Domatic vs ATX LED
Domatic offers a smart system with intelligence in each wall switch, at the hub, and in each light or other load.
Feature
| ATX LED
| Domatic
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Voltage Distribution
| 51vdc 100 watt Class 2
| < 60vdc 100 Watt Class 2
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Wire Gauge
| AWG 18
| AWG 18
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Smart Protocol
| DALI - IEC standard for physical and logical intercommunication
| SPE for the Physical layer proprietary for the logical layer
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Alternative hardware vendors
| hundreds
| none known
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Smart LED
| no - LEDs have no controls internally
| Yes - smart LEDs
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Dumb wall switch option
| Yes
| No
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Smart Wall Switch
| Option - One for each group of up to 8 LEDs | Yes
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Provisioning
| None required
| Required - need to associate switches to lights
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Individually addressable LEDs
| Not really, addressable in groups per room
| Yes
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Color Tuning
| Yes, without internet or with internet
| Yes, once provisioned
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Central Load Center
| Yes - with optional Hub
| Yes, Hub required
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# pairs needed
| 2 power 1 data 1 protective earth ground @ the switch
| 2 power and data
1 protective earth ground recommended
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Cost
| Competitive with 120vac at the basic level
| likely much higher cost
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Website / Training
| Extensive training videos and documents
| nice web site https://www.domatic.io/ecosystem
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Exhaust Fans
| Shipping Delta since 2019
| They show a Panasonic 120 vac fan
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Shades
| low voltage shades exist - not integrated into our hub ( yet )
| They show Legrand and Ikea shades
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Fixtures
| ATX LEDs in production with many options E26 / E12 / GU10 bulbs for any fixture
| Random list of fixtures with 120vac transformers
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Ceiling Fans
| Yes
| not shown
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Sensors
| Built in Motion sensors installed nationwide Off the shelf sensors also in use AL-WS-PIR wall switch designed and ready for production
| Random list of other sensors
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Door Locks
| we don't have door locks integrated into the system we can use the same ones shown on their web site
| List of electro mechanical door locks
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