Automation Alarms: New Bayley's Building on Trigg Rd Hobsonville

What they required:

The new Bayley's building on Trigg Rd had a standard alarm system which was compromised twice by burglars and needed a system to counter this problem.

After discussions with our team we have come up with a fail safe system that incorporates, separate codes for all staff members, passive infra red detectors with inbuilt surveillance on activation downloaded to a computers server, and glass break detectors that cover the perimeter windows all monitored by a monitoring company.

The final result - they were very thrilled to have such an advanced system with minimal cost outlay and all operational in two days.

Automation C-Bus Clipsal Smart wiring: Murdoch Rd, Ponsonby

I was given a plan which indicated many switches and dimmers per room, which would mean multiple plates and dimmers on walls, (very ugly) and multiple switch wire down the wall cavities.

^ Hallway lighting
^ Bedroom	^ Bathroom

After sitting down and running through the benefits of a smart wired house and the style of press operated plates they were over the moon to have all the dimmers and relays confined to boards in the loft where they would be out of site and mind, these are clipsal c-bus style 4 and 8 channel din rail dimmers and a four channel relay, (water feature pumps and bath/ensuite fans) which mount directly into a switchboard enclosure.

The requested wall plates were reflection style stainless plates with a small blue neon indicators per switch mounted within the press mec.

Control of the house was via a the c-bus type system where all switches, sensors etc are linked via one data cable and run back to the switch boards meant ease of wiring and only lighting cables grouped and run to boards ready for connection.

The reflection style press mecs can be programmed to be a number of things from simple on, off, on/off, dimmer, timer, press, scene control, or custom operation.

Upon entry to the section the deck sensor picks up movement and ramps on porch light over door and some garden lights to a set level, as you enter the hall the hallway sensor pick you up and lights a couple of halogens at the far end to guide you though, there is also a reflection style sw at the front door for more control over hall way low lighting and outside wall, tree, fountain and garden lighting.

^ Switchboard	^ Switchboard

Wardrobe bathroom and ensuite all sensor controlled with bath and ensuite having a sensor disable function to turn off the sensor, for say having a bath which also turns on the fan, ceiling wall and cabinet lighting all controlled via reflection wall plate presses, small blue neon's indicate the status of the load it controls or be set to time a load, (flashing as it times), or set to off.

The lounge also has low permanent connection units for lamps to be controlled via the light switch for scene and dimming purposes.

The reflection wall switches hold a number of scenes which were great for there dining, lounge, kitchen to out side entertaining with endless possibilities to the levels of brightness for the many different groups of lights.

EG the kitchen button (scene 1) would ramp up kitchen bench lights, cabinet lights, low up-lights and perimeter lights and have outside entertaining groups on a low setting, then with the next press, (scene 2) the kitchen lights would ramp down, (ramp times adjustable) and the outside lighting groups would ramp up to different levels for entertaining outdoors.

The final button is programmed as a scene off button which slowly ramps down over a set period.

Switches are either 1 gang, 2 gang, 3 gang, 4 gang, 6 and 8 gang per plate giving plenty of control as all can be scenes if required, and in the case of more control if say a 4 gang is used the programs is simply changed and a 6 or 8 gang switch is fitted where old one was (easy as two terminals, non rewiring the house!!!!)

Lighting levels and scenes can be adjusted at any time in the future by a quick program upload/download.