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USER MANUAL EN. LUXY SMART SWITCH Luxy Smart Switch is an innovative light source that gently illuminates in more than 16 million colours and easily fits into places of your light switch or socket. It can be used standalone, as an ambient light or as a smart home device.
6.1. Usage examples for Luxy Smart Switch ................ 12 6.2. Usage examples when Luxy Smart Switch is connected to a wireless device/sensor . 13 6.3. Usage examples when Luxy Smart Switch is connected to a wired device ....15 Advantages and Highlights....................17 7.1.
1. About Qubino Qubino is a family of innovative Z-Wave devices, many of them the smallest of their kind. Numerous breakthrough innovations, 100 % quality control, and responsive customer service make Qubino the number one choice for making your life more comfortable.
Based on customer and business partner feedback, we are proud to boast Qubino’s support team as the best and fastest on the market. If you do not find the answers to your questions in this document, please...
Safety Information For Qubino, safety is first, so we have prepared lots of safety tips and information that can be found throughout this manual. To ensure your safety, please read this manual carefully before installing the device; follow the instructions exactly. The manufacturer (GOAP d.o.o. Nova Gorica) shall not be legally responsible for any equipment damage or personal injury caused by incorrect installation or operation other than that covered in this manual.
4. Introduction The Luxy Smart Switch is an innovative light source that will gently illuminate your home in any of the 16 million colours that you can choose from, to fit your personal preference and give a personal touch to any room.
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If you are a more advanced user, you can integrate Luxy Smart Switch into the Z-Wave network and enjoy plenty of other functionalities it offers. When connected to the gateway, Luxy Switch becomes a smart home device, enabling you to control it remotely via smartphone or tablet and creating more complex scenes, e.g.
5. Functionalities Nr. 1 (CENTER) Turns ON/OFF the room light or any other load connected to Luxy Smart Switch output Nr. 2 (UP) Turns ON/OFF the Luxy light Dims the Luxy light Nr. 3 (RIGHT) Switches between 4 different lighting effects (ocean, sunrise, rainbow, and nature) Nr.
The user has an option with parameter 70 to set an overload safety threshold. The threshold is set to 2300 W by default. If the power exceeds it for 5 seconds the Luxy Smart Switch relay will turn off, and a “Overload detected”...
5.5 Turning off alarms When an alarm occurs (NOTIFICATION_REPORT is sent) Luxy Smart Switch starts blinking red, so you are notified. As soon as the reason that caused the alarm is noted by the user, the alarm can be turned OFF: Locally: •...
To get you an idea for your next smart home project, we have prepared a few real-life examples, where you can use Luxy Smart Switch. There are countless of options using Luxy as a standalone ambient light or in combination with a smart home system. In a smart home system Luxy can trigger or can be trigged by other Z-Wave devices.
6.2. Usage examples when Luxy Smart Switch is connected to a wireless device/sensor Do you want to control other devices in your Z-Wave network with the Luxy Smart Switch? Connect the Luxy Smart Switch with other devices in your network and automatically trigger another Z-Wave device.
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Connected to a wireless motion sensor, Luxy can start blinking in red colour, so you are notified if there are any intruders around your house. Connected to a wireless flood detector, Luxy can start blinking, when the water leakage is detected.
6.3. Usage examples when Luxy Smart Switch is connected to a wired device You can connect up to 10 A to its relay output. This means that even a water heater or… …ceiling fan, or…...
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IR panel. NOTE: Use cases demonstrate possible ways to use Luxy Smart Switch. Other, not mentioned use cases are still possible. Always bear in mind limitations of the Z-Wave gateways and the Z-Wave...
7. Advantages and Highlights 7.1. Advantages • Luxy Smart Switch offers you the possibility to connect a room light. It can be used as an independent light source, as an ambient light. At the same time, it can simply replace your existing light switch connected to the room light.
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The combination of RGB LEDs and a glass frame makes a wonderful effect when it shines. • Qubino guarantees 100 % device quality. Such high quality can be delivered because every Qubino device goes through rigorous quality control standards throughout the production process.
• Luxy Smart Switch is engineered and manufactured in the EU and contains only the highest quality components. 7.2. Highlights • Features one of the easiest and quickest installations of devices of this kind • Install it anywhere you like (hallway, stairway, bathroom, bedroom, living room, garage, terrace, etc.)
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*Your gateway (hub) needs to support advanced configuration and parameter input if you wish to use this feature.
• Capacitive antennas below the touch surface need proper calibration. This is done once the Luxy Smart Switch is mounted in its final position and powered up. Successful calibration is mandatory for proper operation of the product.
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The installation process, tested and approved by professional electricians, consists of the following simple steps: Step 1 – Turn OFF the fuse: • To prevent electrical shock and/or equipment damage, disconnect electrical power at the main fuse or circuit breaker before installation and maintenance. •...
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Step 2 – Installing the device: Connect the load (if available) to the Luxy Smart Switch and then the mains power supply Insert the device into flush mounting box...
9.1. Installation examples of the Luxy Smart Switch Connection of the Luxy Smart Switch with room light...
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Connection of the Luxy Smart Switch with ceiling fan...
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ⓘ NOTE: Antenna positioning • Place the antenna as far as possible from metal elements as they may cause signal interference. • Do not shorten the antenna. The device’s antenna should be as upright as possible. This ensures the device’s operational range is maximized (up to 40 m line of sight).
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• For more details on how to include the device, please refer to the Z-Wave Inclusion chapter. Step 5 – The Installation is now complete. It is time to make your life more comfortable with the help of the Qubino Luxy Smart Switch...
10. Technical Specification Power supply 110 - 240 Vac ±10 % 50/60 Hz Rated load current of relay output (resistive load) 1 x 10 A Operation temperature -10 ~ +40 °C Z-Wave operation range Up to 40 m indoors Colours 16 million Luminance 1090 cd/m...
12. Z-Wave The Z-Wave protocol is an interoperable, wireless, RF-based communications technology designed specifically for control, monitoring, and status reading applications in residential and light commercial environments. Mature, proven, and broadly deployed (with over 50 million products sold worldwide), Z- Wave is by far the world market leader in wireless control, bringing affordable, reliable, and easy-to-use 'smart' products to millions of people in every aspect of daily life.
MANUALLY ADDING THE DEVICE TO A Z-WAVE NETWORK (MANUAL INCLUSION) NOTE: check chapter 5.4 Nr. 1 Turns ON/OFF the room light or other load (CENTER) connected to Luxy Smart Switch output Nr. 2 Turns ON/OFF the Luxy light (UP) Dims the Luxy light Nr.
12.2. Z-Wave Security Luxy Smart Switch supports the latest Security 2 feature. Security S2 is handled by the Strong AES 128 Encryption protocol, which means that the S2 makes Z-Wave the most secure IoT (Internet of Things) security platform out there. To fully utilize the product and its SECURITY 2 feature, a Security Enabled Z-Wave gateway (hub) must be used.
12.3. Removing the device from a Z-Wave network (Exclusion) NOTE: check chapter 5.4 1. Connect the device to the power supply. 2. Make sure the device is within direct range of your Z-Wave gateway (hub) or use a hand-held Z-Wave remote to perform exclusion. 3.
12.5. Associations Use associations for direct communication between the Luxy Switch and other devices within your Z-Wave network without the need of your primary gateway (hub). Association Groups Root endpoint: Group Name Maximum Description allowed nodes Lifeline Supports following commands: •...
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Change of Supports the following command: color • COMMAND_CLASS_SWITCH_COLOR_V3, SWITCH_COLOR_S ET_V3 - is triggered when a change of output state occurs; colour changes. Relay Supports the following command: on/off • COMMAND_CLASS_BASIC_V2, BASIC_SET_V2 - is triggered when a change of output state of relay occurs. Endpoint 1 (LEDs): Group Name...
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Endpoint 2 (Relay): Group Name Maximum Description allowed nodes Lifeline Supports following commands: • COMMAND_CLASS_NOTIFICATION_V8, NOTIFICATION_RE PORT_V8 - triggered upon current overload detection, • COMMAND_CLASS_SWITCH_BINARY, SWITCH_BINARY_RE PORT - is triggered when a change of output state of relay occurs. • COMMAND_CLASS_METER, METER_REPORT - triggered upon energy consumption change according to configuration parameters 40, 42 Relay...
(0x08 Over-load detected). In case the parameter 70 is disabled the Luxy smart switch has a fixed overload safety value of 2400 W to prevent any damage to the module. In this case if the active power is greater than 2400 W for 5 seconds or more, the output is turned off automatically and the overload notification is sent (0x08 Over-load detected).
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12.7. Configuration Parameters Parameter no. 1 – Relay contact type Defines the contact type when open/closed contact. Values (size is 1-byte dec): • Default value 0 • 0 - NO (normally open) output type • 1 - NC (normally close) output type Parameter no 3.
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Parameter no. 12. – auto on timer relay Defines the time after which the device's relay is turned to last known state. Values (size is 2-byte dec): • Default value 0 • 0 – disabled • 30 – 32535 = 30 – 32535 seconds after which the device turns on Parameter no.
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• Default value 10 • 0 - Power consumption reporting disabled • 1 - 100 = 1 % - 100 % Power consumption reporting enabled. New value is reported only when Wattage in real time changes by more than the percentage value set in this parameter compared to the previous Wattage reading, starting at 1 % (the lowest value possible).
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• Default value 2300 • 0 = function not active • 1 – 2300 = 1 W – 2300 W ⓘ NOTE: This functionality is not an overload safety protection, please check chapter “Functionalities” for more details. In case of overload the following message will be send towards the controller: COMMAND_CLASS_NOTIFICATION_V5 The Alarm V1 type field set to 0x00 Notification Type 0x08 and 0x08 (Overload detected)
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ⓘ NOTE: This product can be included and operated in any Z-Wave network with other Z-Wave certified devices from any other manufacturers. All constantly powered nodes in the same network will act as repeaters regardless of the vendor to increase reliability of the network. ⓘ...
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GOAP d.o.o. Nova Gorica Ulica Klementa Juga 007, 5250 Solkan, Slovenia E-mail: info@qubino.com Tel: +386 5 335 95 00 Web: www.qubino.com Date: 18.06.2020; V 1.1.4 DON’T MISS OTHER INVENTIONS FROM QUBINO – CLICK HERE AND CHECK OUT QUBINO’S COMPLETE PORTFOLIO...
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