Today Symbiotech is taking a brief look how we can help lighting professionals integrate Wirepas onto an existing DALI network. But firstly, we need to establish WHY that would make sense in the first place.
Scalability is of essence – the number of lights in CBD’s commercial building averages the tens of thousands of lights – but a building like the Empire State Building has 68,000 lights!
If we take the example case of installing 1000 luminaires: Wirepas is a single wireless network in which every light / device can be a router. DALI is way more limited, with 16 wired subnets for each controller.
So let’s see more in details why considering Wirepas makes sense for controlling a large number of lights.
Since the DALI protocol allows for a maximum of sixty-four fittings onto a network (and each network can be segmented into sixteen areas), there is a limit to the scalability with DALI protocol. Whereas Wirepas supports up to 4 billion devices in a single network. A network can have multiple gateways without subnets.
1000 Luminaires System Deployment
Products using Wirepas have the same physical features compared to DALI drivers.
Features like dimming and white balance etc. No need to compare those.
Feature Comparison
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Built in direct smart phone control
Built in support for wireless switches
Built in support for wireless occupancy sensors
Built in support for wireless environmental sensors
Built in smart phone way finding support (BLE beacons)
Built in asset tracking support
Over the air (OTA) firmware and application update
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Existing DALI products can be added to Wirepas network
There are a lot of existing DALI products available on the market. Those devices can be added into the same Wirepas network by using wireless bridge sending the DALI commands.
So if you are facing large projects and need to find a path towards more scalability, security, reliability (and with more control options), Symbiotech is the right global expert to help find your way from DALI to Wirepas. You can easily book a free consultation below to discuss your project with us.
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