An enhanced launch for Clipsal’s eDLT

Approximately 50 systems integrator customers, architects and specifiers gathered for the world launch of Clipsal by Schneider Electric’s new C-Bus lighting control eDLT switch in Adelaide earlier this month.

The new model represents an important evolution over the existing DLT (Dynamic Labeling Technology) switch. The ‘e’ in eDLT stands for enhanced and carries with it a host of new features. The launch event was live-streamed around Australia and to New Zealand, Hong Kong, USA and up to six more countries at 11.30 am Adelaide time - a deliberately chosen time zone to take advantage where most countries where C-Bus is available would be awake and online.

The launch was an industry first and Clipsal estimates that approximately 500 people logged on to watch the event live to see product offer managers Chris Morris and Peter O’Neill introduce the product features via three display pods in the foreground.

Chris Morris and Peter O'Neill introduce eDLT.

Each pod featured a framed eDLT switch set back and highlighted with coloured backlighting. It was a dramatic effect that effectively showed the switch’s impressive functionality including magnetic installation (no screws needed), choice of up to eight tri-coloured LED screen colours, dual action buttons, standby page and proximity sensor, multiple languages, four pages controlling up to 16 devices and even a tools page for end users to make simple changes to the configuration.

Those attending the launch were able to have a closer look at the eDLT.

“The new features look very good. I like the new dual toggle switches and the multi functions. I deal mainly with residential clients and I know they will like the new colours and the features,” said Gary Christie, Systems Integrator, Main Seacombe Electrical.

Another Systems Integrator, Josh Ling from DVISE Solutions, described the eDLT “a great product with excellent capability. The icons are visually much better than before. Customers will identify with these well.”

Chris Morris fielded a number of questions from customers and was keen to reiterate the amount of R&D that went into the eDLT, everything from focus groups to the design and engineering at the Schneider Electric site at Gepps Cross, South Australia.

“All the mechanical, industrial design, electronic design, firmware and software development was done here at the Schneider Electric site in Adelaide. That’s very important to us. We have a great design team creating world-leading solutions.”