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Shade Interface
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Overview
The Shade Interface allows users to integrate the Fifth Light system
with leading shade control systems providers, i.e. MechoSystems,
Somfy® and Embedia. It allows users to send comprehensive
commands (up, down, go to scene, position and stop) to the shade
controllers from a DALI Wallstation or a Low Voltage Wallstation.
Features
Leverage Fifth Light's DALI Wallstations and Low Voltage
Wallstations to control 3rd party blind and shades.
Support up, down, go to scene, stop, position command for
Somfy, MechoSystems and Embedia shades via proprietary
protocol.
NNote: For other shade manufacturers, the integration is done via digital output
cards and relay output cards.
Description
The Shade Interface allows facility managers to define the manner in
which lights and shades work together. By doing so, both systems
automatically work in concert with one another in order to maximize
energy savings and increase user comfort.
Users can override the position of the shades and the level of the
electric lights using a single device in order to achieve desired
lighting condition. Fifth Light's DALI Wallstations and Low Voltage
Wallstations can be used to control both the shading and lighting in
an integrated and seamless manner.
NNote: The integration is accomplished from within the Lighting Control Panel
(LCP).
Shade Interface
October 2015
Specifications
System
Requirements
Communication
Protocols
Lighting Control Panel (LCP)
MechoNet RS-232 Protocol (MechoSystems)
Note: Via ethernet to RS-232 serial adaptor
BACnet IP (Embedia)
Somfy RS-485 Protocol (Somfy)
Note: Via ethernet to RS-485 serial adaptor
Support Shade
Controllers
Connections
MechoSystems IQ/MLC2
Embedia SOLARAI EB2 Shade Controller
Somfy ILT 50 motors
MechoSystems: Ethernet to Serial converter required.
NNote: Eaton's Ethernet Interface Module (CATNO: EIM) can be
used. The serial cable connecting the EIM to the IQ/MLC2 controller is to be provided by MechoSystems. The cable name is
IQ485-RS232 adaptor and the product ID is MSBS R2Q4AD_AS.
Somfy: Ethernet to Serial converter required
Embedia: Ethernet
System Architecture
Lighting
Control
Panel
DALI
Bus
Central Manager
IP
U
DE SER
VI
CE
S
LA
N/
Lighting
Control
Panel
W
AN
DALI
Bus
Mobile
App
Scene 3
Scene 4
DALI
Wallstation
Ethernet
to Serial
Web
Browser
CISCO
VOIP Phone
Shades
Touch Screen
Control
2
Scene 1
Scene 2
www.eaton.com/lightingsystems
3rd Party BACnet
Interface
Shade Interface
October 2015
Supported Commands
Manufacturer
Communication Protocol
Somfy
Ethernet to Serial
Embedia
BACnet
MechoSystems
Ethernet to Serial
Command
Up
Down
Stop
Go to
Scene
Position
Tilt
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
O
O
P
P
P
O
O
O
O
NNotes:
Additional components may be required for integration from shade
manufacturer. Consult shade manufacturer for more information.
Digital output and relay output support for the other types of shade
controllers.
Cross-LCP communication supported.
Ordering
A Shade Interface software license is required when integrating the
Fifth Light system with MechoSystems, Embedia and Somfy shade
controllers. The Shade Interface software license is not required
when integrating with a shade controller using DALI Field Relays,
digital output and relay output devices.
Catalog #
Description
Communication Bus
Integration
FLT-SHADE
Enabling the
shade integration
on the Lighting
Management Server
BACnet/IP,
MechoNET RS-232
Protocol and Somfy
RS-485 Protocol
DALI and
shade control
NNote: FLT-SHADE does not include shade integration programming services,
only enables this capability. This can be included as part of the site startup
services.
Eaton
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Cleveland, OH 44122
United States
Eaton.com
Eaton
Lighting systems
203 Cooper Circle
Peachtree City, GA 30269
www.eaton.com/lightingsystems
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Publication No. TD503052EN
October 26, 2015
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