5.2. Zones

By ahsan Chaudary
2 min

5.2.1 Introduction

Zoning allows Response sensor nodes to decide if they need to act on the control & occupancy messages they receive over IR from their neighbors. If the neighbors (sender and receiver) have the same zone ID, they will share the occupancy-level messages and act collectively.

The system allows configuring the Response Sensor Nodes to 12 unique zone IDs. Consider zoning each application area separately to enhance energy efficiency, e.g., a kitchen area next to the corridor can be zoned separately to allow lights to stay off in the kitchen while unoccupied.

By default, different zones don’t share information. We can configure Response Sensor Nodes to share the following type of messages from/with other zones (collectively) called zone stitching,

  1. Respond to occupancy from another zone and

  2. Forward control/configuration messages for a different zone

5.2.2 How to Zone

Select a node and

  1. Click on a Zone ID to assign it to the node.

Relay option can not be used for zoning.

Zones

5.2.3 Zone Stitching:

5.2.3.1 Respond To

Allows a node in different zone to receive and respond to occupancy messages from neighboring nodes of different zone.

Upon node selection

  1. Toggle relay on for whole zone or off for selected node only

  2. Select a zone (e.g. Zone 1)

  3. Press Respond button

  4. Press ‘Ignore’ button to undo.

Respond to other Zones

 

5.2.3.2 Forward Messages For

Allow any node to forward configuration and control messages of a particular zones from and to its neighboring nodes even when it doesn’t belong to that particular zone.

Upon node selection

  1. Toggle relay on for whole zone or off for selected node only

  2. Select a zone (e.g. Zone 1)

  3. Press Forward button

  4. Press ‘don’t forward’ to undo.

Forward Messages for Zones

The default for all Response Sensor Nodes is zone 1

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