DALI Lighting Awards 2022

The DALI Alliance has extended its highly successful DALI-2 certification program to include control gear for self-contained emergency lighting. Focused on device interoperability, DALI-2 certification is built on open, international standards.

DALI emergency lighting is widely used as a robust and reliable solution that meets safety-critical requirements in buildings throughout the world. The DALI protocol enables integrated, digital control systems that combine illumination and emergency lighting.

DALI+ provides DALI lighting control plus wireless and IP-based networking

DALI+ devices communicate using existing DALI commands, but these are carried over a wireless and/or IP-based medium rather than the dedicated pair of wires used by DALI-2 and D4i.

DALI+ builds on the proven and sophisticated DALI lighting-control features in wired (DALI-2 and D4i) options, and offers access to the same rich set of data from control gear, luminaires and sensors.

The first certification program for interoperable DALI+ devices will utilize Thread's low-power, IP-based, wireless-mesh networking protocol.

Wireless to DALI Gateways enable existing wired DALI lighting products to be used in non-DALI wireless ecosystems.

Gateways allow existing wireless ecosystems to control and query common DALI wired products, such as LED drivers. Devices in the wireless ecosystem communicate using their existing protocol, and can talk with the gateway.

The DALI Alliance is developing certification programs for:

• Bluetooth mesh to DALI Gateways
• Zigbee to DALI Gateways

DALI-2 certification is managed by the DALI Alliance and includes rigorous testing and third-party verification of test results. The image shows a typical set-up for DALI-2 testing (Photo courtesy of Loytec Electronics GmbH).

The DALI Alliance has extended its highly successful DALI-2 certification program to include control gear for self-contained emergency lighting. Focused on device interoperability, DALI-2 certification is built on open, international standards.

DALI emergency lighting is widely used as a robust and reliable solution that meets safety-critical requirements in buildings throughout the world. The DALI protocol enables integrated, digital control systems that combine illumination and emergency lighting.

DALI+ provides DALI lighting control plus wireless and IP-based networking

DALI+ devices communicate using existing DALI commands, but these are carried over a wireless and/or IP-based medium rather than the dedicated pair of wires used by DALI-2 and D4i.

DALI+ builds on the proven and sophisticated DALI lighting-control features in wired (DALI-2 and D4i) options, and offers access to the same rich set of data from control gear, luminaires and sensors.

The first certification program for interoperable DALI+ devices will utilize Thread's low-power, IP-based, wireless-mesh networking protocol.

Wireless to DALI Gateways enable existing wired DALI lighting products to be used in non-DALI wireless ecosystems.

Gateways allow existing wireless ecosystems to control and query common DALI wired products, such as LED drivers. Devices in the wireless ecosystem communicate using their existing protocol, and can talk with the gateway.

The DALI Alliance is developing certification programs for:

• Bluetooth mesh to DALI Gateways
• Zigbee to DALI Gateways