Actuators

When the floor plan design is finished, the next step is to assign your loads to actuators. This you do on tab Switchboard. If only one switchboard per floor is required or one for the whole building, this can be done automatically. Otherwise you can do it manually or semi-automatic.

You integrate actuators as follows:

• Automatically:

  1. Click Switchboard tab in the upper left of the screen to create a new switchboard.

  2. Select Automatic configuration of the actuators.

  3. Click Start.

     The software selects the required actuators for all your loads according to built-in rules and assign the loads to channels. You can change it later (Add/delete actuators).

  4. Or select Semi Automatic > drag and drop the loads you want to connect into actuators on your switchboard > click OK.

  5. You can add more switchboards later by clicking + in the upper right corner of the screen.




• Manually:

  1. Click Switchboard tab in the upper left of the screen to create a new switchboard.

  2. Select Manual > type the number of electrical panels in your building > click Start.

  3. You can add more switchboards by clicking + in the upper right corner of the screen.

  4. Click Add Actuator > select your actuator from the list. The actuator appears on your switchboard.

  5. Select the floor where are the loads you want to connect.
     

  6. Connect (drag and drop) your loads from the left to the actuator channels.

     

All of the actuators have a direct link to their product information page in the Actuator Type column.

You can switch between switchboards with the left and right arrows:

If you want to delete your switchboard, select the one you want to delete > click at the top right > click OK.

Clicking Reset all switchboards will delete your switchboards. You have to configure them again.

Name your switchboards.


eConfigure supports the Master/Extension concept, available in the new SpaceLogic actuators from Schneider Electric.

The master actuator can either operate independently or can also control one or up to two extensions, depending on the number of channels needed for each of its functions.

The available devices are:

• SpaceLogic Switch/Blind Master (MTN6705-0008)

• SpaceLogic Switch/Blind Extension (MTN6805-0008)

• SpaceLogic Universal Dimming Master (MTN6710-0102)

• SpaceLogic Universal Dimming Extension (MTN6810-0102)

Compatibility:

• The SpaceLogic Switch/Blind Master can only control Switch/Blind extensions

• The SpaceLogic Universal Dimming Master can either control Switch/Blind extensions or Dimming extensions

When automatically calculating the Switchboard, eConfigure proposes the best combination depending on the project needs.

SpaceLogic master and extension devices can also be added manually or semi-automatically.

When using Master/Extensions concept, eConfigure arranges the extensions to their corresponding master and names them accordingly.

Examples:

• SpaceLogic KNX Dimming Master 230/2x350W

• SpaceLogic KNX Dimming Extension 1-1

• SpaceLogic KNX Dimming Extension 1-2