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Table of contents

1 General information about ETS ................................................................................... 4

1.1 General aspects...................................................................................................4
1.2 The ETS concept ................................................................................................. 4
1.3 System requirements ...........................................................................................5
1.4 Installation of ETS ................................................................................................ 5
1.5 Licences...............................................................................................................6
1.6 Project design with ETS – The principles ............................................................ 8
1.7 Starting ETS ......................................................................................................... 9
1.8 Dashboard tabs..................................................................................................10

1.8.1 Overview tab .................................................................................................. 10
1.8.2 Projects tab .................................................................................................... 11
1.8.3 Catalogs tab ................................................................................................... 11
1.8.4 Database tab .................................................................................................. 12
1.8.5 Settings tab .................................................................................................... 14

1.9 The import functions .......................................................................................... 15
1.9.1 Product data import ........................................................................................ 16
1.9.2 Project import ................................................................................................. 18
1.9.3 Particularities for plug-in software .................................................................. 18

1.10 The export functions .......................................................................................... 19

2 Opening a project with ETS ....................................................................................... 20

2.1 Creating a new project ....................................................................................... 20
2.2 Opening existing projects ................................................................................... 21
2.3 Project details ....................................................................................................22

2.3.1 General index card ......................................................................................... 22
2.3.2 Project log index card..................................................................................... 23
2.3.3 Project files index card ................................................................................... 23

2.4 Project design views .......................................................................................... 23
2.4.1 Buildings window............................................................................................ 25
2.4.2 Group Addresses window .............................................................................. 26
2.4.3 Topology window ........................................................................................... 27
2.4.4 Devices window ............................................................................................. 28
2.4.5 Project Root window and Catalogs window ................................................... 28
2.4.6 Side Bar ......................................................................................................... 28

3 Quick project design with ETS ................................................................................... 29

3.1 Starting the project design ................................................................................. 29
3.2 Creating a building structure .............................................................................. 30
3.3 Product Finder ...................................................................................................31
3.3.1 Finding products ............................................................................................ 32

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