Daintree EZ Connect Apps User Manual
- June 5, 2024
- APPs
Table of Contents
- Daintree EZ Connect Apps
- Compatibility
- Daintree® EZ Connect
- Commissioned Operation
- Operating modes
- Summary of Operating Parameters:
- Sensitivity & Motion Detection
- Daylight Harvesting (DLH) Feature
- AUTO ON/OFF
- AUTO + Switch Control
- Manual On/Auto OFF
- Fixtures with Daylight Enabled
- Using the Daintree EZ Connect Commissioning App: Logging in
- Commissioning of nodes
- Remove nodes from a room
- Default settings
- Commissioning of switches
- Change switch channel settings
- Factory reset
- Firmware upgrade
- Additional users
- Troubleshooting guide
- Appendix:
- References
- Read User Manual Online (PDF format)
- Download This Manual (PDF format)
Daintree EZ Connect Apps
User Manual
Compatibility
WHS20 sensor
WIZ20 sensor
LCA Kit
WA200 Series Room Controllers (for use with WOS3 Ceiling Sensors)
EZ Connect App
Self-powered wireless dimmer switch (ZBT-S1AWH)
WWD2 series wireless wall dimmer and scene switches
Pre-Commissioned Operation
When lighting fixtures are first installed in the ceiling, according to
installation instructions and electrically energized, the Daintree EZ Connect
Nodes will begin operating.
Since the fixtures will not yet have been commissioned, they will act independently in a Standalone Mode of operation (known as Daintree One). The fixture will adjust its light level according to its own sensor and its behavior will not be affected by the behavior of any neighboring fixtures.
This is the simplest mode of operation and will provide only a basic level of lighting control until the commissioning process has been performed. Such control may not meet state or local code building and therefore may not be adequate for long term fixture control needs.
There are three possible operating states that the fixture may assume during standalone operation. These are:
1. Standby State – Lighting level is fixed at 0% and can automatically transition to Background State if of occupancy is detected beneath the fixture.
2. Background State – Lighting level is at a pre-programmed level (50%) and can transition automatically to either a Task State (100% lighting level) or Standby State (0% lighting level) depending on whether occupancy is detected.
3. Task State – Lighting level is at a pre-programmed level (100%) and
can transition to a Background State
(50% lighting level) depending on whether occupancy is detected. The fixture
will stay in Task State for as long as occupancy is detected.
The state (Standby, Background, & Task) changes that will occur based on occupancy detected by the integrated sensor are illustrated in Figure 1.
A fixture will light up from Standby State (0%) to Background State (default 50%) immediately when occupancy is detected by the sensor. If occupancy continues to be detected under that fixture for a period equal to or greater than a pre-defined Dwell Time (default of 5 seconds), the fixture will illuminate further to Task State (default 100%).
A fixture that is in Task State will transition back to Background State if no occupancy is detected for a time greater than or equal to Hold Time (default 10 minutes). And a fixture that is in Background State will transition back to a Standby State if no occupancy is detected for a time greater than or equal to the Group Hold Time (default 10 minutes).
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Figure 1. (EXAMPLE) State Changes in the Standalone Mode of Operation (Pre- Commissioned)
Commissioned Operation
After the fixtures are installed, the next step in the commissioning process is to connect fixtures logically together into room-based zones (groups).
Operating modes
A room can be programmed to operate in either Automatic Mode or in Vacancy- Detection Mode. In both modes of operation, fixtures can transition to any one of four different operating states.
These states are:
1. OFF State – Lighting level is fixed at 0% and can only be turned on (to Task State) using a manual switch.
2. Standby State – Lighting level is fixed at 0% and can automatically transition to Background State if occupancy is detected or transition to an OFF State if the network is commissioned in Vacancy-Detection Mode and no occupancy is detected.
3. Background State – Lighting level is at a user programmed level (50% is default) and can transition automatically to either a Task State or Standby State (0% lighting level) depending on whether occupancy is detected underneath that specific fixture in the room-based network.
4. Task State – Lighting level is at a user programmed level (100% is default) and can automatically transition to Background State if no occupancy is detected underneath that fixture.
The significant difference between these two operating modes has to do with the ability of the room lights to transition from a Standby State (0% level) to an OFF State (0% level).
Auto ON / Auto OFF Strategy: When the room is programmed to operate in Automatic Mode, then the room lighting cannot automatically transition from a Standby state (0% level) to an OFF State (0% level). Only manual control from a switch will allow this state change.
Manual ON / Auto OFF Strategy: When the room is programmed to operate in Vacancy-Detection Mode, a fixture can transition automatically from a Standby state (0% level) to an OFF state (0% level) if occupancy is not detected by any fixture in that room network for a pre-programmed Grace Time. Once this grace period has been exceeded, the lighting will go to an OFF State and remain this way regardless of whether occupancy is detected. The only way to turn the lights back on again is to manually switch to a Task Level using a wirelessly paired compatible wall switch. The system will again operate automatically provided occupancy continues to be detected. Of course, a switch can still be used to manually put the fixtures into an OFF State when operating in Vacancy Detection Mode.
Figure 2: (EXAMPLE) State Changes in Automatic Mode after commissioning
Summary of Operating Parameters:
WHS20 High Bay Sensor (Controls Catalog Logic: DF), WIZ20 Integrated Indoor
Sensors (Indoor Controls Catalog Logic: TT) and WA200 Series Room
Controllers
Functionality of the app is segmented into 3 major categories: Dimming,
Occupancy and Daylighting. These can be turned on and off with a toggle switch
in the app. Functions have been segmented within those three (3) categories
and can be accessed with a drop down menu within the app.
Sensitivity & Motion Detection
Refer to the sensor spec sheet for sensitivity range and setting options.
Daylight Harvesting (DLH) Feature
The Daintree WIZ20 & WHS20 sensors are a combination occupancy sensor and photocell for daylight harvesting capabilities. This enables the lighting to be turned off in fixtures that detect that adequate natural lighting is available to light the area without the need for artificial lighting. DLH is enabled or disabled for the entire room or zone, however, each fixture will act independently according to its own daylight sensor.
Therefore, it will be normal to find only some fixtures turned off when DLH is enable. It is important to note that the fixtures do not transition to another state when DLH causes that fixture to turn off. For example, the WIZ20 Integrated Indoor Sensor (Controls catalog logic: TT) or WA200 series room controllers and WOS3 ceiling sensors, the threshold ambient light level required to turn a fixture off is preset at 500 lux. For the WHS20 High Bay Sensor (Controls catalog logic: DF), the ambient light threshold can be set as a percentage of the fixture’s own light output using the Low Ambient Threshold parameter.
AUTO ON/OFF
- The user enters the space after an extended vacancy, all fixtures will be at the Standby State level (configuration range 0% to 50%).
- As at least one sensor detects motion, it will bring all lights in the room at the Background State (range 0% – 50%). If the person walks through the space and does not settle in any specific area beyond the Settling Time, all fixtures will remain at the Background Level.
- If the person remains in one specific location beyond the Settling Time, all fixtures that keep detecting motion will go to Task State (range 0%-100%), while the others will remain at Background State.
- If the user exits the room, lights that were at Task State will maintain that output for a Hold Time period. If no motion detected past this time, the lights will go to Background State.
- While in Background State If there is no motion detected by any fixture beyond the Group Hold Time, all fixtures will transition to Standby State.
AUTO + Switch Control
Manual On/Auto OFF
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In Manual Mode, if the room is vacated for a longer period of time the lights will go to OFF State (0%).
When a user enters the room, lights will remain OFF and the user needs to press the switch to turn the lights ON. At this time lights will go directly to Task State and the system will behave similar as in Auto Mode as long as occupancy is detected. -
If the space is vacated beyond the Hold Time plus Group Hold Time, the lights will go to the Standby State (which can be any value between 0% to 50%) and will remain in this state for the Grace Time (15 sec to 30 sec).
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If motion is detected while in the Grace Time, lights will go to Background State and if motion persist beyond Settling time lights in that area will go to Task State while fixtures further away will remain in Background State.
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If no motion is detected past Grace Time, the lights will go to OFF State and if the user re-enters the space, will need to press the switch to turn lights ON.
Fixtures with Daylight Enabled
Using the Daintree EZ Connect Commissioning App: Logging in
When the application is launched for the first time the user has to create a username and password.
After a successful authentication the home screen appears, which shows the active rooms in the area. Rooms can be created, modified or deleted from this page.
Commissioning of nodes
Create a network
For creating a room, the user needs to tap on the “ ” button, which will bring
the user to the “Add New Room” page.
The user can name the room and select the communication channel. After the selection the user need to tap on the “ ” button.
The “scanning for next device” message will appear and the application scans for available nodes. If a node is found the user can add that node to the room with the “YES” or ignore it with the “NO” button. (The node window can be swiped to left or right.) The maximum number of nodes (components) that can join a single room is 30, but the maximum number is in the thousands.
When all the requested nodes have been found or there are no remaining nodes,
the user needs to press the
“List view” button at the bottom of the screen, which will bring up the list
view page with the selected nodes. There, additional nodes can be added or
existing nodes can be removed. To finish the room creating the user needs to
press the “create room” button at the bottom of the page.
Modify settings
After the room creation procedure has started the room’s details and
parameters will appear. The user here can choose among the “settings”, Nodes”
and “switches” tabs. In the “Nodes” tab there are the nodes which are the part
of the room. Next to the nodes’s address the spinning circle shows if the node
has already joined to the network or still joining. The start next to the
node’s address shows which node is the leader. With the “Add New Node” button
the user can add new nodes to this room as described above.
After all the nodes have joined to the room or zone, in the “Settings” tab the user can change the room’s parameters. To change a specific parameter the user needs to tap on the parameter’s value. An information box will appear with the minimum and maximum applicable values. To finish the change the user can tap away or press the “return” button on the keyboard. The user can choose from predefined profiles with the “ SELECT PROFILE” button.
Remove nodes from a room
Delete entire room
To delete an entire room the user needs to navigate to the home page. The user
can press the edit button which is located on the top-right corner then press
the red button or swipe left on the room’s name to delete the room. The room
can be deleted from the Settings tab with the “DELETE ROOM” button.
Default settings
The Daintree EZ Connect app has pre-determined profile settings for many common room types. These settings can be used as a baseline for customizing based on the application space.
Commissioning of switches
Add / remove a switch
After the whole room has been successfully merged and set up, the user can add a ZBT-S1AWH or WWD2 Series switch to the room.
Adding a switch to a room means that the zone of fixtures will react to the switch short-long presses. Switch data can be retrieved by
- Reading the QR Code of the switch label – this will fill up the ID and signature fields automatically.
- Adding the ID and the signature data manually
Right after adding the switch data the application asks the Commissioner to press the UP button.
By pressing the appropriate button the system will behave accordingly (up/down ways).
After the switch has been pressed, the application will react. If not, then the switch could not be added to the room. This may have the following reasons:
- The switch message was not connected to the room or zone – in this case, another press may solve this problem.
- The switch does not operate on the same channel as the system does. For harmonizing the channels, user has to change the channel setting of the switch, or the room, or both.
In case a switch will be moved to another room, or zone – it has to be removed.
By clicking to the remove icon next to the appropriate switch – it will be removed.
Do not forget, that the switch has to be set to the appropriate channel prior to being added to a new room.
For ease of commissioning, all switches provided with the Daintree EZ Connect App will be pre-programmed to use channel 15 by default. Once the switch is reset using the programming instructions, it will default to channel 11.
Please keep this in mind when you are commissioning, especially if you decide to program the switch to a different channel other than channel 15.
Change switch channel settings
To change the channel settings of the switch please do the following pattern with the buttons:
The default channel settings of the switches is the 11th.
It is advised to use the following channels: 15, 20, 25, 26. Using different channels may conflict with present WiFi solutions.
ZigBee channels and the corresponding radio frequencies (in MHz).
Node details
Identify
In Room view the nodes can be identified by touching the “lamp” icon area.
Right after pressing the identification area the node will start blinking – therefore the user can identify the exact location.
Factory reset
In case of a node will be recommissioned, or the whole commission procedure will be restarted, nodes have to be reset to factory defaults. By resetting, the node will forget all settings the user made – such as:
- Parameters, profile settings
- Network data (PanID, Network name)
- Switches it has managed
After the node has been reset, it will do a unique blinking pattern, then operate as a standalone node. It can be commissioned again if necessary.
Firmware upgrade
Firmware image on the nodes can be updated manually one-by-one per node.
By updating a node firmware it is intended to keep all the commissioning information it has been set to. User has to click to the “Firmware” button, then the list of the available firmware images will be seen.
OTA is going via BLE communication so keep the distance between the node and the phone
- do not move further away from the node under updating
- that may cause the abortion of the OTA procedure.
- In case the OTA has been aborted by any reasons, it can be restarted manually.
Once one node has been updated, it is possible to automatically copy this version to the rest of the nodes by pressing the “Share Firmware” button.
Additional users
By updating a node firmware it is intended to keep all the commissioning information it has been set to. Additional Users can be added to access the commissioning tool. The shared user needs to have downloaded and have access to the Daintree EZ Connect app prior to invitation is sent to the user. Simply click the “Invite another user” or “team” button and enter the email address of the members you would like to invite. The email needs to match the account that the user used for login of the Daintree EZ Connect platform.
Troubleshooting guide
Commissioning / decommissioning
Parameter settings
Switch handling
Node-related
Appendix:
Legacy Sensors & Parameters
Dwell Time (previously called Settling Time)
The time (measured in sec) that occupancy must be detected for a fixture to
transition from Background state to
Task state.
• Minimum value: 0 sec.
• Maximum value: 300 sec.
• Default value: 5 sec.
Hold Time
The time (measured in minutes) that occupancy must NOT be detected for a
fixture to transition from Task state back to Background state.
• Minimum value: 1 min.
• Maximum value: 30 min.
• Default value: 10 min.
Group Hold Time
The time (measured in minutes) that any fixture in a room or zone of fixtures
must NOT detect occupancy for the entire group of fixtures to transition from
Background state to Standby state.
• Minimum value: 0 min.
• Maximum value: 15 min.
• Default value: 10 min.
Grace time
When the room is programmed to operate in Vacancy-Detection Mode, a fixture
can transition automatically from a Standby state (0% level) to an OFF state
(0% level) if occupancy is NOT detected by any fixture in that room for a pre-
programmed Grace Time.
• Minimum value: 15 secs.
• Maximum value: 30 secs.
• Default value: 20 secs.
Partial Off/Standby
The output power level in Standby state – in percentage of the full power.
• Default is 0.
• Range is 0-50.
Background Level
The output power level in Background state – in percentage of the full power.
• Minimum value: 0%.
• Maximum value: 50%.
• Default value: 50%.
Task Level
The output power level in Task state – in percentage of the full power.
• Minimum value: 0%.
• Maximum value: 100%.
• Default value: 100%.
Daylight Harvesting (DLH) Photosensor Enabled
This parameter enables the Daylight Harvesting functionality.
• Minimum value: 0 (disabled)
• Maximum value: 1 (enabled)
• Default value: 1
Operating Mode
This parameter switches between Automatic and Vacancy modes.
• Minimum value: 0 (Automatic)
• Maximum value: 1 (Vacancy)
• Default value: 0
Sensitivity
The sensitivity of the motion sensor.
• Minimum value: 0%
• Maximum value: 120%
• Default value: 80%
Occupancy Indicator
This parameter switches between Indicator OFF (0) Indicator ON (1) mode.
• Default is 1
Daylight Harvesting Photosensor Enabled
This parameter enables the Daylight Harvesting functionality.
• Default is 1
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