Central Host Option
Introduction
Many kinds of interface devices are available to meet the demands of any scale, any budget and expansion needs.
![Many gang digital switch](/main/images/tabs/18-9-1.jpg)
Many Gang Digital Switch
Digital switches are suited for small scale building applications for up to 30 circuits.
![Touch Panel Display](/main/images/tabs/18-9-2.jpg)
Touch Panel Display
Touch panels are suited for medium scale building applications for up to 300 circuits.
![Control Center](/main/images/tabs/18-9-3.jpg)
Control Center
Host PCs are suited for large scale building applications when more than 300 circuits are needed.
Digital Switches
![Various digital switches](/main/images/tabs/18-1-1.jpg)
- Can be installed on walls and also in power panels.
- Each button has indicator LEDs, labels may be changed by user.
- Setting through DIP switches or software, during maintenance the DIP switches on the new unit can first be set and then be used as replacement.
- Each button can be set for single, group or pattern mode of operation.
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Touch Panel
![Touch panel (control center)](/main/images/tabs/18-2-1.jpg)
Touch Panel (Control Center)
- Areas and floors organized into pages for easy navigation.
- Easy to expand, occupies little space.
- Simplified schedule control, with separate tracks for regular days and weekends.
- Large number of control points, up to 576 buttons.
- Network connectivity option.
System Integration
![Third party system integration](/main/images/tabs/18-4.jpg)
- Very fast response to the central host
- Gateway supports either RS485 or Ethernet interface, and communicates through the Modbus/RTU protocol.
Mobile and Web
![Integration with mobile devices and web](/main/images/tabs/18-5.jpg)
Any computer with a web browser or an Android based mobile device can also control the lighting by mirroring the screen on the touch panel display.
Multiple Hosts
![Multiple access points](/main/images/tabs/18-6.jpg)
- Since the system is based on an architecture that does not have a central processor, multiple peer-to-peer hosts are made possible.
- The failure of any host does not affect any of the others; this allows for multiple redundancy where every other host can serve as backup control to cover the failure of another host.
Multiple Buildings
![Multiple Buildings Integration using touch panels](/main/images/tabs/18-7.jpg)