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Office building – lighting control example. © HMS Networks

allow occupants to adjust the lighting settings system directly, and it's also possible to have it
manually. They allow occupants to select dif- interact with other systems within the building in
ferent scenes in a meeting room for presenta- real-time. For example, you can:
tions, meetings, or a relaxed atmosphere, the
light sensors can be used to dim the lights down ƒ increase a couple of degrees on the HVAC at
automatically when sunlight is bright; this hap- certain times of the day if the space is empty,
pens proportionately, so the brighter the sun- for energy efficiency,
light, the dimmer the lights get. ƒ coordinate the lobby lights to turn on when
people are about to arrive if your lift system is
DALI also offers color control gear, which can part of the BACnet BMS, for energy efficiency
emulate outdoor lighting conditions to connect and comfort.
us with the natural light mentioned above. Creat-
ing color fixtures for different applications such The possibilities are endless once all the infor-
as hotel lobbies, restaurants, spas, and relaxing mation and control are in a single place. 
spaces is also possible. These control methods
bring significant advantages on their own, but
their potential is much bigger. Integrating them,
as part of a DALI system, with a BACnet Build-
ing Management System (BMS) can take things
to another level. The problem is that being dif-
ferent protocols, BACnet and DALI can't under-
stand each other directly. How can this problem Yenny Suancha
be solved? Product EngineerIntesis
yesu@hms-networks.comwww.intesis.com
Stronger together

This is where Intesis gateways come in, work-
ing as the link between a BACnet BMS and a
DALI system, establishing bi-directional com-
munication between both and allowing for data Xavier Jorquera
exchange and feedback. With both systems con- Technical WriterIntesis
nected, the BACnet BMS can control the DALI xajo@hms-networks.comwww.intesis.com

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