DESCRIPTION
Controlled UPB Receptacle
12A, Relay Controlled Top Outlet with
Programmable Countdown Timer
and Remote Traveler Wire Connection
White, Ivory, Almond, Light Almond
The model URD-30 delivers on/off control for appliances, fan/pump
motors and lights (see model UML, dimming incandescent lamps). It is available in four standard colors, white, almond light almond and ivory and includes a matching wall-plate. Installation is simple: the module wires
into a standard 120 VAC outlet / junction box. The appliance, motor or
light to be controlled is plugged into the top receptacle. The connected
appliance can be manually controlled by a UPB switch, remote switch
or multi-button controller, or automatically with a scheduler (model
UCS-01), I/O module (model UMI) or with any PC / security / home
automation controller that provides a UPB serial driver option (see FAQ for a current listing).
When the URD-30 is controlled by a remote switch (model USR), local
response time adjustments are available (300, 450, 600 and the default
750 mSec) and configured with UPStart configuration software. Local
response time is the time from rocker press to load response.
The timer feature of the URD-30 automatically turns off the controlled
outlet via scene-link commands, after a pre-set period of 1, 5 or 30
seconds, 1, 2, 4, 10, 20, 30, 40, or 50 minutes, 1, 2, 3, or 4 hours. The
timer can be disabled so the URD-30 functions like a standard
controlled receptacle (no timer function).
A UPB switch, such as the model US2-40 Universal Dimming
Transceiver, can also command any of the timer functions of the URD,
via a lighting scene link command, to enable any selection of timed off
options (e.g. buttons for 1 minute, 4 minutes, 10 minutes, 1 hour).
APPLICATIONS
Controlled (relay) receptacles provide a convenient solution to add
controlled fans, fluorescent lights, motor/pumps or outdoor lighting
to a room, garage and yard. The most common use of the
controlled receptacle is to add light control to a room. As an
example, if a room was poorly lit with a single ceiling light or
conventional controlled receptacle, a multi-rocker/button UPB switch
(model US2 with ZS25O faceplate) could replace the existing wall switch; and with the addition of the URD controlled receptacle in a
desired outlet box, one or more wall-switch controlled lights could be
added to the room (e.g. reading lamp and/or night stand lamp). The
multi-rocker/button switch could be configured to control any
combination of the ceiling light and lamps using lighting scene-links
(e.g. a rocker to control both light and lamp and individual buttons to
control each light/lamp separately). Outdoor lighting or water
feature control for a patio or yard is also a popular URD application
(requires a waterproof junction box / wall-plate assembly). These
outdoor features are commonly controlled by a scheduler (model UCS) or UPB switch. If the outside lighting should be on after dusk
and the water feature on during waking hours, the receptacle can be
automatically activated with the scheduler's celestial clock and
scene-link controls. The celestial clock knows when the sun rises
and sets and automatically compensates for daylight savings and
leap year. The vacation mode setting of the scheduler can also
control indoor UPB lighting while your away, with a simple change of
the run mode. Fluorescent lighting control in the garage is also a
popular application for the controlled receptacle, just like adding
lighting and multi-rocker/button controls to a room as described
above. Replacing a conventional non-controlled outlet with a URD
and connecting multiple fluorescent lights can turn a poorly lit garage
into a bright workshop. A garage door proximity sensor connected to
an I/O module (model UMI) can create lighting scenes with the
controlled receptacle, illuminating the garage as well as the yard and
entrance to the home when ever the garage door is opened. |
