Dynadimmer™ User Manual
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1. Dynadimmer User Manual Software installation Preparing dim schedule Dynadimmer programmer PHILIPS Software Installation i l Installation by a downloaded executeable The software can be downloaded from www philips com dynadimmerus Use the following procedure to install the Dynadimmer software on a computer Click on line Dynadimmer Programming Software on webpage Click on lt Qpen gt Double click on DynadimmerSetup msi gt Click on lt Run gt 1 2 Procedure if NET Framework 2 0 has not yet been installed The application uses NET Framework 2 0 This Microsoft software package also needs to be installed If this software has already been installed on your computer go to next section The Dynadimmer software setup program will automatically install NET Framework 2 0 on the computer This may take a few minutes depending on the computer capabilities When the installation has finished the installation of the Dynadimmer software will continue automatically 1 3 Installation of the Dynadimmer software Once the installation of NET Framework has been completed or if it was stopped because it was already installed on the PC the installation screen of the Dynadimmer Programmer application appears is Dynadimmer 1 Welcome to the Dynadimmer Setup Wizard The installer will guide you through the steps required to install Dynadimmer on your computer WARNING This computer pro2. 3lack button to actually write the dimming shape nto the Dynadimmer The green button is to switch the Programmer ON At power up the Programmer indicates whether internal power supply is still ok After this it indicates that it is waiting for a connection The orange button is to select the correct dimming shape from the three dimming shapes installed to program the Dynadimmer Hold the orange button for three seconds to select another dimming shape Select the dimming shape prior to connecting the Dynadimmer Dynadimmer User Manual Page 13 of 15 The selection mechanism only works if the Dynadimmer is not yet connected The selected dimming shape name will be displayed in the screen The Black button is to program the dimming shape into the connected Dynadimmer If the programming is successful then an OK message will be displayed in the screen 3 2 2 Connect the Programmer to the Dynadimmer The Programmer will indicate the software version and the battery status immediately after start up Change the batteries if indicated to do so The Programmer tries to connect to the Dynadimmer when it is powered up The programmer will search for 15 seconds for a Dynadimmer if it does not find one then it will switch OFF The Programmer will indicate on the top row the dimming shape that is already programmed inside the Dynadimmer on the second row the to be programmed dimming scheme is displayed Current light scheme in
3. Dynadimmer The to be programmed light scheme The top row of the Programmer display is filled with blocks if there is no dimming shape programmed in the Dynadimmer the Dynadimmer is empty 3 2 3 Writing the dimming shape in the Dynadimmer The Dynadimmer can be programmed if the Dynadimmer is connected to the Programmer The dimming shape that needs to be programmed can be selected by means of the orange button Holding this button down for 3 seconds selects another dimming scheme Yet ensure that the Dynadimmer is not connected to the Programmer for this selection mechanism to work Dynadimmer User Manual Page 14 of 15 Select the black button to actually write the dimming shape into the Dynadimmer The Programmer will state OK if the programming was successful 3 2 4 Copying the dimming shape from the Dynadimmer into the Programmer The Dynadimmer dimming shape can be copied from the Dynadimmer back into the Programmer to review the dimming shape copy it to other Dynadimmers or adjust it First the dimming shape memory location A B or C that can be overwritten in the Programmer needs to be selected with the orange button Holding the orange button down for 3 seconds selects another dim scheme that can be overwritten Ensure that the Dynadimmer is not connected for this selection mechanism to work Secondly the Programmer copying function needs to be enabled by selecting the black and orange button simultaneously for 5 seco
4. ces by Connection the device appears as a USB Serial Converter with an additional COM port with the label USB Serial Port v v v v v Device Manager File Action View Help 1 ACPI Fixed Feature Button B Genuine Intel R CPU 2160 1 80GHz Genuine Intel R CPU 2160 1 80GHz 5 44 PCI bus 2 Intel R 946GZ Express Chipset Family Intel R 82801 PCI Bridge 244E Intel R 828016 ICH Family SMBus Controller 27DA Intel R 828016 ICH Family USB Universal Host Controller 27C8 Intel R 828016 ICH Family USB Universal Host Controller 27C9 Kb USB Serial Converter USB Serial Port COM3 A ozsmra Simi USB Universal Host Controller 2704 Intel R 828016 ICH Family USB Universal Host Controller 27CB Intel R 828016 ICH Family USB2 Enhanced Host Controller 27CC 4 Intel R 82801GB GR ICH Family LPC Interface Controller 2788 4 Intel R 82801GB GR GH ICH Family Serial ATA Storage Controller 27C0 4 Intel R 946GZ PL GL PCI Express Root Port 2971 4 Intel R 946GZ PL GL Processor to I O Controller 2970 4 Microsoft UAA Bus Driver For High Definition Audio 4 Motherboard resources Dynadimmer User Manual Page 4 of 15 2 The Dynadimmer software application 2 1 General The Dynadimmer software is used in combination with the Programmer or a special USB programmer cable The USB programmer cable is used to program a new or read an existing dimming schedule directl
5. e order as described Connect the Dynadimmer to the USB programming cable the title of the programming software should show the current dimming schedule in the Dynadimmer Open an existing dimming schedule or create and save a new one The Dynadimmer will be loaded with this new schedule as soon as the lt Program shape gt button is pressed The yellow ball next to this button will change to green if the programming process went well Dynadimmer User Manual Page 10 of 15 2 7 2 2 Multi Programming Multi Programming is used to program multiple units as soon as the USB programming cable is connected to the Dynadimmer This speeds up the process because no buttons need to be pressed connecting is enough to program the Dynadimmer Follow the same steps described in the previous paragraph I he checkbox Multi Programming must be ticked to enable this feature NSE ARENA Keane Fasa NA TEE 1A SPORES er k gt Ksssst KSR TASS NER RI Keenan Tick the Multi Programming checkbox to enable the Multi Programming mode Dynadimmer User Manual Page II of 15 2 8 Energy saving with existing settings The software calculates an estimated energy consumption of the selected lamp driver combination and dimming shape Ihe savings are stated in kWh and as a percentage The energy savings are calculated based upon the outdoor lighting switching program as used in the Netherlands and may differ slightly if used in another locat
6. g will be installed i Select the correct location L AD iD 10 A0 nw e oo Ad Fa 50 2 4 2 Setting the Lamp Driver combination To enable the Dynadimmer to be programmed a lamp driver combination must be selected A pull down menu is available showing the most common combinations Select one of the values in this menu This value is required and must be filled in before the settings can be programmed or saved i BT i Id ho Ad d0 Ad re aa Lama ran Select the right lamp driver combination J ste Panama tenho tabiat There are only Philips released and validated lamp driver combinations within this list If any other lamp driver combination is to be used then this combination first has to be tested validated and inserted into the software Please contact your Philips account manager to have that done Dynadimmer User Manual Page 7 of 15 2 4 3 Setting switch points Five time zones can be scheduled which means four switch points need to be defined The switch points can be set by using the slide bars The range of the slide bars is from 15 00 3 00 PM to 10 00 AM When the slide bars are moved they automatically appear in the graph The switch points cannot overlap This is monitored by the application ee Stop time DI TA DI DU DG DA DG DS EDS DA DS DB 1 I 15 00 B00 ice OC ey 0 00 The time switch points can be set in steps of 15 minutes The start time of the dim
7. gram is protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized duplication or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil or criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law Cancel Click lt Next gt Dynadimmer User Manual Page 2 of 15 ig Dynadimmer Select Installation Folder C Program Files philips Dynadimmer aa EE ig Dynadimmer Installing Dynadimmer After this screen the following screen appears iy Dynadimmer E jo Installation Complete Now select lt Close gt The installation has now been successfully completed A shortcut called Philips Dynadimmer has been created on the desktop Dynadimmer User Manual Page 3 of 15 1 4 Installation of the USB Programmer cable driver The USB Programmer cable driver can be downloaded from www philips com dynadimmerus or www ftdichip com Drivers VCP htm Follow this procedure when using the driver downloaded from Philips website Download CDM 2 04 6 exe and save the file locally Double click CDM 2 04 16 exe to start installation procedure A Dos Box will show the installation progress Connect USB Programmer cable when driver installation process is finished Open the Device Manager Open the Device Manager located in Control Panel System then select the Hardware tab and click Device Manger and select View gt Devi
8. ion The calculations are made based on the norm of 4200 burning hours per year Dimming shape 100 30 al fall 60 50 40 30 15 00 1700 73 00 21 00 23 00 01 00 03 00 05 00 07 00 03 00 Yearly energy consumption and savings Normal energy consumption 109 kwh Savings 299 kwh Consumption with dimming shape 409 kh Relative 422 Z Dimming schedule example Dynadimmer User Manual Page 12 of 15 3 The Dynadimmer Programmer 3 1 Dynadimmer Programmer hardware functions and installation 3 1 1 General The Dynadimmer Programmer is needed to program the Dynadimmer with the correct dimming shape A dimming shape is created by the software as described in chapter 2 and has to be downloaded into the Programmer The Programmer can contain three dimming shapes at the same time The Programmer allows easy dimming shape selection to program the correct dimming shape into the Dynadimmer 3 1 2 Connecting the Dynadimmer It is allowed to connect and disconnect the Dynadimmer from the Programmer even when the Programmer is powered up Do not connect the Dynadimmer to the Programmer if the Dynadimmer is connected to mains The programmer will beep indicating that this is the case and shut down accordingly 3 2 General operation 3 2 1 The Programmer interface Three buttons and a two line display make up the interface sreen button to switch the Programmer ON Orange button to select the to be programmed dimming shape
9. level is automatically set to the stop time of the previous schedule The other switch points can be set in the same way by using the slide bars for the other levels 2 4 4 Setting dim levels Five dim levels can be specified The first dim level can be set using the top settings slide bar for light level The range of the slide bar depends on the selected lamp driver combination Adjusting light level 1 J Start time II DI TA TI DIDI DI DD DB TTL TT TT DBD DL DD DD 15 00 100 b Dynadimmer programmer V2 2 Wait for Programmer Settings Lamp selection Lamp selection SON 150w Philips Philips Driver Location Spain Adjusting light level 1 Start time j 15 00 J Stop time 17 45 15 00 Adjusting light level 2 Start time 17 45 Stop time 21 45 15 00 Adjusting light level 3 Start time 21 45 Stop time 03 45 15 00 Adjusting light level 4 Start time 03 45 Stop time 15 00 17 00 19 00 21 00 23 00 01 00 03 00 05 00 07 00 09 00 05 45 15 00 Yearly energy consumption and savings N ti Savi Adjusting light level 5 705 kwh FENETRE 310 kwh Start time 05 45 Consumption with dimming shape Relative 94 kwh 298 Location Language Application lan English vi Fetch shape A Fetch shape B Fetch shape C Programmer lan English v The other dim levels can be set in the same way using the slide bars for the other levels The horizontal line in the graph indicates the minimum light level for the type
10. nds The screen will then state Copy to Programmer Ensure that the Dynadimmer is not connected for this selection mechanism to work Now connect the Dynadimmer to the programming cable The Programmer will recognize the Dynadimmer and will overwrite the existing file with the file stored inside the Dynadimmer The file will be copied so the same file remains in the Dynadimmer The Programmer will state OK if the copying was successful The Programmer will switch off afterwards to save battery power Now the Programmer can be connected to the PC software and the software can read the Programmer and load the dimming shape as described in chapter 2 by using the Fetch buttons 2010 Philips Lighting Electronics N A Philips Lighting Electronics N A PH LI PS All rights reserved 10275 West Higgins Road Rosemont IL 60018 Tel 800 322 2086 Fax 888 423 1882 Customer Support Technical Service 800 372 333 OEM Support 866 9 5 5886 Form No PA 7350 A http www philips com dynadimmerus
11. ng shapes stored on the Dynadimmer This function works only if the Dynadimmer is connected with the USB programmer cable and the current dimming shape in the Dynadimmer is stated in the title bar Pressing the lt Fetch gt button retrieves the actual dimming schedule from the Dynadimmer The application is automaticaly updated with the new values Program shape O Fetch Dynadimmer User Manual Page 9 of 15 2 7 Programming dimming shapes 2 7 1 Programming the Programmer Connect the Programmer to the PC using the serial connection Switch ON the programmer with the green button The programmer now indicates that it is connected to the PC The software will also indicate that it is connected When the dimming schedules have been created or adjusted the dimming schedule can be programmed at three locations in the Programmer by using the three programming buttons Program shape A Program shape B or Program shape C As soon as the Programmer is programmed the details are also saved in the PC under this name The file will be overwritten WITHOUT A WARNING if this name already exists ANAS Erie RE s SRL RERET 2 7 2 Programming the Dynadimmer with an USB Programming Cable 2 7 2 1 Manual Programming The USB programming cable must be connected to the PC before the Dynadimmer programming software is started Select the correct COM port from the list and tick the USB checkbox It is important to do this exactly in th
12. nglish Dutch Spanish Portuguese Italian German and French 2 3 1 Setting the application language The Dynadimmer software will always come up with the language in which the software was running when it was closed the last time To change the Dynadimmer application language select the language of choice at the bottom of the screen i Select in the drop down menu the application language aa H 10 A0 nd PO oo Sd FO D0 ai orem Fateh shape T Daish abem Fpa ga i Papen pa A Pops iaa 2 3 2 Setting the Programmer language To change the Programmer language select the language of choice A precondition is that the Programmer is connected to the computer and recognized by the application I he Programmer needs to be rebooted switch OFF and ON to enable the new selected language emak Select in the drop down menu the Programmer language The programmer has to be connected Temari wE Ea o fo a 5 E m w EEEE to the application Desh eam Tez dpa Peta obama E Ppa hga Pages age N Paps inga Dynadimmer User Manual Page 6 of 15 2 4 Dimshape Settings 2 4 1 Setting the Location The Dynadimmer is using the midpoint of the night to calibrate the time It is important that the right time value is allocated to the midnight point Ihis can be done by selecting the correct country from the country selector Please select the right country where the lightin
13. of lamp selected Dynadimmer User Manual Page 8 of I5 2 5 Creating and saving dimming shapes To be able to program the dimming schedule it first has to be saved on the PC The dimming schedule needs to be saved under a name The name must be specified in the shape input field with a maximum of 16 characters and may not contain any special characters All characters other than letters and numbers will be converted to characters If a file already exists with the same name it will be overwritten without a warning Seseniana SMR N aga 2 6 Retrieving dimming shapes 2 6 1 Dimming shapes stored on the PC A previously saved dimming schedule can be retrieved through the lt Browse gt button Select the required file and select open Please note that only one shape at a time can be retrieved and changed The dimming schedule that is open at the time of retrieving an existing schedule will be lost if not saved properly 2 6 2 Dimming shapes stored on the Programmer This function works only if the Programmer is connected and connected is stated in the title bar By selecting Fetch shape A Fetch shape B or Fetch shape C the existing schedules in the programmer can be shown on the screen Please note that only one shape at a time can be retrieved and changed The dimming schedule that is open at the time of retrieving an existing one will be lost if not saved properly Fetch shape A Fetch shape B Fetch shape L 2 6 3 Dimmi
14. y from a Dynadimmer Three different dimming shapes can be stored simultaneously in the Programmer to program the Dynadimmer without the need of a PC The existing dimming schedules can be downloaded from the Programmer back to the PC as well 2 2 Starting application The application can be started by double clicking the Philips Dynadimmer desktop icon Ben Philips Dynadimmer The application starts up and the following screen appears First select the COM port where the Programmer or USB programmer cable is connected Check the USB checkbox if the special USB programmer cable is used this checkbox must be unchecked if the Programmer is used RC Seyi A Select the right COM port Seien A I TG E Mee If the tooling is not connected Wait for Programmer is shown at the top of the screen The status changes automatically to connected when the tooling is connected Taug Lamp mimi Ka baikan Ty Lorena Per Dereg raga a ee eee Wait for Programmer in case the Programmer is not connected else it states Connected i AD Tene n AO Pd Oo Ad Fo eo or ng Do Pd ierg ka Man Neal mep ye iow ao bit Vet 1g Pr sor N m mish hamn Lembaga Deish tame E mt z Aa Pepe Pee a Pages Sah Mapes fea C Dynadimmer User Manual Page 5 of 15 2 3 Language Settings The Dynadimmer programming software is currently eguipped with seven languages E
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