Written by George — independent RAPIX & DALI-2 specialist with 4+ years servicing Sydney commercial buildings
RAPIX (Rapid Application Integration Exchange) is a commercial-grade lighting control platform developed in Australia by RAPIX Pty Ltd. It provides a high-speed IP network backbone that connects multiple DALI-2 buses across a building — letting a single software interface manage thousands of individual lights, sensors, and emergency lighting devices from one place.
Where C-Bus or Dynalite are the systems you'd find in a Sydney apartment or restaurant, RAPIX is the system specified by ESD consultants for large commercial buildings: office towers, hospitals, airports, universities, and increasingly — high-end strata complexes with extensive common areas.
| Feature | RAPIX | Clipsal C-Bus | Signify Dynalite |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary use | Large commercial buildings | Residential, light commercial | Hospitality, commercial |
| Protocol | DALI-2 over Ethernet/IP | Proprietary C-Bus | Proprietary DyNet |
| Scale | Thousands of devices | Up to ~100 groups | Medium–large |
| Common in Sydney | CBD offices, hospitals, uni | Apartments, homes | Hotels, restaurants |
| Emergency lighting | Built-in DALI-2 emergency | Separate system | Separate system |
| Open standard | Yes (DALI-2) | No (proprietary) | No (proprietary) |
RAPIX has been specified across hundreds of Sydney buildings since 2015. You'll typically find it in:
The most common call-out I receive is a RAPIX controller showing a DALI bus fault — lights in a zone have stopped responding and the fault won't clear. This is usually caused by a failed DALI driver (the electronic ballast inside a luminaire), a short on the DALI bus wiring, or a device address conflict after a lamp replacement.
RAPIX manages DALI-2 emergency lighting commissioning and ongoing testing. If your AS2293 emergency lighting test is failing or the system won't commission new emergency luminaires, this almost always needs a RAPIX-aware technician — not a general electrician.
RAPIX gateways and controllers need to reconnect to the DALI network after power loss. Sometimes devices drop off the network and need to be recommissioned. This is a 30-minute job for a specialist; it can take a general electrician days of trial and error.
The RAPIX commissioning software connects to the building's IP network. IT changes, VLAN modifications, or firewall rules can block the software from seeing the controllers. This requires both network and RAPIX expertise to diagnose.
RAPIX is an Australian commercial lighting control networking platform that connects DALI-2 lighting buses across large buildings via Ethernet/IP. It is commonly found in Sydney CBD offices, hospitals, universities, and strata buildings built after 2015.
RAPIX is developed by RAPIX Pty Ltd, an Australian company. The product is widely specified by ESD (Environmentally Sustainable Design) consultants and electrical engineers across NSW, Victoria, and Queensland.
No. DALI is the protocol that addresses individual lights and sensors. RAPIX is the network layer above DALI — think of DALI as the street and RAPIX as the highway connecting multiple streets across a building.
RAPIX fault finding starts from approximately $280–$380 for a site visit. Emergency lighting commissioning is priced per circuit. Call George on 0422 469 739 for a quote specific to your building.
RAPIX requires both electrical licensing and specialist DALI-2/RAPIX software knowledge. George at Sydney Automation Co. is one of the few independent technicians in Sydney with hands-on RAPIX programming and fault-finding experience across commercial and healthcare buildings.
RAPIX can integrate with other building management systems via BACnet or Modbus interfaces. However, RAPIX does not natively communicate with C-Bus or Dynalite — these require a gateway device or a high-level interface (HLI) to bridge the systems.
George provides same-day RAPIX fault finding, DALI-2 commissioning, and emergency lighting servicing across Sydney CBD, North Shore, Eastern Suburbs, and beyond.