Beninca Advantage User Manual

L8542863 GB
Rev. 04/06/03

RADIO CONTROL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

A D VA N TA G E

Instruction manual

UNIONE NAZIONALE COSTRUTTORI

AUTOMATISMI PER CANCELLI, PORTE

SERRANDE ED AFFINI

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ADVANTAGE

RR.1WBV

RR.2WBV

T2WV
T4WV

ADVANTAGE

RR.1WIV

RR.2WIV

PRX

PTXATM

RS232

USB

LO.T2WMR

CU 2WV
CU 4WV

RollKey

TO.GO 2-V
TO.GO 4-V

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ADVANTAGE

Radio control management system

This product has been conceived and developed to provide a simple, effective management of the installation and
maintenance of radio control systems.

The ADVANTAGE system includes:

• The “ADVANTAGE” palm programmer

• A CD-ROM with “Advantage” management software for PC with Windows operating system

• A USB port cable for communication between the programmer and the USB port of a PC.

• A RS232 serial port cable for communication between the programmer and the serial port of a PC.

• A PRX cable for connecting the programmer to compatible receivers.

• A PTXATM cable for connecting the programmer to “T2/4 WV” transmitters.

The following 433.92 MHz rolling code receivers are compatible with the ADVANTAGE system:

RR.1WBV - RR.2WBV (in a plastic box)
RR.1WIV - RR.2WBV (with Molex connection).

The following 433.92 MHz rolling code transmitters are compatible with the ADVANTAGE system:

“Atmosfera” series: T2WV - T4WV
“Cupido” series: CU2WV - CU4WV
“Rollkey” series: Elegant - Deluxe
LO.T2WMR
TO.GO-V

Certain advanced functions (e.g. code programming) are only possible with “Atmosfera” T2/4 WV or TO.GO-V
transmitters.

Other future products not included in this list may be compatible with the ADVANTAGE system. Consult the specific
product documentation for more information.

FOREWORD

All the radio receivers have a memory for storing their relative transmitters.

The number of transmitters a receiver can store is dependent on the size of memory available in the receiver, and is
normally 512 or 2048.

The installation and management of radio systems in plants using a great quantity of transmitters (e.g. companies,
public buildings, apartment blocks, etc.) can be very complicated. This is where ADVANTAGE becomes the ideal
solution since it offers the possibility to:

• Create a database file on PC for each individual receiver being managed, associating each transmitter recorded on
the receiver with its owner’s name and surname, notes, telephone number, address, etc.

• Record all the transmitters in the programmer memory before going to the installation location and then download
the file onto the receiver and start-up the system.

• Record a large quantity of transmitters in one single operation. For this purpose special packages of transmitters with
sequenced codes are available for order.

• Remove a transmitter that has been lost or stolen.

In a traditional receiver the system memory would have to be completely erased and then the whole block of

transmitters in the system would have to be recorded from scratch.

• Temporarily disable certain specific transmitters in a plant.

• Effortlessly manage transmitter button and receiver channel associations in multi-channel receiver and transmitter
systems.

• Protect the receiver with a personal access code to prevent counterfeits.

• Restore operation of an installation in the event of a fault or damage..

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THE ADVANTAGE PROGRAMMER

The ADVANTAGE palm programmer is central core of the system, since it acts as a communication interface between
the “Advantage” software installed on the computer and the radio components (i.e. receivers and transmitters).
It has a built-in receiver for 433.92MHz rolling code transmitters, which can store up to 2048 transmitters.
This receiver acts as buffer memory to contain the data read by another receiver or by an Advantage file resident on
PC.
The receiver can also read via radio the code of a compatible transmitter and record it in an Advantage file.

Connecting the programmer to a receiver

The compatible receivers have a pin-strip connector (see figure to right) for the
PRX cable.
The other end of the cable has a jack that is plugged into the RECEIVER
input.

The Battery

A 9Vdc Ni-Mh160mAh battery powers the programmer when the mains supply
is not available. When the battery is fully charged it gives the programmer an
autonomy of about 2 hours.
The battery can be charged about 1000 times before having to be changed
with another battery having the same characteristics.

RECEIVER jack:

Use the PRX cable to plug the
programmer into the receiver.

POWER jack:

The 12Vdc power unit input plugs the
programmer into the mains supply and
recharge the built-in battery.

USB jack:

Use the USB cable to plug the
programmer into a PC by a USB port.

RS232 jack:

Use the serial cable to plug the
programmer into a PC by a serial port
(COM).
For use of the serial port see section
“The RS232 port”.

ON/OFF button:

Press for 3 sec’s to turn on/off the
programmer

OK button:

Starts the selected function entering the
programming procedure.

ON/OFF LED: On when the power is on
or the battery is charged.

LOW BATTERY LED:
Without the 12Vdc power unit

connected:

Led off: battery charged
Slow blinking: battery flat

With the 12Vdc power unit connected:

Fast blinking: battery is under charge
Led On: charging complete
Led Off: no battery

UTILITY LED:

The BLINKING changes sequence
to indicate which function has been
selected

ACTION LED: the LED indicates the
function status.

Select buttons pq:
Select a programming function by
pressing these buttons. The Utility
LED changes blink sequence to indicate
the function

IIC protocol jack:

Not used.

PROGRAM jack:

Use the PTXATM cable to plug the programmer into compatible transmitters.

This type of connection is only required when using the transmitter code cloning/
programming functions. During normal use the programmer and transmitter
communicate via radio.

12Vdc

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Using the programmer:

1) Press the ON/OFF button for 3 seconds to turn on the programmer (when the mains supply is connected or the built-

in battery is charged).

2) The UTILITY LED is normally off. If one of the select buttons pq is pressed the LED will start blinking.

The following blinking sequences indicate which function has been selected:

1 blink followed by a 1 sec pause – Read Memory Menu

The programmer reads the receiver memory and records it in its buffer memory.

2 blinks followed by a 1 sec pause – Write Memory Menu

The programmer reads its internal buffer memory and records it in the receiver memory.

3 blinks followed by a 1 sec pause – Cancel Buffer Memory Menu

The programmer cancels its buffer memory, including any password, so it is ready for a new reading.

4 blinks followed by a 1 sec pause – Cancel Receiver Memory Menu

The programmer cancels the receiver memory, including any password.

3) Select a function and press the OK button to confirm.

The ACTION LED indicates the programmer status:

Action LED off

No procedure in progress.

Action LED blinking

Data transfer in progress from/to the programmer

Action LED On

Transmission error (i.e. bad connection or incompatible receiver/transmitter)

If programming is completed successfully, the Action LED stops blinking and the programmer is ready for a new

procedure.

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THE ADVANTAGE SOFTWARE 1.04

The Advantage software plays the most important function in the system: management of the receiver memory.
The system is based on the concept that each receiver has a memory that records a list (database file) of the transmitter
codes.
This file can be created directly by the Advantage software or read by a receiver via the Advantage programmer and
transferred to PC for management by the software.

So the internal memory of the programmer acts as interface between receiver and software allowing files to be
transferred from receiver to PC and vice-versa.
What’s more the programmer can receive a transmitter code via radio signal and transmit it to the software.

Software installation

• Insert the “Advantage” CD-ROM.

• Double click on the file Advantage.exe, a dialogue window will open asking which directory to use to save the
program (default C:\Advantage). Click on “Browse..” to change directory.

Having selected the target directory a new sub-directory will be created called Advantage1.04, containing all the files

required to run the software. To uninstall the program on the PC just erase the whole sub-directory.

USB Drivers

1 – Connect the programmer to the PC using the USB cable
2 – Turn on the programmer.
The first time the USB port is used to connect the Advantage programmer to the Computer the PC operating system
will automatically start-up the procedure “Guided installation of new
hardware”.

• When the first dialog box opens select the option “Search for a driver
suited to peripheral” and click “Forward”.

• In the next dialog box select the option “Specify a route”, and click
“Forward”

• In the dialogue box that follows, press “Browse”. Enter the
“VCP_driverXP” directory under the Advantage directory and press
“Forward”.

• The required driver is automatically loaded by the operating system,
press “End” to confirm.

The above operation should be carried out twice. In the first phase, the
“USB <-> Serial” driver is loaded, in the second phase, the “USB Serial
Port” driver is loaded.

This procedure will only be performed the first time the Advantage
programmer is connected to the PC.

In the future the operating system will automatically recognise the
peripheral.

Never turn off or disconnect the programmer while the software is running.
Always follow this procedure:
1 – Turn off the programmer before plugging it into the PC by the USB
cable
2 – Turn on the palm programmer
3 - Start the Advantage software
4 – At the end of the work session, exit the program (File>Exit)
5 – Disconnect the USB peripheral (see Windows guide)
6 – Turn off the palm programmer
7 – Unplug the USB cable