HELVAR 329 User manual

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Helvar 329 DALI External Light Sensor: Installation and User Guide
1. Mount the base assembly in your chosen outdoor
location. See the ‘Mounting’ section (next page) for details.
2. Fit the (supplied) cable gland to the base assembly
(cable diameter 6 - 12 mm).
The base assembly will accept 20 mm conduit as an
alternative to the cable gland.
One of these methods (cable gland or conduit) must be
used to meet the product’s IP 65 rating.
3. Put the sealing gasket in place on the base assembly.
4. Thread the DALI cable through the base assembly, up
through the sealing gasket.
5. Connect the DALI wires to the connectors of the socket
assembly:
Terminal Function
N (DA+) DALI +
L0 (DA - ) DALI -
L Do not connect.
6. Check that the sealing gasket is in position, and then
screw the socket assembly into the base assembly (use
the 2 screws supplied).
7. Attach the head assembly to the socket assembly:
- Align the connector tabs with the sockets (note that the
‘N’ tab is larger than the others)
- Push the head assembly down into the socket assembly.
- Twist the head assembly clockwise to lock it into
position.
1. Assembly and connection
The 329 DALI External Light Sensor, when used in conjunction with a Helvar Lighting Router based
controls system, can provide energy savings by adjusting light levels based on the available daylight.
For instance, bright sunlight will raise the overall light level in the rooms of a building. The sensor
will detect this, and the system will reduce the energy levels supplied to the lamps. If the day
then becomes overcast, the system will respond to the lower levels of ambient light by increasing
the energy provided to the lamps. By profiling the building (measuring the daylight contribution
per room) the system can be used to maintain an approximate constant light level, and thereby
reduce energy use.
The 329 is for mounting outdoors. The unit head assembly is waterproof when correctly installed
and mounted vertically, and can tolerate a wide range of operating temperatures and conditions.
DALI External Light Sensor (329)
Installation and User Guide
Sealing gasket
N
L0
L
DALI
-
DALI
+
DALI
Cable gland
Internal ø: 12 mm
External ø: 20 mm
Base assembly
(including mounting
plate)
Socket assembly
Connector tabs
Head assembly
(sensor head
circuitry and cover)

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Helvar 329 DALI External Light Sensor: Installation and User Guide
2. Mounting
WARNING:
TO AVOID THE POSSIBLE RISK OF LIGHTNING STRIKES, NEVER INSTALL THE
329 DALI EXTERNAL LIGHT SENSOR AT THE HIGHEST POINT ON A BUILDING.
Mounting position
Mount the 329 DALI External Light Sensor outdoors.
Mount the unit vertically.
Any convenient surface may be used as long as the sensor element has a reasonably
unrestricted view of the sky.
Fixing screws
M4 thread or No 8 wood screw: select according to mounting surface.
Use round-head or cheese-head screws. Do not use counter-sunk type screw heads.
Procedure
1. Drill and prepare the screw fixing holes as shown in Fixing Centre Locations diagram in the
Technical Data section.
2. To access the top mounting screw, remove the 329 Head assembly, by twisting the head
assembly anti-clockwise and lifting it.
3. Screw in the fixing screws.
4. With the bracket located under the top screws, secure the lower screw.
NOTE
Avoid over-tightening the screws as this may weaken or break the bracket material.
Mount the 329 vertically
and outdoors.

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Helvar 329 DALI External Light Sensor: Installation and User Guide
3. Operation
Light sensing angle
Vertical plane: unrestricted viewing angle of 170°.
Horizontal plane: 360° viewing angle.
Cleaning the sensor head cover
A build-up of dust and dirt on the clear cover of the sensor head may reduce the efficiency of the light sensor unit.
We recommend that the cover is examined periodically and, if necessary, cleaned with a soft damp cloth. Use a mild detergent
for stubborn marks.
Light level output
The external light sensor is calibrated to provide a scaled light level output of 0 to 200 covering the full range of daylight.
The sensitivity of the external light sensor is factory-set and no adjustment is required.
Incident Light
(lux)
Light Level
Reading Output
Value
Equivalent To
≤1 0 Darkness
2 11
5 26
10 38 Twilight
20 49
50 65
100 76 Dark day
200 87
500 102
1,000 114 Overcast day
2,000 125
5,000 140
10,000 152 Full daylight
20,000 163
50,000 178
100,000 190 Bright sunlight
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
1 10 100 1000 10,000 100,000
Incident light (lux)
Light level reading output
85º 85º

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Data subject to change without notice Doc. 7860306, issue 02
4. Technical Data
Connections
DALI: Wire size: 1.0 mm2- 2.5 mm2
2-core solid, flexible or stranded
Max. length: 300 m @ 2.5 mm2
(part of DALI subnet)
Connector type: Screw terminals:
N: DALI +
L0: DALI -
L: Do not connect.
Power cable rating: All cables must be mains rated
Power
DALI power supply: 13 - 22 V
DALI consumption: 10 mA
Sensor
Sensor element: Photodiode matched to human eye
response
Light sensing angle:
When mounted vertically:
85° from vertical;
Horizontal plane: 360°.
Working light range: 1 - 100,000 Lux
Light level reading
output: 0 - 200
Mounting
Mounting angle: Vertical (clear sensor head at top)
Mounting points: 2 x M4 (No. 8 woodscrew) (for fixing
centres see Fig. 2)
Mechanical Data
Overall dimensions (mm):
148 (H) x 82 (W) x 87 (D)
Materials:
Base & mounting bracket
Black ABS
Socket & sensor ass’y Black glass-filled nylon
Sensor cover Toughened acrylic (UV stable)
IP rating: IP 65
Weight: 250 g
Operating Conditions
Ambient temperature: -35°C to +70°C
Relative humidity: Max 90%, non-condensing
Storage temperature: -35°C to +70°C
Conformity and Standards
EMC: Emissions EN 55015
Immunity: EN 61547
Safety: EN 60950
Environment: Complies with WEEE and RoHS
directives
Fixing centre locations
(Dimensions in mm)
Dimensions (mm)
81 93
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Ø 5
Ø 5
93
68
87
148
82
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