The Gira Planning Assistant (GPLA) enables master electrical engineers to create and plan projects easily, quickly and even across manufacturers.
It can be used at an early stage in the planning process (long before you think about wiring diagrams) to plan buildings, floors, rooms and functions, coordinate them with the customer and draw up a quick calculation.
And the best thing about it is that a wiring diagram can also be generated automatically in the next step using the diagram created.
This works for classic installations (System 55 or System 3000) as well as specifically for KNX installations and/or Gira One installations.
You can find more information at: https://partner.gira.de/service/software-tools/gpla.html
Preview right in the GPLA
A preview can be created right in the GPLA using the “Distribution documentation from stromlaufplan.de” option. This option is ideal for a quick function check without any additional configuration required. However, if you would like to continue working on the diagram, it is worth submitting the project to stromlaufplan.de.
To do this, you must link the accounts (from GPLA and stromlaufplan.de). The next chapter shows how to do this super quickly and easily.
Linking the accounts
If your accounts are linked you can
- Transfer projects to stromlaufplan.de – they appear as another project and you can continue editing the project with all available options
- Your company logo will now be on all plans (even if you generate a preview in the GPLA)
Carry out the following steps to link the accounts:
- On stromlaufplan.de: log in to your account. Select the “Account”->”Interfaces” option at the top of the menu. Copy the displayed API key to the clipboard (select and press CTRL-C)
- In the GPLA: log in to your account. Select the “Options” field at the top right. In the list on the left there is the option “Documents & interfaces” and under “Interfaces” the API key can now be entered. It is best to paste the API key from the clipboard (select the field and press CTRL-V).
Try it out and see how easy it can be to plan and create wiring diagrams if the building is already described in the GPLA.