ProfiLux and DALI

WHAT Hey thanks for telling me

Ok now my day has suddenly become very busy

CLAUDE----- pick up the phone --- !!!!!!!!!!
 
Due to this announcement, the Star Fire fixture that will be brought to the market will have 100% GHL Dali

This means all your prayers are now answered in regards to dimmable :)

GHL you are the best by far!!!!!!!!!!
 
Ha sweet... dali ballast are easily available here in America :c)

For those that know what DALI is it's a standard in the ballast word for communication. Like the 1-10v but more adopted here in America because of the standard limitations. (non of weach where really applicable on our fish tank)

Lutron ballast here I come!!!
 
If there wasa reason to buy ProfiLux MAN this is it

This is just awsome, I honestly knew nothing of this what so ever, I have asked for ages, even only yesterday.

Time to crack open the expresso! (not allowed wine or spirit when wife pregnant)
 
What is DALI
DALI stands for Digital Addressable Lighting Interface and is a protocol set out in the technical standard IEC 62386

DALI is a dedicated protocol purely for lighting control.

DALI is effective for scene selection and for getting feedback regarding faulty light sources. This makes it very useful to use together with building automation systems where remote supervising and service reports are required.

So what does this mean for you as a reef keeper?

Well THE most important thing is a full range of dimmable T5 ballasts, up until now we have been restricted to 1-10V analogue interfaced ballasts that are only available in 54W. DALI is available in all wattages

Furthermore, they are massively more efficient and poduce a far greater effect.

DALI is the modern leader in ballast control and interfacing.

Benefits

Retrofit your T5 units easily to full dimmable
Full pendant dimmable lamps in all wattages available
No restrictions on wattages
Power savings against current analogue ballasts
longer life span of tubes
Potential of lamp interogation by the ProfiLux depending on how far Matthias wishes to push the software. (I think this will come much much later though).

The most important factor of course is now the release of all wattages for you all to enjoy GHL's renowned lighting abilities
 
So basically any standard dimmable ballast can now be controlled by a profilux, and utilize the light simulations etc?

sorry, trying to follow of that.
 
No

Any Dali dimmable ballast can be controlled by the ProfiLux for light simulation.

The key here is DALI.

Dali is not a manufacturer it is a "protocol set out in the technical standard IEC 62386" available to all ballasts manufacturers that wish to use it.

if you wish to retrofit your existing lamp you simply purchase a Dali enabled ballast from either us or anywhere else (we will have favourable pricing and do packages)

The ProfiLux are developing the interface to go between the profiLux and the ballast.

A Dali ballast needs a driver interface and this is where the Profilux comes in just like the 54 w 1-10v ballast needs right now.
 
Will the interface be limited to specific Profilux units or apply to all? In my case, I have the Professional Plus II EX Elite model.
 
Hi Michael,

Do you know if there's a label or stamp on a ballast to show if it is DALI enabled? I just want to double check mine so I won't have to buy new ones if I didn't need them. :)
 
Thanks Michael, I was just checking. I have a Giesemann Spectra fixture and didn't know if they were using them or not. Oh well, at least I already own the controller to make it work! :D
 
Re: ProfiLux and DALI

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13878907#post13878907 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Matthias Gross
Because of huge demands:
We will soon offer a DALI extension for the ProfiLux.

I think we are ready to ship in Feb.2009
Click to expand...

Great news. Thank you Mathias!

Say hello to time of of day programming of your ballasts - with perfect fade rate and dim level tied into geographic location pointers, Moon phase and weather. Open source might be good for this piece to take advantage of the creativity (and complexity) this will allow in the illumination section of ProfiLuxControl.

Stratos
 
I have developed a sunrise, sunset (along with civil, nautical, astronimical, solar noon) calculator that also does moon rise, set, phase (percent of disc illuminated, etc) for my DIY Atemga128 based lighting controller. It does 10V and partial DALI output for up to 16 lighting channels. The code is rather complex, but based on a few books and some ideas from some of the astronomy websites. It will calcuate these values for any location on the planet. I am not sure if I am willing to open source the project yet. However, I can possibly point folks in the right direction for information on how to roll your own code to do this. I program in BASIC (bascom-avr to be exact) and can not stand C or assembly anymore...

Anyway. The Profilux certainly appears to be evolving nicely. Congrats on the DALI interface.
 
That settles it, time to find a home for my old controller and make the switch to GHL! I've been waiting for the first DALI controller to become available. I've got 7 OSRAM 2x54 T5HO ballasts just waiting to get dimming support. :)

Thanks for the update!
 
This is why I ended up buying a Profilux. I can't think of any other controller that has such constant updates, upgrades and new accessories. Keep them coming!!
 
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