AUTOMATE Solar Powered Wind & Light Sensor AUTOMATE | Wind-Light sensor is a device for measuring wind speed and light intensity. The information is transmitted to ARC outdoor motorized shades that will move to their top or bottom limits. FEATURES:
Measure wind speed as an anemometer Measure light intensity as a Lux meter LCD display ARC compatibility Micro-B USB Charging Port Solar Charge Panel Built-in Lithium Ion battery Water proof 9 1 0 2 R E B M E V O N 2
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2 0 T M SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING: Important safety instructions to be read before installation and use. Incorrect installation or use can lead to serious injury and will void manufacturers liability and warranty. It is important for the safety of persons to follow the enclosed instructions. Save these instructions for future reference. Do not submerge in water or expose to extreme temperatures. Persons (including children) with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of experience and knowledge should not be allowed to use this product. Use or modification outside the scope of this instruction manual will void warranty. Installation and programming to be performed by a suitably qualified installer. Follow installation instructions. For use with motorized shading devices. Keep away from children. Frequently inspect for improper operation. Do not use if repair or adjustment is necessary. Keep clear when in operation. Replace battery with correctly specified type. Rollease Acmeda declares this equipment is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of R&TTE Directive 2014/53/EU Statement Regarding FCC Compliance This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules / Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canadas licence-exempt RSS(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Lmetteur/rcepteur exempt de licence contenu dans le prsent appareil est conforme aux CNR dInnovation, Sciences et Dveloppement conomique Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence. Lexploitation est autorise aux deux conditions suivantes :
1. Lappareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage; 2. Lappareil doit accepter tout brouillage radiolectrique subi, mme si le brouillage est susceptible den compromettre le fonctionnement. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the users authority to operate the equipment. Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the users authority to operate the equipment. Do not dispose of in general waste. Please recycle batteries and damaged electrical products appropriately. 2 | Automate Programming Instructions | MT02-0301-072001 ROLLEASE ACMEDA 1 STATIC TITLE TECHNICAL DATA / KIT CONTENTS Wind speed range Light intensity range Frequency Modulation Transmitting power Transmission distance Ambient operating temperature Battery capacity Charging current Technical Specifications 0-180 km/h [0-112mph]
0-100 kLux 433.92 MHz FSK
<8dBm 35 meters indoors, 200 meters open space 115 ft indoors, 656 ft in open space
-20 0C - +60 0C
-4 0F - +140 0F 220 mAh 67 mA by solar energy; 250 mA by USB Standby electric current consumption Ingress protection 10 uA IP54 KIT COMPONENTS Pack Contents:
1 x Wind-Light sensor 2 x Screws 2 x Screw Wall Plug Compatible Motors MT01-1145-050001 - AUTOMATE | ARC FT Motor [AU]
MT01-1145-069002 - AUTOMATE | ARC FT SLIM Motor Quiet [US]
MT01-1145-069003 - AUTOMATE | ARC FT SLIM Motor [US]
MT01-1145-069004 - AUTOMATE | ARC FT SLIM Motor Quiet - 20 Cord [US]
ROLLEASE ACMEDA Automate Programming Instructions | MT02-0301-072001 | 3 1 STATIC TITLE CONTENTS INSTALLATION FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW 1 2 2.1 Components 2.2 LCD Display 2.3 Measure wind speed & light intensity 2.4 Display the pre-set threshold value 2.5 Change the threshold value 2.6 Pair or unpair the sensor to a motor using a pre-paired remote 3 WIND & LIGHT CONTROL 3.1 Disable or enable the detection of wind and light 3.2 Wind speed control 3.3 Light control 4 TROUBLE SHOOTING 5 6 6 9 10 10 11 11 13 13 13 14 15 4 | Automate Programming Instructions | MT02-0301-072001 ROLLEASE ACMEDA 1 STATIC TITLE 1 INSTALLATION 1. Find an appropriate location outdoors 2. Remove the base covers 3. 4. The solar panel must be face up and in direct sunlight Fix the sensor to a suitable surface 5. Re-attach the base covers 6. Ensure the three rotating cups are in an approximately horizontal position ROLLEASE ACMEDA Automate Programming Instructions | MT02-0301-072001 | 5 1 STATIC TITLE 2 FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW 2.1 Components Display Menu Up Micro-B USB port Factory Setting Button Adjust P2 USB Port Cover Luminosity Sensor Anemometer cup Solar Panel 6 | Automate Programming Instructions | MT02-0301-072001 ROLLEASE ACMEDA 1 STATIC TITLE NOTES:
1. Anemometer cups: mounted at one end of the three horizontal arms at equal angles to each other on a vertical shaft. The air flow past the cups in any horizontal direction turns the cups in a manner that is proportional to the wind speed. The wind speed is measured in real-time by counting the turns of the cups over a set time period. 2. Luminosity Sensor: luminance in Lux is measured by a photo-diode and digitized using an empirical formula to approximate the human eye response. The ambient light intensity is measured once every 16 seconds. 3. Solar Panel: convert the sun light energy into electric energy to charge the internal battery. 4. Menu button: loop displays or change the the threshold of wind speed and light intensity. 5. Adjust button:
Loop displays of the values of wind speed and light intensity. Press the Adjust key to subtract 1 from the present threshold value in its adjust mode. Press and hold Adjust key to continuously decrease the threshold value in its adjust mode. 6. UP Button:
Trigger the paired motor to move upward. Press the UP button to add 1 to the present threshold value in its adjust mode. Press and hold the UP button to continuously increase the threshold value in its adjust mode. 7. P2 button: used to pair the sensor to a motor. 8. Factory Setting button:
Reset the sensor to the factory default setting: Holding down the Menu button and pressing the Factory Reset Button makes the sensor enter the low power factory setting. After the LCD becomes blank, the factory default values have been reloaded to the memory as the pre-set threshold values. Pressing the Factory Setting Button and releasing again returns the sensor to the normal status. Default Factory Settings: Light alarm value is 10kLux, wind speed value is 10km/h [6mph]. Display all symbols on the LCD display. ROLLEASE ACMEDA Automate Programming Instructions | MT02-0301-072001 | 7 2.1 COMPONENTS CONTINUED Can be used to charge the internal battery. The Micro-B port should always be covered during the outdoor usage to maintain a waterproof seal. OPTIONAL:
USB Cable: MTPS-USBCABLE-6 8 | Automate Programming Instructions | MT02-0301-072001 ROLLEASE ACMEDA 2.2 LCD Display LIGHT 433MHz RF SIGNAL BATTERY WIND LOOP VALUE WIND SPEED UNIT LIGHT UNIT 1. While the power is on, the LCD displays all marks and the sensor monitors the command from the USB port for 3 seconds. After that, the sensor enters the normal working state. 2. 3. 4. The LCD screen lighting stays active for 1 minute. If there is no operation, the sensor automatically switches its screen off for energy saving, but the program will keep running for normal detection and command transmissions. When the screen is off, pressing any (non-reset) button triggers the screen to be on again for another minute. Sun icon: indicates the light intensity detection mode. Flag icon: indicates the wind speed detection mode. 5. Battery icon: The voltage of the internal battery is checked by its inner program once every day. The appearance of this battery icon indicates that its voltage is below 3.0V. 6. RF signal icon: displayed when transmitting a signal. ROLLEASE ACMEDA Automate Programming Instructions | MT02-0301-072001 | 9 2.3 Measure wind speed & light intensity In the sleep mode (blank screen), pressing the Adjust key can loop through light intensity or wind speed. When the loop icon, , is present, the system will automatically display them in a cycle (5 seconds). The sequence is light > wind > loop (light). Press ADJUST button Press ADJUST button 2.4 Display the pre-set threshold value Press the MENU button repeatedly to display the pre-set threshold values in a cycle, the corresponding icon, to the normal mode. The sequence is: display the light intensity threshold value > display the wind speed threshold value > return to normal mode.
, flashes to indicate that the pre-setting value is displayed. Pressing the MENU key again returns Press MENU button Press MENU button 10 | Automate Programming Instructions | MT02-0301-072001 ROLLEASE ACMEDA 2.5 Change the threshold value 1. Press and hold the Menu button for 2 seconds to enter the setting mode, then press the Menu key to toggle the setting sequence: Set the light threshold value > Set the wind speed threshold value > Exit the setting state. The flash of the setting number displayed on the screen indicates the setting mode. In this mode, the threshold values can be increased by pressing the UP button and decreased by pressing the Adjust button. After 10 seconds without input, the sensor automatically returns to normal display mode. When settings are completed, the values, including light alarm values and wind speed alarm values are automatically save to the EEPROM. Resetting the sensor or powering down does not change those pre-set values. 2.6 Pair or unpair the sensor to a motor using a pre-paired remote 1. Pair the motor to a remote Hold P1 button on motor head. Hold STOP on controller to add or remove. AU FT motor head US FT motor head Motor Response Motor Response Approx. NOTE:
The sensor can only work well when the motor was configured with the upper and bottom limits. The pair relationship is kept even if the motor power is reset or the sensor is reset to its default setting. ROLLEASE ACMEDA Automate Programming Instructions | MT02-0301-072001 | 11 2.6 Pair or unpair the sensor to a motor using a pre-paired remote continued 1. Pair the motor to a remote 2. Pair or unpair a motor to the sensor using a pre-paired remote Press P2 to wake the sensor as required. Press P2 on controller. Press P2 on controller. Press P2 on the sensor to add or remove it. Motor Response Motor Response Motor Response NOTE:
The motor function should be turned on to detect wind and light before the sensor can initialize the motor movement. If the pair is successfully done, the motor can be triggered to move upward by pressing the UP button on the sensor. After the sensor is paired to a motor, it can independently drive the motor without the remote. Ensure the wind and light sensor functionality on the motor is enabled prior to pairing the wind and sun sensor. 12 | Automate Programming Instructions | MT02-0301-072001 ROLLEASE ACMEDA 3 WIND & LIGHT CONTROL 3.1 Disable or enable the detection of wind and light The wind speed control function can be disabled by setting its threshold to ZERO. Other threshold values enable this function. The light intensity function can be disabled by setting its threshold to ZERO. Other threshold values enable this function. 1. Pair the motor with a controller 2. Once paired to the motor:
Press P2 on controller. Press UP on controller. Press STOP on controller. Motor Response Motor Response Motor Response 3. Repeating this function disables the wind and sun sensor functionality:
Press P2 on controller. Press UP on controller. Press STOP on controller. Motor Response Motor Response Motor Response 3.2 Wind speed control When the wind speed continuously exceeds the threshold value of wind speed (for longer than 3 seconds), the sensor command is executed to control the motor UP action. If the wind speed continously exceeds the threshold, the sensor sends the UP command every 1 minute until 14 times.To prevent the motorized shades from frequently opening and closing under a gust, the motor does not operate for next 8 minutes. ROLLEASE ACMEDA Automate Programming Instructions | MT02-0301-072001 | 13 1 STATIC TITLE 3.3 Light control If the light control function is turned on, the sensor sends a command to trigger the motor to move DOWN when the environmental light intensity is higher than the threshold. After this period, the sensor temporarily disables its light detection for the next 15 minutes. If the light control function is on, the sensor drives the motor UP when the light intensity continues to be less than the set value for 15 minutes. Wind sensor trigger overrides light sensor, and moves motor up into top limit or tension, despite motor having moved down due to strong light. Factory default threshold:
wind speed=10km/h light intensity=10klux Factory default threshold: wind speed=10km/h light intensity=10klux Factory default threshold: wind speed=10km/h light intensity=10klux Factory default threshold: wind speed=10km/h light intensity=10klux Factory default threshold: wind speed=10km/h light intensity=10klux Define: High>10Klux, Moderate<=10klux Define: High>10Klux, Moderate<=10klux Define: High>10Klux, Moderate<=10klux Define: High>10Klux, Moderate<=10klux Summary Summary Summary Summary Summary Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny Temperature Temperature Light intensity Temp. Light intensity Max Temperature C Temperature 26 Light intensity F Light intensity 79 Rainfall Wind speed Rainfall Temp. Min Wind speed C Rainfall F Wind speed 14 Rainfall 58 Wind speed 27 81 14 58 31 88 16 61 28 82 17 63 Light Intensity High High High Moderate Motor direction Motor direction Wind Speed Motor direction km/h Motor direction 3 12 mp/h 2 Move up Move Down 8 NO action Move up Move Down Move Down Motor Direction Light Definitions:
High >10klux Moderate <10klux NOTE:
4 3 2 1 12 8 NO action Move up Move Down 9 6 10 6 NO action Move up 13 8 NO action UP DOWN STOP 1. After the sensor is powered on and a motor is paired to it, the sensor transmits an UP command immediately if the environmental wind speed is detected to be faster than the threshold. After 10 seconds, the sensor repeats the signal transmission ONCE. Its wind detection is disabled for another 3 minutes and the light control function is suspended for 15 minutes. Manual operation of pressing the UP and SET keys does not re-send the command transmission. 2. If the sensor detects strong light and wind, it transmits one command at least 5 times. Before its environment changes, the sensor suspends the signal transmission but still operates its normal functions such as the detection of light, wind and LCD functions. 14 | Automate Programming Instructions | MT02-0301-072001 ROLLEASE ACMEDA 4 TROUBLE SHOOTING Cause Sensor battery is discharged Radio interference/Shielding Receiver distance is too far from transmitter Power failure Incorrect wiring Pairing error Remedy Recharge battery with a USB cable Ensure transmitter is positioned away from metal objects and that the motor aerial/receiver is kept straight and away from metal Move transmitter to a closer position Check the connection from power supply to motor Check if wiring is connected correctly Press UP button on sensor to verify pairing The motors function of detecting wind/light is off Turn on the function Wind or light threshold is too low Extend motorized shade is casting shadow onto sensor Wind sensitivity is too high or too low Time interval of strong wind is less than 3 minutes Time interval of light is less than 15 minutes Increase the threshold to reduce sensitivity Check & reposition sensor if necessary Adjust sensitivity The wind triggering time length must be over 3 minutes The light triggering time length must be over 15 minutes Problem Motor is not responding Motor extends then constantly retracts unexpectedly Motor does not react to wind or light setting ROLLEASE ACMEDA | USA 750 East Main Street, 7th Floor Stamford, CT 06902 T +1 00 552 5100 | F +1 203 64 0513 ROLLEASE ACMEDA | AUSTRALIA 110 Northcorp Boulevard, Broadmeadows VIC 3047 T +61 3 9355 0100 | F +61 3 9355 0110 ROLLEASE ACMEDA | EUROPE Via Conca Del Naviglio 18, Milan
(Lombardia) Italy T +39 02 8982 7317 | F +39 02 8982 7317 info@rolleaseacmeda.com rolleaseacmeda.com ROLLEASE ACMEDA Automate Programming Instructions | MT02-0301-072001 | 15 1 STATIC TITLE