Sparks Electrical News April 2015

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ELECTRICAL NEWS april 2015
lighting
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OSRAM’S Lightify lighting systemmakes it
possible for lamps and luminaires in homes
and offices to be controlled by smartphones
– revolutionising lighting control. Lightify,
for indoor and outdoor applications, is now
available for end-users and professionals. It
can be connected to other manufacturers’
products thanks to open interfaces.“Lightify
lets consumers exploit the wide-ranging
possibilities of light – and that brings safety,
well-being and, of course, lots of fun,”says
Timon Rupp, who is responsible for Lightify
at Osram.
The starter package enables customers to
The Lightify App can be downloaded
for free from various app stores.
Intelligent light – simple, individual and colourful
The Lightify LED lamp
can produce around
16 million different
colours.
get started with the new system consisting
of one lamp and a gateway. The gateway
serves as the control unit for all connected
Lightify devices and, in contrast to other
products available on the market, merely
requires aWLAN connection but no cabling
to the Internet. The light itself is controlled
via an app for smartphones, downloaded for
free from various app stores. Users can teach
the system their favourites from a selection
of millions of possible colours, and several
light sources can be combined and com-
monly controlled. This means that with just
a single click, light across the living room is
switched from a cosy evening ambience to a
home cinema atmosphere.
As well as classic incandescent-shaped
lamps and spotlights, more products are
available, for example, garden spots, which are
the first outdoor products for home lighting
that can be controlled via an app. Surface light
luminaires feature a cover that can be person-
alised and to which, for example, a holiday
photo can be attached. Flex lighting strips also
give picture frames, beds and televisions a
luminous shimmer. Many of the products are
available in two versions: All colours between
warmwhite and cool white can be selected
with one version. For example, the lighting
in a living room that is used as a home office
during the day can be changed by the user –
switching between‘daylight-similar light’and
relaxing evening light.
Around 16 million different colour varia-
tions can be specified from the complete light
spectrumwith the second version.
In addition to the Lightify version for private
users, a Pro version is available for profes-
sionals, with the gateway enabling 100 light
sources to be integrated into the system. A
push-button coupler also allows light switches
in the building to be used – simply remove
the switch, install the push-button coupler
and attach the switch again. Connection to
the DALI standard is especially interesting for
professional users. This standard is common in
Europe but is complicated to set up for electri-
cal installers, and until nowwas not control-
lable by end-users via smartphones. Lightify
Pro changes this. An app is available for the
installer and another for the user, enabling
DALI networks to be intuitively set up and
operated.
Lightify supports the ZigBee standard and
all products in the portfolio are ZigBee Light
Link certified, meaning that products can be
combined with products fromother manufac-
turers, tomake it future proof and comprehen-
sively connectable.
Enquiries: +27 11 207 5600
THIS year the 11th IESSA conference and annual
general meeting will be held at the Protea Hotel in
Midrand, Gauteng from 17 to 19 May.
The hotel is situated 6 km from the Gautrain
Midrand station and Gaurain buses will transport
delegates from the station to the hotel on week
days. This shuttle service is available at R150 per
person.
Registration fees are R3 990 per delegate (IESSA
members) and R4 332 for non-members, VAT
inclusive. Registration fees paid after 31 March 2015
will be R4332 per IESSAmember and R4560 for
delegates who are non-members, VAT inclusive.
Delegates who require accommodation should
book directly with the Protea Hotel by calling (011)
318 1868. The hotel offers single accommodation
at R1 395 per roomper night and R1 565 per night
sharing. These rates exclude a 1% tourism levy. A full
English breakfast is available at R175 per person.
These prices are subject to change so please
confirmwhen booking.
Enquiries: +27 11 476 4171
Register now for
eleventh IESSA
conference and AGM