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QE for Lighting & Power V1.1.0 Release Note (PDF | English, 日本語)
・Support power control function

QE for Lighting is a development assistance tool for lighting systems.

Features

  • DALI-2 Control Gear support, and GUI configuration of lighting control (DALI) parameters
  • Automatic generation of software for lighting control (DALI)
  • Guidance display to help develop lighting systems
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Release Information

Product NameLatest Ver.ReleasedTaget Device (Note1)DetailsDownloadOperating Environment
QE for Lighting & PowerV1.1.0Jan 20, 2025RL78 FamilySee Release NoteDownloadOperating Environment

Notes

  1. For detailed support devices, refer to Target Devices

Target Devices

Downloads

Type Title Date
Software & Tools - Software Log in to Download ZIP 203.65 MB 日本語
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Documentation

Type Title Date
Release Note PDF 1.08 MB 日本語
Flyer PDF 893 KB 日本語 , 简体中文
Tool News - Release PDF 270 KB 日本語
Release Note PDF 299 KB 日本語
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Getting Started with QE for Lighting & Power

This video demonstrates the basic functions of a smart lighting system and how the QE for Lighting & Power tool contributes to its development.

Chapter's Title

00:00 Opening
00:25 Introduce smart lighting system
01:24 Background of QE for Lighting & Power tool
01:57 4 operation steps of QE for Lighting & Power tool
02:27 Create a new solution
02:46 Configure with graphical user interface
03:03 Simulate and Evaluate power control parameters
03:34 Generate lighting system solution
03:53 QE for Lighting & Power tool contributions

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Additional Details

Features

Quickly develop software for use with DALI control gear

QE for Lighting is easy to use. Just follow the workflow to create a sample project, make DALI settings, and generate source code, all through a simple GUI. After having compiled the source code, write your program to the evaluation board.

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Lighting-1

Use the simple GUI to configure parameters for DALI-based lighting control

You can select the individual parameters and enter their values. 
If a value is incorrect, QE for Lighting will show an error message.

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Lighting-2

QE for Lighting supports the following items.
・DALI control gear libraries (compliant with IEC 62386-102)
・Particular requirements of IEC 62386-207 edition 1.0 (LED modules) for LED lighting
・Particular requirements of IEC 62386-209 edition 1.0 (color control) for production lighting
・Multiple types of LED dimming control (by the CPU or FAA)
・Combining different protocols for generating various sample applications
   IEC 62386-102 + IEC 62386-207
   IEC 62386-102 + IEC 62386-207 + IEC 62386-209

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Simply click on GUI buttons for generating source code and writing to the evaluation board

・Click on GUI buttons to generate source code and compile it.
 QE for Lighting supports the following compilers:
 Renesas CC-RL
 IAR
・Click on a GUI button to make the Renesas Flash Programmer write the program to the evaluation board.
   Connect your evaluation board to the PC according to the instructions provided by QE for Lighting. You will immediately be able to run your program on the evaluation board.