PEAKnx Performance Server Manual

Performance Server
Information for setup

Legal notes
Product Item number
Performance Server PNX22-10001
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Document version: 1.0.2
Date: 27.04.23
Legal notes
Instruction videos:
ETS-Import: https://cavok.peak-group.de?embedKey=0vk5Dl

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Safety instructions
Safety instructions
Caution
Immediately disconnect the Performance Server from the power supply if...
▪... you discover traces of smoke (short circuit) or damaged cables.
▪... there has been any contact with liquids.
Important warranty notes
Opening the Performance Server terminates the warranty.
▪This does not apply to opening the front cover with the included key.
▪Do not make any changes, attachments or conversions to the server.
▪In particular, have any faults that could aect safety rectified immediately. For this purpose,
contact our support: [phone].
Important notes on use and commissioning
▪Only use the supplied cable for the power connection (voltage range: 200 - 240 V~). Cables of
older power supply series may cause defects.
▪Never operate the unit with wet or damp hands.
▪Do not operate the server until it has been exposed to the ambient air for one hour, otherwise
condensation may form inside the unit.
Environment
▪Do not operate the server directly next to a heater or another heat source, as this will reduce
the service life of all components and may cause failures.
▪Only use the server indoors.
Maintenance
▪If you want to clean the server and especially the power supply unit, disconnect the power
supply beforehand and do not use damp cloths or liquids. Use a dry cloth.

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1 Introduction
1 Introduction
The Performance Server ensures secure, flexible building control. It provides the YOUVI visuali-
sation to all connected end devices. To use the visualisation, Windows 10 is required. Further-
more, an app for building control within the smart home is included. The mobile app runs on iOS
or Android devices. The YOUVI add-ons provide further features, such as voice control or door
communication to extend YOUVI‘s scope of functions.
Note: The range of functions of the smartphone app is limited compared to the visualisation
(Windows app). Find out more about the functions supported by the mobile app in the YOUVI
Scope of Functions at www.peaknx.com/Downloads > YOUVI > Documents.
2 Connecting the Performance Server
To set up the Performance Server, you need a power supply as well as network and Internet
access.
Install the server in your server rack:
▪Make sure that the rocker switch underneath the power connection is switched o and plug
the supplied IEC power plug into the server.
▪Insert the plug into a wall socket (Voltage range: 200 - 240 V~).
▪Connect the server to the network (cabling standard at least CAT5e).
▪Connect the server with a KNX cable.
▪Turn on the rocker switch underneath the power connection.
▪During the starting process, TeamViewer is started on the server.
▪Use the TeamViewer access on the enclosed information sheet to access the server.
Note: You can also set up YOUVI via the browser without TeamViewer. TeamViewer is recom-
mended for setting up the visualisation on the panel (display unit).
3 Recommended procedure for the YOUVI setup
Note: YOUVI requires network access during the first start to obtain an IP address and Internet
access to load the visualisation or further add-ons. After that, no Internet connection is required
for YOUVI to function, only to install updates.
YOUVI is already pre-installed on the Performance Server. Therefore, only the YOUVI installation
on the clients used is necessary for the setup. The project is then set up:
1. Install YOUVI on Windows clients
2. Make basic settings in the configuration menu
3. Check the imported project and create additional functions

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4. Optional: Install and set up add-ons
5. Create additional functions in the visualisation
6. Save the YOUVI project
7. Create the dashboard
8. Create a client backup
9. Optional: Create and backup additional dashboards for other clients
3.1 Install YOUVI on Windows clients
Note: Make sure that the Performance Server and the Windows clients (display unit) are on the
same network and can be found on the network.
▪Copy the installer “YOUVI Autostart.exe” from the supplied USB flash drive to the Windows 10
devices that you want to use as clients with the visualisation. The visualisation is optimized for
the PEAKnx panels Controlmicro, Controlmini and Controlpro.
▪Double-click “YOUVI Autostart.exe”.
▪Select Installation and under Setup Wizard: “Install now”.
▪During the installation, select “install YOUVI Client” and, if necessary, select if necessary the
server from the list.
▪After installation, click on the green house in the info area of the taskbar to open the configu-
ration.
▪With a right click or long finger press on the house icon you will see more options:
1) Program overview and access to YOUVI Basic software and add-ons
2) Panel settings (overview of Controlmicro sensors and ambient light)
3) Server selection for the YOUVI client
4) YOUVI program help
▪Open the Dashboard page (1) and go to “Install visualisation”.

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3.2 Make basic settings in the configuration menu
▪Return to the server. You can now continue to work on the device via TeamViewer or call up
YOUVI Configuration via the browser:
Access YOUVI Configuration via the browser
■Enter <server IP>:31226 in the browser to get to the server configuration menu.
Note: Depending on the available ports, access to YOUVI Configuration may vary. By default,
port 31226 is used.
■When you open YOUVI Configuration via the desktop shortcut on the panel, you can see
the port used there. The IP address is shown in the server overview, chapter 3.1, picture,
pos 3.
The default language in YOUVI Configuration after installation is English.
▪On the General page, assign a name for the YOUVI server.
▪Switch to the General > Projects page and upload your KNX project via the Upload- button.
Note: Do not use spaces or special characters in the project name to avoid processing errors.
▪While the ETS project is being uploaded, click on „Activate device prasing“ in the pop-up. Your
ETS project is read out by YOUVI and the visualisation is automatically created.

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3.3 Check the imported project and create additional functions
Information on ETS project preparation
A video about the ETS project can be found inside the page cover.
To guarantee a successful readout of the project, please check the following points:
■Work with the ETS 5 or 6.
■The room assignment of the devices (light, shutter, etc.) is realized via push buttons or ETS
functions that are located in the corresponding room. If push buttons for a device are
located in multiple rooms, or if there are no push buttons for certain devices, use ETS
functions to precisely assign the rooms. The push buttons or ETS functions share at least
one group address with the actuator in order to implement the room assignment of the
device.
■Make sure to always assign only one device to one ETS function.
■Create a control cabinet in the rooms for sub-distribution.
■Group address names are used in YOUVI as device names, so name them in a comprehe-
nisve way, for example: “ground floor living room ceiling light (s)”.
■Give group addresses of a device identical names, only adding a word or dierent letters at
the end to distinguish them, such as “feedback”, “switch”, or others. These additions will be
filtered out by YOUVI and will not appear in the visualisation. You will find more on reading
out the device names and naming with voice control in the YOUVI Help > FAQs > Notes for
your ETS project.
■Use the table in YOUVI Program Help > FAQs > Tips for your ETS project to make devices
recognizable for YOUVI. Here you can see which group objects and data point types must
be at least present at the actuators for device identification.
■Define active feedback for the devices.
■Export the project as a knxproj file.
Note: When creating a new project, use the ETS project wizard.

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▪Click on the arrow on the right to view the imported ETS project:
▪On the left, select the top level of your building to get an overview of all parsed devices in the
middle:
▪Click on the respective device to check name, device type, icon, group addresses and room
assignment and edit it if necessary.
Note: If the project import did not work as expected, check the info box at the beginning of
chapter 3.3 for more information on preparing the ETS project. If you edit the ETS project accor-
ding to the parsing requirements and want to re-upload it, go to YOUVI Configuration > General
> Projects to delete the old project ticking the “-” button and upload the new one via the upload
button.
▪Edit the building structure by selecting the corresponding building parts on the left and editing
them on the right. Or create new building parts using the “Add” button on the lower left.
▪Switch to the “Group addresses” tab. Group addresses that are not assigned to a device in

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YOUVI are marked with an icon in the overview:
▪Select the “+” button next to the search field to create the corresponding device manually.
▪By doing so, check all devices in your project.
▪Then switch back to the configuration menu with the „Back to Configuration“ button.
Note: In the first version, the project editor does not yet support all functions that can be used
in the visualisation. In the YOUVI programme help > Project editor you will find additional functi-
ons that can be created in the visualisation.
3.4 Option: Installing and setting up add-ons
If you want to use add-ons permanently, you need to purchace a licence once. Additional functi-
ons available include, for example, a logic editor, IP camera widgets or voice control. The latest
add-ons can be found on the YOUVI Configuration Dashboard page. For more information on
how to set up the add-ons, see the program help topics “Modules” or “Bridges”.
3.5 Creating additional functions in the visualisation
Note: If you want to set up the building control for the app only, open the visualisation on the
server.
▪Use remote desktop applications such as TeamViewer or AnyDesk to set up the visualisation
on the Windows client.
▪Select the red icon above “Visualisation” on the Dashboard page.
The visualisation opens on the Settings page.
▪In Connection Settings you can see which YOUVI server you are connected to. Red font indi-
cates a connection. Select the desired server and click the check mark if there is no connec-
tion to a server yet. In special cases you can also add the server manually by selecting “Add”
and entering the IP address of the device.
▪Enable the Edit mode.
▪Switch to the building overview by selecting the house icon on the bar on the left (Controlmi-
cro in portrait format: below).
▪The imported project is shown in the visualisation.
▪In the “Unassigned devices” room you will find all devices that YOUVI could not clearly assign
to a room. It is only visible in edit mode.

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Note: In case of problems in the visualisation, you can find the YOUVI program help under
Settings > About YOUVI Visu.
▪If you want to create scenes, specific group functions or additional devices that are not yet
supported by the project editor, click on the “Add” button in the building overview and select
the desired element to create it.
▪When all devices and functions have been created, deactivate the edit mode.
▪Set timer: Switch to any room and click on the gearwheel on any device to set timers.
3.6 Save the YOUVI project
▪Switch back to the server to save the YOUVI project.
▪In YOUVI Configuration on the General > General page you will find the item “YOUVI server
Backup.” Click on the “Backup” button.
The central backup is created and placed in the „Downloads“ folder.
▪Create a folder for your backup files and move the backup file to this folder.
3.7 Creating the dashboard
Note: Skip this chapter if you only want to set up the mobile app.
The dashboard of the visualisation gives you an overview of your favourite functions. To create
it, the most important functions are simply “pinned” to it. Switch back to your client (display unit)
to set up the dashboard.
▪Switch back to the visualisation and switch on the Edit mode.
▪Switch to the room overview. Open each room and select the dashboard icon on the
respective tile to add it to the dashboard.
▪The dashboard icon next to the room name adds the room to the dashboard.
▪The group tiles on the trades page can also be added to the dashboard.
▪Now switch to the dashboard page. Expand tiles by using the arrow icon on each tile. In
some cases, expanding the tile also gives you additional functions. This is the case for heating,
blinds, weather station or room buttons.
▪On the dashboard you can move the tiles by drag & drop.
▪During this process the grid always fills from left to right. Use placeholders (“+ placeholder“
button) to fill empty spaces. For example, you can fill the end of a row with placeholders so
that the new device tile can be pinned to the next row.
▪You can create up to five dierent dashboard pages and choose out of three dashboard
layouts (“Layout” button).
▪If you have set up IP cameras, a door station or a sound system, add a corresponding widget
via “+ camera” “+door station” etc. (For the Controlmicro: “Add” button).
▪To add web pages to your dashboard, select “+ Web Widgets”.
▪At the end, turn o the Edit mode again.
▪Under Settings > YOUVI Settings click “Activate” under “Autostart” to open the visualisation
automatically after a restart.