Rounding out a powerful line of DMX-over-Ethernet distribution equipment is the innovative new Pathport Quattro, which provides real-time, interoperability solutions between sophisticated lighting control systems.
A Pathway Connectivity solution, the compact, four-port node Pathport Quattro runs on Power-over-Ethernet, making it suitable for truss, desktop, wall-mount or 19”-rack installation. Like other members of Pathway’s Pathport family, the Quattro supports all standard DMX-over-Ethernet protocols, including E1.31 streaming ACN, Strand Shownet, Art-Net and Pathport Protocol. It can easily be retro-fitted into an existing network or be the cornerstone of a new installation.
The Pathport Quattro and other Pathway products will be exhibited at the LDI 2011 Trade Show and Conference at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, October 28-30, Booth #1257.
Combining photo-control technology with remote monitoring and control capabilities, the ROAM wireless outdoor street light monitoring and control system continues to provide superior benefits to the City of Glendale, Arizona. Glendale was the first U.S. city to have the ROAM wireless monitoring system, which was installed as part of its comprehensive city-wide street light monitoring system over a 55-square-mile area.
Since installation, the City reports a dramatic reduction of resident-reported lighting outages. As a result, the City’s resident satisfaction levels have improved, while City staff, contractors and utility companies are held more accountable for their performance, all as measured by the ROAM system.
Couldn’t make the LIGHTFAIR International show? Join the Acuity Brands LIGHTFAIR team on YouTube! We’ve uploaded highlights from our LIGHTFAIR adventure on our YouTube channel. Here are the top five videos:
1) Peter Ngai and Jeannine Fisher explain OLED lighting:
OnePass® Extreme is a new offering from the RELOC® Wiring Solutions family that’s positioned for extremely low and high temperature environments. It provides the same plug-and-play installation, low maintenance and cost saving benefits of the traditional RELOC system with one distinct difference: It’s suited for facilities with long-term exposure to severe temperatures. Examples: warehouse coolers, freezers, food distribution buildings, and unheated spaces.
OnePass Extreme can be used in applications with temperatures ranging from as low as -40o Celsius / -40o Fahrenheit to as high as 75oCelsius / 167o Fahrenheit. Normal thermoplastic high heat-resistant nylon-coated (THHN) wiring systems would break down and become brittle in those extreme temperature ranges. Like other OnePass products, OnePass Extreme is UL/CUL listed. Click here to see a detailed brochure.
For years, Sunoptics and Lighting Controls & Design (LC&D) products have been integrated to enhance the value of prismatic skylight solutions. That’s because digital lighting controls improve on the functionality of traditional (non-digital) controls, providing advanced programming capabilities with a simple front end – usually just a wall switch or dimmer.
With LC&D’s GR 2400 system, controls are easy to maintain and operate. Settings can be adjusted through the Internet or with any computer running Unity™ Lighting Control Software. In fact, LC&D is the only manufacturer that offers free lifetime remote programming for every system equipped with a modem.
The GR 2400 system is more than just relay panels and hardware. It is a completely digital, integrated system that will lower your operating expenses. By simply turning off unneeded lighting, energy consumption is reduced as much as 40% to 50%.
To enhance shoppers’ experience, retailers often use different lighting treatments for each of their departments; this can greatly impact the penetration of daylight and electric lighting.
The “best-practices” approach of dimming gives a seamless integration between the skylights and the electric lighting, allowing some lights to be dimmed without distracting shoppers. After store hours, lighting levels are reduced to those needed for cleaning and stocking. Non daylit zones are controlled with a different strategy but are included within the digital lighting controls to ensure lights are off after hours.
Distributed controls are what accommodate these separate treatments, and LC&D’s free remote programming allows for easy adjustments to ensure proper lighting levels.
Commercial building code regulations can provide energy cost savings and sustainability for building owners. But they can mean growing complexity for engineers, architects and other designers. Today’s codes regulate construction in jurisdictions covering nearly 90% of the U.S. population; that’s a lot of codes!
To help you with the requirements, LC&D has published Energy Code Compliant Solutions Using Digital Lighting Controls. It describes IECC, ASHRAE 90.1 and California Title 24 mandates for lighting controls like auto-shutoff, bilevel switching, space controls, and daylight harvesting. An at-a-glance table summarizes requirements. To help with compliance, the right LC&D digital lighting control is identified.
Visit Acuity Brands Controls’ energy code web resource for excerpts of energy codes from each state in the U.S. and certain localities, plus information about certain energy programs
The best daylighting systems provide the highest ROI through reduced utility bills. Whether you’re seeking LEED certification, recognition as a green builder or simply trying to save on energy, the rapid payback is well worth the initial investment. Most low-rise projects see a return on their investment within 18 months and many building owners report that their financed equipment is paid for within a year. Retrofits also prove to be a rapid payback.
While most green building strategies employ some form of daylight harvesting, few offer the return on investment and the integration opportunities of combining Sunoptics Prismatic Skylights and LC&D lighting controls. Lighting Control & Design’s advanced daylighting system promises the highest standards in equipment, functionality, and support.
The nLight® Network Lighting Control System has received Building Operating Management magazine’s 2011 Top Products Award. nLight was selected as best product in the lighting controls category.
An integrated, distributed control system so easy to design and install, nLight is a revolutionary digital architecture and networking intelligent controls solution that can significantly cut energy consumption while enhancing the user and occupant experience with “Distributed Intelligence,” enabling zones to self-commission and function independently.
The Top Products Awards from Building Operation Management recognize the top products that meet the criteria of innovation and usefulness to facility managers as determined by readers who participated in the magazine’s national survey.
The concept of daylight harvesting is simple. Digital photo sensors detect daylight levels and automatically adjust the output level of electric lighting to create a balance. The goal is energy savings.
LC&D's MicroPanel™-iDim with Sunoptics daylights
Studies indicate that electric lighting energy use can be reduced as much as 84% using daylight-harvesting products. Among them: Sunoptics Prismatic Skylights.
Complications associated with commissioning have, historically, kept the enthusiasm for daylighting at a rather modest level. But now, companies like LC&D offer feature-rich, integrated lighting controls that maximize the benefits of daylighting.
Rounding out a powerful line of DMX-over-Ethernet distribution equipment is the innovative new Pathport Quattro, which provides real-time, interoperability solutions between sophisticated lighting control systems.
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