Mini detector for dimmable outdoor lighting (from softwareversion 1.14 onwards)

Situation

In this step-by-step guide a mini detector on the terrace is connected to a dimmable light circuit. The purpose is to set the lighting on low as soon as it gets dark and on high once motion is detected.

Starting point

The starting point for this step-by-step guide is a project that already encompasses Project information and for which a plan is already drawn up or uploaded.

If you do not yet have a project, follow the steps in adding a new project and thereafter in drawing a plan or upload a background image.

Step 1: Add a mini detector

Click Creation at the top of the screen.

Click on add an input.
Click on mini detector in the list of options in the right-hand window. The icon appears on the plan.
Drag the mini detector to the correct location and give it a recognisable name.
Choose an existing location from the list of options or click on add a location if you have not previously defined one.
Click on modify basic settings. A pop-up window will appear.

Modify, as required, the switch-off delay, motion sensitivity and the light intensity threshold.

The switch-off delay is the time between the last motion detection and the activation of the stop behaviour. The factory setting of the switch-off delay is 5 minutes, but can be adjusted from 1 s to 59 min 59 s.
The motion sensitivity is explained based on this scenario.
The light intensity threshold is the value used by the detector to switch between dark and light. 100 lux can be used as a guideline.

Click on save to close the pop-up window.
Click on save to return to the Creation start screen.

Step 2: Add a dimmable lamp

Click on add an output.
Click on dimmable lamp in the selection list in the right-hand section of the screen. The output appears in the plan.
Drag the dimmable lamp to the right place, and assign it a recognizable name.
Select an existing location from the selection list, or click on add a location if the location has not previously been defined.

Click on save to return to the Creation start screen.

Step 3: Create a 'Dimmable lamp low setting' action

This action will allow the dimmable lighting to operate at 30% when it is dark.

Click on add an action. The action will appear as a text balloon on the plan.
Drag the action to a logical and appropriate place, e.g. to the relevant input or output.
Give the action a name.
Select an existing location from the selection list, or click on add a location if the location has not previously been defined.

Click on continue to go to the Players tab.
Click on the dimmable lamp in the plan to couple it to the action.

This type of automation does not contain any inputs as players. Therefore, you are limited here to the selection of the outputs that must be controlled.

Click on continue to go to the Basic behaviour tab.
Under start behaviour modify the intensity of the dimmable lamp to 30%.

Click on continue to go to the Conditions tab.
Click on add a condition.
Assign the condition a name. For example, Dark.

Make sure that you add an unambiguous name for the condition so that you can directly identify it if additional adjustments are needed later.

Click no (automation).

You have not added any inputs to this action, therefore the end customer cannot start the action himself.

Click on the mini detector in the plan. Three applications will appear.

Click on the application light sensor (right).
The mini detector will be linked to the action via a black line.
Adapt the settings of the conditional player to < (less than) 100 lux.
Adapt the hysteresis to say 120 s.

Of course, you are free to choose these parameters yourself. The values used in this step-by-step guide can be used as guidelines for the detector to operate effectively.

You will find a table with all possible combinations between the various conditional players under advanced settings.
Go through each column and click on the black button at the bottom to indicate what should happen in each case. You can choose between start, stop or slash (/). The option / (slash) indicates that no action is required.
Make sure that the action starts when it is dark (yes) and stops when it becomes light.

Click on continue to go to the Time automation tab.
Click on save to return to the Creation start screen.

Step 4: Create a 'Dimmable lamp high setting' action

Click on add an action. The action will appear as a text balloon on the plan.
Drag the action to a logical and appropriate place, e.g. to the relevant input or output.
Give the action a name.
Select an existing location from the selection list, or click on add a location if the location has not previously been defined.

Click on continue to go to the Players tab.
Click on the dimmable lamp in the plan to couple it to the action.
Click on the mini detector in the plan. Two applications will appear.

Click on the application when motion is detected (only when dark).
Click on continue to go to the Basic behaviour tab.

The fact that you have programmed a switch-off delay in the basic settings of the mini detector, means it is not necessary to programme a delay in stop behaviour on the tab basic behaviour.

Under stop behaviour modify the intensity of the dimmable lamp to 30%.

Click on continue to go to the Conditions tab.
Click on continue to go to the Time automation tab.
Click on save to return to the Creation start screen.

Result

You can now continue with Cabinet set-up and Realisation.