Creating Floors and Rooms

Getting Started

Begin by selecting the FLOOR tab. You can create up to 10 floors in eConfigure KNX Lite/Expert/Student.

Adding a Background Image

You can insert an image as the background of your floor plan to facilitate graphic work in your project design. Acceptable formats include:

• JPEG

• BMP

• PNG

• JPG

Steps to Create Floors and Rooms

1. Add a Floor

   • In the FLOOR tab, click Add floor.

   • Fill in the New floor form and click Browse to upload the background image.

2. Draw Rooms

   • On your floor plan, draw rooms on each floor:

     • Click one of the two room creation tools according to the shape of your room: .

     • Draw the outline of your room (rectangle or polygon).

     • Name your rooms: Room names are given by default. To rename them, click the pencil next to the default room name, type the new name, and press Enter on your keyboard.

3. Add Devices and Loads

   • Drag and drop devices and loads into the plan and adjust the parameters for each item if necessary.

4. Link Devices and Loads

   • Link devices with loads or other devices. You can also connect devices and loads between floors. For more information, refer to Channels and Links.