![]() Loxone Music Server Gen 2: Next zone favorite If a user-defined selection was made last, the first zone favourite is played. When playing a playlist, pressing Play will restart playback at the beginning of the title.ĭouble click selects the next zone favourite This input is only visible in certain configurations.ĭigital Input - Single pulse turns zone off And of course, a cellphone can control the system.In order to use the "Music Server Zone" function block, a Music Server must first be commissioned and created in Loxone Config.ĭigital Input - Single pulse turns zone on The Loxone system can raise and lower blinds in the home depending on outdoor light and time of day. We can control sprinklers, landscape lighting, bathroom ventilation, and skylights. We can add RGBW light strips and fixtures to add color accent mood lighting in any location. When the LiteTouch to Loxone conversion is complete, we can add features like motion sensors and temperature control that were not possible before. The Benefits When we Replace LiteTouch with Loxone A person in any room streams their own music from their cellphone to the speakers in that room, or makes selections from hundreds stored on the music server. This connects to existing speakers and creates “virtual” zones that work by WiFi. Now we’re ready to create lighting scenes that are not possible with the original LiteTouch system.įinally, we replace the original AudioAccess music server with a multi-channel Loxone music server and amplifier system. Some quick basic programming lets us turn lights on and off with the Touch Pure switches or a cellphone. Finally, we connect the lighting circuit wires to the Loxone Dimmer and Relay Extensions. A power-on test insures that the Loxone modules are working and talking to each other. We connect the installed Loxone Touch Pure switches to the Tree Extensions, and connect the 24-volt power and communication wires to the Loxone modules. We install the Loxone Miniserver, Tree Extensions, Dimmer Extensions, Relay Extensions, and power supplies in the existing LiteTouch panels. Now we’re ready for mounting and wiring the Loxone system.Īt this point all traces of the old LiteTouch system are gone. ![]() The wiring duct keeps the high and low voltage wiring separated. Next, we prepare the existing LiteTouch automation wiring panels by installing Panduit wiring duct and DIN rail. When we are sure there are no keypad wiring issues, we remove the LiteTouch control module, power supplies, dimmer modules, and relay modules. Then we test the wiring to make sure our system will work when we replace LiteTouch keypads with Loxone Touch Pure switches. We start by tracing all the low voltage keypad wiring throughout the house. A replacement system must work with the existing wiring and must be designed for a “smart home”. This means that keypads which don’t work cannot be replaced with normal light switches. In an ordinary home, the fixtures and switches can be connected in a way that does not require this individual wiring to one location.Īlso, the keypad switches connect to a central controller and not directly to the light circuits. A lighting automation system requires that each group of lighting fixtures on one switch are wired all the way back to the automation panel. Parts are hard to find and so is information on how to reprogram the system.Ī home with an automation system like LiteTouch has wiring that is very different than in a home with conventional wiring. Replacing a few bad switches and modules is theoretically possible but not practical. Unfortunately, Savant, the company that bought out LiteTouch a few years back no longer provides support. ![]() LiteTouch technology was state-of-the-art when the home was built in the early 1990s. The neighbors are not pleased when the outdoor speakers blast away at full volume, so of course this music system is permanently unplugged. However, this music server has a motorized volume control that keeps turning itself up to the maximum volume at random. A music server has speakers in separate areas of the house which can have different sound sources. AudioAccess was an early LiteTouch partner that produced Music Servers when the concept first entered the market. The home also features a whole house music system manufactured by AudioAccess that doesn’t work properly. They were best in their class at the time, but this one needs help. LiteTouch produced a lighting control system for custom homes beginning in the early 1990’s. Sometimes lights do not turn on when he presses the buttons that do still work. Some of his wall keypad buttons are broken and his dimmer and switch control modules do not always work right. He asked us to replace LiteTouch with newer technology. Replace LiteTouch with Loxone Technology Now is the Time to Replace LiteTouch with LoxoneĪ client bought a home that features an aging LiteTouch system.
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