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1. 1 ener eng 1 bmp Z ener eng Z bmp Creating the binary file Once the desired set of glyphs and pictures has been stored in the same folder with the setup file that has proper settings for parameters floor markings and floor info pictures 1t 1s time to translate the file for uploading If emergency info pictures are used select Add Emergency Info option This option creates additional file with same name but the extension is b12 Click the Create File button and give a name for the file in the dialog window that opens after a while Notice Maximum length of filename is 8 characters It is possible to browse the folders and save the file somewhere else than to the default folder If you have a clear opinion on how to name and where to store Vuolas Electronics Oy Ltd Rev 1 5 November 2006 vuolas vuolas com Page 11 of 14 USER MANUAL LCDtool Sense of Electronics Programming tool for LCD240 devices Note different versions of files just do it Otherwise we recommend using the Same folder where the setup file and the bitmaps of the design are located A filename extension bin will be given automatically Click the Save button It causes that the file 1s created saved and loaded to the transfer buffer in just a few seconds Program also shows a sample look of LCD240 display which is based on created file s gt LCD240 Horizontal H LCD240BW VUOLAS ELECTRONICS The statu2. 1 5 November 2006 vuolas vuolas com Page 4 of 14 USER MANUAL LCDtool Vu O l as Sense o f Electronics Programming tool for LCD240 devices Main window gt LEDtool 2 0 Coy Standard 5 80F E c 7 o gt CA E3 LCD tool gt image library a Standard 5 SUF Bitmap Files Create File Open File 4 Program li Floor Setup Files LED240 64F bst Project name b4 kerrosta esimerkki Profect number 08112006 Date 08 11 2006 ALY M Add Emergency Info 12 M Support 64 Floors 13 Fort COM C COMe Device Status Unknown Erasing Disabled Programming Disabled 10 Device 9 Software Browser is used for searching library folders Folders open by a double click Bitmap Files bmp of the current folder You can select one by clicking it Command Buttons for creating opening and programming downloadable files Floor Setup Files txt of the current folder You can select one by clicking it Selected setup file name and its contents in a window below special characters may not be shown correctly depending on the computer s localization settings Clicking the Create File button initiates a translation using this file Preview the selected bitmap 7 Calendar and clock settings to be sent to the display device sourced from the computer s real time clock 8 Serial Port selection 9 Device version field shows device type
3. AE Picture list The picture size must be 160 x 32 pixels Index Filename lt PICTURELIST gt O infol bmp infol bmp FinftoZ bmp infos bmp infot bmp infos bmp info bmp Finfo7 bmp Finto8 bmp infos bmp Finfo10 bmp Finfto11 bmp e HOO IZA NGO AH e Vuolas Electronics Oy Ltd Rev 1 5 November 2006 vuolas vuolas com Page 10 of 14 USER MANUAL LCDtool Sense of kikero Programming tool for LCD240 devices In the FLOORPICTURES list a bitmap can be assigned for each floor code first column Bitmaps are referred to by indexes second column TAKA PEE EEE PE EEE EEE PEE EEE EEE EEE EEE SPE EEE EEE PEE EEE EEE EES Floor picture list Floor code Picture index ie number in the picture list FLOORPICTURES gt o nu l g ral o 5 nu FI nu 5 ba a 6 ae 7 NG 3 bo Maximum number of floors 1s 64 floor codes 0 63 and maximum number of bitmaps is 12 indexes 0 11 Same bitmap can be assigned to several floors and any floor can be left without a bitmap Emergency info pictures Emergency info pictures are selected by typing the filename to the setup file Below is a picture from the setup file that shows an example how to attach an emergency info picture to the list Device and LCDtool supports three emergency info pictures 7 Emergency info picture list 7 The picture size must be 1278 x LES pixels 7 Index Filename zEMERGENCY INFO LIST o ener eng O bmp
4. CD240 devices Floor marks LCDtool application 1s used for assigning an individual floor marking for each floor perceived by the device as a floor code with one or two characters 0 9 A Z or minus sign It is also possible to leave any floor marking blank ci i a a a a a a a a a TTT a a a a a a a a a a a a ae Floor markings floor code floor marks lt FLOORMAREINGS gt FF FF 1 FF 1 FF 2 FF 2 FF a FF a FF 4 FF Pil FF 5 FF 5 TF a FF 6 FF T FF T FF 3 FF 3 Fr FF q FF 10 ig The first configuration instructs the display device to show a zero floor marks column when the car arrives at the floor O floor code 0 is received The display device ignores the space and centers the character If you liked it to show the letter B instead just replace 0 with B Floor info pictures The LCDtool application is used for making the floor info pictures to appear in connection to certain floors The LCDtool is delivered with sample bitmap files which are compatible with the display device The user can edit these pictures but he should beware that the size of picture is not changed Maximum number of floor info pictures is 12 Sample bitmap filenames are infoO bmp infol bmp infol 1 bmp The PICTURELIST is used for assigning an index first column to each bitmap file second column kii i a a a a a a a a l aa a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a l a aa a a a a a KE EE
5. USER MANUAL LCDtool Senet Hinarana Programming tool for LCD240 devices Vuolas Sense of Electronics Vuolas Electronics Oy Ltd Part No LCDtool Description Programming tool for LCD240 devices Version 2 0 Documentation Rey 1 5 Preliminary Vuolas Electronics Oy Ltd Kunnansarka 2 FIN 37150 Nokia Finland Tel 358 0 3 342 6900 Fax 358 0 3 342 5800 e mail vuolas vuolas com Vuolas Electronics Oy Ltd Rev 1 5 November 2006 vuolas vuolas com Page 1 of 14 USER MANUAL LCDtool Vu O l as Sense of Electronics Programming tool for LCD240 devices Table of contents lano da 10 AA AA AA E A 3 System tegur MENTS AA a rni 4 a O E AA serneeeeeaccs 4 MGA WINDOW 4253s ahaa arate caeecddetsessatnecssa Maa AO AAO 5 P ana OOS ANA EAA E EE 6 EE e a a AA AA T sees 8 PED NGA AA AA AA AA AA 8 ID envi Kerem Nec itd AA eer 8 BLOG VAIS AA APA 10 FTO OR WTO 91 C CONC AA 10 NG a AA AE 11 Caa ne DS AA 11 Transferring the binary file s to a COVICE cceccccccccsssessseeccececcaeeeseeececceesaeeeeeeeceeseseuaeeenees 12 DE e E N A E I E O E 14 Pa maS COP a E E E E E 14 Vuolas Electronics Oy Ltd Rev 1 5 November 2006 vuolas vuolas com Page 2 of 14 USER MANUAL LCDtool Sense of Electronics Programming tool for LCD240 devices Introduction LCDtool is a software tool for easy configuration of LCD240B W and Vertical devices Main blocks of a typical configuration system are a computer with LCDtool softwa
6. and software version Requires device software version 5 30 or later 10 Programming status field displays information related to transfer process 11 Status field displays the size and the name of the file that is loaded to the transfer buffer Clicking the Program button initiates the transfer of this file 12 Emergency info pictures are downloaded to device if this check box is selected 13 64 Floors option must be selected when programming device with 64 floors Ge SW version 5 80 Vuolas Electronics Oy Ltd Rev 1 5 November 2006 vuolas vuolas com Page 5 of 14 a BO ST DN USER MANUAL LCDtool Vu O l as Sense of Electronics Programming tool for LCD240 devices Pictures and glyphs LCDtool software is delivered with a standard bitmap library and an example configuration file They make it possible to test that the configuration system works properly These files also provide an easier start up for the build of your own feel and look creation Bitmap library includes 57 bitmap files and 12 floor info pictures All pictures are replaceable and editable but the size colour depth and filename must not be changed the names of floor info pictures can be changed but extension must remain bmp Type of all pictures is black and white picture i e color depth is 2 colours Other features are listed in the table below Please notice that in vertical version of LCD240 all pictures have been ro
7. diting features sufficient software 1s commonly found on most computers Microsoft Paint If you are not familiar with it press FI key to get assistance Tip excessive zooming eases editing More about associating pictures with floors is in the chapter Floor info pictures Vuolas Electronics Oy Ltd Rev 1 5 November 2006 vuolas vuolas com Page 7 of 14 USER MANUAL LCDtool Vuolas Sense o f Electronics Programming tool for LCD240 devices Setup file Header Example setup file starts with a header It has nothing to do with functions of the display device Any text that follows a semicolon is passed by in translation The semicolon can be placed anywhere causing the translation to skip any following characters until the beginning of the next line This enables adding some informative comments into the design It 1s easier later to return to such project that has some basic documentation included kLCD240 HORIZONTAL FORM LUD 40 Setup File for LOD 24 Otol Froject name sample 1 Project number 08112006 Date 08 11 2006 AUY Description Wew file format Requires LCDtoal 2 0 version Device parameters Device parameters are set in the setup file picture below Editable parameters are found under the identifier lt DEVICEPARAMETERSS gt Lines in this section start with a parameter name it must not be changed It is followed by a value which is always enclosed between quotation marks These
8. ed to set the floor values 0 31 where the gong sounds or to mute the gong a space as value This parameter has effect only when the device is in the LANDING mode PROGRAM_MODE ss used to switch between the programming mode ON and the VEBUS control mode OFF This parameter is not valid 1f device uses standard parallel control interface PF_POLARITY ie Power Failure Polarity 1s used to select the wiring method of power supplies For more information see emergency light documentation EMERGENCY INFO parameter selects the picture used in a power failure situation There are three pictures available selected by values O 1 or 2 ARROW_INPUT If EXT is selected device requires external arrow signals to display arrows When AUTO is selected device shows an arrow automatically when the floor code changes If an accurate arrow timing is required use external arrow signals SYM4 MOVE parameter determines the function of input J2 10 If SYM4 is selected input activates symbol 4 indication SYM4 If MOVE ss selected input activates arrow scrolling Setup file is in the text format so it can be edited with any text editor e g Microsoft Notepad Additional information about functions 1s available in the LCD240B W and Vertical Installation Manual Vuolas Electronics Oy Ltd Rev 1 5 November 2006 vuolas vuolas com Page 9 of 14 USER MANUAL LCDtool Vu O l as Sense o f Electronics Programming tool for L
9. nics Programming tool for LCD240 devices 45 bmp 56 bmp hold the numbers and the punctuation marks for the clock and calendar these are much smaller than the first 37 glyphs All these files must exist even if not used in the device The 12 floor info pictures infoO bmp infoll bmp are commonly used for advertising Floor info pictures appear in the same field of the display device as the logo the size 1s also 160x32 The emergency info picture is shown when the device has detected a power failure There are three different pictures available Used picture is selected from the device setup menu or by typing appropriate parameter value to setup file Size of the emergency info picture is 128x128 Before pressing the Create File or Program button check the emergency info option It is recommended to start a new design by first saving a copy of the standard folder or any other folder that includes a fully working old design and rename it according to the project Also a good practice is to first test the copied design by translating it and downloading it once to the display device This is a good starting point for the new design If you also make the changes incrementally and frequently test the integrity of the design you should not face big problems Also editing an old picture instead of creating a brand new one minimizes the risk of error in size colour depth or filename LCDtool has no picture e
10. ormation about LCD240B W and Vertical devices please refer to the LCD240 documentation Vuolas Electronics Oy Ltd Rev 1 5 November 2006 vuolas vuolas com Page 3 of 14 USER MANUAL LCDtool Vu o as Sense of Electronics Programming tool for LCD240 devices System requirements e LCDtool software e Programming cable e PC compatible computer running Windows 98 Windows ME Windows NT Windows 2000 or Windows XP e Free serial port COM1 or COM2 capable to 38400 bps e Software for bitmap graphics editing e g Microsoft Paint Text editing software e g Microsoft Notepad Installation There is no need for a large scale installation process with plenty of system files and register settings that would increase the burden of your computer Just decompress the LCDtool zip into a hard disk Create new folder or choose any existing folder you like LCDtool folder with subfolders is created into it To start using the tool run the LCDtool exe it is found in the topmost folder of the created folder hierarchy You can also create a shortcut in a standard Microsoft Windows style by dragging and dropping the LCDtool exe with right mouse button to your desktop and by choosing the create shortcut item from the pop up menu that appears Note Some old compression applications may need a command line option in order to use pathnames during decompression i e to create folders for files Vuolas Electronics Oy Ltd Rev
11. re a LCD240 device and a cable for interconnection The computer must be PC compatible running Windows 98 or later operating system and have at least one free serial port Please refer to the System requirements section for details LCD240B W devices can present floor markings direction arrows other graphical symbols time and date a company logo and floor info pictures according to control of an electrical interface Devices can also display emergency info picture when connected properly to backup supply LCD240 Vertical does not display time and date and floor info pictures By configuration and modification of displayed graphics the device s response to different control signal combinations can be changed When configuration data and graphical items are created and edited LCDtool is used to collect up the configuration file and all the graphical items referred in it They are translated to a downloadable format and downloaded to one or more LCD240B W or Vertical devices During the download the device s clock and calendar are also set up to date af applicable Other tools needed are a text editor and a picture editing software commonly found on most computers for example Microsoft Notepad and Microsoft Paint are sufficient Software 1s delivered with example bitmap and configuration files sufficient for full functionality of all features By editing these files is an easy way to get started For additional inf
12. rogram button A field that visualizes the progress of the transfer is displayed in the bottom right corner of the window If the display device is recognized and the transfer is started a progress bar is displayed Device Status Connected Erasing Heady Programming Progressing EEE After a successful transfer the word Ready is displayed in the bottom right corner of the window and the display device makes a gong sound 1f available The device is then ready for use and can be disconnected Next device can be configured immediately with the same binary file or the creation of a new or modified configuration can begin Device Status Connected Erasing Ready Programming Heady If the display device is not recognized the word Failure is displayed Most frequent reasons for this are the device is not powered on or the programming cable is not connected to the selected COM port Correct the problem and reset the display device by switching the power off for a while If it seems that everything is correct but initiation of transfer still fails it is possible that the programming cable is damaged it is mechanically sensitive in some degree Device Status Not found Erasing Disabled Programming Disabled Failure Please reset the device Vuolas Electronics Oy Ltd Rev 1 5 November 2006 vuolas vuolas com Page 13 of 14 USER MANUAL LCDiool Vuolas Programming tool for LCD240 devices Transfer 1s po
13. s bar in the bottom edge of the LCDtool window shows the name and the size of the created file Appearance of dialog window and names of buttons vary according to Windows version and language Transferring the binary file s to a device A programming cable is needed in transferring binary files to LCD240 devices The cable has a 9 pin female D connector in one end connect it to the computer s serial port COMI or COM2 The other end has a 4 pin female KK type connector connect it to the pin header type RS232 connector of the display device In order to connect it in the right way please direct the small cantilevers away from the nearest PCB edge printed small squares on the PCB point the position of the cantilevers 5 gt Me Switch the display device power on Check that the status bar in the bottom edge of the LCDtool window is displaying the name of the file that you want to transfer status bar shows the name of the file in transfer buffer If the file 1s not right click the Open button and use the dialog window to browse for the file you want 35571 bytes in C1 appsilCDtool w01 1 image_ibraryistandardiFontsLib bin Vuolas Electronics Oy Ltd Rev 1 5 November 2006 vuolas vuolas com Page 12 of 14 USER MANUAL LCDtool Sense af actrees Programming tool for LCD240 devices Select the one of the COM ports that the cable is connected to Fort f COM C COM Transfer starts when you click the P
14. ssibly sometimes interrupted at a later stage because a cable gets loose or power fails for a moment In this case always reset the display device by switching the power off for a while Device Status Disconnected Erasing Ready Programming Failed Failure Please reset the device E Disclaimer Vuolas Electronics reserves the right to change the product and or specifications and functions without notice Trademarks amp Copyright Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Copyright 2005 Vuolas Electronics Oy Ltd All rights reserved Vuolas Electronics Oy Ltd Rev 1 5 November 2006 vuolas vuolas com Page 14 of 14
15. tated 90 clock wise and logo picture size has been changed to 48x128 WxH bmp size 0 9 numbers0 9 floor marking 48x96 arrow symbo arrow symbo arrow symbo arrow symbo arrow symbo dot for clock and calendar colon for clock and calendar Not displayed in LCD240B and Vertical version no clock existence is however required In LCD240 Vertical logo picture size is 48x128 l l Symbol 1 default Fire alarm arrow symbol 80x96 l l l Table 1 Names descriptions and sizes of pictures in LCD240B W devices First 37 bitmap files O bmp 36 bmp are glyphs that appear in floor markings the word glyph means the shape of a character Each of these files corresponds to a letter a number or the minus sign When you e g use the letter B in a floor marking the bitmap file 12 bmp is selected and displayed in the corresponding place The next 3 bitmap files 37 bmp 39 bmp are the arrows that are used for movement indication of the car The next 4 bitmap files 40 bmp 43 bmp are symbols that are normally used to indicate special situations but the use is not limited by any means The logo 44 bmp is displayed in such field that if preferred it can be always visible Most often the company s name or a logo is placed here The last 12 bitmap files Vuolas Electronics Oy Ltd Rev 1 5 November 2006 vuolas vuolas com Page 6 of 14 USER MANUAL LCDtool Sense of Electro
16. values can also be modified by means of the display device s own setup menu The last item after semicolon has no effect in a device it just reminds about the possible values for the parameter lt DEVICEPARAMETERS gt INPUTUODE BIN BIN or GRAY CAR LANDING CAR CAR or LANDING LOGO DIN OFF or ON Sy l4 FLOOR a Ue ee a GUNG FLOOR an BBS ela PROGRAM MODE OFF OFF or ON PF_FOLARITY g or EMERGENCY INFO 1 Oe Av IU EAT EAT or AUTO SY MAMOYE MOVE ot h4 or MOVE Display devices accept alternative coding systems applied to parallel floor code input INPUTCODE parameter must be set according to used coding It has two possible values BIN and GRAY for Binary and Gray code systems respectively Vuolas Electronics Oy Ltd Rev 1 5 November 2006 vuolas vuolas com Page 8 of 14 USER MANUAL LCDtool Sense af Airera Programming tool for LCD240 devices Devices that are installed in landings behave much differently from the devices that are installed in the car CAR_LANDING parameter is used to inform the device where it is placed It has two possible values CAR and LANDING LOGO parameter determines whether the display shall show the logo graphics or not possible values are ON and OFF Symbol 4 differs from the other symbols because it can be set to appear on a specific floor Selected value 0 31 of SYM4 FLOOR parameter sets the floor of appearance alternatively a space disables the feature GONG_FLOOR parameter is us
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