This document provides tips and tricks for using ETS software. It discusses the importance of ETS and IoT for connecting KNX to non-KNX systems. It also provides instructions on how to securely add devices without passwords, use context help for device parameters, organize workspaces and channels, build functions and link them, copy and paste parameters between devices, import and export to Excel, and find product templates in the ETS App. The presenter provides an overview of these topics and encourages participants to refer to an online training guide for a comprehensive reference.

1. ETS hot tips & Tricks
Presenter – Simon Harvey

2. Introduction - Overview
1. ETS and IOT – why its important
2. How to put in a secure device without passwords
3. ETS New products tips – Context help
4. ETS – Workspaces & Channels
5. ETS – Building Functions & Linking
6. ETS – Hold control and select & Copy parameters and
flags
7. Copy and paste
8. Copy and paste – creating device group addresses
9. Import and export excel

3. ETS and IOT – Why its important
ETS6 uses KNX IoT to connect KNX to the ‘non-
KNX world’. Within ETS6, it works by objects in
the graphical user interface (GUI) mimicking
their real-world counterparts in how they
appear and/or how a user can interact with
them.
By being more open to the ‘non-KNX world’,
KNX IoT enables the implementation of
semantic project information and tagging. In
ETS6, IoT has expanded this semantic
information to cover locations, functions,
function points, channels, group objects, and
more.
This highlights, why you group address and
project structure are key !

4. How to put in a secure device without passwords
Press cancel to not have secured To turn from secured to non secured

5. ETS New products tips – Context help
ETS6 now has the ability for device help from within the ETS window, as you click on a
parameter, advice and help can be found in a window below

6. ETS – Workspaces & Channels
Set up ETS to you own liking and save them
with use of workspaces.
Also setting out on multiple windows and
moving tabs is essential
Isolate what you need to work on with channels.
You can edit, suggest and make you own channels

7. ETS – Building Functions & Linking
You can add function in buildings, this will
automatically create basic group addresses
This can automatically be linked to channels

8. ETS – Hold control and select & Copy parameters and flags
Holding control and left click you can, multiple select
parameters and adjust them together
Also you can select multiple devices the at are the
same and transfer parameters and flags from a
master device

9. Find and replace on group addresses
Once you have the middle group highlighted, then select the group address, then you can find
and replace you group address name to suit

10. Copy and paste
Copy and paste – Group addresses
Copy and paste – Full devices, and
special paste complete with group
addresses created and attached
Copy and paste – Full building parts,
or lines and special paste complete
with group addresses created and
attached

11. Copy and paste – creating device group addresses
Highlight all and copy
Paste into a excel, the concatenate, to create all
the group address name you need.

12. Import and export excel
Export, what you have Import data and manipulate.
Save as CSV
Close down Excel
Re import changes, it will only
overwrite what's their, and
create.
For a comprehensive guide you can not go past –
https://library.e.abb.com/public/02d03f979e59478c845af18759dd2030/OnlineTraining-KNX-ETS-
Groupaddresses-April-2020_PR_EN_V1-0_9AKK107680A5823.pdf

13. ETS App - My Product Templates

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