StrongLED RDM-SF-2CH
RDM-SF-2CH is a field proven DMX/RDM decoder/PWM driver developed specifically for LED luminaires.
It has two programmable output channels each capable of >10A and 256 or 2048 greyscale levels for stable, flicker-free and smooth DMX colour changing effect. The product also features RDM detection and feedback functions for ID, temperature, voltage and current on each channel. It is opto-coupled on all ports to prevent static and RF interferences, with an automatic addressing function.
Lucifer Lighting Warm Dimming LED Downlight
The soft warm-dimming downlights feature LED modules developed exclusively for Lucifer Lighting Company.
The unique LED source maintains a stable colour performance down to very low light levels while preserving a 2SDCM colour consistency with 90+ CRI throughout the dimming range. It maintains Ra>90 and R9>80 down to 1% with colour temperatures ranging from 3,150K to 1,880K, fostering a sense of intimacy without washed out colours. These features are available in all Lucifer Lighting downlight families.
Electron Premium Series
Premium Series of multi functional custom made power controllers is now available with new power units with Trailing Edge dimmers for LED lamps, CFLs and electronic transformers for Trailing Edge dimming.
Premium Series is available from six channels up to 48 channels. There is a possibility to have different power units that control different types of loads in the same Premium. Thus, one Premium can have Trailing edge dimmers, Leading edge dimmers, HF fluorescent controllers (1/10V) and relay switches, in the same enclosure.
Dalcnet LED Dimmer PRO Series
The LED Dimmer PRO can have four independent channels or RGB+W. It has been studied for professional applications and is available with different commands: DMX/RDM, DALI, MODBUS protocols.
All versions have analogic command such as a push-button, 0-10V, and potentiometre. Its supply voltage is from 12 to 48V DC, with an output current of up to 20A. With its extended range of working temperature (-40°C +60°C), it is perfect for harsh environment applications. The dimmer is also available in constant voltage or inconstant current.
Chromateq LED Player V.1.5.1
The new release for Windows and Mac OS offers additional features, including a new firmware for LPSA-SLIM, as pictured, that can automatically repeat a scenario every week, month and year.
Scenes can stop automatically at a specific time and date; memory content can be read and loaded in the software. It also has four additional master/slave modes and merges DMX signal. LED Player includes many new powerful options like Studio DMX to quickly create and simulate complete outdoor and indoor 3D environments in real time.
Lumenpulse Remote Device Management
Remote Device Management (DMX/RDM) is an enhancement of DMX, allowing full bi-directional control and communication for simple, convenient commissioning.
With DMX/RDM, luminaires can communicate important information, such as their address, status, temperature and predicted lifetime expectancy. They can also be discovered, updated or re-commissioned at any time. By giving luminaires a voice, RDM simplifies the maintenance of your lighting system, isolating and identifying potential issues and problem devices.
Tridonic connecDIM
connecDIM is Tridonic’s new platform for intelligent lighting control. The connecDIM Gateway is the heart of the system; this hardware offers data acquisition and the conversion of control commands from TCP/IP to DALI. This means that wireless lighting management will be possible from any iOS or Android smart device. The gateway operates both with the tried and tested DALI standards and with IT technologies. Existing and newly installed DALI systems can be easily connected with the connecDIM cloud.
Traxon & e:cue LIGHTDRIVE Aura
The e:cue LIGHTDRIVE Aura is an easy to use wall-mounted standalone controller for DMX512 controlled monochrome, dynamic white, RGB and RGB-W fixtures. It features keys and a jog wheel with colour LEDs for intuitive selection of colours and adjustment of intensity and speed which makes it an accessible user terminal for small to mid-sized projects in a variety of retail and hospitality applications. For this purpose, LIGHTDRIVE Aura is designed with a glass front and features dry contact inputs and outputs as well as an Ethernet port.
Ansorg Easy
Easy lighting control system permits easy and wireless lighting control for salesrooms. By means of Bluetooth technology, LED luminaires from Ansorg can be easily controlled and individually regulated via a tablet. Easy provides the retailer with the opportunity to adapt lighting directly and creatively to changed merchandising and by means of lighting scenes to create attractive experience values. With an additional calendar function, lighting design can be scheduled according to date and time, and can be shared between other tablets.
darc awards winners announced
(UK) - darc night a celebration of the best in architectural and decorative lighting design with a spectacular display of lighting installations.
The winners of the darc awards were announced at darc night, the awards ceremony, that took place at Testbed1 / Doodlebar in London on September 24th.
They were:
Best Interior Scheme - High Budget and darc award (project with the most votes): Fulton Center, New York, USA by Arup, USA
Best Interior Scheme - Low Budget: Sorae Sushi Sake Lounge, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam by ASA Studio, Vietnam
Best Exterior Scheme - High Budget: Sczcecin Philharmonic, Sczcecin, Poland by Anoche, Spain
Best Exterior Scheme - Low Budget: Shadow Play, Hämeenlinna, Finland by WhiteNight Lighting, Finland
Best Landscape Scheme - High Budget: UK Pavilion, Milan Expo 2015 by BDP, UK
Best Landscape Project - Low Project: Memories of the Mirror, Barceolona, Spain by Lupercales, Spain
Best Light Art Installation: Light Bariier by Kimchi and Chips, Korea and UK
Best Decorative Lighting Installation: Emergence, Heathrow T2, UK by Cinimod, UK
Best Unrealised Lighting Concept: Maritime Museum of Denmark by Lucia Moreno Abenojar – Lumabe, Spain
Best Interior Architectural Lighting Product: Laser Blade by iGuzzini
Best Exterior Architectural Lighting Product: VarioLED Flex Venus by LED Linear
Best Decorative Lighting Product: Dimple by ByBeau
Free admission to darc night was available to independent lighting designers that voted as well as to interior designers and architects (lighting suppliers will be subject to a charge) turning the traditional awards ceremony protocol on its head. The awards evening was a complete change to the norm with free street food and drinks all night, lighting installations by lighting designers who have teamed up with the sponsoring manufacturer partners, and a completely different format for presenting the evening.
There were over 400 entries for the darc awards, an amazing response to an inaugural competition and proof that designers are looking for something new and refreshing. Decorative lighting categories consist of Best Decorative Lighting Installation, Best Light Art Installation and Best Decorative Lighting Product.
Projects were shortlisted by an international panel of professional architectural lighting designers and light artists before being voted on by the lighting design profession in the first ever peer-to-peer lighting design awards.
Product categories (both decorative and architectural) went straight to the public vote so that lighting designers could genuinely vote for their favourite products from the last three years.
Manufacturer partners are Concord (who are teaming up with Speirs + Major); Cooledge (Light Bureau); Griven (Paul Nulty Lighting Design); Innermost (Elektra); KKDC (dpa); L&L Luce&Light (LDI); LSE Lighting (Troup Bywaters + Anders); Lucent (Michael Grubb Studio); Lumino (Electrolight); Megaman (Design In progress); Reggiani (BDP); and Zumtobel (Arup).
Each manufacturer / designer team was responsible for creating a lighting installation that was on display during darc night.
The technical partner at darc night was XL Video and the awards were manufactured by Applelec from a unique design by Kerem Asfuroglu of Dark Source who's dark graphic novels were the inspiration for the branding of darc night. The event was curated by Light Collective and is part of the International Year of Light 2015 programme. The darc awards is supported by both the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) and the Society of Light + Lighting (SLL).
City.People.Light awards winners announced
(Finland) - City of Avila wins first prize for city centre lighting masterplan New Nightscape in 13th annual City.People.Light awards.
The city of Avila in Spain has been awarded the first prize for its city centre lighting masterplan New Nightscape in the 13th annual City.People.Light awards ceremony on 25 September 2015 in Helsinki, Finland.
Valenciennes (France) and Baia Mare (Romania) have won the second and third prize respectively. The cities of Amsterdam (Netherlands) and Taipei (Taiwan) both received special mentions, and Melilla (Spain) won the People Choice award with the most votes.
The international City.People.Light award, created in 2003 by LUCI and Philips, recognises urban lighting projects that attempt to rehumanise the urban environment through the medium of light.
First prize: New nightscape lighting masterplan, Avila (Spain)
The lighting designer of the winning project in Avila, Rafael Gallego from Aureolighting, commented: “Ávila's new nightscape is a project to upgrade all the existing street lighting in the urban area to have both a functional and ornamental purpose. The new lighting plan reinforces the city's outstanding cultural values while being infused with the philosophy of conservation that has given the city such a proud heritage. The lighting masterplan for Avila is based in a new lighting philosophy that takes into consideration four areas: functional, architectural, commercial and festive lighting.’’
The jury commented: “The use of light is well thought through in the entire city, taking into account urban design principles such as sustainability and the architectural integration of the lighting systems.’’
Second prize - Artistic escapes at twilight, lighting masterplan, Valenciennes, France
This lighting masterplan covered the renovation of 41 existing architectural lighting systems and the creation of nine new architectural lighting projects. It includes the lighting of two of the principal nocturnal routes through the city, 1,100 metres and 700 metres long, that meet in the very centre of the town. The interactivity of city lights with inhabitants inspires people to walk in the city at night, to once again discover the magnificence of their architectural heritage. The lighting design was executed by French lighting studio CONCEPTO.
Third prize - Rehabilitation of Fortress Square, Baia Mare, Romania
The project is part of the urban masterplan that started in 2005 and is a cultural component of the entire Baia Mare city centre reconstruction in north-western Romania. The purpose of this project was to restore the memory of the most important city monument - St. Stephen's Church - related to the birth of the city. The lighting provides an ambient atmosphere that highlights buildings, trees, major city routes and emphasises the main landmarks of the city: St.Stephen's Tower, the ruins of St. Stephen's Church and of the two other churches that were discovered, the Church of Saint Catherine and the Saint Martin Church. The lighting design was created by Mitru Ildiko, chief architect for the project.
Special Mentions for projects from Amsterdam and Taipei
A dodgy passing under a railway bridge "Hang in there", Amsterdam, The Netherlands
The design is based on a composition of 36 beams of light positioned above the water upon an old railway bridge next to Amsterdam's central train station. The beams light up and fade away randomly and create a mesmerizing spectacle of light and reflection, making the underpass a more attractive place to pass through. The poorly lit underpass with the ground shaking noise of trains passing overhead has become an important route for buses, trams, bike riders, cars and pedestrians (both locals and tourists) due to its position connecting the old historic city on one side with the new urban developments on the harbor front on the other side. The lighting design was developed by Jasper Klinkhamer and Matthijs ten Berge.
Treasure Hill Village, Taipei, Taiwan
The Treasure Hill community is located in the Gonguan district of Taipei by the Xindian River, an important lifeline for the village. The community used to have extensive urban farms between the settlement and the river. The lighting concept emphasizes the former practice of urban farming in this area to redefine the borders between nature and urban life. The lighting design was developed by Ivan Juarez from x-studio.
People's Choice award 2015
Victoria Grande" Fortress, Melilla, Spain
This fortress was a military construction conceived as a defense bastion, which later became a prison, and finally a damaged ruin. Since its reconstruction, it is now a well visited complex open to the public. The lighting design enables interesting nocturnal displays at nights. The lighting design was done by Javier Górriz from DCI Design study and lighting consultancy.
New employees at Elation Europe
(Netherlands) - Elation Professional strengthens European team with Dennis Scipio, Nancy de Lang and Carola Ludermann.
As a result of Elation's continued growth in the European market, Elation Professional B.V. is pleased to announce three new hires at its European headquarter office in Kerkrade, The Netherlands.
Dennis Scipio joined Elation Europe on October 1st as a new Key Account Manager. Responsible for managing some of Elation's most strategically important customers while helping to grow the business, Scipio has a wealth of experience in business development and international sales. He comes to Elation from German lighting manufacturer SLV, where he was responsible for marketing and corporate communications. Prior to that, he worked in an international sales role for Dutch lighting company Highlite International B.V.
Also joining Elation on October 1st and working as the European office's new office assistant is Nancy de Lang. de Lang comes to Elation from The Netherlands-based industrial manufacturer Kobelco Welding of Europe B.V., where she worked as a Production Planner and Administrator. She will be handling a variety of administrative tasks in her new position as well as customer contact.
Joining Elation in August as an assistant in the company's marketing and graphics department is Carola Ludermann. Ludermann's responsibilities include general marketing duties such as catalog and ad creation, web page maintenance, product photography and social media.
