The Devices template is used to visualize the information at device level i.e. for each device you will get separate control elements.
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Table view
For using To generate a table view, select Modules > LaMPS Tools > Devices > Block Excel Table … The following configuration dialog will open:
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Table template: here you can choose the template. The default one is NETx1. However, you can create your own templates.
Gateway: select the gateway that contains the DALI devices that you want to visualize
Start Device: enter the first DALI device address in your DALI gateway. Please keep in mind that not existing devices can be skipped with the option Skip invalid Devices.
Number of Devices: enter the number of DALI devices in your gateway.
Skip invalid Devices: if a DALI device is not existing in the current workspace, the corresponding element will not be shown. This option can thus be used to auto-detect the used DALI devicesExcel table file: here you can specify an existing Excel file or you can create a new one. This file will be used to instantiate the cells of the table view.
Start Excel Row: enter the first row that shall be display. If the value is greater than 1, rows with an index lower than the specified one are skipped.
Number of Rows: number of rows that shall be displayed in the table. For each row, a row in the Excel file must exist. Otherwise an empty row will be shown.
Block alignment: vertical or horizontal block alignment can be specified here.
Position ( top, left ): initial position of the visualization elements.
Row Block gap: gap between the rows of the table
After pressing ok, you will get 4 elements: the table itself and 3 pop-up groups.
The table gives an overview of the DALI devices of the selected gateway:
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When you press the Details button of a DALI device row, the Device pop-up group will appear. It contains the detailed information of the device:
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If the DALI device is a single-battery-powered emergency light, you can open the emergency details pop-up by pressing the emergency button:
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If the DALI devices has additional function like on/off switch or information about the operating hours, you can click on the … button to show these additional information in a separate pop-up:
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Array view
For using a array view, select Modules > LaMPS > Devices > Array … The following configuration dialog will open:
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Array template: here you can choose the template. The default one is NETx1. However, you can create your own templates.
Gateway: select the gateway that contains the DALI devices that you want to visualize
Start Device: enter the first DALI device address in your DALI gateway. Please keep in mind that not existing devices can be skipped with the option Skip invalid Devices.
Number of Devices: enter the number of DALI devices in your gateway.
Skip invalid Devices: if a DALI device is not existing in the current workspace, the corresponding element will not be shown. This option can thus be used to auto-detect the used DALI devices.
Column number: number of devices in one array row.
Position ( top, left ): initial position of the visualization elements.
Column gap: gap between the array elements.
Row gap: gap between the rows of the array.
After pressing ok, you will get the array elements, the gateway overview group and 3 pop-up groups.
The array elements can be moved to any place at the visualization page. E.g. you can distribute them over a floor plan:
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The gateway overview group shows the information about the gateway itself.
When you click on an array element, the Device pop-up group will appear. It contains the detailed information of the device:
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If the DALI device is a single-battery-powered emergency light, you can open the emergency details pop-up by pressing the emergency button:
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If the DALI devices has additional function like on/off switch or information about the operating hours, you can click on the … button to show these additional information in a separate pop-up:
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Now press ok. If the Excel file already existing, you will be asked to use the existing Excel file or to create a new one:
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As next, the variables for the columns and footers must be specified. The number of values depends on the used template. For the predefined templates NETx1 and NETx2, 4 column headers and 4 foots must be defined:
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Afterwards, the Excel is started and the new or existing Excel file is shown. Fill out the rows that you would like to have in your table. The following examples uses item value variables (IV) and item property variables (IP) to show the value, quality, timestamp and description of the virtual items NETx\VAR\Numeric\Item001 - Item 010:
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After having saved and closed the Excel file, the table view will be generated. Using NETx1 and the Excel file shown above will create the following view:
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The predefined templates NETx1 and NETx2 use 4 columns. If you would like to have less or more, you have to define your own template.