Product Manual

Streetlight control
The solar charger controls the streetlight:
• Via the TX port together with a VE.Direct TX digital output cable. Also see the TX port settings [27] chapter for more details.
• Via the programmable relay. Also see the Programmable relay settings [23] chapter for details.
The streetlight algorithm is always applied in conjunction with the settings as configured in the Load output
menu:
• If the streetlight is disabled, then the (virtual) load output is controlled only by the configuration as made in
the load output menu.
• If streetlight is enabled, then it's an AND function: the load output will be on when both the conditions made
in the Load output menu are satisfied as well as the streetlight settings. Otherwise, it's off.
Make sure that load output setting is set to "Always on" or to "BatteryLife". Do not set it to "Always off" as this
will result in the light being always off.
For more configurable voltage levels to force the light off, the other load output options can also be used.
Setting the Sunset action
At sunset you can choose any of the following actions:
• Keep the lights off
• Switch on for a fixed time:
This option will turn the light on at sunset, and then off again after a configurable interval. When the dimming feature is
enabled
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(1), two dim-levels can be entered: one for the “on” period; and a second for the “off” period. A typical use case for
these options is to get a strong light during high traffic hours (right after sunset), and lower intensity during the low hours, to
save the battery. Set the second dim level to 0% to switch the light completely off during that second section.
• Switch on till midnight:
This option turns the light on at sunset, and then off again at midnight. When the dimming feature is enabled
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, two dim-levels
can be entered: one for the “on” period (up to midnight) and a second dim-level for the “off” period after midnight. Set the
second dim level to 0% to switch the light completely off during that second section.
• Switch on till sunrise:
This options turns the light on at sunset, and then off again at sunrise. When this option is selected; there is no need to also
select an action at sunrise, so the sunrise control option is not needed. When the dimming feature is enabled
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, only one dim
level can be configured, the dim level at sunset.
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The dimming feature requires the TX Port function to be configured to one of the "Light dimming" settings. This so the TX port
outputs a PWM signal that can be used to dim the light. If the TX port function has not been set to one of the "Light dimming"
settings, the dimming options will not appear in the sunset settings menu. Also see the TX port settings [27] chapter.
Setting the Sunrise action
At sunrise you can choose to:
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