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ASTmidi / ASTmidi GPS USER MANUAL
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Page 1: ...www astsystem pl ast astsystem pl 1 ASTmidi ASTmidi GPS USER MANUAL V 1 2 ...
Page 2: ... and description 11 5 4 Driver date and time 12 5 5 Switch on and switch off times of the outputs 13 5 5 1 Algorithm for determining switch on off times 13 5 5 2 Driver position 14 5 5 3 Output operating time 15 5 6 Output mode 15 5 6 1 Day operation mode lighting day 24 hour day 16 5 6 2 Correction mode 17 5 6 3 Switching intervals 18 5 7 Input mode 21 5 7 1 Photocell configuration 21 5 7 2 Casca...
Page 3: ...hat so many have forgotten about We are the first company to give you a powerful tool completely free of charge ASTmobile It s an application for your phone which will make working with the driver easy fast and fully professional You will find your AST directly from your car without opening the cabinet see how it is set up modify the parameters and as part of the service switch on lighting if need...
Page 4: ... of summer winter time astronomical switch on and switch on times calculated from the GPS position or taken from a table built in switch on table and possibility of its editing and reloading to the driver by means of Bluetooth automatic driver location on the AST mobile application map 2 or 3 independently programmable outputs with a possibility of entering up to 4 switching intervals for each day...
Page 5: ...with cascade signal possibility of remote exchange of internal driver software by means of Bluetooth from the AST mobile applications LEDs on the front panel indicating the status of A B and C outputs and power supply blocking access to driver by means of PIN code and one time passwords possibility of restoring factory settings ...
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Page 7: ...ctions on how to add an account can be found at https support google com googleplay answer 2521798 hl en or watching the video on YouTube https www youtube com watch v ibkJKgGUp1o The AST mobile application interface is suitable for both smartphones and tablets There are two ways to install AST mobile Using the Google Play application on your phone to do so run the application by pressing the icon...
Page 8: ...oogle com store apps details id rob astroterion astmini or scanning the QR code figure below After selecting the link or scanning the QR code we will be moved directly to the window with application description and then as in the previous point press the Install button After performing the above steps the AST mobile application icon should appear in your phone ...
Page 9: ... mobile application is used to change them In the following sections it will be explained how to configure the driver using the ASTmobile application 5 1 Establishing a connection to the driver using ASTmobile application Assuming that you have an application installed on your phone in order to establish a connection with the driver you should press the icon to launch the AST mobile application Af...
Page 10: ...ts name is AST XXXXXX This will cause a connection to the controller and displaying the main application window and basic parameters of the driver such as date and time status of outputs future switch on times etc figure below Correct operation of the driver is the increasing amount of the driver time ...
Page 11: ...o the driver from a phone on which the PIN has already been entered once the window for re entering the PIN code will not be displayed However if you establish a connection with the driver from a phone from which you establish a connection with the driver for the first time the PIN code entry window will be displayed CAUTION Only entering the correct PIN code will enable further configuration of t...
Page 12: ...the PIN code protecting the controller CAUTION After entering all desired values press the Change button in order to save the values 5 4 Driver date and time Always after establishing a connection with the driver the current date and time of the driver is displayed on the START screen see figure below ...
Page 13: ...ishing a connection with the driver the following time related parameters are displayed on the START screen below the date and time sunrise and sunset times for the current position of the driver the last switch off times of A B and C outputs of the driver future switch on times of A B and C outputs for current driver settings For the factory settings the switch on time is shifted by 15 minutes co...
Page 14: ...elect the desired position and press the Set button CAUTION For factory settings the driver calculates astronomical switch on times according to the driver GPS position 5 5 2 Driver position For factory settings the drives position is located in the centre of Warsaw The ASTmidi GPS driver will find the position itself If you do not want the driver to locate its position by itself press the GSM but...
Page 15: ...epend on the correct position of the driver 5 5 3 Output operating time The AST midi driver registers independently the switch on time of the A B and C outputs Values of the outputs operating time can be found on the START screen In order to reset the operating time of the outputs press the time value for the selected output which will display a dialog box with information about the confirmation o...
Page 16: ...y control rule Pressing the OFF button will switch off the output permanently For factory settings outputs A and B operate in AUTO mode 5 6 1 Day operation mode lighting day 24 hour day The ASTmidi ASTmidi GPS driver can operate according to the 24 hour day from 00 00 00 to 00 00 00 00 or the lighting day from 12 00 00 to 12 00 00 00 In order to change the type of day select the day parameter on t...
Page 17: ... adjustment time and switched off at sunrise After selecting a specific day press the Set button to save the selection 5 6 2 Correction mode When the ASTmidi driver is used for lighting purposes and you use astronomical switch on and switch off times these times can be adjusted by means of corrections In the driver three correction modes have been implemented Summer winter selecting this item will...
Page 18: ... The ASTmidi ASTmidi GPS driver allows you to enter up to four switching intervals for each day week independently for outputs A B and C The switch on periods can be configured from the Input A Output B and Output C screens A view of the screen in the figure below On this screen you can change the correction mode correction values and set the appropriate switch on intervals for each day of the wee...
Page 19: ...T1 Start Astro and T1 Stop Astro settings used which means that the output will be switched on at sunset switch on time adjustment and switched off at sunrise switch off time adjustment In order to change the switching interval press on the selected interval it will open the dialog window to change the time value see figure below Okno wprowadzania wartości przedziału zawiera trzy pozycje ...
Page 20: ...ent will be set Custom settings selection of this item allows you to set any time The following figure shows how to configure the switch on intervals so that the output is switched on in the following way 1 switching on at sunset correction 2 switching off 23 00 00 3 switching on 02 00 00 4 switching off at sunrise correction This type of setting in street lighting terminology means a night interr...
Page 21: ...the driver will transmit a signal from the driver input to declared outputs of the driver in a possible delay function None selecting this position means that the state of the input will not influence the state of driver outputs in any way Changing the input mode can be done on the Input 1 screen by pressing the Input mode position This will display the dialog box as shown in the figure below Afte...
Page 22: ...ected output Analysis time before switch off this is the time before astronomical output switch off in which the driver analyses the status of the input For example assuming that Astro switch off time on a given day is 04 40 00 and the photocell is analyzed 20 minutes before switch off it means that the loss of the photocell signal from 04 20 00 to 04 40 00 will accelerate the switch off of a sele...
Page 23: ...onfirm the changes CAUTION If the input operates in the Cascade mode the selected outputs are not subject to any otheroutputs rule of control e g switching ranges 5 8 Service switching Service switch on seen as the ASTmidi driver is a demanded switch on of a selected output A B or C The ASTmidi ASTmidi GPS drivler is equipped with two relay outputs with a NO contact Outputs A B and C are programma...
Page 24: ...ter which it switches to the AUTO state Service activation can be made on the Service connections screen or on the START screen if you have selected a simplified view of the panel see drawing below Service activation on the Service activation screen Service activation on the Start screen ...
Page 25: ...t A will be activated for 10 minutes and after this time will switch to automatic operation In the same way the output can be switched on for 30 minutes CAUTION Service switch on of the outputs is a very convenient tool during service or start up operations The service switch on guarantees that after a specified time it will go into automatic operation In order to switch on the output permanently ...
Page 26: ...minate this button as shown in the figure below After performing this operation the output will operate automatically according to the set switch on intervals for each day of the week CAUTION If the output is permanently switched on or off it is not subject to any control rules in order for the output to start working automatically press the AUTO button on the selected output ...
Page 27: ...exception which is beyond the date of occurrence is marked as Exception expired You can perform three operations on exceptions Add exception in order to do so press the Add exception button to open a dialog box where you can specify exception parameters such as 1 1 Specify the outputs with which the exception is associated 2 2 Specify the date of occurrence of the exception 3 3 Specify switch on i...
Page 28: ...identical to the case of adding a new exception after modifying the parameters of the exception press the Accept button Delete exception in order to delete an exception press the selected exception This will open a dialog window in which you should select the item Delete exception and press the button Accept 5 10 Recording events The ASTmidi ASTmidi GPS driver can record up to 600 events The follo...
Page 29: ... at Input I Events are saved with exact date and time of occurrence and can be viewed using ASTmobile application from the Reports screen see figure below This screen contains a list of all recorded events at the top of the screen by unchecking selecting A B C I and PWR Power You can filter displayed records Pressing any event will display a dialog box as shown in the figure below It will be prese...
Page 30: ...elessly using the ASTmobile application If new functionalities are introduced to the ASTmidi ASTmidi GPS driver an update of the ASTmobile application will be published in Google Play including a new version of the driver software Then you should update the ASTmobile application very often the updates are installed automatically run the application and connect to your driver If the application det...
Page 31: ...he software replacement process do not disconnect the power supply from the driver and be in close proximity to the driver in order to ensure good range CAUTION In case of a power failure during the software replacement process or loss of range between the controller and the phone the replacement process will fail the last software version will remain in the driver There is no risk of damaging the...
Page 32: ...nel view is Professional To change the panel view proceed as follows Expand the application menu by pressing the three squares in the upper right corner of the application see figure below Select View panel this will display a dialog box as shown in the figure below and then select Professional and press the Set button ...
