LED 'soft start' driver

[nebjamin]

Hi all

Have googled around for this but not found anything.

I am renovating a cloakroom and planning to install 1-2 Aurora Enlite LED dimmable downlighters.

Elsewhere in the house I have used these with soft-start dimmers (hit the button, the light fades up to full power over 500ms or so).

In this cloakroom I want to use a PIR ceiling switch to switch the lights (save the cord getting all grubby).

I was wondering if there's such a thing as a soft-start driver that converts a step input to a ramp output. I.e. switch input 0v->220v, output 0v->220v ramp over 500ms or so. Same for the inverse (switch off, fade out).

Thanks!

 

[Nozzle]

You can get dimmable LED Drivers from the likes of TLC direct. These dimmable supplies ramp up to whatever the setpoint is at - you can't alter the ramp though.

Nozzle

 

[JohnW2]

In this cloakroom I want to use a PIR ceiling switch to switch the lights (save the cord getting all grubby).

In passing ... do you realise that, assuming this cloakroom does not contain a bath or shower, there are no regulatory restrictions as regards switches - i.e. you could have an 'ordinary' switch, rather than a pull-cord one, if you so desired?

Kind Regards, John