Enlighted Surface Sensor IoT Infrastructure The Foundation For Smart Buildings User Guide
- October 31, 2023
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Enlighted Surface Sensor IoT Infrastructure The Foundation For Smart
Buildings User Guide
Smart buildings depend on a robust infrastructure, based on the combination of the Internet of Things (IoT) building data and occupant activity data — ingested, managed, and correlated to drive applications, insights, and actions.
Our IoT infrastructure starts with a wireless network of patented sensors, installed into or adjacent to light fixtures, creating a dense grid of coverage that gathers data around people, movement, and activities within buildings. Information is collected 65 times per second, feeding a secured data store and enabling intelligent and responsive lighting and HVAC control systems. Occupant and employee interactions from workplace apps can be added to create a comprehensive, accurate, and time-based view of building occupancy and activities.
These massive volumes of building and occupant data are ingested and processed using our Workspace Intelligence Platform, creating a future-proof smart building infrastructure and unlocking a suite of advanced applications to benefit building occupants and operators, easily upgradeable for future improvements and developments.
Sensors, platform, data, and applications provide building operators and owners with:
- A deep understanding of building usage and occupancy patterns
- Operating cost reductions with our Lighting Control solution and HVAC integration
- Ability to meet ESG goals with measurable reductions in energy use
- Ability to meet health and safety guidelines and reporting requirements for energy code compliance
- Access to time-series building and occupant data via API for a multitude of analytics and applications
Future-proof buildings, reduce costs, gain business insights, and create a high-end, delightful occupancy experience with seamlessly responsive comfort, convenience, and efficiency.
Advanced sensors for advanced buildings
Patented sensors capture information about what is happening in the building, gathering data 65 times a second, 24/7, about ambient light, motion, energy consumption, and temperature, along with providing Bluetooth® capabilities and wireless connectivity. Thirdparty sensor or application data can also be integrated to provide additional views, insights, and use cases.
Data from these sensors drive analytics and intelligent software applications to improve operating efficiencies and occupant experiences, enhance productivity, and optimize resource and asset use. For example, sensor data supports applications for lighting control, HVACcontrol, space planning, asset tracking, conference room management, desk hoteling, and more
IoT Sensors
Enlighted Sensors are the key to transforming light fixtures into wireless
IoT-enabled building intelligence solutions. Bymeasuring ambient light, motion
(PIR), energy consumption,and temperature, along with providing Bluetooth®
capabilities and wireless connectivity, Enlighted Sensors continuously capture
robust, real-time data in the building. We offer four types of sensors to meet
any type of workplace need.
Surface Sensor
The Surface Sensor is designed for quick and easy installation directly on
workplace surfaces,such as conference room ceilings or under desks, and is
powered by a standard USB interface, makingthe deployment completely
independent of lighting systems
Micro Sensor
The Enlighted Micro Sensor,in either a 2-wire adaptor or8-pin configuration,
is our fifthgeneration sensor. This lighting sensor advances lighting
automation, with integratedwireless communications fordata transmission and
remote configuration, as well as autonomous fixture-level control.
High Bay Sensor
The High Bay Sensor, available in either an 8-pin or 2-wire configuration, is
designed for indoor applications with high ceilings, such as warehouses,
atriums, and manufacturing facilities.
Ruggedized Sensor
The Ruggedized Sensor, availablein either an 8-pin or 2-wire configuration, is
designed for outdoor applications, parking structures, and damp or wet
locations that require a sensor with an IP65 rating
Ruggedized Micro Sensor
The Low Bay Ruggedized Micro Sensor is available in an 8-pin configuration. It
is designed foroutdoor applications, parkingstructures, and damp or wet
locations that require a sensor with an IP65 rating.
Sensing multiple aspects of an IoT-enabled space
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Motion
A digital passive Infrared (PIR) sensor supports precise motion identification while minimizing false detection. -
Light
Light-level schedules, preferences, and behavior profiles are locally stored to ensure continuous operation. -
Temperature
Separate ambient sensing detects shifts in temperature. -
Power
Enlighted Control Units, via the serial interface, capture energy consumption data -
Bluetooth® LE
A BLE radio allows the sensor to receive and transmit beacons with lighting control devices and other sensors
Integration with third-party sensors
Enlighted’s open architecture connects with third-party sensors for
additional value. Our IoT platform makes buildings smarter with integrations
into building management systems and offers an extensible platform for smart
sensor and device manufacturers to add their unique capabilities to solve
client problems.
The sensor network
The scalable wireless mesh network using our IoT infrastructure is capable of managing over 18,000 sensors per building. In a mesh network, each node connects to one or more neighboring nodes instead of directly to the central hub. Therefore, the hub does not overload with connections from different devices. This purpose-built design uses mesh networking technology combined with robust security for a unique delivery mechanism of sensor information.
As depicted below, sensor data is collected and transferred via a gateway
either to a cloud version of Manage or an on-premesis version. All data is
transferred to the Workspace Intelligence Platform in the cloud for process,
reporting, and application integration.
Dense sensor grid
Our patented sensors are installed in — and powered by — each lighting fixture
in a building to create a dense and regular grid of coverage, gathering data
from anywhere in the building. Additional sensors can be installed under desks
for desk-level occupancy sensing.
Robust and scalable wireless network
Our robust wireless network has proven to scale to even the largest buildings
in the world, including one over 3 million square feet.
Asset tags and badges
The IoT Infrastructure uses Bluetooth® LE in physical asset tags to locate
equipment, and in visitor or staff badges to locate people, in real time
Multiple ways to deploy
Enlighted Sensors may be installed in — and powered by — each lighting fixture in a building. USB-powered Surface Sensors may be installed independently of lighting fixtures, for example under desks or on ceilings in conference rooms. Each sensor possesses temperature, light, motion-sensing, and Bluetooth® capabilities.
Lighting fixtures
Sensors installed into light fixtures allow 180 degrees of unobstructed
sensing in a space. Sensors are powered by the lighting fixture. No battery
changes are ever required.
Surface-mounted
Surface Sensors offer flexible and easy deployment in any space — under
desks,on conference room ceilings, store counters and aisles, and more.
Each sensor captures data within approximately 100-square-foot diameter
Asset tags and badges
Bluetooth® LE in physical asset tags canlocate equipment andin visitor/staff
badgescan locate people — all in real time.
In the built environment, IoT platforms for smart buildings have a key role to play inhelping firms effectively collect, collate and analyse building data from sensors, energy meters, incumbent systems such as building management systems (BMSs) and HVAC units, and other internal and external data sources.
The Workspace Intelligence Platform’
Powered by our advanced sensors, a wireless mesh network, data management capabilities and secured cloud connectivity, our Workspace Intelligence Platform provides the means for data-powered lighting control, energy management, occupant comfort, and advanced usage analytics across multiple floors, buildings, and campuses
Cloud-based apps
Managing large volumes of data requires a scalable infrastructure. Placing
data management at scale securely in the cloud ensures both the ability to add
continuously updated time-series data and ubiquitous access.
Data modelling and correlation
One of the challenges of managing smart building data is ensuring there are
relationships maintained from different sources of information. For example,
occupancy data from different sensor sources and data from mobile applications
must be linked by a designated location in the building to make sense of it
and to derive valuable data. This correlation is accomplished within the
Workspace Intelligence Platform via appropriate location tagging
Standard integrations
A comprehensive set of standard integrations include but arenot limited to
multiple BMS from various vendors, lighting, parking, lockers, calendars,
authentication, and other common building functions.
Standard data APIs
Time series data is available for a number of data types using APIs. With this
data, companies can report on a variety of building and activity information,
add additional operational data to derive further insights, or leverage for
other internally developed applications.
Standards-based communications protocols
Industry-standard communication protocols provide robust and mature
capabilities. REST-based APIs support GET, POST requests, and XML, JSON
responses.
Data security
AES 128-bit encryption for wireless data transmission and TLS encryption for
TCP/IP along with the use of a 2048-bit certificate and SHA-256 Cipher enable
the highest standards of corporate data security requirements.
Data privacy
Occupancy data captured by our sensors and application activity data is
captured and stored securely in the Workplace IoT Platform. The sensors do not
directly reference, distinguish, or identify any identifiable person. User
details such as login and logout events, IP address, first name, last name,
and application pages accessed by the user, along with the organization’s
name, occupancy data, and floor plans, are all stored securely. Within user
apps, personal data sharing is opt-in.
Enlighted Solutions
Workplace Essentials| Space Intelligence| Sustainability Solutions| Value
Services
Workspace Intelligence Platform
Spatial Context Data Modeling, Machine Learning Human Preference and Intention
System Integrations (Open APIs)
Building Systems
Third-party APIs| BMS| HVAC System
Shade Systems| Lighting Systems| Elevator Systems
Sensor Ecosystem
- Enlighted Smart Sensors
- Third-party Sensors
Digital Workplace Systems
Indoor Positioning Systems| Calendar Systems| Access / Security Systems
Visitor Management| IWMS| Locker Control Systems
Valued outcomes
Once buildings are outfitted with a mesh network of advanced sensors, the stage is set for implementing solutions with real business impact, such as data-powered lighting control, energy management, occupant comfort, and advanced usage analytics across multiple floors, buildings, or locations.
Intelligent lighting control
Our Lighting Control solution leverages the IoT infrastructure by implementing
sensor-controlledlighting based on customized profiles, then capturing and
responding to data that indicates changes in occupancy and ambient light
levels. Each sensor maintains its own programmed behavior, even if outages
effect network health.
Our sensors provide out-of-the-box compliance with energy use regulations. The sensors’ capacity for vacancy detection, daylight harvesting, demand response, and energy savings reporting makes it easy to meet and exceed guidelines.
By configuring and defining zones and parameters via the system console, users can dynamically change configurations without accessing hardware components.
Occupancy-based HVAC control
Seamless BACnet integrations
The Lighting BACnet®/IP interface enables seamless integration between the our Lighting Control network and any BACnet® compatible Building Management Systems.
The BACnet®/IP interface allows access to lighting control features such as dimming, emergency overrides, and demand response. The BMS with BACnet®/IP capabilitycan smoothly integrate, monitor, manage, and control the Enlighted Lighting system through group and Individual BACnet® points.
Intelligent HVAC integration
Beyond lighting, a significant cost factor for building managers is heating
and cooling. However, occupant comfort and safety are critical to providing a
productive and inviting environment. Our solutions solve for both
requirements, requirements by configuring spaces for occupancy-based
temperature control. Occupancy Sensing dynamically optimizes heating, air
conditioning, and air flow based on occupancy. Customized time schedules can
be configured by building zones to accommodate a balance between best occupant
comfort and energy efficiency.
Energy management
More efficient, occupancy-based lighting control and HVAC management support
dramatically affect energy use, with proven savings and positive impacts to
ESG objectives. This is achieved by reduced lighting and heating/cooling in
unused areas, while maintaining comfortable and productive levels in occupied
areas.
Up to
90%
Lighting
energy
savings| Up to
35%
HVAC
energy
savings
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When integrated with building management systems, the platform allows additional features, such as automated demand response, to help manage time- of-day utility costs and provide detailed energy reports about consumption and savings for compliance with mandated energy efficiency reporting
Use cases
Bring buildings into the future with flexible, responsive workplaces, reduced costs, and enhanced efficiencies. Our IoT infrastructure supports numerous use cases, while being expandable to accommodate future upgrades or changes to building usage.
Activity-based Work| Occupancy data can be used to identify when spaces are
truly occupied, integrating with space reservation systems, such as our
Flexible Spaces solution. Analytics at this degree of integration help
facilities planners understand space utilization at a refined level of detail.
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Intelligent Conference Rooms| Occupancy data informs conference room booking
systems to release a reserved room when no one shows up to a meeting or when a
meeting finishes early. Enables faster sanitization deployment for recently
vacated space
Portfolio Right Sizing| Leverage time-series occupancy data to evaluate
building use at a granular level to safely identify areas of underutilization
and candidates for contraction.
Physical Safety & Securit| Motion data uncovers emergency situations to alert
security when there is unexpected motion in a closed or restricted area.
Sanitation Guidance| Prioritize areas for cleaning based on daily occupancy
levels to provide both the safest level of sanitation and the most efficient
use of cleaning resources.
Reduced Capital Expenditure| Bluetooth-enabled location data helps reduce loss
of high-value assets and prevent unnecessary equipment purchases by locating
assets and people in real time, with a powerful search function across
multiple facilities. Enable geofences for location-based alerts in real time,
for people and assets.
Retail Insights| Gain keen insights about movement, traffic patterns, and
preferences of your buyers. Discover which end-cap displays are garnering
attention and discover which aisles are traversed to understand impacts of
store layout modifications. See how checkout lines are processed and install
real-time integrations with people-counting sensors.
Healthcare| Locate valued healthcare equipment easily when needed by using
asset tracking data, ensure patient health and safety with automated patient
tracking and reduce stolen medical equipment.
Manufacturing| Use asset-tracking data to easily locate needed medical
equipment and reduce theft. Use automated patient tracking to ensure patient
health and safety.
Enhanced building value across key areas
- Sustainability — Achieve ESG objectives by consistently reducing energy use based on building occupancy while creating a positive and safe environment for occupants.
- Productivity — Increase productivity of employees, processes, and assets by optimizing lighting and interior temperature control.
- Real estate planning — Optimize real estate investments with efficient building operations that reduce energy consumption and enhance user experience. Right-size portfolios with accurate occupancy insights.
- Operating savings — Reduce the cost of building operations with total energy savings of up to 80%.
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