CUE PEX User Manual
User Manual
PEX Sof tware
User Manual PEX Software
UM031_01, 30.05.2007
Copyright © CUE, a.s., Praha, Czech Republic 1996 - 2007.
All rights reserved. Specifications are subject to change without prior notice.
Table of Contents
Introduction....................................................................................................................................... 4
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1.1. Program description............................................................................................................................. 4
1.2. System requirements........................................................................................................................... 4
2. Installation and start of the PEX program ..................................................................................... 5
2.1. Program installation.............................................................................................................................
2.2. Start of the program.............................................................................................................................
3. Program operating...........................................................................................................................
3.1. Command menu..................................................................................................................................
3.2. Selecting commands ...........................................................................................................................
3.3. File menu Alt+F ...................................................................................................................................
3.4. Options menu Alt+O............................................................................................................................
3.5. Tools menu Alt+T ................................................................................................................................
3.6. Help menu ...........................................................................................................................................
4. Configuration of the Power Express® modules .........................................................................
4.1. Configuration of the PER 610 module ................................................................................................
4.2. Configuration of one channel dimming modules PED 108, PET 102 and PET 105............................
4.3. Configuration of the PED 202 module ................................................................................................
4.4. Configuration of the PEA 208 module.................................................................................................
4.5. Configuration of the PEF 200 module.................................................................................................
4.6. Configuration of the PEF 150 module.................................................................................................
5. Software and Firmware License ...................................................................................................
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1. Introduction
1.1. Program description..........................................................................
The PEX program is designed for an easy configuration of the Power Express® system modules.
The program features:
• configuration of the dual channel analog outputs of the module PEA208
• configuration of the one channel dimmer module PED 108
• configuration of the dual channel dimmer module PED 202
• configuration of the module PEF 150 for control of the fluorescent tubes dimmable ballasts DALI
• configuration of the module PEF 200 for control of the fluorescent tubes dimmable ballasts DSI
• configuration of the 6 relays module PER 610
• configuration of the one channel transistor dimmer PET 102
• configuration of the one channel transistor dimmer PET 105
• channel addresses check
• direct control of the dimmable or switcher channels
1.2. System requirements ........................................................................
• Computer PC 386 or better, CD ROM drive
• OS Windows 98 - XP
• 500 kB free space on HDD
• free serial port
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2. Installation and start of the PEX program
2.1. Program installation........................................................................
The program is delivered on CUE Application CD. Insert the CD to your computer, run the file
PEX_setup1605.exe and follow the installation wizard. This file is placed in folder \Software\PEX.
2.2. Start of the program ..........................................................................
2.2.1. Program start with modules Power Express ® online
Link the Power Express® system through the module PEC25 into the serial port of your computer. All
Power Express® modules must have power supply. Run the PEX program from the Windows Start
menu.
Fig. 1
Once you have loaded the program, the main program window will be displayed. There is a list of the
connected modules with their serial numbers on the left side of the main window, and a space for their
parameters on the right side of the window.
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Fig. 2
2.2.2. Program start without modules Power Express ® connected
The PEX program can be run without modules Power Express® connected. There is a notice on the
startup in such case:
Fig. 3
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3. Program operating
3.1. Command menu................................................................................
Fig. 4
3.2. Selecting commands.........................................................................
You can select commands in the usual way from the menu, or you can use the keyboard shortcuts, for
example: ALT + O to open the Option part of the menu.
Fig. 5
3.3. File menu Alt+F..................................................................................
• OPEN Ctr+O to open the project with configuration of the modules of the Power Express® system
from the file.
• SAVE Ctr+S to save the actual project into the file.
• SAVE AS to save the current project into the file with a new name.
• EXPORT to export the actual project as file for: Excel (*.csv), Internet Explorer (*.htm), Plain text
(*.txt)
• EXIT to terminate the PEX program.
3.4. Options menu Alt+O..........................................................................
• SELECT SERIAL PORT shows the list of all free serial ports in computers. The marked port is
selected for the communication with the modules of the Power Express® system. If you select any
other serial port, the program performs RESET and loads data from new selected port.
• PARITY CHECK switches on/off communication parity check
• QUICK COMMUNICATIONS switches on/off quick
• RESET F5 The program carries out a new load of the connected modules of the Power Express®
system. You can also do it by pressing the F5 keyboard shortcut.
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3.5. Tools menu Alt+T...............................................................................
LOCATE F3 By this command you can seek a channel without knowing its address by pressing its
button on the module.
Fig. 6
You can STOP this function by pressing the STOP button. If there is more than one channel with the
same address, the LOCATE command does not run and a warning message is shown:
Fig. 7
ADRESS CHECK F4 This command is used to check the addresses of all connected modules. A
special window opens to display the results of this command. There is a list of all connected channels
on the right side of the window.
Fig. 8
In the left part of the screen there is a chart clearly showing the positioning of channel addresses of
the given type. By selecting the type of output in the list (A or D in the Bank column) you choose the
chart for analog or digital channels.
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