Addressing and discovery
Every driver, sensor and control device found on its line and addressed, with addresses recorded against the drawings so faults can be traced later.
Lighting controls commissioning
DALI and lighting controls, commissioned and proven — from one floor to a whole site.
We address, group and programme DALI and addressable lighting control systems, set up the sensors, scenes and schedules the design calls for, and prove every point before handover. Engineer-led, with experience that includes the lighting throughout an automated airport cargo handling centre.
- DALI / DALI-2
- Addressable lighting
- Presence and daylight sensors
- Scenes and schedules
- Point-to-point testing
What's included
Everything between “installed” and “working as designed”.
Groups, zones and scenes
Luminaires grouped to match the lighting design, with scenes and switching set up for how each space is actually used.
Sensors and daylight
Presence and absence detection, time-outs and daylight-linked dimming set and tuned, so lights respond to people and daylight rather than a timer.
Schedules and overrides
Time schedules, overrides and corridor linking configured — and the points the BMS needs exposed, ready for integration.
Functional testing
Each input and output driven and verified against the points schedule — switches, sensors, scenes and fault reporting — with results logged as we go.
Handover documentation
Test records, as-built addressing and O&M documentation that inspectors accept first time.
The detail
What is DALI commissioning?
DALI (Digital Addressable Lighting Interface, IEC 62386) gives every driver and control device on a lighting circuit its own digital address. That's what makes modern lighting control flexible — any luminaire can be grouped, dimmed, scheduled or monitored on its own — but none of it works until the system has been commissioned.
Commissioning means discovering every device on each DALI line, assigning addresses, building the groups and scenes the design specifies, configuring the sensors and control logic, and then testing that each one does what it should. A single DALI line carries up to 64 control gear devices, so on a large site that runs to thousands of individually addressed points.
DALI-2 extends the standard to control devices such as sensors and push buttons, with certified interoperability between manufacturers. Mixed-manufacturer systems are increasingly common — and that's where careful commissioning, and knowing how each manufacturer's tools behave, saves the most time on site.
How a job runs
How a lighting controls job runs.
- 01
Readiness check
Confirm the install is complete and the lines are healthy — wiring integrity, line loading and bus power — before addressing starts.
- 02
Addressing and configuration
Devices addressed and grouped; scenes, sensors and schedules programmed to the design.
- 03
Point-to-point testing
Every device driven and verified, logged against the points schedule.
- 04
Tuning
Sensor time-outs and daylight levels adjusted on site, in the conditions the space will actually run in.
- 05
Witnessing & handover
Witnessing with you or your CxA, snag close-out, and a signed handover.
- 06
O&M docs & as-builts
Test records, as-built addressing and the O&M pack handed over, so faults can be traced long after we've left.
Experience
Where we've done it before.
Airport cargo centre
Commissioned central battery units and controllers across several locations, linking lighting controls and backup power, plus the lighting throughout an automated cargo handling centre.
Environmental sensing
Designed, rolled out and commissioned two generations of environmental sensors for a government office, linked into the lighting controls and feeding existing dashboards.
Occupancy-led HVAC
Fed lighting occupancy data to a municipal building's HVAC over BACnet, so heating and ventilation follow real presence instead of a timer. The HVAC energy saved was more than the lighting itself used.
Questions
Frequently asked questions.
- How long does DALI commissioning take?
- It depends on the number of devices, how many lines and controllers there are, how complex the scenes and sensor logic are, and whether the install is genuinely ready when we arrive. Send us the drawings or points schedule and we'll give you a realistic estimate before we start.
- Which lighting control systems do you commission?
- DALI, DALI-2 and addressable lighting controls from a range of manufacturers. We've delivered for and alongside LiteIP, Glamox, Dextra Group, Auracom, Wirefield and Hazlight. If your system isn't listed, ask — we'll tell you straight whether it's a fit.
- Do you commission the emergency lighting too?
- Yes — emergency lighting and central battery systems, often on the same project, so the normal and emergency lighting are proven to work together.
- Can the lighting controls talk to our BMS?
- Usually, yes — over BACnet/IP, Modbus or MQTT, depending on the system. Where off-the-shelf gateways won't do the job, we write the interface ourselves.
- Do you work outside the UK?
- Yes. We work UK-wide and internationally — experience includes municipal buildings in Norway.
Related services
Often on the same project.
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Get in touch
Got a site that needs commissioning?
Tell us the systems, the sector and the programme — we'll tell you straight whether we're the right fit and what it takes to sign it off clean.
- hello@tps505.com
- Coverage
- UK-wide and international
- Insured
- Public liability