5.9. Response Radio

By ahsan Chaudary
2 min

5.9.1. Introduction

A ResponseRadio doesn’t carry any sensing capabilities of its own. It relies on a publishing Response sensor node to provide control commands for subscriber nodes. This generates a publisher-subscriber link between “a publishing Response sensor node” & “one or many subscribing nodes,” a.k.a pub-sub group.

There are 32,000 available pub-sub group IDs/numbers supported by the system.

Please note the firmware version of the ResponseRadio must be 188 PIC and 23 Nordic or higher. The ResponseRadio can be configured through RESPONSE APP ONLY.

Please Plan Ahead for Success: You must plan ahead & prepare for the configuration of pub-sub groups. Document what you are going to use in the building. Use as-builts and mark pub-sub group IDs to be used on different floors since

  1. ResponseRadio are usually installed hidden behind a ceiling &

  2. The message of a publisher is shared throughout the network, i.e., with all the nodes in the building.

5.9.2. Configuration

ResponseRadio configuration is a 2-step process: step 1 Publisher & step 2 Subscriber

5.9.2.1. Step 1: Configuring Publisher

(On Response Sensor Node)

Upon node selection

  1. Enter the intended group ID

  2. Click apply

  3. Press Query to query the currently configured groups for a publisher Response sensor node.

  4. Save settings

5.9.2.2. Step 2 Configuring Subscriber

(On Response Radio)

  1. Select the option “Configure Response Radio“ from the main menu

Upon Response Radio selection

  1. Enter the intended group ID

  2. Click apply

  3. Press Query to query the currently configured subscriber group ID.

  4. Save settings if necessary

A few key notes

  1. If the Response Radio is already assigned to a group it will indicate the existing group ID at step 2

  2. To easily identify, use blink luminaires feature (click here).

  3. By default a Response Radio will keep connected luminaires at static 100% light output & 4000K color temperature (if tunable white) at all times.

The relay is not going to be usable as the configuration of Publisher and Subscriber both require RF communication. Therefore as soon as you click on relay in either of these menu all the options will be automatically greyed out rendering all buttons unusable.

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