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 any user 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 based on needed behavior to match use cases.
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: Enter the profile attributes as per your need. Refer to Understanding Profile Basic Attributes.
- You can set four periods of the day: Morning, Day, Evening, and Night. The Day and Evening periods may be set 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.
- 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 Profile Basic Attributes.
- 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 for assistance.
Step 6: 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: Click the Edit button against the appropriate Profile and change one or more values as per your need. See Understanding Profile Basic Attributes.
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 for all sensors to be updated.
Push Profile
If an immediate update is required or to verify if the profile update has been pushed to a sensor, follow the steps described in Push Profile Updates to Sensors.
