Lighting Control Systems

DALI Rules

OK - so the job you've just been given has DALI lighting in it - what do you need to know? There are a great many long and complex articles that can be read to gain information about the 'DALI...

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Phase Dimming – Control Traditional Lights via DALI

Can this phase dimming device really control a traditional light fitting via DALI? A persistent headache in this industry has been how to control a traditional dimmed luminaire via a DALI system? The DALI Adaptive Phase Dimming Device provides an answer….

DALI Lighting Control

What is DALI Lighting Control? As DALI lighting control is specified in more and more commercial projects in New Zealand, and as it becomes a lighting system of choice in numerous high end homes, we thought this topic may deserve…

Controlling LED Lights

There are a variety of ways of controlling LED lights: trailing edge or leading edge, DALI, 1-10V, etc. There are also a huge number of LED lights and LED drivers in our New Zealand marketplace. Our recommendation therefore is always…

Emergency Lighting Testing

Testing emergency lighting can be a real pain! But why not let the system test itself? The Australian and NZ Standard AS2293.2 requires that emergency evacuation lighting systems should be inspected and maintained in accordance with relevant procedures specified in…

DALI Emergency Lighting

In New Zealand it has been common for emergency lighting to be a stand-alone system, running completely independently of lighting control, often with very basic mechanical timer testing and usually no automated reporting or alert system. Overseas, the preferred systems...

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Commercial Lighting Control

Commercial lighting control is a term used to describe the various ways of controlling lights in commercial buildings of all kinds: from warehouses, offices and retail stores to schools, hospitals, hotels and more. The best commercial light control system for…