System Sensor Voltage Drop Calculator User Manual
Voltage Drop
Calculator
User Guide – Version 2
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 DOWNLOAD AND INSTALLATION .........................3
1.1 Downloading ...........................................3
1.2 Installation..............................................4
2 USING THE CALCULATOR..................................5
2.1 New Project.............................................5
2.2 Open a Project..........................................6
2.3 Check for Updates .......................................8
3 DESIGN PAGE ............................................10
3.1 Create a Panel..........................................11
3.2 Create a Circuit.........................................14
3.3 Add Devices...........................................11
3.3.1 Add devices as step 3 ..............................11
3.3.2 Add devices using favorites.........................13
3.3.3 Add devices in the device listing Grid................14
4 FAVORITES MENU........................................22
5 SAVING AND E-MAILING .................................25
6 IMPORTING/EXPORTING PANELS OR CIRCUITS...........26
6.1 Import.................................................26
6.1.1 Importing Circuit ..................................25
6.1.2 Importing Panel ...................................27
6.2 Export.................................................27
6.2.1 Export Circuits .....................................27
6.2.2 Export Panel.......................................30
7 PRINTING ................................................31
7.1 Print Circuit............................................32
7.2 Print Panel .............................................34
7.3 Print All................................................35
8 ISSUES ENCOUNTERED IN VDC AND RESOLUTION .......36
1 DOWNLOAD AND INSTALLATION
1.1 Downloading
To download the Voltage Drop Calculator, point your Internet
browser to http://systemsensor.com/volt. After filling out
the required form you will be taken to the install page. Click
“Install Now” to open the Application Installer dialogue.
On the Application Install dialogue box, you can choose to:
Click “Open” to install now. Click “Save” to download and
save the file for later installation. Click “Cancel” to abort the
download process.
The application will begin to download after “Open” is
clicked. An action bar will track your progress through the
process. You can click “Cancel” at any time to abort the
download process.
You will be prompted to set your installation preferences.
Choose the default values or change them to fit your
requirements. Click “Continue”.
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1.2 Installation
Next, the Application Install dialogue will ask you to verify
that you want to install the Voltage Drop Calculator on your
computer. Click “Install” to continue or “Cancel” to abort.
You will then be prompted to accept or decline the Voltage
Drop Calculator usage terms. Click “I Agree” to accept the
terms and continue the installation. Now, the Voltage Drop
Calculator will be installed on your computer.
The action bar will indicate progress. Once the installation is
complete, the Voltage Drop Calculator main page will open.
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2 USING THE CALCULATOR
On the Voltage Drop Calculator main page, you can: Click “New Project” at the bottom or “New” on top to begin a new project,
Click “Open Project” at the bottom or “Open” on top to open a saved project. Click “Check for Updates” to download the latest
updates for the Voltage Drop Calculator. (NOTE: The Voltage Drop Calculator checks for new updates every time it is opened.)
2.1 New Project
When you open a new project by clicking “new project” at
bottom or “New” on top, you will be prompted to enter Job
Details. Enter your job details, for the state, select the details
from the combo box, though later in the application (for
printing device reports etc.) you will only see the state
abbreviation e.g. AK, AL etc. Click “Next” to continue.
NOTE: Job Details can be updated at any time via the “Edit”
tab in the upper left corner of the main Page. Click the
“Preferences” option.
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Next, you can set User Preferences. Enter your preferences
Here also Select the state from the combo box, though later
in the application you will only see the state abbreviation e.g.
AK, AL etc. (in printing reports options). Click “Save” to
continue or “Back” to return to Job Details.
NOTE: User Preferences can be updated at any time via the
“Edit” tab in the upper left corner of the Main Page. Click the
“Preferences” option.
2.2 Open a Project
If a project has previously been already saved on the disk then it can be opened using the “Open project” button at the bottom
or the “Open” button at the top of the application.
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At the click of the button user will be shown the dialog box
to select the previously saved pjt file. Point to the location
where the file was saved and click on open button.
Now the application will open the selected project
named User_Guide.pjt and the application will be as shown
left with the details of panel, circuit and the devices saved in
the project.
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2.3 Check for Updates
At any time user can check if there are any updates with the devices details using “Check for updates” button at the bottom
or by clicking “Check for updates Under Help Menu” option.
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Once user clicks on Check for updates the application starts
pdating the details and user will see the corresponding screen.
And once the update is complete user will see the
corresponding screen
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3 DESIGN PAGE
All project design work for the Voltage Drop Calculator is accessible from this page, including Create a Panel, Create a Circuit, and
device listing (adding devices). While these tasks can be completed in any order, this Help Guide performs the tasks in “step”
order.
NOTE: The default values for the Panel and Circuit can be updated to fit your specific job.
3.1 Create a Panel
When creating a panel, you can update the default values to
set the panel’s Name, Voltage, and Power Input. The panel’s
name can be changed by clicking on the default name (in
this case, “Untitled Panel 1”), and typing a new name.
Voltage and Power Input can be selected using drop-down
menus that appear by clicking on the current or default
value. To add another panel, click the green “Add” button. To
remove an existing panel, click the red “X” in the “Delete”
column. If more than one panel is in the design, select one at
a time to add circuits.
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3.2 Create a Circuit
When creating a circuit, you can update the default values to
set the circuit’s Name, Amps, Style, AWG, and choose or
exclude a Sync Module. The circuit’s name can be changed
by clicking on the default name (in this case, “Untitled
Circuit 1”), and typing a new name. Amps value is changed
by clicking on the current or default value and entering your
criteria. Style, AWG, and Sync Module can be selected using
drop-down menus that appear by clicking on the current or
default value. To add another circuit, click the green “Add”
button. To remove an existing circuit, click the red “X” in the
“Delete” column.
Synchronization module options include System Sensor MDL
or MDL3 (new module released 4/1/09) devices. These
devices should be used if the System Sensor synchronization
protocol is not built into the panel or power supply. Choose
“NONE” if a sync module is not required for your application.
3.3 Add Devices
3.3.1 Add devices as step 3
Select device characteristics from the drop-down menus.
In the above screen shot, once user selects a Device series
type, the Device Type will list the different types of devices.
Based upon the device type selection, the other details will
be enabled or disabled based on the applicability.e.g.
In the above scenario for Horn/Strobe, there can be devices
of 2 wire type only in Oldlegacy SpectrAlert type and hence
2 wires is disabled (2 wire was the only option for the legacy
models).
Instead of selecting individual fields user can select the
device in the device details text box (The control in which
the details “In the screen shot the P1224MC with selectable
strobe of 110 candelas” have been displayed).
Also for some devices user must select Tone, volume
and /Or frequency to be able to add device in the circuit
as shown left.
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