Honeywell ARENA, RANGER User Manual
ARENA / RANGER User Guide
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ARENA / RANGER
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USER GUIDE
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CONTENTS
OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................................... 7
ARENA / RANGER Versions.............................................................................. 8
System Architecture ........................................................................................... 9
START ARENA ........................................................................................................................... 11
ARENA ENVIRONMENT ........................................................................................................................... 13
ARENA APPLICATION ........................................................................................................................... 25
USER ADMINISTRATION ........................................................................................................................... 30
SITE MANAGEMENT ........................................................................................................................... 37
Main Screen Description and Basic Functions ................................................... 13
Main Screen Description................................................................................ 13
Basic Functions ............................................................................................. 18
Usage of Illegal Characters ........................................................................... 25
Date and Time Format Display Settings ........................................................ 25
Show ARENA Version Information ..................................................................... 27
Backup / Restore................................................................................................ 27
Export Data to ARENA Editor............................................................................. 27
Manage Library .................................................................................................. 28
Licensing ............................................................................................................ 29
Start / Stop Service ............................................................................................ 29
Exit ..................................................................................................................... 29
ARENA Configuration Menu............................................................................... 29
Invoke User Administration................................................................................. 31
Create New User ........................................................................................... 32
Edit User........................................................................................................ 34
Delete User.................................................................................................... 35
Change Password ......................................................................................... 35
Remote Site with ARENA................................................................................... 39
Remote Site with iLON 10 .................................................................................. 40
Supervisor ARENA............................................................................................. 41
Show Sites Overview ......................................................................................... 42
Create New Site ................................................................................................. 42
Creating Local Site ........................................................................................ 44
Create Remote Site through iLON 10............................................................ 45
Create Remote Site through ARENA............................................................. 54
Cross Reference of iLON 10 Settings and ARENA Settings.......................... 59
Edit Site Details.................................................................................................. 60
Delete Site.......................................................................................................... 61
Connect / Disconnect Site .................................................................................. 62
Create Subsystem.............................................................................................. 63
Delete Subsystem .............................................................................................. 63
GRAPHICS ........................................................................................................................... 64
DATAPOINTS ........................................................................................................................... 66
ALARMS ........................................................................................................................... 72
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View/Edit SERVAL Graphics.............................................................................. 64
View/Edit Standard Segments............................................................................ 64
Overview ............................................................................................................ 66
Show Datapoints List.......................................................................................... 67
Enter Alias Name for Datapoint ..................................................................... 68
View/Change Datapoint Properties................................................................ 69
Override Datapoint Value .............................................................................. 70
Show Datapoints in Manual Override ............................................................ 70
Print Datapoints List ...................................................................................... 71
Overview ............................................................................................................ 72
Show Global Alarm List ...................................................................................... 75
View Alarm Details of Single Alarm ............................................................... 76
Print Alarm List .............................................................................................. 77
Acknowledge Alarms ..................................................................................... 77
Delete Alarms ................................................................................................ 78
Upload Alarms ............................................................................................... 78
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ALARM FORWARDING ........................................................................................................................... 79
Create Alarm Forwarding ................................................................................... 80
Create Destination......................................................................................... 80
Create Trigger ............................................................................................... 89
Create Forwarding......................................................................................... 91
SETTINGS ........................................................................................................................... 93
Overview ............................................................................................................ 93
Show Settings List.............................................................................................. 94
Enter Alias Name for Setting Group/ Single Setting ...................................... 95
Modify Setting Value ..................................................................................... 96
Upload Parameter Text List........................................................................... 98
Print Settings List .......................................................................................... 98
TTime Programs................................................................................................... 100
Access Time Programs ...................................................................................... 101
Daily Schedules............................................................................................. 105
Weekly Schedules......................................................................................... 112
Yearly Schedules .......................................................................................... 114
Global Time Programs ....................................................................................... 116
TRENDING AND TRENDS ........................................................................................................................... 119
Procedures......................................................................................................... 120
Record Trend Data............................................................................................. 120
Historical Trend ............................................................................................. 120
Live Trend ..................................................................................................... 122
Analyze Trend Data ........................................................................................... 122
Working with Charts ...................................................................................... 132
Create New Trend Template ......................................................................... 135
Configure Display .......................................................................................... 136
Customize Display Settings........................................................................... 136
Define X-Axis Configuration .......................................................................... 138
MISCELLANEOUS ........................................................................................................................... 140
Alias Name and NV Name Correspondents for SERVAL Controller .................. 140
Font Size Setting................................................................................................ 141
Arena Editor ....................................................................................................... 142
ARENA Editor Environment ............................................................................... 143
Menu Bar....................................................................................................... 144
Tool Bar......................................................................................................... 145
Panel Window ............................................................................................... 146
Drawing Space .............................................................................................. 146
Drawing Tools Pane ...................................................................................... 147
Properties Pane............................................................................................. 147
Status Bar...................................................................................................... 148
Procedures......................................................................................................... 148
Create new document ................................................................................... 148
Import ARENA Database .............................................................................. 149
Create Graphic .............................................................................................. 149
Draw Application Schematic.......................................................................... 150
Create Display Field for Datapoint, Datapoint Attribute or Setting Values..... 151
Creating Links ............................................................................................... 155
Add Comment ............................................................................................... 156
Add Line ........................................................................................................ 156
Custom Graphics Control Overview .............................................................. 156
Save document ............................................................................................. 157
Export ARENA Graphic ................................................................................. 157
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OVERVIEW
ARENA is a Windows® based software package that provides an easy-to-use
graphical interface to monitor and operate HVAC applications applying LonWorks
technology.
A typical application is, for example:
• A Commercial building using plant controllers for primary plant control such as air
handling units, heating circuits or boilers
In ARENA, such a running application is also called “Site”.
Via a LON interface, ARENA provides full access to:
• Plant controller data (datapoints, time programs, alarms, application parameters)
Some of the many features available are listed below:
• Monitoring and access of HVAC system (district heating, heating and ventilation
plants)
• Viewing temperatures and valve positions
• Enhanced alarming with history files, reports and statistics
• Alarm servicing facilities such as
– alarm notifications from remote controllers and/or remote ARENAs
– alarm routing to different destinations (email, printer, other ARENAs)
based on time of day and criticality
• Providing global time programs for individual overrides with displaying three
months intervals
– Schedule Input similar to Microsoft Scheduler
• Multi-Site Management with:
– Support of connections from a supervisor ARENA to remote sites, where
those remote sites do not require an ARENA installation
– Direct connection to up to 4 local sites with up to 4 LON interfaces
– Remote sites management with iLON 10
– Remote ARENAs with local site(s) management
– Remote ARENAs with iLON 10 sites management
– Operation depending on individual privilege
– Maximum of 100 sites can be managed
– Alarming depending on source, condition and target information, alarm
filtering
– Manual Alarm Clearence
– Trending depending on device, plant and segment
• Log data from your HVAC systems
• Complete Backup and Restore Functions
• Improved Graphic Editor for life graphic with animated pictures and direct
operating links
ARENA is designed to be used on a standard PC. The primary purpose of the
ARENA program, is to gather a wide variety of data and display it to the user in an
easy to understand graphical format for viewing and easy operation.
Should a device be in alarm condition, the ARENA user has only to select the device
in question, to be taken to a screen which will provide more detailed information on
the alarm condition. An Alarm list screen is also available. This screen lists all alarm
incidents and enables the ARENA user to identify, in detail, each controller that
activated an alarm signal. The list also contains the reason for the alarm signal, the
date and time that the alarm condition occured and also the date and time that the
alarm condition was accepted (acknowledged).
Historical data is available from each device, and can be displayed in either text or
graphical format. An example for this is the 24-hour temperature log which provides
detailed information of controller data. This provides documentary evidence that
buildings have been maintained at the correct temperature, and that the BMS
system is running economically. The fact that ARENA stores historical data means
that it is possible to analyze the reasons for alarm conditions over a period of a day,
a week or a month.
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ARENA also offers multi-level password protection to restrict access of unauthorized
users.
All adjustments to system operating parameters are logged by ARENA, together
with users identification. This access restriction provides a very high degree of
system protection against accidental or malicious damage.
ARENA can be equipped with individual graphic data and will be able to display
selected information in a graphical environment. The tool to be used to create
graphic templates and graphic navigations is the ARENA EDITOR.
ARENA / RANGER Versions
This user guide describes all functions of ARENA and RANGER. For both software
products, only the name ARENA is used. Available functions depend on the license
as described in the Version Overview table below.
Order
Number
CLAR2SL10 x - - 4 10 ARENAEditor,
CLAR2SL99 x - - 4 120 ARENAEditor,
CLAR2UL99 x CLAR2SL10 - 4 120 Max. node count: 9999
CLAR2SD99 x - x 4 120 ARENAEditor,
CLAR2ULD99 x CLAR2SL10 x 4 120 Remote sites,
CLRANGER2 All except:
Standard Upgrade Remote
ARENA Editor,
graphics, global
time program
- via iLON
10 only
Order Number Description
CL = CentraLine
AR2 = ARENA Version 2.0
RANGER2 = RANGER Version 2.0
S = Standard version with basic functions including LON driver for local
L = CentraLine LON driver
U = Upgrade to unlimited nodes
D = Dial-up
10, 99 = Max. number of nodes, 99 = unlimited but restricted by LON bus to
Example:
sites and ARENA Editor
120
CLAR10SL = ARENA Standard version with basic functions
including Lon driver for local sites, max. 10 nodes
Sites
Local
Buses
- 120 per
Nodes per
Bus
iLON 10
License Features
Max node count: 10
Max node count: 9999
Remote sites,
Max node count: 9999
Max node count: 9999
-
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System Architecture
TIGER / PANTHER
LAN
or
Modem
(Alarms)
Dial-Out
iLON 10
SERVAL
TIGER / PANTHER
TIGER / PANTHER
SERVAL
Dial-In
Supervisor ARENA
(e.g. upon user request)
LAN
or
Modem*
(Alarms)
Dial-Out
TIGER / PANTHER
SERVALSERVALSERVAL SERVAL
COACH
Router**
TIGER / PANTHER
SERVAL
SERVAL
Dial-In
Internet Explorer Access
(e.g. upon user request)
LAN
or
Modem*
Remote ARENA
SERVAL
TIGER / PANTHER
SERVAL
SERVAL
COACH
SERVAL
Router*
TIGER / PANTHER
SERVAL
SERVAL
* Not supported in ARENA 2.0
** If more than 60 nodes are present
Fig. 1: System Architecture with different scenarios
System Scenarios The system graphic shows 3 different usage scenarios for ARENA software:
System with Supervisor ARENA (middle)
ARENA acts as central for the local site and as supervisor for the remote site(s)
System with Remote ARENA (bottom)
ARENA acts as gateway between the supervisor ARENA and the local bus. The
connection can be established via modem
*
0
or any TCP/IP (e.g. ADSL) connection
Stand-alone system without ARENA (top)
No ARENA is available – connection through iLON 10 only
Central Monitoring Site (Home Site) Remote Site (without ARENA)Remote Site (with ARENA)
*
Not supported in ARENA 2.0
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All systems can operate individually and independently or together in a complete
Definitions Site
system.
A customer installation of communicating controllers. Equals one COACH project.
Local Site
A site which is connected to an ARENA via one of the following LON interfaces:
• PCC10 PC card
• PCLTA-20 PCI (or PCLTA-21 card)
• Loytec NIC709-USB
• Loytec NIC709-IP
Remote Site with iLON 10
A site that can connect to a supervisor ARENA via remote connection
Remote Site with ARENA
A site with ARENA that can connect to a supervisor ARENA via remote connection.
The connection is established between the ARENAs.
Remote ARENA
An ARENA that “resides” on a remote PC
Supervisor ARENA
An ARENA that can support multiple connected remote and local sites in parallel.
RANGER
Service tool based on ARENA software for remote iLON 10 sites only.
ARENA User Interface via Internet Explorer
Remote or local control via HTTP connection
ARENA Service
Underlying software application automatically started as Windows service.
Dial-in
Dialing occurs from the supervisor ARENA to the remote site. Dial-in is initiated by
the supervisor ARENA.
Dial-out
Dialing occurs from the remote site to the supervisor ARENA. Dial-out is initiated by
a controller (in case no ARENA is available on the remote site) or by the remote
ARENA.
Dial-up
Dial-in or dial-out behavior
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START ARENA
1. In Windows Start menu, click Programs, then click Centraline and ARENA2
or, click the CL Arena 2.0 icon on the desktop.
ARENA is started and the ARENA Login screen is displayed.
2. Enter your User Name and your Password.
3. In Operation Mode, select:
Text, if you want to operate ARENA in the common text-based way (Site tree
visible).
In the Text operation mode, the default display shows the following:
– Green banner with the CentraLine logo
– Open tree
– Alarm list
Graphic, if you want to operate ARENA by navigation in referencing and
animated graphics imported via ARENA Editor.
In the Graphic operation mode, the default display shows the following:
– Start graphic
– Default tabs: Graphic, Trends, Alarms
The green banner with the CentraLine logo is permanently invisible.
The tree is invisible and can be displayed by clicking the arrow bar on the
left-handed separator of the main window.
4. Click Login button. ARENA is started and the ARENA main window is
displayed.
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For detailed description of the main window and its functions, please refer to
“ARENA Environment “section.
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ARENA ENVIRONMENT
Main Screen Description and Basic Functions
Main Screen Description
The Main screen provides two basic panes, the site selection pane, in the following
simply named site tree, and the Information and Editing pane.
Site Tree
The site tree on the left displays all sites (local or remote) of ARENA in a
hierarchical tree structure. The tree structure varies depending on the operating
mode (online=connected, offline=disconnected) and on the system architecture that
is, on whether you are on a local ARENA connecting to a local site or to a remote
site with/without ARENA, and other scenarios.
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Fig. 2. Site Display Modes in Tree
Depending on the current operating status (online= connected) or (offline=
disconnected), the sites are indicated differently. A connected site is displayed in full
color; a disconnected site is displayed in transparent color. A red triangle with
exclamation mark may appear which indicates an unacknowledged alarm.
Information and Editing Pane
The right pane can show:
• the properties of the selected item in the tree, which may look different
depending on the selected item.
• an opened menu, e.g. ´User`, selected from the Configuration menu
.
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Fig. 3. Example: Tree Item display in the Information and Editing pane
Fig. 4. Example: Menu display in the Information and Editing pane
Sizing the Pane Displays
The size of the pane display can be varied by moving the separator horizontally to
the left or right. ARENA will remember the corrected width when coming back or
restarting the software.
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Collapsing/Expanding the Site Pane
The site pane can be collapsed (hidden) by clicking the arrow bar in the middle of
the separator. The hidden site pane can be expanded (made visible) by clicking on
the arrow bar on the left-handed separator in the main window.
Tree Navigation
You can navigate through the tree by clicking on tree items, or by clicking the plus/minus icons at the tree items.
Viewing and Editing Information
To view or edit data and properties of an item, select an item by clicking on the item
in the tree, or by selecting the menu in the Configuration menu.
In the toolbar, the path of the selected item is displayed
Example:
You are in: GE51WDTKSAMMET.global.ds.honeywell.com » Configuration » User
Administration.
On the Information and Editing pane, the corresponding data and properties of the
selected item/menu are displayed.
Example: Datapoints display in the Information and Editing pane for a
selected (PANTHER) controller.
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To edit item properties, select tree item, e.g. HEATING PLANT, and then select tab,
e.g., Datapoints, and click item you want to edit.
Example: Datapoint editing in the Information and Editing pane for a selected
datapoint of a PANTHER controller.
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Values can be edited by clicking on the corresponding value which
Logout
By clicking the Logout icon , you can logout.
Context Sensitive Online Help
Clicking on the Help icon
opens a dialog for editing the value.
displays the ARENA online help in PDF format.
Basic Functions
The properties of a selected item in the tree, for example, a PANTHER controller,
are displayed on tabs on the right pane.
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Depending on the user privileges, data can be modified by clicking the appropriate
buttons, such as Print, Save, Delete, etc, or by using allocated icons, for example
the Configure icon of a datapoint.
An underlined item in a list indicates that this entry links to a further dialog showing
more details of the item.
By clicking on the entry, you can edit details of the selected item.
For each toolbar button, a tool tip is provided which will be visible while the cursor
remains over the button for a few seconds.
Updating Data (Refresh)
Data updates occur automatically and periodically. You can manually refresh data
by using the Internet Explorer Refresh function.
Leaving Configure Menu
To switch back from within a view of the Configure menu to the site tree, click on the
HOME button.
Saving Data
Saving and discarding changed data is handled by using the following buttons
(dependent on the dialog):
OK
Saves changes done in the current dialog
CLOSE / CANCEL
Discards changes done in the current dialog
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Further Button Functions
NEW / GO / SCAN / DELETE / others
Those kind of specific buttons perform functions as the button name indicates in its
functional context.
Multiselection of Items
Clicking the checkbox in the title line of a list,
Simultaneously selects all entries in the list.
In particular dialogs, multiple items can be selected by using the SHIFT or the CTRL
key simultaneously with the mouse clicking.
Page Selection and List Display Configuration
Page selection
At the bottom of each list, the number of pages and number of list items, the
currently displayed page and list items are shown.
By clicking on a specific page number you can display a certain page and/or by
using the ≤ ≥ icons you can scroll through the page list.
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List Display Configuration
A list configuration, for example of a datapoints list, always applies to all lists of the
same kind (in this case all datapoints list) on the same level (site, device, plant,
segment). The appearance of a list, for example, a datapoints list, can be defined by
configuring the following:
• Display columns
Defines, which columns are displayed and in which order the columns are
displayed
• Sort order
Defines the default sort sequence (ascending or descending) within a column
• Default filter
Defines which filter is used by default for the list display
1. At the bottom of the list, click the Configuration button.
2. To configure the columns displayed and their sort sequence, click the Display
NOTE: The filter definitions apply to all local users of the ARENA.
The Variable List Configuration dialog box displays.
Columns tab.
Under Available columns, all columns that can be displayed at maximum are
listed. Under Displayed Columns, all currently displayed columns are listed. The
column display will be configured by moving the columns between the Available
Columns and Displayed Columns tables using the angle brackets under
Available Columns. The sort sequence of the displayed columns will be
configured by using the upward and downward buttons under Displayed
Columns.
3. To select the columns to be displayed and their sort sequence, move columns
between the tables and determine sort sequence by doing one of the following:
a. To move single column(s),
In the Available Columns list or in the Displayed Columns table, highlight the
columns to be moved. Multiselection by using the CTRL key is possible.
b. Click the single angle bracket button of the desired direction.
Or,
c. To move all column(s) in one step,
Click the double angle bracket button of the desired direction.
d. To set the sort sequence, that is, the position of the columns within the
displayed list, highlight the column in the Displayed Columns table.
Multiselection by using the CTRL key is possible.
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e. Click the upward or downward buttons.
4. Click the OK button so save settings or continue with:
a. Setting the sort order within a column and/or (step
15)
b. Setting the default filter display (step 17).
5. To set the sort order within a column, click the Sort Order tab.
Under Available columns, all columns of which sort order can be set, are listed.
Under Sorting, all columns and their current sort sequence are listed.
NOTE:
By default, all columns are sorted ascending.
The column selection for setting (changing) the sort sequence is done by
moving the columns between the Available Columns and Sorting tables using
the angle brackets under Available Columns. The sorting priority within the list
will be set by using the upward and downward buttons under Sorting.
a. To move single column(s),
In the Available Columns list or in the Sorting table, highlight the columns to
be moved. Multiselection by using the CTRL key is possible.
b. Click the single angle bracket button of the desired direction.
Or,
c. To move all column(s) in one step,
Click the double angle bracket button of the desired direction.
d. To set the sorting priority, highlight the column in the Sorting table.
Multiselection by using the CTRL key is possible.
e. Click the upward or downward buttons.
f. For each column, select the sort sequence, Ascending or Descending from
the drop-down listbox.
6. Click the OK button so save settings or continue with:
a. Setting the default filter display (step
17).
7. To set the default filter to be used when displaying a list, click the Default Filter
tab.
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Under Filtering, all displayed columns of the list and their current filter setting is
shown. By default, no particular filter is used (All), that is, all items are displayed.
Depending on the column property, e.g. Name or Value/Unit, you can select
different particular items which you want to filter for display. You can create a
new filter which can be selected here after it has been created elsewhere (see
“Create New Filter” section).
a. In the Filter column, select filter from the corresponding drop-down listbox.
8. Click the OK button so save settings.
Apply Filter for Display
You can use filters for displaying particular list items of a list.
The filter applied to a list is temporary. The filter setting will sustain until a different
pane is selected.
Example:
When applying a filter to a datapoints list, it will remain as long as datapoint panes
are opened. After selecting, e.g. ´Time Programs`, the filter will be deleted.
In a list, for example the datappoints list, by default, no filter is applied to a column
which is indicated by the entry ´(all)` in the field below the column title.
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1. To apply a filter, click in the field and do one of the following:
a. select the filter criterion, for example, ´Digital` in the Type column if you want
to display digital datapoints only.
Or,
b. if no filter criteria are available, click New Filter
c. In the Select Wildcard dialog box, enter the Filter string by using the asterisk
and click OK button.
For example, the filter string ´DHW*` displays only datapoints of which name
starts with ´DHW`.
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Usage of Illegal Characters
It is forbidden to use the following characters when working with ARENA:
• Slash character ”/” in alias names
• Special characters and Umlauts Ä, Ö, Ü, ä, ö, ü in site names when creating
sites. After creation of the site, you can change a site name in the tree using
these characters.
Using any of these characters may result in an unexpected behavior of ARENA.
Date and Time Format Display Settings
The display of date and time as it used in various lists within ARENA depends on
the language settings for the browser. To get the desired format displayed, set the
corresponding language to the highest priority as desribed in the “Internet
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ARENA APPLICATION
The ARENA application includes the following main software components:
ARENA user interface
The ARENA user interface for viewing and operating ARENA is invoked by clicking
the CL Arena 2.0 program icon
Explorer.
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ARENA Service
The underlying software of ARENA is the service, named ARENA service or simply
service. This service is accessible in the system tray and is indicated there as
square service icon
different colors of the service icon:
• Green = Service is running
• Red = Service has stopped
• Yellow = service being started or stopped
Via right mouse-click on the service icon, the following basic functions, are available:
NOTE: As long as the service is running, all online changes will be stored to the
ARENA database (e.g. trend data will be collected) even if the ARENA user
interface is not started.
About
Shows the version information of ARENA.
Backup / Restore
Backups / restores the complete ARENA database including all settings and
customized configuration
Editor Export
Exports the complete site information into a file that is needed to make assignments
for a graphic via the ARENA Editor.
Licensing
Invokes the licensing dialog for registering ARENA. The service is restarted after a
license has been changed.
. The actual operating mode of the service is indicated by
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Service
Starts / stops ARENA and shows its status information (Running, Stopped). In
addition, an optimize disc space command is available.
Exit
Stops the service and shuts down ARENA.
Show ARENA Version Information
1. In the system tray, right-click on the Service icon.
2. In the context menu, click About.
RESULT: The About CentraLine ARENA information box displays showing
the actual used version of ARENA.
3. After you have read the version information, click OK.
Backup / Restore
Backing up a project copies the ARENA database information in one single file to a
backup directory. Restoring the database retrieves a copy of the database to place it
in the PC. This procedure is useful if the PC files are corrupt or if changes were
made that need to be erased.
Backups and Restores can only be done locally and complete. It is not possible to
backup/restore parts of the ARENA database because “large info” as trends and
alarms can be deleted from the backup before doing it or after restoring it. Backups
contain the graphic pages too. Backup/Restores via Web are not possible.
Data can be restored from a previously back upped database. If a backup is done
with a previous ARENA 2.xx version, it will be automatically upgraded.
NOTE: This Backup / Restore function restores ARENA data only but not controller
data like time programs and settings.
1. In the system tray, right-click on the Service icon.
2. In the context menu, click Backup / Restore.
3. For backups, click the Backup tab, for restores, click the Restore tab.
4. Browse to the folder where you want to save/open the database.
5. For backups, click Backup button, for restores, click Restore button.
6. In case a message box displays, confirm the message by clicking OK.
NOTE: In order to perform an ARENA database backup, it is necessary to be
NOTE: When performing a backup, the ARENA service is stopped (red color of
logged onto the PC with administrator privileges.
service icon) and restarted (green color of service icon) after finishing the
backup. During the backup phase, the ARENA user interface cannot be
operated.
Export Data to ARENA Editor
You can export the complete site structure (incl. time programs) from a running
ARENA into a file.
Then, the file can be opened in the ARENA Editor to allow picking the information
for the data bindings. The names of the items (e.g. sites, controllers, datapoints,
NVs, etc.) are displayed in a tree as in ARENA and can be picked. Changing of alias
names in ARENA will not be reflected in the graphics and after the renaming in
ARENA, the data binding will still work.
1. In the system tray, right-click on the Service icon.
2. In the context menu, click Edit or Export.
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3. Right to the File field, browse to the folder where you want to save the export
file.
4. Click Export button.
5. Click Close button.
Manage Library
With this function, you can manage the library content and the view of the library
components (configurable standard applications, room controls, segments).
1. In the system tray, right-click on the Service icon.
2. In the context menu, click Manage Library. The Library Manager dialog box
To start and work with the library manager, do the following:
displays.
2. Under List of segments in Library, for each library component, the following
information is displayed:
– Identifier (for internal use only)
– Segment Type
Name of the library component as displayed in the library view
– Family
– Family which the component belongs to. The family name determines the
folder in which the component is inserted.
– Version
Version of the library component. In COACH multiple versions of the
same library component can be handled simultaneously.
– File
File name (.DLL).
3. To determine which library component is visible or hidden in the library view,
check the checkbox in the first column for a library component you want to
shown and uncheck the corresponding checkbox if you want to hide the library
component.
4. To import new or other segments via .CSL file, click Browse and select the
CSL file. Then click Open. CSL files are provided by Honeywell CentraLine and
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can include new library components or segment updates of existing library
After the import is finished all library components, included in the CSL file, are
5. Apply step 3. for the imported library components.
6. Click Save, and then click Close.
components.
NOTE: You cannot create CSL files by your own.
added to the list.
Licensing
1. In the system tray, right-click on the Service icon.
2. In the context menu, click Licensing.
For detailed information on Licensing, please refer to the ARENA installation
guide EN1Z-0906GE51.
Start / Stop Service
1. In the system tray, right-click on the Service icon.
2. In the context menu, hover over Service, then click Start if the service has
stopped and you want to restart the service, or, click Stop, if you want to stop a
running service.
The Service icon turns to red when the service has been stopped and to green
when the service has been started.
3. To view the current operating status, click Status in the Service menu. The
status is displayed in the Service dialog box. You can still Stop and Start the
service here. Click Stop or Start button if desired.
4. To optimize disc space, click Status in the Service menu, then click Optimize
button in the Service dialog box.
NOTE: As long as the service is running, all online changes will be stored to the
ARENA database (e.g. trend data will be collected) even if the ARENA user
interface is not started.
Exit
1. In the system tray, right-click on the Service icon.
2. In the context menu, click Exit.
The Service icon is no longer available, other when stopping the service. To
redisplay the service icon, click Start>Programs>Autostart> CL Arena Moni tor.
ARENA Configuration Menu
Several functions for basic configuration settings (e.g. user administration, password
settings, etc.) are provided in the ARENA configuration menu. The access to the
configuration menu depends on the user privileges. The following functions are
available:
Site
Provides site management functions such as creating, editing and deleting sites.
User
Provides the user administration for creating, editing, and deleting users.
Alarming
Provides alarm forwarding functions.
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Password
Allows the user to change its own password.
Trending
Provides basic pre-setting functions for executing trends.
NOTE: To exit the configuration menu, click the Home button
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USER ADMINISTRATION
The user administration is used for creating users and assigning particular user
privileges (roles) to the users. Administration also includes editing and deleting of
users.
Roles and Privileges A role determines the privileges that the user will have when working with ARENA.
A role with its determining privileges is pre-defined and cannot be changed. User
privileges of a certain user can be changed by assigning another role. In ARENA,
the following role – user privileges combinations are assignable to users:
Role User Privileges
Manager Service privileges plus:
Creation, edition and deletion of users with lower roles.
Service Keeper privileges plus:
Changes of datapoint attribute, parameters, network variables and
time programs. Adjustments for installation and scanning. Alarm
acknowledgement. Creation, edition and deletion of users with
lower roles
Keeper Viewer privileges plus:
Time program changes (incl. setpoints). Alarm acknowledgement.
Creation, edition and deletion of users with lower roles
Viewer Viewing statistics and reports generation.
As the table shows, the predefined roles are arranged hierarchically and the
sequence with descending priority is as follows:
• Manager
• Service
• Keeper
User Profile For each user within a project, a user profile with the following properties will be
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• Viewer
Example:
When assigning the ´Service` role to a user, a user having a role below ´Service`,
for example ´Keeper`, is not able to change datapoint attributes. A user having a
role equal to or higher than ´Service`, for example ´Manager` is able to change
datapoint attributes.
The table shows, that the logged user can create, modify and delete users with a
role lower than its own.
created:
• User name
• Role (User privilege)
• Password
• Access Restrictions (definable per site local or remote)
A user is identified by its user name.
One of the predefined roles will be appropriately assigned to the user (name). This
assignment automatically determines the user privileges, which the user are allowed
to execute in the ARENA he is logged in. All users having a role higher than or
equal to the assigned role will have this user privilege enabled in ARENA, all others
will not.
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