Commissioning of dedicated functionality for North America

Switch Relay

The switch relay supports two commissioning modes to allow it to be added to the system using the Interact Pro app. It can be scanned via Bluetooth or discovered via Zigbee. Switch relays are typically installed behind the walls or above the ceiling but during commissioning it is important to have access to the device.

A new switch relay can be scanned and added to a network via Bluetooth. If a switch relay is already added to another network and not deleted properly, then it must be factory reset before it can be scanned and added to a new network via Bluetooth. To discover the switch relay via Zigbee, you must trigger it to join the network during an active gateway discovery process.

The following functions are available for the commissioning button:

  • Short press the commissioning button (less than one second) to toggle the relay to switch ON/OFF. An audible click sound will be heard, and any load connected to the output of relay will be turned ON/OFF.

  • Press and hold the commissioning button (10-20 seconds) to perform the factory reset of switch relay.

    • After performing factory reset, the device that is previously added to another network can be scanned via Bluetooth and added to a network/group of your choice.

    • After performing factory reset, the switch relay can be discovered via Zigbee if it is in the range of a gateway that is actively discovering devices. The LED will blink several times while the device is being added to a network and then remains ON once the device is added to the network.

      NOTE: Pressing and holding the commissioning button for less than 10 seconds or more than 20 seconds will have no effect.

Process

It is recommended to add switch relay devices to the group or its zones, when also the lights are added: typically you add first the regular devices that support Bluetooth and/or Zigbee followed by the Zigbee Green Power devices.

Recapitulating, the recommended commissioning steps for each group are:

  1. Add lights

    1. Luminaires

    2. smart lamps

    3. switch relays, …​

  2. Add ZGP switches and sensors

  3. Configure switch on/off behavior

  4. Deploy settings (to the lights)

  5. (Optional) Calibrate zone(s) of the group

Demand response

Demand response is a change in the power consumption of an electric utility customer to better match the demand for power with the supply: it is designed to reduce demand of energy during peak periods and/or to avoid emergencies. PRA supports two methods to enable demand response: manual and automatic via OpenADR. Both options have to be configured in the portal accessible via https://sme.interact-lighting.com/

After logging into the portal, go the Demand response tab.

Demand response is a feature that is supported for connected systems (PRA).

Manual setting via portal

  1. Select the energy reduction level

  2. Enter the active time to specify the period to reduce demand

  3. Click Activate

After activation, the power is reduced as specified.

Automated demand response using OpenADR

The LCN1870 gateway used for automated demand response needs to be powered when it is added to the system via the portal. When this process has completed, it is off during times when there is no need for load shedding / demand reduction and it is turned on via a relay in the EISSBox3 when a demand reduction period is in effect. See installation instructions.

To activate automatic demand response, execute the following steps:

  1. Type the MAC address of the gateway that you can find at the back of the LCN1870 gateway

    demand response

  2. Click Add gateway.

When activated, that you can validate by checking the LED indicators of the gateway, the following screen is displayed:

automated dr

After activation and when connected to the EISSBox3, the gateway is powered down in a period without the need for demand reduction (the 3 LED indicators are off).

The energy reduction level for automated demand response is level 2 (20% reduction).