Lighting Technology

BACnet BACnet®, short for “Building Automation Control Network”, is a data communication protocol for building automation and control networks. BACnet is both an international (ISO) and ANSI standard for interoperability between cooperating building automation devices. Originally developed in 1987 under the auspices of the American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Airconditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), BACnet has been an ANSI standard since 1995 and an ISO standard since 2003. BACnet is a registered trademark of ASHRAE. BACnet is a standard data communication protocol that enables interoperability between different building systems and devices in building automation and control applications. BACnet offers a flexible range of networking options including the use of Ethernet or IP-centric infrastructure and a simple, low cost twisted pair communication called MS/TP that is based on EIA- 485. A sophisticated routing capability allows scaling of BACnet internetworks into larg...

What is DALI? DALI as an acronym stands for Digital Addressable Lighting Interface. DALI as a concept stands for an intelligent lighting management system that provides increased energy savings,easier installation and maintenance and maximum control and retrofit flexibility.It is an entirely open standard. DALI is not a single product. It is an industry protocol that allows components from different manufacturers( ballasts, controls  systems,sensors,controllers,switches etc) to be mixed and matches seamlessly into complete systems. With DALI, design and user flexibility is dramatically improved over conventional,proprietary systems. Traditional Lighting controls utilized analog interfaces or proprietary digital control methods. image courtesy Dalibydesign DALI advantages to Lighting designers Simple wiring of the control wire Control of individual Lights Flexible Group control Software control allows easy configuration and modification Simple interface with Bu...