Essential Install | Lighting
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RTI integrates with a number of intelligent lighting systems
The Philips Dynalite Antumbra Display can control lighting , as well as heating and AV
RTI integrates with the leading intelligent lighting systems such as Rako , Lutron , Helvar and Mode Lighting , allowing installers to choose the best lighting solution that suits the customer ’ s budget .
Invision says that by building a custom lighting control page into the RTI GUI you can easily move from an AV control page to a lighting control page without having to run another App . The control of multiple lighting circuits incorporating a mix of light fittings is simplified by the customisable RTI interface . In addition , tactile hard buttons on RTI remote controls can be configured to turn lights on , off or dim them .
Touch panel control of dimmers , relays and blinds not only provide the user with ‘ armchair ’ control of their lighting , but also allows RTI to initiate lighting moods , for example , ‘ Watch a Movie ’ command can dim the lights as well as switching on the home cinema system , with just a single button press .
RTI has comprehensive integration with KNX systems which are becoming increasingly popular due to their open architecture . KNX and other systems go beyond lighting and introduce new levels of building management and control encompassing HVAC and energy management .
The Philips Dynalite Antumbra Display , which is available through AWE , is a stylish and easy to use lighting control keypad . With a sensor-rich display , including discrete backlit buttons and a clear central LCD
display , it presents multiple pages of functions and system information in one wall panel .
The keypad means that wall acne is reduced to a single item for control , incorporating the ability to integrate and control lighting , as well as heating , AV and window treatment .
James Drummie , AWE ’ s product manager , says : “ Via field effects technology , the panel automatically detects a person ’ s presence by their body ’ s own magnetic field , waking up the control panel with the wall-wash effect that Antumbra has become known for .
“ An internal light sensor will ensure the light in an environment is adjusted to the appropriate level . When the user moves away , the lighting will fade appropriately . The panel also responds to a user ’ s selection with audio feedback . A built-in temperature sensor automatically measures the local ambient temperature and can adjust the HVAC when integrated into the network system .”
Each button is completely configurable through the Philips Dynalite Envision Project commissioning software , to perform a range of functions , including lighting , HVAC and blind control .
Sun-Light Solutions says the amBX Light-Scene Engine is the ‘ coolest lighting controller on the planet ”.
The company ’ s latest launch is a range of bespoke hand blown glass chandeliers designed and produced in the UK . Sun-Light Solutions , which has more than 30 years ’ experience of working with blown glass , says the chandeliers are illuminated by LED modules and can be white , warm white , colour tuneable , RGB or RGBW and can also be controlled in a number of ways .
Each piece can be controlled together so that the whole chandelier is the same colour or SLS can enable a unique amBX experience , where the company designs the chandelier to be divided up into different sections allowing for lighting effects flowing throughout the length of the chandelier .
The lights can be controlled to music or video feeds or a series of ambient light scenes can viewed in the chandelier .
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26 | June 2017