Managers

Part 3 — Reference.

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19.1 Where the managers are

Six buttons on the Managers ribbon tab:

Button	Covered in
Group manager	§19.2
System manager	Chapter 20
Persons manager	§19.5
Communication centrum	§19.6
Dali manager	Chapter 21
Monitor	Chapter 26

Four more on the Functions ribbon tab:

Button	Covered in
Wire manager	Chapter 18
Function manager	§19.3
Macro manager	§19.4
Function block manager	Tutorial 10

And Device manager on the Project tab — Chapter 16.

Managers that no longer exist as buttons. Older documentation refers to a Program manager, Alarm manager, Message manager, Periodic action manager, User manager and Heat cool program manager. In 3.5.3 these are not separate buttons. Programs and heating live inside System manager; messages inside Communication centrum; alarms are a group type. The old labels survive in the software's translation files but nothing opens them.

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19.2 Group manager

Managers → Group manager. Groups let many consumers be controlled as one.

Side	Contents
Groups (left)	Existing groups — name and type. Add and Delete above the list.
Detail (right)	Unicate name: and Type, with ✓ to confirm and ✗ to cancel

Types: Digital (outputs), Analog (outputs), Alarm (inputs), Temperature.

Defining a group does not fill it. Members are added on the Groups workspace tab — click the group icon so it turns blue, then click each object to add it.

Full walkthrough: Tutorial 4.

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19.3 Function manager

Functions → Function manager. Defines the named, reusable effects that wires use.

Side	Contents
Left	Defined functions — name, function, parameters. + adds, – deletes.
Right	Name:, Function type:, Select function:, and the Params for that function

✓ saves, ✗ discards. Clicking an existing entry opens it for editing; changes show immediately in the list and are applied with ✓.

The grid columns include Unicate function key, Name and Function.

Function type determines which effects Select function offers:

Type	For
Digital	relay outputs
Analog	dimmers
Timer	timers
Counter	counters
Alarm	alarm groups
HeatCool	heating and cooling areas
Group	groups
System	system bits, integers, GSM, email

A project started from the default arrives with 61 functions already defined — see Appendix B.

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19.4 Macro manager

Functions → Macro manager. A macro is a saved bundle of actions and functions applied to wires as you draw them.

Side	Contents
Left	Macros by name, with add, copy and delete buttons
Right	Name, Type (the actor type), Description, and the function list

Buttons: Add macro, Edit macro, Copy macro, Remove function — the first three open the Wire function window.

To apply: tick Use selected macro on the Functions ribbon tab, pick the macro, then draw wires. Any wire whose actor type matches is filled in automatically.

A macro is copied into the wire, not linked. Editing it later does not change wires already made.

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19.5 Persons manager

Managers → Persons manager. People, their access cards, and their contact details.

Person details

Field
Name
Surname
Password
Email
Phone
Card n. / Card number
PIN

Read card number puts a reader into learn mode — it shows Reading... while waiting, and you present the card. Far more reliable than typing a card number by hand.

Select card reader chooses which reader to read from. Right-click offers Copy card number and Paste card number.

Tabs

Tab	Contents
Contacts	Phone numbers, shared with the Communication centrum
EZS zones	Which security zones this person may use
Card readers	Which readers accept their card

Select and add item... adds entries to these lists.

Card numbers, PINs and passwords are credentials. Treat a project file containing them accordingly — do not email .elp files around, and do not leave them on shared drives.

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19.6 Communication centrum

Managers → Communication centrum. SMS, calls and contacts. Needs a GSM3-01M.

Contacts

Field	Notes
Value:	The phone number, in international format — +420xxxyyyyyy
Person:	Filled from the Persons manager
GSM:	Click the plug icon to bind the number to a GSM unit

The plug must turn green. A red plug means nothing will be sent or received on that number.

Deleting a number removes it from every message and call slot that used it.

Messages

Field
Name:
Type:
Body:
Phones:

List	Slots	Behaviour
Income SMS	32	Matches arriving text; sets SMS IN ON for one second
Outcome SMS	32	Sends to up to 8 numbers
Income call	8	CALL IN is ON for the duration of a call from that number
Outcome call	8	Dials for 20 seconds

Text length is limited to 32 characters.

Notices

Logs Income SMS, Outcome SMS, Income call and Outcome call traffic. The first place to look when messaging misbehaves.

Full walkthrough: Tutorial 9.

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Next: Chapter 20 — System manager.