Zilog ZAURCT - Manual (Page 7)

UM022903-0311 General Description
ZAURA ™ RF Wireless Lighting Control
Installation Guide
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General Description
Zilog’s ZAURA RF Wireless Communications Technology for Fluorescent Lighting is an
occupancy detector energy management system designed to save energy in starter-based
lighting. Upon easy plug-and-play installation, the system will detect occupancy in a room
and switch the starter-based lighting on and off without the use of control wiring.
The ZAURA RF Wireless Lighting Control System can detect occupancy in rooms of
approximately 100 square meters in size. Larger rooms can be controlled through the use
of additional occupancy detectors.
System Overview
The ZAURA system provides power savings in conventional fluorescent lamp installa-
tions by turning off lamps when the room is unoccupied or when sufficient natural light is
available. ZAURA consists of three unit types: Masters, Starters and an optional ZAURA
Configuration Tool.
Masters are battery-powered, perform occupancy and natural light detection, and com-
mand ZAURA starters via wireless communication. A Master can be configured as a Stan-
dard Master which controls the ZAURA starters, or as a Range Extender which provides
additional occupancy detection information to a Standard Master so that the occupancy
detection range of the Standard Master is extended.
Starters control fluorescent lamps in standard ballast systems (L, C) based on wireless
commands from the Master. A ZAURA Starter can be configured as one of two types: as a
ZAURA Starter or as a ZAURA Virtual Dimming Starter. The latter is intended to be
installed near windows and is commanded to extinguish lamps if sufficient natural light
exists. ZAURA Starters are typically associated wirelessly to their Master.
Non-ZAURA (original) starters can also be used, for example, to allow selected lamps to
remain on 100% of the time for safety reasons.
The ZAURA Configuration Tool is typically used to change existing ZAURA Starter
associations, though it can also be used to place the ZAURA Starter into
Associate mode
for an initial association, e.g., if difficulties are encountered with wireless association.
Applications
The ZAURA RF Wireless Lighting Control System is designed for use in schools, offices,
industrial buildings and similar applications. It is optimized for ceiling heights from 2.5 to
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