Time Clock with Dimming

[RookiEE]

Hi all,

Not familiar with time clock. Do they only have scheduled on/off function and do not have dimming capability? I would like to have the exterior wall packs controlled by time clock and motion sensor, but the time clock will perform the on/off and also dim the lights say to 30% after business close and to 100% one hour before business open. Are there any time clock products that can do both (on/off and dimming)? How else do you dim the exterior lights at certain time? Thanks.

 

[retirede]

Can you wire a dimmer in parallel with the clock?

 

[ramsy]

would like to (Dim) the exterior wall packs

Are wall packs listed for dimming?

 

[ptonsparky]

I use a photcell on one of the fixtures that is not dimmed. A relay via it, turns on the others. Dimmed fixtures are 0-10 volt. Shorting the 0-10 causes them to go low, opening is full bright. Relay it as you want. Timer or motion control.

 

[ptonsparky]

Are wall packs listed for dimming?

Mine are.

My soffit lighting comes on as the Garage walk-in door opens after 4PM and prior to 7 AM. It also causes the floods to go full bright. Fifteen minutes later everything goes back to normal.

 

[RookiEE]

Are wall packs listed for dimming?

Yes, the fixture has 0-10v dimming driver.

 

[RookiEE]

How exactly do you wire it? Do you need a two-circuit time clock? The time clock will turn on at dusk and off at dawn.

 

[LarryFine]

Yes, the fixture has 0-10v dimming driver.

Can you use the timer to just switch the controller in and out of the LV circuit?

 

[Strathead]

Hi all,

Not familiar with time clock. Do they only have scheduled on/off function and do not have dimming capability? I would like to have the exterior wall packs controlled by time clock and motion sensor, but the time clock will perform the on/off and also dim the lights say to 30% after business close and to 100% one hour before business open. Are there any time clock products that can do both (on/off and dimming)? How else do you dim the exterior lights at certain time? Thanks.

Technically you will be using a Lighting Control Panel. Acuity ARPINTENC08 NLT is one example that will perform the functions you are looking for.

 

[ptonsparky]

How exactly do you wire it? Do you need a two-circuit time clock? The time clock will turn on at dusk and off at dawn.

Use a photo cell to turn the light On/Off.
Use a small relay activated by a motion detector to open a set of NC contacts on the relay. Those NC contacts would be connected to the dimming wires.

 

[ptonsparky]

My set-up is small. Three 0-10 dimmable wall packs. Large project might be easier with a Lighting Control Panel.

 

[James L]

Does it have to be a time clock?

What about a dimmer/timer combo?

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[hbiss]

Two time clocks. First one just controls the power to the lights as normal. Set it to when you want them to come on and off. Second one controls the dimming. Open = 100%, resistor across the dimming leads =30%.

-Hal

 

[brantmacga]

Hi all,

Not familiar with time clock. Do they only have scheduled on/off function and do not have dimming capability? I would like to have the exterior wall packs controlled by time clock and motion sensor, but the time clock will perform the on/off and also dim the lights say to 30% after business close and to 100% one hour before business open. Are there any time clock products that can do both (on/off and dimming)? How else do you dim the exterior lights at certain time? Thanks.

You can do pretty much all of this with Keystone outdoor fixtures and their microwave motion sensors that have 0-10v dimming control, and built-in photocells in the fixtures. This is all I used the last few years on design-build outdoor lighting installs. They have an IR remote control used to program each sensor. I would also use their nipple-mounted sensors to control other brands of 0-10v dimmable fixtures at building entryways. The larger Keystone outdoor LED fixtures have a threaded insert that accepts a small button motion/dimming sensor.

Sensor

PIR and microwave sensors in various form factors designed for a wide range of applications; sensors that are powered by 12Vdc include a low-voltage transformer.

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Sensor

SmartPort microwave and PIR occupancy/daylight sensors with convenient and fast screw-in installation. Ideal for a variety of Keystone LED HID replacement lamps, area lights, and high bays.

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