Create or Edit Light Profile v4.6

Overview

Manage is shipped with predefined profile templates; each template contains a single profile instance for
the most common areas and rooms in buildings. The two additional templates shipped are Custom1 and Custom 2, that can be renamed and used for organization-specific use cases. 

Only system and facility administrators can create profile templates and instances, but users can edit the light profile settings. Profile templates and instances are predefined values that determine the light level settings of a fixture; you can modify the values as per your requirement.

For example, you can create a template for standard classrooms and large lecture rooms in a university. Then instances can be created and edited based on needed behavior to match use cases, as shown below. However, the default template cannot be edited, it can only be viewed or exported.

Refer to the following sections to

• Create Light Profile
• Edit Light Profile
• Push the Profile to Sensors
• Delete Profile
• Export Profile

Create Light Profile

To create profile instance values:

Step 1: Click on Profile Templates in the left panel to display the list of available profile instances.

Step 2: Select the required profile instance.

Step 3: Click the Settings tab.

Step 4: Click Create button.

Step 5: Type a new Profile Name and select a template instance in the Created from drop-down to retrieve information about the specified instance profile, including the min. and max. light profile values. Typically, these are parameter settings adapted according to an area's light requirements.

Step 6: Enter or edit the Profile attributes as per your need. Refer to Understanding Light Profiles v4.6.

1. You can set four periods of the day: Morning, Day, Evening, and Night. The Day and Evening periods may be selected based on the astronomical clock, which provides the sunrise and sunset time. You can choose to specify the Day and Evening periods to start. You can also select start times based on the local time zone for each period.
2. Modify the Profile Attributes such as Min Light Level, Max Light Level, Ramp-up Time, Active Motion Window, Motion Sensitivity, and Ambient Sensitivity for each Day and Evening periods as per your requirement. See Understanding Light Profiles v4.6.
3. Click open the Advanced menu and select the required option to control how often and how much the light levels may change. These values need not be changed, but if you would like to tweak the values, contact Enlighted Support assistance.

Step 7: Click the Save button.  

After a new light profile is created and saved, assign it to a sensor after commissioning it. Refer to the article Assigning Profile to Sensors.

Edit Light Profile

To modify profile instance values:

Step 1: Click on Profile Templates in the left panel to display the list of available profile instances.

Step 2: Select the required profile instance. 

Step 3: Click the Settings tab.

Step 4: Select the Profile instance and click Edit to change one or more values. See Understanding Light Profiles v4.6.

Step 5: Click the Update button to apply the changes.  All sensors using this Profile will be automatically updated within 30 minutes or more. However, when there are many sensors, it might take a while to update them.

Push Profile

If an immediate update is required or to verify if the profile update has been pushed to a sensor(s), follow the steps described in Push Profile Updates to Sensors.

Delete Profile

Note: Delete profile is available in 4.7 

To delete a profile:

1. Select a profile template in the left panel.
2. Select the Profile instance from the list and click the Delete button.
3. Confirm deletion to remove the instance.

Export Profile

The Export All exports all the profile instances to a zipped file and saves it to the local system. The Export button exports the instance and saves it to the local system as an XML editable file. However, please note that Importing profiles is not currently supported.