Creating Cross-Gateway Switch Group (Single Floor)
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Enlighted ERC/EnOcean switches, when paired with Enlighted sensors, can be used to control a group of fixtures and scenes. Normally, these switch groups operate within a single Gateway.
However, with the Cross-Gateway Switch Groups feature, switch groups can extend their functionality to operate across multiple Gateways on the same floor. This means that when devices, such as sensors, are configured as a Cross-Gateway Switch Group, occupancy detection is communicated to all devices in the group, regardless of the Gateway they are connected to. Therefore, fixtures react to the occupancy information according to their respective light profiles.
By leveraging Cross-Gateway Switch Groups, you can create a seamless and consistent lighting control experience across multiple areas on the same floor, even if they are managed by different Gateways. This ensures that all relevant fixtures respond in a coordinated manner based on the occupancy detected by any sensor within the group.
An Enlighted Edge is installed and added to the Lighting network.
To use Cross-Gateway Switch Groups, check the "Enable Cross-Gateway" flag in the Manage UI. This custom feature needs to be enabled before you can create Cross-Gateway Switch Groups. See Enable Cross-Gateways on how to enable this feature. If needed, contact Support to enable this feature.
During the Enlighted Edge deployment process, ensure that the Enlighted Gateways are upgraded with the Edge Gateway Firmware Configuration Bundle. This is necessary to enable Edge on the Gateways.
When you apply a Scene and Button templates to a Cross-Gateway Switch Group, all the switches in that group will have the same scenes and button press actions. Prepare any new Scene or Button templates that you may need for your project, as you will be able to select them when creating the Cross-Gateway Switch Groups.
Switches (including third-party switches) communicate with the sensors via Bluetooth. To ensure communication between switches and the sensors, enable SCAN mode for at least three sensors close to the Gateway after creating a Switch Group. Refer to the Set Bluetooth (BLE) Mode to enable the SCAN mode article for more information.
Things to know:
A Cross-Gateway Switch Group includes devices, such as sensors, EnOcean, and ERC switches. Plugloads will be supported in a future release.
Each sensor can be associated with a maximum of ten groups. The following group types are permitted: Five Switch Groups and Cross-Gateway Switch Groups, five Motion Groups and Cross-Gateway Motion Groups, one Daylight Group.
Select as many sensors as needed, as there is no maximum limit.
The Switch Type can be configured to be any one of these modes:
To access the New UI, locate the New User Experience in the top right corner. Toggle the New User Experience to switch to the New UI. In case you don't see the toggle button to switch between the New UI and Classic UI, please reach out to Enlighted Support to enable it for your Manage application.
Click Facilities in the left navigation pane and select a floor.
Click on the Groups tab. The list of existing Switch, Motion, and Daylight Groups are displayed in the right panel. Each group will have a different color assigned to it to help differentiate between different groups and icons represent each device type on the floor plan. For more information about device icons, click the 'i' button to display the legend for details about the device icons and device types.
Select the Switch Group check box from the Main menu. The corresponding parameters for the Switch Group will be displayed. These parameters include Template, Button Template, Type, and Initial Time. However, if the message "to create groups, select a gateway using the filter on the floor plan" is displayed, it means that the Enable Cross-Gateways checkbox has not been checked. Refer to the Enable Cross-Gateways in Manage to enable it.
Configuring Switch Group Parameters
Select the required Scene Template from the dropdown menu. For example, you can select the "Template_20_40_60" to apply three scenes where lights change from 20% to 40% and 60% when an ERC/EnOcean switch Scene button is pressed. Refer to Create a Scene Template.
Next, select the required Button Template from the dropdown list. For example, For example, a conference room may need brighter light when someone enters the room and presses the light switch. You can customize a short press on button 1 to turn lights on to the maximum scene level. Refer to Button Templates.
Enter the Initial Time. The Initial Time will determine the time the sensor takes to transition from Manual-on or Auto-off. For example, suppose the Initial Time is set to zero. In that case, the sensor will transition to Auto-off after a period determined by the Active Motion Window [Active motion window plus Extension period equals Active motion window time)], i.e., 2 times Active Motion Window. If the Initial Time has a non-zero value, then the time taken to transition to Auto-off will be the Initial time plus the Active Motion Window (extension time). On the other hand, if the sensor detects motion during the extension time; it will transition to Auto-off after an additional extension time (Active Motion Window time) starting from the moment the motion was detected.
To Recall the Lighting Scene Color for Tunable White fixtures before the lights were turned off, click the three ellipses dots next to the Initial Time and choose an option.
On-Off Sticky Color – Configures the fixture to recall the last scene color temperature when the fixture is turned back on.
Override Sticky Color – Configures the fixture to recall the last scene color temperature after the Override period is expired. The Override period is 60 minutes for any manual adjustments to a fixture's light or color profile settings. Refer to the Override Light Levels/Color Temporarily for a description of temporarily overriding the light profile settings. For additional information, refer to Configure Recall the Lighting Scene Color.
Select Sensors
NOTE: If you are an iOS user, use the cmd key; Windows users use the Ctrl key.
Hold the Ctrl key, click and lasso to select the devices on the floorplan that belong to different Gateways, or hold the Ctrl key and individually select the devices to be grouped. A single sensor can be associated with up to five groups. Select as many sensors as needed, as there is no maximum limit.
Release the Ctrl key to stage the selected devices.
Confirm and Save the Cross-Gateway Switch Groups
Verify the selected Switch Group parameters and make any final updates if needed. The newly added group is added and identified with a '+' symbol preceding the system-generated Switch Group name in the right pane and the group is staged.
Click Save to push the staged devices to the Switch Group. This will save the Switch Group permanently.
TIP: Refresh the page if you wish to discard the newly added Switch Group without saving it.
