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DSI Digital Serial Interface

DSI (Digital Serial Interface) is a proprietary predecessor to DALI using a 2-wire bus for broadcast-only dimming control of fluorescent and LED ballasts without individual device addressing.

// connector diagram 2 pins
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// Specifications
Standard
Tridonic DSI proprietary
Wires
2 polarity-insensitive
Control
Broadcast only no addressing
Protocol
250 Hz PWM based
Use Case
Simple group dimming fluorescent and LED
Vs DALI
No addressing all devices respond identically
// Pin Reference Table
PinNameFunctionType
1 DSI+ DSI signal positive BUS
2 DSI- DSI signal negative BUS

DSI (Digital Serial Interface) is a proprietary predecessor to DALI using a 2-wire bus for broadcast-only dimming control of fluorescent and LED ballasts without individual device addressing.