Control Design Process

6 Months, 200 Projects Later…

 Why this presentation
+ The current system isn’t working
+ Power vs information
+ The cost is time and money
 1. Basic process

1 Identify and label lighting zones

2 Place power packs

Place occupancy/vacancy
3
sensors
4 Place photocells

5 Place switches/wallpods

6 Add circuiting information

 1. Identify and label lighting zones
+ A lighting zone is a group of lights configured to
operate together
+ Daylight zones create unique lighting zones
+ Plug load control requirements should be counted as a
zone
+ Label lighting zones if more than one in a space
1. Identify and label lighting zones
 2. Place power packs
+ Standard power pack can control 16 A of load
+ Dimmable lighting zones may require multiple power
packs
+ Lighting zones with fixtures on an inverter require
emergency power pack
+ Keynote explaining that emergency lights require UL924 device
+ Match power packs to lighting zones with labels or
wires
2. Place power packs
 2. Place power packs
+ Standard power pack can control 16 A of load
+ Dimmable lighting zones may require multiple power
packs
+ Lighting zones with fixtures on an inverter require
emergency power pack
+ Keynote explaining that emergency lights require UL924 device
+ Match power packs to lighting zones with labels or
wires
+ Consider nLight Enabled Fixtures if 4 or less fixtures
per power pack
2. Consider nLight Enabled Fixtures
2. Consider nLight Enabled Fixtures
2. Consider nLight Enabled Fixtures
2. Label power packs
 3. Place occupancy sensors
+ Use cheat sheet to select appropriate sensors and
placement
 3. Place occupancy sensors
+ Use cheat sheet to select appropriate sensors and
placement
+ Eliminate power pack where applicable (WSX wall
mount sensor – line voltage)
+ Specify occupancy or vacancy control
+ Match sensors to lighting zones with labels
3. Use cheat sheet, specify occupancy or vacancy
3. Match sensors to lighting zones
 3. Place occupancy sensors
+ Use cheat sheet to select appropriate sensors and
placement
+ Eliminate power pack where applicable (WSX wall
mount sensor – line voltage)
+ Specify occupancy or vacancy control
+ Match sensors to lighting zones with labels
+ No occ sensor – add time control
3. Add time control
3. Add time control - nLight

Gateway

Gateway
3. Add time control - nLight
3. Add time control – Blue Box
 4. Place photocells
+ Best practice is to locate sensor in middle of daylight
zone
+ Specify on/off or harvesting
+ If location allows, ceiling and wall mount sensors can
be ordered with integral photocell
+ No more than one photocell per lighting zone
4. Daylight zone dimensions
4. Daylight zone lines
4. Daylight zone
4. Place photocell
4. Relabel lighting zones
4. Relabel sensors
 5. Places switches/wallpods
+ Dimming or on/off
+ Single- or multi-pole
+ Occupancy or vacancy
+ Line voltage, low voltage, or networked
+ Match switches to lighting zones with labels or wires
5. Place switches/wallpods
 Symbols
Level of
Less More Basic set
Detail

Faster More control

Less liability Less surprises
Less control Less vendor reliance Custom set
More vendor reliance More liability
More surprises Slower
 Basic symbols
• Power pack
• Occupancy sensor
• Vacancy sensor
• Switch with occupancy sensor
• Switch with vacancy sensor
• Dimmer with occupancy sensor
• Dimmer with vacancy sensor
• Photocell
• Switch
• Dimmer
 Basic symbols
• Power pack
• Occupancy sensor
• Vacancy sensor
• Switch with occupancy sensor
• Switch with vacancy sensor
• Dimmer with occupancy sensor
• Dimmer with vacancy sensor
• Photocell
• Switch • Time control
• Dimmer • Touch screen
 Custom symbol methodology

blank – standard
n – networked or digital
n
PPMD A – auto-on (occupancy)
M – manual-on (vacancy)

D – dimming
PL – plug load
Custom symbol methodology

blank – standard
LV – low voltage

n n – networked or digital

OSS O – occupancy
V – vacancy

S – standard range
E – extended range
Custom symbol methodology

LV – low voltage
n – networked or digital
n
PCD
blank – switching
D - dimming
 Custom symbol methodology

blank – line voltage

LV – low voltage

n n – networked or digital

D or $O blank – on/off
O – occupancy
V – vacancy
2 – 2 pole
3 – 3 way
4 – 4 pole
S - scene
 Detail drawings

• 2 lighting zones
• Occ sensor control of both lighting zones
• Photocell control of one lighting zone
• Switch control of both zones
 Detail drawings

• 1 lighting zone
• Plug load control
• Occ sensor control of lights and plug load
• Switch control of lights
 Detail drawings

• 2 lighting zones
• nLight enabled light fixtures
• Occ sensor control of both lighting zones
• Photocell control of one lighting zone
• Switch control of both zones
 Basic process

1 Identify and label lighting zones

2 Place power packs

Place occupancy/vacancy
3
sensors
4 Place photocells

5 Place switches/wallpods

6 Add circuiting information