Lighting control
Lighting control refers to lighting systems that can control and monitor various aspects of lighting in a home or workplace. Having optimal control over your lighting is important for any business. Whether you're trying to highlight specific products or create the perfect ambience for your customers or employees.
At Lumega, we specialize in providing expert advice on choosing the right lighting fixtures with the lighting control that best suits the building and employees. Depending on which lighting control is chosen, the energy savings will be remarkably high. This can be used not only for ESG metrics in green accounting, but also for complete monitoring of activity in all rooms and energy reports for monthly or quarterly periods.
Smart lighting control systems
One popular solution is smart lighting control systems that work with smartphone apps and other connected devices. The built-in features can be used to dim the lights, set schedules and optimize energy efficiency.
Lumega has partnerships with several reputable companies, depending on the desired functionality of the lighting system.
Casambi Smart lighting
Casambi is a well-known brand that goes hand in hand with most people's needs. We can build the module into virtually all our luminaires. With this module, lighting becomes highly intelligent. Scenarios can be set, light color can be changed as a circadian rhythm if the luminaire allows this. Otherwise, there is a wealth of additional components such as sensors, daylight control, wireless pressure and much more. The APP can be used by many users from the company. Programming can be complicated, but Lumega can help with this or Casambi has an excellent support line.
Care for Smart Home and restaurants
Plejd signed a distribution agreement with Lumega in 2023. This is probably the world's fastest and simplest programming. Developed for the private market, anyone can easily program the devices in the APP. Plejd offers dimming, on/off relays and the APP can set up a lot of scenarios including users. This solution does not have the option for e.g. circadian lighting. Lumega can build this device into most of our lighting fixtures.
EasyAir with Daylight Control
Signify EasyAir comes with a daylight sensor and is relatively easy to program with the APP. Signify has OEM agreements with various lighting companies. Therefore, you may see this type of sensor under other names. However, it is the same type of sensor, just under different branding. If you as an electrician use a sensor with a built-in daylight sensor, EasyAir is many times the same. This solution offers daylight detection, motion detection, Fuga hardware and, not least, the ability to divide the lighting into zones. The advantage of having a daylight sensor built into each luminaire is of course that only voltage and no control wires are required. There is also no need to purchase external daylight sensors. In the big picture, the economics of such solutions are better than external sensors.
In addition to those mentioned, Lumega has a number of other partners, each with their own advantages. Whether it's highly intelligent lighting that can follow the circadian rhythm of sunlight, varying every day, or simple lighting control that alone ensures optimal comfort and the highest energy savings - Lumega will be able to guide you in the right direction.
Simple light control
Simple lighting controls are lighting fixtures equipped with sensor technologies whose function stands alone. This means that these control units either talk to each other or stand alone. These simple lighting control systems are cheaper than more complicated ones that connect to APPs or IoT technology.
MESH perfect for Stairways
Hytronik is known for its stable operation in many different versions of sensor technologies. Lumega works closely with Hytronik on both sensors for simple lighting control solutions and more complex solutions. Among other things, Lumega uses this module for our popular staircase lighting fixtures. MESH and Bluetooth communication can be used here. It ensures easy programming and the corridor function is a simple feature to implement. The system is simply run in with an app and mass commissioning ensures phenomenal time savings.
Economical wireless sensor
Merrytek is the most cost-effective sensor solution when it comes to lighting fixtures for stairs and walkways. It offers a stable sensor with RF functionality so that the luminaires can talk to each other. If there is movement on one floor, the other luminaires will also turn on at full power. When there is no more movement, the light will dim and later turn off completely. There are many functions on this type of sensor that are programmed with a remote control.
LON Technology
LON is an open system that runs locally under ISO/IEC 14908. Several major office buildings run this system. The challenge with the system is that spare parts are becoming more difficult to source. This means many facility managers and technical managers are looking for alternatives. LON technology is used in buildings to control most devices. This also means ventilation often runs over this control system, as well as lighting is part of this control method.
The phasing out of LON technology is predicted to happen within the next few years. DALI is still the most obvious to switch to. However, switching to lighting fixtures equipped with a DALI driver will be a more costly process. There is currently no stable conversion for LON technology to DALI.
At Lumega, we believe LON technology should be replaced on an ongoing basis. It can either be a complete replacement to e.g. KNX or DALI, but the least costly will be MESH networks. All lighting will be able to run with wireless communication, after which data is fed directly to the wireless IoT device. Lumega will assist with a complete transition from LON technology to modern lighting control that can be connected to the existing LON system.
DALI technology
The technology is the most widespread and is not wireless. DALI technology is only referred to as smart lighting if modules are connected to the DALI driver. DALI drivers are usually built into the luminaire housing and work by addressing. In the past, 0-10V dimming was used. This control option opened the door to dimming the lighting in zones, but with separate electrical installation. The clever thing about DALI was the addressing option, so the electrical installation did not have to be divided and could be assembled individually for each device. The electrician or programmer can then address each individual luminaire and create different zones as needed.
DALI is available in several versions depending on the desired functions. One of the most important things is that the DALI driver used in the project is registered in the registry. Approved DALI drivers are simply recognized by its DALI logo. The logo means that the driver can talk to all other types of components that may have received the same approval. When programming, challenges are rarely seen, where cheap no-name drivers can present challenges. Lumega always uses the most recognized DALI drivers, all of which are approved and appear with the registered DALI logo.
Why Lumega
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Lumega has established partnerships with the largest lighting control manufacturers in the world. The agreements are both OEM and direct purchase. This opens up fantastic opportunities.
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At Lumega, we want to live up to our vision of being present and providing great service. Therefore, this puts demands on us as a lighting control supporter. We provide both lighting control design and on-site support to help your installers. This ensures a great final installation.
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From 2024, Lumega has reopened our knowledge bank. It has been stagnant for three years, but we have found it highly relevant to open up our training section. If you are already interested in sending some of your installers on a course, please contact us for a closer dialog. The course catalog will be out later this year.
Case story
Lumega has been responsible for many lighting deliveries with different types of lighting control. Beckhoff is one of the more complicated projects we have done. Here, the focus had to be on RGBWW. That is, red, green, blue, warm white and cool white. This is one of the most complicated combinations in the field of smart lighting. Here, DALI V2 DT8 was used in combination with other advanced hardware and software.
Lumega can help you with lighting control
Contact us to discuss how we can help you create the perfect lighting control solution for your business. If you're interested in getting a quote, simply contact us and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.