Emergency Lighting Control
Today and in the future, buildings need to be intelligent machines that make occupants lives healthier, easier, and generally more comfortable. They require a system that improves safety and security, detects its maintenance requirements, analyses occupancy and space, and delivers advanced health and comfort for its occupants. With SmartCore, we have developed a system that does just that.
Did you know that with the introduction of DALI emergency, you can implement emergency luminaires into your smart building platform alongside standard luminaires with ease?
Emergency lighting systems are compulsory in many public buildings so that in the event of a power failure, people can find their way around safely. Emergency lighting is designed to prevent panic and save lives. It provides enough light to power down machinery, use the escape routes and give quick access to safety equipment.
Previously emergency control standards used to monitor emergency devices have been tied up in propriety standards. Now we have DALI emergency control.
The DALI emergency standard allows for emergency devices to run critical emergency tests and feedback on many other pieces of important information.
Why are we excited about this?
DALI emergency is an open standard defined under EN62386. This standard ensures that all DALI compatible emergency control systems work together and that the technology is available to multiple device manufacturers. This, in turn, delivers more choice to the end-user and guarantees price-driven competition.
The open-source nature of DALI emergency initiated our new partnership with Tridonic (read our latest announcement here), enabling us to deliver complete smart building control solutions, from standard luminaires to circadian lighting and now full Emergency Lighting Control – offering our clients a complete safe, intelligent building solution.
What can you do with SmartCore emergency?
With our new DALI emergency solution, building owners will be able to run automatic emergency luminaire tests remotely via the same platform as their standard luminaires.
This functionality eradicates the need for a competent person's involvement, significantly cutting the time and cost required to perform regular testing. The process also protects batteries as they are not being discharged unnecessarily, helping alleviate any potential over-testing.
Furthermore, automatic and remote testing reduces some of the compliance burdens for facilities managers. Testing, maintenance, and documentation schedules are simplified. For example, Self-test luminaires can be programmed to meet the stringent compliance standards specified in regulations such as BS EN 50172:2004 / BS 5266-8:2004.
Key benefits at a glance
Perform the required Duration and Function Tests to check the battery operation and provide quick feedback on the device's status, battery, and lamp, helping to meet regulations and keep building occupants safe.
Schedule monthly and annual testing.
Automatically produce the required test reporting.
Fault reporting and monitoring provide detailed information on the type of lamp or device status displayed either locally or centrally.
All luminaires are controlled and managed via one platform, reducing complexity.
Easy management from any web device.
On top of this, emergency luminaires will provide feedback on many other essential data in the same way as standard DALI luminaires.
The benefits of using DALI emergency don't stop there.
Using standard DALI devices with emergency DALI reduces wiring, which reduces cost. We'd even go as far as to say that consolidation into a single control system (such as SmartCore) also makes installation and maintenance more cost-effective.
