If you run the 0-10V wire across you home the voltage may change slightly and therefore the brightness of the light that is connected to the dimmer using this an input. The analogue output of the miniserver or an extension only allows 20mA, so it is used to control a dimmer that works with 0-10V. You may also use 0-10V (or 1-10V) analogue outputs to dim LED stripes, but you can't connect them directly. You'll also find DMX dimmers for this kind of LEDs (constant current). high power LEDs or panels) can be very bright, but you need to have more skills to find the right combination: LED/panel, power supply, dimmer, some of them need soldering and a proper heatsink. Some LEDs don't need a constant voltage like 12 or 24 V DC (or 230V AC), but a constant current like 350 or 700mA. 5x1,5mm NYM) across their home to the LED stripes, some prefer to have the dimmer close to the LED stripes. Some users have deployed the power supply for 24V and the DMX dimmers at the central site and run thick wires (e.g. You'll even find DMX dimmers that work with 230V. DMX dimmers are much cheaper for a single channel compared to the Loxone Dimmer Extension, but most of these dimmers only work with 12 or 24V. For a LED stripe with RGBW colour, you need 4 channels. With 3 channels you can either connect one LED stripe with RGB colour or 3 LED stripes with just white colour. All LED strips with 12 or 24V DC that I know are compatible with this kind of dimming. Dimming works by either having shorter or longer on and off periods. PWM works like a very fast switch and turns the LEDs on an off. Typically PWM is used to dim LED stripes. These DMX dimmers are typically available with 3 or 4 channels and are best for LED stripes that need 12 or 24V DC. a CAT-5/6/7 cable) that runs from the DMX extension to the DMX dimmer.
DMX is a bus system that needs three wires (e.g. You are right, that this kind of dimmer is not cheap, but it works with many 230V lamps that you find in regular shops.ĭMX Extension: I'm also using this one. I have this one for around 20 LED spots with a GU10 socket in my living room and a lamp above the table of our dining area (all 230V AC). Those lights/spots should have a note "dimmable" to work with this kind of dimmer (with any dimmer). The Loxone Dimmer Extension is used for lights that need 230V AC. If none of this makes sense, please provide me with the best way to switch off / dim lights. How does PWM work? And why to some PWM devices have multiple channels? Can I use one 1-10V output with a multiple channel PWM devices in order to dim multiple light groups? Can I use that in combination with loxone? Or do I need to use a certain type of convertor? What is DMX? Is it something you can use in your house to dim lights?Ĭan I make normal lights, DMX compatible?Ĭan I, for example, connect 12V LED lights directly to this output in order to dim them? I understand that you can only use this with DMX devices? But at €448 I'm finding this an expensive option in order to have only 4 dimmable outputs. What are the options I have to dim my lights? I'm planning on buying a Loxone mini server with the necessary extensions. In the event of a power outage, loxone monitors power consumption and changes the operating mode to reduce light brightness and conserve power etc.Ī setup like this makes it feasible to drive a good chunk of your house off low voltage DC.After some research, this is still something that is not clear to me and I would love it if someone could explain it to me. If the battery draw is too high it switches back to DC mains. Loxone monitors sun height and tests the panels to see if they can supply enough current to charge, then it disconnects the mains DC and feeds everything off the solar panels. It measures voltage using the Tycon box on the right which supplies as a virtual input over ethernet to Loxone. Loxone measures the current via the Loxone Extension using the 0-10V current meters. House / Loxone / Lights is fed via the battery bank side of the suntrack but also goes through a current meter and breaker. Solar panels come in, go through disconnect, through current meter then also through a relay and breaker into the Suntrack. The Meanwell power source goes through disconnects, current met (top) then through a relay so it can be disconnected by Loxone then a breaker and into the Suntrack Duo which allows two DC sources to chare a battery bank (one from Solar and one from Mains DC). I should have posted my DC panel as well as that might be useful.
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