Digital LED lighting solutions

Lighting fixtures and systems available today are relatively unintelligent and require user input to adjust the lighting to specific requirements. As we move from Analogue Lighting to Digital Lighting there is far greater scope to develop intelligent lighting to harmonise living environments and save energy. New intelligent lighting solutions surpasses what is currently available with most building management systems; offering functionality that can double the energy savedwith a marginal increase in the upfront cost. Digital control improves LED lighting designs to ensure even longer life times and greater efficiency of LED lighting fixtures. Digital Signal Controllers are capable of controlling LED drivers to ensure a specified constant current is delivered to LEDs. By driving LEDs at their rated current a long lifetime is ensured together with optimal efficiency. By using PWM digital control systems can ensure that LED lighting fixtures retain their colour at any light output level. In digital control systems sensors are used to detect ambient light levels and occupancy to allow controllers to effectively dim LED lighting fixtures to ensure the correct output of light is provided when needed. Communication to and from lighting fixtures allow the monitoring of performance and reporting of failures. Integrating digital control into lighting systems empowers consumers to have access to real time data regarding their lighting systems to enable effective power consumption management.