M1 Applications – UPB Lighting Ideas for Elk Products
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M1 Applications Notes
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Lighting Ideas For UPB… | |
Convenience
In this example, UPB PIM, UPB CIM, UPB phase coupler, Elk M1 UPB, Elk M1 UPB applications, Simply Automated UPB, the closet light will turn on when the closet is opened. The light will stay on for 10 minutes or until the closet door is shut. This will give the customer the convenience of having the light come on by itself and can help to reduce energy costs if the customer is likely to accidentally leave the light on.
WHENEVER Closet Door (Zn 14) BECOMES NOT SECURE
THEN TURN Closet Light [6 (A6)] ON FOR 10 MINS
WHENEVER Closet Door (Zn 14) BECOMES SECURE
THEN TURN Closet Light [6 (A6)] OFF
Safety
In this example, the stairway lights will turn on for 10 minutes when a motion sensor in the stairway detects motion. The lights will also turn on when the door to the stairway is opened. This will ensure that your customer does not end up in a dark stairwell, where it may be easy to have an accidental fall. This example shows one motion sensor and one door with a door contact. Use a door contact on each door that leads to the stairway. Your application may also require more than one motion sensor, depending on the size and shape of the stairway.
WHENEVER Stairway Door (Zn 5) BECOMES NOT SECURE
THEN TURN Stairway Lights [1 (A1)] ON FOR 10 MINS
WHENEVER Stairway Motion (Zn 6) BECOMES NOT SECURE
THEN TURN Stairway Lights [1 (A1)] ON FOR 10 MINS
Security
In this example, lights will be used to give the premises an occupied appearance when the customer is away for an extended period of time. When the system is armed to vacation mode, the following rules turn on several lights at different times to simulate the normal activities of the resident. At sunset the living room lights will turn on.
WHENEVER SUNSET
AND Area 1 (Area 1) IS ARMED VACATION
THEN TURN LivingRm Lights [1(A1)] ON
The kitchen lights will turn on at 7:00pm and stay on for 35 minutes. At 7:30pm the dining room lights will turn on for 25 minutes. This simulates the resident preparing and eating dinner.
WHENEVER THE TIME IS 7:00 PM
AND Area 1 (Area 1) IS ARMED VACATION
THEN TURN Kitchen Lights [2(A2)] ON FOR 35 MINS
WHENEVER THE TIME IS 7:30 PM
AND Area 1 (Area 1) IS ARMED VACATION
THEN TURN DiningRm Lights [3(A3)] ON FOR 25 MINS
Finally, after sunset the bathroom lights will turn on for 2 minutes every hour and 17 minutes. The unusual interval and the variance in the time sunset occurs will help to achieve a seemingly random pattern.
WHENEVER EVERY 1 HOUR AND 17 MINUTES
AND Area 1 (Area 1) IS ARMED VACATION
AND THE TIME IS LATER THAN AT SUNSET
THEN TURN Bathroom Light [4(A4)] ON FOR 2 MINS
At 11:00pm (bed time) all lights with Housecode A will be turned off.
WHENEVER TIME IS 11:00 PM
AND Area 1 (Area 1) IS ARMED VACATION
THEN TURN ALL LIGHTS OFF, HOUSECODE A
Create a similar sequence for the morning to create a “lived in” appearance.
About UPB Technology
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Highly Reliable — The UPB method of communication is 100 ~ 1000 times more reliable than current X-10 technology and 10 ~100 times more reliable than CEBUS or LONWORKS powerline technologies. UPB is 99.9% reliable versus 70%-80% reliability of X-10.* UPB transmits farther (over a mile), is less susceptible to powerline noise and capacitive attenuation (signal reduction) than other technologies for three reasons:
When put on one phase of a home’s two phase power line, the signals are so strong they go out to the street side transformer and are induced on the opposite phase, returning back to the home. Since UPB transmits at a low frequency, it does not affect other powerline devices or appliance/loads. No New Wires – UPB dimmer switches are installed exactly like regular dimmer switches. They connect to a home’s standard wiring. Since no new or special wiring is required, they work great in retrofit applications too. Affordable — UPB dimmer switches can be as affordable as high end non-communicating dimmers. When comparing costs of home upgrades (theater TV, remodeled bath or kitchen) adding lighting automation and control to a room or whole home provides a surprising improvement in quality of life at a comparably low cost. Simplicity – Adding lighting control can be as simple as plugging in dimming modules or replacing dimming switches Pre-Configured Series. Unlike radio frequency (RF) wireless switches, where reliability is proportional to the number of ‘mess-networked’ switches installed, UPB provides reliability and performance anywhere in the home without the need of repeaters. Peer to Peer – No host computer or central controller is necessary for single, point-to-point control or group (lighting scene) control. UPB is a no-host, peer to peer network. Interruption of power, or single point controller/repeater failure, will not affect a stand-alone UPB network. Two Way Communications – Hardware, software and protocol design allows for two-way communication in all products. Status can be confirmed with polling or automatically transmitted upon local/manual load changes. House Separation – Neighbors with UPB will not control each other’s lights. The UPB addressing scheme allows for 250 systems (houses) on each transformer and 250 devices on each system. It incorporates over 64,000 total addresses compared to 256 for conventional X-10. Interaction – UPB communication can be used in the presence of all X-10, CEBus, HomePlug or LonWorks compatible equipment with no interference between either. The UPB technology uses a completely different frequency range than any of the wide-band, narrow-band, or spread spectrum technologies. The physical method of UPB communication is entirely different than the modulation-demodulation techniques of all X-10, CEBus, or LonWorks. Higher Speed – 20 to 40 times the speed of X- 10 in terms of data transmitted. This is equivalent to over ten full commands per second. The average latency of command to action is less than 0.1 second.
* Reliability is defined as the percentage of transmitter/receiver pairs that correctly operate upon initial installation. The UPB test units are randomly installed in the environment typical of the target market. This market is defined as the single-family residential market in the US, homes with a median size of 2500 Sq, Ft. This environment is defined to be the existing base of homes, without any modifications, which means there should be no “fixing” the electrical system of the residence by adding couplers, repeaters or filtering. |
UPB technology provides an inexpensive and reliable solution for residential and commercial powerline communications applications. While other powerline communication technologies exist, none compare to UPB in cost per node, functionality and reliability.
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