General

About

These pages relate to Release 2.1 of the Multisite connected lighting system.

The suite of technical documents consists of:

System guide

describes the system design and how this design can support the requirements of a customer.

Commissioning guide

describes the installation and deployment of the lighting system.

User guide

describes the usage of the Multisite System Manager dashboard and user pages, that are specifically aimed at facility managers and format managers.

Security statement

describes end-to-end system security that guarantees data confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Release notes

overview of new and/or improved features

Bill of Materials

overview of all components and their 12nc ordering codes.

Abbreviations

The following abbreviations are used throughout the document:

Abbreviation Explanation

BMS

Building Management System

BoM

Bill of Materials

DALI

Digital Addressable Lighting Interface communication protocol

DMX

Digital MultipleXed communication protocol

DSI

Digital Serial Interface communication protocol

HVAC

Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning

IAR

Interact Retail

IR

Infrared

PDDEG-S

Philips Dynalite DIN-rail Ethernet Gateway–Supervisor (in short: Ethernet Gateway)

PE

Photo electric

PIR

Passive Infrared

PWM

Pulse-Width Modulation phase cut dimming

C-ROC

Signify Customer Remote Operating Center

UI

User interface

Terms and definitions

The following terms and definitions are used throughout the document:

General terms
Term Definition

Format

A group of sites with similar design or style (In retail also known as the formula). Every site belongs to only one format

Area

A lighting control area (for example Sales floor or Back of house)

Scene

A specific set of light levels that can be edited and recalled

Child area

A lighting control zone (like Bakery or Fresh food) included inside an Area (for example Sales floor)

Logical channel

A lighting control sub-zone included inside a Child area (like Bakery spots or Bakery counter)

Concepts

Light concept including the defined areas, scenes, child areas, logical channels etc. to be used in a format

Schedules

Set of all scheduled events (simple events, special events, holidays) that automatically control the lighting of the sites in a specific format

Interface terms
Term Definition

Astronomical timeclock

The ability to control and schedule the light levels depending on sunrise and sunset times (day and night mode)

Deployment

A concept and schedule ready for transfer to either one site or multiple sites

Draft (state)

Deployment in preparation

Deployed (state)

Deployment in use

Archived (state)

Deployment no longer in use

Online status

Shows whether the site gateway is online or offline

Not requested

No workorders available; site not in execution phase

Under preparation

Workorders created and execution phase in progress

Operational

Workorders are resolved/closed, site operational

Subscription

Actual status of the contract(s) and license(s)

(Not) deployed

Shows whether the site is functional (or not)