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NorthStar Site Controller

Cat. No OC00G

User Guide

PK-A3253-10-00-5A

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Page 3: ...he NorthStar Site Controller 2 5 Establishing a Connection to the Site Controller 2 5 1 Accessing the Site Controller 2 5 2 Logging In 3 Navigating the User Interface 3 1 The Dashboard 3 2 Devices Page 3 3 Understanding Zones Behaviors and Scenes 4 Conﬁguration 4 1 Basic Site Conﬁguration 4 1 1 Conﬁguring the Site Controller s Location 4 1 2 Enabling or Disabling Ofﬂine Maps 4 1 3 Conﬁguring the S...

Page 4: ... 2 Editing or Deleting a Custom Floor Plan 5 7 Logging Out of the NorthStar User Interface 6 Optimizing Control 6 1 Events 6 1 1 Adding a Scheduled Event 6 1 2 Editing an Event 6 1 3 Deleting an Event 6 2 4 Event Overides 6 2 Alarms 6 2 1 Possible Warning Alarms 6 2 2 Clearing Alarms 6 2 3 Retry Communication 6 3 Deﬁning Fixture Types and Assigning Thresholds 6 4 Email Alerts 7 Administration 7 1 ...

Page 5: ... Site Controller 7 7 Backing Up and Restoring a System Conﬁguration 7 8 Factory Resetting a Stie Controller 7 9 Viewing System Informaiton 7 10 Network Statistics 7 11 Remote Support Connections 7 12 Displaying Multiple Installations in One User Interface 7 13 Importing Exporting Light Conﬁgurations Using a CSV File Appendix A Making the Most of Lighting Controls Appendix B Using Census for Site C...

Page 6: ...re about any part of these instructions consult an electrician CAUTION At dimming levels below 10 thresholds and tolerances become unreliable Because of this alarms are not generated for light levels below 10 Do not power cycle the site controller or any lighting controller within your installation during an update This could corrupt the ﬁle system in a way that could require complete replacement ...

Page 7: ...on is typically a solution for a single facility that may or may not have access to the outside world via an internet connection It usually runs autonomously on a calendar based schedule that may be modiﬁed by routine sensor events The installation consists of a number of lights that are controlled by Lighting Controllers such as the Leviton OCF01 A Lighting Controller can switch a light off or on...

Page 8: ...30 277VAC 50 60Hz 5A relay 0 10V control output and analog sensor or closure input OSF20 ILW Fixture mount PIR wet location occupancy sensor Outdoor PIR Occupancy sensor to mount internal to task lighting ﬁxtures 24VDC IP65 Interchangeable lenses for use in a 360 high bay general area and low bay applications PCOUT 000 Outdoor Photocell Default setting 50 750 Foot Candles Enclosed in a weatherproo...

Page 9: ...ons that you perform within the NorthStar user interface are distributed through the site controller To install your lighting solution we ll take the following steps Physically install lighting controllers and sensors NOTE This step can also be completed after setup of the site controller but we recommend you physically install the lights ﬁrst and use the Leviton Lighting Installer app while you d...

Page 10: ...es As soon as a lighting controller receives power it can be discovered by the Census function This means that an installation is performed by discovering devices and then adding them into your installation Each time the census runs it will only contact lights that are in communication with a conﬁgured light controller As controllers are added and conﬁgured you ll need to run the census again to c...

Page 11: ...dy to set up the site controller To install the NorthStar site controller 1 Unpack the NorthStar Site Controller 2 Attach the included antennas to the site controller as shown When looking at the top of the site controller with the mounting bracket on the back side the longest antenna SNAP antenna attaches to the left most antenna connector and the shorter Wi Fi antenna attaches to the middle conn...

Page 12: ...l appear in your device s network connections list as LevitonNorthStar_XXXXXX where XXXXXX is the speciﬁc address of the site controller This address is unique to each site controller and matches the last 6 alphanumeric characters of the Ethernet MAC address The site controller has randomized passwords for Wi Fi and the default user and both are available on a sticker on the side of the site contr...

Page 13: ...55 1 unsafe link This warning is displayed because the site controller is using an unsigned security certiﬁcate The NorthStar login page should now appear in your browser and present you with the login screen for the NorthStar site controller Enter the following username Username snap For site controllers manufactured prior to NorthStar 4 0 the password will be qwerty This password is common to al...

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Page 15: ...enter a username and password for access 3 1 The Dashboard The dashboard provides an overview of the components that make up your NorthStar system NOTE All screen shots within this documentation display administrator level access Users with Scene access will not have as many menu choices available The dashboard consists of three distinct areas Content Area Title Bar Left Menu Bar WEB VERSION ...

Page 16: ...he Alarms Button Clicking the Alarms button will load the Alarms page The User Drop down The User drop down provides access to the Accounts Management Help and Sign Out menu choices The Accounts Management menu choice will load the Accounts screen where all user account related functions are performed The Help menu choice will provide buttons for NorthStar release notes the NorthStar License Agree...

Page 17: ...unconﬁgured NorthStar devices with your network settings Channel Network ID Encryption Settings enhanced CRC Settings These devices will appear in a list to provide you with an easy way to conﬁgure them Scenes Clicking the Scenes menu choice loads a list of currently conﬁgured scenes and provides a mechanism for creating new scenes Schedule Clicking the Schedule menu choice loads a calendar displa...

Page 18: ... choice displays a sub menu to access debugging tools including the Topology Map Release Notes The Release Notes contains information including the latest features ﬁxes and improvements in the user interface License Agreement The License Agreement contains end user agreement information 3 2 Devices Your main interaction point with NorthStar will be the Devices page which is accessed by clicking th...

Page 19: ... your installation they take effect at the zone level so lights that will be scheduled must be grouped into zones EXAMPLE Imagine an installation where you have all lights programmed to switch on at 6 00PM and then swivtch off at 5 00AM If you use the zone panel to directly issue a command to switch them off at 3 00AM they will remain off until the schedule tells them to switch on at 6 00PM the ne...

Page 20: ...and from the GUI or a sensor Lights can belong to multiple zones and you re free to create and group lights in zones in any way you choose There is one default non removable zone All which applies to every light in the system A zone is often named after the function of the grouping such as Emergency Lights Parking Lot or First Floor EXAMPLE Imagine a lighting system within a theater The overhead l...

Page 21: ... Sensors on page 29 What is a Scene A Scene is a grouping of Zones with speciﬁed behaviors for each of those Zones This allows you to issue commands to a number of lights where each light is at a different brightness or activation method Depending on the needs of your installation you might have a scene for a normal business day an energy saver scene for evenings or an emergency scene for disaster...

Page 22: ...ystems determines if and when daylight savings time is applied to the system and helps provide accurate positioning on map views The location of the site controller is entered by navigating to the Conﬁg page and clicking the Location Time tab Entering the longitude and latitude for your installation using the ﬁelds provided under the Site Controller Location heading and then click the Update Locat...

Page 23: ...g an NTP server 1 Navigate to the Location Time tab by clicking Conﬁg Location Time 2 Scroll down to the System Date Time heading and click the Enable toggle under the NTP Sync heading 3 Enter the address of the NTP Server you want your site controller to use for the time A list of publicly available NTP servers is accessed at http www pool ntp org en 4 Click the Save Date Time button to save the ...

Page 24: ... uses a SNAP RF network for lighting control and proper precautions will help ensure reliable service For maximum reliability and security Leviton recommends you change and encrypt the default SNAP channel and network ID To change the SNAP channel 1 Log in to the NorthStar user interface and click Conﬁg Network Settings 2 Enter a new SNAP channel in the provided Channel ﬁeld Valid channels range f...

Page 25: ...nges to complete the change or Cancel to exit without saving 4 5 Conﬁguring Zones and Scenes A Zone is a grouping of lights and sensors that provides an easy way to control multiple ﬁxtures at once If you plan to use sensors to control light behavior the sensors will issue commands to speciﬁed zones For example you may want to group all security lights into a separate zone from the parking lot lig...

Page 26: ...u Bar NOTE A scene can control up to eight zones To add a Scene 1 Click the Add Scene button 2 Enter a Name for the Scene in the ﬁeld provided 3 Click the Add Behavior button and select a Behavior to associated with the scene 4 Select one or more Zones button to assign the behavior to 5 Click the Done to complete behavior Repeat as needed for multiple behaviors 6 Click the Create Scene button to c...

Page 27: ...the light supports dimming High End Trim Maximum power output for this light as a percentage of its total capacity The effective light level is the product of the high end trim Jitter A delay in seconds before this light applies a behavior This is used in situations where you do not want the sudden electrical current draw that is associated with turning on all lights at one time or for aesthetics ...

Page 28: ...ger an above threshold event such as a photocell triggering a light to turn off Threshold Low A signal level below this point will trigger a below threshold event such as a photocell triggering a light to turn on Zone The grouping of lights this sensor will control All lights are always included in the All group and up to twenty additional zones may be conﬁgured While a light may be part of multip...

Page 29: ...n quickly achieve this using the Network Settings to Default button For more information see Factory Defaulting Network Settings on page 24 1 Click the Add Light button near the top of the page 2 Enter the desired name for the light the SNAP Address for the light controller and the controller type into the provided ﬁelds This information is required as a minimum Other information may be entered as...

Page 30: ... or leaving the area Switches are a type of sensor that provides a manual way to activate lights without needing to log in to the NorthStar interface To add new sensor 1 Click the Devices Zones menu choice in the Left Menu Bar 2 Click the Add Sensor button near the top of the page 3 Using the provided ﬁelds enter the desired name for the sensor or switch the SNAP Address for the controller the sen...

Page 31: ...s level and a new vacancy count is started If no motion is detected after a second user deﬁned time the zone is transitioned to a 3rd state For example a zone might be set to bring the lights up to 80 brightness when motion is detected They stay illuminated as long as motion is detected When motion hasn t been detected for ﬁve minutes the lights will dim to 40 brightness If another ﬁve minutes pas...

Page 32: ...ght conditions are in effect 4 6 4 Adding Wireless Switches To manually add a wireless switch click the Wireless Switches menu item under the Devices in the navigation menu To add a new wireless switch 1 Click the Add Switch button 2 Enter the desired name for the switch the SNAP Address for the light controller and the controller type into the provided ﬁelds The controller type drop down is where...

Page 33: ...alog 2 If unconﬁgured devices are discovered you will be presented with a list of the devices To add a single device to your network click the Add Device button to the left of the device you wish to add To add multiple devices click the Add Selected Devices button To remove an unconﬁgured device click the Dismiss button and Conﬁrm it in the dialog The new device s will appear in a pane on the Ligh...

Page 34: ...on switch supports easy lighting changes and is conﬁgured to activate one or more Scenes whenever a button is pushed By default the ﬁve button switch is conﬁgured for button 1 to set Zone All to 100 brightness with buttons 2 through 4 decreasing brightness levels at 25 increments until button 5 which sets Zone All to 0 brightness The buttons can also be conﬁgured to trigger a sequential list of up...

Page 35: ...ies such as Comodo and Symantec and are typically issued for internet facing applications If your NorthStar installation is behind your ﬁrewall the certiﬁcate is not necessary except to remove the browser warning If you obtain a certiﬁcate from a certiﬁcate authority you can upload it to the NorthStar site controller via the HTTPS tab To assign a trusted certiﬁcate to your NorthStar installation 1...

Page 36: ...ser interface click the Devices button in the left menu panel and click the arrow on the right side of the light panel or zone panel you wish to control Lights may be switched on and off using the corresponding slider switch 5 2 Invoking a Scene on a Preconﬁgured Set of Zones Scenes allow you to manually change the behavior of a number of zones with a single click To activate a scene click the Sce...

Page 37: ...ng the icon for a light or site controller will provide a status update for that item including whether it is on or off 5 4 Viewing Details of a Light or Zone You can view conﬁguration information for a light by ﬁnding its corresponding panel and clicking the Details button You can view conﬁguration information for a zone by ﬁnding its corresponding panel and clicking the appropriate editing optio...

Page 38: ...ht s corresponding panel and clicking the Details button 5 3 Viewing a NorthStar Installation in Map View For sites with an active internet connection NorthStar provides a background map based on the latitude and longitude of the site controller The Map view may be conﬁgured for a street map style view or a satellite image of your NorthStar location You may also choose to show lights and the prima...

Page 39: ...on top of the maps image to allow you to take maximum advantage of the feature To upload a custom ﬂoor plan 1 Click the Map button in the left menu bar to display the currently conﬁgured map This will be based on your latitude and longitude settings from the Site Controller Location area at Conﬁg Location Time 2 Click the Add Floor Plan button and select the image you want to upload then click Ope...

Page 40: ...s at 7 00PM or Dim all parking lot lights to 40 power after midnight A sensor event is triggered by physical changes within your installation such as someone entering or leaving a room EXAMPLE Set the hallway lights to 80 brightness when motion is detected or Turn off hallway lights when no motion has been detected for the past 15 minutes Events provide a great deal of ﬂexibility to your lighting ...

Page 41: ... to trigger This is a speciﬁc time that is entered using the Event Start Time clock or a less speciﬁc time such as dawn noon or dusk entered using the Event Time drop down NOTE If you re using a less speciﬁc time you ll be given the option to input a positive or negative offset in minutes This will allow you to schedule events for times like Five minutes before sunset or Eight minutes after noon I...

Page 42: ...ew event will appear greyed out in the calendar with an Overridden label next to the time of the event This will persist until edits are made to get the two events out of conﬂict 6 2 Alarms An alarm is a system generated warning that something unexpected has occurred The NorthStar site controller initiates a polling cycle of all lighting in the system once every 15 minutes This polling cycle veriﬁ...

Page 43: ...communicate to the bridge controller The bridge controller does not respond to the site controller at startup Encryption Disabled Mesh network encryption is not enabled By default encryption is not enabled For information on how to enable encryption see Set and Encrypt the SNAP Cmmunications Channl on page 23 I2C Write Fault Failure An error occurred writing I2C data The data written was not read ...

Page 44: ... for the next polling cycle 6 3 Deﬁning Fixture Types and Assigning Thresholds A NorthStar system can provide a lot of insight into the performance of a lighting installation as well as the environment surrounding the lights This insight is enhanced through the use of ﬁxture types and thresholds Fixture types represent a driver controller driver light combination When you create a ﬁxture type you ...

Page 45: ...en by clicking Conﬁg Fixture Types 2 Click the Add New Fixture Type button 3 Enter a name for the new ﬁxture in the ﬁeld provided 4 Optional Assign thresholds as described below 5 Click Save Changes to save the new ﬁxture type or Cancel to exit without saving To assign a threshold to a deﬁned ﬁxture type 1 Access the Fixture Types screen by clicking Conﬁg Fixture Types 2 Scroll to the ﬁxture type ...

Page 46: ...roller 3 Click the Enable toggle under Enable Alerts 4 Click the Save Changes button to ﬁnish enabling Alerts or the Cancel button to exit without enabling Alerts NOTE To use the email alerts function the site controller must have internet access and email functionality If you get an error when attempting to enable email alerts contact customer support To enter email addresses for persons who will...

Page 47: ... that deﬁne how much access and control an individual user has over the system These roles are deﬁned per user account and are changed by an administrator via the Edit User button Admin Users with the Admin user role have full control of the NorthStar installation They can make changes to any account including other accounts with the Admin user role Manager Users with the Manager user role have fu...

Page 48: ...ssword ﬁelds 4 Click the Save Account button to conﬁrm the new password or the Cancel button to exit without saving To change your user account password 1 Click the account user name in the upper right corner of the Title Bar then click the My Account drop down menu selection 2 Enter and conﬁrm the new password in the Password and Repeat Password ﬁelds 3 Click the Save Account button to conﬁrm the...

Page 49: ...e Title Bar then click the Accounts Management drop down menu selection 2 Click the Edit User button to the right of the account you wish to edit 3 Use the provided ﬁelds to edit the user account as desired 4 Click Save Account to save the edits or Cancel to exit without saving NOTE The User Name ﬁeld can be up to 25 characters and only allows the characters a z 0 9 and _ Spaces are not allowed 7 ...

Page 50: ...d the display will immediately update with the relevant results NOTE When editing a light it is positioned or repositioned on the Map view by dragging and dropping it on the map view on the right of the Edit Light page 7 3 2 Deleting a Light or Sensor To delete a light or sensor click the three dots on the light or zone you wish to delete and select the Delete Light button or click the Delete Ligh...

Page 51: ...accomplished from the panel of the corresponding light or zone To add a light to a zone using the Light Panel 1 Click the Devices Lights and Sensors icon in the left menu bar 2 Locate the panel for the light you wish to add to a zone and click the three dots on the right side of the panel and click Edit to open the edit pane 3 Click the Select Zones button and select the zone s that you d like to ...

Page 52: ...cene click the Scenes menu choice in the left menu bar then click Edit Scene next to the scene you wish to edit 7 3 7 Deleting a Scene To delete a scene click the Scenes menu choice in the left menu bar Click Delete next to the scene you wish to delete and respond to the conﬁrmation by clicking either the Delete Scene or Cancel option NOTE Making changes to several lights at once can cause certain...

Page 53: ...ty 1 Access the Ethernet Settings screen by clicking Conﬁg Ethernet Settings 2 Under the Ethernet heading click DHCP 3 Click the Save Changes button to use DHCP addressing or Cancel to exit without changing settings To use a static IP address for site controller connectivity 1 Access the Ethernet Settings screen by clicking Conﬁg Ethernet Settings 2 Under the Ethernet heading click Static 3 Enter ...

Page 54: ... update process You should wait at least ﬁve minutes after an update before power cycling a site controller or lighting controller To update the NorthStar site controller using the System Upgrade button 1 Log in to the site controller you wish to update then click Conﬁg Backup Restore to open the Backup Restore tab 2 Verify you have a current backup of your system For more information on backing u...

Page 55: ...en each individual update is completed To update the NorthStar site controller using an update drive 1 Verify you have a current backup of your system For more information on backing up the system see Backing up and restoring a system conﬁguration on page 55 2 Obtain the new NorthStar USB update drive from Leviton 3 Plug the USB drive into the USB port on the site controller This will begin the up...

Page 56: ...NorthStar installation 1 Access the Backup Restore screen by clicking Conﬁg in the left menu bar and then clicking the Backup Restore tab 2 Click the Save Backup button near the top of the screen This will write all system settings to an sqlite ﬁle and transfer the ﬁle to your downloads directory of the device running your web browser To restore a NorthStar installation 1 Access the Backup Restore...

Page 57: ... in to the site controller you wishto reset then click Conﬁg Backup Restore to open the Backup Restore tab 2 Verify you have a current backup of your system For more information on backing up the system see Backing up and restoring a system conﬁguration on page 55 3 Click the Factory Reset button to open the factory reset site controller pop up window 4 Click the Factory Reset button to reset the ...

Page 58: ...the lower portion of the screen 7 10 Network Statistics The Network Statistics tab provides an interface for viewing performance information for the Ethernet Wi Fi and optionally cellular performance of your NorthStar site controller This information can be viewed in an hourly daily or monthly format and provides valuable information on how your lighting system is performing 7 11 Remote Support Co...

Page 59: ...enu panel 2 Click the Export Lights button at the top of the screen then click the Export CSV button A CSV ﬁle of your lighting conﬁguration will be saved to your downloads folder In the event you need to make a large number of changes to your lighting conﬁguration it may be easier to export the conﬁguration alter the CSV ﬁle in a text editor or spreadsheet and then import the altered CSV ﬁle to r...

Page 60: ...d on every light on the circuit gets power at the same time Each time this happens there is a surge in power usage that can affect your power bill The Jitter setting provides a means for phasing in lights over a number of seconds to help eliminate these expensive surges Jitter is a delay setting expressed in seconds that powers lights in a random pattern over a number of seconds to limit the effec...

Page 61: ...tructions in Establishing a Connection to the Site Controller on page 11 2 Click the Census option under Devices on the main menu 3 Click the Start Census button at the top of the page The site controller will contact every lighting controller with RF range If the controller isn t conﬁgured the census feature will list it and give you the option of adding it to your installation The census feature...

Page 62: ...at For example 1cd2e3 or 001c2c1b2606e458 Six hex characters type The type of light controller that is being conﬁgured OCF00 1RN OCF01 10T OCF01 1RT description A general description of the light A string of characters zones The groups this light is included in All lights are always included in the All group Up to eight additional zones may be conﬁgured List Zone names separated by the character F...

Page 63: ...ith the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference ...

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