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| a look at what's new

The following items were fixed/implemented in version 7.1.124.

General

The new PHPM interfaces are now available in 120V and 277V.
Multiple LCP Equipment Rooms
Change the phase wiring mid project
All shade loads can now be specified from the Load Schedule
New line of CES Photosensors for LCP128® and SoftSwitch128®
Branch Circuits has a new designation on the One-line Diagrams
Enter Boost Compensation as Power Factor

The following new products are available for Designer...

GRX-CI-PRG GRAFIK Eye programming interface
GRX-IO GRAFIK Eye contact closure interface
OMX-IO LCP128 and SoftSwitch128 contact closure interface
LUT-5x10-ENC enclosure for the CI interfaces
SO-4NRL 4-button keypads without Raise/Lower for LCP128 and SoftSwitch128

The following items were fixed/implemented in version 7.0.121.

General

4A (Adaptive) modules added to LCP128
Support for write-in/custom Bill of Material items
Project ID/Number can be entered in the project settings and appear on all reports
Room summary load schedule report improved for LCP128 and Softswitch128
Added Eco-10 ballasts as a separate load type

The following new products are available for Designer...

SoftSwitch128 Link Expander added to support three links of 32 keypads for a total of 96 keypads in one system
LUT-ELI-3PH available in all systems
GRX-IRI Infrared Interface
LOS-CIR-450-WH and LOS-CIR-1500-WH occupancy sensors

The following items were fixed/implemented in version 6.9.119.

General

Feed Type Correction - The panel feed types now appear correctly on the oneline diagrams. The feed type options are Normal, Emergency, or Normal/Emergency.

The following items were fixed/implemented in version 6.8.118.

General

Rearrange Oneline Diagrams - The order of controls on the online line diagrams for GRAFIK Eye, LCP128 and SoftSwitch128 projects can be changed.
2000W Dimming for 120V/20A - When using 120 Volt, 20 Amp circuits, the maximum dimming load is 2000W. This is now supported throughout Designer.
Note: this rating applies to products rated in Watts such as GRAFIK Eye's, GP Panels, SpecGrade LCP128 Panels, and 4U Modules.
Export BOM with Quantities - Now when exporting the model numbers (BOM), the quantities are also exported.
LOS Occupancy Sensors Oneline Diagrams Updated - The oneline diagrams showing LOS sensors have been updated to show the LOS series.

The following new products are available for Designer...

SoftSwitch128 projects with 512 zones / 16 panels
New Fluorescent PWM and Fluorescent Phase Control loads added for 100 Volt projects.

The following items were fixed/implemented in version 6.7.113.

Additional Systems

SpecGrade LCP128 - available for the following voltages: 120, 277

General

Improved optimization of LCP128 panels.
LCP128 panels can be specified as Normal, Emergency, or Normal/Emergency.

The following items were fixed/implemented in version 6.6.112.

Additional Systems

LCP128 - available for the following voltages: 120, 230, 220-240
SoftSwitch - available for the following voltages: 230, 347, Dual voltage
RadioTouch - available for 347 volt projects

The following new products are available for Designer...

LOS Occupancy Sensors (NOTE: MOS Sensors are obsolete and are no longer available)
GRX-CI-NWK-E and OMX-CI-NWK-E - Ethernet Interfaces
GRX-4M-GC-CE - Available for 230 volt and 220-240 volt projects
GRX-CI-RS232 and OMX-CI-RS232 - RS232 Interfaces

The following items were fixed/implemented in version 6.5.105.

General

Numerous enhancements including:

A "Check For Upgrades" button was added to the main screen that when clicked will check the web for Designer upgrades.
Products for Japan including JDP panels (100 volt projects) can now be created.

Language

Designer is available in 16 languages. The user interface and all reports now support Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Traditional Chinese, and Japanese.

Systems Manager

This new screen allows you organize independent systems in the same project file.

Additionally, you can quickly create a project with easy-to-use system design wizards.

Additional Systems

Softswitch128 - available for the following voltages: 120, 277, 220-240
RadioTouch - available for 120 volt projects
Bang & Olufsen controls - available for the following voltages: 120, 230

Window Shade Controls

Sivoia QED - available for the following voltages: 120, 277
Group Controller - available for the following voltages: 120, 220-240, 230
Contact Closure Output (CCO) devices

The following items were fixed/implemented in version 6.0.96.

General

Reports have internationally aware date formating.

Language

All reports can be viewed and printed in Simplified Chinese.
The user interface also supports Simplified Chinese.

Specify

The following new products are supported in Designer...

Products for all voltages:

GRX-IRPS - Ceiling mounted partition switch (requires GRX-AV)
GRX-WCI - Wall Control Interface which allows non-Lutron switches to interface with Lutron system

The following items were fixed/implemented in version 5.5.70.

General

New Load Types - Fluorescent DSI; Fluorescent DALI; Lutron ELV Transformer

Project Information & Settings

International Project Voltage Options - Includes 230 volt CE and 220-240 volt AU products

Language

Multi-Lingual Reports - Allows reports to be viewed and printed in several languages

Multi-Lingual User Interface - Frees users from needing to understand American English

Specify

The following new products are supported in Designer...

230 volt CE products:

GRAFIK Eye control units
GRAFIK Integrale control units
Power interfaces (NGRX-PB-CE-WH, NGRX-ELVI-CE-WH, GRX-TVI-CE)
CCP Dimming Panels with optional TVM
CXP Switching Panels with optional TVM

220-240 volt AU products:

GRAFIK Eye control units
GRAFIK Integrale control units
Power interfaces (NGRX-PB-AU-WH, NGRX-FDBI-AU-WH, NGRX-ELVI-AU-WH)
GP Dimming Panels with optional TVM
LP Dimming Panels with optional TVM
XP Switching Panels

120 volt products:

Photo Sensor
GP Dimming Panels with TVM

The following items were fixed/implemented in version 5.1.41.

General

A Load Schedule can now be copied and pasted into an existing room or a new room.
In addition to that, there have been numerous bug fixes and enhancements made since the last version.

Reports

All Reports can now be exported to the DXF Format
User can now choose whether or not she/he wants to include the Lutron footer on the OneLine Diagram DXF export.

Project Information & Settings

Project Information & Settings can now be saved globally for re-use from project-to-project.

Quick Build Wizard

A brand new screen can be brought up that asks users to enter an overall number of Zones and Circuits. Based on this minimal input, a rough-draft specification is performed with the click of a button.

Import Wizard

This new wizard guides the user through the necessary steps to import load schedule and fixture schedule data from a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.

Print / Export Screen

This new screen allows the user to print and/or export one, many or all the reports from a project file.

Equipment Schedule

The engraving text for a given engraving option is now displayed on the equipment schedule.

Specify Preferences

Specify Preferences can now be saved globally from project-to-project

The following items were fixed/implemented in version 5.0.32.

General

Fixed a Save issue which would cause databases to be corrupt.
Improved the overall aesthetics of the program.

The following items were fixed/implemented in 5.0.31.

General

800 x 600 Support
Re-grouping of rooms on the tree no longer require holding the "Ctrl" key
Better descriptions for HP vs PB
Changing of "3-Wire" to "Hi-Lume/Eco 10"
Changing of "TVI" to "Relay by Lutron (GRX-TVI)"

Reports

Printing-related bugs from the reports have been fixed
PDF Export for all Reports and One Line diagrams has been implemented
Phasing of XP Panel circuits on the Panel Load Schedules has been fixed
Fixture Schedule Reports have been added

Load Schedule

Several bugs while dealing with Zone-based Load Schedule have been fixed
A bug dealing with boosting loads has been fixed

Fixture Schedule

Various Fixture Schedule bugs have been fixed

One-Lines

Missing Power Feed icons on the One-Lines have been added
DXF Export for One Line power diagram has been implemented
The wattages of fixtures are now correct in the power diagram
PDF Export for all Reports and One Line diagrams has been implemented

Equipment Schedule

Displaying Breaker options for XP Panels has been implemented

Specify

Specify bugs related to 12 Volt Power Supplies have been fixed
Timeclock-related issues have been resolved

Help

Added Lutron contact information to the help file
Bug occurring when the program was closed while the help was still open has been fixed