Halytech Illuminator User manual

HALYTECH Illuminator User Manual
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Illuminator
Floodlight Control and Facility Monitoring System
USER MANUAL
Illuminator User Manual Version 3.21
Copyright © Halytech
All rights reserved

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SOFTWARE LICENCE AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE
All software that is supplied as part of this equipment is protected by copyright laws and
international copyright treaties, as well as other intellectual property laws and treaties. This
software is licensed, not sold and is intended for use on this device only.
All title and copyrights in and to the software (including but not limited to any text, instructions,
code, “applets” incorporated into the software, images, photographs, animations, video, audio
and music) are owned by Halytech.
You may not reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble this software for any purpose. No
part of this software may be copied, reproduced, loaned, rented, leased or transmitted in any
form or by any means electronic or mechanical, without the express written permission of
Halytech.
Halytech Pty Ltd
ABN 51 094 853 068
PO Box 6983
Baulkham Hills Business Centre
NSW 2153 Australia
Tel: [phone]
E-mail: [email protected]
www.halytech.com.au
Warning
This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio
interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

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Table of Contents
Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Typical Applications ................................................................................................................................................... 4
System Overview .......................................................................................................................................................... 4
V3.2X New Functionality .............................................................................................................................................. 4
Overview of Floodlight Control ................................................................................................................................... 5
Timer Mode ............................................................................................................................................................... 5
Club Controlled Mode ................................................................................................................................................ 5
Controls ..................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Inputs (Advanced Use Only) ...................................................................................................................................... 7
Alarms (Advanced Use Only) .................................................................................................................................... 8
Logger ....................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Web Server ................................................................................................................................................................ 9
Physical Connections................................................................................................................................................. 10
Antenna ................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Power ...................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Controls ................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Inputs (Advanced Use Only) .................................................................................................................................... 12
Auxiliary Connectors ................................................................................................................................................ 14
Numeric Keypad ...................................................................................................................................................... 15
Setting up an Illuminator for the first time ............................................................................................................... 16
Change Location and Lighting Setup ...................................................................................................................... 17
Setting Date and Time ............................................................................................................................................. 19
Change User and Password .................................................................................................................................... 20
Setting up Network Parameters ............................................................................................................................... 21
Setting up Email Parameters ................................................................................................................................... 23
Network Glossary .................................................................................................................................................... 24
Save Setup to Disk .................................................................................................................................................. 25
Load Setup from Disk .............................................................................................................................................. 25
Exiting Change Setup Mode .................................................................................................................................... 25
Normal Operation ........................................................................................................................................................ 26
Communicating with a PC ....................................................................................................................................... 26
Lights ....................................................................................................................................................................... 26
Clubs ....................................................................................................................................................................... 28
Report ...................................................................................................................................................................... 29
Advanced Operation ................................................................................................................................................... 31
Automatic Daily E-mail Reports ............................................................................................................................... 31
Inputs ....................................................................................................................................................................... 32
Calibrating Counter Inputs (if present) ..................................................................................................................... 33
Scaling Event Inputs (if present) .............................................................................................................................. 3 4 
Calibrating Analogue Inputs (if present) .................................................................................................................. 34
Viewing Current Inputs ............................................................................................................................................ 35
Monitoring Electricity Use ........................................................................................................................................ 36
Setting up Alarms .................................................................................................................................................... 37
Viewing Current Alarms ........................................................................................................................................... 38
Resetting Alarms ..................................................................................................................................................... 38
History ..................................................................................................................................................................... 39
About ....................................................................................................................................................................... 39
Front Panel Display .................................................................................................................................................... 40
SMS Commands .......................................................................................................................................................... 41
SMS Alarms ................................................................................................................................................................. 43
Software Upgrade ....................................................................................................................................................... 44
Numeric Keypad Operation........................................................................................................................................ 44
Appendix A: Connecting to an Illuminator Locally ................................................................................................. 45
Connecting a PC Directly to an Illuminator .............................................................................................................. 45
Connecting to an Existing Network (LAN) ............................................................................................................... 47
Appendix B: Connecting to an Illuminator Remotely .............................................................................................. 48
Remote Connection ................................................................................................................................................. 48
Appendix C: Connection to Mobile Network ............................................................................................................ 49
SIM Card Insertion and Removal ............................................................................................................................ 49
Appendix D: Testing E-mail Connectivity................................................................................................................. 51
Sending Test e-mails ............................................................................................................................................... 51
Appendix E: Logged Data Format ............................................................................................................................. 52

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Introduction
Halytech Illuminator is an integrated floodlight control and facility monitoring system.
It can control floodlights, monitor various sensors, generate alarms and log. The Illuminator is
a complete system. It includes all software, hardware and a cellular phone module. Setting up
and interrogating an Illuminator is a simple matter of viewing pages with any standard web
browser. An Illuminator can be accessed either locally via a direct cable connection or
remotely via internet or by sending and receiving SMS messages.
Typical Applications
 Sports Fields
 Parks
 Tennis Courts
 Community Halls
 Clubhouses
 Public Toilets
System Overview
Each Illuminator incorporates an industrial controller, input/output interface, a logger and a
4G/3G cellular phone interface.
Illuminator is capable of:
1. Controlling up to eight (8) controls – floodlight contactors etc.
2. Monitoring up to eight (8) inputs
3. Generating up to eight (8) alarms
4. Receiving SMS commands
5. Sending SMS messages
6. Logging status, control and alarm activity
7. Being configured by the user through any standard web browser
8. Sending automatic usage reports by email
V3.2X New Functionality
 Timer mode can be selected for all controls.
This is useful for lights that need to go on and off automatically e.g. clubhouses,
lighted paths etc.
 Light scenario can be named and can drive any number of controls.
For example – scenario ID 1 can be named “Field 1 50 lux” that drives only control 1,
while scenario ID 2 can be named “Field 1 100 lux” that drives controls 1 and 2.
 Introduction of “Turn-on delay” to prevent large current inrush when multiple lights are
turned on at the same time.
 Illuminator Central support.
Illuminator Central is an optional web based subscription service that allows any
number of Illuminators to be managed centrally. Illuminators keep on operating
independently, while at the same time allowing club and field management to be
handled efficiently from one central location. Illuminator Central also provides
comprehensive, aggregated usage reports.

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Overview of Floodlight Control
The Illuminator provides two Operation Modes – Timer Mode and Club Controlled Mode.
Timer Mode
An On-time and an Off-time are entered for the scenarios desired to be run in Timer mode for
each day of the week. The lights will automatically turn on and off as set. This mode is useful
for controlling lights with regular use patterns such as lighted paths, clubhouses etc.
Club Controlled Mode
This is the most often used mode where the lights are controlled directly by users during
allowed periods of time.
The Illuminator recognises two different types of users: an administrator and a number of
“normal users”.
The administrator has complete control over all floodlights. He or she can turn on and turn off
any light at any time, without time off delay. Furthermore, the administrator can override any
command issued by a “normal user”.
The administrator first decides during what period during the day “normal users” will be
allowed to control the lights. Each light scenario can have its own separate period.
The administrator can allow up to 49 “normal users” to control the lights. Each user is given a
different 4-digit PIN and the authority to control specific light scenarios.
The PINs and the access rights can be changed by the administrator as often as desired.
Lights are normally turned on and off by either:
1. sending an SMS command to the Illuminator, or
2. typing the same command into the numeric keypad
Administrators can also control the lights by accessing the Illuminator with a computer.
The SMS/keypad commands have the following format:
PPPPAL# where: PPPP is the four digit PIN
A is action, either 1 for ON, or 0 for OFF
L is one or more light scenario IDs
# terminates the command on the keypad
Example 1: user PIN is 2345, authority to control light scenario 6
234516# - turn on light scenario 6
234506# - turn off light scenario 6
Multiple scenarios can be turned on or off in the same command.
Example 2: user PIN is 7777 and they have the authority to control light scenarios 2 and 3,
the commands are:
7777123# - turn on light scenarios 2 and 3
7777023# - turn off light scenarios 2 and 3
777703# - turn off light scenario 3
Note: # is optional in SMS commands

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All valid SMS commands are acknowledged with a response SMS confirming action taken.
Invalid SMS commands generate an appropriate response, advising the user of the problem.
The administrator can set up a help contact such as ‘John Smith on [phone]’. These
contact details are added to the end of the SMS sent in response to an invalid command.
Once a user activates the lights, only he (or the administrator) can turn them off. This stops
practical jokes by other users.
If an authorised user “A” tries to activate the lights that are on and controlled by a user “B”,
the user “A” will take over the control of the lights. The Illuminator will stop charging the user
“B” and start charging the user “A”. This feature allows a new user to take control of the lights
without having to wait for the old user to turn them off first. It also prevents the old user who
forgets to turn off the lights at the end of his session turning them off later during the new
user’s session.
If an authorised user “A” tries to deactivate lights controlled by a user “B” via SMS, the user
“A” will receive a message advising that the lights are controlled by the user “B”, and the lights
will not turn off.
The keypad will always accept a command from an authorised user to turn off the lights,
however if the user does not currently have control of the lights they will not be turned off.
This is to confirm that they are no longer being charged for the lights in the case where they
are unaware the next user has already started their session.
A “Turn on delay” in seconds can be set if desired. It is used to eliminate large current draws
that can occur when multiple controls turn on at exactly the same time. With the “Turn on
delay” set to x seconds, the controls will come on in a staggered manner, x seconds apart.
If a user is allowed to turn the lights off, the command is accepted but the lights can be made
to continue stay on for a user configurable "Turn off delay" in minutes. This is particularly
useful for older (non-LED) type of lights to give a chance to a new user to turn the lights back
on without having to wait for the warm-up period.
The "Turn off delay" is not applied if the administrator turns the lights off outside the period of
control for normal users.
The lights turned on by normal users are automatically turned off at the end of the allowed
control period. Lights turned on by the administrator remain on until turned off by the
administrator.
All activations, deactivations and the means of control (automatic, keypad, computer or SMS
from a mobile telephone) are logged by the Illuminator. The Illuminator stores the most recent
1000 events in its memory. This information is available to administrators in the form of a
usage report. The report can span a number of days and can be used to prepare customer
bills.
The section titled “Normal Operation” details the procedure on defining users, their PINs,
access rights etc.
Automatic e-mail reports
An Illuminator can be set up to send daily e-mail reports. At 3:00 AM, an e-mail will be sent to
up to three recipients. Each e-mail has a spreadsheet file attachment containing data logged
over the recent day(s).
The advantage of daily e-mail reports is in the Illuminator ability to automatically deliver or
“push” data without any user intervention.

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Controls
The Illuminator provides 8 controls on two multi-pole connectors for controlling the floodlights.
Controls are labelled CN1 to CN8 respectively. Each is provided with two screw terminals
internally connected to a relay, providing voltage free contacts. In inactive state the two
terminals are open-circuit. Upon activation, the relay switches and the terminals are shorted
together. Controls can be activated in several different ways:
1. With a computer by accessing the “Lights” page with a browser and clicking on the
Manual Override ON/OFF buttons
2. By sending control SMS messages to the unit. All SMS commands are authorised
with 4 digit PINs.
3. By typing a message into the optional keypad. The keypad message format is
identical to the SMS message format.
Inputs (Advanced Use Only)
The Illuminator can monitor up to eight inputs via two multi-pole connectors. Each multi-pole
connector accepts four inputs. They are labelled IN1 to IN8 and each is provided with two
screw terminals. Wire sizes up to 1.5 mm2 may be used. Each input can be configured by the
user for operating in one of the following five modes:
1. “SWITCH” – switch closure or voltage free contact.
Switch inputs detect either an active (or “ON”) state or an inactive (or “OFF”) state.
The active state is indicated by shorting the two terminals together, while the inactive
state is indicated by the terminals staying open. A switch state must be stable for a
minimum of 3 seconds to be recognised.
NOTE: There is no galvanic isolation between different inputs or the Illuminator
internal circuitry.
2. “ANALOGUE”
Analogue inputs are used to monitor industrial sensors such as voltage, current,
temperature, pressure, light level etc.
Most common sensor types are supported, including:
4 - 20 mA sensors
0 – 5V sensors
NOTE: All analogue signals share a common ground
3. “COUNTER”
Count will increment each time the terminals are shorted. Frequencies up to 10Hz are
supported. The counter will roll-over from 99,999 to 0.
4. “EVENT”
Event inputs are used to record occurrences of pulses. A pulse is generated by
temporarily shorting the input terminals together. Minimum acceptable pulse width is
100 ms. Event inputs are suitable for monitoring pulses that occur less frequently
than once every 30 seconds. Each time an event occurs, the Illuminator logs the time
its occurrence as well as the total number of events. The total will roll-over from
99,999 to 0.
5. “DISABLED”
This mode disables the input. The input is removed from all reports and menus.
The user can tailor the system by assigning application specific input names. So for example
Input 1 may be called “PUMP 3 OK” etc.
All input types may be logged and/or used to trigger alarms.

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Alarms (Advanced Use Only)
The Illuminator can generate up to 8 alarms.
Upon activation, an alarm will send SMS messages
Each alarm can be programmed with a name, trigger source, 3 separate telephone numbers
and the text of a message. When the trigger becomes active, the alarm is triggered and the
alarm sequence starts.
Alarms are completely independent from inputs. So for example, an input can trigger more
than one alarm, each of which will send its own special SMS to its own special telephone
numbers.
Alarm SMS sending
If SMS sending is enabled for an alarm, an SMS with the programmed text is sent to each
telephone number starting with the first. If sending is successful, the unit waits for 30 minutes
for the user to reset the alarm sequence. Resetting the sequence stops the sending of SMS
messages.
If sending is not successful, due to network congestion for example, the SMS is sent to the
same number after 1 minute. Up to three attempts are made to each number before
proceeding to the next number.
After the 3rd attempt to the 3rd number (if applicable) the unit will stop sending SMS and wait
indefinitely for the alarm to be reset. This limits the number of SMS transmissions per alarm to
9.
Active alarms can be reset in two different ways:
1. By accessing the “Alarms” page with a browser and clicking on the active alarm
2. By sending an SMS message to the Illuminator
(Please see “Resetting Alarms” section for more details).
If an alarm is reset but its trigger source is still in the active state, a new alarm sequence will
NOT commence. Rather, the Illuminator will wait for the trigger source to first go inactive.
Logger
The Illuminator incorporates a high capacity solid-state data logger. The logger stores data
into non-volatile memory, maintaining its contents in the event of power supply failure.
All records are date/time stamped to a resolution of one second.
The Illuminator logs
1. Input changes
2. Control changes
3. Alarm activations and resets
4. SMS transmissions and their outcomes
5. SMS command reception
6. Numeric keypad activity
7. E-mail transmissions and their outcomes (if e-mail option installed)
8. System messages
Digital inputs are logged automatically whenever a change occurs.

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Web Server
A sophisticated web server is built into every Illuminator.
It allows users to communicate with the Illuminator using the familiar “Internet surfing”
approach. You can use any computer regardless of type and operating system to connect to
an Illuminator. NO SPECIAL SOFTWARE is required.
The web server is used for:
1. Setting up an Illuminator for the first time
2. Setting up clubs
3. Controlling floodlights
4. Monitoring inputs
5. Monitoring and resetting alarms
6. Downloading reports and logged data
7. Software upgrades
All operations are performed by accessing simple web pages.

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Physical Connections
Antenna
Each Illuminator is supplied with a panel-mount “whip” antenna suitable for most applications.
Directional antennas with higher gains are available for fringe areas. Also available are Puck
style antennas designed to minimise vandalism.
Attach the antenna to the antenna connector located on the top of the Illuminator case. Hand
tighten only. Using tools to tighten antenna connectors may damage them, voiding the
warranty.
Power
Illuminator does not have an ON / OFF switch. The unit starts operating as soon as power is
applied.
The unit is fitted with two power connectors:
 Charger – for connection of an external mains power supply
 Battery – for connection of an optional external rechargeable battery
An Illuminator is normally powered by the supplied mains powered power supply (“plugpack”).
An external rechargeable battery can be also connected to provide back-up power in case of
mains power failures.
Simply connect the mains power supply to the “CHG” connector and the battery to the battery
connector socket – as shown in the illustrations above.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
You must observe the correct polarity when connecting the power supply and the battery.