I want to dim some Strip LEDs: how can I do?

The lighting market increasingly chooses the Strip LED to light interiors, shops, shopping centres, companies and to create surprising lighting effects, as Digimax did with its new showroom dedicated to the Lighting market.

The dimming of the LED Strips allows you to play with the effects of light, to increase or decrease the intensity according to your needs and to give character and personality to spaces and environments, increasing and improving overall efficiency.

How can I dim my Strip LEDs?

Two methods are currently used: via a LED Driver or via a LED Dimmer. Let's see the main differences together.

Dimmable LED Driver

In this case, a power supply that allows at least one dimming function must be chosen, in line with the lighting device. Usually the type of dimming for an LED driver is:

1)Triac: like the Mean Well PCD series

2)DALI: like the Mean Well ELG and LDC series

3)3in1: (0-10V, Resistive and PWM) like the Mean Well HLG and XLG series

The new Mean Well ELG and HLG series power supplies are also equipped with a Smart Dimming function and programmable dimming.

In this case it is possible to manage the dimming remotely by means of a program and to set predefined work cycles according to one's own needs. In this case we are dealing with customized power supplies and it is preferable to contact us to define together how to proceed.

LED Dimmer

The Dalcnet range of Dimmers is really wide and can cover any need in the field of management and control of LED lighting.

In this case, if you have a non-dimmable power supply unit, you should have a LED control unit. Note that the input range of the controllers is usually 12V, 24V at most 48V precisely because this is the range required by the market of Strip LEDs.

Dalcnet dimmers are divided by characteristics and end use.

In fact, we find the DALC-EASY series with basic functions and dimming button

The DALC-PRO series for professional dimming requiring the use of buses such as DMX and DALI

Casambi series with homonymous wireless technology and manageable through the App directly from your smartphone

Bluetooth series can manage a lighting system via App Bluedimmer without the need for buttons

Want to learn more about the world of LED dimmers? Visit the website Dalcnet or discover our section dedicated to the LED control units.