Overview Create Your Own UPB Network Using UPStart Download UPStart Add Links to Devices Install & Open UPStart Commands Connect the Computer Interface Module Menu Items Product Review Technical Talk Add Devices Create Links 2 Getting Started with UPStart Introduction Download UPStart Download the latest version of UPStart: What is UPStart? Who should use UPStart? Why is UPStart needed? Where is UPStart available? How much does it cost? Why shou
Download UPStart Double click on the executable file: UPB44Setup.exe. The 44 indicates the current version of UPStart as of this writing and is subject to change as UPStart evolves. Download UPStart Select the defaults that appear in the installation screens. Advanced users can put the files where they would like them. The defaults install the UPStart program under Program Files a folder named UPB. Once the installation is completed click on Finished. Close the zip file window.
UPStart UPStart Open UPStart In Windows XP click on Start → All Programs → UPB → UPStart. Enter Network Name(16 Characters), Network ID (1-250) and Password (0-9, A-F) Select: Create a new network file starting with choosing a network ID and password.
Add Devices Enter Room Name and Device Name After clicking on “>Next” UPStart writes and verifies the entries. 16 Characters Faceplate or configuration If all devices are added select “Done”, if not “Add more devices” Unit ID Click OK when complete.
Link Editing Visual Link Editor Drag and Drop, one Link, multiple devices Use when editing multiple devices The Visual Link Editor is enabled by going to Tools → Options → and clicking on the check box at the bottom of the UPStart Operation tab.
Visual Link Editor Visual Link Editor Device is Transmitting the Link Mode → Button Editor Click Rocker or Button Select Position Select Mode 31 Visual Link Editor 32 Dialog Link Editor Once all devices are added to Link → Right Click in Gray area and select Program – or Complete Edit and Yes, go ahead Click on Network → Link Names… Or if VLE is not enabled this will open when Link is double clicked in Design Pane Click on the desired Link in the top window of the Links scr
Dialog Link Editor Add Preset (Receiver) Dialog Link Editor Indicators Presets are devices that have the Link in their Receive Component table. Select the Level and Fade Rate. Test is optional. Buttons that have LEDs are referred to as indicators. They are Receiving Components. A device with LED indicators should have the LED responding to the same Link.
Edit Device Edit Device ID tab Receive Components 43 Edit Device Edit Device Transmit Components 44 Device and Faceplate will define this window Transmit Components Device and Faceplate will define this window 45 Edit Device Edit Device Transmit Components 46 Device and Faceplate will define this window 47 Transmit Components Device and Faceplate will define this window 48 8
Edit Device Edit Device Options Advanced 49 Edit Device 50 Edit Device Test Communications Test 51 Edit Device Edit Device Program Device 52 When edits are complete click OK or Program Device 53 Changes are written to Device Click OK when complete 54 9
Commands Commands UPB Commands are sent when a device has been configured to transmit a Link. Activate – There are commands that are fixed to each defined Mode. The Custom Button or Custom Rocker Modes allow the user to select the commands that are sent when a rocker or button is pressed. The response to the Activate command is dictated by the Receive Component table of the device(s) receiving the Link. The light Level and Fade Rate may be unique to each device.
Menu Items Menu Items Device (or Right Click on Device Icon) Add Multiple – Allows several devices to be added at once. This is usually good for adding all devices in a room. Once the devices are added they still need to be given a room name and device name. The multiple add wizard directs the user to take action at the appropriate time and must be followed step by step to operate properly.
Menu Items Menu Items To run a Network Comm Test: Click on the Run Communications Test button Network Communications Test Click Save to save the text file or Cancel to proceed with the test. The test can be run on one device or a group of selected devices Before opening the Network Comm Test click on the icon of the device to be tested. Click on the Test only the selected device check box in the lower right corner of the Network Comm Test window.
US2-40 US2-40 The US2-40 is the only UPB device that can “hear” itself. These are the possibilities for local load control: To accomplish that the local load connected to the brown wire of the US2-40 is controlled by a Link. Link 241 is the default Link loaded at the factory and into the switch included in your kit. It can be any Link. Use the default Link 241.
Troubleshooting and Technical Talk Troubleshooting and Technical Talk There have been thousands of UPB installations in the last 18 months. Very few installations have problems. It is best to qualify a house before quoting. Simply Automated has provided a solution for every application issue presented to us. UPB signals are transmitted between 4-40 kHz and start at about 25-40 Vp amplitude. UPB is very robust but opportunities for problems exist.
Troubleshooting and Technical Talk More impedance sources Troubleshooting and Technical Talk Size of the house and the distance from the power transformer. Solution Other sources of impedance include devices that have large capacitance values. Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) Projectors with metal halide bulbs Phase Coupler, model ZPC Creates a UPB bridge across the phases to shorten the distance UPB has to travel.
Troubleshooting and Technical Talk Examples of known noise sources: Dacor Cooktop - MET304 Non-FCC 47 CFR rated electronic ballast for fluorescent lighting Some electronic low voltage ballasts Triac controlled dimmers that are dimmed very low, nearly off.
