HomeWorks Interactive GP/LP/XP Panel Support

 

  • GP/LP/XP panel support requires HomeWorks Interactive software Version 3.00 or later. If you have any questions about this document, please call Tim Majewski at Lutron on x5115.
  • GP/LP/XP Panel support will be accomplished by using Circuit Selectors in place of Module Interfaces. All of the existing Module Interface limitations will be applied to Circuit Selectors. All of the existing HWI system limitations will still be in effect. These limitations are summarized below.
  • Module Interfaces and Circuit Selectors CAN NOT be connected to the same processor. Link 1 on a processor can be configured for one or the other, but not both.
  • DO NOT connect anything to pin 2 (V+) on Link 1 of the processor if Circuit Selectors are connected to that link. Doing so will damage any processor built before 6/00.

 

Summary of Requirements

HomeWorks Interactive with RPMs using MIs

HomeWorks Interactive with GP/LP/XP using CSs

Only MIs connected to processor Link 1

Only Circuit Selectors (CS) connected to processor Link 1

Up to 16 MIs per processor

Up to 15 CSs per processor – only addresses 1 through 15 are valid, address 0 is not available on a Circuit Selector. CS addresses 10 – 15 will be referred to as addresses A to F on the panel screen.

Up to 32 circuits per MI

Up to 32 circuits per CS (see the table below showing supported GP/LP/XP model numbers)

One circuit per processor zone

One circuit per processor zone (this is contrary to the G6000 multiple circuits per zone)

HWI Processor can download the following:

  1. Load type
  2. Zone Assignment
  3. High End
  4. Low End
  5. Special byte per circuit
  6. Manual override setting
  7. Electronic bypass setting

HWI Processor can download the following:

  1. Load type
  2. Zone Assignment
  3. High End
  4. Low End
  5. Special byte per circuit
  6. Emergency override
  7. Programmed Off setting

Processor does not download the Chicago setting. It must be set manually at the CS.

Programming changes cannot be made locally at the MI

Programming changes cannot be made locally at the CS. The HWI processor will lock-out the CS once the processor is connected to it.

HWI processor cannot retrieve MI programming

HWI processor cannot retrieve CS programming

MI must be addressed via rotary switch prior to programming

CS must be addressed via the 2nd level menu prior to programming

PNL8/PNL5 panels are used in the Equipment screen to designate dimming panels

PNL8/PNL5 panels must be used on the Equipment screen to simulate GP/LP/XP panels. The appropriate number of modules should be manually added/deleted from the PNL8/PNL5 to make it match the number of circuits in the GP/LP/XP panel. One RPM module = 4 circuits.

Software will automatically select power boosters based on RPM module loading.

Software will automatically select power boosters based on RPM module loading. These must be manually verified/removed from the BOM on a circuit by circuit basis.

RPM and HWI enclosure pricing is available from the software.

GP/LP/XP panel pricing is not available from the software. It must be quoted by Lutron.

Lutron startup is not included on any BOM generated by the software.

Lutron startup is not included on any BOM generated by the software, but is required for all jobs with GP/LP/XP panels.

Lutron RS232 commands can be used to control loads attached to the MI.

Lutron RS232 commands can be used to control loads attached to the CS. Unfortunately, all CS address will be ‘off by one.’ CS address 1 will be referred to as address 0, CS 2 will be referred to as 1 and so on.

 

 

Programming Software Requirements

 

 

Floorplan
  1. No special requirements

Load Schedule
  1. Standard load schedule information can be filled in
  2. Power boosters can be ignored
  3. On the Special Properties Screen (accessible by pressing F5 once)
    1. Low end and high end may be setup
    2. Manual setting will set the Circuit Selector Emergency setting
    3. Bypass setting will set the Circuit Selector Programmed Off setting
    4. The Circuit Selector Chicago setting must be setup manually at the Circuit Selector
    5. On the Special properties window, pressing F5 again will display three additional columns
    6. The PLL, Slush, and Softstart setting for the Circuit Selector can be set here

Control Station Screen
  1. No special requirements

Panel Assignment Screen
  1. HWI-PNL-8s and/or HWI-PNL-5s with HWI-MIs must be used to simulate the required GP/LP/XP model number being used. Delete the unused modules to make the circuit count match the number of circuits in the panel being used.
  2. The maximum number of Circuit Selectors (HWI-MIs) is 15. This is because the Circuit Selector cannot be set to address 0.
  3. When assigning zones to module outputs
    1. For GP panels, always select the HW-RPM-4U module
    2. For LP panels, always select the HW-RPM-4U module
    3. For XP panels, always select the HW-RPM-4R module
  4. Using the Optimize RPMs feature may result in power boosters being assigned to circuits. These power booster assignments must be reviewed and manually eliminated from the BOM as necessary.
  5. The Equipment Wizard should not be used for jobs that use GP panels because the wizard will automatically select HWI-PNL-8s with 32 circuits, which cannot be done with GP panels. All GP panels should be added to the panel screen manually.

Addressing Screen
  1. To configure Link 1 on a wired processor as a Circuit Selector link, click on the MI Link in the property box and press Shift + F5.
  2. A drop down will appear where link 1 is. The drop will have the DP Link (Dimming Panel Link/MI Link), CS1 Link and CS2 Link as options.
  3. Choose a Circuit Selector link
  4. The address grid will change to show addresses 1-15 for all the circuit selectors that can be placed on this link.
  5. Place the MIs on the circuit selector link. Once you place the MIs on this link, the ‘View RPMs’ button will become enabled.
  6. You can now place loads on the Modules. The Module number and Output columns still exist and can be interpreted as follows: Panel circuit number = (Module Number * 4) + (Output – 1).

Programming Screen
  1. No Special Requirements

 

Additional Notes
  1. If an installation has both RPM modules (4U, 4S, 4R, 4M, 4E, 4FSQ) and GP/LP/XP circuits, it will require multiple processors.
    1. 3-wire motor loads cannot be done using GP/LP/XP. HW-RPM-4M motor modules must be used with a Module Interface. Ceiling fan loads should be controlled using HW-RPM-4FSQ modules with a Module Interface
    2. A single processor’s dimming panel link (Link 1) cannot be connected to both Module Interfaces (HWI-MI-120) and Circuit Selectors (GP/LP/XP panels). Therefore, the appropriate processor models for use with Circuit Selectors are HWI-PO and HWI-PO-D48.
    3. If RPM modules and GP/LP/XP panels are required on the same installation, separate processors must be used for each interface type (HWI-MI and Circuit Selectors).
  2. Circuit Selector addresses 1 – 15 are the only allowable addresses. Addresses 16 – 511 are not valid in the HomeWorks Interactive system.
  3. Supported GP/LP/XP panel model numbers:
    4.

    GP Model Numbers

    LP Model Numbers

    XP Model Numbers

    GP3

    LP1/4

    XP4

    GP4

    LP2/8

    XP8

    GP8

    LP3/12

    XP12

    GP12

    LP4/16

    XP16

    GP16

    LP5/20

    XP20

    GP20

    LP6/24

    XP24

    GP24

    LP7/28

    XP28

    GP60

    LP8/32

    XP32

    GP72

    		  

    XP48 not supported

    The XP48 is not supported because it uses a single circuit selector with two 24-dimmer links, or 48 circuits per circuit selector. HomeWorks Interactive only supports 32 circuits per interface.
    1. HomeWorks Interactive is a circuit based system, not a zone based system. Each system zone is assigned a single system circuit. This is contrary to the G6000 system, where multiple output circuits may be assigned to a single system zone.
    2. After a processor upload, the HomeWorks Interactive processor will lock out all Circuit Selectors. This prevents changes from being made locally at the Circuit Selector which could cause the system to perform incorrectly. All Circuit Selector setup changes should be done using the HWI software.
    3. The Circuit Selector address must be setup prior to programming. Refer to the installation manual provided with the GP/LP/XP panel for Circuit Selector setup information.
    4. These requirements apply to the original circuit selector only. Lutron has not done testing with the HomeWorks Interactive system and the 2-Link Circuit Selector. Because the 2-Link Circuit Selector has additional setup options, it is not supported at this time.

 

Last Revised 07-24-03

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