Light System DALI

The ERCO Light System DALI brings an innovative approach to lighting control: intelligently applied DALI (Digital Addressable Lighting Interface) technology for individually addressable luminaires, combined with the ERCO Light Studio software, form an integrated system for efficient visual comfort and scenographic light. Together with the comprehensive range of DALI-compatible ERCO luminaires for the indoor and outdoor area and the ERCO DALI track, this opens up great potential for increased efficiency, e.g. through control of light scenes to suit the situation and automated light management using sensor systems and timer programs. Even scenographic lighting effects such as coloured light, dynamic progressions, and light sequences can thus be used in architecture more simply and economically than ever before.
New standards in terms of ease of operation, range of functions and creative control are set by the consistent integration of software and hardware. For example, colour selection for DALI-compatible varychrome luminaires in the ERCO Light Studio are determined clearly and interactively at the click of a mouse. The bus technology and the switch and dimming functions integrated into the control gear make a permanent wiring of individual circuits and the installation of vast dimmer banks in switch cabinets unnecessary. Once a system is activated, the DALI-compatible ERCO luminaires - known as Light Clients - are automatically recognised by the Light Server due to the factory-set coding of the luminaire´s DALI control gear and clearly displayed in the software. DALI-compatible luminaires of other manufacturers can also be integrated into Light System DALI and be controlled just as easily as ERCO Light Clients. A Light Server 64+ for up to 64 DALI addresses enables the Light System to handle many typical lighting control applications, as in multifunctional rooms, shops and shop windows, restaurants, lobbies or company showrooms.

Larger installations with over 64 addresses can be created by networking up to twelve Light Servers 64+ via the integrated Ethernet interfaces. This makes it possible to manage up to 768 DALI addresses. In order to identify luminaires in complex rooms with limited visual contact, each Light Client has an electronic luminaire ID stored in the control gear and recorded on a sticker, which is placed in a lighting plan on site. The electronic luminaire ID is automatically recognised by the lighting control software. DALI Light System consists of the hardware components Light Server 64+ and Light Changer+ and the software Light Studio. The Light Server 64+ is a DALI controller that stores system and scene data and provides the control functions. Day-to-day operation takes place via the wall-mounted ERCO Light Changer+ control panel, via push-buttons or via remote control. To set up light scenes and for more complex operations, designers or users can use the ERCO Light Studio software on a PC connected to the Light Server 64+ or the Light Changer+ via Ethernet. The Light Server 64+ uses the DALI protocol to communicate with the Light Clients, i.e. the connected DALI-compatible luminaires, via a two-core control line. With DALI track accessories, the well-established and reliable ERCO track is ideal for the operation of DALI-compatible ERCO spotlights via Light System DALI. Analogue and digital motion sensors or daylight sensors can be integrated into the system via the inputs on the Light Server 64+. The standardised Ethernet connection allows easy connection of Light System DALI to media controls.