CONTROL
Control Commands
The control features of the Omni IIe make it easy and convenient to control almost any light or appliance from the console or over the telephone. You may also have your heating and air conditioning (HVAC) under control of the system, which will allow you to save energy dollars by setting the temperature appropriately when you are home, asleep, or away.
Furthermore, the Omni IIe can be used to program lights to make the home or business look occupied as a deterrent to thieves.
The methods that the Omni IIe uses to control different devices are:
•UPB switches, modules, and keypads for lights and appliances
•CentraLite loads and relays on a LiteJet and Elegance lighting system
•RadioRA switches and dimmers on a Lutron RadioRA lighting system
•ALC switch modules for lights and appliances
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•HAI Communicating Thermostats for controlling Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Systems.
•Programmable Energy Saver Modules (PESM) for central heating and air conditioning systems.
•Direct Output Control for relays to activate sprinklers, lighting, electric heating, etc.
An Omni IIe will control:
¾64 UPB switches, modules, and keypads (up to 8 rooms of HLC Lighting)
¾64 CentraLite loads and relays
¾64 RadioRA switches and dimmers
¾62 ALC switch modules
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¾4 HAI Communicating Thermostats
¾8 PESMs or Voltage Outputs
Omni IIe also has 56 internal "flags" that are used for programming conditionals and executing programs.
About UPB
UPB is a powerline communications standard for lighting and home control. UPB is a robust,
Using a Powerline Interface Module (PIM), Omni IIe sends UPB commands over the existing electrical wiring to special switches, modules, and keypad controllers (UPB devices) that are designed with UPB technology. UPB switches are
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