Lighting Automation System. Software User s Guide

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1 Lighting Automation System Software User s Guide

2 Table of Contents Logging onto the Server...3 Digital microwatt Login...3 Welcome Page...4 Welcome Page - Configure Screens...5 Main Tab - Monitor and control lighting groups...6 What is the Main Page?...6 Navigating the Groups...6 Group/Unit Status...7 Action & Control...10 Scheduled Events...16 Groups Tab - Create and modify lighting groups...18 What are Groups?...18 Creating Groups...19 Saving Groups...19 Modes Tab - Create and modify modes...20 What are Modes?...20 Creating Modes...21 Saving Modes...24 Schedule Tab - Schedule automated events...25 What is a Schedule?...25 Creating Scheduled Events...28 Saving Scheduled Events...29 The Configure Tab...30 Preferences Page - Configure what appears in the user interface...31 What are Preferences?...31 Changing Preferences...31 Saving Preferences...32 Users/User Groups Page - Modify users and set access privileges for various classes of users...33 What are Users and User Groups?...33 Creating Users...34 Saving Users...35 Creating User Groups...36 Saving User Groups...37 Reports Page - Define and generate reports...38 What is a Report in the Digital microwatt system?...38 What is the value of these reports?...38 Types of reports...39 Creating a Report...40 Units Page - Modify or configure new Digital microwatt units...41 What are Units?...41 Creating Units...42 Saving Units...43 Configuring Unit Settings...44 Saving Unit Settings...44 Wallstations Page - Configure or reconfigure Wallstations...45 What are Wallstations?...45 Configuring Wallstations...47 Saving Wallstations...49 Appendix...50 How to Access the Digital microwatt System Remotely...50 Seasoning lamps...52 Methods of seasoning the lamps...52 Reducing frequent lamp cycling...53 Calibrating the daylight sensors...54 Actual versus perceived light levels...55 Using timed events to activate contact closures on an OMX-AV Step by Step instructions for the Digital microwatttm Lighting Automation System

3 Logging onto the Server Logging onto the Server Windows will prompt the user to press Ctrl-Alt-Del to login to the system at initial turn on, or after a set period of inactivity in which the system becomes locked. The system will then go to normal operation. To start the Digital microwatt software, double-click on the Internet Explorer icon on your desktop. In the Address bar, type the address of the Digital microwatt server provided to you by your system administrator. If you are at the Digital microwatt server, the login screen will automatically appear upon opening Internet Explorer. NOTE: The Digital microwatt server must be logged in as an administrator for the timeclock and data recording functions to operate correctly. Digital microwatttm Login User ID: Enter the User ID assigned by the system administrator. User ID is NOT case sensitive. Password: Enter the Password for the given User ID. Password is NOT case sensitive. Remember User ID & Password: If checked, the current User ID and Password will be remembered the next time the user tries to log into the Digital microwatt system on the same computer. Login: Press the button for the system to verify the given User ID and Password and log the user into the Digital microwatt system. Step by Step instructions for the Digital microwatttm Lighting Automation System 3

4 Welcome Page Welcome Page The following screen will appear after a successful login. It provides an overview of the various screens that are accessible in the Digital microwatt software. Note: The options shown on your screen may be different depending on your access rights to the software. Main: Group/Unit Status displays graphs of Power and Light Level, shows the Active Modes and the status of Controls & Sensors for the Group selected in the tree on the left. Action & Control allows user to apply Modes, adjust the Light Level, set a Load Shed, lock out Controls & Sensors, and Burn In new lamps for the selected Group. Scheduled Events provides a summary of the scheduled events that affect the currently selected Group. Groups: Allows the user to create, modify and/or delete lighting groups throughout the system. Groups are collections of individual Lighting Zone Controllers, which may be controlled together. This makes it easier for the user when controlling groups of lights. Modes: Allows the user to define or modify the behaviors that can be applied to lighting groups/units. Examples of the various system modes, including methods to customize them for a particular space, are covered later in this Reference Guide. Schedule: Allows the user to schedule, modify, review and/or delete automated events. This allows individual areas, as well as the entire system, to be controlled at various times of the day without user intervention. Configure: Allows the user to setup different parts of the Digital microwatt System including Lighting Zone Controllers, User ID s, Digital Wallstations, etc. Click on more to display the Configure Screens page described below. Enter DMW System: Press this button to enter the system. 4 Step by Step instructions for the Digital microwatttm Lighting Automation System

5 Welcome Page Welcome Page - Configure Screens Clicking on the word more in the Configure description on the Welcome Page will display the following screen. It provides an overview of the various menu options found under the Configure Tab. Note: The options shown on your screen may be different depending on your access rights to the software. Preferences: Allows the user to choose what will appear in their version of the User Interface. Users: Modify or define new users, and set access privileges for various classes of users. Unit: Modify or add new Digital microwatt Lighting Zone Controllers. Wallstations: Setup Wallstation addresses and program the buttons on the Wallstations to control specific Groups. Step by Step instructions for the Digital microwatttm Lighting Automation System 5

6 Main Tab Main Tab - Monitor and control lighting groups What is the Main Page? The Main Page is the place where the user can monitor and control the Digital microwatt system. The left side of the screen, under the heading Groups, contains a hierarchical list of the groups and units in the system. Every monitor and control function on the main page pertains only to the unit or group highlighted on the left. For example, if Unit 4 is highlighted on the left, then Unit 4 will be the only unit to respond if the user applied Emergency-Full On mode. The Main Page is shown in the figure below. Note: The Main Page on your system may look different depending on your preferences and permissions. Preferences can be changed on the Preferences Page accessible from the the Configure menu. Permissions are assigned based on the user group you are assigned to. Navigating the Groups Group names are preceded by a + or and the group symbol ( ), while unit names are preceded by a unit symbol ( ). To expand a group in the tree, click on the +. To collapse a group in the tree, click on the. Clicking on a group or unit in the Groups tree will highlight the specific group or unit to monitor and control. Holding the mouse pointer over an entry in the tree will display the unit s or group s name and description. 6 Step by Step instructions for the Digital microwatttm Lighting Automation System

7 Main Tab Group/Unit Status Power: The first parameter for which the status could be checked is the power usage of a particular Unit, Group, or the entire system. As with the rest of the Main Page, use the Group tree on the left to choose which Unit or Group you wish to check. The Power chart shows a bar graph of the power consumption for the last 24 hours. On the chart below, the lighting power consumption between the hours of 10 am and 8 pm was relatively constant. This corresponds to the building being occupied during normal working hours. Also, the power consumption gradually increased throughout the day, perhaps due to decreased daylight contribution. As the building became unoccupied, the power usage decreased dramatically at approximately 9 pm. The lights did not turn on again until the first few workers arrived around 6 am. As more of the building became occupied, the power usage increased. In addition, the top of the chart indicates the present power consumption of the selected Unit or Group. This number corresponds to the value shown in the "Now" bar on the far right of the chart. On the chart below, the present usage is kilowatts. This chart is useful for determining when the highest power usage occurs. It may be beneficial to know the power usage of the entire system to pinpoint times of the day when load shed can be used to reduce the power usage. Another possible use is to compare power usage for various areas or offices to find trends of high usage. Average Light Level: The average light level chart shows the average light level for the selected Unit or Group for the last 24 hours. This percentage is based on the high-end light level for that particular Unit or Group. The present average is shown above the chart on the left. Also, the present number of units on in the selected Group is shown above the chart on the right. If only one Unit is selected in the system tree and that Unit is turned on, the chart will show 1 Unit On, the present light level of that unit, and the average light level of that unit for each hour over the last 24 hours. The chart below shows several things. First of all, a group is definitely selected because 14 of 14 Units are on. Secondly, the present average light level of all 14 Units is 61%. Notice that the trend of the Average Light Level is very similar to the trend of the Power discussed above. The Average Light Level chart allows the user to determine the percentage of the total possible power consumption that is being used. In this example, the present Power Usage is kw, which corresponds to the present average light level of 61%. Step by Step instructions for the Digital microwatttm Lighting Automation System 7

8 Main Tab Active Modes: The Active Modes chart shows what mode is applied to each selected Unit or Group. For more information on Modes, see the Modes section of this manual. The top of the chart shows how many Units in the selected Group are detected and not detected. Units that are not detected may not have power or may not be wired correctly. In some manner, they were entered into the system but are not currently seen by the Digital microwatt system. The modes are listed in the first column of the chart. The number of Units in the selected Group that are in each mode is listed in the second column. If an individual Unit is selected in the Groups tree, the only number possible in this column is 1. The third column shows a bar representing the percentage of Detected Units in the selected group that are in each mode. The fourth column shows the numerical value of this percentage. In addition to the modes that a user can apply to a unit, the Active Modes list may display one of the following indications of an emergency: Hardware Emergency: Hardware Emergency indicates that a hardware emergency closure input at the router panel or elsewhere has been opened. To cancel Hardware Emergency mode, the hardware emergency closure input must be tied to common either at the router panel or every Unit. A Unit will not respond to any commands sent by the Graphical User Interface while in Hardware Emergency. Emergency: Emergency indicates that the units have entered an emergency state via software, or on some systems, that the units have entered an emergency state via hardware or software (contact Lutron for details). If the Emergency state was entered via hardware, the software will not be able to change the mode of the unit. If the Emergency state was entered via software by applying Emergency-Full On mode or a custom mode based on Emergency-Full On, applying another mode will change the state of the unit. The chart below shows several things. First of all, since there are 13 Units Detected and 2 Units Not Detected, a Group of 15 Units must be selected in the Groups tree. Secondly, two of those fifteen Units need troubleshooting to find out why they are not responding. Finally, eleven of the thirteen units detected (85%) are in Normal mode and two (the other 15%) are in Afterhours mode. Sensors/Wall Controls: The Sensors/Wall Controls chart displays the number of detected Units in the selected Group with Occupant Sensors, Daylight Sensors, or Wall Controls attached. The Sensors chart has three columns. The first column is titled Connected. This column shows how many detected Units have the designated sensor attached. Important Note: The number in this column does not designate the number of sensors wired to the Units in the group; it designates the number of Units in the group that have sensors wired to them. Since a single occupant sensor can be wired to more than one Unit, the Connected number can be more than one, even though there is only one sensor. The second column is titled Enabled. This column designates how many of the sensors in the Connected column are enabled. Enabling and disabling sensors and wall controls is covered later in this manual. The third column is the Status column. For occupant sensors, it will display how many of the enabled sensors detect motion. For daylight sensors, it will display the percentage cutback of the light level due to ambient light on that sensor. If a Group with multiple Daylight Sensors is selected, this percentage will be an average. For example, the chart below displays several things. First of all, out of the Group selected, two of the Units have Occupant Sensors connected and one of the Units has a Daylight Sensor. Secondly, all of these sensors are enabled, which means that input from these sensors will be used to control the lights in the selected Group. Thirdly, out of the two Occupant Sensors enabled, one of them senses occupants therefore providing input to turn and/or keep the lights on. Finally, the Daylight Sensor is reducing the light intensity by 11% due to the ambient light. 8 Step by Step instructions for the Digital microwatttm Lighting Automation System

9 Main Tab The Wall Controls chart is similar, and can be accessed by clicking the tab labeled Wall Controls. The Connected column shows how many Units have a wall control attached. Important Note: The number in this column does not designate the number of wall controls wired to the Units in the group; it designates the number of Units in the group that have wall controls wired to them. Since a single wall control can be wired to more than one Unit, the Connected number can be more than one, even though there is only one wall control. The Enabled column displays the number of the connected wall controls that are enabled. Enabling and disabling sensors and wall controls is covered later in this manual. The final column is titled Average Set Level. This column displays the average level to which the enabled wall controls are set. The chart below shows information similar to the Sensors chart. First of all, there are two Units with a wall control connected. Secondly, two of those Units with wall controls have the wall controls enabled. Finally, the average level to which those Units wall controls are set is 68%. Step by Step instructions for the Digital microwatttm Lighting Automation System 9

10 Main Tab Action & Control The Action & Control section of the screen gives the user real-time control over the lights in the Digital microwatt system. Please note that most items performed in the Action & Control section can also be activated automatically with a scheduled event. Also keep in mind that, like every other function in the software, the items in the Action & Control section can be applied to a specific Unit or Group by selecting the appropriate Unit or Group in the Groups tree at the left. The user can perform up to five functions in the Action & Control section: Apply various system Modes Select a Light Level Apply Load Shed Lock and unlock Controls & Sensors (including Wall Controls, Occupant Sensors, and Daylight Sensors) Monitor Lamp Maintenance information, and season new lamps Selecting Modes: The Digital microwatt system uses Modes to set different parameters of operation depending on the use or state of the space. For example, at night it may be desirable to prevent the lights in certain areas such as hallways from turning completely off. A mode called Night Light, which allows lights to dim to the Unoccupied Light Level but not turn off, can accomplish this. Another example is the necessity to drive lights to full intensity in an emergency. Emergency-Full On mode can accomplish this. To select a mode simply click the arrow to the right of Select a Mode to pull down the menu of modes. Upon selecting the appropriate mode, click Apply to apply that mode to the selected Unit or Group. 10 Step by Step instructions for the Digital microwatttm Lighting Automation System

11 Main Tab The Lutron built-in basic modes of operation are listed below: Normal: In this mode the selected Unit or Group uses wall controls and daylight sensors to determine the light level. This mode disables the occupant sensors, which could be distracting during a work day. Max Control: This mode enables all inputs to the selected Unit or Group: occupant sensors, daylight sensors, and wall controls. It sets the occupant sensor timeout extension to zero, therefore putting the lights to the unoccupied level within approximately 30 seconds of vacancy. Max Control mode also sets the unoccupied level to 1% instead of off, therefore increasing bulb life by reducing the amount of cold starts. This mode empowers the Digital microwatt system with full control over the lights. Afterhours: In Afterhours mode, the units will wait a user-configurable period of time (Warning Time), typically after an occupant sensor indicates the room has become unoccupied. After this wait, the lights will flash a userconfigurable number of times. Then, the lights will dim to Low End for a user-configurable period of time (Off Delay). Finally, the lights will turn off. The lights will go on and the cycle will repeat if the space becomes occupied or the light level is changed via the wall control or via the software. Afterhours mode also enables the wall controls and occupant sensors so the Digital microwatt system knows which rooms are occupied, and daylight sensors to continue saving energy by harvesting daylight. Afterhours mode is very useful. See the Modes Page section for a more detailed decription. Night Light: This mode has the same functionality as Afterhours except that it prevents the lights in the selected Unit or Group from turning completely off. If the lights are dimmable they can be dimmed to their lowest level, and if they are only switched they will be on. Note: Not all systems support Night Light mode. Contact Lutron for more details. Emergency-Full On: In Emergency-Full On mode the lights will go to the Emergency Light Level. The lights will stay at this level regardless of any input from wall controls or sensors. Energy Saver: This mode applies a load shed of 25% to save energy. The occupant sensors and wall controls are enabled so the lights can still change in response to user inputs, although the high end will be reduced 25%. Daylight sensors are also enabled in this mode to decrease the light level depending on the amount of daylight. Fixed Light: Fixed Light mode sets the light level to Preset 1, which can be set through the Light Level dialog as described below. Since the wall controls and occupant sensors are disabled, users cannot change the light level. However, since the daylight sensors are enabled they can decrease the artificial light intensity to keep a steady light level in the space. All other parameters remain unchanged. Test: Test mode disables fading and sets all timeouts to 10 seconds. Burn-In will cycle in several minutes, rather than the full 100 hours. Test mode is used during system commissioning and should NEVER be applied unless the user is instructed to do so by Lutron personnel. Flash: Flash Mode changes the Actual Light Level from the High End to the Low End every 4 seconds. Flash mode is used during system commissioning and should NEVER be applied unless the user is instructed to do so by Lutron personnel. In addition to applying the above modes, the user can create modes that are more beneficial to the particular installation. This is covered in the Modes section of this manual. Step by Step instructions for the Digital microwatttm Lighting Automation System 11

12 Main Tab Light Level: To set a light level for the selected Unit or Group, press the Light Level button. The following will appear on the screen: To adjust the light level, click and drag (set mouse pointer over indicator, click and hold the left mouse button, move the mouse to the desired intensity, release left mouse button) the indicator up and down until you reach the desired light level. The user can also set presets to set the lights to a preset level with a single button press. To set a preset, simply set the lights to the desired level for that preset and left mouse click over the Set Button corresponding to that preset. For example, to set Preset 1, use the slider to set the desired light level for Preset 1, then left mouse click over Set 1. Now, that light level can be selected anytime by pressing Preset 1. Note: Some systems only support one preset light level. In these systems, clicking on any of the Set buttons will set the preset light level and clicking on any of the preset buttons will set the light level to the last value stored as a preset. Important Notes Concerning Light Levels 1. The Digital microwatt system can control the lights due to various inputs, such as wall controls, occupant sensors, daylight sensors, and this slide dimmer in the software. For this reason, the light level indicated by the slide dimmer in the Light Level screen does not necessarily correspond to the light level in the space. For example, the previous figure indicates that the last time this slide dimmer in the software was changed it was set to a dimmed level. It does not necessarily indicate that the selected area is presently at this dimmed level; in fact due to sensor or wall control inputs it may not be. 2. The human eye perceives the percentage of light to be significantly higher than the actual percentage of light in the space because it readily adapts to changes in light level. For this reason the light level set by the slider in the Light Level button will differ from the actual light level shown in the Actual Light Level bar graph. Please see appendix for details. 12 Step by Step instructions for the Digital microwatttm Lighting Automation System

13 Main Tab Load Shed: The term load shed, in the broadest sense, means reducing power consumption by shedding or reducing some of the load. In a modern building this load is primarily electrical, and is due to the many computers, lights, HVAC components, coffee machines, microwave ovens, etc., operating in the building at any given time. Load shed is beneficial at any time because it reduces electrical power usage and saves money. However, load shed is much more valuable at certain times of the day and in certain areas of the country. For example, Power Company X in Pennsylvania faces an extremely high demand for power during the early afternoon in summer months like July. The afternoon is at the height of the business day, and is also the hottest time of the day; therefore air conditioning units are using a maximum amount of power. For this reason, Power Company X wishes to reduce their demand between 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM on weekdays and will institute a substantial penalty for large companies who exceed their allowed usage. Obviously, turning off computers and machinery, using less air conditioning, or dimming or turning off lights can reduce power. However, dimming the lights will often have the least negative effect on productivity. When Load Shed is applied, the Digital microwatt system will dim the lights. Since this dimming occurs over a time span of 10 to 20 seconds, it is not readily apparent to people using the space. Although manual application of the Load Shed feature is discussed below, keep in mind that the most useful application is with a timeclock event. To set the Load Shed percentage, first press the Load Shed button. The following will appear on the screen: Next, simply click and drag the indicator to the desired percentage or click in the text box and type it in. To return to the Load Shed percentage that was applied upon clicking the Load Shed button, press the Reset button. To return to the default percentage of No Reduction, press the Default button. When the desired Load Shed has been applied, the window can be closed by pressing the OK button. In the above figure, the Load Shed is set to 20%. Important Notes Concerning Load Shed 1. The Load Shed percentages roughly correspond to the percentage decrease in actual light level, the light level shown in the Light Level bar graph. For example, a Load Shed of 25% will dim the lights approximately 25%, but will not necessarily dim the lights by exactly 25%. 2. If any Load Shed is applied to a Unit set as non-dim (e.g. DIP switch 8 on the Unit is on), that Unit will turn off. Step by Step instructions for the Digital microwatttm Lighting Automation System 13

14 Main Tab Controls & Sensors: The Controls & Sensors window allows the user to lock out and unlock wall controls, occupant sensors, and daylight sensors. Locking and unlocking a sensor or control is different from enabling and disabling a sensor or control. When a sensor or control is locked, the sensor or control is permanently disabled and will not become enabled even if a mode is applied that would normally enable the sensor or control. To allow the sensor or control to become enabled via a mode, the sensor or control must be unlocked. This feature may be useful if a room is being used for a dinner event and the lights have been set to the appropriate level, which should not be changed by the wall controls. A mode could be applied that would disable the wall controls, such as Fixed Light; however, if a scheduled event would apply Afterhours, the wall controls would become enabled. To prevent the wall controls from becoming enabled when Afterhours is applied, the wall controls can be locked out and then unlocked the following morning. To lock or unlock a control or sensor, press the Controls & Sensors button. A screen similar to the following will appear: The actual screen displayed on your system may vary depending on the unit or group selected. If a unit or group does not have certain sensors or controls connected to it, they will not be shown. If a unit or group does not have any sensors or controls connected to it, the Controls & Sensors button will be disabled. In the screen above, there is a Lock Out column and an Unlock column for the occupant sensors, daylight sensors, and wall controls. Initially the filled circles in these columns indicate the current locked state of the sensors and controls. If a group is selected and the group contains some occupant sensors that are locked and some that are unlocked, both the lock and unlock circles will be filled. To change the state of the occupant sensors for the entire group, click on the appropriate circle. If neither circle is clicked, the locked state of the occupant sensors for the group will remain unchanged. Locking a sensor/control connected to a particular group or unit will disable the sensor/control independent of the modes applied to the group or unit. Unlocking the sensor/control will allow the sensor/control to respond to the modes applied to the group or unit as specified by the mode parameters. To lock out the occupant sensors connected to the specified Unit or Group, simply check Lock Out in the occupant sensor row. To unlock the occupant sensors if they are locked out, simply check Unlock in the occupant sensor row. Locking and unlocking of the daylight sensors and wall controls is analogous. To apply the changes, press the OK button. If you want to exit the window without applying the changes, press the Cancel button. The above screen indicates several things. First of all, the changes will apply to every Unit in the system since the All group is selected. Secondly, upon clicking the OK button, all occupant sensors and daylight sensors in the system will be unlocked. This means that all occupant sensors and daylight sensors will be enabled/disabled according to the current mode of the unit. If the current mode specifies that the occupant sensors or daylight sensors were not to be changed, the sensors will remain disabled. When the next mode is applied, the occupant sensors and daylight sensors will behave as defined by that mode s parameters. Finally, upon clicking the OK button, all wall controls in the system will be disabled. 14 Step by Step instructions for the Digital microwatttm Lighting Automation System

15 Main Tab Lamp Maintenance: The Lamp Maintenance window provides several important functions. First, it allows the user to monitor units whose lamps are being burned in and to control the burn in period of the lamps. When new lamps are initially installed in a fixture, the lamps should be set to high end for a period of 100 hours. This process is called seasoning or Burn In. See the Digital microwatt Hardware Installer s Guide or the Appendix for more information about burning in lamps. The Burn-In feature allows lamps to be seasoned without further intervention, as normal operation is restored automatically at the conclusion of the 100 hour Burn-In period. An additional feature of the Lamp Maintenance window is the ability to monitor two important parameters that affect lamp life: the number of hours the lamps have been turned on, and the number of times the lamps have been turned on. By monitoring these values it is possible, and beneficial, to estimate the remaining life of the lamps and replace them as a group when they are likely to start failing. To access this window, press the Lamp Maintenance button. A screen similar to the following will appear: Lamp Maintenance: The top of the window shows lamp information for the selected Unit or Group; in this case the Group is Offices 1 and 2. A possible reason for viewing this lamp data may be because these offices were lamped at the same time, and 7 lamps have burned out. If the lamps in Offices 1 and 2 are nearing the end of their life and more lamps will need to be replaced soon, replacing them all would be beneficial. Number of Operating Hours (in 100 s): This displays the number of the hours the lamps for the selected Unit or Group have been turned on. In this case, the lamps in Offices 1 and 2 have only been on for approximately 1900 hours. Since most fluorescent lamps usually have a life span of more than 10,000 hours, it would not be advisable to replace all the lamps at this time. Press the Reset button to reset the operating hours to zero, typically after re-lamping the fixtures in that Unit or Group. Number of On Counts: This displays the number of times the lamps have been turned on. In this case, the lamps have been turned on 15 times. Frequently turning lamps on and off can also reduce lamp life. Use this value in combination with the number of operating hours to estimate the life of lamps. Press the Reset button to reset the on counts to zero, typically after re-lamping the fixtures in that Unit or Group. Number of Occupant Sensor Trip: This displays the number of times the lamps have been turned on due to an occupant sensor. In this case, the lamps have turned on 5 times due to an occupant sensor detecting occupancy. This information is useful because lamp life can be reduced from an occupant sensor frequently turning the lights on and off. Press the Reset button to reset the occupant sensor trip count to zero, typically after re-lamping the fixtures in that Unit or Group. Step by Step instructions for the Digital microwatttm Lighting Automation System 15

16 Main Tab Burn In: The top of the chart shows the average number of hours that lamps have been burned in. Three different Burn In states exist: Burn In Active, Burn In Paused, and Burn In Off. When Burn In is Active the lamps are set to high end independent of the mode applied or the state of any wall controls or sensors. The number of hours that the lamps are on during Active Burn In is monitored and Burn In mode will automatically end when 100 hours has been reached. The present active mode will regain control of the lights at the conclusion of the Burn-In period. During Active Burn In, the lights can be turned off but cannot be dimmed. Also, during Active Burn In, room occupancy is ignored, so the lights will remain at high end even when a room becomes unoccupied during the 100 hours of Active Burn In. Active Burn In can be Paused to temporarily gain full control of the lights. Burn In Off indicates the lights can be controlled through the usual operation of the system. The Burn In state is listed in the first column of the chart. The number of detected Units, out of the selected Group, in each Burn In state is listed in the second column. If a Unit is selected in the Groups tree, the only number possible in this column is 1. The third column shows a bar representing the percentage of Units in the selected group that are in each Burn In state and the fourth column shows the numerical value of this percentage. Click on the Start button to start burning in all of the lamps of the selected group. Once Burn In is Active, clicking the Pause button will Pause Burn In and the lights will return to the usual operation. After Pausing Burn In, click Resume to continue the Burn In without losing track of the number of hours the lamps have been in Active Burn In. If the units are in Active Burn In, clicking on the Stop button will stop the Burn In process and will stop counting the number of hours. If you want to exit the window, press the Close button. Important Note: If Burn In is currently Paused, clicking the Start button will cause the number of Burn In hours to be reset to 100 and clicking the Stop button will have no effect. Pausing Burn In is not recommended for long periods of time, because dimming lamps before they have been burned in for 100 hours may cause the lamps to fail prematurely. 16 Step by Step instructions for the Digital microwatttm Lighting Automation System

17 Main Tab Scheduled Events In the Scheduled Events section of the Main Page, the user can view the scheduled events that will affect the unit or group selected from the Groups tree on the left. In addition, the user can choose to view the calendar and/or the event list. The calendar is shown below: The above figure shows the calendar for December The list of events below the calendar represents the scheduled events for the particular day highlighted in the calendar. In the calendar above, December 17, 2001 is highlighted; therefore, the list shows the scheduled events for December 17, You can view the events for another day by simply clicking that day. In addition, you can view any other month by using the arrows to the left and right of the month at the top of the calendar. The symbol ( ) indicates that an event is scheduled for the date. In the calendar above, events are scheduled for Monday through Friday throughout the month of December. Please note that the only events shown are those that will affect the Unit or Group selected in the system tree. The event list for December 17, 2001 shows, among other things, that at 7:30 AM the Units in the group Floors 1 and 2 will be put into Normal mode. Note also that the sunrise and sunset times for the particular day are shown for convenience. By default, this list is sorted by the time of day that the events occur, as indicated by the darker heading for Time. To sort the list based on the Group or the Mode, click on the respective heading. Important Note: An asterisk (*) following the Group name for an event indicates that the event has been scheduled for more than one group. In this case, the event scheduled for the group that is a subset of another Group is redundant and can be removed from the system via the Schedule page. For example, we have a 1st Floor Group that includes every Unit on the first floor. In addition, we have a Lobby Group and, since the lobby is located on the first floor, it is a subset of the 1st Floor Group and contains some of the first floor units. If we apply a mode to 1st Floor and Lobby at the same time on the same days, the event for Lobby would contain an asterisk to denote that another event is already applying the same mode to Lobby at that time. For this reason, the event affecting the Lobby can be eliminated. Step by Step instructions for the Digital microwatttm Lighting Automation System 17

18 Groups Tab Groups Tab - Create and modify lighting groups What are Groups? The Groups page is a powerful tool to customize the Digital microwatt system for a particular installation. A Group is a collection of several units or other Groups, preferably that will share certain functions at particular times. For instance, let us assume that a Digital microwatt system is installed at a particular building with three floors and a parking deck. There can be many Groups of units in this installation. For now we will start by considering three groups: Floors 1 and 2, Floor 3, and Parking Deck. The first and second floors consist of office space that is typically used between 8:00 AM and 6:00 PM. We want to apply a Load Shed of 20% to these floors between 11:00 AM and 2:30 PM. We also want to apply Afterhours mode to these two floors at 6:30 PM every day to turn the lights off after the last occupant leaves. We could of course apply Load Shed and Afterhours mode to the All Group, but suppose the third floor is a warehouse where the lights must stay on full and the employees work two shifts, the second one ending at 11:00 PM. For this case it would only be desirable to apply Load Shed and Afterhours mode to the Group titled Floors 1 and 2. Analogously, we may want to apply Night Light mode to the Parking Deck at 10 minutes before sunset every day so the deck is always lit. Since we do not want the first, second, and third floors to be lit throughout the night we would not apply this mode to those groups. Now let us suppose that the above scenarios have worked fine for a few months but a problem has arisen. Cleaning personnel frequently walk through the halls of the first and second floors between 6:00 PM and 9:30 PM. For this reason, we do not want to apply Afterhours mode to the hallways on the first and second floors. It is easy at this point to create a new Group that does not include the hallways on those floors called Offices 1 and 2, which would be a member of the Floors 1 and 2 group. Now, we can apply Afterhours mode only to the Group titled Offices 1 and 2. However, since we still want to save energy between 11:00 AM and 2:30 PM, we can apply the Load Shed to the original group titled Floors 1 and 2, since the Offices 1 and 2 group is a member of the Floors 1 and 2 group The Groups page is shown in the following figure. Notice the groups on the left match the example building discussed above. In the Groups tree, Groups are in bold face. Since the All Group is highlighted on the left, the right side of the page shows the units and groups that are members of the All Group. You can expand the Groups in the Groups tree to show the units assigned to it by clicking the (+) symbol next to the Group. Right now, the All Group is expanded and so are the groups Floors 1 and 2, Floor 3, and Bathrooms and Hallways. You can also collapse the Groups by clicking the ( ) symbol while the Group is expanded. 18 Step by Step instructions for the Digital microwatttm Lighting Automation System

19 Groups Tab Creating Groups Step 1: Select a group you would like to modify or create a New group. Before you complete this step you must decide whether you want to edit an existing Group or create a new Group. If you want to add Units/Groups to an existing Group or delete Units/Groups from an existing Group, or change the name or description of an existing Group, click the Group in the Groups tree. The Group information will appear in the right side of the screen. If you want to create a brand new Group, click the New button. Step 2: Group Name / Group Description The Group Name and Group Description fields will be full if you are editing a Group. At this point, you can change the name or description of the Group by deleting the text in those fields and typing in the new name or description. If you clicked the New button these fields will be empty so you can type the name and description of the new Group. The Group Name is the name shown in the Groups tree. The Group Description appears in the Groups tree when you hold the mouse pointer over a Group. Both of these fields can be used to completely describe each Group so the user easily understands the area controlled by each Group. For example, the Group Name can be Floor 3, and the Group Description can be Contains third floor warehouse and bathrooms. Any user can easily identify exactly what areas are controlled by the Floor 3 Group. Step 3: Define the group by adding and removing member(s)? Before you can add Units/Groups to a Group or delete Units/Groups from a Group, you must click the Yes button. Once you click Yes, you can then click the Unit/Group in the Groups tree on the left that you wish to add to the Group and click the Add button. That Unit/Group will then appear in the box of members assigned to that Group. Repeat this for each additional Unit/Group you wish to add to the Group. To delete a Unit/Group from the Group you are editing, click that Unit/Group in the box of members assigned to the Group and click the Remove button. To remove several members from the Group, select all of the members for removal and then click the Remove button. Multiple members can be selected in this box in several ways. To select several members that are not next to each other in the list, click on one member, then hold the Control key and click on another member. This process can be repeated until all of the members desired are selected. To select several members that are next to each other in the list, click on the first of the desired members, then hold the Shift key and click on the last of the desired members to select everything between the two members. The same selection can be accomplished by clicking on the first desired member, holding the mouse button down and dragging the mouse pointer to the last desired member. Step 4: Define or modify the group s parent(s)? A parent is a larger Group of which the selected Group is a part. Every Group listed in the Groups tree, with the exception of the All Group, must have at least one parent. To add a parent for the Group you created or edited, click the Yes button. Now, click the parent Group in the Groups tree and click the Add button. To delete a parent for the Group, click the parent Group in the box of parent Groups and click the Remove button. To remove multiple parents, follow the directions for multiple selection in Step 3. In many cases it is advantageous to have several parents for a Group. In the example from the beginning of this section, consider adding a group called Bathrooms 1 and 2 to the Floors 1 and 2 Group. This allows commands sent to the Floors 1 and 2 group to affect the bathrooms on the first and second floors. In case any employees are in the building after the normal hours, lights in all of the bathrooms and hallways in the building should be on at some low level. By defining a group called Bathrooms and Hallways that contains the groups Bathrooms 1 and 2, Bathroom 3, and Hallways 1 and 2, all of the bathrooms and hallways in the entire building can be set to Night Light mode after 11:30 PM. Therefore, in this example, it is convenient to have two parents for the Bathrooms 1 and 2 Group: Bathrooms and Hallways and Floors 1 and 2. Saving Groups Once you have completed configuring a Group, press the Save button. This is the only way to place the new Group in the Groups tree on the left. If you have made a mistake and don t want to save the changes, press the Revert button. Step by Step instructions for the Digital microwatttm Lighting Automation System 19

20 Modes Tab Modes Tab - Create and modify modes What are Modes? Modes are defined as behaviors that can be applied to a Group. A mode can also be applied to an individual Unit, but it always applies a certain set of parameters that control the behavior of the selected Unit or Group. The function of each Lutron built-in basic mode was covered earlier in this manual under the Action & Control section. The present section goes into more detail about each mode and explains how to create modes that are more useful for a particular installation. A screen similar to the following should appear upon initially clicking the Modes tab: The actual screen displayed on your system may vary depending on the components of your system. If your system does not have certain sensors or controls connected to it, they will not be shown. The left side of the screen lists all the modes. The Lutron built-in basic modes are listed first followed by a space and then any custom modes. Lutron built-in basic modes are preceded by the symbol and custom modes are preceded by the symbol The initial screen is the basic mode configuration page. This shows the user if the wall controls, occupant sensors, or daylight sensors are enabled or disabled and the virtual light level in each mode. You can change these settings if you are creating a new mode. In the above figure, Max Control mode is highlighted. Note that the wall controls, occupant sensors, and daylight sensors are all checked as Enabled and the virtual light level is set to user controlled. This makes sense since Max Control mode provides the Digital microwatt system with maximum control over the lights. Suppose we want to make a mode based on Max Control mode that doesn t include the daylight sensors enabled. We will call this mode Max Control no DS. We take the following steps to achieve this. 20 Step by Step instructions for the Digital microwatttm Lighting Automation System

21 Modes Tab Creating Modes Step 1: Select the mode (from left panel) you would like to modify or create a New mode based on the mode selected. Since we are creating a new mode, we will click the New button. However, it is very important to first click the mode on which the new mode will be based, in this case Max Control mode. Note: The six standard modes described in this manual cannot be modified. Therefore, to modify these modes you must select the mode on which a new mode will be based, then click the New button and make your changes. Step 2: Name the mode / Mode Description The name field is cleared when you press the New button. Simply type the name of the new mode in the field. For this example we type Max Control - no DS. You can also type in a description of the mode in the field labeled Mode Description. The description of the new example mode is Enables Wall Controls and OS and disables DS. Step 3: Modify the parameters to achieve the desired effect The main reason for applying a mode is to prevent or allow certain types of control. This is where you specify what types of control will be allowed. For our new example mode we will make sure that the wall controls and occupant sensors are enabled and the daylight sensors are disabled as shown in the following figure. It is also possible to modify other, more advanced, parameters. Press the More button to view the advanced mode configuration page. You can also toggle back to the basic mode configuration page by clicking the Back button. The parameters that can be changed in the advanced mode configuration page are separated into three categories in order of decreasing use: Control & Sensor s Parameter, Afterhours Parameter, and Miscellaneous Parameter. Step by Step instructions for the Digital microwatttm Lighting Automation System 21

22 Modes Tab The Control & Sensor s Parameters have the biggest effect on system control and are as follows: Virtual Light Level (%): The virtual light level can be set to a value. This will put the lights to that level upon applying the mode. One way to lock the lights to a level would be setting the virtual light level to the desired value while disabling the wall controls, occupant sensors, and daylight sensors. Other possible settings for the Virtual Light Level include: Off, Preset 1, Preset 2, Preset 3, Preset 4, User Controlled. The presets simply select the presets set using the Light Level button on the Main Page. User Controlled allows the user to control the light level and therefore, does not change the light level when the mode is applied to the selected group. Note: Some systems only support one preset light level. In these systems, selecting any of the Presets will set the light level to this one preset light level. Wall Control: The wall controls can be enabled, disabled, or left unchanged. If the wall control is locked as described in the section under Controls & Sensors, the wall control will remain locked regardless of this setting. Occupant Sensor: The occupant sensors can be enabled, disabled, or left unchanged. If the occupant sensor is locked as described in the section under Controls & Sensors, the occupant sensor will remain locked regardless of this setting. Timeout Extension: The timeout extension of the occupant sensor can be set from zero to 120 minutes or left unchanged. This extends the amount of time the unit will remain on after the occupant sensor hardware timeout has expired by the selected number of minutes. Daylight Sensor: The daylight sensors can be enabled, disabled, or left unchanged. If the daylight sensor is locked as described in the section under Controls & Sensors, the daylight sensor will remain locked regardless of this setting. Gain: The daylight sensor gain can be set from 0 to 96 or left unchanged. The gain of the sensor is a sensitivity adjustment. With a high gain, the sensor will be sensitive to changes in light level and will adjust the artificial light significantly with a small change in daylight. With the gain set low, a substantial change in daylight would be needed to make a small change in the artificial light. See Appendix for more information on properly setting the gain. 22 Step by Step instructions for the Digital microwatttm Lighting Automation System

23 Modes Tab The Afterhour s Parameters (with the exception of Unoccupied Level) only pertain to Afterhours mode, Night Light mode, or any custom mode based on these modes. The following chart is a visual representation of Afterhours mode operation. After Hours Operation After Hours Mode Activated Room becomes unoccupied Local, Virtual, or Wall Control used Units Flash 1, 2, or 3 times Units turn off Valid only for systems with Occupant Sensors Units at Low End Occupant Sensor hardware Timeout Timeout Extension Warning Time Off Delay Warning Time: The Warning Time can be set from 0 minutes to 120 minutes or left unaffected. The Warning Time is the length of time that the Digital microwatt system will wait to flash the lights after entering Afterhours mode, Night Light mode, or any custom mode based on these modes. For any mode other than Afterhours mode or Night Light mode (or some derivative of these modes), the Warning Time will be disabled. Note in the figure that the Warning Time does not actually start until system has not detected anyone in the building via an occupant sensor or a change in a wall control level. Flashes: This is the number of times the lights will slowly flash from high-end to low-end at the end of the warning time to warn the occupants that the lights have entered Afterhours mode, Night Light mode or a mode based on these modes. After the lights flash they will dim to low end. The number of flashes can be set to 1, 2, or 3 or can be unchanged. For any mode other than Afterhours mode, Night Light mode (or some derivative of these modes), the number of flashes will be disabled. Note: The lights will flash on and off, not from low-end to highend, for any Units set as non-dim (e.g. DIPswitch 8 on the Unit is on). Off Delay: The Off Delay can be set from 1 minute to 15 minutes or left unaffected. The Off Delay is the amount of time that the lights will stay at low end before turning off in Afterhours mode (or some derivative of Afterhours mode). In Night Light mode (or some derivative of Night Light mode), the Off Delay is the amount of time the lights will stay at low end before going to the Unoccupied Level. For any mode other than Afterhours mode, Night Light mode, (or some derivative of these modes), the Off Delay will be disabled. Note that anytime an occupant is detected in the room via an occupant sensor or wall control the sequence will reset from the Warning Time. Night Light: If the Night Light is enabled, the lights cannot be turned off. The lights can be dimmed to low end if their Units are set to be dimmable. For most modes, it is preferable to have the Night Light disabled so occupants can turn the lights off if desired. On the other hand, the Night Light can be useful for exterior lights or hallway lights which should never be turned off at night under any circumstance. The Night Light can also be set for No Change. For any mode other than Afterhours mode, Night Light mode, (or some derivative of these modes), Night Light will be disabled. Unoccupied Level: Finally, the unoccupied light level can be set from 0% to 99% or left unchanged. Please note that setting the unoccupied light level to something other than zero may increase lamp life since it reduces the on/off cycles (see Appendix for more information). The Unoccupied Level is the level the lights will be set to when an occupant sensor detects a room is unoccupied (after the amount of time set by the occupant sensor s hardware timeout and the timeout extension explained above) or after the Off Delay in Night Light mode (or a mode based on Night Light mode). If a system does not contain occupant sensors, this parameter will only affect units when Night Light is enabled. Step by Step instructions for the Digital microwatttm Lighting Automation System 23

24 Modes Tab Changes in the Miscellaneous Parameters will have less impact on the users. These parameters will impact energy savings and Emergency mode. Max Light Limit: The max light limit can be set to have no limit, to have a value from 1% to 99% light level or can be left unchanged. The max light limit is the highest level that the lights will be allowed to go, either via wall controls or virtual controls. Obviously the chief application of this feature is to save energy by reducing the highest possible light level. This value acts to temporarily lower the high end value. Emergency Level: The emergency light level can be set from 50% to 100% or left unchanged. This is the level that the lights will go to when hardware or software emergency is applied. Load Shed Percentage: The load shed can be set from 0% to 99% or left unchanged. The load shed percentage is approximately the percentage that the actual light level will be reduced (see note on page 13). This also is a feature to save energy by actively reducing the light level. Saving Modes Since we have completed the creation of our new mode, it is necessary to click the Save button. Upon clicking the Save button the new mode will be present in the list on the left side of the screen, and can be activated via the main page or a scheduled event. If you have made a mistake, or want to keep the settings for the original mode upon which the new mode was based, click the Revert button. 24 Step by Step instructions for the Digital microwatttm Lighting Automation System

25 Schedule Tab Schedule Tab - Schedule automated events What is a Schedule? One of the many useful tools of the Digital microwatt system is its ability to schedule events. This allows the system to automatically apply any event that can be applied manually. These events can occur at a particular time of the day or in relation to the sunrise and sunset times of the geographic location of the system. Since the Digital microwatt system can also interface with other building systems, the versatile event scheduler can, to a limited extent, affect other systems in the building management network. This represents a distinct advantage when coordinating events among multiple building systems. NOTE: The Digital microwatt server must be logged in as an administrator for the timeclock to function properly. The Schedule Page consists of the Groups tree at the left, the Calendar, the Filter selection, and the Events List. The events displayed in the Events List depend on the Group/Unit selected in the tree, the date selected on the Calendar, and the Mode or Command selected for the Filter. The only events that will be listed are those that affect the selected Group/Unit. For example, in the figure below the group Offices 1 and 2 is highlighted on the left. The list of events shows events scheduled for this group as well as events scheduled for the group Floors 1 and 2. These events are included in the list because Floors 1 and 2 is the parent group of Offices 1 and 2 and therefore any mode applied to Floors 1 and 2 will also affect Offices 1 and 2. The list will not display events for individual Groups/Units that are part of Offices 1 and 2 since these events may not affect the selected Group, Offices 1 and 2. Step by Step instructions for the Digital microwatttm Lighting Automation System 25

26 Schedule Tab Calendar: The Calendar shows the present month with the current day highlighted by default. To view the schedule for any particular day, simply click the day to highlight it. In addition, you can view different months by clicking the arrows to the right or left of the month name at the top of the Calendar. The symbol ( ) indicates that an event is scheduled for that date that will affect the selected Unit or Group. For example, in the figure below, events are scheduled on Monday through Friday for every week in December. The present day being viewed is December 17, identified by being highlighted. Events List: The items shown in the Events List are the scheduled events for the highlighted day in the calendar. In the next figure there are four events scheduled for the given day. The events are defined by the parameters shown at the top of the Events List. By default, this list is sorted by the time of day that the events occur, as indicated by the darker heading for Time. To sort the list based on the Start Day, End Day, Group, Mode, Frequency, or Disabled click on the respective heading. Important Note: An asterisk (*) following the Group name for an event indicates that the event has been scheduled for more than one group. In this case, the event scheduled for the group that is a subset of another Group is redundant and can be removed from the system via the Schedule page. 26 Step by Step instructions for the Digital microwatttm Lighting Automation System

27 Schedule Tab Start Day: The Start Day is the first day that the event will occur. If the event was only scheduled to happen one time, the Start Day will be the day the event was scheduled to occur. Time: Displays the time that the event should occur on the given day. Time may be a particular time of the day or it can be in relation to the sunrise or sunset times of the geographic location of the system. End Day: This is the last day that the event will occur. Events can be scheduled until New Year s Day in the year If the scheduled event should occur regularly and indefinitely, the End Day will display 1/1/2030. One time events will again show the End Day as the day for which the event is scheduled. Group: As with every other feature of the system, each scheduled event has to be assigned to a particular Unit or a Group of Units. The Group column displays the Group the event will affect. Mode: Displays the event type. The fourth scheduled event in the previous figure applies Afterhours Mode to Offices 1 and 2. The event type listed in the Mode column could also be defined as any other basic or custom mode, setting a light level, applying load shed, or enabling or disabling wall controls or sensors. In addition, an output on an OMX-AV contact closure interface can be activated using a timeclock event. Frequency: Displays the frequency at which the event will occur. The frequency can be one time, every day, weekdays, weekends, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, Christmas, July 4th, New Years Day, or any day of the month (e.g. 1st day of every month, 2nd day of every month, etc.). Disabled: Check this box to disable the event. The event will not occur when the Disabled box is checked. This is useful for creating events now that will not be useful until a later date. Filter by mode or command: Select a mode or command from the drop-down menu to filter the scheduled events displayed in the calendar and the event list. For example, if the only events you are interested in are those events that set the Load Shed, you can select Set Load Shed Percent to from the drop-down. Step by Step instructions for the Digital microwatttm Lighting Automation System 27

28 Schedule Tab Creating Scheduled Events Press the New button to create a new scheduled event. If there is already an event present you wish to change in some way, click the event in the Events List to highlight it and click the Modify button or double click on the event. Either way, the following screen will appear. Step 1: Select the mode or other command you would like to apply. Use the drop-down menu to select the action. As mentioned previously, you can apply a basic or custom mode, set a light level, apply a load shed, and enable or disable wall controls or sensors. If setting a timeclock event to activate a contact closure on an OMX-AV, please see Appendix on page 56. Step 2: Select the group(s) or unit(s) you would like the event to affect, using the tree at left. If you are creating a new event, click on the Group you would like the event to affect in the Groups tree to highlight it. Click the Add button and the Group will appear in the window. Repeat for any other Groups. The previous Groups will already be in the window if you are modifying an event. You can add more Groups in the manner above. You can also remove Groups from an event by clicking them inside the window to highlight them and clicking the Remove button. To remove several Groups, select all of the groups for removal and then click the Remove button. Multiple Groups can be selected in this box in several ways. To select several Groups that are not next to each other in the list, click on one Group, then hold the Control key and click on another Group. This process can be repeated until all of the Groups desired are selected. To select several Groups that are next to each other in the list, click on the first of the desired Groups, then hold the Shift key and click on the last of the desired Groups to select everything between the two Groups. The same selection can be accomplished by clicking on the first desired Group, holding the mouse button down and dragging the mouse pointer to the last desired Group. Step 3: Do you want to specify a time relative to sunrise or sunset? The step works in combination with the next step. Selecting Yes will allow you to enter the time relative to sunrise or sunset in the next step. Selecting No will allow you to enter a particular time of day in the next step. 28 Step by Step instructions for the Digital microwatttm Lighting Automation System

29 Schedule Tab Step 4: Define the time for your event to be applied. When the answer to Step 3 is No, the time in Step 4 can be set in standard 12-hour time including the time and am or pm designation, e.g. 11:55 am. Use the large drop-down menu to set the time at half-hour intervals and use the smaller arrows to set the exact minute. When the answer to Step 3 is Yes, the time in Step 4 is set relative to sunrise or sunset. It is easiest to understand setting an astronomic time by reading the entries in the drop-down menus from left to right. The time that the event will happen will be either sunrise or sunset, plus or minus a specified time. Use the drop-down menus to select the time. The first menu specifies sunrise or sunset. If your event is in the evening choose sunset. If your event is in the morning choose sunrise. You can select either a + or in the next drop-down menu. Select the + symbol to make the event happen after the sunrise or sunset you chose in the first menu. Choose the symbol to make the event happen before the sunrise or sunset. Use the next two drop-down menus to set the time relative to the sunrise or sunset. In the previous figure the event is set to happen 20 minutes after sunset. This is beneficial for an event to turn on exterior lights just after dusk. As stated before, the menus read Sunset plus zero hours and 20 minutes from left to right. This equates to 20 minutes after sunset. Step 5: Specify repeat frequency. Use this drop-down menu to choose how often the event should occur. As stated before the options are one time, every day, weekdays, weekends, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, Christmas, New Years Day, July 4th, or any day of the month (e.g. 1st day of every month, 2nd day of every month, etc.) Step 6: Define the start and end dates for your event. Use these two menus to specify the first and last days the event will occur. If the event should only happen once simply enter that date as the Start Day. Leave 1/1/2030 as the End Day if the event should happen regularly and for an indefinite amount of time. Step 7: Do you want this event to be enabled? Click Yes if you want the event to occur at the next scheduled time. Click No if you do not want the event to occur yet. This is useful for creating events now that will not be useful until a later date. Saving Scheduled Events Click the Save button to enter the event and return to the calendar and event list. Note: The event saved may not be displayed in the event list depending on the selected Group on the left and the Mode/Command filter. If you have made a mistake and want to return to the original settings for the event, click the Revert button. If you do not want to save the event and want to return to the calendar and event list view, click the Cancel button. Step by Step instructions for the Digital microwatttm Lighting Automation System 29

30 Configure Tab The Configure Tab The Configure tab allows the user to make higher-level changes to the system. You may add or delete units or wallstations. You can set preferences for what is shown on the main page or generate reports. The Configure tab works slightly different from the other tabs. Upon clicking the Configure tab a drop-down menu appears, as shown in the figure below. The possible options that you can configure are: Preferences, Users/User Groups, Reports, Units, and Wallstations. Important Note: The options that appear in the Configure Tab Menu may vary depending on your access rights and the components of your system. 30 Step by Step instructions for the Digital microwatttm Lighting Automation System

31 Preference Page Preferences Page - Configure what appears in the user interface What are Preferences? Each user may define their personal preferences as to what they will see on the Main page after they login to the Digital microwatt system. Recall that the main page is separated into three sections: Group/Unit Status, Action & Control, and Scheduled Events. Since the Preferences Page configures what appears on the Main Page, these three sections also appear on the Preferences Page as shown below. Note: The preferences on your screen may be different depending on the permissions of your user group. Changing Preferences Main Screen Status: This section allows you to change what parameters are visible in the Group/Unit Status section of the main page. Power: When this is checked the Power chart will be visible on the main page. The power chart always shows the present power usage as well as the usage for the last 24 hours. Light Level: When this is checked the Average Light Level chart will be visible on the main page. This chart always shows the present average light level as well as the average light level for the last 24 hours. Active Modes: When this is checked the active modes chart will be visible on the main page. This chart shows how many Units in the selected Group are in each mode. Note that this chart also shows how many units are responding in the selected Group. Occupant Sensors: When this is checked the bottom chart of the Group/Unit Status section of the Main Page will show how many Units have occupant sensors connected and enabled. The chart will also show how many of those areas are occupied. Daylight Sensors: When this is checked the bottom chart of the Group/Unit Status section of the Main Page will show how many Units have daylight sensors connected and enabled. The chart will also show the percentage reduction in light level caused by the daylight sensors. Step by Step instructions for the Digital microwatttm Lighting Automation System 31

32 Preference Page Wall Controls: When this is checked the bottom chart of the Group/Unit Status section of the Main Page will show how many Units have wall controls connected and enabled. The chart will also show the average level to which those wall controls are set. Main Screen Action & Control: This section allows you to change what parameters are visible in the Action & Control section of the main page. Mode: When this is checked, the drop-down menu of modes and the button to apply them will be visible in the Action & Control section of the main page. Without this checked the user cannot apply a mode without creating a scheduled event. Light Level: When this is checked the user can change the light level of a Unit or Group with the software slider. The button to access this feature disappears when unchecked in the Preferences Page. Load Shed: When this is checked there is a button in the Action & Control section of the Main Page to allow the user to apply a load shed. If unchecked, load shed can only be applied with a scheduled event. Lock Controls & Sensors: When this is checked the user can press a button on the Main Page to lock and unlock wall controls, occupant sensors, and daylight sensors. Lamp Maintenance: When this is checked the user can have access to the Lamp Maintenance button to monitor lamp information and season new lamps. Main Screen Scheduled Events: This section allows you to change what parameters are visible in the Scheduled Events section of the main page. Calendar: When this is checked a calendar is visible on the Main Page. This calendar allows the user to view events for any day in any month. Event List: The list of events for the selected day is visible on the Main Page when this is checked. General: This section only allows you to change one parameter, the Auto Logout time. Auto Logout is the length of time the system will wait after someone stops using the software before the software automatically logs the user off the system. This feature is useful to prevent unwanted persons from accessing the system after an authorized user leaves and forgets to log off. Simply click the drop down menu to adjust this length of time. Choosing never means the system will never automatically log itself out. Saving Preferences Please note that it is necessary to click the Save button for any of the above changes to take effect. If you decide to keep the settings as they were before making changes, press the Revert button. 32 Step by Step instructions for the Digital microwatttm Lighting Automation System

33 Users/User Groups Page Users/User Groups Page - Modify users and set access privileges for various classes of users What are Users and User Groups? One of the many powerful tools of the Digital microwatt system is the ability to not only provide access to different users, but provide a specific level of access for these different users. Each user of the Digital microwatt system must have a distinct user ID and password that will allow them to login to the system. The use of users helps to prevent unauthorized access to the system. Each of the users of the system will belong to a user group. The user group defines the user s privileges in the Digital microwatt software. A popular example would be access for an afterhours security guard. The guard should have a unique User ID ( Security1 ) which belongs to a user group ( Security Guards ) that has access to the emergency feature and is able to monitor occupancy in various areas, but does not have access to user passwords, load shed, etc. On the other hand, the building s owner or a representative of the building s owner would belong to a different user group ( Administrator ) that allows access to every parameter of the system. The Users/User Groups Page is where these levels of access can be set. It is possible in this page to modify or add both Users and User Groups. A User can be assigned to a User Group. The parameters that can be changed or configured for a User are shown below. Step by Step instructions for the Digital microwatttm Lighting Automation System 33

34 Users/User Groups Page Creating Users Step 1: Modify the selected User (Group), or create a new User or User Group To demonstrate how to add a User, let us say that a new user, John Doe, will be added and John should have total access to the system. We click the User button since we are adding a new user. If you want to modify information for an existing user, you can click that User in the tree at left to highlight it. The information for that User then appears in the right, and can be changed by clicking and entering new text in each field. Note: It is not possible to modify the parameters of the default Administrator UserGroup included with the system. Step 2: Provide the following User information User ID: Enter the login identification for the User. The User ID is the name the user types in to login to the Digital microwatt software. For our new user we will make the User ID jdoe. The User ID can only contain letters, numbers, spaces, underscores, or dashes. The User ID is NOT case sensitive. Password: The Password is a set of characters that corresponds to a particular User ID. This is typed in with the User ID to gain access to the Digital microwatt software. Each User should have a unique Password, known only by that particular User. The Password can only contain letters, numbers, spaces, underscores, or dashes. The Password is NOT case sensitive. Display Auto Refresh: The Display Auto Refresh is the number of seconds before the data on the main page is automatically refreshed. This value does not have any effect on the speed that the commands are sent to the Digital microwatt units. We will select 2 sec for our new user. It may be beneficial to choose a higher value when connecting from a slow or remote location. Last Name: Enter the last name of the User. We use Doe for our example. First Name: Enter the first name of the User. We use John for our example. Inactivity Logout: The Digital microwatt system has the ability to log Users out of the software automatically after a period of inactivity. It is possible to adjust this length of time using the Inactivity Logout drop-down menu. The range is minutes or never. If we set the Inactivity Logout for User John Doe to 2 minutes, and he is logged in, the software will logout after 2 minutes without him moving the mouse or pressing a key. This value can also be adjusted by the user on the Preferences Page under General. Step 3: Select User Group? The User Group is the classification of a User. Different User Groups provide the Users within those groups various levels of access to the system; therefore, a User Group could be considered a level of access. You must first click the Yes button to select a User Group. Then, click the User Group in the tree you wish to assign the User to. Finally, click the Add button. If you are modifying the parameters for an existing User, and you want to remove the User from a particular User Group, select the User Group in the box and click the Remove button. For this example, we will assign John Doe to the Administrator user group since we want him to have total access to the system. Note: Each user must be assigned a User Group. If you wish to assign this User to a User Group that is not yet created, first assign it to another group, finish creating this user, and proceed to the next step, Creating User Groups. Step 4: Set Root Lighting Group? The Root Lighting Group is the Group or Unit that will appear at the top of the user s Groups tree. For our example, we will set the Root Lighting Group to All so John Doe can access all of the lights in the building. The Root Lighting Group is beneficial because it provides each User control of their individual lights. Users can view only their lighting Groups in the system tree instead of searching through the system tree to find the lighting Group for their area. 34 Step by Step instructions for the Digital microwatttm Lighting Automation System

35 Users/User Groups Page Saving Users Remember to click the Save button to implement your changes. If you wish to erase the changes you made to a User, click the Revert button. To delete a user, simply highlight the user and click the Delete button. The previous example explained how to add a user to the system. Now suppose that we actually want to give the new user John Doe total access to the building except that we do not want him to be able to create users or user groups. Creation of users will be a task for the IS Department in the building, and user groups will be created by the facilities department manager. In this case, we will need to create a new User Group, using the screen shown below, to setup the privileges that we want to give John Doe following the steps below. Step by Step instructions for the Digital microwatttm Lighting Automation System 35

36 Users/User Groups Page Creating User Groups Step 1: Modify the selected User (Group), or create a new User or User Group We will click the User Group button this time since we are adding a new user group. If you want to modify information for an existing user group, you can click that User Group in the tree at left to highlight it. The information for that User Group then appears in the right, and can be changed by clicking and entering new text in each field. Step 2: Provide the following User Group information Group Name: Enter the name for the User Group. The Group Name is the name that will be associated with the privileges defined below. This Group Name will appear on the left after the Save button is pressed. For our new user group, we will make the Group Name Lighting Only. Description: The Description can be used to help you remember what the purpose of a particular user group is. For our new user group, we will enter the Description Full control of lights but no administrative rights. Step 3: Select Users? To allow users to have the level of access defined by this User Group, you can add the User to this User Group in this step. You must first click the Yes button to select a User. Then, click the User in the tree you wish to assign to the User Group. Finally, click the Add button. If you are modifying an existing User Group, and you want to remove a User from the User Group, select the User in the box and click the Remove button. To remove several Users from the User Group, select all of the Users for removal and then click the Remove button. Multiple Users can be selected in this box in several ways. To select several Users that are not next to each other in the list, click on one User, then hold the Control key and click on another User. This process can be repeated until all of the Users desired are selected. To select several Users that are next to each other in the list, click on the first of the desired Users, then hold the Shift key and click on the last of the desired Users to select everything between the two Users. The same selection can be accomplished by clicking on the first desired User, holding the mouse button down and dragging the mouse pointer to the last desired User. For this example, we will assign John Doe (jdoe) to our new user group. Note: You must assign at least one user to a User Group. If you want to assign a User that does not yet exist, first create that User and assign the User to any User Group, then return to the User Groups page and assign the User to the correct User Group. Step 4: Set Permissions This step sets the level of access that members of this User Group will have. All Administrative Rights: Checking this permission will automatically check both Create/Edit Users and Create/Edit User Groups. Unchecking this permission will automatically uncheck both Create/Edit Users and Create/Edit User Groups. When both Create/Edit Users and Create/Edit User Groups are not checked, the Users/User Groups page will not be accessible to a user in this user group. Create/Edit Users: When this permission is checked, a member of this user group will be able to access the Users page and add new users to the system or edit existing users in the system. Create/Edit User Groups: When this permission is checked, a member of this user group will be able to access the User Groups page and add new user groups to the system or edit existing user groups in the system. All Modification Rights: Checking this permission will automatically check Edit Lighting Groups, Edit Modes, and View Modes. Unchecking this permission will automatically uncheck both Edit Lighting Groups, Edit Modes, and View Modes. Edit Lighting Groups: When this permission is checked, a member of this user group will be able to access the Groups page and add, modify, or delete lighting groups in the system. When this permission is not checked, a member of this user group will not have access to the Groups page. Edit Modes: When this permission is checked, a member of this user group will be able to access the Modes page and add, modify, or delete modes in the system. Checking this permission will automatically check View Modes. When both this permission and View Modes are not checked, a member of this user group will not have access to the Modes page. 36 Step by Step instructions for the Digital microwatttm Lighting Automation System

37 Users/User Groups Page View Modes: When this permission is checked, a member of this user group will be able to access the Modes page. The user will not be able to add, modify, or delete modes in the system unless Edit Modes is also checked. Unchecking this permission will automatically uncheck Edit Modes. When both this permission and Edit Modes are not checked, a member of this user group will not have access to the Modes page. All Configuration Rights: Checking this permission will automatically check both Configure Wallstation and Configure Unit. Unchecking this permission will automatically uncheck both Configure Wallstation and Configure Unit. Configure Wallstation: When this permission is checked, a member of this user group will be able to access the Wallstations page and add, modify, or delete Wallstation devices in the system. When this permission is not checked, a member of this user group will not have access to the Wallstations page. Configure Unit: When this permission is checked, a member of this user group will be able to access the Units page and add, modify, or delete units in the system. When this permission is not checked, a member of this user group will not have access to the Units page. All Scheduler Rights: Checking this permission will automatically check both View Event Schedule and Modify Event Schedule. Unchecking this permission will automatically uncheck both View Event Schedule and Modify Event Schedule. View Event Schedule: When this permission is checked, a member of this user group will be able to access the Schedule page and will be able to view the Scheduled Events on the Main page. The user will not be able to add, modify, or delete events scheduled in the system unless Modify Event Schedule is also checked. Unchecking this permission will automatically uncheck Modify Event Schedule. When both this permission and Modify Event Schedule are not checked, a member of this user group will not have access to the Schedule page or the Scheduled Events on the Main page. Modify Event Schedule: When this permission is checked, a member of this user group will be able to access the Schedule page and will be able to view the Scheduled Events on the Main page. In addition, the user can add, delete, or modify events in the Schedule Page. Checking this permission will automatically check View Event Schedule. When both this permission and View Event Schedule are not checked, a member of this user group will not have access to the Schedule page or the Scheduled Events on the Main page. Set Emergency at Root Group: When this permission is checked, a member of this user group will be able to create and edit modes based on Emergency-Full On mode and will be able to apply these modes from the Main page and the Schedule page. When this permission is not checked, a member of this user group will not be able to create and edit modes based on Emergency-Full On mode and will not be able to apply these modes from the Main page or the Schedule page. Set Load Shed at Root Group: When this permission is checked, a member of this user group will be able to edit the Load Shed Percentage parameter when creating or editing a mode. Also, the user will be able to apply a Load Shed from the Main page or from the Schedule page. When this permission is not checked, a member of this user group will not be able to edit the Load Shed Percentage parameter when creating or editing a mode. Also, the user will not be able to apply a Load Shed from the Main page or from the Schedule page. All Reports Rights: Checking this permission will automatically check View Reports. Unchecking this permission will automatically uncheck View Reports. View Reports: When this permission is checked, a member of this user group will be able to create reports on system operation. For our example, we will check all permissions except All Administrative Rights, Create/Edit Users, and Create/Edit User Groups. Saving User Groups Remember to click the Save button to implement your changes. If you wish to erase the changes you made to a User Group, click the Revert button. Step by Step instructions for the Digital microwatttm Lighting Automation System 37

38 Reports Page Reports Page - Define and generate reports What is a Report in the Digital microwatt system? A report is a printable tabular readout of system information, such as power usage or light level, with respect to time. For instance, a Power Report will show the average power and peak power at specific time intervals for a specific period of time. A Light Level Report will show the average light level, the daylight sensor cutback, the amount of load shed applied, the level set at any wall controls, and the occupant status of the area, at specific time intervals for a specific period of time. The time over which the report is applied, and the intervals at which data are taken for the report, are user configurable. What is the value of these reports? A significant benefit of Digital microwatt is the ability for you, the occupant or manager of the facility, to use it to maximize the operational efficiency and energy savings of your facility. The Reports feature is the method to accomplish this. For instance, following is an excerpt from a Maintenance Report. This type of report increases the operational efficiency of the facility. Fluorescent lamps fail after a known average number of hours of operation. The Digital microwatt system can provide the number of hours the lamps have been on so the maintenance staff can relamp a group of fixtures containing lamps near the end of their life span. Group relamping is significantly more cost-effective than replacing individual lamps. A Maintenance Report also states whether or not a Unit or Group is communicating with the server. 38 Step by Step instructions for the Digital microwatttm Lighting Automation System

39 Reports Page The following figure shows a report titled Light Level Analysis. This provides information on actual light level, set wall control level, daylight sensor cutback, load shed, and occupancy status. Why is this useful? You can now look at which areas have the highest light level (and therefore power consumption), and compare that to the sensor and wall control inputs for those areas to investigate why those areas have the lights so high. Types of reports There are five types of reports available, two of which have been briefly discussed above. Energy Report: An Energy Report simply shows the energy used and the corresponding light level for a Unit or Group for the desired time period. Creating an Energy Report of different areas allows you to compare which areas are using more energy, and at what times they are using the most energy. Light Level Analysis: Shown above, this is a very useful report. Like the name suggests, you can use this report to analyze the different parameters that caused the lights to be at a certain level. The actual light level of the space is mainly dictated by the daylight sensor cutback, the load shed applied, the wall control level, and whether the space is occupied. If the space was not occupied for 6 hours and the light level is 90%, something needs adjustment, possibly the occupant sensor location or sensitivity. Maintenance Report: A Maintenance Report provides information about the operation of the system hardware, lamp runtime, and the number of lamp on/off cycles. The lamp runtime, in conjunction with the number of on/off cycles, can be used to estimate when lamps will start to fail; therefore, they can be replaced in advance as a group. This report also shows whether the selected Unit or Group is communicating with the server. Power Report: This report shows the average power used, the peak power used, and the average light level for the selected Unit or Group over the desired time. The peak power is the highest amount of power being used by the Unit or Group in that particular time frame. Obviously, power consumption should follow average light level. Status Report: The Status Report shows all the internal settings of the selected Unit. This information is not very useful to the end user because it is written in the language of the computer database from which it is taken. However, it is very useful to Lutron service representatives, and can be used to troubleshoot the system in detail. Step by Step instructions for the Digital microwatttm Lighting Automation System 39

40 Reports Page Creating a Report Step 1: Select a Report Type Use the drop-down menu to choose the type of report you would like to view. The types of reports are listed in the previous section. In the following example, the report type is Light Level Analysis. Step 2: Select the Group(s) or Unit(s) you would like to generate a report for, using the tree at left To add a Group or Unit to the report, simply highlight it in the system tree and click the Add button. You may add multiple Groups or Units. The parameters shown in the report will only be generated with the data from these selected Groups or Units. We have selected the All Group in the figure below; therefore, the report will provide a light level analysis of the entire system. Step 3: Specify time interval and frequency (if applicable) Using the drop-down menus under the Customized Interval, choose the beginning and end date for the report. These will be the first and last times for which data will be supplied in the report. Next, use the Frequency drop-down menu to choose the frequency. The options are hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly. The frequency is the rate at which data will be displayed in the report, in the selected Customized Interval. In the example below, the report generated will show data every hour from May 21, 2002 until May 23, Step 4: Specify Report Heading Type in the desired title for the report. In our example below, the title is Light Level Analysis for DMW System. 40 Step by Step instructions for the Digital microwatttm Lighting Automation System

41 Units Page Units Page - Modify or configure new Digital microwatt units What are Units? Digital microwatt Lighting Zone Controllers (DMW-LZC1), or individual circuits in Digital microwatt panels, are referred to as Units in the software. These Units are wired to the lights that the Unit will monitor and control. Each Unit can have wall controls, occupant sensors, and daylight sensors wired to it. In addition, each Unit can be controlled from timeclock events or the Graphical User Interface. The Units Page configures the software to communicate with these Units. The Units Page is similar to the Groups Page. Both pages allow the user to add something to the system or modify something in the system. Remember that the Groups Page is found in the second tab at the top of the screen, labeled Groups. The Groups Page is more accessible than the Units page because changes to Groups have less of an impact on system operation. Configuring Groups is simply a tool to make the system more useful for your particular installation. The Digital microwatt system is unaffected by the number of Groups. Conversely additional Units added through the software, particularly Units that do not physically exist, do affect the Digital microwatt system. Keep this in mind when adding or modifying Units, and do not add Units unless the Digital microwatt Lighting Zone Controllers (DMW-LZC1) or Lighting Control Panels have been physically wired to the system. Step by Step instructions for the Digital microwatttm Lighting Automation System 41

42 Units Page Creating Units Step 1: Select a Unit to modify or configure a New Unit If you wish to modify any parameters of an existing Unit, highlight that Unit in the tree at the left. If you are adding a new Unit, click the New button. Step 2: Provide/Edit Unit Profile Unit Name: This field will be filled in if you are modifying an existing Unit. You may change it if desired. If configuring a new Unit, type the name in this box. The Unit Name is the name that appears in the system tree. Select a Unit Name that allows the user to easily identify what lights the Unit controls. Unit Description: This field will contain a description if you are modifying an existing Unit. You may change it if desired. If configuring a new Unit, enter the description in this box. The Unit Description appears in the Groups tree when a user holds the mouse pointer over that Unit. The Unit Description can be used with the Unit Name to fully identify the Unit (what lights it controls, where it is mounted, etc.) Router Panel Address: Use this drop-down menu to enter the address of the Router Panel (DMW-RP3) that the Unit will be wired to. The address range is 1-20 and is determined by the Address DIP Switch on the Router Panel. DMW Link Number: Use this drop-down menu to enter the controller link (DMW link) number to which the Unit is wired. There are three controller links on each Router Panel; therefore the range is 1-3. Unit Address: Use this drop-down menu to enter the address of the Unit. Each Unit must be provided a unique address using the Address DIP Switch on the front of the Lighting Zone Controller. The Address DIP Switch setting must match the address entered in this field on the Units Page. The range of possible addresses is Note that the addressing information can be found in the Hardware Installer's Guide. BACnet: Check this box if the Unit should be controlled by another system via Building and Automation Control Network (BACnet). This requires the installation of additional software. Step 3: Modify Parent Group(s)? This step is analogous to configuring a Group's parent in the Groups Page. As with Groups, a Unit can have several parents. Every Unit must have at least one parent, one Group that controls it. To add a parent for the Unit you created or edited, click the Yes button. Now, click the parent Group in the Groups tree and click the Add button. To delete a parent for the Unit, click the parent Group in the box of parents and click the Remove button. To remove several parents, select all of the parents for removal and then click the Remove button. Multiple parents can be selected in this box in several ways. To select several parents that are not next to each other in the list, click on one parent, then hold the Control key and click on another parent. This process can be repeated until all of the parents desired are selected. To select several parents that are next to each other in the list, click on the first of the desired parents, then hold the Shift key and click on the last of the desired parents to select everything between the two parents. The same selection can be accomplished by clicking on the first desired parent, holding the mouse button down and dragging the mouse pointer to the last desired parent. 42 Step by Step instructions for the Digital microwatttm Lighting Automation System

43 Units Page Saving Units Once you have completed configuring a Unit, press the Save button. This is the only way to place the new Unit in the tree on the left. If you have made a mistake and don't want to save the changes, press the Revert button. Once a unit has been saved, the unit settings can be configured by clicking the Configure button. If the system does not detect the unit, the system will begin to search for the missing unit and the window shown below will appear on the screen. This search may take up to approximately one minute. If you wish to stop the system from searching for the unit, click the Cancel button. If the unit is not found at the completion of the search, the unit will not be able to be configured. See the Digital microwatt Hardware Installer's Guide (p/n ) or Hardware Installer's Guide for Panel Based Systems (p/n ) for assitance. If the unit is found, the following screen should appear. Step by Step instructions for the Digital microwatttm Lighting Automation System 43

44 Units Page Configuring Unit Settings To configure the settings for the selected unit, click the Configure button. Step 1: Select a Ballast Type Setting the ballast type is an important function because each ballast model may have slightly different high or lowend trims. Setting the trim properly ensures longer lamp and ballast life, and proper dimming performance. Use the drop-down menu to select the ballast type wired to the Unit. Step 2: Set the high end and low end for the unit. You may use the slider to help you identify the value you want. Click on the default button to get the default high end and low end value for the ballast type you have selected. Press the Default button to set the default high and low-end trim for the ballast selected in Step 1. The slider on the left can be used to fine tune the high end and low end for a unit. To change the high end or low end values, the values can be typed in the box next to High and Low, respectively. Note: Lutron strongly recommends against setting ballast settings other than the default. Contact Lutron if you think your ballast settings should be set otherwise. Step 3: Modify the parameter to achieve the desired effect. Daylight Sensor Gain: The daylight sensor gain can be set from 0 to 96. The gain of the sensor is a sensitivity adjustment. With a high gain, the sensor will be sensitive to changes in light level and will adjust the artificial light significantly with a small change in daylight. With the gain set low, a substantial change in daylight would be needed to make a small change in the artificial light. See Appendix for more information on properly setting the gain. The gain can also be changed from the Modes page by applying a mode. Saving Unit Settings Once you have completed configuring the Unit Settings, press the Save button. If you have made a mistake and don't want to save the changes, press the Revert button. If you would like to return to the previous page with the Unit addressing information, click the Back button. 44 Step by Step instructions for the Digital microwatttm Lighting Automation System

45 Wallstation Page Wallstations Page - Configure or reconfigure Wallstations What are Wallstations? Your Digital microwatt system may contain physical lighting controls other than the analog wall controls discussed thus far. The term Wallstation, when used in the Wallstations Page, does not refer to the analog wall controls discussed previously. Those analog wall controls wire directly to a maximum of three individual Units and can only control the Unit or Units that it is wired to. To distinguish between the two types of physical lighting controls, we will refer to Wallstations in the Wallstations Page as Digital Wallstations. Digital Wallstations wire to one of the three Wallstation links (WS links) on a Router Panel (DMW-RP3). A Digital Wallstation can control any Unit, or Group, that is wired to the corresponding controller link (DMW link) on the same Router Panel. The EOMX-style Digital Wallstation is shown in the next figure. For this type of Wallstation, each row of buttons contains an on button and an off button. The on button will turn that zone of lights to a preset level, and the off button will turn them off. A green LED next to each button indicates the status of the zone. This type of Digital Wallstation is available with one to four rows of on and off buttons (a four row, eight button station is shown), and with or without the STORE and LOWER and RAISE buttons. Functionality of the Digital Wallstation is as follows: A user presses the ON button for a particular zone. The zone of lights turns on to the preset level. The LED next to the ON button flashes for a few seconds. While the LED is flashing, the user can raise or lower the light intensity using the RAISE and LOWER buttons. After raising or lowering the lights, the user can then set that level as the new preset level by pressing the STORE button. The user can then turn the lights off by pressing the OFF button. Step by Step instructions for the Digital microwatttm Lighting Automation System 45

46 Wallstation Page Another type of Digital Wallstation, the NTOMX-style, is shown in the following figure. This Wallstation can select four preset light levels, with led feedback, and turn the lights off for a particular Unit or Group. These preset levels are defined by using the Light Level button in the Action and Control section of the Main Page. LUTRON In addition to these two styles of keypads, the Wallstations Page can be used to configure contact closure inputs or outputs on a contact closure interface, Lutron model number OMX-AV. The OMX-AV has five input closures that can be used to select four preset light levels and off, and has five output contact closures that can be used to control other equipment external of the Digital microwatt system. The Wallstations Page, shown below, represents a powerful feature of the Digital microwatt system. It allows the user to configure or reconfigure Digital Wallstations or contact closures at any time. The same Digital Wallstation or interface can then perform different functions. There are many uses for this feature; one common application is for a space used for many different functions. The same keypads can be used but the function could differ according to the needs of the specific user. 46 Step by Step instructions for the Digital microwatttm Lighting Automation System

47 Wallstation Page Configuring Wallstations Step 1: Select the Wallstation you would like to modify or define a New Wallstation. You may either modify a Digital Wallstation that is already present in the list on the left by clicking on it, or click the New button to create a new Digital Wallstation. Step 2: Provide/Edit Wallstation (WS) Profile WS Name: If you are editing a Digital Wallstation, the present name of the selected station will appear in this box. Change it if desired. If you are creating a new Digital Wallstation, type the name in this box. For example, a common application for a keypad is a manual override for the whole system. In this case, we may wish to call the station Master Keypad. Description: If you are editing a Digital Wallstation, the present description of the selected station will appear in this box. Change it if desired. If you are creating a new Digital Wallstation, you may type a description of it in this box. For example, we may describe our Master Keypad as Controls All Zones on Fourth Floor. Router Address: Use this drop-down menu to enter the address of the Router Panel (DMW-RP3) to which the Digital Wallstation is wired. The address range is 1 20 and is determined by the Address DIP Switch on the Router Panel. If the system does not contain a Router Panel, Digital Wallstations cannot be used. WS Link Number: Use this drop-down menu to enter the Wallstation link number to which the Digital Wallstation is wired. There are three Wallstation links on each Router Panel; therefore the range is 1 3. WS Address: Use this drop-down menu to enter the address of the Digital Wallstation. Each Digital Wallstation must be provided a unique address using the Address DIP Switch underneath the faceplate. The Address DIP Switch setting must match the address entered in this field on the Wallstation Page. The range of possible addresses is Note that the addressing information can be found in the installation instructions for the particular Wallstation device. Symmetric Link: When this box is checked, symmetric linking will be enforced. Linking prevents users at two or more Wallstations with identical programming and raise/lower buttons from raising or lowering the lights simultaneously. If one user is trying to raise or lower a group of lights, the raise/lower function on other Wallstations with the same programming will be locked out. If symmetric linking is checked, when Wallstation 1 is linked to Wallstation 2, Wallstation 2 will be automatically linked back to Wallstation 1. Also, Wallstation 1 will be automatically linked to itself and Wallstation 2 will be automatically linked to itself. WS Type: Use this drop-down menu to choose the type of Digital Wallstation. The options are: - EOMX: A european-style control with two columns of buttons. Each button in the left column will turn on a zone of lights, each button in the right column will turn off a zone of lights. - NTOMX: Lutron traditional-style keypad design. Each of the four buttons with led feedback will select a preset light level for a zone of lights, and the bottom button will turn the zone off. - OMX-AV Scene: Choose this option when using contact closure inputs to an OMX-AV interface to select four presets and off. Each input on the OMX-AV will correspond to a preset level (input 1 is preset 1, input 2 is preset 2, input 5 is off). Refer to Light Level on page 14 of this guide for information on setting presets. - OMX-AV Contact: Choose this option when using contact closure outputs on an OMX-AV interface to control other equipment. These contacts can activate using a timeclock event. When this option is chosen, setup for the interface is complete. Refer to the Schedule Page information to activate a contact closure output using a timeclock event. Number of Buttons: As discussed earlier, Digital Wallstations are available with 1 4 rows of ON and OFF buttons. Since there is an ON button and an OFF button in each row, it is possible to have either 2, 4, 6, or 8 buttons on a Digital Wallstation (not including the STORE, RAISE, and LOWER buttons, if present). Use the drop-down menu to choose the number of buttons on the Digital Wallstation you are creating or editing. Note: The number of buttons can only be changed for the EOMX-style Wallstations. Step by Step instructions for the Digital microwatttm Lighting Automation System 47

48 Wallstation Page Step 3: Do you wish to create or modify links to other Wallstations? This step is only relevant when using EOMX Wallstations. It allows you to link the preset levels of the buttons on the selected Wallstation to the corresponding buttons on a second Wallstation. If Symmetric Link is checked in Step 2, then the selected Wallstation will also respond to the preset levels programmed by the second Wallstation. Also, if Symmetric Link is checked a Wallstation will automatically be linked to itself. Without linking a Wallstation to itself, the preset levels would not be able to be reprogrammed. To link one or more Wallstations to the new or selected Wallstation, click the Yes button. Select the Wallstation from the left that you would like to be linked to the Wallstation being created or edited and click the Add button. To remove a Wallstation linking, click on the Wallstation name in the box and click the Remove button. To remove several linked Wallstations, select all of the Wallstations for removal and then click the Remove button. Multiple Wallstations can be selected in this box in several ways. To select several Wallstations that are not next to each other in the list, click on one Wallstation, then hold the Control key and click on another Wallstation. This process can be repeated until all of the Wallstations desired are selected. To select several Wallstations that are next to each other in the list, click on the first of the desired Wallstations, then hold the Shift key and click on the last of the desired Wallstations to select everything between the two Wallstations. The same selection can be accomplished by clicking on the first desired Wallstation, holding the mouse button down and dragging the mouse pointer to the last desired Wallstation. Step 4: Do you wish to assign or reassign groups to the WS buttons (control, if using NTOMX Wallstation or OMX-AV)? This is Step 3 if using the inputs on an OMX-AV interface. It is used to assign which Unit or Group will be controlled by the Wallstation or interface. To assign or reassign the lights controlled by the Digital Wallstation, click the Yes button. Next, click the button to which you want to assign a group or a unit if you are using an EOMX-style Wallstation. Notice, as in the figure below, that two buttons show a green checkmark when a button is clicked. This is because those two buttons control the same zone, on and off. 48 Step by Step instructions for the Digital microwatttm Lighting Automation System

49 Wallstation Page Once the set of buttons is checked, any group/unit assigned to those buttons will appear in the text box below the Wallstation. If no group/unit appears in the text box, no group/unit is assigned to those buttons. To assign a group/unit to the checked buttons, simply highlight the group/unit that will be controlled by that set of buttons in the tree at the left. Then, click the Add button. To remove a group/unit from a set of buttons, click one of the buttons, click on the name in the text box below the Wallstation image, and click the Remove button. Note: Only groups/units that are on the same link as the Wallstation can be assigned to buttons on the Wallstation. These groups/units are displayed in red in the tree on the left after clicking the Yes button in Step 4. If using an NTOMX-style Wallstation or an OMX-AV, all the buttons or inputs will control the same zone of lights. You will not assign different Units or Groups to each set of buttons, but simply assign a Unit or Group to the entire control. Saving Wallstations Remember, as with other screens in the software, that you must click the Save button to effect the changes. If you do not wish to keep the changes you made, click the Revert button. Step by Step instructions for the Digital microwatttm Lighting Automation System 49

50 Appendix Appendix How to Access the Digital microwatt System Remotely 1. To run the Digital microwatt software, Internet Explorer version 5.0 or 6.0 is required. The version number can be found by selecting About Internet Explorer under the Help menu. To update the version of Internet Explorer, go to 2. To configure Internet Explorer, select Internet Options from the Tools menu. 3. Click on the Security Tab to add the Digital microwatt server as a trusted site. 4. Select Trusted Sites and click on the Sites button. 50 Step by Step instructions for the Digital microwatttm Lighting Automation System

51 Appendix 5. Uncheck Require server verification ( for all sites in this zone. 6. Enter of the Digital microwatt Server> and click the Add button. Contact your building supervisor or computer support personnel for the name of the Digital microwatt Server. 7. Click OK to close the Trusted Sites window. 8. Click the Default Level button to set the Security Level to Low. 9. Click the Apply button to commit the Security Level change. 10. Click the Custom Level button. 11. Select Enable for Download unsigned ActiveX controls. 12. Select Enable for Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe. 13. Click OK to close the Security Settings window. 14. If prompted with a Warning message, click Yes to confirm the changes in security. Step by Step instructions for the Digital microwatttm Lighting Automation System 51

52 Appendix 15. Click OK to close the Internet Options window. 16. Make sure the remote computer is connected to the Digital microwatt server and check under the File menu to make sure that Working Offline does not have a check mark in front of it. If it does, select Working Offline to uncheck it. 17. Enter of the Digital microwatt Server>/default.html in the Address line and press enter. The Name of the Digital microwatt Server should be the same name as step 6. For example, if the name of the Digital microwatt Server is dmw_b_1013, type in the address line. The Digital microwatt Login Page, as described on page 3, will appear. Simply login to the system in the same manner. Seasoning lamps New fluorescent lamps have impurities in them. The lamp manufacturers cannot eliminate all of them, so they put cleaners into the lamp that neutralize the harmful effects of the impurities. The cleaners do not work well while the lamp is dimmed. New lamps must have 100 hours at full intensity to do their job. Without the 100 hours at full intensity, the impurities may cause the lamp to fail within a week (or failure may take months depending on usage and the amount of impurities). Lamp end from unseasoned lamp Lamp end from seasoned lamp Methods of seasoning the lamps Method 1: Using burn-in feature of Digital microwatt system Referring to the lamp maintenance section of this guide (page 17), apply Burn In mode to the specific group that was just relamped. This will automatically set the lamps for the selected group at maximum intensity for 100 hours. During this time, occupants can use wall controls to turn the lights on and off, but the lights will not dim until they have been on for 100 hours. In addition, occupant sensors will NOT turn lights off in burn-in mode. Method 2: Using a supply of "pre-seasoned" lamps In any Digital microwatt installation, there are areas likely to contain only switched lamps. Since these lamps are not dimmed, they will automatically be seasoned after 100 hours of operation. It is beneficial to relamp dimmed fixtures with lamps from these switched fixtures; burn in is not necessary because the lamps are already seasoned. You may then just relamp the switching fixtures. Another option is to constantly season lamps at a burn in station. A burn in station is simply a fixture, perhaps in an electrical closet or on a test bench, which is constantly on. Simply replace the lamps every 100 hours and save the supply of recently seasoned lamps to relamp dimming fixtures as needed. 52 Step by Step instructions for the Digital microwatttm Lighting Automation System