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* SUPERLITE Version 2.0 *
* Copyright - Regents of the University of California 1994 *
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Welcome to SUPERLITE 2.0, a powerful lighting analysis program
designed to accurately predict interior illuminance in complex
building spaces due to daylight and electric lighting systems.
SUPERLITE enables a user to model interior daylight levels for
any sun and sky condition in spaces having windows, skylights or
other standard fenestration systems. The principle new feature
of Version 2.0 is the capability to calculate electric lighting
levels in addition to the daylighting prediction. This allows
lighting performance simulation for integrated lighting systems.
Daylighting and electric lighting systems can also be modeled
separately. The program calculates lighting levels on all
interior surfaces, as well as on planes that can be arbitrarily
positioned to represent work surfaces or other locations of
interest to the user. SUPERLITE 2.0 is intended to be used by
researchers and lighting designers, who require detailed
analysis of the illuminance distribution in architecturally
complex spaces. SUPERLITE continues to be enhanced to address
current program limitations.
SUPERLITE 2.0 is a DOS-based program that runs on IBM-compatible
personal computers under the MS-DOS operating system. An Intel-
compatible 80x87 math coprocessor is required for program
execution. The minimum suggested random access memory (RAM) for
running SUPERLITE 2.0 is 600 kilobytes. SUPERLITE 2.0 is not
able to take advantage of extended memory beyond the base 640
kilobyte DOS limit. Although SUPERLITE 2.0 will run from a
floppy disk drive, it is suggested that the program be
installed on your computer's hard disk for execution speed and
more convenient storage of input and output files.
To install SUPERLITE 2.0, create a subdirectory on your hard disk
using the DOS MKDIR (or MD) command). For example, to create a
new directory named PCLITE on your C: drive, enter the command
MKDIR C:\PCLITE at the DOS prompt. Next copy all files from the
distribution diskette into your new directory using the DOS COPY
command. For example, to copy all files from a diskette inserted
in your A: floppy disk drive, into the new PCLITE directory,
enter the command COPY A:*.* C:\PCLITE at the DOS prompt.
This will copy the executable file, all example building
description and candlepower distribution input files and the
example output files,as well as the User's Manual file to the
PCLITE directory. For program execution, all input files
(i.e., building description and electric luminaire candlepower
distribution files) must reside in the same DOS directory as the
SUPERLITE 2.0 executable file (named PCLITE.EXE).
If SUPERLITE will not run because of insufficient free memory,
you will have to reconfigure your computer. You can use the DOS
MEM command to determine how much free memory you have in your
current computer configuration. Type MEM at the DOS prompt.
Toward the bottom of the displayed results you will see a line
showing "Largest executable program size." If less than about
600K is shown, you will have to reconfigure your computer to run
SUPERLITE. To accomplish this reconfiguration in a simple way,
take the following steps:
1. Make backup copies of your current AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS
files in the root directory of your hard disk (i.e., C:\). This
can be done either by renaming these files or by copying them to
a floppy disk or another safe directory on your hard disk.
2. Copy the AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files contained on the
SUPERLITE Distribution Diskette to the root directory of your
hard disk.
3. Reboot your computer. You should now have enough free memory
to run SUPERLITE.
4. To restore your computer to its original configuration, return
your original AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files to the root
directory of your hard disk and reboot your computer.
The User's Manual for SUPERLITE 2.0 is included on the
distribution diskette as a Microsoft Word for Windows Version 2.0
document file. This manual can be viewed and/or printed using
the Word for Windows software program. Other Windows-based word
processing software packages that are capable of importing a Word
document file can also be used to access this manual.
While we do not offer formal user support for SUPERLITE, we
welcome your comments regarding the software. If you experience
problems in using SUPERLITE, please document the circumstances of
your problem and contact us by mail or fax as indicated below.
Also, please take a moment to fill out and return the Registration
Form below so that we can include you on our updated SUPERLITE
mailing list. Registration will assure that you receive
notification of future SUPERLITE developments.
Thank you for your interest in SUPERLITE 2.0.
Building Technologies Program
Attention: SUPERLITE 2.0
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
Mailstop: 90-3111
Berkeley, CA 94720
USA
FAX: (510) 486-4089
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