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WIRING ACCESSORIES AND SINGLE PHASE DISTRIBUTION
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xComfort’s flexibility and intelligence makes it a powerful
tool… particularly when it comes to saving energy. All the
key influences, such as interior and exterior temperatures,
light levels and room occupancy, can be taken into account
automatically to provide exceptionally efficient and sophisticated
control over lighting, heating and air-conditioning.
As well as having a wide range of applications for commercial
premises, xComfort can be used to provide a high degree of home
automation, including pre-programmed lighting schemes for living
areas and bedrooms, timed operation of television and lights
to deter burglars, and automatic operation of window blinds.
• Ideal for new construction and renovation.
• Numerous functions, such as controlling lights, blinds,
heating, ventilation, etc. including status display.
• Control by wireless switch, remote control and mobile phone.
• Simple installation within an existing installation system,
no chiselling, no mess, no additional wiring.
• Suitable for a wide range of applications, can easily be expanded.
• Matches a wide range of accessories and switches.
• Little wiring required.
xComfort bi-directional technology:
Making it significantly more reliable than uni-
directional communication.
Without battery (uni-directional)
The switch will work on a self-powered basis, only sending
a signal when the switch is pushed. The actuator can
receive a command, but it cannot send one back to say
that the command has been obeyed. Therefore, if errors
occur, or a signal is poor, there is nothing in place to
ensure that the commands are always completed.
With battery (bi-directional)
• The switch uses the battery power to send a command to
the actuator; the actuator receives the signal and carries out
the command; it then sends confirmation to the switch.
• If for any reason (for instance, technical error or poor signal)
the command is not received by the actuator, the intelligence
of the bi-directional system allows the switch to automatically
resend the command twice more within a split second.
• If the actuator has still not completed the command
after three attempts, the mesh network enables other
actuators within the building to route and complete the
task, ensuring that all commands are always fulfilled as
long as the installation was done in comfort mode.
The Xcomfort system can be set up in two main
ways – “basic mode” or “comfort mode”.
Basic mode
This is ideal for straightforward installations. The functions
of the devices can be assigned by just activating the
programming key and the corresponding push-button,
a simple procedure that requires no complicated
tools – all that is needed is a small screwdriver.
Four simple steps
1. Press the configuration pushbutton with a screwdriver
for less than 0.5 seconds. Actuator enters teach-
in mode. LED in the actuator is on.
2. Press the selected pushbutton for less than 0.5 sec.
3. The LED in the actuator flashes twice for confirmation.
4. Press the configuration pushbutton with a screwdriver for
less than 0.5 seconds. Actuator leaves teach-in mode.
Click switch
Command sent
Actuator initiates
(no confirmation)
Uni-directional
Click switch
Command sent
Actuator initiates
Confirmation of action
No confirmation
Bi-directional
xComfort system overview
System overview
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