Expanding DALI-2 certification for complete system coverage

Time: 09:00-09:30

Summary:

• Test & certification update
• Parts available for DALI-2 certification
• Collaboration with IEC
• Origin of DALI-2 test sequences 
• Test sequences in progress (T&C WG work-plan)
• Specification updates
• Other updates
• T&C WG charter
• T&C WG meetings and subgroups
• Interop events (Plugfests)

The DALI-2 certification program implements test specifications that are created by DiiA in the Test & Certification Work Group (T&C WG). The test specifications are derived from the respective Parts of IEC 62386, the international DALI standard, or from DiiA specifications such as those for D4i. DALI-2 now includes all the main product types, namely control gear, input devices, application controllers and bus power supplies. However, DiiA’s T&C WG is working to add further features and functions to the DALI-2 program.

This presentation gives an update on the current status of DALI-2, including the Parts that are already available for certification. The origin of the DALI-2 test specifications and the collaboration with IEC, the standards development organization, are described.

The T&C WG work plan will be explained, with a description of work in progress and future directions. The work is organized in various subgroups, with contributions from volunteers from different DiiA member companies. Activities such as Plugfests (interoperability test events) provide valuable feedback to verify and improve the testing procedures, with a focus on multi-vendor interoperability.

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Speaker: Ronald Tol

Technical & Certification Work Group Chair
DiiA

Director Standardization
Signify

Ronald Tol is Director Standardization with the Standards & Regulations department at Signify (formerly known as Philips Lighting), based in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. He joined Philips 24 years ago as a Research Scientist in the Research Laboratories. Subsequently, he worked as Project Leader and Technology Manager in pre-development for Philips Consumer Electronics; then he joined Philips Lighting, where he held positions as System Architect and R&D Manager, in the Netherlands as well as abroad.

In his current role, Ronald is working on expanding the ecosystems of Connected Lighting for Home and Professional products, systems, and services with external partners to bring mutual value to Signify’s and the partners’ businesses.

Since 2015, he is the Chair of the Technical & Certification Working Group of the Digital Illumination Interface Alliance, responsible for progressing specification and certification activities of the DALI set of standards. He is participating in IEC TC34/WG11 and ANSI C137.

Ronald holds a Master degree in Computing Science and a PhD in Mathematics and Natural Sciences both from Groningen University. In his spare time, he enjoys the local food during traveling, street photography, and cycling.

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