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WattMaster WCC III User Manual part 6

5. WCCUtility.exe Screens

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5. WCCUtility.exe Screens

T ABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION 5: WCCUTILITY.EXE SCREENS

How to Start or Run the WCCUtility.exe

Program....................................................... 5-1

WCCUTILITY.EXE OVERVIEW .....................5-4

WCCUTILITY SCREENS ............................... 5-5

SAVE SATELLITE SCREEN ..........................5-7

RESTORE SATELLITE SCREEN ................... 5-8

COPY SATELLITE SCREEN .........................5-9

CLEAN SATELLITE SCREEN .....................5-11

BACKUP SATELLITES ............................... 5-23

BACKUP GLOBALS ....................................5-24

BACKUP SELECTIVES ............................... 5-25

RESTORE SYSTEM SCREEN .....................5-26

RESTORE SATELLITES .............................5-27

RESTORE GLOBALS .................................. 5-28

RESTORE SELECTIVES .............................5-29

COMM TEST ..............................................5-30

Converting Old WCC II Data Files .............5-31

SAVE SATELLITE AS SCREEN ..................5-12

SATELLITE RESET LOG ............................5-13

SATELLITE COMM LOST LOG ...................5-14

SATELLITE COMM ERROR LOG ................5-15

SYSTEM LOG .............................................5-16

ALARM LOG ...............................................5-17

DATA LOG .................................................. 5-18

ACKNOWLEDGE ALARM LOG ...................5-19

SYSTEM EVENT LOG.................................5-20

BackTask Created LOG Files ....................5-33

BackTask Created DAT Files ....................5-33

GLOBAL MATH ..........................................5-36

UPLOAD FILE ............................................5-37

DOWNLOAD FILE .......................................5-38

SET GLOBAL MAP VIEW AND

BRIDGE MAP .............................................5-39

COMM ERROR LOG ...................................5-21

BACKUP SYSTEM SCREEN ...................... 5-22

WCCUTILITY.EXE SCREENS

Running the WCCUtility Program

SECTION 5: WCCUTILITY.EXE SCREENS

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How to Start or Run the WCCUtility . exe Program (SS5023)

The WCCUtility.exe shortcut icon should have been installed on your WCC III front end computer desktop with the WCC III Installation Software CD. The WCC III Installation Software CD is W attMaster Controls Part # DM1WC011-01X.

To start the WCCUtility.exe program, double-click the left mouse button on the Shortcut Icon located on the Windows desktop.

After a short period of time, dependent upon the CPU speed of your Windows based computer and the speed of your IP connection to the internet, the WCC III T ype Connection Dialog Box will appear .

Port Number:

The WCC3.exe program opens a two-way , secure communications port that then allows for communication between the WCC III – MCD and the WCCUtility.exe program that is running on the WCC III Front end computer. This IP Address connection is done on a higher address port number than normal (WCC III connection is port number 39289) to help reduce the risk of computer hacking. Using your mouse, left-click on the The Remote Access Dialog Window will appear.

By selecting <OK>, the WCCUtility.exe program will now start to connect to the selected WCC III – MCD via this selected IP address connection. It should bring up the WCCUTILITY Set Password Dialog Screen within a new window. If the IP address connection fails to connect to the WCC III – MCD, then another small dialog box window will appear. This is the Cannot Communicate to Backtask Dialog Box.

If you click will have to ﬁ gure out why you cannot connect to the WCC III – MCD via the IP address connection.

<Y es>, you will exit the WCCUtility .exe program. You

<Access Job Site> button.

Server IP Address:

This is the static IP address of the WCC III – MCD. An IP Address is like a phone number on the world wide web. The IP address for the WCC III – MCD must be Static (does not change) as opposed to Dynamic (constantly changing). This static IP address must be provided by your internet service provider. (A static IP address is the preferred IP connection method for the WCC III system to function.) If you actually know the static IP address of the WCC III – MCD that you wish to connect to, please enter it here in the Server IP Address ﬁ eld, or better yet, continue to the Remote Access Dialog Window by selecting the

You can use a Dynamic IP Address with the WCC III – MCD, but you must then have what is called a static “Host Name”. This static “Host name” must then be provided by your internet service provider and is limited to 58 total characters.

<Access Job Site> button.

If you click <No>, you will not exit the WCCUtility.exe program, but instead you will be connected to the WCCUTILITY Set Password Dialog Screen within a new window. This connection to the WCCUTILITY Set Password Dialog Screen is not an actual IP connection, but rather a “dummy” WCCUTILITY Set Password Dialog screen. Once you click WCCUtility.exe program and a message will be displayed stating “Password level has to be higher or equal to three in order to run Wcc3Utility!”.

<OK>, you will exit the

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WCCUTILITY.EXE SCREENS

Running the WCCUtility Program

In the Set Password Dialog Screen, enter an “Operator:” identiﬁ cation and a “Code:” or password equal to at least a pass level 3 that has been previously set up on the WCCIII System Parameter – Operator Code Screen. (See the Operator Code Screen of the System Parameter Screen in Section 3 for information on setting up Operator Codes.) Click “Current Pass Level:” changes to level 3 or higher, click <OK>. By selecting connect to the selected WCC III – MCD via this selected IP address connection. It should bring up the WCCUtility Main Screen within a new window. If the “Current Pass Level:” changes to a –1, 0, 1, 2 then you do not have access to the WCCIII – MCD. If you do not have access to the WCCIII – MCD and you click message will be displayed stating “Password level has to be higher or equal to three in order to run Wcc3Utility!”.

<OK>, the WCCUtility .exe program will now start to

<Check Password>. If the

<OK> then a

The Remote Access Dialog Box will allow you to enter multiple WCC III – MCD IP addresses based upon “Job Site” names. This is done by typing in the name of the jobsite you wish to call your system.

First you must select a “BLANK” line in the bottom box area with your left mouse button. (This line will then be highlighted in “Blue”.) You must then enter a Job Site name in the “Job Site” ﬁ eld, along with the static IP address and Port number (39289) for the WCC III – MCD that you wish to connect to with the WCCUtility.exe program.

If you are using a static “Host Name” instead of a static IP address, please make sure that the Dynamic Address check box has been selected, along with the static “Host Name” in the space provided. As mentioned previously, you must get this static “Host Name” from your internet service provider, and it is limited to 58 characters total.

Please note that this “Job Site” name will also be the name of a subdirectory that will automatically be created in the Local disk C:\ ProgramFiles\WCCIII\WCCUtility subdirectory on the WCC III Front end computer. The Remote Access Dialog Box also creates a JobSite.dat data ﬁ le in the C:\ProgramFiles\WCCIII\WCCUtility subdirectory. This data ﬁ le is not a viewable type of ﬁ le. The JobSite.dat ﬁ le can be copied and then can be used on other WCC III front end computers. This reused JobSite.dat will then recreate the needed “Job Site” subdirectories on the other WCC III front end computers upon the reselection of the Job Site IP address.

In an already ﬁ lled out Remote Access Dialog Box, you can simply select from the list of previously entered Job Sites that are displayed in the bottom box ﬁ eld. Then left-click back to the Connection Dialog Box that was ﬁ rst displayed. This Connection Dialog Box now should have the desired IP address in the Server IP Address location ﬁ eld and the port number (39289) in the Port Number location ﬁ eld for the WCC III – MCD that you wish to connect to with the WCCUtility .exe program.

<OK>. This will take you

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Running the WCCUtility Program

IP Address:

This is the static IP address where the WCC III – MCD is located. An IP Address is like a phone number on the world wide web. The IP address for the WCC III – MCD must be static (does not change) as opposed to Dynamic (constantly changing). This static IP Address must be provided by your internet service provider. (A static IP address is the preferred IP connection method for the WCC III system to function.)

Port Number:

The WCCUtility.exe program opens a two-way, secure communications port that then allows for communication between the WCC III – MCD and the WCCUtility.exe program that is running on the WCC III front end computer. This IP Address connection is done on a higher address port number than normal (WCC III connection is port number 39289) to help reduce the risk of computer hacking.

Job Site:

This is the name of the jobsite you wish to call your system. Please note that this name will also be the name of a subdirectory that will automatically be created in the Local disk C:\ProgramFiles\ WCCIII\WCCUtility subdirectory.

Host Name:

When you have ﬁ lled out all necessary ﬁ elds, left-click This will take you back to the Connection Dialog Box that was ﬁ rst displayed. This Connection Dialog Box now should have the desired IP address in the Server IP Address location ﬁ eld and the port number (39289) in the Port Number location ﬁ eld for the WCC III – MCD that you wish to connect to with the WCCUtility . exe program.

Left-click was ﬁ rst displayed. The Connection Dialog Box will have the same IP address as listed originally before in the Server IP Address location ﬁ eld and the port number (39289) in the Port Number location ﬁ eld.

Left-click Dialog Box to your Windows system default printer on the WCC

III front end computer. This print function is provided to give you a hard paper backup copy of these IP address for the various WCC III – MCD that you may have. This print function also creates a Printscreen.dat data ﬁ le in the C:\ProgramFiles\WCCIII\ WCCUtility subdirectory. This data ﬁ le is not a viewable type of ﬁ le.

<Cancel> to return to the Connection Dialog Box that

<Print> to send all of this data in this Remote Access

<OK>.

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WCCUtility Program Overview

WCCUTILITY.EXE OVER VIEW

The WCCUtility.exe program is used to do various WCC III system functions which are not in the WCC3.exe program such as are listed below:

Satellite Functions

Save Satellite Data Restore Satellite Data Copy Satellite Data Clean Satellite Data (Blanks out the saved Data) Save Satellite As Satellite Reset Log Satellite Comm Lost Log Satellite Comm Error Log

WCC III System Logging Functions

System Log Log Alarm Log Data Log Ack Alarm Log System Event Log MCD Comm Error Log

WCC III System Backup Functions

Backup System Back up Satellites Backup Globals Backup Selectives

WCC III System Restore Functions

Restore System Restore Satellites Restore Globals Restore Selectives

WCC III System Miscellaneous Functions

Comm T est Convert Files Global Math Upload File Download File Setup Global Map Set Bridge Map

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WCCUTILITY.EXE SCREENS

Main Utility Screen

UTILITY SCREEN

The WccUtility Scr een will appear as shown. The Satellite functions and Logging functions are described in detail as follows:

<Save Satellite>: This function will save satellite data to disk. <Restore Satellite>: This function will restore information

from a saved satellite backup ﬁ le in the event the data was lost or unintentionally changed.

<Copy Satellite>: This function will copy data from one satellite

to another.

<Clean Satellite>: This function will clean a satellite of all its

data.

<Save Satellite As>: This function will save one satellite’s data

as another satellite’s data to disk.

<Satellite Reset Log>: This function will display the time and

date a satellite has reset.

<Comm Lost Log>: This function displays lost communication

log data per satellite.

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<Comm Error Log>: This function displays errors in the

communication log per satellite. Possible error messages are Bad Sync, Bad Size.

<System Log Log>: Displays the time and dates the WCC III

system has been logged into, logged out, and the operator.

<Alarm Log>: Displays a list of all alarms that have occurred by

location, type, time, and date.

<Data Log>: Displays a list of all data that has been changed

recently and by whom and on what date and time.

<Ack Alarm Log>: Displays a list of all alarms that have been

acknowledged and by whom and on what date and time.

<System Event Log>: Displays the time and date of system

connections, disconnects, and satellite communications.

<MCD Comm Error Log>: Displays communication errors

between the MCD and satellites on the communication loop.

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Main Utility Screen

UTILITY SCREEN

<Backup System>: This function will backup all of the data from

the WCC III system in a ﬁ le named WCC3SYSTEM.XML.

<Backup Satellites>: This function will backup all SAT III data

ﬁ les into a single ﬁ led named WCC3SATELLITES.XML.

<Backup Globals>: This function will back up all Globals (analog

and binary) data ﬁ les into a single ﬁ le named WCC3GLOBALS. XML.

<Backup Selectives>: This function will allow selective backup

of the following ﬁ le(s): Global Analog, Global Binary, Week Schedules, Optimal Starts, Shed Restore, Duty Cycle, Energy Consumption, Holiday Schedules, Proportional Reset, System Parameters, Alarm Messages, Status Messages, Unit Messages, Network Information, and PID Programs.

<Restore System>: This function will restore all of the WCC III

system data from a single ﬁ le named WCC3SYSTEM.XML.

<Restore Satellites>: This function will restore all SAT III data

ﬁ les from a single ﬁ le named WCC3SATELLITES.XML.

<Restore Globals>: This function will restore all Globals (analog

and binary) data ﬁ les from a ﬁ le named WCC3GLOBALS.XML.

<Restore Selectives>: This function will allow selective restore

<Comm Test>: This function checks communications to and from

up to 10 selected satellites on a jobsite per window.

<Convert Files>: This function gives you the option to convert

WCC II ﬁ les to WCC III ﬁ les.

<Global Math>: This function recompiles all global analog math

routines from WCC II to WCC III.

<Upload File>: This function can be used to transfer ﬁ les to the

WCC III - MCD.

<Download File>: This function can be used to transfer ﬁ les from

the WCC III - MCD.

<Setup Global Map>: This is where global information can be

sent from the WCC II system to the WCC III - MCD.

<Set Bridge Map>: This is where satellite information can be sent

from the “new” WCC III - MCD to the old WCC II system.

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WCCUTILITY.EXE SCREENS

SAVE SA TELLITE SCREEN

Save Sa tellite Screen

Save Sa tellite

The data which is entered on the following WCC III screens is stored in the memory of the satellite controllers and is not stored in the MCD:

1) Analog Inputs

2) Control Outputs

3) Analog Outputs

4) Trend Logs

5) Logic Switches

6) Binary Output

7) SCUSCR

However, you have the option of saving the information which is in the satellite controllers on a disk in the remote WCC3 computer (personal computer) to allow you to have a back-up copy of the satellite data. We strongly encourage you to do this to avoid the possibility of having to manually re-enter satellite data.

The satellite data may be saved on a disk which is in the remote WCC3 computer (personal computer) located at the building being controlled, or if you have our remote communications software, you may save this information on a disk in a remote computer.

The information for up to 239 satellite controllers may be saved on a hard disk.

When you select Screen will appear. Above is an example of a satellite save in progress.

In the Save Satellite(s) to disk path data ﬁ eld, type in the name of the drive and, if applicable, the folder you wish to save the satellite data. If you need to browse your system to ﬁ nd the name of a folder, select

Next, type in the number(s) of the satellites you wish to save to disk. Separate the numbers with a space and a comma as shown in the example. Then select

When the Save is complete, there will be a “ﬁ nished!!” message in one of the ﬁ elds.

The system will give the satellite data the ﬁ le name Sat#.DA T , with the # representing the number of the satellite. If there is already a .DAT ﬁ le with the same SAT #, the earlier .DAT ﬁ le will change to a .BAK ﬁ le.

Select

<Exit> to return to the WCC Utility Screen.

<Save Satellite>, the WccUtility Satellite Save

<Get Path>.

<Start to Save>.

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Restore Satellite Screen

RESTORE SA TELLITE SCREEN

Restore Satellite

If you would like to restore information from a saved satellite backup ﬁ le, select <Restore Satellite> from the WccUtility Menu.

In the Restore Satellite(s) from disk path ﬁ eld, type in the drive and folder name where the satellite data is located. If you need to browse to ﬁ nd the drive and folder name, select

In the Satellite Number(s) ﬁ eld, type in the satellite number(s) you wish to restore from disk. Separate satellite numbers with commas and/or designate a range of numbers with a dash as shown in the Example ﬁ eld on the screen.

<Get Path>.

When you are ready, select to view the restoration progress in the ﬁ elds located below the

<Start to Restore> button.

When the Restore is complete, there will be a “ﬁ nished!!” message in one of the ﬁ elds.

If the system encounters any problems, it will display messages in the message box at the bottom of the screen.

Select <Exit> to return to the WccUtility Screen.

<Start to Restore>. You will be able

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COPY SATELLITE SCREEN

Copy Satellite Screen

If you would like to copy information from one satellite to another, select <Copy Satellite> from the WccUtility Menu.

Copy from Satellite #:

Speciﬁ es the number of the satellite which has the information which will be transferred to the other satellite(s).

Copy to Satellite #:

Speciﬁ es the number for the satellite(s) which will receive the information. You may input multiple satellites in this location by using commas between and/or a dash for strings of satellites as in the example below:

Copy from Satellite # : 2 Copy to Satellite # : 4, 6, 12, 21-27, 57, 158

In this example, we are copying information from Satellite #2 to Satellites #4, 6, 12, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 57, and 158.

Point Number

The Point Numbers are the top row of numbers which are labeled All and 1-16. This information corresponds to the addresses of the satellites in question.

Point Name

The Point Names are “All, Analog Inputs and so on, ending with Zone” located vertically on the left of the screen. These also correspond to the addresses of the satellite controllers in question.

Specifying Points for Copy (*)

A checkmark must be indicated in each box which corresponds with the “Point Name” and the “Point Number” on the screens you are wanting to copy. To create a checkmark, click the left button on your mouse.

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Copy Satellite Screen

COPY SATELLITE SCREEN

Allow Override Valid Structure

Y ou are given the choice of a YES or a NO answer for this question. Place a checkmark in the selection box for a YES. Leave the box blank for a NO. If the satellite which is receiving the information has previously been programmed, but you would like to over-write what is presently in it, choose YES. If you want to save what is already in the satellite that is receiving the information, but want the new information to be copied onto screens that are presently blank, choose NO.

For example, if you are copying from satellite #1 to satellites #2 and #3, but satellite #3 has good information which you would like to keep and #2 does not, then you would choose NO for this choice so that the valid structures in #3 would not be written over.

Allow Copy Non-V alid Structure

You are given the choice of a YES or NO answer for this question. Place a checkmark in the selection box for a YES. Leave the box blank for a NO. If you do not want to include non-valid structures (such as blank screens) from the satellite which is sending the information, then a NO answer should be left in this location. If you

wish to include any non-valid structures (such as blank screens) from the satellite you are copying from, then a YES answer should be applied to this location.

You will generally leave the box blank to indicate NO. There are not very many times non-valid structures from the source satellite need to be included. This selection is generally used in troubleshooting to distinguish between a problem with the satellite’s processor and the MCD processor by duplicating the programming in the memory from one satellite controller to another.

Start Copy

When you are ready for the copy process to begin, simply click on the <Start Copy> button at the top of the screen. The copy process will automatically begin. The points being copied will show on the screen.

If there are any problems, the system will describe them in the message box located in the bottom portion of the screen.

T o return to the WccUtility Menu, you must select

<Exit>.

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CLEAN SA TELLITE SCREEN

Clean Satellite Screen

If you would like to clean one or more satellites of all their data, select <Clean Satellite> from the WccUtility Menu.

Satellite Number(s):

In the Satellite Number(s) ﬁ eld, type in the satellite number(s) you wish to clean. Separate satellite numbers with commas and designate a range of numbers with a dash as shown in the Example ﬁ eld on the screen.

When you are ready, select view the cleaning process in the data ﬁ eld boxes.

If the system encounters any problems, it will display messages in the message box at the bottom of the screen.

Select

<Exit> to return to the WccUtility Screen.

<Start to Clean>. You will be able to

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Save Sa tellite As Screen

SAVE SA TELLITE AS SCREEN

If you would like to save satellites as, select <Save Satellite As> from the WccUtility Menu. This allows you to save one satellite’s data as another satellite’s data to the disk. It’s a combination copy/ save function.

Save Satellite(s) to Disk P ath:

Type in the name of the path - directory and/or subdirectory that you wish to save the satellite data to. If you need to search for the directory, select

Get Path:

Select the <Get Path> button to search for the directory and/ or subdirectory that you wish to save the satellite data to. Select

<Open> to have the path appear in the Save Satellite(s) to Disk

Path ﬁ eld.

<Get Path>.

Satellite From:

Enter the number of the satellite you are saving data from.

Satellite T o:

Enter the number of the satellite you are saving the data to on the disk.

Start to Save:

Select this button to start saving the data to the disk under the new satellite ﬁ le name. The system will give the satellite data the ﬁ le name Sat#.DAT , with the # representing the number of the satellite being saved to. If there is already a .DAT ﬁ le with the same SAT #, the earlier .DAT ﬁ le will change to a .BAK ﬁ le.

Select

<Exit> to return to the WCC Utility Screen.

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