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Examples

What you say. What happens.

Sorted by the four situations in which ETSpilot is used most often – each with the result it produces in ETS.

01

Create a new project.

From an empty project to a finished structure – from a room list, a quotation or simply from your description.

  • Room list or room schedule as a template
  • Define the naming scheme once, applied everywhere
  • Project backup before every change
Building
Create the building from the room list in the project folder.
Result
  • Floors and rooms exactly as in the list
  • Distribution boards under the matching rooms
  • project backup beforehand
Topology
Create area 1 with three lines: ground floor, first floor and outside.
Result
  • Area 1 with lines 1.1 to 1.3
  • Names as specified
Group addresses
Create kitchen, living room and bathroom on the ground floor and plan the lighting with group addresses.
Result
  • 3 rooms, middle group “Ground floor”
  • Switching, status and dimming per room
  • Datapoint types set
Linking
Link the channels of the switch actuator on the first floor to the matching addresses.
Result
  • Assignment by room and function
  • sending objects marked
  • unassigned channels reported
Parameters
Set the travel time of all blind actuators to 60 seconds.
Result
  • all devices and channels found
  • Value checked against the permitted range
  • List of changes for approval
Commissioning
Program all modified devices in line 1.1.
Result
  • List of devices for approval
  • Progress and result per device
02

Take over an existing project.

A project from a colleague or another company: ETSpilot gives you the overview and brings names, structure and settings up to your standard.

  • Overview in minutes instead of hours
  • Renaming and reordering as a list of changes
  • Include documents in the project folder
Overview
Give me an overview: trades, devices per line and structure of the group addresses.
Result
  • Summary per line and trade
  • Structure of main and middle groups
  • Anomalies identified
Group addresses
Rename all lighting addresses using the scheme “Room – Function”.
Result
  • List of changes old → new for approval
  • consistent names throughout the project
Building
Assign the devices without a room to the rooms based on their names.
Result
  • Assignment suggestion per device
  • unclear cases as a follow-up question
  • assigned after approval
Parameters
What behaviour on bus voltage failure do the switch actuators have?
Result
  • Table device × channel × value
  • Deviations highlighted
Documents
What does the quotation say about the shading on the first floor?
Result
  • Quote with page reference
  • Comparison with the project status
Logic editor
Create a script that sets all read flags of the status objects.
Result
  • Filter on status objects
  • Flags changed only where needed
  • Report with all changes
03

Analyse errors.

Something isn't working, or you want to be sure before handover. ETSpilot checks the project, queries the bus and explains what it finds. Nothing is changed until you approve.

  • Checks across the whole project
  • Send telegrams and read status
  • Result as a list or CSV
Check
Which group addresses have no sender?
Result
  • List with address, room and receivers
  • exportable as CSV
Check
Are there devices without a room assignment or without an individual address?
Result
  • Devices listed by category
  • Suggestion for assignment
Diagnosis
The light in the bathroom doesn't switch. What could be the cause?
Result
  • Links and flags checked
  • relevant parameters of the channel shown
  • Suggestion for a test on the bus
Bus
Switch on the light in the kitchen and read back the status.
Result
  • Telegram sent after approval
  • Feedback from the actuator displayed
Check
Which group addresses have no datapoint type?
Result
  • List of the affected addresses
  • matching type suggested from the linked objects
Logic editor
Turn this into a script I can run before every handover.
Result
  • Check report as a reusable script
  • Result as a CSV file
04

Reconstruct a project.

The project file is missing or outdated. ETSpilot reads out the installation without programming anything, identifies the devices and builds an editable project from them again – supplemented by old exports, photos and plans.

  • Identify and create devices on the bus
  • Recover group addresses with meaningful names, parameters and flags
  • uncertain values clearly marked
Bus
Read out line 1.1 and build me a project from it.
Result
  • Devices identified and created
  • Group addresses, parameters and flags recovered
  • uncertain values marked
Photos
Here's a photo of the distribution board – which devices are installed?
Result
  • Devices identified with manufacturer and type
  • Suggestion for adding them to the project
Group addresses
Take over the group addresses from the old ETS export.
Result
  • Addresses and names from the CSV file
  • existing ones reconciled instead of created twice
  • Report with all changes
Logic editor
Make me a script that imports group addresses from our CSV template.
Result
  • Script opened in the editor
  • automatically checked by preview
  • reusable for every project
Tips

How to phrase good tasks.

No commands, no syntax. But a few habits make the results even better.

  • Goal instead of click sequence. “Plan the lighting on the ground floor” instead of individual menu steps.
  • State the scope. Narrow down by floor, line, trade or device type.
  • Define the scheme once. Store naming rules in the project instructions.
  • Use documents. Put the room schedule or quotation in the project folder and refer to it.
  • Repetitive work as a script. “Turn this into a script” – and it runs in every project.

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