Dimonoff unveiled the RME, a redesigned version of its wireless smart lighting control node, developed with input from customers and field engineers to address evolving smart city needs. The device keeps universal power compatibility from 110 Vac to 480 Vac for global deployment and adds dimming support for both 0/10 V and DALI configurations, with or without an optional power supply.
The RME runs on a more powerful microcontroller and a real-time operating system built to interoperate with several radio technologies — natively through its own XBee radio, plus Wirepas and Honeywell networks, with the platform able to bring third-party LoRa or NB-IoT nodes onto the same network for a site that already has them. It also adds a real-time clock and expanded flash memory to preserve configurations during power loss, a built-in accelerometer to verify installation tilt angle, compatibility with both 7-pin ANSI C136.41 receptacles and Zhaga connectors, and an optional GPS capability.
“This new generation allows many other usages of IoT and sensor connectivity that promise incredible control,” said CEO Bernard Têtu. Daniel Noiseux, Executive Vice President, highlighted the node’s autonomous monitoring: “The system autonomously detects and reports problems such as power outages, blackouts during the night or lights on during the day.”
Beyond lighting control, the RME network is designed to support broader smart city data collection, including real-time parking availability, acoustic detection of incidents such as accidents or gunshots, air quality sensing, sewer and river level monitoring, snow accumulation tracking, and waste collection optimization.