Philips Dynalite will showcase a wide range of control system elements and software that enables advanced levels of lighting control, and seamless integration with third-party control systems. Philips Dynalite will also operate an exhibition-floor demonstration room, where an operating integrated lighting control system will provide visitors with technical insight and valuable hands-on experience.

According to Paul Wilmshurst, Philips Dynalite Business Development Director for Europe, fully integrated control systems are becoming more prevalent across both residential and commercial sectors. “There is a real demand for integrated lighting control systems that can incorporate third-party control elements, such as audio-visual, curtains, blinds and temperature control systems,” he said. “From a commercial building perspective, integration with systems incorporating communications backbones, such as building management systems, provides hotels, offices and residential complexes with installation and control flexibility. Philips Dynalite is one of the few lighting control and automation providers that can offer this level of integration.”

Centre stage at this year’s exhibition will be Philips Dynalite’s exhibition-floor demonstration room, which will comprise a mock boardroom equipped with a remote-controlled integrated lighting and AV control system with additional curtain and blind control. The system will incorporate Philips Dynalite controllers, serial port interfaces and user control interfaces, as well as third-party control systems. All components will be linked via Philips Dynalite’s sophisticated peer-to-peer communications serial bus network, DyNet. A team of Philips Dynalite technical experts will be on hand to provide further explanation as visitors get up close and personal with the Philips Dynalite technology. Here, attendees will gain insight into the functionality of the Philips Dynalite solution-set, as well as behind-the-scenes set-up and programming.

In addition to this fully integrated lighting control system, Philips Dynalite will showcase a number of individual integrated control system elements, such as the company’s modular multipurpose controller range. Ideal for home automation and hotel suite control applications, the controllers feature unique hardware-configurable design, where plug-in output cards accommodate specific loads assigned to the system.

One of the world’s most flexible and intelligent 10/100Base T Ethernet interfaces, Philips Dynalite’s100BT Ethernet gateway series will also be on show. A vital element of any integrated control system, the 100BT series permits Ethernet connectivity between DyNet, Philips Dynalite control systems and third-party technologies. Philips Dynalite’s RS232 serial port interface will also be featured. It provides cost-effective serial port integration between Philips Dynalite and third-party systems.

Philips Dynalite’s Revolution Series 2 user control panels will also be exhibited at ISE 2010. Featuring an innovative slimline design, the new user control panels boast a wide range of grid and button configurations, colours, cover finishes and backlighting options, including dynamic OLED text display. Panel fascias can be provided in practically any architectural surface medium, while button caps can be engraved and backlit, providing unlimited décor-matching flexibility.

Another of Philips Dynalite’s user-interface solutions will be on display—the Revolution colour touch screens, now with new glass facia options. The LCD touch screens allow users to create and display visually stunning and easy-to-use control pages, incorporating logos, buttons, faders, floor plans and diagnostic icons. Operators can execute simple and complex conditional logic macros, or call up system diagnostics with a tap of the screen.

Other products on display at the exhibition include Philips Dynalite’s DLight III MapView site management software, and DLight II programming software. “No other lighting control provider can match the breadth, variety and functionality of the Philips Dynalite solution-set,” said Wilmshurst. “Philips Dynalite systems set the global benchmark for integrated lighting control solutions.”

Visit Philips Dynalite at Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2010: Hall 3, Stand 3A112, RAI Exhibition Centre, Amsterdam, 2 to 4 February, 2010.