Lighting management is one of the key functions in the Complex "Smart Home". The reasons for the growing popularity of intellectual systems are obvious. First, modern technologies make it very efficient and relatively cheap automate lighting functions. Secondly, automation truly brings practical benefits by helping to simplify the operation of the system and save electricity.
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Intelligent lighting system is a complex of devices that allow lighting devices to work autonomously or with remote control. For example, to remotely light or repay the light, instead of the wall switch key, you use the control panel, tablet or sensor screen of the smartphone. In autonomous operation, the lighting system is usually monitored using various control sensors. For example, a motion sensor is installed, supplemented by an indoor illumination sensor. These devices include light when two conditions are performed at the same time: a person is located in the room and the level of illumination drops below a certain value.
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Components of "Smart Home": Central Insyte Controller on DIN Rake
If you add the system with dimmer and lamps of the appropriate design, the automation can not only turn on and off the light, but also to set the brightness level of the lamps. Such a solution is convenient (comfortable, not too bright or dim lighting) and is economically justified, because the system will consume 20-30% less electricity.
In addition to the above devices, the lighting systems are equipped with the most different sensors and detectors. Say, elements of security systems, when the lighting turns on "alarm" - when breaking the window or suspicious noise. "Not on time" the included light is able to demoralize the unreasonable guests.
Control panels (touch screen on the wall) are used less often, since, if you wish, you can install a tablet on the wall with a fastening, which will cost much cheaper, and the functionality of the device will even expand
About the benefits of a good scenario
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Universal KNX LED Dimmer Jung, designed to connect up to four groups of lighting
Another popular destination of intellectualization is the use of so-called scenarios for which the lighting system will work. In this case, controls are configured in such a way that when you press the "Smart Home" button, several actions served immediately. If limited to lighting only, the lamps are combined into the group and simultaneously work when the wall switch key is pressed: "Upper Light", "Working Lighting", "Night Lighting", etc. Based on the task, the brightness and time of work are also set. Each element.
When developing a "smart home", the cable system will be suitable for use even after 10-15 years, and the wireless, most likely becomes
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Wireless dimmer
The most common scenarios are "guests", "day", "night", "cinema", "turn everything off". The "Guests" mode includes all the light, music, televisions, audio system. "Day" opens the curtains and turns off the lighting. "Night" turns off the main lighting and includes night, closes the curtains. "Cinema" - the light slowly turns off, the screen opens, the curtains are closed, the projector and the rest of the equipment are automatically turned on. Well, the script "Turn everything", respectively, turns off all the instruments and all lighting in the home. It is used when you leave home.
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Wireless load control module with power up to 1000 W
Very often, other devices are connected to the lighting system, such as the curtain control mechanism. You turn on the light - and the curtains are automatically lowered in the living room (or, on the contrary, fall in a home cinema when the light is turned off). When activating the remote control mechanism, the garage lighting is triggered. Or, let's say, the system is adjusted to turn on the light when the input door is opened. Very convenient, especially when you go to the house, and the hands are busy, for example, shopping.
Among the "anticriman" scenarios, various algorithms for the imitation of residents in the house are widespread. To this end, the managing computer from time to time includes and turns off different groups of lamps in certain premises, introducing into the misconception of external observers.
Estimated Calculation of the Lighting System Touch Panel JUNG for a small apartment (two or three rooms)
JUNG system: Touch control panel (16 points per eight channels). The dimmer four-channel actuator allows you to control the brightness and shutdown of light.
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Gateway for combining KNX-DAL devices
The relay station on eight channels is used when a regular switch is needed, a pulse button or a louvid switch. For each channel, you can program the desired function. The touch panel is a mechanism with high-speed dots (16 pcs). For each point, its function is programmed or a set of functions (scenario). The panel is allowed to stick. They are connected to the actuators of twisted pairs, the actuators are installed on DIN rail.
Approximate cost of JUNG equipment
| product name | The cost of one product, rub. | Number, pcs. | The cost is common, rub. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Relay station | 33 600. | one | 33 600. |
| Dimmer Station. | 55 090. | one | 55 090. |
| Panel | 17 600. | one | 17 600. |
| TOTAL | 106 290. |
Important details
Intelligent lighting system In addition to the executive mechanisms (lighting devices, curtains, etc.) includes a central control unit (portable or wall panel), a set of devices that feed signals (sensors, detectors), and a set of controllers that lead Actual mechanisms. Such devices include dimmers, actuators for control of curtains and blinds, controllers for elements of heating and air conditioning systems, activating fancoils, fans, heating boilers, etc.
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The "Smart Home" controller LOXONE Miniserver (eight digital outputs)
All controllers differ in the number of channels, that is, devices that can be connected to them. For the lighting systems, two and four-channel dimmers are often used for lighting systems. The price varies depending on the number of channels used by the data exchange algorithm (control protocol), the possibility of connecting via wired or wireless communication and the presence of additional functions. For example, a sequencer (switch) of light scenes can be built into the dimmer, which allows to implement the most complex lighting scenarios. For some models, a separate power supply is required. Since each multichannel controller costs up to several tens of thousand rubles, it makes sense to instruct their selection of specialists.
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Four KNX HDL Control Panel with LED Backlight
Protocol. To exchange data between the "Smart House" elements, a specific computer algorithm and a message encoding method are used. There are dozens of coding options, among which the KNX protocol was most popular in Europe, the Modbus protocol is very popular in Russia. It is best to select such system components that support one or another protocol. If there is no such possibility (for example, you want to integrate the already installed air conditioner, but it supports, allow, the LON protocol), then additional devices are applied to switching almost all common protocols.
Wireless or cable system? Today both options are available and stand in about the same. The cable system, of course, is much more complicated for installation and practically does not allow an error. It must be provided in the earliest stages of construction or design. If you thought about the intelligent lighting system after the end of construction work, it is practical to choose a wireless version.
Remote commands from a smartphone or tablet fall into the central controller, which manages not only the lighting, but also the whole system "Smart Home"
The master of the "smart home" can remotely control light in the apartment using any IR console, tablet and smartphone Apple or Android, laptop or stationary computer
Components of the Smart House system JUNG: Touch Screen Control Panel
Intelligent Lighting System with Loxone Control Panel (Domotix.pro)
With the help of the Internet, you can manage home lighting even from another city or from abroad
Estimated calculation of the Insyte system for the cottage (wired solution, 20 groups of lighting devices and four groups of curtains)
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Components of "Smart Home": non-fixed lighting switches
The system provides the possibility of voice control, modes, scenarios, brightness. It also allows you to adjust the usual and dimmable lighting with a single remote control (set percentage of brightness, turning on / off speed), create light scenarios, depending on the time of day, dates, events, triggering sensors. The light is able to automatically turn on when the owners input in the house and turn off when exit, you can also set various lighting modes, for example: "Day", "Night", "Guests", "Cinema", mimic the presence of owners, automatically control the brightness depending on the intensity Sunlight, driving sunscreen (curtains). In addition, there is the possibility of remote GSM management by all the functions of the system from the wireless panel and via the Internet with tablets and smartphones.
Approximate cost of equipment Insyte
| product name | The cost of one product, rub. | Number, pcs. | The cost is common, rub. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Programmable GSM controller Spider2 | 37 750. | one | 37 750. |
| Dimmer LD2-D400RD, 400 W | 6 550. | eight | 55 090. |
| LD2-R8D relay module, eight relays | 37 550. | one | 37 750. |
| LD2-LS Illumination Sensor | 4 150. | one | 4150. |
| Free Mobile Application Insyte Smarthome for Smartphones and Tablets | 0 | 3. | 0 |
| TOTAL | 131 850. |
Efficiency and savings
Modern lighting technologies are economical, but the cost of their installation can sometimes scare buyers.
In order to proceed "smart light", it is not necessary to invest millions of rubles in the repair of the apartment. If you are ready to replace some expensive components (for example, American Crestron control panels) for cheaper analogues, then, let's say, installing the lighting automation system and the curtains in a small apartment will cost 150 thousand rubles. After surcharge, 15-20 thousand rubles, you can add protection from leaks and a simple security system (motion sensors and door contact). Thus, along with cable works, the final price tag will be about 200 thousand rubles.
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LOXONE controller can be controlled and using wall key switches. In this case, it is not required to bind to any communication protocol, it is permissible to use any switches
Estimated calculation of the system LOXONE for one-room apartment or studio area of 50 m²
Wired solution. Functions: Light control 12 groups (four are dimmped) or 10 (four are dimmed) + curtain / screen drive. Also laid the temperature sensor for monitoring and the light movement sensor (when the hosts of the house), and he is on guard (when there is no one). The system is flexible, and if there are no so many light groups, you can connect the ball valves for water (one relay), the contactor on the warm electric floors (also one relay).
| product name | The cost of one product, rub. | Number, pcs. | The cost is common, rub. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Controller LOXONE Miniserver (eight relays for 5 and each, four outputs for dimming, eight inputs for motion sensors and switches, four inputs for temperature sensors + port KNX) | 49 900. | one | 49 900. |
| Schneider Electric M-Plan Switches Collected | 1 195. | 7. | 8 358. |
| DSC motion sensor | 740. | one | 740. |
| PT1000 LOXONE Temperature Sensor | 5 015 | one | 5 015. |
| Mobile application LOXONE APP | 0 | Unlimited | 0 |
| TOTAL | 64 013. |
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Components of the "Smart Home" system HDL on a DIN rail: Universal six-channel dimmer, maximum load 1 A on the HDL-BUS channel
Today, all engineering systems are not simply managed (including remotely), but interact with each other. He took off the house with security - the light turned on, curtains opened. Included the "Cinema" script - the curtains closed, the light was abamped, the screen dropped. In our system, you can develop light scripts directly in the application. Now you do not need to put separate sensors for each system. At the moment, the main stake in the home automation market is the main share of KNX standard, there is also its Chinese analogue HDL. But in the last 5-7 years began to appear new players. We work with one of them - Austrian Loxone. The main feature of such systems, like ours, are not tied to any communication protocol. So the system becomes much more affordable at a price - 1.5-2 times compared with KNX products. Savings are achieved by using free application programs (I bought a smartphone / tablet, downloaded the program in the app store), as well as any electrical installation products.
Gennady Kozlov
General Director Domotix.Pro.
Six-block wall switch
Universal six-channel dimmer with a built-in scenario controller, load 2 A on the channel
Module for sending SMS messages
Using the control panels, you can adjust the operation of not only lighting systems, but also all the other components of the Smart Home, including security systems, climate control devices in the room and other equipment
LED backlight is especially in demand in wall switches with a large number of function buttons
Friendly interface will help the smallest tenants to learn how to use the smart lighting system.
Wall-mounted key module with LED screen