AU/NZ Lighting Control Standard

Intelligent Lighting solutions

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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History of DALI automation

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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native DALI is like native language

“Native DALI” – What Does It Mean?

What does the term "native DALI" actually mean? DALI (Digital Addressable Lighting Interface) is quite simply a communication language. It is a way to communicate with, and therefore control, devices such as lighting ballasts/drivers, and other lighting equipment. Devices that...

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AS/NZS 52386

Lighting Control Standard for NZ

Introduction of the new AU/NZ lighting control standard In November 2020 DALI-2 was adopted as the first, and at time of writing the only, AU/NZ lighting control standard. With the adoption of this Australian/New Zealand standard, compliant systems will no…

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