Configure Control device response for Daylight harvesting

Created by Nishin Menon, Modified on Thu, 18 Jan at 6:02 AM by Nishin Menon

  1. Go to the 'Devices' list
  2. Click on  icon of the light device that should respond to the daylight sensor triggers
  3. Click on the option 'Daylight  sensor settings'
    Configure Light for Daylight harvesting 02        Configure Light for Daylight harvesting
  4. Minimum Dim Level-Closed Loop
    1. Configure an intensity value below which the electric lights should not be dimmed while trying to maintain a configured  light level 
    2. With a non-zero value configured as the minimum dim level, the electric lights will never be turned off even if the sensor detects a light level greater than the light level configured to it 
    3. This value will be applicable to the light device only when the associated daylight sensor is configured in Closed Loop
  5. Daylight Gain-Open Loop
    1. Configure daylight gain to determine how much the lights will dim based on its distance from daylight source
    2. The default  value will be 100% and can be configured between 0-100%
    3. This value will be applicable to the light device only when the associated daylight sensor is configured in Open Loop
  6. Manual Override 
    1. Enable manual override option and configure a time duration during which sensor triggers will not to be considered by the devices
    2. The default value for this  is 30 min and can be configured between 0-254 min

      For  example: The manual override option is enabled for a device and is configured with a duration of 20 min. Consider that a device is currently maintaining an intensity of 100% on receiving a daylight sensor trigger. While the device is being controlled based on the sensor trigger, a user turns OFF the device manually using the mobile/web app or a switch. Though the daylight sensor sends trigger to the device requesting it to maintain 100% intensity, the device will not consider sensor triggers and will be in OFF state for 20 min. After 20 min, if the daylight sensor still sends trigger, the device will go to 100% intensity.


      You can also visit the following sections for more information:
      To know how to configure a Daylight sensor for Daylight harvesting, click here
      To know about Daylight harvesting using Open Loop mode, click here
      To know about Daylight harvesting using Closed Loop mode, click here
      To know about Daylight harvesting using Custom mode, click here
      To know about Automated Demand Response, click here
      To know about Human Centric Lighting, click here

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