Light plays a central role in defining London's night-time identity, revealing its architecture, public spaces, cultural venues, commercial centres and transport hubs. Behind many of these illuminated environments sits Pharos Architectural Controls, whose intelligent lighting control systems underpin some of the capital's most recognisable night-time visuals. From the River Thames to the city's
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Genelec Smart IP integration with Pharos Designer
Today's venues expect more from their AV integration, with tighter control, simpler operation, and less time spent troubleshooting. The Pharos IO Module for Genelec Smart IP Installation Speakers enables the integration of high-quality audio with advanced lighting control. This gives you one smooth workflow for design, setup, and day-to-day operation across modern AV
Integrating the HelvarNet IO Module with Pharos Designer
A common scenario for integrators: a commercial or civic building already running Helvar lighting - fixtures grouped and addressed, scenes stored in Helvar Imagine routers - where the project brief now calls for dynamic effects, timeline-driven sequences, or event-triggered logic that the Helvar system alone can't deliver. Helvar manages structured DALI control well; Pharos Designer adds the show
Lutron Athena/Vive Integration for Commercial Lighting Installations
Modern commercial lighting installations are expected to do far more than switch lights on and off. A single project may include office lighting, hospitality areas, façades, colour-changing features, blinds and emergency lighting. Clients still expect a simple unified user experience. You can combine Lutron Athena or Vive with Pharos Designer controllers, including LPCs, using the LEAP API.
Integrating an IP KNX Router with dynamic lighting control
At Pharos, we focus on seamless integration with industry-standard protocols, including KNXnet/IP. This is a key part of our dynamic lighting controls system. Building-wide automation often sees lighting as just one part of a wider network of systems. That’s where an IP KNX router becomes the bridge between intelligent lighting control and holistic building management systems. This section will
