SmartScan Internal and External
Projects utilising the Thorlux Smart System can frequently benefit from energy savings in excess of 70% when compared with conventional technology.
Lighting Management & Emergency Monitoring
SmartScan is a revolutionary wireless lighting control system that allows users to monitor their energy performance data and complete operational information for all SmartScan standard and emergency luminaires.
Information is displayed on the SmartScan website which can be accessed from anywhere using a computer, laptop, tablet or smart-phone.
The clear graphical user interface provides an overview of the whole site, through to the performance and operation of an individual luminaire.
Her Majesty the Queen has selected Thorlux Lighting as a winner of the Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Innovation, for the SmartScan lighting management system.
What is SmartScan?
Internal
Integrated intelligent lighting management providing maximum energy savings for internal applications.
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External
Integrated intelligent lighting management providing maximum energy savings for external applications.
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Emergency
Self-testing emergency luminaires with integral battery for 3 hour emergency operation.
View SystemWhat Benefits do you get from SmartScan?
System Flexibility
SmartScan utilises a wireless mesh network. Each device acts as a repeater, ensuring that data signals always find a suitable communication path. Groups are easily created and changed providing future flexibility without altering wiring.
Excellent Wireless Reliability
An operational frequency of 868 MHz (922 MHz in Australasia) provides excellent transmission distances and better penetration of signals.
Efficient Communication
Intelligent algorithm with low transmission of data – transmits less than 1% of total time (99% of time wireless is off) - reduces wireless traffic increasing reliability.
Intelligent Connectivity
Software uses simple wait before transmit logic to ensure error free transmissions.
Reduced Installation Costs
The SmartScan Gateway and compatible SmartScan Internal, SmartScan External and SmartScan Emergency luminaires simply require a mains connection. All communication cables are replaced by the mesh network so there is no need for data cables, additional power supplies or control modules.
Simple and Fast Commissioning
Using a single robust hand held infra-red programmer luminaires can be very quickly and easily commissioned, and all operational settings can be fine tuned in the future if desired.
Made in the UK
Customer assurance that the system and luminaires are fully compatible - designed and manufactured by Thorlux in the UK. SmartScan builds on the ultra reliable first wireless generation of Smart - SmartTR.
Powerful Information Collection
The SmartScan Gateway uses the mesh network to communicate with individual luminaires, sending out instructions such as emergency lighting automatic testing times. It also reads energy performance data and full lighting status from SmartScan luminaires and transmits it to the World Wide Web for viewing using tablets, smart-phones, laptops and computers.
Platform 2 only
Platform 1
Luminaires operate on a stand-alone basis;
Smart luminaires link wirelessly in groups for presence detection and scene setting. Energy performance data and operational status information can be retrieved using the SmartScan Programmer.
Emergency luminaires are self-test with the addition that operational status and most recent emergency test information can be retrieved using the SmartScan Programmer.
Platform 2
The same luminaires are also very simply wirelessly linked into a Gateway which collects and transmits their energy performance data and complete operational information, for all SmartScan standard and emergency luminaires, to the World Wide Web for viewing using tablets, smart-phones, laptops and computers.
SmartScan Platform 1 - How Does It Work?
SmartScan Emergency
At Platform 1 all SmartScan emergency luminaires are stand-alone. Each luminaire will self-test to the schedule specified in BS EN 50172:2004.
Addressing - Each SmartScan transceiver can be assigned an address to suit its application.
The following parameters are programmable:
Building Address
Identifies devices that are within the same system and forms the boundary for the wireless mesh network to prevent adjacent buildings communicating.
Group Address
All luminaires with the same building address and the same group address will work together for presence detection and scene control. Up to 254 different zones can be created in one building.
Device Address
Individual luminaires within each group can be given a unique address to provide identification.
SmartScan Platform 2 - How Does It Work?
1
Compatible SmartScan Internal, Smart External and SmartScan Emergency luminaires wirelessly communicate with each other and the Gateway through the mesh network.
2
The Gateway transmits energy performance and status reports for both standard and emergency luminaires to the SmartScan web server.
3
Users employ their chosen device to access the energy performance and status reports.
SmartScan Luminaires
max. 250 per Gateway
SmartScan
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SmartScan Platform 2 Website
Delivers full energy performance reports.
Provides emergency lighting status information.
Provides SmartScan luminaire status information.
Management of emergency lighting testing dates/times.
Management of external lighting switching times.
Provides occupancy profiling information.
Provides air quality information.
Management of ColourActive regime.
User friendly
The system is accessed using a web browser, there is no need for a specific app or piece of software.
Remote Access
Records can be accessed remotely with a username and password.
Off-site Storage
Energy performance data, emergency lighting testing records, occupancy profiles, air quality data, “as fitted“ drawings, Interactive drawings and commissioning certificates are stored remotely on the web server.
Full Luminaire Status Monitoring
The SmartScan Gateway provides daily uploads of the system status to the website. Secure access allows the user to view full luminaire status of the whole installation, individual groups of luminaires or individual control gear items within a luminaire.
The website provides an easy to read visual reference highlighting the following:
SmartScan Luminaires
- Mains control gear functionality
- Light source functionality
- Thermal performance (the luminaire is operating within correct temperature limits)
- Average energy used by the luminaire
- Total hours powered and operating/on
SmartScan Emergency Luminaires
- Lamp status in emergency operation
- Number of hours that a lamp has operated from the battery
- Integral battery is connected and charging
- Result of the last monthly function test and the date of the next scheduled test
- Result of the last annual duration test and the date of the next scheduled test
- Emergency lighting testing schedules
A full history of test reports is also available to view.
SmartScan Status Reporting
SmartScan Emergency Status Reporting
Typical SmartScan External Lighting Application
Times can be set on the SmartScan website
External lighting can be used in a number of ways, so flexibility of control is required. ON and OFF times can be set on the SmartScan website. SmartScan External groups can be configured in three ways:
- Presence detector control (default setting)
- ON between set times
- OFF between set times
In all three scenarios, the integral light sensor ensures luminaires are OFF if there is sufficient daylight.
SmartScan Time Control
In the example below, timings are set to turn the luminaires ON between 17:00 and 20:00, and OFF between 00:00 and 06:00 the following morning. Automatic presence control (with light sensor override) is enabled outside of these times.
SmartScan External Lighting 24 hour Example:
ColourActive Luminaires with SmartScan Control
Thorlux ColourActive high performance LED luminaires incorporate dual populated PCBs where LEDs with two different colour temperatures (3000 K and 6500 K) are combined.
How Does ColourActive Automatic Control Work?
The daily ColourActive cycle is configured via the SmartScan website. Preset regimes follow the natural daylight rhythm, or specific settings can be set and tailored as required. This gives the user complete freedom to set a colour temperature regime that suits the building’s usage pattern.
06:00 - 3000 K
09:00 - 4000 K
12:00 - 6500 K
15:00 - 5000 K
18:00 - 3000 K
Colour temperatures are set at hourly intervals on the website, where they are processed and transmitted to the building’s ColourActive Gateway. Changes in colour are gradual between settings.
SmartScan Products
SmartScan Internal
Smart Sensors have been re-engineered with a socket on the back. During production, a wireless transceiver is plugged into a Smart Sensor to convert it into a SmartScan Sensor.
Smart Sensor
- Group presence or absence detection
- Individual maintained illuminance/daylight dimming and switching
- Individual manual dimming
- Scene Setting
- Energy performance monitoring
- Full programmability
- Control gear status monitoring
- Integral emergency lighting test results
- Occupancy profiling
- ColourActive (selected luminaires only)
Emergency Luminaires
A range of stand-alone emergency luminaires are available with integral wireless connectivity suitable for most application requirements.
Lexi
- Downlighter LED array illuminates the exit door
- Ceiling, wall, cantilever or suspension fixing to cater for all locations
- Fast-change battery replacement reduces maintenance time and cost
Lexi-65
- IP65 bulkhead with optional legends
- Downlighter LED array illuminates the exit door
- Will also accept surface conduit style wiring
Seven
- Architectural surface mounted led exit sign.
- Ceiling mounted or optional kit for wall and cantilever mounting.
Firefly
- Superb optical performance means fewer luminaires are needed
- ECO-Power Pack fast-change pluggable battery reduces maintenance time and cost
Firefly Surface
- ECO-Power Pack fast-change pluggable battery reduces maintenance time and cost
- Identical performance to the recessed version
- Will also accept surface conduit style wiring
Realta Micro Emergency
- Low light level, wall mounted luminaires.
- Strong die-cast LM2 aluminium body.
- UV stabilised polycarbonate cover.
Many Thorlux product lines are also available with integral SmartScan emergency, availability is shown on the catalogue page by the SmartScan Configurations box
Control Products
SmartScan Gateway
- Monitors and controls up to 250 SmartScan luminaires. (More Gateways can be fitted on large installations)
- Transmits Smart energy performance and emergency lighting status reports to the SmartScan web server
- Management of emergency lighting testing dates/times.
- Management of external lighting switching times.
SmartScan Touch
- Touch sensitive buttons and user friendly interface
- On-off and scene setting controls
- ECO (automatic energy saving) commissioned mode
ColourActive Touch
- Provides manual control or override of the colour temperature of ColourActive luminaires.
ColourActive Gateway
- Provides wireless control of incremental shifts in colour temperature governed by settings on the SmartScan website.
SmartScene Handset
- On-off, individual dimming and scene setting controls
- ECO (automatic energy saving) commissioned mode
- Allows the integration of non-Smart luminaires
SmartScan Programmer
- Used for commissioning
- Simple and fast setting of operational parameters from ground level
- Protective silicone sleeve
- Laser pointer for accurate alignment
- Supplied with batteries fitted
SmartScan Hub
- Allows the integration of non-Smart luminaires.
- Practically any type of luminaire (up to 5A total current) can be connected
- Luminaires are switched according to wireless presence and scene commands
SmartScan Stand-alone Sensor
- Enables control of multiple DALI luminaires.
- Controls up to 10 DALI luminaires. (Assuming one DALI driver per luminaire)
- Provides wireless connectivity for group control or for SmartScan energy monitoring.
- Can be used stand-alone without connected luminaires to act as a wireless booster/range extender and/or as a slave PIR to extend detection coverage
Lighting Cable Management
- This approach, often referred to as modular wiring, provides a fast, error free installation and overall lower total system costs.
Smart External Stand Alone Sensor
- For areas where presence detection is required but a Smart External luminaire is not conveniently situated e.g. escape exits etc.
Air Quality Sensor
- Monitors three key parameters: Temperature, CO₂ and Relative Humidity.
- Coloured LED indicators provide live status information.
- Air quality data is included in the Gateway’s status upload to the SmartScan website.
