LOYTEC L-VIS User manual

L-VIS
LOYTEC Visualization
User Manual
LOYTEC electronics GmbH

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Table of Contents
1Introduction................................................................................................ 14
1.1 What is L-VIS?..................................................................................................14
1.2 Available Models ...............................................................................................16
2What’s New in L-Vis.................................................................................. 18
2.1 New in L-Vis 6.2.0..............................................................................................18
2.1.1 Localized date and number controls.........................................................18
2.1.2 Extended date control...............................................................................18
2.1.3 Improved trend control.............................................................................18
2.1.4 Knob and Webcam controls.....................................................................18
2.1.5 Bidirectional data point references...........................................................19
2.1.6 Improved BACnet support.......................................................................19
2.1.7 New system registers................................................................................19
2.2 New in L-Vis 6.1.0..............................................................................................19
2.2.1 Support for complex writing systems.......................................................19
2.2.2 New Control: Webcam.............................................................................19
2.2.3 New Control: Rotating Knob ...................................................................19
2.2.4 New Action: Show Pop-Up......................................................................20
2.2.5 Number Control: Show Units...................................................................20
2.2.6 Sound Action: Playback volume adjustment............................................20
2.2.7 LWEB projects: Option to use client-side fonts.......................................20
2.2.8 Improved handling of templates...............................................................20
2.3 New in L-Vis 5.1.0..............................................................................................20
2.3.1 Support for new models ...........................................................................20
2.3.2 Math objects as input data points .............................................................20
2.3.3 New pre-installed fonts ............................................................................21
2.3.4 More operations supporting undo ............................................................21
2.3.5 L-WEB projects use true-type fonts for the preview................................21
2.3.6 Improved performance and memory usage..............................................21
2.3.7 Dual-Ethernet with Separate Networks....................................................21
2.3.8 WLAN Interface ......................................................................................21
2.3.9 OPC UA Server........................................................................................21
2.3.10 Alarm Server Ack-All Data Point............................................................21
2.3.11 Format Strings in E-Mails........................................................................21
2.3.12 Output NVs with Integrated Feedback.....................................................21
2.4 New in L-Vis 5.0.0..............................................................................................22
2.4.1 Usability Improvements...........................................................................22

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2.4.2 Modbus Support.......................................................................................22
2.4.3 Improved Web-UI....................................................................................22
2.4.4 Improved OPC Client...............................................................................22
2.4.5 Improved OPC Server Management ........................................................22
2.4.6 Nested Template Paths.............................................................................22
2.4.7 Position Lock ...........................................................................................22
2.4.8 Absolute Paths for Show Page .................................................................23
2.4.9 Improved Boot Update Handling .............................................................23
2.4.10 Improved Usage Report ...........................................................................23
2.4.11 Improved Project Builder.........................................................................23
3Getting Started........................................................................................... 24
3.1 Installing the L-VIS Configuration Application.............................................24
3.2 Connecting to the Device...................................................................................24
3.2.1 TCP / IP (Ethernet) Connections..............................................................24
3.2.2 CEA-709 Devices only ............................................................................25
3.3 Quick Start Tutorial CEA-709.........................................................................28
3.3.1 Add the device to the network..................................................................28
3.3.2 Create Dynamic NVs (LNS only)............................................................29
3.3.3 Start the L-VIS Configuration Software ..................................................29
3.3.4 Create Static NVs (if no dynamic NVs available)....................................30
3.3.5 Create Menu Structure and Pages ............................................................30
3.3.6 Add Controls to the Page .........................................................................31
3.3.7 Connect the Data-Points...........................................................................32
3.3.8 Write the Project to the L-VIS device......................................................33
3.3.9 Test the Project.........................................................................................33
3.4 Quick Start Tutorial BACnet...........................................................................34
3.4.1 Add the device to the network..................................................................34
3.4.2 Start the L-VIS Configuration Software ..................................................34
3.4.3 Create Data Points....................................................................................35
3.4.4 Create Menu Structure and Pages ............................................................35
3.4.5 Add Controls to the Page .........................................................................36
3.4.6 Connect the Data-Points...........................................................................36
3.4.7 Write the Project to the L-VIS device......................................................37
3.4.8 Test the Project.........................................................................................38
4Mechanical Installation ............................................................................. 39
4.1 Dimensions and Mounting................................................................................39
4.2 Theft Protection.................................................................................................39
5Electrical Installation................................................................................. 40
5.1 Connection diagram..........................................................................................40

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5.2 Electrical Characteristics LVIS-3E100/ME200..............................................40
5.3 Electrical Characteristics LVIS-3E11x/ME21x..............................................40
5.4 Electrical Characteristics LVIS-3MEx............................................................41
5.5 Touch Panel Cleaning Instructions..................................................................43
5.5.1 Appropriate cleaning measures................................................................43
5.5.2 Inappropriate cleaning measures..............................................................43
5.6 Terminals and Jumpers....................................................................................43
5.7 LEDs and Buttons .............................................................................................44
5.8 Control Network Interfaces..............................................................................46
6Interface Configuration............................................................................. 47
6.1 Selecting the Interface.......................................................................................47
6.2 Configuring the IP-852 interface......................................................................49
7Operating L-VIS ........................................................................................ 50
7.1 Touch Screen......................................................................................................50
7.1.1 Operation..................................................................................................50
7.1.2 Calibration................................................................................................51
7.2 Data Input..........................................................................................................52
7.2.1 Knob Control............................................................................................53
7.2.2 Simple Schedule Control..........................................................................54
7.2.3 Extended Schedule Control......................................................................57
7.3 Setup Menu........................................................................................................62
7.3.1 Common Pages ........................................................................................62
7.3.2 CEA-709 Models .....................................................................................63
7.3.3 BACnet Models........................................................................................64
7.3.4 Custom Setup Menu.................................................................................64
8Configuration Software............................................................................. 65
8.1 Main Window ....................................................................................................65
8.2 Object Tree ........................................................................................................65
8.3 LCD Preview......................................................................................................66
8.3.1 Selection Candidate..................................................................................66
8.3.2 Object Selection.......................................................................................67
8.3.3 Selection Indicator ...................................................................................68
8.3.4 Resize Frame............................................................................................69
8.3.5 Guides ......................................................................................................69
8.3.6 Snap to Edges...........................................................................................69
8.3.7 Snap to Grid .............................................................................................70
8.3.8 Pan and Zoom ..........................................................................................70
8.3.9 Edge Scrolling..........................................................................................71
8.3.10 Move and Resize......................................................................................71

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8.3.11 Vector drawing.........................................................................................72
8.4 Main Menus .......................................................................................................72
8.4.1 Undo / Redo .............................................................................................72
8.4.2 Find Objects.............................................................................................72
8.4.3 Find Next .................................................................................................73
8.4.4 Find by UID .............................................................................................74
8.4.5 Device Model and Firmware....................................................................74
8.5 Context Menus...................................................................................................75
8.5.1 Add Objects..............................................................................................75
8.5.2 Enable/Disable Access Control................................................................75
8.5.3 Cut / Copy / Paste.....................................................................................75
8.5.4 XML Export / Import...............................................................................76
8.5.5 Manage Data Points .................................................................................77
8.5.6 Find Instances ..........................................................................................79
8.5.7 Expand / Fold Tree...................................................................................79
8.5.8 Lock / Unlock Position.............................................................................79
8.5.9 Hide / Show, Hide Contents, Show Contents...........................................79
8.5.10 Add Items from Data Points.....................................................................79
8.5.11 Add Pages from Data Points ....................................................................80
8.5.12 Update Instances ......................................................................................80
8.5.13 Restore Defaults.......................................................................................80
8.6 Tool Bar..............................................................................................................80
8.6.1 Preview Settings.......................................................................................80
8.6.2 Layout Tools............................................................................................80
8.7 Images.................................................................................................................81
8.7.1 Image Manager ........................................................................................81
8.7.2 Embedded Sources...................................................................................82
8.7.3 Color Reduction .......................................................................................82
8.7.4 Transparency............................................................................................83
8.7.5 Animations...............................................................................................83
8.7.6 Supported File Types ...............................................................................83
8.8 Fonts ...................................................................................................................84
8.8.1 Font Manager ...........................................................................................84
8.8.2 Font File Location....................................................................................86
8.8.3 Font Recoding..........................................................................................87
8.9 Sounds ................................................................................................................87
8.10 Template-System...............................................................................................87
8.10.1 Efficient Project Development.................................................................87
8.10.2 Improve Marketing...................................................................................88
8.10.3 Corporate Design .....................................................................................88

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8.10.4 Solving Complex Tasks ...........................................................................88
8.10.5 Improved Structure...................................................................................89
8.11 Workflow............................................................................................................89
8.12 Common Property Pages ..................................................................................90
8.12.1 General.....................................................................................................90
8.12.2 Common Properties..................................................................................91
8.12.3 Color ........................................................................................................94
9Object Description ..................................................................................... 96
9.1 Introduction.......................................................................................................96
9.2 Menu...................................................................................................................97
9.2.1 Menu Properties.......................................................................................97
9.3 Menu Item..........................................................................................................97
9.3.1 Menu Item Properties...............................................................................98
9.4 Page.....................................................................................................................99
9.4.1 Page Properties.........................................................................................99
9.5 Controls............................................................................................................100
9.5.1 Text Control...........................................................................................100
9.5.2 Bitmap Control.......................................................................................101
9.5.3 Push Button............................................................................................101
9.5.4 Numeric Control ....................................................................................102
9.5.5 Bar Control.............................................................................................106
9.5.6 Trend Control.........................................................................................109
9.5.7 Date Control...........................................................................................116
9.5.8 Data Log Control ...................................................................................122
9.5.9 Schedule Control....................................................................................123
9.5.10 Alarm-List Control.................................................................................128
9.5.11 Vector Drawing Control.........................................................................130
9.5.12 Analog Meter .........................................................................................132
9.5.13 Knob Control..........................................................................................134
9.5.14 Webcam Control ....................................................................................140
9.6 Data Point.........................................................................................................143
9.6.1 Data Point Properties..............................................................................144
9.6.2 System Startup .......................................................................................147
9.6.3 Data Point Icons.....................................................................................148
9.7 Mapping Table.................................................................................................148
9.7.1 Mapping Table Properties......................................................................149
9.8 Color Mapping.................................................................................................150
9.8.1 Color Mapping Properties......................................................................150
9.9 Action Objects..................................................................................................151
9.9.1 Action Properties....................................................................................151

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9.9.2 Page Links..............................................................................................156
9.10 Collections........................................................................................................157
9.10.1 Collection Properties..............................................................................158
9.10.2 Collection Handling ...............................................................................158
9.11 Alarm Generators............................................................................................159
9.11.1 Alarm Generator Properties ...................................................................160
9.11.2 Application Hints...................................................................................160
9.12 Data Point Connectors....................................................................................162
9.13 Mathematic Objects ........................................................................................162
9.13.1 Math Object Properties ..........................................................................163
9.13.2 Application Hints...................................................................................163
9.13.3 Function List ..........................................................................................164
9.14 Trigger Objects................................................................................................166
9.14.1 Trigger Object Properties.......................................................................166
9.15 Templates.........................................................................................................168
9.15.1 Template Properties ...............................................................................168
9.15.2 Creating a Template...............................................................................168
9.15.3 Instantiating a Template.........................................................................169
9.15.4 Changes to Data Point Folders...............................................................170
9.15.5 Nested Templates...................................................................................171
9.15.6 Nested Base Paths..................................................................................172
9.15.7 Local Changes........................................................................................172
9.15.8 Nested Changes......................................................................................173
9.15.9 Base Path Placeholder Tags ...................................................................174
10Data Point Configuration........................................................................ 176
10.1 Data Points.......................................................................................................176
10.1.1 Overview................................................................................................176
10.1.2 Timing Parameters .................................................................................177
10.1.3 Default Values........................................................................................177
10.1.4 Persistency .............................................................................................178
10.1.5 Parameters..............................................................................................178
10.1.6 Behavior on Value Changes...................................................................178
10.1.7 Custom Scaling ......................................................................................179
10.1.8 User Registers ........................................................................................179
10.1.9 Structures ...............................................................................................180
10.1.10 Property Relations.............................................................................180
10.1.11 Engineering Units .............................................................................182
10.2 Connections......................................................................................................182
10.2.1 Local Connections..................................................................................182
10.2.2 Multi-Slot Connections..........................................................................183

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10.2.3 Global Connections................................................................................184
10.3 AST Features ...................................................................................................185
10.3.1 Alarming ................................................................................................185
10.3.2 Scheduling..............................................................................................186
10.3.3 Trending.................................................................................................188
10.3.4 E-mail.....................................................................................................189
10.3.5 Historic Filters........................................................................................189
10.4 CEA-709 Technology ......................................................................................190
10.4.1 CEA-709 Data Points.............................................................................190
10.4.2 CEA-709 Schedulers..............................................................................191
10.4.3 CEA-709 Alarming................................................................................191
10.4.4 CEA-709 Trend Logs.............................................................................191
10.4.5 Dynamic Polling in CEA-709 ................................................................192
10.4.6 CEA-709 Data Points in Connections....................................................192
10.4.7 Static Interface Changes.........................................................................192
10.5 BACnet Technology ........................................................................................192
10.5.1 BACnet Data Points...............................................................................192
10.5.2 BACnet Schedulers................................................................................193
10.5.3 BACnet Alarming ..................................................................................193
10.5.4 BACnet Trend Logs...............................................................................194
10.5.5 Dynamic Polling in BACnet ..................................................................194
10.5.6 BACnet Data Points in Connections ......................................................195
10.6 Data Point Manager........................................................................................195
10.6.1 Folder List..............................................................................................195
10.6.2 Data Point List .......................................................................................197
10.6.3 Property View ........................................................................................198
10.6.4 CEA-709 Properties...............................................................................200
10.6.5 BACnet Properties .................................................................................201
10.6.6 Modbus Properties .................................................................................202
10.6.7 Data Point Usage....................................................................................203
10.6.8 Multistate Maps......................................................................................204
10.6.9 Property Relations..................................................................................204
10.6.10 Favorites............................................................................................205
10.6.11 Buttons..............................................................................................206
10.7 OPC Device Manager......................................................................................206
10.7.1 Tool Bar.................................................................................................207
10.7.2 Device Properties...................................................................................207
10.8 Manage Connections.......................................................................................208
10.8.1 Create a New Connection.......................................................................208
10.8.2 Modify Connections...............................................................................210

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10.8.3 Create a Multi-Slot Connection..............................................................212
10.8.4 Create a Math Block Adapter.................................................................213
10.8.5 Create a Global Connection ...................................................................215
10.9 E-mail Templates.............................................................................................216
10.9.1 Common E-Mail Properties ...................................................................217
10.9.2 E-Mail Trigger .......................................................................................217
10.9.3 Attachments ...........................................................................................218
10.9.4 Limit E-mail Send Rate..........................................................................218
10.10 Local Schedule and Calendar.........................................................................218
10.10.1 Create a local Calendar .....................................................................218
10.10.2 Create Calendar Pattern.....................................................................219
10.10.3 Create a Local Scheduler ..................................................................219
10.10.4 Configure Scheduled Data Points .....................................................220
10.10.5 Configure Scheduled Events.............................................................221
10.10.6 Configure Exception Days................................................................223
10.10.7 Configure Control Data Points..........................................................224
10.10.8 Using the SNVT_tod_event ..............................................................225
10.10.9 Schedule Configuration Data ............................................................225
10.10.10 System Resources ...........................................................................226
10.10.11 Resource allocation.........................................................................227
10.10.12 Using the Scheduler ........................................................................228
10.11 Local Alarming................................................................................................228
10.11.1 Create an Alarm Server.....................................................................228
10.11.2 Create an Alarm Condition ...............................................................229
10.11.3 Deliver Alarms via E-mail ................................................................231
10.11.4 Multi-Edit Alarm Conditions ............................................................232
10.12 Local Trending ................................................................................................233
10.12.1 Create a Local Trend.........................................................................233
10.12.2 Configure Trended Data Points.........................................................234
10.12.3 Trend Triggers...................................................................................235
10.12.4 Deliver Trend Data via E-mail..........................................................236
10.12.5 Technology Trends............................................................................237
10.13 Trend Data Points and Trend Controls.........................................................237
10.13.1 Recorded by a Trend Control............................................................237
10.13.2 Recorded by a Trend Data Point .......................................................237
10.14 Remote AST Objects.......................................................................................238
10.14.1 Remote Scheduler and Calendar .......................................................238
10.14.2 Alarm Clients....................................................................................239
10.14.3 Remote Trend Logs...........................................................................240
10.15 Historic Filters.................................................................................................240

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10.15.1 Create Historic Filters .......................................................................240
10.15.2 Managing Historic Filter Resources..................................................241
10.16 Data Points in L-Vis Projects .........................................................................242
10.16.1 User Register.....................................................................................243
10.16.2 Local Network Variable (CEA-709).................................................244
10.16.3 Local Server-Object (BACnet)..........................................................244
10.16.4 Remote Network Object....................................................................247
11Project Settings......................................................................................... 250
11.1 Basic Settings ...................................................................................................250
11.1.1 Page Protection ......................................................................................250
11.1.2 Timeout Values......................................................................................250
11.1.3 Sound .....................................................................................................251
11.1.4 OEM Bitmaps ........................................................................................251
11.1.5 System Strings........................................................................................251
11.2 Extended Settings ............................................................................................251
11.2.1 System Flags ..........................................................................................251
11.2.2 System Settings......................................................................................252
11.2.3 System Colors ........................................................................................253
11.2.4 Unit System............................................................................................253
11.2.5 Time Zone and DST...............................................................................253
11.3 Localization......................................................................................................253
11.3.1 Locale ID Format...................................................................................254
11.3.2 Calendar Names .....................................................................................255
11.3.3 Numbering Systems ...............................................................................256
11.4 Display..............................................................................................................257
11.4.1 LCD Backlight.......................................................................................257
11.4.2 Display Properties..................................................................................257
11.4.3 Editor Properties ....................................................................................257
11.5 Connectivity .....................................................................................................257
11.5.1 Remote Display Access..........................................................................257
11.5.2 Remote Data Access (FTP)....................................................................258
11.5.3 Data Point Update..................................................................................258
11.5.4 OPC-XML-DA.......................................................................................259
11.5.5 Auto-Convert to LWEB .........................................................................259
11.6 Modbus.............................................................................................................260
11.7 Mail Account....................................................................................................260
11.8 Info....................................................................................................................261
12Standard Procedures (CEA-709)............................................................ 262
12.1 Device Integration ...........................................................................................262
12.1.1 New Device............................................................................................262

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12.1.2 Pre-Programmed Device........................................................................264
12.2 Device Replacement ........................................................................................265
12.2.1 Dynamic NV Projects ............................................................................265
12.2.2 Static NV Projects..................................................................................265
12.2.3 Mixed Projects (static and dynamic)......................................................266
12.3 Configuration Change.....................................................................................267
12.3.1 Same NV Configuration.........................................................................267
12.3.2 Dynamic NV Change.............................................................................267
12.3.3 Static NV Change...................................................................................268
12.4 Configuration Recovery..................................................................................269
12.4.1 Change Device Configuration................................................................269
12.4.2 Change Network Configuration .............................................................270
12.4.3 Recover from a failed Update ................................................................270
13Special Functions (CEA-709).................................................................. 273
13.1 Binding Management......................................................................................273
13.2 XIF Export.......................................................................................................273
13.2.1 Offline....................................................................................................274
13.2.2 Online.....................................................................................................274
13.3 Remote Network Interface..............................................................................274
13.4 CEA-709.1-A Operation..................................................................................274
13.5 Feedback Data Points......................................................................................275
13.6 Configuration Properties................................................................................275
13.7 UNVTs and UCPTs .........................................................................................277
13.8 Dynamic Network Variables ..........................................................................277
13.8.1 LonMaker® Network Management Tool...............................................277
13.8.2 NL220 ....................................................................................................280
13.8.3 Alex........................................................................................................281
13.9 Built-in LONMARK®Objects........................................................................284
13.9.1 Timer Object ..........................................................................................284
13.9.2 Switch Object.........................................................................................284
13.9.3 Relay / LCD Backlight control...............................................................285
13.9.4 HVAC Temperature Sensor ...................................................................286
14Special Functions (BACnet).................................................................... 287
14.1 EDE Export of BACnet Objects.....................................................................287
14.2 BACnet Network Settings...............................................................................287
15Advanced Topics...................................................................................... 289
15.1 Access Control .................................................................................................289
15.2 Project Statistics..............................................................................................290
15.3 Automatic Project Builder..............................................................................290

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15.3.1 Options...................................................................................................290
15.3.2 Page Design............................................................................................292
15.3.3 Page Template........................................................................................292
15.3.4 Custom Pages.........................................................................................293
15.4 Local Data Point Capacity..............................................................................294
15.5 Avoiding Update Loops...................................................................................294
15.6 XML Support...................................................................................................294
15.7 Format strings..................................................................................................295
15.7.1 Number format strings ...........................................................................295
15.7.2 Date format strings.................................................................................297
15.7.3 Regular Expressions...............................................................................299
15.8 External Storage..............................................................................................301
15.9 Security Hardening Guide..............................................................................302
15.9.1 Device Installation .................................................................................302
15.9.2 Ports .......................................................................................................302
15.9.3 Services..................................................................................................303
15.9.4 Logging and Auditing ............................................................................303
15.10 Resource Limits...............................................................................................304
15.11 Technical Support ...........................................................................................306
16List of Figures........................................................................................... 307
17Revision History....................................................................................... 309

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1 Introduction
1.1 What is L-VIS?
L-VIS is a highly flexible and easy to configure device to display and control data in
BACnet and CEA-709 networks. The L-VIS configuration software can be run as a
standalone program as well as an LNS®plug-in and supports the use of both static and
dynamic network variables in a project to allow easy integration in any kind of CEA-709
network.
The key features of the L-VIS device family are:
Simple, graphical programming via the supplied configuration software.
Support for alarming, scheduling and trending.
Direct interface to one or more LINX automation servers via OPC XML-DA.
Available data points on the servers are easily imported for use in the LVIS
project from the corresponding LINX project files.
Support for Modbus/TCP in master or slave mode and in parallel to OPC and the
control network interface (BACnet or CEA709, depending on the model).
Support for international projects by using UCS-2 encoding, a character set
defined by the Unicode standard (ISO-10646), which covers the entire basic
multilingual plane (BMP) and allows text in any language to be displayed.

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Display of data as numeric value, user-defined text or graphic elements,
horizontal and vertical bars, trend logs, or analog meters. A special element is
available to display date and time in form of digital or analog clocks.
Input of data via a numeric keypad, alphanumeric keyboard, direct drag of a bar,
selection from a dropdown list of texts or graphic elements, or touch and release
events (via action objects).
Mapping of values to colors, to allow an element to change any of its colors
depending on the current value of one or more data points.
Supports layers and transparency for all display elements. Layering is simply
defined by the order of objects in the tree view, which may be changed easily by
moving the objects around as required.
Support for numeric operations on data points, including a simple if/else
statement.
Possibility to change location and visibility of objects during device operation
based on data point values, allowing implementation of pop-up panels.
Template system for easy reuse of similar building blocks, with automatic
rerouting of data points to a different data set for each instance and limited
possibility for individual changes of position, color, or other properties at each
template instance. Make sure to read Section 8.10 for an introduction, and
Section 9.15 for technical details about the template system.
Input voltage: 24V AC or DC
The LVIS-3E100, LVIS-3E11x, and LVIS-3MEx models (CEA-709) also provide:
Up to 1000 network variables and alias variables.
524 address table entries.
Up to 200 LonMark scheduler objects. Each scheduler object may control up to
64 data points in 107 daily schedules and manage up to 1000 entries in the
time/value table. Up to 256 value templates may be defined for each scheduler,
with a total data size of up to 1kB per value template.
An optional LonMark calendar object, defining exception days for the local
schedulers. The calendar object supports up to 100 date patterns with a total of up
to 1000 date entries.
Optional alarm server functionality provided by a SNVT_alarm_2 output NV
contained in the node object of the device.
FT-10/LPT-10 or Ethernet-IP852 operation selectable via a jumper on the device
or via a setting in the device configuration. When in FT-10 mode, the device can
still be reached via its Ethernet port for fast project download.
A lamp actuator object, to control the backlight from the network. This object
was used to control the internal relay on the older LVIS-3ECTB devices.
A switch object to provide a standard switch and dimmer function, as available
on other CEA-709 devices. The switch input for this object is the IN0 connector.
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A temperature sensor object which outputs the current value of the external
temperature sensor (optional).
A real time keeper object, which outputs the current system time.
8 L-VIS functional blocks which can be used to place static or dynamic NVs
related to the data points used in the project.
Network scanning to find other device on the network and help in creating the
required network variables on L-VIS.
The LVIS-ME200, LVIS-ME21x, and LVIS-3MEx models (BACnet) also provide:
Up to 512 server objects, accepting COV subscriptions. Available object types
are analog, binary and multi-state, each as input, output, or value object.
BACnet/IP or MSTP connectivity (selectable via jumper or device configuration
setting) as well as integrated router, BBMD, and slave proxy functions when the
device is connected to both networks at the same time.
Network scanning to find other devices and their objects in the network and use
them on the L-VIS device without the need to manually enter device and object
instance numbers.
Supports COV subscription and polling of remote server objects with automatic
selection of the best method (COV if available). See also the PICS document for
details regarding the BACnet protocol implementation.
Support for Modbus/RTU in addition to Modbus/TCP. Master and slave mode
are supported. Modbus/RTU cannot be used together with BACnet/MSTP, since
both protocols use the same physical interface.
The LVIS-3MEx models have the following extended features:
Support BACnet and CEA709 operation at the same time. All features listed
above for the CEA709 and the BACnet flavors of LVIS apply to all devices of
the LVIS-3ME series as well. LVIS-3ME devices maintain full binary backward
compatibility to all projects written for LVIS-3E11x/ME21x devices.
Provides an OPC UA Server in addition to the OPC XML-DA server.
Additional Controls like webcam or knob control, as well as support for complex
writing systems, which is not available on older hardware due to resource
limitations.
Significantly improved CPU, memory, and storage capacity to support larger and
more complex projects than their predecessors.
1.2 Available Models
All available LVIS models along with their basic characteristics are shown in Table 1:

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Model
Network Type
Display
Colors
Touch
LVIS-3E100
CEA-709
5.7” 320x240
256 color VGA
resistive
LVIS-3E112 *
CEA-709
12” 800x600
65k color ARGB
resistive
LVIS-3E115 *
CEA-709
15” 1024x786
65k color ARGB
resistive
LVIS-ME200
BACnet
5.7” 320x240
256 color VGA
resistive
LVIS-ME212 *
BACnet
12” 800x600
65k color ARGB
resistive
LVIS-ME215 *
BACnet
15” 1024x786
65k color ARGB
resistive
LVIS3ME7-Gx
Universal
7” 800x480
256k color ARGB
capacitive
LVIS-3ME12-Ax
Universal
12” 800x600
256k color ARGB
resistive
LVIS-3ME15-Ax
Universal
15” 1024x768
256k color ARGB
resistive
LVIS-3ME15-Gx
Universal
15” 1024x768
256k color ARGB
capacitive
Table 1: Available L-Vis devices
* These models are still supported and will receive software updates, but can no longer be
ordered. The direct replacement for the 12” models (CEA-709 and BACnet) is the LVIS-
3ME12-A1, replacement for the 15” models is either the LVIS-3ME15-A1 (mechanically
and optically identical), or one of the models with glass front (LVIS-3ME15-Gx).
This manual also applies to the L-WEB product family, since this configuration software is
also used to design the user interface for L-WEB OPC clients, like LWEB-802/803, and the
graphical views of LWEB-900.

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2 What’s New in L-Vis
2.1 New in L-Vis 6.2.0
This section describes major changes and new features in L-Vis 6.2.0
2.1.1 Localized date and number controls
Release 6.2.0 adds support for localized display of date, time, and numbers. A desired
locale, consisting of a language, a region, possibly a preferred script, and a calendar system
can be set in the project settings and changed later on during run time via a new system
register. Depending on the selected region, calendar systems other than Gregorian, like
Hebrew, Islamic, Chinese, or Japanese are available to display localized dates.
For number controls, the preferred number system can either be taken from the current
locale (default), or a specific number system can be set in the controls properties. The user
can choose from over 30 different systems to display numbers, including many decimal
systems like Western, Arabic, Devanagari, or Thai digits, as well as algorithmic systems
like Roman, Hebrew, Chinese, or Japanese numerals.
Due to the amount of data needed to support localization, this feature is only available on
LVIS-3ME devices and LWEB-802/803.
Please review Sections 9.5.4 (Number Control), 9.5.7 (Date Control), and 11.3 (Project
Settings: Localization) to get started with this new feature.
2.1.2 Extended date control
Apart from localization support on modern devices, the date control was extended on all
devices to add more features like local updates, where incoming time stamps from a remote
device are only used to synchronize the date control with external time, while the date
control itself is updated independently of any data point updates, an option to choose
between UTC time (1:1 display of the time stamp) or local time (add the local UTC offset
before display), or a new modern style for the analog clock.
2.1.3 Improved trend control
The trend control received some improvements, like auto-zoom for the Y-axis, different
line-width settings per curve, solid grid lines, improved graphical display (buttons always
in front of curves), and improved performance.
2.1.4 Knob and Webcam controls
The knob control now supports a new mode of input, where the knob can only be turned
incrementally from its current position, to avoid sudden changes of the value. The webcam
control was improved to significantly reduce the initial delay before playback of certain

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camera streams can start, and to better handle some corner cases with hidden controls and
use of input and output data points to control the playback source.
2.1.5 Bidirectional data point references
Data point references on controls can now be marked bidirectional, in which case they are
used to receive incoming updates for display, as well as write out new values which were
entered via the control. It is no longer necessary to connect the same data point twice in
input and output direction.
2.1.6 Improved BACnet support
Some improvements were made to support a project-wide configurable default write
priority, as well as a new client map type to receive unsolicited COV updates from other
devices.
2.1.7 New system registers
Apart from the new system registers to display and set the current project locale on LVIS-
3ME devices, there are new registers to read the current local time and UTC time from
date/time structures instead of a single timestamp value, as well as registers which output
the current calculated sun position based on device location and local time.
2.2 New in L-Vis 6.1.0
This section describes major changes and new features in L-Vis 6.1.0
2.2.1 Support for complex writing systems
Release 6.1.0 adds support for complex writing systems such as Arabic, Devanagari,
Bengali, Thai, Hebrew and many others belonging to the family of Abjad or Abugida
scripts. These scripts are often bidirectional and require complex text shaping and layout
engines to display correctly.
Even though great care was taken to archive the same layout results for previously
supported scripts when using the new layout engine, there are some cases where the new
engine will produce different output due to the use of ligatures or other advanced features
regarding text layout and composition. To avoid unexpected changes in text layout after a
firmware upgrade, existing projects continue to use the old text layout engine until support
for complex writing systems is enabled in the project settings. New projects start with the
option enabled by default, if the target device supports it.
For preview of LWEB projects, the new layout engine is used at all times, since it closer
resembles the expected rendering of the LWEB-802/803 client software.
2.2.2 New Control: Webcam
A new control to display live video streams of web cams in many different formats,
including RTSP, was added for LVIS-3ME devices and LWEB projects. Due to hardware
limitations, this control is not supported by older LVIS hardware like the LVIS-3E112/115
or the even older LVIS-3E100 model. See Section 9.5.14 for details.
2.2.3 New Control: Rotating Knob
A new control to build rotating knobs was added for LVIS-3ME devices and LWEB
projects. Due to hardware limitations, this control is not supported by older LVIS hardware
like the LVIS-3E112/115 or the even older LVIS-3E100 model. See Section 9.5.13 for a
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2.2.4 New Action: Show Pop-Up
A new action type was added to easily build pop-up windows. Instead of placing a
collection on the page and controlling visibility via a trigger, the collection can now be
moved below a pop-up action and visibility will be controlled by the action. In case the
action is connected to a control on the page, the pop-up can be auto-placed near the control
triggering the pop-up action. This enables new design patterns, especially for libraries,
which were not possible before.
2.2.5 Number Control: Show Units
The number control now supports place holder tags in the format string to automatically
insert the effective engineering unit of the connected data point. Together with the new
option to select SI or U.S. unit system during run time, projects can now be designed to
handle both unit systems without any changes to the project itself.
2.2.6 Sound Action: Playback volume adjustment
To improve control of sound volume for individual sounds, every sound and buzzer action
now provides a new option to adjust the playback volume by up to +12dB and -40dB. This
allows the project designer to use the same sound in different situations and play it louder
or softer as needed. This option is only available on LVIS-3ME devices.
2.2.7 LWEB projects: Option to use client-side fonts
To reduce the size of LWEB projects and speed up loading on the client, fonts in LWEB
projects may now be marked as ‘installed on the client’. In this case, the original font data
will no longer be embedded in the project. Instead, meta-information is stored for the
LWEB-802 client to be able to find a suitable pre-installed font on the client machine.
2.2.8 Improved handling of templates
Various improvements have been made to the way templates and their instances are
handled. Most importantly, renaming a data point folder which is part of a template or
template instance base path no longer breaks the base path. Instead, affected base paths are
adjusted to reflect the change. Also, changing the base path of a template tries to remap any
data points which were relative to the old path to match available points under the new
path. This simplifies changes in data point structure after templates and their instances were
already created.
2.3 New in L-Vis 5.1.0
This section describes major changes and new features in L-Vis 5.1.0
2.3.1 Support for new models
This is the first version supporting the new LVIS-3ME model series. Note that since the
LVIS-3ME family is based on a different hardware platform, a different firmware image
must be used (lvis_3me_5_1_0.dl). The new devices support CEA709 as well as BACnet
communication at the same time, so there are no separate models for CEA709 and BACnet.
The LVIS-3ME12 and LVIS-3ME15 are 100% backwards compatible to projects created
for their predecessors LVIS-3E112/ME212 and LVIS-3E115/ME215 respectively.
2.3.2 Math objects as input data points
L-Vis math objects can now be used in all places where input data points can be used,
including cascaded math objects. This saves on internal registers for calculation results and
keeps the project simple, because the formula is located at the exact place where its result is
being used. It is no longer necessary to locate the math object, identify the register used for
the calculation result and searching for the place where this register is finally used as input.