Fulham's
connected lighting controls shows the potential of Bluetooth mesh and
Power over Ethernet for intelligent lighting commissioning and
management.
FRANKFURT,
Germany -- At Light+Building this week, Fulham Co., Inc., a
leading supplier of lighting components and electronics for
commercial and specialty applications, will demonstrate new wireless
lighting control technology that uses the Bluetooth mesh control
stack from Silvair to provide two-way communication to smart light
fixtures. Fulham also will demonstrate new Power over Ethernet (PoE)
LED Linear Engine technology combining DC power and smart lighting
control. The technology demonstration of lighting controls will be
shown in Hall 4.0, Stand A12.
Fulham's
Light+Building Bluetooth mesh demonstration will include a Bluetooth
to 0-10V LED controller and a 40W LED driver with add-on Bluetooth
connectivity via a Fulham Intelligent Wireless Module. Both products
will be used to control third-party sensors and wall switches,
showing the promise of Bluetooth Mesh compatibility. These are some
of the very first wireless LED controllers to provide two-way
Bluetooth communications, enabling control commands and commissioning
as well as data gathering for performance monitoring and analytics.
Bluetooth
mesh can be used to enable a wireless lighting management ecosystem
that can quickly pay for itself, as well as laying the foundation for
centralized lighting controls as the foundation for IoT (the Internet
of Things). ABI Research predicts there will be 48 billion
Internet-enabled devices installed by 2021, including smart
luminaires, and open standards such as Bluetooth mesh will make it
possible to consolidate these devices into an IoT infrastructure.
Fulham is demonstrating a prototype app that shows how sensors in
luminaires can be used for additional IoT functions such as managing
HVAC, alarm systems, emergency exit signs, and smart door lock
controls.
Adopting
Bluetooth mesh for wireless lighting controls offers a number of
advantages since Bluetooth is a well-defined, open standard that
promises fast, reliable performance and scalability. Mesh networking
was designed for applications such as building automation, supporting
many-to-many communications, and it is ideally suited for connected
lighting since it can simultaneously connect sensors in hundreds to
thousands of luminaires.
Fulham
also will display a new PoE Linear LED Engine technology, which can
be integrated into a variety of form-factors . Unlike previous
generations of PoE products that can only issue commands via a 0-10v
interface, the PoE LED Engine connects directly to the LED light
module, providing complete two-way communication with the fixture to
gather data about luminaire performance, power consumption, and
operating temperature, as well as issuing commands such as on/off,
diming, color tuning and timed scheduling.
Using
PoE to power LED luminaires simplifies installation, since only one
cable is needed for both power and controls. PoE provides the LED
luminaries with a low-voltage DC power source providing up to 52W of
power. This makes the luminaire more energy efficient and less costly
since no conversion drivers are required.
PoE
also allows makes it easier to accommodate high bandwidth sensors
such as IP cameras in the same network infrastructure used to power
and control lighting. With PoE, each LED luminaire has a unique IP
address, making it easy to add lighting to an IoT infrastructure,
including remote management over the Internet.
"We
have been developing clever LED products with integrated
programmability for some time. The next step toward smart lighting is
to add communications to programmability, and our technology
demonstrations at Light+Building will highlight some of the
possibilities offered networked lighting ecosystems," said Russ
Sharer, Vice President of Global Marketing and Business Development
for Fulham. "In addition to providing two-way communications for
both control and data gathering, using open standards such as
Bluetooth Mesh and Power over Ethernet to connect luminaires paves
the way for IoT integration. LED lighting with built-in sensors
creates an ideal framework for IoT infrastructure. These technologies
have been requested many times by our OEMs, and we are excited to
share their status."
For
more information, visit Fulham at Light+Building 2018 in Hall 4.0,
Stand A12, or visit http://www.fulham.com.
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About
Fulham
Fulham
Co., Inc. is a leading global provider of intelligent,
socially-conscious sustainable commercial lighting components and
electronics for use in commercial general lighting, parking
structure, signage, horticultural, UV and other applications. The
company develops and manufactures a variety of award-winning LED and
emergency products, as well as legacy products across multiple
lighting platforms. Fulham sells its lighting solutions worldwide
through original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and electrical
equipment distribution channels. Headquartered in Hawthorne, Calif.,
the company has sales and/or manufacturing facilities in the
Netherlands, China, India and the UAE. For more information, visit
http://www.fulham.com.
@FulhamUSA and @FulhamEurope.
Media
Contact:
Andy
Firchau
Marketing
Manager
Fulham
Co., Inc.
Phone:
+1 (323) 779-2980, ext. 1252
