Basically, to connect your installation to Glamox Connect you need an Access point as well as a gateway(s) connected to your local installation.
The access point is the one point connected to Glamox Connect. The access point communicates to the gateway(s) on the local network.
What do you need?
...
RevPI
...
Internet Connection - you can use LMS E2D REMOTE ACCESS KIT as a GSM gateway,
...
Local application controllers
LMS E2D VERTEX ApC 3 for E2D
Ubisys gateway for Wireless Zigbee
...
Components
Access point - Access point: LMS CONNECT RevPi Core3+ATLAS
Local gateways to your systems:
Ethernet2Dali (E2D) - LMS E2D VERTEX APC 3 (if you already have it in your installation, you don’t need to add another one) with internet connection
Wireless Zigbee - LMS Zigbee Gateway
DALI Complete - LMS CONNECT DALI/TCP GATEWAY
Ethernet switch ports for all access points
...
- you can use LMS E2D IND SWITCH
| Inc drawio | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Example with multiple DALI gateways connected to Glamox Connect
...
Internet connection
| Note |
|---|
Glamox Connect monitors luminaires as long as they are powered. If you use the manual power switch, the luminaires will be flagged as missing (Maintenance issue and alert). To avoid this, do NOT mount monitored equipment on a power line with "manual" power switch. |
Gateways limits
There is no hard limit to the number of gateways to 1 access point , but recommendations are as followsDALI Complete: Max 8 gateways :
Ethernet2Dali - max 25 gateways (one cluster) per access point
Wireless Zigbee
...
- max 10 gateways
...
per access point
Ethernet2DALI: TBC - One cluster is verified ok
The DALI complete gateway has two port for DALI connection, so you will need 1 gateway per two DALI lines in your installation. The DALI gateway is physically connected to the DALI lines, as well as connected to your local IP network. The DALI gateway needs 24V mains connection.
The Wireless Zigbee gateway requires PoE or 230V power supply adapter, as well an ethernet connection.
...
DALI Complete - max 8 gateways per access point
| Info |
|---|
The gateways do not require any physical connection to the access point. The Access point communicates over TCP/IP to all connected gateways. |