Use the project type, luminaire count, zones, project priorities and driver behaviour to rank DALI, Casambi, fixed / analogue, BMS-linked and hybrid control options.
This quiz now follows the current live controls selector: project type, luminaire count, zones, project constraints, handover priorities, minimum dim level and emergency interface. It then points to the control option that is most likely to work without fighting the project.
The result is a control-direction guide, not an electrical design or commissioning schedule.
DALI tends to win where zoning, diagnostics, sensors or emergency monitoring matter. Casambi becomes stronger for occupied refurbishments, listed fabric and fast handover. Fixed / analogue control stays relevant for simple rooms. Hybrid sits between those options when old and new areas need to coexist.
The ranking does not replace a control schematic, driver schedule, emergency strategy, fire strategy or BMS integration review. Those still need to be checked before the project is signed off.
Use the top-ranked option as the default discussion path, then use the fallback to test whether the project would be better served by a simpler, wireless or more heavily integrated control approach.
DALI usually rises to the top when the brief has enough scale, scene control, daylight response or multi-room coordination to justify a wired control backbone.
Casambi is often the better fit for retrofit projects, heritage spaces, smaller schemes or jobs that need app-led wireless control without a heavy hardwired control layer.
Hybrid control tends to win when the project mixes existing infrastructure, staged delivery or different space types that should not all be forced into the same control method.
No. It only becomes the leading option when the project is large, complex and already expects lighting to sit inside a broader building management strategy.
The control approach, luminaire range, driver, DALI or Casambi requirement, sensor strategy, emergency interface and project schedule should be reviewed together.
