These days, many homeowners are considering automation for various reasons – mainly to modernise an old system by upgrading to LED lights and an automation system that they can control using a smart phone – and to save energy over the long term. However, when they look at the various available options, they find that lighting automation systems can be quite expensive and are generally rather complicated.
VETI understands this and has come up with an affordable lighting automation solution that can be used to retrofit existing lighting using standard wiring or automate new installations at a great price.
VETI’s automation solution is driven by a RF-signalling control router, which is Wi-Fi enabled to allow it to communicate with compatible Wi-Fi devices throughout an environment. The router converts Wi-Fi signals into RF signals and uses them to communicate with the lighting drivers, ‘telling’ them what to do.
The VETI solution makes it simple to control and program lights using a standard light switch, a remote control, an iOS or Android app, or the combination of the thereof. This allows users to pre-program a number of automation sequences, which can be run at the press of a button. An option is also available that will play music from a specified playlist when a program is run from the app.
VETI also supplies a wall-mounted RF-emitter that is placed behind a standard lighting switch and allows for wireless communications between devices and lights – so there is no need for new cabling.
Should the user buy a new smartphone or want to share the automation sequences with someone else, the app allows them to transfer all the control settings to another device. The app on the original smartphone generates a QR code, which is then recognised by the app on the new device, which can access all the available settings at the touch of a button.
The automated sequences the user is able to program depends on the lights installed. Various lights in the VETI range, such as its strip lighting, can be fitted with white light or RGB LEDs to customise a sequence for the user.
VETI’s quality automation solution allows users to retrofit lighting automation to existing installations, without requiring a ‘rip-and-replace’ process. With wireless communications between controllers, drivers, dimmers and the lighting systems, there is no wiring required, which saves costs on equipment and labour in setting up an automated solution – and it’s quick to set up and easy to control.
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