At Lightapalooza 2024 WAC will  launch its new Colorscaping smart landscape lighting and control system.

The popular lighting manufacturer states that its new line of exterior LED luminaires is designed and engineered to illuminate landscapes with tunable white light and an unlimited color palette. WAC points out that show attendees can earn more by visiting the AiSPIRE/WAC Lighting Booth (#109) during the event, which will take place from February 28-29 at the Renaissance Phoenix Glendale Hotel and Spa.

Colorscaping Landscape Lighting Creates Inviting Outdoor Environmental Scenery

The Colorscaping system utilizes state-of-the-art RGBW technologies to bathe landscapes in pure white light ranging from warm 2700K to a cool 6500K with a dimming range from 100% down to one percent.

According to WAC, new and existing landscape fixtures install quickly using the company’s Smart Transformer Control Panel, which connects fixtures directly for immediate testing while cycling through preset tunable white and primary colors at various intensity levels. Offered with 150-watt and 300-watt capacities, the smart transformer enables robust wiring, a shielded ethernet cable, and a surge protector against power surges and voltage spikes.

The transformer is designed to eliminate confusion in the field with a discovery process that identifies each Colorscaping fixture and location so the luminaires can be added, changed, or paired with the appropriate transformer with the simple push of a button. 

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Through the latest WAC product line integrators can also reportedly help their clients select custom colors for entertainment and special events or color-tune white light to complement gardens and architecture with a discriminating aesthetic.

WAC boasts that its Colorscaping lighting products allows integrators and their lighting design partners to customize their outdoor lighting installations, whether it is a holiday scene or display of the homeowner’s favorite team colors in lights, emphasizing that outdoor lighting set at the correct color temperature can convert a nice property into a gorgeous landscape.

Some examples WAC gives are being able to provide warm illumination at night to create an inviting vibe and relaxing atmosphere while also avoiding tripping a circadian response. Alternatively, for safety, security, and a cleaner look WAC adds, cooler white light highlights architectural details and increases visibility in outdoor spaces.

From a design perspective, WAC says that integrators and lighting designers can create drama with various layering and other techniques using tunable white fixtures. Some examples include the positioning of luminaires in tall trees to develop a moonlighting effect on the ground, which enables homeowners and their guests to watch shadows change with the wind.

This also bleeds into being able to place focus on hardscapes such as architectural elements, sculptures, or fountains.

“When you’re the artist, you can paint with light- creating the right mix of warm and cool illumination around the property to generate maximum impact and bring out the natural beauty and hues of trees and shrubbery,” comments Wald. “Tune the white light to make evergreen trees ‘greener,’ Japanese maples ‘redder,’ and white houses ‘whiter.’ Warm lighting will make a brick home or wooden structure more inviting.”

Outdoor Lighting Products Complement Smart Home Control

According to WAC the Colorscaping line of products integrates with the full selection of WAC Landscape Lighting fixtures, including adjustable accent, wall wash and path lights, hardscape, tape light, and with existing landscape lighting fixtures.

Control of Colorscaping fixtures can also be accomplished several ways. The company offers its MyWAC App that is compatible with today’s smart devices, and smart home devices like Google Home and Amazon Alexa. The app allows homeowners to individually address and operate each Colorscaping luminaire independently or as a part of a group or their favorite lighting scene.

Included presets allow users to change their lighting schemes. Some of the other options that app enables include the ability to assign various schedules for every day of the year based on daylight savings, dates, times, or dynamic patterns like sunrise and sunset. The MyWAC App features controls to set the color, intensity, and behavior of individual fixtures or groups of lights to suit different moods, events, or preferences from anywhere.

The Colorscaping line of products can also be controlled by the WAC WallStation, an interior control interface installed on a wall or fixed surface. The WallStation features four pre-configured scene buttons, a dedicated on/off button, and dimming capability, and is fully customizable via the MyWAC App. Integrators can program each of the four scenes within the app, then use the wired Wall Station to control them via the local Wi-Fi network.

Additionally, the Colorscaping products work with DMX Control for integration with popular control systems via the ABiCUS gateway. Using the DMX512-A protocol, individual channels control a specific lighting fixture parameter, such as changing color and color temperature, intensity, on/off, and dimming functions. Higher-level integrations and new functions will be available as these systems evolve through future over-the-air updates.

Moreover, the MyWAC App also controls other solutions from WAC, including WAC-STRUT architectural modular lighting, power and control system, InvisiLED RGBWW Tape, and Pixels RGBWW Configurable LED Light Sheets.

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