Bluetooth SIG and DiiA form IoT lighting partnership

The Bluetooth SIG has announced a partnership with DiiA, an alliance of companies from the lighting and sensor industries. The aim is to speed the adoption of IoT-enabled commercial lighting.

The collaboration, it states, will enable the deployment of certified DALI-2 devices and intelligent D4i luminaires, with qualified Bluetooth mesh intelligent lighting-control networks, bringing together two IoT approaches for commercial lighting.

“Combining Bluetooth mesh with DALI is a natural choice for the commercial lighting industry,” says Paul Drosihn, DiiA General Manager.

“The combination enables sensor-rich lighting systems and will deliver powerful new IoT capabilities to building managers. This will include automated light-level and color control, advanced luminaire performance monitoring including energy usage and predictive maintenance, as well as enhanced services such as asset tracking and indoor navigation.”

The Bluetooth SIG identifies two key components of IoT-enabled commercial lighting systems: IoT-enabled luminaires that include sensors and other devices, and an IoT-enabled lighting control system. It writes:

DALI-2, from the DiiA, provides an ecosystem of certified lighting devices including intelligent D4i luminaires. Bluetooth mesh, from the Bluetooth SIG, is a leading IoT standard for intelligent wireless lighting-control networks. Through this collaboration, leading lighting-industry companies from both organizations are now bringing these two standards together by specifying a standard Bluetooth mesh interface for certified DALI-2 and D4i devices, enabling connectivity with qualified Bluetooth mesh lighting-control networks.

DiiA stands for Digital Illumination Interface Alliance, and it is an open, global consortium of lighting companies that aims to grow the market for lighting-control solutions based on Digital Addressable Lighting Interface (DALI) technology.