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alternative, the setpoint could also be specified by dragging the sliding bar or by<br />

directly entering a value between 1 <strong>and</strong> 100 in the Target Value field, <strong>and</strong> then hitting<br />

the SET button. An actuation comm<strong>and</strong> would be generated <strong>and</strong> sent to the actuation<br />

modules as soon as a button was clicked. Although the research system allowed turning<br />

the lights on/off wirelessly, the participants were not granted this privilege in the test.<br />

The step size <strong>for</strong> the stepwise control on the interface was also predefined <strong>and</strong> could not<br />

be changed by the subjects.<br />

Another computer interfaced with a base mote was set up at the Investigator<br />

Station in Figure 8-1 so that the investigator could intervene in the lighting control,<br />

which was necessary <strong>for</strong> the testing procedure. The investigator could also conveniently<br />

initialize the lighting system <strong>for</strong> the human subject test using this secondary computer.<br />

A slightly more versatile control interface was provided on the computer as shown in<br />

Figure 8-4 (b). Besides the functionality of the GUI <strong>for</strong> the participants, this interface<br />

displayed the current actuation level, <strong>and</strong> allowed the investigators to specify the step<br />

size in the Step Size field <strong>for</strong> stepwise control <strong>and</strong> turn the lights off with the OFF<br />

button.<br />

The setpoint of the commercial system was calibrated at 500 lux on the testing<br />

desk. The participants overrode the predetermined setpoint using a h<strong>and</strong>held remote<br />

controller as shown in Figure 8-5. Only stepwise control was provided with the<br />

commercial system, <strong>and</strong> the Auto button on the remote controller, which was not<br />

required in the test, was disabled as it resets the setpoint to the predefined one (500 lux).<br />

Since the h<strong>and</strong>held remote controller used infrared communication technologies, it had<br />

to point at the commercial photosensor mounted in the ceiling to ensure the overriding<br />

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