Signify is expanding its footprint in industrial and large‑space lighting with a new mains-powered motion and daylight sensor compatible with DALI (Digital Addressable Lighting Interface).
The Details on Signify’s DALI Motion and Daylight Sensor
The new DALI sensor, according to Signify, is made to integrate directly with Signify Interact—the company’s connected lighting platform–enabling automatic lighting adjustments based on occupancy and ambient light within a given space.
According to the company, the sensor supports Signify luminaire families including Maxos Fusion, GentleSpace and Pacific LED, delivering coverage from ceiling heights of 6.5 to 52.5 feet.
According to Signify, the DALI sensor uses Passive Infrared (PIR) motion detection and daylight harvesting to help systems adjust lighting automatically based on occupancy and ambient light levels.
Sensitivity is adjustable, allowing integrators to fine-tune performance for specific spaces. Wireless communication runs over Zigbee, with a 50-meter range, while some variants feature high IP and IK ratings to handle dust, water and impact.
The sensor supports DALI 2 drivers and can manage up to 10 through an integrated port with commissioning being handled through either the Interact Pro app or IR remote.
Of Note for Integrators
While Signify has a variety of brands under its umbrella, the two that integrators might be most familiar with through name recognition with are the Philips Hue and WiZ brands, though they are the most consumer-focused brands of Signify.
We have seen them crop up from time to time, though, on projects where integrators have needed to get real creative on a budget.
That said, based on the information Signify has provided for this release, the DALI sensor will not be pairable with those brands, and will instead serve as an augment for Signify’s professional line of lighting, which lean more towards the light commercial and industrial side of applications, as outlined by Signify on its website.
That wireless communication through Zigbee does provide an interesting wrinkle to the news, though, as recently, the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) (the association behind the Zigbee protocol) announced a new update that added long-range sub-GHz mesh technology to capable Zigbee devices. No word on whether the Signify sensors will capitalize on that new capability just yet, however.
