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5 Design Documentation
Documenting Hardware Installation
As with any conventional electrical installation, documentation of the details of the design
are required. This documentation is not only used throughout the planning stages, but
also provides an invaluable record as to the placement of hardware, and the cabling
structures employed. In addition, vital information may be communicated between
the designer or the specier, and the installer, where contract labour is to be utilised.
Documentation of the hardware installation is usually best achieved through CAD
generated site drawings, presented in the conventional industry standard format.
The following drawing shows an example of a typical installation plan. The drawing
shows product to be installed, and their location. Switching and other control relationships
are also depicted using easily decipherable conventions similar to those used for
conventional wiring.
Documenting Programming Requirements
All C-Bus programming requirements for any given project can be specied during the
planning process. This allows ‘on-paper’ design of the Unit conguration, and can form
a part of the documentation retained as a matter of record once the installation has
been completed. Typically tables are used to specify all Units required for the installation,
and can further be used as a template for the allocation of addresses. Control relationships
can easily be established, and basic operating parameters dictated. Programming the
Units on a C-Bus Network then becomes a simple matter of transferring the design
information from paper, to the PC using the C-Bus Installation Software, and downloading
to the hardware.
There is a dierent template for each dierent C-Bus device type, where appropriate
controls that are relevant for that type of Unit are presented.
There are three preferred methods for programming the C-Bus modules; this chapter discusses these alternatives. Programming is conducted using a C-Bus PC Interface to connect
to the C-Bus Network. Programming can also be completed using C-Bus Learn Mode - see attached section on Learn Mode.
6 Programming Methods
4 Channel Pro Series
Dimmer (Learn)
L5104D5
PC Interface
5500PC
Touch Screen
SC5000CT
Scene Master
5035NIRSL
240VAC
C-Bus Network / 1000 Meters / 100 Devices
Power Supply
5500PS
4 Channel Voltage
Free Relay (Learn)
L5504RVF
240VAC
36VDC
240VAC
240VAC
Neo Key
Input (Learn)
E5058NL
RS232
Software Required
Windows™ 98SE, XP, ME, 2000
C-Bus Toolkit Software
5000S/3