Using the Otis
Compass plugin, you must create
entities (floors, landings, and so on) in Security Center to match how the physical building
structure appears in the Otis CompassPlus™ system.
Before you begin
Obtain the Compass Dispatching Control system diagram from Otis, which explains how
the floors of a building are programmed in the Otis system. This diagram refers to
floors as "security identifiers" and numbers them between -127 and 127. This diagram
also shows the IP addresses of all DECs on each floor.
NOTE: Security identifiers are
defined in the Otis
Compass system and do not
always numerically follow the physical ordering of the floors. For example, the
second floor of a given building might be identified as "2," and its mezzanine might
be "-2." Different customer sites using CompassPlus™ might use
different numbering schemes to describe levels that do not relate directly to floor
numbers, like mezzanines, penthouses or sublevels. When programming floors, refer to
the Compass Dispatching Control System Diagram you received from Otis with your
system.
Procedure
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From the Config Tool home page, open the
Plugins task.
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Select the Otis Compass plugin from the entity browser, and then click the Building tab.
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Click Building configuration and enter the following
information:
- Group ID
- The elevator group ID.
- Elevator count
- Number of elevators in the group.
- Floors served
- The floors managed by the Otis Compass plugin,
using the security identifier to label the floors.
- Front
- The elevator's front door opens for this set of floors.
- Rear
- The elevator's rear door opens for this set of floors.

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Click OK.
The elevator entities are created and appear under the
Otis Compass plugin role in the entity browser. In the
Building tab, the floors that you assigned to the
Otis Compass plugin appear in the
Floors section. When you select a floor, the associated
landings are displayed, along with the door side that opens.
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In the entity browser, verify that all areas have unique and descriptive names
so that they can be easily identified.
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Add the DEC that manages the dispatch settings of each landing:
- In the Floors section, select a floor.
- In the Landings section, select a landing and
click Add computer (
).
- In the Add computer dialog box, choose between
creating a new DEC, or using an existing DEC entity.
- If you are creating a new DEC, type a name and description for the
entity, and then type the IP address of the computer.
- If you are using an existing DEC entity, click Select
computer, and then select one of the DECs that were created
when the Otis Compass plugin role connected to the
CompassPlus™ system.
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Click OK, and then click
Apply.
After you finish
Create access rules and assign them to the floors.If your
building requirements change, you can add
floors, delete existing
floors, add landings, and
delete existing
landings.