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Alignment with natural light🔗

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Light sensors detect the level of light in a room. Depending on that level, the luminaires automatically change brightness. If the room is dark, the lights turn brighter. If it is brighter than normal, they reduce the brightness. The lights near the window are not as bright as the lights in the far row.

This mode of operation gives comfortable and sufficient light during the working day and prolongs the service life of the luminaires.

Example setting🔗

Note

Illumination standards differ from room to room. They are specified in GOST R 55710-2013. The auto brightness adjustment is done during commissioning, so proceed carefully and check the values with a luxmeter to make sure the brightness is not below the norm.

In this example, there are three light zones, each with four fixtures and one light sensor. The luminous flux on the work surface under the luminaires is the same. Light zones are parallel to the window.

The alignment must be set in two steps: at night (or near night darkness conditions) and during the day.

Setting at night🔗

  1. Turn off all light zone automation. night_1
  2. Open the light zone farthest from the window. Set the lights to the same brightness so that the luxmeter reading on the work surface is at least as high as the standard. Measure with the luxmeter the darkest area on the work surface - for example, the corner. night_2
  3. Go to the setting of each light and set the resulting brightness to the maximum brightness. If the app's brightness setting shows less than 90% (value X), set the maximum brightness level for each luminaire to X+5%. night_3
  4. Use a luxmeter to check the illumination on the working surfaces.
  5. Save the current illuminance values for the light area as the target illuminance. night_4
  6. After autotuning, use a luxmeter to check the illuminance on the working surfaces.
  7. Repeat steps 2-6 for the other light zones. The maximum brightness of the luminaires of the light area near the window should be slightly lower than the luminaires near the wall. night_5

In the daytime🔗

  1. Turn off all light zone automation. night_1
  2. Open the light zone farthest from the window. Decrease the brightness for all lights until the luxmeter reading on the work surface is as close to the standard as possible. Measure with the luxmeter the dimmest area on the work surface - for example, the corner. day_1
  3. Go to the setting of each luminaire and set the minimum brightness to the previously obtained value of + 5%. day_2
  4. Check the illuminance on the working surfaces with a luxmeter.
  5. Save the current illuminance values for the light area as the target illuminance. day_3
  6. After autotuning, check the illuminance on the working surfaces with a luxmeter.
  7. Repeat steps 2-6 for the other light areas. The minimum brightness of the lights of the light zone near the window should be lower than all other zones, and the highest brightness will be in the zone near the wall. day_4