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LOZ-5S1 Power Sensing Enable


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I must be a complete idiot.  Cannot find any programming related to power sense in Composer.   Only Light ON/OFF state.  What I need is the ability to turn a device with no power state feedback (only power toggle) into something I can actually control with some logic.  The device in question doesn't relate to AV at all.  Do I still start with such a device driver then strip-off all but the power management?

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That's probably the easiest route, start with an AV device that uses power sensing, then only use the power on / off commands.

 

If that doesn't work, likely the easiest route is to use a power sensor, and plug it's output into a contact input.

 

Something like this would work, although a form factor that plugs in and provides a plug for the equipment would be more handy:

 

http://www.airotronics.com/site/product-currentsensor_CS.php

or

http://www.nktechnologies.com/current-sensing-switch/as1dodc-current-switch.html

 

AMX has a plug-in version that would likely be easiest, but probably not cheapest or easiest to obtain:

 

http://www.amx.com/products/PCS2.asp

 

RyanE

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I'm getting the feeling that programming off of power sensing is either a LOZ-V2 feature and/or 2.5 (new driver) and up?  It is not obvious to me that connections from the basic LOZ outlet driver and a custom (AV) power sensing type driver can be made.  Only "outlet lights" show as available connection endpoints.

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^Thanks!  Helps considerably.  Been using outlets for years and never needed sensing.  Works well.  Had to turn-down on the settling time to get rid of some flutter but after that, I like what it does.

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