The right light in the right place
Eco Step Dim® Motion from WE-EF is a solution for presence-dependent light control. It can be scaled from individual luminaires up to complex networks and configured with a user-friendly app.
New York is the city that never sleeps, and if you never sleep you always need light. However, what about pathways and bicycle paths in sparsely populated rural communities or paths along river banks? Do they really need to be brightly lit all night long? No, not really, but when people use these paths they should feel safe and be able to see well.
This is precisely why WE-EF offers the light management system, Eco Step Dim® Motion. It uses passive infrared sensors to detect any presence. If a pedestrian is detected, the light level increases to a predetermined level; when no one is there the system works at a low dim level. The user can freely define how many luminaires increase their light level, how long they stay at that level,and the speed of dimming up and dimming down. All this is configured on a mobile end device with a user-friendly app. There is encrypted communication via Bluetooth between the smartphone or tablet and a dongle with the pole box on the street and area lighting pole.
WE-EF Eco Step Dim® Motionis available in three configuration levels. In Single Mode every single luminaire is controlled autonomously, according to the input of a PIR sensor. In Linked Mode the luminaires communicate with one another via MiWi wireless protocol. A PIR sensor supplies input, and the individual luminaires act as master and/or slave. The settings are inherited from luminaire to luminaire, i.e., there is just a single configuration in the app. Finally, ConnectedMode offers the highest functionality. Here a gateway expands the communication options to GPRS (2G/3G). Operating data can be saved in the cloud, luminaires localised in Google Maps, while settings can also be made remotely. In the Connected Mode version,Eco Step Dim®systems can then also be integrated into higher-level light management systems.
