1.5. Node Selection

1.5.1 Node Selection - Response App

The Response App uses BLE technology and relies on your smartphone’s Bluetooth. It sends a broadcast command (Scan for Node ID) that can be received by scanning nodes in its BLE range. The nodes respond with general information, and the app forms a list of all nodes that respond. The list is sorted by signal strength (RSSI). A node with the highest signal strength is automatically selected.

The app communicates with the nodes by interleaving the ‘Single-Select' & the 'Command’ packets.

If you click the ‘Refresh' button on the home page, the list will be updated based on the new signal strength from sensor nodes. The sensor node with the highest signal strength will be selected. This sorting and selection will result in the red dome of the Response Sensor Node staying solid red as long as it is selected.

1.5.1.1 How to Select a Response SN3

  1. Click on SN3 from the home page,

  2. SN3 at the top of the list is automatically selected, and there’s also an option to search for the node

  3. Look for an SN3 with the red dome lit, as highlighted accompanied with luminaire dimming up and down.

  4. If you want to limit the number of nodes in the list, click the ‘All’ button, which opens a dropdown menu.

  5. Auto blink’ is always enabled (this makes the luminaire blink continuously).

Blink functionality is supported by FW 188 or above.

  1. Click the ‘Blink Luminaire’ button to confirm your selection visually (disable auto-blink to enable this function).

  2. Click the ‘Refresh’ button if you can’t find the node.

  3. You can scroll down the list to see other nearby nodes and choose the one you want to configure.

  4. Click the 'Configuration' icon when you have made the correct selection.

 

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1.5.1.2 How to Select a Response Radio

  1. Click on Configure Response Radio (RR) from the home page. A list with RR addresses will appear, and the device at the top will be selected automatically.

  2. SN3 at the top of the list is automatically selected, and there’s also an option to search for the node.

  3. The luminaire connected with the selected RR will continue blinking unless you disable the auto-blink. When disabled, you can click the ‘Blink Luminaire’ button to blink once and confirm the correct selection.

Please note that the “Auto Blink” function is enabled by default to blink luminaires connected to the RR.

  1. Click the 'Refresh' button to reload the list of RRs. This may cause you to select a different RR based on signal strength.

  2. If you want to limit the number of nodes in the list, click the ‘All’ button, which opens a dropdown menu.

  3. Click the 'Configuration' tab to start configuring the RR.

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1.5.1.3 How to Select a Highbay Sensor

  1. Click on Highbay from the home page.

  2. This opens the node selection window with a search option.

  3. Look for a Sensor with the red dome light and connected luminaire dimming up and down due to auto blink.

  4. By default, ‘Auto blink’ is turned on, which causes the light to dim up/down continuously.

    1. Click to turn blinking on/off.

    2. When turned off, the red dome stays solid, and the light returns to the previous dim state.

  5. If auto blink is disabled, you can click ‘Blink luminare’ to blink once and confirm the correct selection.

  6. Click the ‘Refresh’ button if you can’t find the correct sensor from the list.

You can scroll down the list to see other nearby nodes and select the right one by simply clicking on another address until you have selected the correct one.

  1. Click the 'configuration' tab once you confirm the selected sensor node.

 

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Please note that BLE Scanning is required to select a node. In non-connected sites, it is enabled by default for all nodes. If you cannot select a node in portal-connected projects, refer here.

The red dome stays solid red upon selection. Is that okay?

The App sends a specific message to the sensor node that does not stop until the user selects another node or closes the app. This message is the ‘Single-Select' advertising packet to the node, a continuous beacon. The red dome will settle down only after you select another node or close the app.

1.5.1.4 Detailed Node Selection - Response App

HOW TO SELECT A NODE (Response App)

 

   Actions

Response from Node

Response from luminaire(s) (Response SN3)

Response from luminaire (Response Radio)

Response from HIM84 Sensor

  1. Choose “SN3“, “Passive Node,” or HIM84 from the home screen to begin configuration.

See the response in step 2.

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  1. Upon selection of “SN3,” “Passive Node,” OR “HIM84”, the app will automatically select one selected sensor type with the highest RSSI out of the list.

The red dome of selected SN3 will turn solid red to acknowledge selection.

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The luminaire will automatically blink once.

The Red Dome of the HIM84 Sensor will blink twice.

  1. You can choose “Auto blink” or “Blink luminaire” to visually confirm selection for Response SN3, Radio and Highbay.

Red dome blinks each time the luminaire blinks while in “Auto blink“.

Blink once will also cause the red dome to blink once.

Auto blink will continuously blink the luminaire
Blink luminaire
Blink once

Auto blink will continuously blink the luminaire

Blink luminaire
Blink once

Auto blink will continuously blink the luminaire

Blink luminaire
Blink once

  1. If it is not the node you wish to select, click on other node addresses from the list until you have found the intended node. You can also scroll down the list to see as many nodes as found.

The previously selected node will settle its red dome off, and the newly selected node will indicate a solid red dome.

The Luminaire of the new node will continuously blink when the auto-blink is selected.

Luminaire with new Response Radio will blink once.

The Red Dome of the HIM84 Sensor will blink twice.

If you want to limit the visible number of nodes in the list, click the ‘All’ button and choose the required number.

  1. You can also click on “Refresh” button to get an updated list of node addresses. This Refresh option will automatically select another Response SN3, Radio OR HIM84 Sensor.

Now, the newly connected SN3 will have its red dome indication to confirm selection.

The Luminaire of the new node will continuously blink when the auto-blink is selected.

Luminaire with new Response Radio will blink once.

The Red Dome of the HIM84 Sensor will blink twice.

  1. Now you can continue to configure Response Node, Response Radio or HIM84 sensor by sending an intended configuration changes.

The red dome would blink each time it received a new command.

Adopts the setting. Sometimes, this is visible (e.g., adopting a new MaxLight level); sometimes, there is no visible response from the luminaire (e.g. adopting a new Dwell Time)

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  1. To exit out of selection, simply close the app or return to the home screen.

The selected node will settle down after it can no longer see the Response App.

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1.5.2 Node Selection in Response IR App

The Response IR App uses a directional dongle and selects a Response SN3 by just pointing the IR dongle toward the target node. If you point the dongle towards a Response SN3 and send any command, you can see the red dome flash to acknowledge the reception of the IR command from the Response IR App.

Please note the Response IR app doesn’t support Response Radio & HIM 84

1.5.2.1 Detailed Node Selection - Response IR App

HOW TO SELECT A NODE (Response IR App)

Commands

Response from Node

Response from luminaire(s)

  1. Point the dongle at the Response Sensor Node that you wish to change settings for.

  2. Send any commands to the selected node

The Dome of the selected node flashes red once to acknowledge receipt of a command,

 

Adopts the setting. Sometimes, this is visible (e.g., adopting a new MaxLight level); sometimes, there is no visible response from the luminaire (e.g., adopting a new Dwell Time)

If the Sensor Nodes don’t respond, check that your dongle is

  1. Plugged in correctly.

  2. Fully charged.

  3. Pointed correctly.

  4. Within 1 to 2 meters of the Sensor Node.

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