RAPIX Lighting Control System
RAPIX is a complete DALI-2 lighting control ecosystem developed to simplify the commissioning, operation, and management of addressable lighting systems.
What is RAPIX?
RAPIX is built around the DALI-2 standard (IEC 62386) and extends it with a rich application layer including:
- Zone Controllers — multi-line DALI network management
- eHub Application Controller — centralised logic, scheduling, and scene management
- Sensors — occupancy detection and light level measurement for energy-efficient control
- Switches and Inputs — modular wall switches, rotary dimmers, and push-button inputs
- Relays — for controlling non-DALI loads such as blinds, fans, and switched circuits
- Dimmers — DALI-2 compatible phase-cut dimmers for retrofit LED and conventional loads
- Power Supplies — robust 250 mA DALI bus power
- Touchscreens — 5-inch LCD touch switches with configurable scene and group control
- Software — PC-based commissioning, touchscreen configuration, and facilities management tools
Explore the RAPIX system
- Zones, scenes & RAPIX properties — zones, scenes, flags, operating properties, schedules, and tags
- Modular switches — UK faceplates and mix-and-match 30M mechanisms
- Software — Addressing, Integrator, and Facilities
- Integration & protocols — BACnet, Modbus, MQTT, Art-Net, JSON API
- About DALI — how DALI and DALI-2 fit the system
Key Features
- Full DALI-2 (IEC 62386) compliance, including Device Type 8 colour control (tunable white and RGB)
- RAPIX Zones and RAPIX Scenes — control across multiple DALI lines and zone controllers without standard DALI group and scene limits
- RAPIX JSON API for BMS, SCADA, and third-party integration (DGCM messages over TCP, HTTP, or WebSocket)
- Modbus TCP/RTU, BACnet/IP, and MQTT — included with zone controllers at no extra licence fee
- On-board scheduling and logic engine — no additional charge
- Secure offline operation — encrypted Ethernet between controllers (128-bit AES); no cloud or internet required for day-to-day control
- Scalable from single-room to multi-building deployments
Resilience and commissioning
RAPIX is a decentralised system: DALI-2 application controllers in switches and sensors cooperate locally, while zone controllers link lines over standard Ethernet. If the Ethernet path is interrupted, each segment continues to operate and self-heals when connectivity returns.
Many switches and sensors support zero-commissioning broadcast on/off and dim behaviour out of the box before Integrator programming. Full system design uses RAPIX Integrator (free for verified integrators).