Total flexibility and virtual wiring

A Delmatic lighting management system liberates clients from the rigidities of traditional electrical installation. Every luminaire and lighting circuit is uniquely addressed so switching/dimming patterns are structured through Virtual Wiring rather than actual physical wiring: any changes associated with churn are achieved by "rewiring" through graphical PC software without access or disruption to the lighting installation.

Energy-saving timed, presence-related and daylight-linked control

A Delmatic lighting management system acts as an energy-conscious guardian for a building, efficiently managing and regulating lighting based upon time, presence and daylight.

Systems achieve valuable energy-savings by switching-off lighting in unoccupied areas (though presence detectors which relate use of lighting to occupation of individual areas) or at the end of the working day (through a comprehensive calendar schedule which enables times to be related to the working patterns of individual tenants and departments): daylight-linked switching or dimming adjusts lighting in accordance with the extent of natural daylight and achieves further energy savings.

Although lighting is a large consumer of energy in a building, air-conditioning typically uses more energy and a Delmatic system can enhance energy-efficiency by relating use of air-conditioning fan-coils and VAV units to occupation of areas: HVAC devices can be connected directly to the Delmatic modules or can be equipped with open-protocol Lon controllers for integrated control across the building Lon network.

Dimming

Dimming enables lighting levels to be adjusted to suit the needs and preferences of individuals providing a more comfortable working environment, while also achieving valuable savings in energy usage. Power consumed by a lamp is roughly proportional to its light output and therefore any reduction in lighting levels is immediately reflected in savings in energy usage. Delmatic offer a range of lighting control modules which provide local, central and scene-setting dimming functions using analogue 1-10V, digital DSI, digital Dali as well as phase-control dimming for tungsten and incandescent lighting.

Virtual Distributions

A typical building electrical installation includes a back-up generator which provides partial back-up of power in the event of a loss of mains supply. Traditionally dedicated essential (generator-backed) and non-essential lighting distributions have been installed with circuits and luminaires physically wired to the appropriate distribution: any change to the arrangement of essential and non-essential lighting involved costly and disruptive wiring alterations. A Delmatic lighting management system eliminates the expense and complexity of separate distributions as individual light fittings and circuits can be programmed through software to operate as essential or non-essential lighting. All lighting can be fed from the single essential distribution and the system switches off and holds-off luminaires designated as non-essential while the back-up generator is on-line: the essential/non-essential designation can be reassigned at any time through software to suit changes in office layouts. Loadshed dimming enables lighting levels to be reduced during generator operation, matching energy usage to the capacity of the generator while maintaining uniform lighting levels in working areas.

Animated Graphics

Delmatic�s latest LightScape Turbo active graphical software brings the lighting installation to life and displays the real-time status of each luminaire against a background of building and partition layouts. Pop-up data windows contain a wealth of data on the luminaire operation including the actual number of hours each luminaire has been in use, while the user-friendly software enables authorised password-holders to manage and configure the complete installation. Multi-level passwords enable different categories of users to operate the system. The system monitors the actual operation of individual lamps and ballasts, highlighting any lamps which have failed and enabling a proactive response by building maintenance staff.

Logging of luminaire hours-run data

The Delmatic system monitors the number of hours each individual luminaire has been in operation and generates relamping schedules which compare the cumulative usage with the manufacturer's recommended lamp life. These enable efficient relamping to be carried out based on accurate data and optimize the extent of disposal and reduction of waste.

Lamp failure detection

The Delmatic system monitors the operation of Dali luminaires and displays alerts in the event of lamp or ballast failure enabling prompt and pro-active replacement of failed luminaires.

Testing and monitoring of emergency lighting

Traditional testing of emergency lighting requires the installation and operation of local mains keyswitches, and a visual walkabout to determine the performance of emergency lamps and packs. A Delmatic lighting management system enables emergency lighting to be centrally tested and monitored from a system test keyswitch on a floor, from a network PC, or scheduled to occur automatically at statutory intervals. The performance of emergency lighting under test conditions may be monitored with feedback reports prepared for inspection and necessary maintenance.

local user control

A Delmatic system provides the potential for every individual to create a personalised lighting environment within their space so that lighting levels may be set and adjusted to reflect individual preferences as well as changes in task and mood. The Metro range of local control devices recognises that the most appropriate form of control varies from building to building as well as within a building so the mix-and-match range of local control devices includes presence detectors, multisensors, personal infra-red transmitters, wall switches, desktop infra-red multi-controllers (for lighting , temperature and blinds), scene-set switches, telephone and web-browser control.

Remote system monitoring and control

A Delmatic lighting management system enhances the energy and operational efficiency of a building through virtual wiring, scheduled emergency testing, lamp-failure detection, luminaire hours-run monitoring and relamping schedules. A system may be managed and monitored across the IT network from multiple locations within a building while remote sites may be managed and monitored from a single location via the internet or intranet. Information may be viewed on remote web-browsers and alarms and key data may be transmitted to mobile and WAP devices.

LonWorks protocol

Delmatic systems utilise the international LonWorks open protocol which enables seamless interoperability with other building services systems such as window blinds, fire, security, HVAC, security and access-control.