Home Automation II - Manual (Page 24)

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CONTROL
Control Commands
The control features of the OmniPro II make it easy and convenient to control almost any light or appliance from the console or
over the telephone. You may also have your heating and air conditioning (HVAC) under control of the system, which will allow
you to save energy dollars by setting the temperature appropriately when you are home, asleep, or away.
Furthermore, the OmniPro II can be used to program lights to make the home or business look occupied as a deterrent to thieves.
The methods that the OmniPro II uses to control different devices are:
• ALC Switch Modules for lights and appliances.
• X-10 compatible modules (X-10, X-10 Pro, Leviton, PCS, ACT, Lightolier, etc.) for lights and small appliances.
• HAI Communicating Thermostats for controlling Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Systems.
• Programmable Energy Saver Modules (PESM) for central heating and air conditioning systems.
• Direct Output Control for relays to activate sprinklers, lighting, electric heating, etc.
An OmniPro II will control:
! 248 ALC Switch Modules
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256 X-10 compatible modules (all sixteen house codes)
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64 HAI Communicating Thermostats
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8 PESMs or Voltage Outputs (expandable to 136)
OmniPro II also has 119 internal "flags" that are used for programming conditionals and executing programs.
ALC Switch Modules
ALC Switch Modules are intended for installation in homes, which have been pre-wired for installation of ALC system products.
OmniPro II controls lights and appliances by sending commands over the ALC signal wiring to ALC Switch Modules. ALC
Switches communicate with the OmniPro II over low voltage signal wire. They are two-way devices, so the controller always
knows the actual status of the switch. In addition, ALC switches can be used to set scenes by triggering macros in OmniPro II.
When ALC Lighting Control Modules are being used, it is also possible to "ramp" the lighting level of an ALC Dimmer Switch to
a new level at a controllable ramp rate.
ALC Module Types
The ALC modules types are: Dimmer Switch, Relay Switch, Slave Switch, Program Switch, and 4-Button Scene Switch Modules.
X-10 Modules
The OmniPro II controls lights and appliances by sending commands over your existing electrical wiring to special switches,
outlets, receptacles, and modules, collectively referred to as X-10 MODULES. Each module (or group of modules) is assigned a
House Code and a Unit Number so that the OmniPro II can control the modules individually. When a module hears a command
from the OmniPro II for its house code and unit number, it executes the command.
Any module that is "X-10 Compatible" will work with the OmniPro II. The modules come in various types.