OVERVIEW

The DimOnOff Powerline product line is ideal for enabling Remote Monitoring & Control, Scheduling, Diagnostic and Automation, by communicating with remote electrical modules, simply by utilising existing power lines of a building.

Powerline communication of Control, Automation and Monitoring data runs through 120 or 347VAC electrical networks, and can if required, be interfaced with an Ethernet network to allow a local or remote computer to execute various monitoring, data acquisition, or even scheduling tasks.

An analog electronic interface manages the digital signal conditioning and couples the modulated signals on the electrical powerline. Powerline communication is fast becoming an essential technology for building automation, because it enables the existence of control-oriented networks, without the need to layout extra cabling or damage & rebuild walls and partitions, in order to install dedicated wiring.

The command signals are transmitted to the different Powerline relays, controls and measurement modules through the same electrical wires that bring power to the modules to be controlled or monitored. Each module presents:

• A unique physical address (up to 4 billion addresses)

• A list of specific functionalities that it can execute, on command

• A list of Groups (logical grouping of modules) to which it belongs

• A list of Scenarios to which it will respond by executing one or more Commands.

This concept of addressability makes it possible to send remotely, on the electrical supply network, various instructions directly to the relay, control or measurement modules, and "virtualize" the process of the legacy "switch - loads to be controlled" systems, in fact eliminating the need to install new dedicated wire.

As a result, installation costs are substantially reduced, and control/automation networks are easily modified or expanded, simply by remote programming, since there is now a virtual link between all controlling and controlled modules. DimOnOff® Inc. has designed electronic modules that allow you to create flexible, smart automation systems for residential, commercial and industrial buildings.

Remote control & monitoring, automation, Energy savings, greater comfort and safety – are only a few benefits of the use of the DimOnOff® modules.

APPLICATION EXAMPLES

• Remote automatic meter reading

• Industrial control

• Lighting Control & Scheduling

• Remote diagnostic

• Building automation

• Inter-device peer-to-peer (P2P) networking