The lighting and electrical planning tool consists of several tools that support the realization of lighting in the smart home .
How many spots do I need in my rooms?
The tool provides an estimation aid for precisely this frequently asked question. For example, you can use it to estimate the required number of spots for the respective room (kitchen, living room, bathroom, office, etc.) depending on the room size.
Once the number of LED spots has been defined, we have the appropriate calculator. This provides special support for the cabling of spots:
Voltage drop with spot cabling
The voltage drop is calculated depending on the cable cross-section used, the selected LED spot and their number. This means that the voltage applied to both the first and last spot is known. The required cable cross-section is therefore known and there are no differences in brightness between the LED spots!
Another tool for calculating voltage drop can also be found in the lighting and electrical planning tool:
This is used to evaluate the cable cross-section of the supply lines for individual loads (e.g. LED strips). The corresponding loss is determined depending on the current and the cable length.
Lighting circuits, dimmers, addresses and much more.
Particularly in a smart home, people are always talking about lighting scenes. This requires separate lighting circuits, as this is the only way to dim, switch and accentuate individual areas of the rooms separately. The lighting planning tool not only contains an instrument that supports the calculation, but can also be used for documentation!
This is because the lighting circuits are assigned to rooms, dimmers and addresses. Simply save the file and hang a printout of it in the switch cabinet, and you will still know years from now that the “cooking island” lighting circuit, for example, is connected to the dimmer with the “address 37”.
This tool also calculates the number of PWM dimmers required for the lighting circuits. Simply enter the desired LED light and the tool calculates the required number of LED channels and at the same time ensures that the maximum power of these is adhered to!
Which and how many power supply units?
Speaking of power: which power supply unit should be used? This time it’s not about our know-how article How to find the right power supply unit for LED strips, but about the right power dimensioning. You select the number of LEDspots/LED strips installed, obtain the total power required and then select the required power supply unit from the list. Depending on this, the system calculates how many units need to be used.
The electrical calculator is part of our know-how area. This is where we share our knowledge and experience on various topics relating to light, lighting and smart homes. For example, you will find an LED tutorial that explains the basics of LEDs in simple terms. In the lighting lexicon you will find a short glossary and we also offer a simple, comprehensive reference work for the most common terms and units of light (lumen, candela, lux, CRI, …).
