[Build] Lighting

[neil maclean]

I've had the misfortune of having paid work the last several days so 
haven't been able to get back to install a lighting distribution panel 
at 2169. Talking to Jim on the phone yesterday, he is thinking of simply 
using the more dispersed existing system, some fed off the original 
panel (located in the landing outside the entry door by the stairs) and 
some fed off the reworked panel near the entry from the elevator.

I'll be able to get back this weekend to help and its still possible and 
I think useful to run a new panel for all the lights on the post between 
the shop and the first classroom. (There are already #8 feeds in a box 
above.) This could be wired to feed all the existing florescent runs. A 
down-side is its far from the main presentation room/conference 
room/party room but there's plenty of pipe on the ceiling that could be 
re-purposed.
Am I correct that an Insteon (or DMX) can not dim a florescent branch? 
(The cheap ballasts in those aren't usually too happy about much less 
than a 110 volts.) So we are talking about being able to turn them on 
and off, but not about dimming them.

Neil


Dr. Jesus wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 1:13 AM, Brian Molnar<brian.molnar at gmail.com> wrote:
>   
>> So having finally gotten a chance to come up and see the new digs
>> tonight, I was curious to see what the plan was for lighting there.
>> Obviously with such a large space, rows of fluorescents seem to be
>> most practical, but I read on the wiki that there was interest in
>> tasking the large space as a disco as well. If this is the case, this
>> space would do well with a centralized/automated lighting system.
>>     
>
> [snip]
>
>   
>> (b) If the large room is eventually used as a disco then setting up
>> party lighting is as simple as plugging in the extra lights and
>> writing a python/ruby/etc script to set-up a lighting program to have
>> them flash in patterns, randomly, or if you get more creative, you can
>> create scripts to control the lighting to respond to music.
>>
>> (c) Intelligence could be added to the software to reduce
>> energy-consumption from unnecessary lighting, e.g. using a motion
>> sensor to determine if anyone is in a particular area of the space, or
>> automatically reducing the lighting output during the daytime hours
>> when light splashes in from the windows.
>>     
>
> I'm implementing both these ideas for the existing rows of lights
> using a product from a company I do work for.  No one is in charge of
> the ceiling, but if you're qualified to install lights so they don't
> kill anyone, you're welcome to tie into my system to get access to the
> things it's talking to already (the infrared motion sensors and
> audio.)
>
> I'm using the Insteon system for dimming, which isn't as nice as DMX
> but is cheaper, runs over powerline, and won't require buying another
> controller.
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