On 10 November Signify announced a set of new capabilities for its Interact connected lighting platform. Smart Faults is the one worth watching: by correlating events, the system flags intermittent communication dropouts, unreported component replacements, recurring faults and abnormal energy consumption — turning reactive call-outs into earlier intervention, cutting wasted site visits and keeping asset records closer to reality. It is paired with Interact Building Insights, which brings energy performance, system health and maintenance information into a single cloud dashboard, plus a natural-language assistant that retrieves official product documentation.
The hardware side matters just as much. The new KT200 Sensor DALI Extender Kit adds sensing and control to DALI-2 luminaires, which means a large installed base can join a sensing network without being replaced wholesale. The LCN1870 gateway supports BACnet and local APIs, handing lighting energy and status data to building management systems. At industry level, the DALI Alliance's testing and certification specifications for wireless-to-DALI gateways are taking effect, letting Bluetooth and Zigbee networks be translated into DALI systems in a standardised way.
These changes reach the specification sheet quickly. More commercial projects now ask, before anything else: can the driver report data back? Can it accept external sensors? Can a single failed luminaire be located precisely? KINXZO keeps a DALI-2 driver option in its portfolio, supporting single-luminaire addressing and status feedback, and pairs it with sensing and emergency options as a deliverable combination. Control compatibility is tested before shipment rather than explained in a protocol note. The centre of gravity in this industry is moving from selling a luminaire to keeping that luminaire out of trouble for ten years.