System description
Senstar LM100 Product Guide
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Senstar LM100 luminaires
The luminaire is both the sensing unit and the lighting unit for the Senstar LM100 system. The
luminaires communicate over a wireless mesh network, relaying status information to the gateway
via the luminaire AP. Luminaires are usually mounted near the tops of the fence posts, and can
also be mounted on walls or other flat surfaces. The luminaire head contains the electronic
components (a MEMs sensor, LED lights and a wireless RF transceiver). Each Senstar LM100
gateway supports up to 100 luminaires (1 luminaire AP + 99 luminaires). The luminaires are
configured remotely through a Universal Configuration Module (UCM) connection to the gateway.
One or more luminaires can be grouped into segments, and the segments can be assigned to
alarm zones (via the UCM). The detection parameters are set globally for all luminaires. However,
each luminaire segment has an independent alarm threshold and each luminaire zone can have
independent light activation controls. The global detection parameters include an Event Window,
an Event Count and an Alarm Window. There is also a Target Filter which can be used to screen
out some sources of environmental and mechanical noise. Each luminaire is supervised to ensure
operation and communication and protect against tampering and the removal of the device.
The luminaire’s lighting properties are also setup globally and are assigned on a zone by zone
basis. This includes brightness and response to alarm conditions. The luminaire LEDs can be
triggered by alarms, by inputs from other equipment, by inputs from a security management
system, and by a routine lighting schedule. There are four brightness levels that can be assigned
to the lighting triggers. The levels are prioritized so that if 2 triggers occur at the same time, the
higher priority controls the brightness. The priorities are (from lowest to highest) Level 1, Level 2,
Alarm, and force OFF. Level 1 and Level 2 are used to assign different levels of brightness to
routine lighting schedules and in response to inputs. The Alarm priority can be applied to sensor
Figure 2: Senstar 100LM luminaire and luminaire AP
luminaire head
6 mm (¼ in.) holes for wall-mounting
clamp slots for post-mounting
2-conductor power cable connection
LED lights and electronics
luminaire AP power
luminaire AP
luminaire
and data cable