Function Summary

Launcher - Services Manager to:

• launch of the different modules of LITESTAR 4D
• access to news about the developments of SW, HW and Services
• Check License - management of LITESTAR 4D User License
• Language – change of the language of use of the program
• Tutorials – access to section  Tutorials about LITESTAR 4D
• Tips – access to section Tips (short films) about LITESTAR 4D
• Program Update - check for available program updates
• www.oxytech.it - access to the OxyTech website
• LITESTAR Project - access to the presentation of our Mission
• Purchase - access to section E-commerce for the acquisition of LITESTAR 4D licenses 

Data management for the visible field (380-780 nm - photopic vision) including:

• 2D matrices of intensities

• 2D matrices of the intensities derived from 3D matrices produced by goniospectrometry

Data management for the horticultural field (400-700 nm) with 2D matrices in PAR units obtained from 3D goniospectrometries (Available with Horti Plus)

Data management for the UV field (200-400 nm) with 2D matrices obtained from 3D goniospectrometry (Available with UV-IR Plus)

Management of management of LED drivers source currents with the possibility of inputting n series of values of source currents, flux and total absorbed power by the luminaire  (minimum 1+2 series of values) with automatic definition of the polygonal sections which approximate the flux and power curves according to the current.

• It also includes the function for the automatic calculation of flux, power and current starting from 1 out 3 values.
  
• The current, flux and power values can be saved in OXL files.

Management of instrument charts, measurement standards and laboratory uncertainties with saving functions of the different configurations for subsequent use with other measurements.

Charts can be saved in OXL files

Saving the configurations of graphs and charts set by the user with the FILE/Custom Print function for subsequent selections

Visible range (380-780 nm)

Spectra processing including:

• Spectrum display
• Color plane display including color point according to CIE 1931 (x,y), CIE 1960 (u,v), CIE 1976 (u',v')
  
• Determination of integrated flux by goniospectrometry
• Values of CCT, D(uv), Delta(u'v'), CRI8 with Ra and CRI15, S/P (Scotopic/Photopic) and M/P (Melanopic/Photopic) ratios according to different standards
• Histogram and pie charts of the CRI
• McAdams analysis charts and graphs (analysis of the color deviation regarding the same luminaire)
• Graphs of the color classification according to IES TM-30-18 including:
  • assesment of parameters Rf (Fidelity) and Rg (Gamut) 
  • Color Evaluation Sample graph with 99 samples and 16 Bin (Fidelity according to hue)
  • Color Distortion and Color Vector Graphic  graphs
  • Rf according to Rg graph
  • Chroma shift by bin and Hue shift by bin graphs

• Visible spectrum analysis per bands with chart displaying radiant flux and percentage according to the different bands

Management of the photometric intensity table (matrix) in cd or cd/klm including the following functions:

• normalization
• 100% flux setting (absolute measurements)
• equalization, addition, multiplication and division by a constant
• average and interpolation of a row of values
• rotation around the axes
• copy and paste of a single value or a group of them
• management of the luminaire matrix rotation and definition of the tilting angle
• management of the symmetrization and conversion of the matrix in different formats or in the same formats but with different interpolated angular steps

Spectra processing including the following functions:

• Spectrum display
• Color plane display including color point according to  CIE 1931 (x, y), CIE 1960 (u, v), CIE 1976 (u ', v')
• Determination of PAR flux by goniospectrometry
• CCT value
• Spectrum graph in PAR units with band selector
• PAR parameters chart: PPF (Photonsynthetical Photon Flux), YPPF (Yield PPF), YPPF/PPF, R/B Ratio
• PPF/W efficacy

Management of the photometric matrix of PAR intensities in [mmol/(sr*s)] including  the following functions:

• normalization
• 100% flux setting (absolute measurements)
• equalization, addition, multiplication and division by a constant
• average and interpolation of a row of values
• rotation around the axes
• copy and paste of a single value or a group of them
• management of the luminaire matrix rotation and definition of the tilting angle
• management of the symmetrization and conversion of the matrix in different formats or in the same formats but with different interpolated angular steps

UV range (Ultra-Violet (200-400 nm):

Spectra processing including:

• Spectrum display
• Color plane display with color point (only for the visible part of UV radiation) according to CIE 1931 (x,y), CIE 1960 (u,v), CIE 1976 (u',v')
• Integrated flux by goniospectrometry
  
• Spectrum graph divided into UV-A, UV-B and UV-C bands
• Chart of Radiant Flux parameters in [W] and [%] and Radiometric Effecacs divided into UV, UV-A, UV-B and UV-C, Visible and IR bands

Management of Radiometric matrix of radiant intensities in [W/sr] including the following functions:

• normalization
• 100% flux setting (absolute measurements)
• equalization, addition, multiplication and division by a constant
  
• average and interpolation of a row of values
• rotation around the axes
• copy and paste of a single value or a group of them
• management of the luminaire matrix rotation and definition of the tilting angle
• management of the symmetrization and conversion of the matrix in different formats or in the same formats but with different interpolated angular steps

IPEA* Energy Efficiency assessment for road luminaires according to Italian Ministerial Decree 27 9 2017 

IPEA report* printout including energy label:

• single for a single classification of the area
• and multiple to consider all possible classifications of the area

Energy efficiency assessment of light sources according to EU 2019:2015 standard

Report printout according to EU standard 2019:2015 with energy label, classification parameters, product image and validation

Report Plus

Management and printout  of the complete photo-spettrometric report including product images, photometric reference, instruments,  device under test data and measurement data, as well as standard, instrument and uncertainties lists (via File/Batcher/Dir to Dir functions…)

Definition of project area in:

• wizard mode - the user sets some parameters and data according to which the program automatically creates a indoor or outdoor rectangular or L-shaped area
• advanced mode - the user freely creates the area by using the mouse and charts, drawing the perimeter step by step through straight or curved segments. A Dxf file or an image can also be used as a background

2D (Dxf) file import to be used as background with parameter definition window to specify parameters such as position, scale and offset

Import of a background image useful for defining the perimeter

Export  of a project in 3D Dxf files including room or area, selected results (values and isolux curves) as well as luminaires.

All element are divided into layers according to the type, such as results, luminaires and room or area.

Management of 3D furniture import and export in OXF format (OxyTech proprietary format)

Insertion of luminaires from:

• LDT, IES LM-63, IES TM-33, Saastan, UNI 11733:2020 (UNIxml), IES TM-33-19 and/or OXL files (the OXL also allows to manage the image printed on reports)
• Local DB (Liswin) - The Database is open so the user can import his/her own LDT, IES, OXL etc. files.
• DB Web (WebCatalog)
• catalog of the most frequently used products

Management of the duplication of single luminaires or objects

Management of the multiple duplication of luminaires or objetcts following a rectiliniear or curved line or even a circle

Management of structures/masts with dynamic arrangement of luminaires that can be positioned on the structure/mast both by rows and columns and freely moved.

The structure/mast can be aimed as well as the luminaires positioned on it

Luminaire aiming using both, axis and aiming arrow that can be enabled by clicking on the aiming arrow or on the luminaire

Display of calculation results regarding:

• illuminances/PPFD/horizontal, vertical, cylindrical,
  semicylindric irradiances (UV), as well as
• luminances (only in the visibe field)

in result matrices that can be displayed directly on the area of interest with uniformity ratios

Project printout according to the following chapters:

• General information
• Project Data and Results
• Area views
• Luminaire Data
• Summary
• Renderings

Emergency Plus:

• Management of escape routes, safety points and high-risk areas
• Automatic arrangement of luminaires and calculation  with verification of correspondence to standard values
• Free luminaire positioning
  

Road Plus

Automatic calculation of the lighting of n straight roads featuring:

• data input through an Input Excel file
• saving of n project files in prj format
• saving of n project report files in PDF format
• generation of an Excel Output file summarizing all the calculated parameters for each individual project
• print n projects to PDF files using Microsoft Print to PDF (from version 7.00)

The program includes the management of the values ranges which allows the optimization according to the parameters of interdistance of 2 consecutive poles, installation height, retraction of the pole or inclination of the luminaire. In this case the program automatically generates n lines of the Excel file, as many as the ranges.

It allows then to perform the calculation on the same project with one or more photometries.

Range parameters now also include the maintenance factor

Definition of derating steps and tolerances on illuminance and luminance values

Definition of operating factor

Current optimization function: the program, based on the installation parameters, determines the optimal solution for the power supply current of the luminaire's LEDs.

The calculation is possible using OXL files configured with flux and power curves according to the supply current.

At the end of the optimization, the program reports the optimum current, flux and power values in the Excel Output file to comply with the luminance value required by the standard

Current optimization function: the program, based on the system parameters, determines the optimal solution for the power supply current of the luminaire's LEDs.

The calculation is possible using OXL files configured with flow and power curves as a function of the supply current.

At the end of the optimization, the program reports the optimum current, flux and power values in the Excel Output file to comply with the luminance value required by law

The optimization function allows a time saving of 2 orders of magnitude compared to the previous version (example: the calculation time goes from 45 minutes to 15 seconds)

Advanced (free) project for exteriors with perimeter of the area in straight or curved segments so as to draw irregular plans

Sport Plus

Advanced management of the lighting design of sports areas including the following functions:

• definition of the general area of the sports facility, origin with respect to the absolute system of axes and background color of the surface
• definition of the sports playing area, dimensions and calculation grids and color of the surface, choice of the type of sport, the standard and the lighting class according to the selected standard
• definition of the high mast including its position and height, definition of the number of luminaires and interdistances for regular arrangement (it is then possible to freely arrange the luminaires in the space)
• luminaire choice

Tunnel Plus

Advanced tunnel project with straight sections of road with the possibility of freely adding carriageways and sidewalks classifiable according to the regulations

Definition of the tunnel section parametrically

Possibility of choosing the standard to be used between:

• CIE-88-2004
• EN CR 14380
• OC/36-2015 (Spain)
• UNI 11095:2003
• UNI 11095:2011
• UNI 11095:2019 (Method A + Method B - Semplified according to Chapter H.1.3)
• UNI 11095:2021 (Method A + Method B - Semplified according to Chapter H.1.3)

Management of the switching of group of luminaires through a layer

Creation of 1 free product catalog by importing the data contained in files of the following formats: OXL, LDT, IES LM-63, IES TM-33 e UNIxml

N.B. – the database can be integrated with the WebCatalogs made available by the manufacturers. These WebCatalogs are protected and, therefore, not modifiable, so the user can consult them and use them but not modify them. Contact OxyTech Customer Service for more information.

Creation of n free products catalogs by importing the data contained in files of the following formats: OXL, LDT, IES LM-63, IES TM-33, UNIxml

N.B. – the database can be integrated with the WebCatalogs made available by the manufacturers. These WebCatalogs are protected and, therefore, not modifiable, so the user can consult them and use them but not modify them. Contact OxyTech Customer Service for more information.

Export of OXL files including all the input data, images and texts in different formats linked to the product (PDF, DOC, XLS etc.)

Export of UNIxml files (UNI 11733 standard) according to the Italian Ministerial Decree 27/9/2017 CAM - Minimum Environmental Criteria- (addition of the CAM section including the data of the technical data sheet data in compliance with CAM)