The segment controller – Echelon Lumewave CRD 3000 Street Light Bridge User Manual

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Street Light Bridge Integrator’s Guide

Figure 1. A Basic Street Lighting Network

Because the CRD 3000 Street Light Bridge module provides both ISO/IEC 14908-

3 Control Network Protocol power line communications and IEEE 802.15.4 (2.4

GHz) radio frequency (RF) wireless communications, the street lighting network

can leverage the existing power line circuits to communicate with the luminaires,

and create small RF bridges to bypass power line gaps created service

distribution transformers. Each CRD 3000 Street Light Bridge module manages

RF communications with other CRD 3000 Street Light Bridge modules, so that

you do not need to set up and manage a complex RF network – you simply install

CRD 3000 Street Light Bridge modules to extend power line communications for

the street lighting network.
You manage and control the street lighting network using an Echelon

SmartServer, known as the Segment Controller because it controls segments of

the street lighting network. A Segment Controller can consolidate data from half

a dozen or more service distribution transformers in a municipal residential

environment, allowing you to manage and control up to 200 devices – luminaires

and CRD 3000 Street Light Bridge modules. For larger street lighting networks,

you can install additional Segment Controllers.

The Segment Controller

The Segment Controller is a SmartServer 2.0 (or later) that is configured to

manage a street lighting network. You use it to configure the power line channel

for repeating, so that each luminaire and CRD 3000 Street Light Bridge module

can forward messages to luminaires and to CRD 3000 Street Light Bridge

modules within the network. You also use the Segment Controller to define

operational schedules for the luminaires.
See Chapter 3, Setting Up the Segment Controller, on page 23, Chapter 5,