, complete these steps:

1. In the Network view, click on the bridge you want to configure. 2. Right click on the bridge and select Bridge Configuration Wizard...