DALI Alliance adopts Thread for DALI+ The Thread Group, an industry alliance addressing IoT convergence and architectures at the network layer, have announced that the DALI Alliance has adopted Thread as the first network technology that will be available with DALI+.
The DALI (Digital Addressable Lighting Interface) protocol for digital lighting control makes its much easier to install robust, scalable, and flexible lighting networks. The specification, which was announced in early May 2021, brings DALI lighting-control commands to wireless and Internet Protocol (IP)-based systems and DALI+ with Thread will be the first network transport to deliver DALI over wireless, IP-based networks.
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Vividh Siddha a champion of IP-based networks to continue Thread technology ecosystem expansion and innovation
SAN RAMON, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Thread Group, an industry alliance addressing IoT convergence, security concerns, energy footprint, and architecture challenges at the network layer, today announced the appointment of Vividh Siddha as its new President. Siddha will oversee the group’s effort to expand the Thread ecosystem with current and new use-cases across home and commercial applications.
Siddha takes the reins from Grant Erickson, who’s stepping down from his role at Thread Group after a monumental five-year run. During his tenure, the alliance successfully expanded its relevance to commercial settings, and addressed IoT industry fragmentation by formalizing a number of liaison agreements including Project CHIP. Most notably, Erickson was instrumental to Thread Group’s evolution, and oversaw its efforts t