Switzerland Siemens Facilitates Tender

Siemens Smart Infrastructures building products KNXDALI gateway N 141 and the switchdim actuator 2x DALI Broadcast N 525D11 as well as the Desigo PXC3 controller were recently certified under the new DALI-2 communication protocol standard for lighting in buildings. DALI-2 is an update to the original Digital Addressable Lighting Interface DALI protocol and facilitates interoperability and control for LED drivers. The newly certified Siemens products will help implement state-of-the-art human centric lighting HCL applications also in multi-vendor environments in order to increase concentration productivity and well-being indoors. Moreover such lighting applications seamlessly integrate into holistic building automation systems provided by Siemens which combine heating ventilation air conditioning and shading. Customers can choose between solutions based on either Desigo or KNX according to their individual installation requirements. Tunable white functionality to imitate natural daylightDynamic color temperatures create a pleasant room atmosphere and contribute to the occupants well-being. Designed to promote this goal the HCL concept for interior spaces specifies using the correct color temperature and illumination at the right time. Following this approach the KNX building automation products from Siemens provide infinitely variable color temperature control thanks to the tunable white functionality. This makes it possible to create any shade of white light from warm to cold and allows easy implementation of daylight simulations. In technical terms the color temperature of the light emitted by the luminaires is adjusted from approximately 2700K in the morning to approximately 6500K at midday and then lowered again to 2700K in the evening. By reducing the blue component of the light in the evening the body is prepared for the night ahead.