replaced a 250W HPS? The photocell on this is a "node" type Internet of Things control made by CIMCON. RIDOT, Providence, West Warwick, Central Falls, North Smithfield, Bristol, and Worcester are among the places that use these same CIMCON nodes. Basically, the node allows for:
- Self-metering of the fixture, which means the city will get billed actual usage and not an estimate by NGrid
- Communication with the Internet of Things (allows a guy with a laptop in city hall to individually control lights including dimming, turn on or off regardless of time of day, etc.)
- GPS tracking, to allow easier maintenance (rather than keeping track of pole numbers and addresses, they can type the street light's ID number into the data base and it will give the crews GPS directions to the fixture). However, that also means if you find one of these nodes don't take it home or they'll be able to to trace it to your house.
- Battery back-up, which allows continued communication with the IoT. For instance, if the power goes out in the area, they will know immediately because all the nodes will send a signal that there is no power to the lights. On the same token, if a metal pole with one of these node-equipped lights gets knocked down, the owner will immediately know because the node will send a signal that there is no power to the light (or if the device gets destroyed, there will be a "no signal" message and they will send a crew to investigate).
Pretty elaborate and complex control for a street light! Would be cool to be in charge of the computer system.
Interestingly, Uxbridge fitted their gumballs with nodes. I think the ones used are from RIpley. I'm not entirely sure but I think those gumballs are remote ballasted MV.
Wow Joe. I'd love to have one of those in front of my house! Install that right on the pole in place of the AEL ATBS on the 6ft tapered arm. Love the tapered arms here but I'd love to have a gumball on an underbraced upsweep arm. Even if it was fitted with an LED!
Wow Joe, I took a ride down that Uxbridge street on streetview. Random assortment fixtures: gumballs, fishyhead, durastar, OVF, Phillips LED, M250R2, TB13.
Yeah Uxbridge has a pretty random assortment of lights. Before the LEDs came in, there were a few streets with M-250As and remote ballasted bucket lights. Both of which were probably MV.
If I remeber correctly, the arm in the streetview I linked was also paired with the Form 109.
Heh, I'd love to climb up on the pole on my street and replace the LED with either my MV R47 or one of the other mercs I have. Even better if I got my hands on a MTO truss arm.
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- Self-metering of the fixture, which means the city will get billed actual usage and not an estimate by NGrid
- Communication with the Internet of Things (allows a guy with a laptop in city hall to individually control lights including dimming, turn on or off regardless of time of day, etc.)
- GPS tracking, to allow easier maintenance (rather than keeping track of pole numbers and addresses, they can type the street light's ID number into the data base and it will give the crews GPS directions to the fixture). However, that also means if you find one of these nodes don't take it home or they'll be able to to trace it to your house.
- Battery back-up, which allows continued communication with the IoT. For instance, if the power goes out in the area, they will know immediately because all the nodes will send a signal that there is no power to the lights. On the same token, if a metal pole with one of these node-equipped lights gets knocked down, the owner will immediately know because the node will send a signal that there is no power to the light (or if the device gets destroyed, there will be a "no signal" message and they will send a crew to investigate).
Pretty elaborate and complex control for a street light! Would be cool to be in charge of the computer system.
If I remeber correctly, the arm in the streetview I linked was also paired with the Form 109.
Heh, I'd love to climb up on the pole on my street and replace the LED with either my MV R47 or one of the other mercs I have.