Schindler Elevators

Displaying a Building Overview and Elevator Locations

  • System Manager is in Operation mode.
  • The elevators and escalators are online.
  1. In System Browser, select logical view.
  1. Select Logical > [Subsystem name] > [Building name]
  • The elevators and escalators are displayed in the Standard tab.
  • A different template is selected automatically for display based on building height:
    - Floors -9 to 20
    - Floors -9 to 50
    - Floors -9 to 150
  • The Extended Operation tab displays information on Floor IDs and Floor names.
  1. Click the group name for Floor Call or Boarding Call.
  1. Click Next .
  • Displays the elevators and escalators
  1. Displays operation and information in the Extended Operation tab:
  • Click the group name for Floor Call or Boarding Call.
  • Click the elevator name for Lock Boarding Side or Lock Destination Side.
  1. Click Next .
  • Displays the escalators

Commanding an Elevator Group with a Floor Call

Scenario: You are located on floor 1, boarding side 1 and you want to call an elevator to go to floor 5, destination side 2.

  • System Manager is in Operation mode.
  1. In System Browser, select logical view.
  1. Select Logical > [Subsystem name] > [Building name] > [Group x].

Operation in the Graphic

  1. In the Floor drop-down list, select (top) your default floor.
  1. In the Floor drop-down list, select (bottom) the boarding side.
  1. In the Direction drop-down list, select the drive direction.
  1. Click Send.
  • The elevator arrives.
  1. Enter the elevator and select the destination floor.
Elevator Group in the Graphic

Extended Operation Tab

  1. In the Extended Operation tab, select the Command Floor Call property.
  1. Click Floor Call.
    a. In the Direction drop-down list, select the drive direction.
    b. In the Floor drop-down list, select your default floor.
    c. In the Side drop-down list, select the boarding side.
  1. Click Send.
  • The elevator arrives.
  1. Enter the elevator and select the destination floor.

Commanding an Elevator Group with a Boarding Call

Scenario: You are located on Floor 1, boarding side 1 and want to go to Floor 5, destination side 2. No elevator is available on this floor.

  • System Manager is in Operation mode.
  1. In System Browser, select logical view.
  1. Select Logical > [Subsystem name] > [Building name] > [Group x].

Operation in the Graphic

  1. In the Floor drop-down list, select (top) the default floor.
  1. In the Floor drop-down list, select (bottom) the boarding side.
  1. In the Direction drop-down list, select (top) the destination floor.
  1. In the Direction drop-down list, select (bottom) the destination side.
  1. Click Send.
  • The elevator arrives.
Elevator Group Destination Commanding

Extended Operation Tab

  1. In the Extended Operation tab, select the Command Boarding Call property.
  1. Click Boarding Call.
    a. In the Dest. Floor drop-down list, select the destination floor.
    b. In the Dest. Side drop-down list, select the destination side.
    c. In the Floor drop-down list, select the default floor.
    d. In the Side drop-down list, select the boarding side.
  1. Click Send.
  • The elevator arrives.

Commanding Individual Elevators

Scenario: The elevator must be commanded to a specific destination floor.

  • System Manager is in Operation mode.
  1. In System Browser, select logical view.
  1. Select Logical > [Subsystem name] > [Building name] > [Group x] > [Elevator x].
  1. In the Extended Operation tab, select the Destination Call property.
  1. Click Destination Call.
    a. In the Floor drop-down list, select the destination floor.
    b. In the Side drop-down list, select the boarding side.
  1. Click Send.
  • The elevator goes to the destination floor.

Locking/Unlocking Boarding

Scenario: Boarding on floor 2, must be locked on side 2.

  • System Manager is in Operation mode.
  1. In System Browser, select logical view.
  1. Select Logical > [Subsystem name] > [Building name] > [Group x] > [Elevator x].

Operation in the Graphic

  1. Select Setting lock boarding.
  1. Select the check box for the floor and side.
  • The floor is identified by in the Group overview page.
Locking Boarding

Extended Operation Tab

  1. In the Extended Operation tab, select the Command Lock Boardings property.
  1. Click Lock Boardings.
    a. In the Floor drop-down list, select the floor for locking.
    b. In the Lock drop-down list, select Lock or Unlock.
    c. In the Side drop-down list, select the boarding side for locking.
  1. Click Send.
  • The floor is identified by in the Group overview page.

Locking/Unlocking Destination

Scenario: Destination on floor 4, must be locked on side 2.

  • System Manager is in Operation mode.
  1. In System Browser, select logical view.
  1. Select Logical > [Subsystem name] > [Building name] > [Group x] > [Elevator x].

Operation in the Graphic

  1. Select Setting lock destination.
  1. Select the check box for the floor and side.
  • The floor is identified by in the Group overview page.
Locking Destination

Extended Operation Tab

  1. In the Extended Operation tab, select the Command Lock Destinations property.
  1. Click Lock Destination.
    a. In the Floor drop-down list, select the floor for locking.
    b. In the Lock drop-down list, select Lock or Unlock.
    c. In the Side drop-down list, select the boarding side for locking.
  1. Click Send.
  • The floor is identified by in the Group overview page.

Acknowledging Passenger Alarm

Scenario: A passenger alarm is triggered in the elevator cab.

Triggering Passenger Alarm
  1. Click .
  • The alarm sounder is switched off and the state changes .
  1. On the Alarm Summary bar, click Event.
  • The alarm source is displayed in the Source column.
  1. Contact person in distress (intercom system, go there, telephone, etc.).
  1. Click the event line.
  1. In the Commands column, click .
  • The event is acknowledged. Active alarms are displayed in the Alarm Summary Bar Alarm 0/1.

Check the Connection State

  • System Manager is in Operation mode.
  1. In System Browser, select Logical View.
  1. Select Logical > [Subsystem name] > [Building name] > [Group x].
  • In the Extended Operation, the Connection State property displays Connected or Not Connected. No connection, see No Communication with the OPC Server.