Page 2 - USER GUIDE
Page 3 - permitted in the license agreement is prohibited.; LonMaker are trademarks of Echelon Corporation.
USER GUIDE ARENA / RANGER EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 ARENA / RANGER 2.0 USER GUIDE Software License Advisory This document supports software that is proprietary to Honeywell GmbH, Honeywell Control Systems Ltd, and/or to third party software vendors. Before software delivery, the end user must execute a so...
Page 5 - CONTENTS
USER GUIDE ARENA/ RANGER 5 EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 CONTENTS OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................................... 7 ARENA / RANGER Versions .............................................................................. 8 Syst...
Page 6 - ALARM FORWARDING
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 6 ALARM FORWARDING ........................................................................................................................... 79 Create Alarm Forwarding ................................................................................... ...
Page 7 - OVERVIEW; Alarm list
USER GUIDE ARENA/ RANGER 7 EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 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 contr...
Page 8 - ARENA / RANGER Versions
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 8 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 s...
Page 9 - System Architecture; Fig. 1: System Architecture with different scenarios; connection can be established via modem; Stand-alone system without ARENA; No ARENA is available – connection through iLON 10 only; Not supported in ARENA 2.0
USER GUIDE ARENA/ RANGER 9 EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 System Architecture Router** Modem* * Not supported in ARENA 2.0 ** If more than 60 nodes are present COACH Supervisor ARENA Remote ARENA Router* COACH SERVAL Modem* Modem Di a l- In (e .g. u p o n us er re que st ) Dia l- O u t (Ala rms ) Dial-In (e .g...
Page 11 - START ARENA
USER GUIDE ARENA/ RANGER 11 EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 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 Operatio...
Page 13 - ARENA ENVIRONMENT; Main Screen Description and Basic Functions; Main Screen Description; The; Site Tree
USER GUIDE ARENA/ RANGER 13 EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 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 t...
Page 14 - Information and Editing Pane; The right pane can show:; Configuration; menu
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 14 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 transpar...
Page 15 - Fig. 4. Example: Menu display in the Information and Editing pane; restarting the software.
USER GUIDE ARENA/ RANGER 15 EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 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 lef...
Page 16 - Collapsing/Expanding the Site Pane; the arrow bar on the left-handed separator in the main window.; Tree Navigation; in the tree, or by selecting the menu in the; In the toolbar, the path of the selected item is displayed
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 16 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 m...
Page 18 - Logout; Basic Functions
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 18 Values can be edited by clicking on the corresponding value which opens a dialog for editing the value. Logout By clicking the Logout icon , you can logout. Context Sensitive Online Help Clicking on the Help icon displays the ARENA online help in PDF ...
Page 19 - Configure
USER GUIDE ARENA/ RANGER 19 EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 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 e...
Page 20 - Further Button Functions
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 20 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, Simultaneous...
Page 23 - Filtering; column, select filter from the corresponding drop-down listbox.; OK; button so save settings.; Apply Filter for Display; You can use filters for displaying particular list items of a list.
USER GUIDE ARENA/ RANGER 23 EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 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 d...
Page 24 - New Filter; Select Wildcard
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 24 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 Filte...
Page 25 - Usage of Illegal Characters; Slash character ”/” in alias names; Date and Time Format Display Settings; ARENA APPLICATION; the
USER GUIDE ARENA/ RANGER 25 EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 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, y...
Page 26 - About
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 26 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 . The actual operating mode of the service is indicated b...
Page 28 - Manage Library
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 28 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 (confi...
Page 30 - USER ADMINISTRATION
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 30 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 . USER ADMINISTRATION The user administration is used for creating use...
Page 31 - Invoke User Administration; Users List
USER GUIDE ARENA/ RANGER 31 EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 In addition, a password for each user must be issued for secure operation of ARENA. Finally, for comfortable remote operation, a user can have an Auto-Logon property assigned that allows logging into the remote site without entering Login name and pass...
Page 32 - Create New User; dialog is displayed.
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 32 Create New User 1. Click Create new user button. RESULT: The Edit/Create new user dialog is displayed.
Page 34 - Save; RESULT: The created user is displayed in the Users list.; Edit User; Edit
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 34 12. Click Save button. RESULT: The created user is displayed in the Users list. Edit User 1. In the Users list, click on the user name you want to edit, then click the Edit button in the corresponding line. RESULT: The Edit/Create new user dialog is d...
Page 35 - Delete User; Delete; Change Password; IMPORTANT
USER GUIDE ARENA/ RANGER 35 EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 2. Edit desired properties. For description of the properties, please refer to the “Create New User” section. 3. Click Save button. Delete User 1. In the Users list, click on the user name you want to delete, then click the Delete button in the corresp...
Page 36 - Password; in the; Old password; You can only change your own password.
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 36 1. Hover the cursor over the Configuration icon and click Password in the menu. 2. In Old password , enter the current password. 3. In New Password , enter the new password. 4. In Repeat new password , enter the new password. 5. Click OK button. The p...
Page 37 - SITE MANAGEMENT; CAUTION; ARENA 1; Modem
USER GUIDE ARENA/ RANGER 37 EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 SITE MANAGEMENT Local Site Support ARENA supports the connection to up to 4 local sites. Remote Site Support ARENA supports remote sites, which are connected through iLON 10 or through another remote ARENA. That ARENA is called Supervisor ARENA. Ranger...
Page 38 - Site Combinations
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 38 connection is automatically terminated. Automatic disconnection prevents “forgetting to close a connection”. It is used for modem connections only. NOTE: If a remote site is disconnected, the supervisor ARENA has a time out of up to 2 minutes before t...
Page 39 - Supervisor ARENA; Switching between Sites; Remote Site with ARENA; ARENA-ARENA connection via Modem not supported in ARENA 2.0
USER GUIDE ARENA/ RANGER 39 EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 – Settings such as graphic, alias, etc. done in the supervisor ARENA apply only to the supervisor ARENA itself and are independent of settings done in a local ARENA – Online value changes through Remote control: last wins – Trending • Supervisor ARENA ...
Page 40 - Remote Site with iLON 10
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 40 by Windows. Setting up a remote access connection is done via the Windows Creating New Network Connection procedure. Remote ARENA via serial modem* For modem dial-up the Westermo TD33 is supported. The modem connection is only supported for dial into ...
Page 42 - Show Sites Overview; Sites Overview
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 42 when trend data are requested for display from the remote site and this data is not already available in the Supervisor ARENA’s trend database. Alarm data upload from sites of a remote ARENA Alarm data stored on the remote site is unloadable and can b...
Page 43 - Remote Site; Fig. 11. “Remote Through ilON 10” Site Type; Remote through ARENA
USER GUIDE ARENA/ RANGER 43 EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 • Remote through iLON 10 Creates a remote site without ARENA. Site connection is established via modem or TCP/IP. This site type must be selected if you want to connect to a site without ARENA. NOTE: iLON 10 must be accessible for configuration in orde...
Page 44 - Creating Local Site; on the
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 44 TIGER / PANTHER SERVAL SERVAL SERVAL LON Bus Monitoring (Home) Site Remote Site Supervisor ARENA LAN / Modem / VPN LON Bus TIGER / PANTHER SERVAL Remote ARENA Fig. 12. “Remote Through ARENA” Site Type 3. Click the Add button. Depending on the selected...
Page 45 - Site Details; , select the LON interface to be used to establish the; Create Remote Site through iLON 10; If not already done, select ́Remote Site through iLON 10` in; New site of type; Add
USER GUIDE ARENA/ RANGER 45 EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 NOTE: It is forbidden to use any of the Umlauts Ä, Ö, Ü, ä, ö, ü in site names because this may result in an unexpected behavior of ARENA. b. In Site Details , enter optional additional description, e.g. customer name, address, etc. 3. Under Local Conn...
Page 46 - General; – Modem; Create Remote Site through iLON 10 via TCP/IP
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 46 2. Under General , do the following: a. In Site Name , enter a name for the site. NOTE: It is forbidden to use any of the Umlauts Ä, Ö, Ü, ä, ö, ü in site names because this may result in an unexpected behavior of ARENA. b. In Site Details , enter opt...
Page 47 - Connect Through; under
USER GUIDE ARENA/ RANGER 47 EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 LAN Monitoring (Home) Site (A) LON Bus Outgoing Connection Incoming Connection SERVAL SERVAL SERVAL PANTHER / TIGER ALARMS MAINTENANCE CALLS iLON 10 SITE Configuration and iLON Access Enabled: must be checked iLON 10 address settings: IP address, subne...
Page 50 - Create Remote Site through iLON 10 via Modem; failure, PC and modem will be restarted simultaneously.
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 50 iLON 10 has been reached and configured successfully, ARENA saves the site configuration. 9. Create Remote Site through iLON 10 via Modem The following descriptions refer to an Example of a typical scenario of a Supervisor ARENA – iLON 10 configuratio...
Page 52 - must comply to the Windows network
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 52 a. Check Enable if you want the supervisor ARENA enable to receive alarms via the iLON 10 on the remote site. b. Uncheck Enable if you want the supervisor ARENA not to receive alarms. c. Checking Enable is necessary if you want to customize the iLON 1...
Page 54 - Create Remote Site through ARENA
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 54 Create Remote Site through ARENA 1. If not already done, select “Remote Site through ARENA” in New site of type on the Sites Overview pane, and then click the Add button. 2. Under General , do the following: a. In Site Name , enter a name for the site...
Page 55 - Connection
USER GUIDE ARENA/ RANGER 55 EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 If TCP/IP has been selected, continue with step 1 4. If Modem has been selected, continue with step 1 6. If VPN has been selected, continue with step 1 8. NOTE: Only Microsoft VPN connections are supported. 4. Create Remote Site through ARENA via TCP/I...
Page 56 - Create Remote Site through ARENA via Modem
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 56 Dial-up connections are typically used to connect to an ISP (internet service provider) when the mail server is not reachable via LAN. NOTES: – Yahoo cannot be used as ISP because there are issues on the provider side concerning external email access....
Page 58 - must comply with the
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 58 c. In Remote Site Address or IP Address , enter the URL or the IP Address of the remote ARENA PC. Under Connect , select Directly if you want to connect to the remote ARENA without an ISP (Internet Service Provider, see NOTES below). Select Dial to IS...
Page 59 - Cross Reference of iLON 10 Settings and ARENA Settings; General Settings page of iLON 10
USER GUIDE ARENA/ RANGER 59 EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 Cross Reference of iLON 10 Settings and ARENA Settings ARENA configures the iLON 10 when creating the site (see in “Create Site” section). If the iLON 10 configuration, e.g. user name or password, was changed manually afterwards, the ARENA settings mus...
Page 60 - Edit Site Details
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 60 Hayes AT command set. Security Settings page of iLON 10 iLON 10 Setting ARENA Setting Comment Allow HTTP Access - Has to be enabled to allow configuration changes. HTTP Access -> User Name iLON 10 Settings -> User Name Used to authenticate ARENA...
Page 61 - as described in the “Show Sites Overview” section.; Delete Site
USER GUIDE ARENA/ RANGER 61 EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 3. Edit desired site details. For detailed description of the site properties, click relevant subsection in the “Create New Site” section. NOTE: It is forbidden to use any of the Umlauts Ä, Ö, Ü, ä, ö, ü in site names because this may result in an unex...
Page 62 - Connect / Disconnect Site; Connect Site; Connect; When successfully connected, click the; Close
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 62 Connect / Disconnect Site In the tree, connected sites (subsystem, controller, etc.) are displayed in light green color. Disconnected sites with its items (subsystem, controller, etc.) are displayed in light gray color. 1. In the tree, right-click the...
Page 63 - Timeout after Disconnection; refreshed to indicate offline state.; Create Subsystem; The subsystem is created.; Delete Subsystem
USER GUIDE ARENA/ RANGER 63 EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 5. If you want to disconnect from a site, click Disconnect Site icon. 6. If you want to disconnect all local or remote connections, click Physically Disconnect Sites icon. Timeout after Disconnection If the remote site of an ARENA-ARENA via LAN site co...
Page 64 - GRAPHICS; View/Edit SERVAL Graphics; Graphics; View/Edit Standard Segments; Graphic; Example 1: Common Alarm and Monitoring 1
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 64 GRAPHICS View/Edit SERVAL Graphics By default, ARENA displays a SERVAL graphic when clicking on the corresponding SERVAL controller in the tree. The graphic is shown on the Graphics tab. Modifications can be done for the fan switch by selecting the va...
Page 65 - Example 2: Boiler 1; according to your needs on the
USER GUIDE ARENA/ RANGER 65 EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 Example 2: Boiler 1 This function allows configuring the boiler segment by entering/changing values according to your needs on the Functions and Equipment tabs.
Page 66 - DATAPOINTS; Overview
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 66 DATAPOINTS Overview Datapoints are available on Site, System, Controller, Plant, and Segment level. Depending on the level, the datapoint list display differs in the number and kind of columns (datapoint properties). Depending on the selected level, a...
Page 67 - Show Datapoints List; Datapoints
USER GUIDE ARENA/ RANGER 67 EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 In the datapoints list, you can do the following: • Display certain datapoints by applying a filter as described under “Apply Filter for Display” in the “Basic Functions” section. • Enter an alias name for a datapoint. Please refer to the “Enter Alias ...
Page 68 - Enter Alias Name for Datapoint; Alias
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 68 3. To display certain datapoints, apply a filter as described under “Apply Filter for Display” in the “Basic Functions” section. 4. To enter an alias name for a datapoint, please refer to the “Enter Alias Name for Datapoint” section. 5. To override th...
Page 69 - View/Change Datapoint Properties; Name
USER GUIDE ARENA/ RANGER 69 EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 3. Click OK. The new name is reflected in the Name column. View/Change Datapoint Properties 1. In the Name column, click the datapoint´s name. The Datapoint Properties page displays. Under Name, the properties and under Value/Unit the corresponding val...
Page 71 - Yes; Print Datapoints List; Print; The list is built up in a new dialog.
USER GUIDE ARENA/ RANGER 71 EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 2. In the filter field, select (all) or Yes . All datapoints in Manual override are indicated by a checkmark. All others (if all are displayed) are not checked. Print Datapoints List 1. Select all datapoints in the datapoints list (Multi-selection usin...
Page 74 - Alarm Indication in Tree
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 74 Email address. • Acknowledged by station ARENA that acknowledged the alarm • Item Name Alarm source (datapoint) that has caused the alarm. – Shows ´System` when the alarm is a system alarm – Shows the datapoint name for point alarms • Item Value: valu...
Page 75 - Alarm Handling; Global Alarm List; Show Global Alarm List; Alarms
USER GUIDE ARENA/ RANGER 75 EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 NOTE: Both views can be configured separately. Alarm Handling When the controller is connected to ARENA, alarms are received automatically as soon as ARENA is installed or the remote site has been configured correctly using ARENA's site configuration. ...
Page 76 - View Alarm Details of Single Alarm; Alarm Details
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 76 • View alarm details of a single alarm Please refer to the “View Alarm Details of Single Alarm” section. • Print an alarm list Please refer to the “Print Alarm List” section • Acknowledge alarms Please refer to the “Acknowledge Alarms” section • Delet...
Page 77 - Print Alarm List; Acknowledge Alarms; Acknowledging
USER GUIDE ARENA/ RANGER 77 EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 7. To delete the alarm, click the Delete button. This flags the alarm in the database as ´deleted`. Print Alarm List 1. Select all alarms in the global datapoints list (Multi-selection using CTRL key is possible), you want to add to the printed list. 2...
Page 78 - Delete Alarms
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 78 Delete Alarms 1. Show Global Alarm List as described in the “Show Global Alarm List” section. 2. Click on alarm you want to delete (Multiselection using CTRL key is possible). 3. Click Delete button. This flags the selected alarms in the database as ´...
Page 79 - destinations based on definable criteria such as:
USER GUIDE ARENA/ RANGER 79 EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 ALARM FORWARDING Alarm forwarding is possible to printers, eMail or mobile phone (via eMail), or service ARENAs. Alarm segregation allows forwarding alarms to different destinations based on definable criteria such as: • Trigger (information of the ala...
Page 80 - Create Alarm Forwarding; Create Destination; Forwarding
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 80 Create Alarm Forwarding An alarm forwarding will be created with the following major steps: 1. Create Destination (see “Create Destination” section) a. Define destination for sending and receiving alarms b. Define alarm message c. Define acknowledgeme...
Page 81 - Destination Type; Destination
USER GUIDE ARENA/ RANGER 81 EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 3. On the General tab, select the destination In Destination Type under: • Email • Printer • Arena Depending on the selected destination type, individual dialog pages display for setting up the destination. When creating an email destination, continue ...
Page 85 - Message; list and change, edit or delete text at the desired; Fields; drop-down listbox and then click; Insert; Tab; Alarm
USER GUIDE ARENA/ RANGER 85 EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 a. Click in the Message list and change, edit or delete text at the desired position. b. In the Message list, click at the position where you want to insert a pre- defined text component (placeholder) c. Select the corresponding field in the Fields dro...
Page 87 - Printer Destination Type; Advanced
USER GUIDE ARENA/ RANGER 87 EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 NOTE: In order to avoid spamming, some Email providers restrict sending e- mails in short intervals. This time interval can be, for example, up to 15 minutes. This restricting interval may result in the loss of sent alarm emails. Please check if your E...
Page 89 - Create Trigger
USER GUIDE ARENA/ RANGER 89 EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 a. In Arena, select the remote ARENA you want to forward the alarms. b. In Destination name , enter a descriptive text for the ARENA. 16. Click Advanced tab. Advanced Tab Behavior on Connection Failure a. In Retry count , enter the number of attempts A...
Page 91 - Create Forwarding
USER GUIDE ARENA/ RANGER 91 EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 e. In Trigger Name , enter a name for the trigger, for example, ´System Alarms`. f. Click OK button. The trigger is displayed in the Trigger List . g. Continue with finally creating the forwarding as described in the “Create Forwarding” section. Create...
Page 93 - SETTINGS
USER GUIDE ARENA/ RANGER 93 EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 SETTINGS Overview Settings, also called parameters, are available on project, plant, and controller level. Settings can be uploaded from the PANTER / TIGER controller. From the SERVAL controller settings upload is not possible. Settings can be modified...
Page 94 - Show Settings List; Settings
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 94 In the settings list, you can do the following: • Enter an alias name for a setting. Please refer to the “Enter Alias Name for Setting” section. • Modify the current setting value. Please refer to the “Modify Setting Value” section. • Upload Parameter...
Page 95 - Enter Alias Name for Setting Group/ Single Setting
USER GUIDE ARENA/ RANGER 95 EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 9. To configure the list display, please refer to “List Display Configuration” in the “Basic Functions” section. Enter Alias Name for Setting Group/ Single Setting NOTE: It is forbidden to use the slash character ”/” in alias names because this may res...
Page 96 - Modify Setting Value
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 96 7. At the end of setting row, click the Configure icon . 8. In the Configure dialog box, enter the alias name in the Alias field. 9. Click OK. The new name is reflected in the Name column. Modify Setting Value 1. In the tree, click the application, fo...
Page 97 - New Value
USER GUIDE ARENA/ RANGER 97 EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 3. Click the number of the group in the Name column. 4. In the Value/Unit column, click the value of the setting you want to change 5. In the Value dialog box, enter the new value in the New Value field. 6. Click Apply . 7. Click OK . The setting value...
Page 98 - Upload Parameter Text List; Print Settings List
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 98 Upload Parameter Text List When uploading a parameter text list, the setting groups and the single settings described by numbers are replaced with the more descriptive names. For example, the number 32 is replaced with Alarm 1 → Alarm. 1. In the tree,...
Page 100 - Time Programs
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 100 T Time Programs Overview Time programs are for setting time sequences for controller operation. For example, setting HVAC start and stop times. Time programs implement these command schedules. A PANTHER / TIGER controller can have a maximum of 20 tim...
Page 101 - Date Overrides; Access Time Programs
USER GUIDE ARENA/ RANGER 101 EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 Date Overrides You can assign temporary schedules using the global schedule to replace daily schedules when holidays or other events occur that require different times and commands. Time Program Names Through application engineering, a PANTHER / TIGER...
Page 102 - Daily schedules
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 102 Daily schedules Each daily schedule consists of several daily schedule types. For example, the RoomControl time programs include: – Weekday – Weekend – Global When selecting a daily schedule type, the settings are displayed on the right and can be ed...
Page 103 - Weekly schedules; When selecting the
USER GUIDE ARENA/ RANGER 103 EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 Weekly schedules A weekly schedule contains the daily programs for each day of the week: – Wordday – Weekend By default, Monday through Friday have the daily schedule ´Workday` assigned, Saturday and Sunday have the daily schedule ´Weekend` assigned. ...
Page 105 - Yearly schedules; ́Weekend; Daily Schedules; Edit Datapoints
USER GUIDE ARENA/ RANGER 105 EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 Yearly schedules Daily schedules are assigned to each day of the week in the weekly schedule. The weekly schedule is automatically repeated every week and creates the normal yearly schedule. The yearly schedules can be changed for a specific period by...
Page 106 - Default Occupied Value; Schedules
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 106 2. Click Edit Datapoints. The Edit Datapoints dialog box displays. 3. In Default Occupied Value , enter the value in degrees Celsius for the occupied state. 4. In Default Unoccupied Value , enter the value in degrees Celsius for the unoccupied state....
Page 107 - Create; Edit Value; dialog box displays.; Fig. 21. Edit Value dialog box example for Heating Circ. time program
USER GUIDE ARENA/ RANGER 107 EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 3. Add switchpoints to the blank daily schedule by doing one of the following (steps a and i) : a. On the right, click in the time table row (time), where you want to make the switchpoint start, then right-click and click Create . The Edit Value dialo...
Page 109 - Copy switchpoints from; Update
USER GUIDE ARENA/ RANGER 109 EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 Or, h. Copy switchpoints from another daily schedule to the new daily schedule as follows: i. Right-click on the new daily schedule. j. Select Copy switchpoints from , then click on daily schedule from which you want to copy the switchpoint settings, ...
Page 112 - Weekly Schedules; Modify Weekly Schedule
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 112 Weekly Schedules IMPORTANT Settings and changes made in daily schedules, weekly schedules and yearly schedules do only apply to the allocated time program, not any other time program(s). By default, the weekly schedule has the ´Workday` and ´Weekend`...
Page 114 - Yearly Schedules; Modify Yearly Schedule; Start Date
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 114 9. Click Save button on top of the Schedules tree. Yearly Schedules IMPORTANT Settings and changes made in daily schedules, weekly schedules and yearly schedules do only apply to the allocated time program, not any other time program(s). The yearly s...
Page 115 - Assign
USER GUIDE ARENA/ RANGER 115 EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 The time range is displayed below. The weekdays show their assigned daily schedules and their source. Source shows the time schedules where the assigned daily schedule is originally created, that is, either the weekly schedule or when assigning anothe...
Page 116 - Global Time Programs; Prerequisites
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 116 The assigned daily schedule is shown in the Assigned schedule column. In the Source column, the overriding daily schedule is indicated by the entry ´Yearly schedules`. 4. Repeat step 3 for the desired weekdays of the displayed time range. 5. Click Sa...
Page 117 - Previous; and; Next fast; Scan
USER GUIDE ARENA/ RANGER 117 EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 3. In the device list, click controllers you want to override with the global time program. 4. In the calendar, set the time period in which you want to apply the global time programs by using the Previous , Previous fast , Next and Next fast buttons....
Page 118 - Override
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 118 After scanning is finished, existing override dates are shown in the calendar as follows: • Gray Date is overridden by another global schedule in at least one of the selected time programs • White Date is overridden by a yearly schedule other than gl...
Page 119 - TRENDING AND TRENDS; Definition; ARENA allows 2 ways of trending:; Historical Trend; connected and disconnected states of ARENA.; Live Trend
USER GUIDE ARENA/ RANGER 119 EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 TRENDING AND TRENDS Definition Trending means to record value changes of selected datapoints and show the developing of the values for a definable time interval in a chart or table. Fig. 23. Trend Example Trend Types ARENA allows 2 ways of trending: H...
Page 120 - Trend Templates; CSV; Trending and System Performance; Procedures; Record Trend Data
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 120 You can define a time window (“Last xx minutes”) and a time range (“Stop after yy hours”). ARENA will automatically displaying the controller values. After the elapse of the time window, the oldest values will begin disappearing and new values will b...
Page 121 - menu icon; Trending; Data Collection
USER GUIDE ARENA/ RANGER 121 EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 NOTE: Add only those datapoints to trend which you really want to trend since trending increases bus traffic and has negative impact on the system performance. 1. Hover the cursor over the Configuration menu icon and click Trending in the configuratio...
Page 122 - Analyze Trend Data
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 122 3. Click Add To Trend button. The selected datapoint(s) are added to the Trended Points list below. 4. To remove datapoints from the trend list, click Remove From Trend button. 5. To confirm the Trended Points selection, click the OK button. 6. Click...
Page 124 - New Historic Template; Configure Display
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 124 Continue with selecting a trend template as described in step 1 3. 3. In Template, do one of the following: a. Select historical or live template you want to use for the trending. By default, the last template chosen by a user is selected. Continue w...
Page 125 - Time Interval; b. Enter the number of units in the field next to; Last
USER GUIDE ARENA/ RANGER 125 EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 Fig. 25. Example: Configure Display of Live Template (Default template) 5. In Template, change the name of the template if desired. It is recommended to keep the name of a default template. 6. In Time Interval , define the time interval under: Last (H...
Page 130 - Fig. 31. continued ... Example “Historical trend, Display as table”
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 130 Fig. 31. continued … Example “Historical trend, Display as table”
Page 132 - Working with Charts; values, each of them in a different color.; icon
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 132 Fig. 33. Example “Historical trend, display as chart, one datapoint trended” Working with Charts The chart display shows the trend curve with the time-based x-axis and the value- based y-axis. If multiple datapoints are trended, the y-axis shows the ...
Page 133 - Cursor Information; Time at cursor; Cursor Information
USER GUIDE ARENA/ RANGER 133 EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 Cursor Information In the Cursor Information pane, you can view time-value pairs dependent on the current cursor position when hovering the cursor over the chart. Time at cursor In the field right to this field, the trend time dependent of the current...
Page 134 - Zoom Chart Area; You can zoom a desired part of the chart as follows:
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 134 Zoom Chart Area You can zoom a desired part of the chart as follows: 1. Click at desired position and with hold mouse button, draw a rectangle over the area you want to zoom. 2. Release the mouse button. The area is zoomed.
Page 135 - ZoomOut; Create New Trend Template; New Historic Trend Template; button, if you want to start a; New Live Trend Template; button, if you want to start a live trend.
USER GUIDE ARENA/ RANGER 135 EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 3. To zoom out of the area in order to go back to the original scale, click ZoomOut button. Create New Trend Template A trend is based on a template which saves the trended datapoints and display settings. There are two types of templates available, t...
Page 136 - Trends; Customize Display Settings
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 136 Fig. 34. Example: “Historical trend template” 3. Under Display , in Template, enter the name for the template. 4. Continue with steps 1 6 through 1 18 described in the previous “Analyze Trend Data” section. Configure Display Depending on the trend ty...
Page 138 - Define X-Axis Configuration
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 138 Charting area Select how the curve is displayed under: Main chart (common y-axis) The curve is shown in the main chart and uses the same y-axis as the other curve(s) Main chart (separate y-axis) The curve is shown in the main chart and uses a separat...
Page 139 - Minor scale; , enter a value for the minor scale and select the unit in the; button to save display settings.
USER GUIDE ARENA/ RANGER 139 EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 c. In Minor scale , enter a value for the minor scale and select the unit in the drop-down listbox. For example, 1 minute(s) defines that a minor scale line is drawn every 1 minute. 3. Click OK button to save display settings.
Page 140 - MISCELLANEOUS; Alias Name and NV Name Correspondents for SERVAL Controller; Alias Name
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 140 MISCELLANEOUS Alias Name and NV Name Correspondents for SERVAL Controller NOTE: It is forbidden to use the slash character ”/” in alias names because this may result in an unexpected behavior of ARENA. When trending a SERVAL controller, the following...
Page 141 - Control Parameters; Font Size Setting; not; change; Settings – Control
USER GUIDE ARENA/ RANGER 141 EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 Alias Name Network Variable Name (Trend) Control Parameters Cooling Derivative Time FcuGains.si_pid_cool_Tv Heating Derivative Time FcuGains.si_pid_heat_Tv Font Size Setting For proper display of custom graphics created with ARENA Editor do not change...
Page 142 - Arena Editor; getting a more picturesque style.
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 142 Arena Editor The graphic user interface is independent of the site tree in ARENA although it can consist of multiple hierarchical levels. There are built-in intelligent drawing elements which allow you to create interactive system graphics in which y...
Page 143 - Imported image usage; ARENA Editor Environment; Main Window
USER GUIDE ARENA/ RANGER 143 EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 Imported image usage There are two types of intelligent drawing elements provided by ARENA Editor. These are: • HVAC Controls Provides typical application components such as boiler, heat pump, water pipe, etc. • Custom Graphic Controls Provides variou...
Page 144 - Menu Bar; File; Layout
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 144 For detailed information on the Main Window tools and functions, please refer to the following sections: • Menu Bar • Tool Bar • Level Tree • Workspace • Drawing Tools Pane • Properties Pane • Status Bar Menu Bar The menu bar allows access to the pro...
Page 145 - are; Tool Bar; Icon
USER GUIDE ARENA/ RANGER 145 EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 Layout Flip Vertically Flip Horizontally Flips a drawing vertically Flips a drawing horizontally Align Lefts Align Centers Align Rights Align Tops Align Middles Align Bottoms Aligns several drawing elements to the left Centers a drawing element Aligns...
Page 146 - Panel Window; In the; Drawing Space
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 146 Panel Window In the Panel Windows , the number of panels for the graphic navigation are shown. Each time, when adding a panel, an additional panel is added to the tree. When selecting the panel in the tree, the corresponding graphic is displayed in t...
Page 147 - Drawing Tools Pane; Drawing Tools; Properties Pane; Properties
USER GUIDE ARENA/ RANGER 147 EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 Drawing Tools Pane The Drawing Tools Pane provides the drawing elements for creating a graphic. The following two basic drawing element types are provided in libraries: • HVAC Controls Provides typical application components such as boiler, heat pump,...
Page 148 - Status Bar; Arena Data Bindings; is the property selected in the; The creation of a graphic includes the following steps:; Create new document; A blank layout document is created with one panel.
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 148 Status Bar The status bar shows the denotation of the selected drawing element property: Example: Arena Data Bindings is the property selected in the Properties Pane. Procedures The creation of a graphic includes the following steps: 1. Create new do...
Page 149 - Import ARENA Database; Import Arena database; Select Arena Database; Open; Create Graphic
USER GUIDE ARENA/ RANGER 149 EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 Import ARENA Database To assign datapoints or settings to graphics, the ARENA database must be imported. The ARENA database contains information about all the devices and sites installed. 1. In the Arena menu, click Import Arena database . 2. In the S...
Page 150 - Draw Application Schematic; Align
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 150 • Linking to time programs, settings, documents (e.g. txt, xls), pictures, and other graphic pages • Adding comments and simple lines The procedures use one of the following pre-defined drawing elements provided in the Drawing Tools pane: • HVAC Cont...
Page 152 - Data; c. Click on cell right to; Arena Binding Collection; Bindings; , select the property to which you want assign the datapoint. Per; Data Points; , expand the tree and browse to the controller that includes the
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 152 a. Select custom graphic control in the drawing space b. In the Properties pane, expand Data . c. Click on cell right to Arena Data Bindings . The Arena Binding Collection Editor dialog box displays. Here you can assign a datapoint, datapoint attribu...
Page 155 - Creating Links
USER GUIDE ARENA/ RANGER 155 EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 6. To test the behavior of the custom control graphic, enter appropriate values, for the assigned properties, for example, enter different values in the Value field if the value property is assigned. 7. As desired, set relevant properties for the cust...
Page 156 - Add Comment; Add Line; Custom Graphics Control Overview; doc
ARENA / RANGER USER GUIDE EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 156 Internet Explorer Settings: Make sure that the IP address of the ARENA PC is added to the trusted sites and that the Automatic Prompting from File Downloads option is enabled (see ARENA Installation Guide EN1Z-0906GE51). Add Comment 1. Use the functi...
Page 157 - Save document; Save As; Export ARENA Graphic; Browse for Folder
USER GUIDE ARENA/ RANGER 157 EN2Z-0906GE51 R0708 Custom Graphic Control Function Select Property … … in Properties pane under … Arena, e.g. Page_ Required Role Save document Saving a document is important for data security and reuse of the created graphic. After you saved the final version of the gr...