AU/NZ Lighting Control Standard

Sustainable Emergency Lighting

"Sustainable Emergency Lighting" - A great title, but is there such a thing? Can emergency lighting really be sustainable? In this blog we argue that although emergency lighting is typically considered a "Life Safety System" and therefore excluded from green...

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A Guide to Energy Efficiency: DALI + zencontrol

"Energy Efficiency" and "Sustainability" are buzzwords, discussed from the Boardroom, to facility managers and workers alike, all seeking to enhance the feel-good factor in the workplace. In the modern era of environmental consciousness and corporate responsibility, commercial and industrial facilities...

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D4i drivers and lighting control systems

How to Avoid Blowing Up the Lighting Controls – D4i Drivers

As a company, we are starting to see a recurring problem when DALI light fittings fitted with D4i drivers are supplied for a lighting control system. We are keen to share what we have learned with electrical consultants who may...

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Bringing Intelligence to Light

In this blog we provide a deep dive into intelligent lighting solutions and the technologies behind these systems (including a brief history of lighting control, the lighting control standards for New Zealand, an introduction to DALI, wired and wireless, IoT...

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DALI+ Wireless Lighting Management

zencontrol offers a wireless lighting management (DALI+) solution built on International Standard IEC62386 Part 104 which is ‘Wireless DALI over Thread’. The DALI standards were adopted in their entirety as the Australian/New Zealand standard for lighting control (AS/NZS 62386). A...

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New Zealand’s Lighting Control Standard (AS/NZS 62386) Explained

In November 2020, DALI-2 was adopted as the first, and currently ONLY, Australian and New Zealand lighting control standard. Understanding what having a lighting control standard actually means, and the specifics that AS/NZS 62386 includes have been surprisingly slow to...

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DALI Control Gear compliance with standard

If DALI control gear is used, does that mean it complies with the lighting control standard?

If the proposed lighting control system includes DALI control gear, does it then comply with the New Zealand Lighting Control Standard? For full compliance with the NZ standard for lighting control a lighting control system (LCS) should support all parts...

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The Evolution of DALI Automation (Lighting Control)

When DALI automation first emerged into the lighting controls market, like all new technologies it had its teething problems. DALI (Digital Addressable Lighting Interface) was originally developed to allow digital control, configuration, and querying of fluorescent ballasts. It was designed...

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