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DALI Newsletter May 2019

Welcome to the May 2019 edition of the DALI Newsletter from DiiA. We are pleased to announce that our alliance has a new General Manager, Paul Drosihn, who has taken over from Ruud van Bokhorst. Also, we have unveiled the new D4i logo and certification program for intra-luminaire DALI. As you may already have heard, we will host the first DALI Summit in September. Before then, DiiA will participate at two major tradeshows - Lightfair in Philadelphia and the Guangzhou fair in China - and we hope to see you there. 

D4i brings standardization to intra-luminaire DALI

DiiA has unveiled its new D4i logo and certification program for intra-luminaire DALI. D4i extends the existing DALI-2 certification program with additional features and functions, creating new possibilities for DALI in the IoT world.

Expected to launch in the third quarter of 2019, D4i certification will be available for DALI-2 products that have a specific set of features required for intra-luminaire DALI. These features relate to power, diagnostics and energy metering.

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Paul Drosihn is the new DiiA General Manager

The DiiA Board of Directors is very pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Drosihn as General Manager of DiiA. Paul replaces Ruud van Bokhorst, who served as General Manager since DiiA was formed in 2015.

Paul is a highly qualified and experienced management professional with more than 30 years’ experience in the electronics and LED lighting industries. As DiiA GM, Paul will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the alliance. 

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EVENTS: DALI-2 seminar at Lightfair International

DiiA will present a 90-minute seminar at the upcoming Lightfair International tradeshow entitled; "DALI-2: The global standard for smart, digital, lighting control in the IoT era."

The seminar takes place at 10:30-12:00 on Wednesday May 22 in the LFI Live Lounge (Booth 5455, Hall F).

Speakers representing DiiA, Signify, ANSI C137.4 Working Group and Georgia Power will offer an in-depth look at the digital DALI-2 protocol, and will also describe standardization of intra-luminaire DALI and implementation in one of the world’s largest outdoor lighting networks.

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EVENTS: DiiA booth and seminar at Guangzhou fair

From June 9-12, DiiA will participate at the Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition (GILE) in Guangzhou, PR China.

DiiA has a booth at the following location: Hall 11.2, booth H06

Also, DiiA's Scott Wade will present a seminar on Monday 10th June 2019 at 15:30. The presentation will be in English, with simultaneous translation into Chinese.

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DiiA’s Scott Wade interviewed in LED Professional magazine

Starting with background details about the formation of DiiA, the interview covers the significance of DALI-2 and the changes compared with DALI version-1.

After a discussion on testing requirements and hardware, the interview continues with questions on system integration and the impact of wireless.

There are also questions about applications, and future directions for DALI and DiiA, a subject which we will return to at the DALI Summit. 

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Case Study: Intra-luminaire DALI helps to fast-track smart lighting project

Georgia Power, a US-based utility, has implemented wireless controls on hundreds of thousands of LED street lights, in a project which is already one of the world’s largest deployments of connected street lighting. 

DALI plays a key role in the project, automating the data transfer of asset information from the lighting fixtures to the lighting-control system supplied by DiiA member Telensa. 

>> Details of this installation and other Projects and Case Studies can be viewed on the DiiA website.