KNX is suited for lighting control applications and is fully scalable to deal with small and very large projects alike. The KNX bus system has products to support all forms of control including:

DALI, 
DSI
Analogue 1-10V
Unicersal phase cut dimming
Switch actuator control
DMX interface 

A typical installation may consist of any one of the above forms of control or a mix of the above. KNX offers the option to select necessary products and not restricted by  the restraints of traditional lighting control systems.

KNX lighting control schemes can be applied across a wide range of buildings from residential to large commercial/ industrial porjects controlling many different form of luminaires. Architectural along wtih general functional lighting can be controlled using the same system as there are many KNX devices to complement the system.

The green KNX bus cable is able to run from the control panel linlking up to 64 KNX bus devices in teh field (push buttons, presence dectectors etc). If there are more than 64 KNX devices in the field a number of KNX bus lines can be run from the panel. Control panels located on different floors or zones can be linked together using KNX bus cable or via an IP network.

The design concept for KNX is very modular and flexible to allow scalbility and future upgrades.

The key points to note with KNX lighting control is the flexibility of mixing and matching products. This allows you to specify exactly what you need for a project.

Energy Saving

In terms of energy saving, lighting is considered to be one of the main energy consuming components within a building. Up to 45% of the total energy used within a typical commercial building could be attributed to the lighting load. Using a well designed KNX lighting control solution over conventional control you could save up to 60% of the energy that would normally be consumed. Presence control with daylight linked dimming using teh KNX/ DALI solution would generally offer the best overall savings.