Philips EasySense SNS210 MC Installation and maintenance instructions

April 2022
Sensors
EasySense
SNS210 MC
Installer & End User Manual

Content
Introduction 3
MasterConnect App Availability 4
StandAlone System 5
How it works 5
Typical System Components 6
Commissioning 7
Login 8
Plan project and wireless groups 9
Grouping 10
Grouping - Flahslight commissioning 11
Grouping - RSSI List based 12
Installer test 13
Identifying Groups and Nodes by blinking 15
Group Configuration 16
Zone Level Configuration 17
Single Light Configuration 18
Save a profile for re-use 20
Zoning 21
Adding switches 22
Configuring scenes 23
Tunable White - Configuring CCT levels 24
Generating QR Code 25
Maintenance 26
Remove/Reset devices from a group – 27
standard method
Remove/Reset devices from a group – 28
safe mode
How to check for app version 29
Over the Air Update 30
Project Back-up and Access Sharing 31
Configuration 37
List of Configuration Parameters 38
Daylight Regulation 40
Occupancy Sharing within a group or a zone 42
Occupancy modes 43
Summary of Configuration Parameters 48
Energy Reporting 49
Security 51
Known Limitations 52
Troubleshooting Tips 53
Coming Soon! 54
References 55
Disclaimer 56

3
Introduction
This document is an instruction guide for installers and end users of the EasySense SNS210 MC working together with the Philips MasterConnect app.
EasySense SNS210 MC sensor is the ideal solution for per-luminaire control of new LED luminaires. It combines occupancy and daylight sensing in one
package. The result is a cost-effective and easy-to-install solution ideal for energy-savings. Commissioning and configuration during and after installation
is quick and easy using the Philips MasterConnect app. This app works via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology and is available for free in the App Store
and the Google Play Store.
The outline of this document is as follows: a brief introduction of the stand-alone system built with EasySense SNS210 MC components is made. The next
section describes the installation procedure using MasterConnect App. Once installed, the lights can be configured to adapt to project or application needs.
A detailed explanation of the configuration settings is made in the subsequent section. Configuration of lights to adjust lighting installation in desired way is
easy and can be done at any point after commissioning. The following section discusses energy reporting at group level, followed by the upgrade path of a
standalone lighting installation to a gateway.

4
Philips MasterConnect Availibility
Philips MasterConnect is available through the Google Play Store for Android smartphones and Apple Store for iPhones.
Minimum Requirements:
• Android version 6 or higher.
• iOS version 11 or higher.
• Bluetooth version 4.2 or higher.
Remark:
• For smartphones not officially tested, please note that the MasterConnect App may not work to guaranteed performance.
• Huawei smartphones are not officially supported.

5
StandAlone System
How it works
A stand-alone system sets up multiple MasterConnect nodes such as EasySense SNS210 MC devices into a single network or group; thereby enabling
occupancy sharing, sophisticated light behavior and manual switch control over the group. The system can be set up via a smartphone app called ‘Philips
MasterConnect’ which makes the smartphone act as a gateway. Therefore, a stand-alone system simply comprises MasterConnect devices, a manual switch
and a MasterConnect app.
For setting up the system, the MasterConnect app opens a BLE connection between the app and the 1st SNS210 device (node 1). The app creates a network
id & key, exchanges BLE security credentials to add a node to group, for example Group-A. When an installer proceeds to add the next device to the same
group, it then assigns the same network id & key to the 2nd device (node 2). The process of adding more SNS210 nodes can continue up to 30 devices,
beyond which creating another group is advised. Each of the SNS210 devices when added to a group (nodes 3, 4, 5), gets connected with other SNS210
nodes in a ZigBee mesh sharing the same assigned network id. For adding a manual switch, the app opens the ZGP network and the installer can commission
a ZGP switch (node 6) to manually control the lights.
Once a group is created, the light behavior can be configured from the MasterConnect app to meet application requirements.
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Typical System Components
Several components are available to compose a system. Such as:
• Lights
These are the in-luminaire MC nodes. This can be a MC driver or a SNS MC node. There are two different SNS MC types:
- With Bluetooth and ZigBee radio as well as occupancy and daylight sensing, such as SNS210 MC
- With Bluetooth and ZigBee radio and no sensing (radio only), such as SNS410 MC, or wireless drivers, or wireless MC lam
• Switches
Two or four button Zigbee based switches, piezo powered (no batteries):
- Philips branded switches
- Compliant switches from external suppliers
• Sensors
Stand-alone Zigbee sensors for office and industry applications. Either with occupancy sensing only or with daylight harvesting as well.
They can be commissioning to a group or a zone.
• Gateways
Allowing connecting your system to the Internet. These are supplied by partners.

7
Commissioning

8
Login
Purpose:
Only registered users get access to setup a lighting system i.e. commissioning and configuring using the MasterConnect app.
How to:
• Download and install the Philips MasterConnect app from App Store or Google PlayStore
• When opening the app for the first time, register with your e-mail address. You will receive an e-mail with a 6-digit verification code that needs to be filled
in the app. Register with your name.
Remarks:
• Make sure that you have a good internet connection.
• Make sure Bluetooth is activated on the smartphone* in use.
Allow for Location Access services to be enabled, when requested
by the app.
• Regularly check for app-updates, as it is recommended to use the
most recent version for best performance and updated features.
Usually auto-update can be enabled in the smartphone settings.
* When using more than one smartphone and the same user
account, the user will need to log in each time each time the user
switches smartphones. Although the same e-mail is used, the user
will need to log in via “Add a new account”
* See the list of recommended smartphones on our website.

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Plan project and wireless groups
Purpose:
Define a new lighting project and plan the luminaire groups, in which the luminaires and wireless components need to operate together. It is recommended
to give meaningful names to “Projects” and “Groups”. Project name can be associated with a building and the group names can be associated with rooms or
areas within the building.
How to:
• Create a project name, and if desired, add a location for that project (This can be the name of the building, for example - Building ABC) fill in the location
optionally.
• Creation of the first project is prompted automatically. For another project, select the building icon to get a list of earlier projects made under the same
account, and add a new one.
• For each group of luminaires that need to work together, a group is defined by giving it a name. (This can be the room number, for example - Room 101).
• Creation of the first group is prompted automatically after project creation. For more groups push “+” to add another one.

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Grouping
Purpose:
To each defined group, selected lights are assigned.
How to:
• The “Lights” tab should be highlighted. Tap “+” and select “Lights” to start discovering all the luminaires that are in close reach for commissioning.
• Please wait for about 10 seconds and when a flashlight (or a torchlight) shows up on a screen, lights have been detected but not added to the group yet.
From all discovered lights, there are two ways to add lights in a group:
- Through point and trigger approach using a flashlight/torchlight or
- Through the received signal strength (RSSI), also known as list based approach
Remarks:
• Bluetooth on your smartphone needs to be activated. In the event
Bluetooth is disabled, MasterConnect app will prompt for
activation, which the user needs to confirm.
• The luminaires should be powered up.
• The term “lights” refers to a luminaire with built in wireless sensor
or wireless driver.
• Lights that are added in a group are considered claimed devices
and therefore, not available for other groups, projects or users
anymore.
• The maximum number of lights in a group should not exceed 30
when switches are used. If the lights are operated in automatic
mode only, without any switches, the maximum number of lights in
a group is 40.

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Grouping
Flashlight (Torchlight) commissioning
Purpose:
To select the luminaires in a room/building bwith flashlight/torchlight.
How to:
• Direct the light of a flashlight/torchlight to EasySense SNS210 sensor that you like to add to a group. The sensor is triggered by a sudden change from
relatively low light level to a higher light level.
• The smartphone responds to detection of light with a sound and a brief vibration. Now the BLE connection starts to setup. On the 2nd beep, the triggered
light dims down. In the app the selected light shows up with its Zigbee address and the number of added luminaires is increased by 1.
• Go to the next light to be added to the group and repeat the process.
• When all luminaires for a group have been selected, choose “Finish adding”. The number of devices that are bind to that group are now displayed in the
group overview.
Remarks:
• Use a flashlight/torchlight with a well-defined light cone and point
to the sensor from 3cm - 5cm distance only to cause a steep light
increase.
• Typically illuminance of the sensor should increase by ≥5000lx
suddenly. A 500 Lumen flashlight is recommended.
• It is required to wait for 2 beeps, after which a light will show up in
Added menu. Wait for another 3 seconds before proceeding to the
next light.
• In case a light is not added with the flashlight, please re-try.
• If light remains unreachable, it might be that it was not in the
scan list because of a too big range, e.g. in case of a long corridor. A
re-scan of the lights with closer range is required to add this light to
the list. See “How to:” on page 10.
• It is strongly recommended not to change the flashlight sensitivity in
the App settings section.

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Grouping
RSSI List based
Purpose:
To select the luminaires from a list of all the luminaires in reach.
How to:
• Instead of using a flashlight click on the button “Discovered”. A list of all the luminaires with wireless component in reach is shown.
• Press “Add” for all those luminaires that need to be added to the group. When multiple devices are added simultaneously, a loading bar pops up.
Wait for it to finish and then press “Finish adding”.
Remarks:
• To check which luminaire in the room is indicated in the app with a
certain Zigbee address, select the device: the corresponding
luminaire will blink 10 times.
• In case not all lights are listed, please re-try (please press the back-
facing arrow, then select the plus sign to rescan). The lights are
sorted based on the signal strength received by the smartphone and
only those with the strongest signal are listed.

13
Installer test
Purpose:
To make a quick check that all luminaires in a group are well-commissioned and work as expected, a simple switch on/off or dimming command can be
given to the group to verify that commissioning was done as desired.
How to:
• Tap the three dots and choose “Enable Test Mode”. Now the whole group of lights or individual luminaires can be switched on and off with the app.
With a simple adjustment of the blue bar, the dim level of the luminaires in the group can be controlled. Verify that all luminaires respond properly! In test
mode the response of the fixtures is not immediate and might need a few seconds.
• After testing leave, the test environment by going back one screen (arrow in upper left corner).
Remarks:
• The device information can be obtained by selecting the name of the device. This information can be copied to the clipboard by a long press.

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Identifying Groups and Nodes by blinking
You can easily identify a Project or Group with the command “Turn on identifying by blinking”.
Identify on Group level:
• Press the three dots right of the group’s name.
• A screen appears “Turn on identifying by blinking”.
• The luminaires in the Group start to blink. The blinking will stop automatically after a while. To interrupt the blinking, press the three dots again and press
“Turn off identifying by blinking” again.
• If the blinking has not been interrupted and you want to let the blinking start again, first press “Turn off identifying by blinking” and then press “Turn on
identifying by blinking” again.
How to:
• Press the Group label.
• Press the three dots right of the node’s name.
• A screen appears in press “Turn on identifying by blinking”.
• The luminaires in the Group start to blink. The blinking will stop automatically after a while. To interrupt the blinking, press the three dots again and press
“Turn off identifying by blinking” again.
• If the blinking has not been interrupted and you want to let the blinking start again, press “Turn off identifying by blinking” to enable that function.
• On Android smartphones, blinking of a node can also be initiated by press & hold of the node’s name.

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Group Configuration
Purpose:
To customize light levels, light behavior and response times of all lights within a group to adapt to application needs.
How to:
• To modify configuration navigate to the group to be configured, tap the icon as shown below. Choose “Edit configuration”, change the parameters
according to your requirements and press “Save and apply”.
Remarks:
• The lighting parameters related to the sensors are
explained in the “Configuration” section starting
page 37.

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Zone Level Configuration
Purpose:
To customize light levels, light behavior, and response times of a zone within a group to adapt to application needs.
How to:
• Go to the group of which the light is part of and click on settings icon of the Zone to be configured. Choose “Edit configuration”, change the parameters
according to your requirements and press ‘Save and apply” to modify configuration.

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Single Light Configuration
Purpose:
To customize light levels, light behavior and response times of a single light within a group to adapt to application needs.
How to:
• To modify configuration navigate to the group of which the light belongs and select the light to be configured. Tap the icon in the upper right corner.
Choose “Edit configuration”, change the parameters according to your requirements and press “Save and apply”.

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Single Light Configuration (continued)
Remarks:
• The lighting parameters related to the sensors are explained in the “Configuration” section starting page 37.
• If a device does not respond to a single light configuration setting it is recommended to trigger “Refresh network” and then send the new setting again
(select the group, select the three dots and choose “Refresh network”).

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Save a profile for re-use
Purpose:
• Profiles are used for saving a combination of configuration parameters (e.g. light levels, occupancy and daylight control and timers) for specific
applications. It is recommended to provide meaningful names to the profiles based on associated application - e.g. private office, corridor, classroom etc.
for easy re-use at a future point.
• Profile data is automatically saved ONLY on the smartphone initially used.
How to:
• Save the parameters by selecting “Save as a new profile”. Give it a name and optionally add a description for that profile.
• To recall a profile select on “Choose from profiles”, select on the one in the list that you need and select “Choose”.

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Zoning
Purpose:
A group of lights can be split into different zones which can be controlled by different switches, sensors or occupancy trigger. For example: in a classroom
the teacher might want to have extra control over the school board light with a switch while the general lights in the room stay on. A large conference room
may be divided into two zones with contained occupancy sharing within each zone.
How to:
• Select the three dots and choose “create a zone”. After giving it a name the luminaires for that zone can be selected. Finally choose “Add to a zone”.
• Repeat this procedure for all the zones needed.
Remarks:
• The separation into zones can be
verified via ‘Enable Test Mode’. For
details, see page 13 about the test
mode.
• When moving a device into a zone,
make sure you are in range of
that device.