User Manual

Chapter 2 DME Designer Overview
DME Designer Owner’s Manual
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Configuration Creation Procedure
The configuration is a design diagram that determines the DME configuration. Transferring this data
causes the DME to operate. Follow the procedure below to create a DME Designer configuration.
SP2060 configurations can be selected from scene preset data, but cannot be edited.
1 Creating a New Project.
When you start DME Designer, a new project is created. If another project file is already open, use
the [File] menu [New] command in the Main Panel window to create a new file.
“Main Panel Window Menu” [File] menu [New] (page 58)
2 Zone Settings.
Zone names are set, and zones are added and deleted using the “Zone Manager” dialog box.
See “Adding, Deleting, and Renaming a Zone” on page 281.
3 DME, ICP, External Device Layout.
Position the required DME, ICP, and other external devices in the Designer window, set the device
groups for the DME and ICP units, and set the properties.
See “Device Group Selection” on page 267,
“Designer Window” on page 184,
“Objects” on page 201,
“Design Window Shared Settings and Operations” on page 259.
4 Configuration Settings.
Zone names are set, and zones are added and deleted using the “Zone” dialog box.
See “Adding, Deleting, and Renaming a Configuration” on page 285.
5 Placing Components.
Place components and user modules in the Configuration window.
See “Configuration Window” on page 291,
“User Module” on page 299,
“Types of Components” on page 361.
6 Component Logical Connections.
Use wires to connect the components and user modules you placed in the Configuration window.
See “Drawing and Editing Wires” on page 270.
7 Setting Parameters.
Edit the component parameters in the component editor.
See “Component Editor Window” on page 309.
8 Setting User Defined Button
Parameters can be assigned to function keys F1 through F6 in the DME unit.
See “User Defined Button (User Defined Parameters)” on page 127.
9 Storing Scenes.
Store the scene using the [Tools] menu [Scene Manager] command in the Main Panel window.
See “IP Address Setup” on page 160.
NOTE
Configurations can be created only when the DME unit is offline. To transfer the data, you must first go into online status. The
procedure for going online is given later in this document.