How many switches does it take to say goodnight?
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CN-06 — Controls

How many switches does it take to say goodnight?

With USR controls, one. Lighting, curtains and climate answer a single touch, on any protocol and from any brand, designed, installed and commissioned by our engineers.

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Founded by lighting engineers, not resellers.

AI concept visualisations · Illustrative scenes, not completed USR projects.

Sound familiar?

The lighting was designed with care. Without control, nobody ever sees it.

The wall of switches
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The wall of switches

Six plates by the front door, and nobody remembers which one is the terrace.

The midnight walk
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The midnight walk

Going room to room every night, turning everything off by hand.

Lights for nobody
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Lights for nobody

Corridors and meeting rooms lit all night, and paid for every month.

A design flattened to on and off
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A design flattened to on and off

The scenes on the drawings were never programmed, so the lighting just switches.

Three apps, no conversation
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Three apps, no conversation

Lights, curtains and air conditioning on separate apps that never talk to each other.

Locked in
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Locked in

A proprietary system nobody can service once the original installer has gone.

This is 24 switches.
This is one keypad.
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This is 24 switches.

Three rooms. Twelve plates. Nobody is sure which one is the terrace.

Now picture this

You walk in. The house is already ready.

Arrive

The hall, the kitchen and the terrace light up as you reach the door. The living room is already cooling to 23°.

One tap. The pendants settle at 40% in warm white, the curtains close and the music starts.

Everything goes off, except a soft 5% path to the kitchen.

The curtains open with the sunrise. The lights stay off while the daylight is enough.

Nobody touched a switch.

How it works

Simple on the wall. Engineered behind it.

Every light gets an address
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Every light gets an address

On a wired bus (DALI-2, KNX, DMX512) or as a wireless node (Zigbee, Casambi), every light and group can be reached on its own.

You say what you want
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You say what you want

Press a keypad, tap a wall panel or the app, or let sensors and the clock decide.

The system thinks for you
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The system thinks for you

A local controller runs the scenes, schedules and logic: presence, daylight, sunset and occupancy.

Everything answers back
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Everything answers back

Status returns to every keypad, panel and phone, so nothing is ever out of sync.

LightingCurtainsClimateAudioSensorsEnergyPumps and gatesWall panelsAppDALI-2DMX512KNXZigbeeCasambiMQTTModbusRS-485USR controlplatform

One platform, every protocol.

There's no single right protocol. We choose the one that fits each space, then connect the rest through gateways, MQTT and Modbus, so whatever is on the drawings ends up on one interface.

DALI-2for precise, addressable lighting
KNXfor whole-building automation
Zigbee or Casambiwhere nothing can be rewired
DMX512for colour and motion
MQTT and Modbusto connect climate, energy and platforms

From the cloud to the room.

A modular, scalable architecture that works the same in one room or across a whole hotel or campus.

Cloud services
Optional. Remote access, updates, dashboards and links to third-party platforms.
Local server
The core. Real-time communication between every interface, room and system, online or not.
Interfaces
Wall panels, keypads, phones, tablets and desktops, each showing live status.
Room-level devices
Lights, curtains, climate, relays and sensors that answer the server instantly.
From the cloud to the room.

Offline by default. Online when you want it.

Offline mode

Lighting, curtains, climate, scenes and schedules all run on the local network. Nothing depends on the internet.

Offline mode
Privacy: no data leaves the building
Independence: keeps working through outages and at remote sites
Speed: commands are processed locally
Stability: less exposure to cyber threats and server downtime
Online mode

A cloud connection adds remote control, live updates, voice assistants and third-party platforms, without giving up local control.

Online mode
Remote control: from anywhere
Updates: delivered over the air
Voice: assistants, where the project wants them
Integrations: with third-party platforms
An interface that looks like the building.

An interface that looks like the building.

Instead of menus and parameters, the project's own floor plans become the controls: tap a light where it hangs.

Floor-plan control
Your drawings, with each light, curtain and unit placed where it really is.
Photo scenes
Save a scene with its own name and photo, schedule it, and recall it in one tap.
Live status
Everyone sees the same live state: dim levels, curtain positions and fan speeds.
Groups with freedom
Adjust one light without breaking its group or scene.
Natural gestures
Tap for on and off, hold to dim, and pick a colour or a white from warm to cool.
Made for each project
Layouts sized to the project, from a studio apartment to a multi-level building.
The systems

Choose the protocol, or let us choose it.

We work on any protocol and with any brand. Each one has its strengths, and most projects combine two or three.

CN-06 — Colour and dynamic lighting

DMX512

Colour and motion, in sync.

The show-control standard for façades, media walls and colour-changing light: 512 channels per universe.

Wired · RS-485512 channels per universeRDM feedback
How it works

DMX512 sends a continuous stream of channel values down a daisy-chained cable, so RGBW coves, pixel lines and façade luminaires fade, chase and change colour together. RDM adds addressing and status reporting over the same line. Large schemes carry many universes over the building network and turn them back into DMX close to the luminaires.

Smooth colour mixing and effects
Pixel-level control of linear and media lighting
Timed shows, schedules and event modes
RDM: set addresses and read status remotely
Scales to thousands of channels over the network
512 channels per universe
DMX512 — Colour and motion, in sync.

AI concept visualisations · Illustrative scenes, not completed USR projects.

Good to know

DMX needs a planned address schedule and correct cable termination.

Key facts
TopologyDaisy chain, terminated with 120 Ω
WiringShielded twisted pair (RS-485)
Per universe512 channels; 32 devices per segment
Line lengthUp to 300 m per segment
StandardANSI E1.11 (DMX512-A); E1.20 (RDM)
What it controls
RGB, RGBW and tunable-white luminairesPixel lines and media wallsFaçade floods and wall washersWater-feature lightingShow playback
Where it fits
Façades and landmarksHotels and hospitalityRetail and showroomsLandscape and water featuresEvents and venues
Devices
Touch wall panelsMobile appKeypadsDrivers and dimmersGateways and servers

Works with: Terra, Aqua and Strata outdoor models with DMX512 control.

Which system fits?

SystemTypeBest atTypical projects
In practice

See it run a day.

Pick a space and step through its day: what sets each moment off, what the system does, and what it runs on.

Villa — Morning
07:00 Morning
Triggered by
The schedule, at sunrise

The curtains open with the sunrise. The lights stay off while daylight is enough.

Lights
Off
Daylight
Natural
Curtains
Open
Climate
24°C
Runs on KNXDALI-2Zigbee
Devices KeypadsTouch wall panelsMobile app
What people touch

Keypads, panels and an app. Nothing else to learn.

Keypads
Keypads

Push-button keypads with engraved or backlit scene labels, wired or wireless, battery or self-powered.

Touch wall panels
Touch wall panels

Wall-mounted screens for rooms, scenes, curtains and climate, powered from the mains or over Ethernet (PoE).

Mobile app
Mobile app

Control from phones and tablets on iOS and Android, on the local network or remotely.

Behind the wall
Sensors
Presence, daylight, temperature and door/window sensors that run scenes on their own.
Drivers and dimmers
DALI, DT8, phase, 0–10 V and DMX drivers and decoders for every kind of luminaire.
Relays and actuators
Switching, dimming and blind actuators for lights, pumps, fans and gates.
Curtain and blind motors
Motors that open, close and stop at set positions, wired or wireless.
Thermostats and HVAC links
Room thermostats and links to fan-coil, VRF and AC systems.
Gateways and servers
Links between protocols, and a local server that keeps everything running offline.
Four-key scene keypad
Portrait wall panel
Tablet control interface
Keypad beside a villa entrance
Why trust us?

Founded by lighting engineers, not resellers.

A decade of hands-on practice in architectural lighting design and light control systems — DALI-2, Casambi, DMX, 0–10V.

500+
Projects by our engineers
8
Protocols, one team
Any
Brand, matched to the design
On site
Every scene commissioned, room by room

“Same engineers who specified the job answer the phone when the ceiling is open.”

Open standards IEC 62386ISO/IEC 14543-3ANSI E1.11Zigbee 3.0ISO/IEC 20922TIA/EIA-485

How we deliver.

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Survey and brief
We walk the site or the drawings and agree what the system has to do.
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Design
Protocol choice, riser diagrams, device schedules and interface layouts.
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Supply
Any brand, matched to the design and the budget.
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Install
Our engineers install, or supervise your contractor on site.
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Programme and commission
Addressing, groups, scenes, schedules and interfaces, tested room by room.
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Handover and support
Training, documentation and maintenance for the system's service life.
Plan your system

Three choices. One brief. No drawings needed.

Tell us the scale and what it should control. We'll come back with a design, a device schedule and a price.

1 · What should it control?
2 · How will people use it?
3 · How big, and on what?
Rooms or zones 6
Your brief
SystemDMX512 (colour and dynamic lighting)
Rooms or zones6
Controllighting, curtains and blinds, climate
Interfaceskeypads, touch wall panels, mobile app
OperationOffline, on a local server

We'll send back: Protocol design and riser diagrams, a device schedule, interface layouts and a commissioning plan.

Send this brief →

Before we design your system

What happens if the internet goes down?

Local scenes and schedules can keep running on the local network. Remote access and cloud services need an internet connection.

Does it need new wiring?

Wired systems need suitable control cabling. Zigbee and Casambi offer wireless options for finished spaces; the existing equipment still needs checking.

Can controls be added to an existing building?

Yes. We survey the existing lights, drivers and wiring before recommending a retrofit approach.

Can I mix brands?

We design around compatible protocols and gateways. The selected devices are checked together during commissioning.

Can lights, curtains and AC share an interface?

Yes, with compatible devices and the right gateways. The design defines which functions and status are available.

Can scenes be changed later?

Scenes can be recalled and adjusted through the agreed interfaces. Commissioning access and permissions are part of handover.

What happens at handover?

We provide training, documentation and an agreed support arrangement for the installed system.

What about privacy?

Local operation can keep control on the building network. Remote access, cloud services and data sharing are agreed for the project.

A few useful terms

Bus

A shared communication cable linking control devices.

Gateway

A link that translates between systems or protocols.

Scene

A saved combination of lighting and other settings.

Group

Devices controlled together.

Daylight harvesting

Dimming electric light when daylight provides enough.

Presence detection

Using sensors to respond when people occupy a space.

Universe

One DMX set of up to 512 control channels.

Mesh

A wireless network in which nodes relay messages.

What we need from you

Drawings or a room listExisting lighting and building systemsPreferred brandsYour project timeline

What happens next

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Send your brief

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We reply with questions and a first design

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Agree the design and price

Send a floor plan. Get a control design back.
Start a project

Send a floor plan. Get a control design back.

No drawings yet? A sketch or a list of rooms is enough to start.

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