Switches

Add an ERC Switch

The Enlighted Room Control (ERC), battery-operated switch, can be paired with the Enlighted sensor network to control a group of fixtures and scenes.  The physical ERC is usually mounted on the wall near an entry or exit door.  Up to four such Enlighted Room Controllers (ERCs) can be associated with a virtual switch in Manage to control the fixtures' light level.

Prerequisites:

1. Make a list of sensors that need to be controlled by the switch to turn on/off lights.
2. Write down the Gateway name that is associated with the sensors. To check which Gateway is associated with the sensors, select the Devices > Sensors tab to see the Gateway  associated with the sensors, or  refer to the article Viewing the Gateway associated with Sensors to view it in the floor plan.  

Adding an ERC Switch

To add a physical ERC Switch to Manage,

1. Select a Floor from the Facilities left panel. 
2. Click on Devices.
3. Select the Switch tab.
4. Select the ERCs tab.
5. Click the Add button. 

The Add action discovers and commissions the ERC.

When the Add button is clicked, a popup is shown.

6. Select the Gateway (GW) to communicate with the ERC. The fixtures or sensors to be controlled must be bound to the same Gateway as the ERC.
7. Click the OK button.

The Commission and Place ERC screen displays a message stating that commissioning has commenced.

After the process has started, the message is cleared, and the Start Discovery button is activated.

At this time, press and hold buttons 2 and 4 on the ERC for five seconds until the green LED on the ERC blinks.

Click the Start Discovery button to start the discovery process. A message will be displayed to indicate that the discovery has started. 

If the ERC is not found in a minute, then the message "Discovery timed out" is displayed, and the Start Discovery button gets reactivated. Ensure you have selected the right Gateway from the dropdown list and the green LED on the Gateway is blinking. Click Start Discovery.

When an ERC is found, the ERC is shown in the list of discovered ERCs in the left panel. 

Place the cursor on the floor map location where the switch should be placed and right-click the mouse button. The Commission and Place menu appears next to the cursor.

Click on Commission and Place. The ERC switch appears immediately on the floor map in the desired location after commissioning has been completed. 

A confirmation message stating ERC Commissioned successfully is displayed. If required, you can select the icon and move it to precisely adjust the location.  

You have successfully completed adding an ERC switch to Manage.

Creating a Switch Group

Once you have added the physical ERC switch to a floor plan in Manage, you need to create a switch group, so it can control a group of sensors to turn lights on or off.   

Refer to the article Creating a Switch Group. 

 

Deleting an ERC Switch

If, for any reason, you decide to delete the ERC,

1. Select a Floor from the Facilities left panel.
2. Click on Devices > Switch > ERC tabs.
3. Select the ERC you wish to delete and click the Delete button.

Delete removes the ERC if it does not belong to any Switch group. If the switch is part of a switch group, select Groups, sub-tab Switch, make changes in the Edit Switch Group to remove the switch from the group, and try again to delete the switch.

Decommission the ERC

If for any reason you decide to decommission the ERC after it is deployed, press buttons 1, 3, and 4 for five seconds to decommission the ERC. The green LED blinks followed by a single red blink to indicate that the ERC is being decommissioned.

Recommended articles:

• Creating a Switch Group
• Switch Configuration Settings
• Creating a Scene
• Creating a Scene Template

Add Third-party Switches: EnOcean/Illumra

This article explains adding third-party switches such as EnOcean and Illumra switches to Manage. The battery-less, energy harvesting, Bluetooth Low Energy switches can be paired with the Enlighted sensor network to control a group of fixtures and scenes.

To add the switch to the network, you do radio-based commissioning via the Enlighted Configure application. This preferred and recommended method uses a special keypress sequence on the switch to broadcast its MAC ID and security key. The Configure application listens for this information and adds the switch to the database for uploading it to Manage. Refer to the article Adding a Third-party Switch: EnOcean in Configure. This article is available only for internal users as Configure is an internal app for placing and commissioning sensors.

You can RMA a defective switch  using camera-based commissioning, which  scans the QR code label from the switch's back panel and then add  and commission it in Manage.  While you can use this method for adding and commissioning a switch in Manage, this is NOT the recommended method. Instead, please use the radio-based commissioning for adding the switch via Configure.

If you plan to use the camera-based method, follow the procedure below. We recommend adding the switch to the network before installing or wall-mounting it. Scan the QR code on the back panel to get the MAC ID and Security key before installing or mounting the switch. 

MAC ID and Security Key

The QR Code and MAC ID are unique to each switch. They are printed on a label on the back panel of the switch. Scan the QR Code with any QR code reader, such as a Smart Phone QR code reader.  

 

The 12 characters following the first three characters, a mixture of numbers and letters, will be the MAC ID. The alphanumeric string after the letter Z is the security key.

Adding a Switch 

The switch is usually mounted on the wall. However, before mounting the switch, scan the QR code on the back panel and keep the MAC ID and security key ready for adding the switch.

1. Select a Floor from the Facilities left panel.
2. Click on the Devices > Switch > EnOcean tab to view the list of existing switches.
3. Click the Add button to add a new switch.

The Commission and Place screen is displayed.

4. Type or copy the 12-digit MAC address in the input field; the MAC address is automatically formatted as the user inputs it. For example, as you enter the MAC address, 2C150150C9E3, it is formatted to 2C:15:01:50:C9:E3. If the MAC address is invalid, the message, Please provide a valid MAC address is displayed.
5. Copy and paste or type the alphanumeric security key after the letter Z. In the example explained above, the security key is 49DFC2B6A20E0A1367A666A7F4389C8D.
6. Please select the appropriate Button Type, whether a 2-Type Button or a 4-Type Button.

7. Place the cursor on the floor map where the switch should be placed and right-click the mouse button. The Commission and Place menu appears next to the cursor.
8. Click on Commission and Place. The switch appears immediately on the floor map in the desired location after commissioning is complete. In addition, EnOcean Commissioned successfully is displayed. You can select the icon and move it to precisely adjust the location if required.  
   
   Refer to the Device Icons for a visual description of the floor map device icons and their statuses.

Deleting a Switch

If, for any reason, you decide to delete a Switch,

1. Select a Floor from the Facilities left panel.
2. Click on Devices > Switch > EnOcean.
3. Select the switch to be deleted and click the Delete button. This removes the switch if it does not belong to any switch group. If the switch is part of a switch group, select Groups, sub-tab Switch, make changes in the Edit Switch Group to remove the Enocean switch from the group, and try to delete the switch again.

Recommended articles:

After the switch is added, associate it with a virtual switch to control a group of fixtures. 

• Create Switch Group

For installing the switch, refer to the corresponding Install Guide:

• EnOcean Switch Install Guide
• Enlighted Room Control Install Guide
• Illumra Room Control

 

Replacing a Defective ERC Switch

If the red LED on an ERC is on continuously, you will need to return the unit. Please check the procedure for obtaining the Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA).

Replacing a Defective ERC

After receiving the replacement switch, remove the current unit, and install the replacement in its place. Refer to the Enlighted Room Control (WS-2-00) Installation Guide to replace the ERC switch. After installing the ERC switch, perform discovery and commissioning. 

To RMA an ERC,

1. Select a Floor from the Facilities left panel. 
2. Click on Devices > Switch > ERCs tab.
3. Click the Add button a pop-up appears.

4. Select the Gateway (GW) in the pop-up to communicate with the ERC and click OK. The Commission and Place ERC screen appears.

5. Press and hold buttons 2 and 4 on the ERC for five seconds until the green LED on the ERC blinks. Refer to the article Adding ERCs.

6. Click the Start Discovery button. The ERCs are discovered and displayed in the Discovered column.
7. Select the required ERC from the left pane by clicking on it.

8. Right-click on the floor plan and select the RMA option. The ERC has been successfully added and commissioned.

Recommended articles:

• Replacing a Defective Third Party Switch: EnOcean/Illumra  
• Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA)
• Adding ERCs

RMA a Third-party Switch: EnOcean/Illumra

When you identify that a switch is defective, you will need to return the unit. Please check the procedure for obtaining the Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA). We recommend that you add the RMA switch to the network before installing it. You add the switch by scanning the QR code label on the back panel and then adding and commissioning the switch.

To RMA a switch, you will need the MAC ID and Security key of the switch for adding the switch to the Enlighted sensor network. Follow the procedure described in Adding a Switch to obtain the MAC ID and Security key. 

1. Select a Floor from the Facilities left panel.
2. Click on the Devices > Switch > EnOcean tab to view the list of existing switches.
3. Click the Add button to add the RMA switch. 

The Commission and Place screen is displayed.

4. Enter the 12-digit MAC Address in the format XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX. For example, E2:15:01:50:01:00.
5. Copy and paste or type the alphanumeric security key. Refer to the article Adding an EnOcean Switch to get the security key.
6. Please select the appropriate Button Type, whether it is a 2-Type Button or a 4-Type Button.

6. Locate the switch in the floor map.

7. Select the switch, right-click and select the RMA option.
Tip: Hovering over the EnOcean icon displays the switch name. 

Click OK in the confirmation pop-up to replace the existing switch. The switch will get successfully added and commissioned. Refer to the Device Icons for a visual description of the floor map device icons and their statuses.

After commissioning the switch, remove the current unit and install the RMA EnOcean switch in its place. Refer to the EnOcean Install Guide and Illumra Room Control Install Guide for instructions. 

NOTE: If you are replacing an RMA switch in a switch group, the sensors will take up to five minutes to respond to the button presses on the RMA switch.