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Features

Version 4.1 by Mark Kohlmann on 2020/09/02 21:04

SHOWRUNNER™ has a large number of features focused on the needs of the commercial lighting market.

Features

  • Lighting Controls grouped into Areas
  • Scene recall and master raise/lower by area
  • User configurable scene name, fade time, and load include by area
  • Individual load control within an area
  • Select area from touchpanel, areas can be restricted by panel
  • RGB controls for applicable fixtures, saved per scene
  • Configurable Load Grouping for load consolidation including linked/group area loads
  • Dynamic White/Circadian Rhythm CCT Control
    • CCT Control per area for applicable fixtures
    • Global schedule for CCT, astronomical and/or fixed schedules
    • Manual CCT override per area
    • Custom CCT curves per load or default algorithm
    • Min/Max CCT per load
    • Support for Warm/Cool or Intensity/CCT fixture types
    • Configurable automatic fixture shut off if outside CCT range
    • Crestron GLS-LCCT sensor integration for daylight tracking
  • Sophisticated Scheduling Engine
    • Configurable Actions by Area
      • Scene
        • Override Scene Fade Time
      • Change Keypad State (Enable/Disable/Disable Off)
      • Change Occupancy Mode (Occupancy/Vacancy/Disable/Last)
      • Switch between Normal and After Hours (for Timeout)
      • Change CCT Mode (Auto/Manual)
      • Assign Manual CCT
      • Extend Occupancy Timeout
      • Change Scenes Recalled by Occupied/Vacant/On/Off
      • Shade Command (Open/Close)
      • Plug Load Mode (Off/On/Auto)
    • Copy Actions from Area to Area
    • AM, PM, and Astronomical (Sunrise/Sunset) Time References
    • Event Verification by Date in real-time with month calendar view and event description
    • Advanced Scheduling Feature (Licensed)
      • Event Include and/or Exclude by Calendar(s) and/or Calendar Group(s)
      • Calendar Groups consist of one or more Calendars
      • Calendars can be based on a Date Range or Date Pattern
      • Calendar Properties:
        • Date Range:
          • Start and End Dates or Specific Dates selected using Date Picker
          • Does this Recur Annually
        • Date Pattern:
          • Year - Restrict to specific year or none
          • Month - Restrict to specific Month(s) or none
          • Week - Restrict to specific Week of the month or none
          • Week Day - Restrict to specific day of the week or none
          • Day - Restrict to a specific day of the month or none
          • Optional: Offset - Offset date based on restrictions
          • Optional: Calculate Observed Weekday Date Before, After, or BeforeOrAfter
        • Enable/Disable
      • Pre-loaded with US Federal and common non-Federal US Holidays
  • Keypads
    • Support for common fixed configurations, user assignable
    • Custom keypads with configurable actions per button
    • User configurable area to control
  • Occupancy Sensors:
    • Occupancy configuration for CN type occupancy sensors
    • ​3rd Party and Non-System occupancy sensor support
    • Occupancy/Vacancy/Disabled modes, user configurable
    • Configure scenes recalled by area for occupancy and vacancy states
    • Individual max unoccupied level by load for IECC 2018 C405.2.1.3 compliance
    • User configurable assignment of sensor to area(s) and load(s)
    • Occupancy sensors may feed data to multiple areas and loads
  • Partition sensors
    • Support for divisible areas
    • GLS-PART-CN with adjustable sensitivity
    • 3rd party sensor support via versiport input
    • User configurable Auto, Combined, and Divided modes to override occ sensor, activated by UI or keypad
  • Maintained and Momentary Keyswitch/FACP/Override Input for scene recall or override activation
  • Demand Response/Load Shedding
    • Automatic via sensor input
    • Manually via keypad
  • Configurable maximum demand response level by load
  • Dynamic addition/deletion/assignment/configuration of loads
  • Dynamic addition/deletion of areas
  • User editable labeling of areas, loads, keypads, occupancy sensors, and schedules
  • Daylight Harvesting sensor to load assignment and settings adjustment
  • Global User and Technician Passcodes, user configurable.
  • User configurable time zone, location, and current time
  • Addressing/Grouping/Driver Replacement for DALI.  DALI groups are referenced by their controlled load simplifying addressing and replacement procedures.
  • Addressing and Verification of Cresnet devices by serial number
  • Cresnet Device Serial Number capture
  • Configurable Global Actions with touchpanel trigger
  • User configurable Crestron EISC Integration with ability to change IP Address and IP-ID of remote Crestron system as well as Areas shared on the fly.  RSD file is automatically generated and link is provided for downloading of RSD file.
  • Remote hardware support from neighbor ShowRunner System:
    • ​Allows a master ShowRunner system to integrate slave processors
    • AV Serial Interface
    • Loads
    • Controllers
    • Keypad
    • Keyswitches
    • Occupancy Sensor (including setup for Cresnet sensors)
    • Partition Sensors (including setup for Cresnet sensors)
    • Photocells
  • Web based reporting directly from the processor allows generation of as built documentation: Cresnet Discovery, Device Status, Event Schedule, Keypad Schedule, Load Schedule, and Panel Schedule

Integrations

  • AV Integration protocol via serial port
  • BACNET Support for integration of Areas, Loads (Licensed Feature)
  • Crestron Fusion (Licensed Feature)
  • E-DMX Receive - Receive DMX (SACN or Art-Net) and translate to ShowRunner Loads
  • EISC Export for AV Integration, dynamic creation from the UI (3-series or classic)
  • Zum Floor Hub Support for integration, Export SHOWRUNNER™ areas to the Floor Hub (Licensed Feature)

Reporting

ShowRunner provides a website via the processor's internal webserver with the following reports.  All data is live at the time of the generation of the report.

  • Area Load Schedule - Load schedule by Area
  • Area Scene Schedule - Scene settings by Area
  • Area - Areas defined
  • Cresnet Discovery - Performs an auto-discovery on every attached Cresnet bus and returns the results in a table.  Duplicates are identified.
  • Device Status - Provides Cresnet, Ethernet, and Device online status and associated devices.  Cresnet devices include Serial Number [TSID] and version #.
  • Event Schedule - Provides configured lat/lon, timezone, sunrise and sunset for current date, scheduled events with associated actions, and Calendars (Advanced Calendaring)
  • Keypad Schedule - Provides a list of keypads with Model, Name, Type, Connection Details, Enabled Status, Online Status, settings, and custom actions (if defined)
  • Load Schedule - Provides a list of loads per module per panel with connection information and settings.  Report is grouped by panel and module.
  • Panel Schedule - Provides a list of lighting modules by panel with module type, label, and connection information.