Savant SmartLighting, Application Note

Page: 6 / 22

Accessing a *.prg File from a Legacy Controller
A LiteWare *.prg file is required for a SmartLighting system to function properly. This file type must be
exported to the Savant SmartLighting controller after retrieving the file from a Central Control Unit (CCU).
Before the
*.prg file can be exported to a SmartLighting controller, the file must first be extracted from a
CCU.
The *.prg file type is native to a FIVEk CCU (or 5000LC), but the standard and compact CCUs do not use
*.prg files. The standard and compact CCU definition files— *.def and *.cdf (respectively)—must be
converted to *.prg files.
Note that the CCU communicates with LiteWare using either an Ethernet or a serial connection.
To extract the LiteWare *.prg file from a FIVEk CCU (or 5000LC), do the following. The procedure for
converting a *.def file or *.cdf file is at the end of this procedure. See Converting non- *.prg Files.
1. Open LiteWare 5.1 or higher.
2. Select
Control Panel (shown circled in the next screenshot).
3. Click No on this dialog box:
140915 009-0885-01 Savant SmartLighting Control Conversion Application
6 of 22