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Zhaga | Smart Lighting |
Feb 20, 2024
Exploring Futureproof Lighting with Zhaga Consortium at Light+Building
The Zhaga Consortium is excited to announce its participation at Light+Building, the world's leading trade fair for lighting and building services technology, taking place from March 3 to 8, 2024, in Frankfurt. Zhaga invites all attendees to visit its booth in Hall 8, Stand C38 and to engage with Zhaga representatives and learn about the organization's initiatives to drive the future of lighting.
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IKEA | Smart Lighting |
Jan 02, 2024
IKEA's JETSTRÖM LED Panel Lights Up Homes with Smart, Adjustable Lighting
Revolutionize your home with IKEA's JETSTRÖM LED panel, offering customizable brightness and color, sleek design, and smart technology for an unmatched, mood-enhancing lighting experience in every room.
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DALI Alliance | Sensors | Smart Lighting |
Dec 14, 2023
Multi-purpose Sensor Specification Added as New Part 306 of IEC 62386
A new specification for DALI-based input devices that provide sensor information or measurements to the lighting control system has been published as Part 306 of the international standard IEC 62386.
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Bluetooth | Smart Lighting |
Oct 31, 2023
Introducing Bluetooth NLC – A Milestone in the Interoperability Journey
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) recently announced its full-stack standard for wireless lighting control, Bluetooth Networked Lighting Control (NLC). Specifically designed to meet the scale, reliability, and security demands required in commercial settings, Bluetooth® NLC enables multi-vendor interoperable wireless lighting control systems and unlocks the potential for mass adoption of wireless lighting control.
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Zhaga | Book 14 | Smart Lighting |
Oct 31, 2023
Zhaga’s Book 14 Published as IEC Standard
Zhaga, the global lighting-industry organisation, is proud to announce that Zhaga's Book 14 has been officially designated as IEC Standard 63356-1. The Zhaga Consortium actively collaborates with global and regional standards development organizations, as well as national lighting entities, to promote the widespread adoption of Zhaga specifications. The Zhaga Consortium has the purpose to enable new markets for connected and serviceable lighting through interoperability.
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DALI | Zhaga | Smart Lighting |
Oct 24, 2023
Technical Guide on Zhaga-D4i Control Devices Published
The Zhaga Consortium and the DALI Alliance have jointly published a technical guide that describes the key considerations to achieve Zhaga-D4i certification of control devices. Zhaga-D4i, a joint certification program provided by the Zhaga Consortium and the DALI Alliance, is designed to ensure plug-and-play interoperability between certified luminaires and certified control devices.
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DALI Alliance | Awards | Smart Lighting |
Oct 16, 2023
DALI Lighting Awards 2023 Open for Entries
The DALI Alliance, the global industry organization for DALI lighting control, announces the call for entries for the DALI Lighting Awards 2023.
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Zhaga | Circular Economy | Smart Lighting |
Oct 13, 2023
By Futureproofing Outdoor Lighting, Zhaga Promotes a Circular Economy
A circular economy is an economic system that aims to limit the consumption of resources and materials and avoid landfilling waste. At Zhaga, the global lighting-industry consortium with the mission of standardising the interfaces of components of LED luminaires, we call this market framework ‘circularity lighting’.
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Casambi | Tool | Smart Lighting |
Oct 02, 2023
Casambi Announces Public Release of New Commissioning Tool
Global smart lighting control company Casambi announced today the public release of Casambi Pro, an innovative and powerful new planning and commissioning tool tailored for ambitious lighting projects.
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DLC | Networked Lighting Controls | Smart Lighting |
Sep 01, 2023
Future Proofing Energy Efficiency with Networked Lighting Controls
The report titled "Economic Potential of Networked Lighting Controls in Commercial Buildings" is a comprehensive analysis conducted by NV5 for the DesignLights Consortium. It delves into the viability and impact of integrating networked lighting controls (NLCs) in commercial infrastructures. Focusing on two representative states, Connecticut and Arizona, the study aims to understand the economic implications and benefits of adopting NLCs in the modern commercial sector.
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DALI Alliance | Firmware Updates | Smart Lighting |
Aug 31, 2023
Firmware Updates via the DALI Interface are now Part of DALI-2 Certification
The DALI Alliance has extended the DALI-2 certification program to include firmware updates via the DALI interface in devices including control gear, application controllers and input devices such as sensors. Firmware updates are specified in Part 105 of the IEC 62386 standard.
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LiFi | PureLiFi | Standard | Smart Lighting |
Jul 12, 2023
Global LiFi Firms Welcome the Release of IEEE 802.11bb Global Light Communications Standard
Global LiFi technology firms pureLiFi and Fraunhofer HHI welcome the release of IEEE 802.11bb as the latest global light communications standard alongside IEEE 802.11 WiFi standards. The bb standard marks a significant milestone for the LiFi market, as it provides a globally recognised framework for deployment of LiFi technology.
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onsemi | Smart Lighting | Positioning System |
Jun 28, 2023
onsemi Launches End-to-End Positioning System
onsemi (Nasdaq: ON), a leader in intelligent power and sensing technologies, today launched an end-to-end positioning system that enables the simpler and faster development of more accurate, cost- and power-efficient asset tracking solutions. The system is based on onsemi’s RSL15 MCU, the industry’s lowest power Bluetooth® 5.2 MCU, and incorporates software algorithms and components provided by Unikie and CoreHW, resulting in a fully integrated solution with components that have been optimized to work together.
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Smart Lighting | Cybersecurity |
Jun 27, 2023
New Cybersecurity Standard Added to NLC5 Requirements
The DLC is pleased to announce that the NLC5 Technical Requirements now recognizes the CSA/ANSI T200 “Evaluation of software development and cybersecurity programs” standard as a method of compliance for the cybersecurity requirement.
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Smart Lighting | DALI Alliance |
Jun 27, 2023
DALI Alliance Database Exceeds 5,000 Products
The product database on the DALI Alliance website now contains more than 5,000 products from DALI Alliance members around the globe. The product database provides a public listing of all products that have successfully completed the DALI-2 certification program (including all D4i certified products), as well as all DALI version-1 registered products.
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Smart Lighting | Indoor Location | AI |
Jun 15, 2023
Actility, Abeeway, and Combain Unite for AI-Powered Indoor Location Solutions Revolution
Combain, Actility and Abeeway, are thrilled to announce their strategic collaboration, marking a new era of AI-powered indoor location solutions. This groundbreaking partnership brings together the expertise of three industry leaders in IoT connectivity, geolocation services, and advanced positioning technology to revolutionize indoor navigation.
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Smart Lighting | Lamp Socket |
Jun 14, 2023
Cape Innovator Takes up Thomas Edison’s Torch and Invents, Patents a New Universal Socket
Capetonian David Harte, 64, has invented and patented a light bulb socket able to mechanically and electrically interface both screw-type and bayonet-type light bulbs as well as downlight-type light bulbs.
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LTF Technology | BrightStar Awards 2023 | LED Drivers | Featured | Smart Lighting |
Jun 02, 2023
LTF Technology Earned Prestigious Innovation Awards for its LiteStream D, a Series of IOT-enabled LED Drivers
LTF® Technology, a leading provider of innovative lighting solutions, is proud to announce that its LiteStream™ D LED drivers have emerged as winners of the highly esteemed LightFair Innovation Awards 2023 and LEDs Magazine's 2023 BrightStar Awards.
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SimplyLEDs | Mesh Network | Smart Lighting |
May 30, 2023
Autonomous Mesh Network System For Lighting
SimplyLEDs, a U.S. manufacturer of premier LED luminaires in Boise, ID, since 2010, releases SensaBLE 2.0, a next gen mesh network control system for lighting that virtually eliminates downtime and crushes kWh savings goals.
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Smart Lighting | Smart City |
May 11, 2023
TALQ Consortium Released Version 2.5.0 of the Smart City Protocol
The TALQ Consortium has published version 2.5.0 of the protocol. The continuous evolution of the protocol guarantees the adaptation of the interface standard to changing market needs. Version 2.5.0 introduces a new Lighting Asset Management profile, which addresses a long-standing demand from cities to be able to manage and track their street lighting assets more effectively. The latest TALQ protocol (both data model and API definitions) is available publicly and free-of-charge on GitHub.
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Casambi | Smart Lighting |
Apr 28, 2023
Casambi Launches Three New Wireless Lighting Control Products with Long-range Capabilities
Global smart lighting control company Casambi announced the launch of three new product variants – CBU-TED-LR, CBU-ASD-LR, and Casambi Xpress-LR – to offer long-range radio modes for robust wireless communication in vast spaces, outdoor applications, and certain complex lighting installations.
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Tridonic | Matter | DALI | Smart Lighting |
Apr 14, 2023
Tridonic Launches First Matter-compatible Products for Lighting Controls
What if you could control all your Smart Home or Smart Office devices such as floor lamps, Smart TVs and electronic door locks from a single app, either Apple or Google? A new connectivity protocol has brought us an important step closer to this vision. It’s called Matter. Tridonic can now offer its customers the first Matter-compatible products.
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Smart Lighting | Inventronics |
Apr 05, 2023
Inventronics Acquires OSRAM Digital Systems
Inventronics, a global leader in reliable and innovative LED driver products, is pleased to announce the successful acquisition of the relevant Digital Systems business in Europe and Asia from ams OSRAM, a global leader in optical solutions. This acquisition demonstrates Inventronics' commitment to providing exceptional technology and value to its global customer base while leading the transformation to cost-effective, intelligent, connected lighting.
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Smart Lighting | LiFi |
Feb 28, 2023
LiFi Module Ready for Integration
The global leader in LiFi technology, pureLiFi launched their latest Light Antenna Module at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. The cutting-edge wireless communications antenna is the first of its kind, smaller than a US dime and ready to enable LiFi in connected devices and smartphones at scale. The module will be compliant with the upcoming IEEE 802.11bb Light Communication standard which is in its final stages of ratification.
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ioXt | Smart Lighting |
Feb 13, 2023
ioXt Alliance Expands IoT Certification Program to Include Building Network Controllers
The ioXt Alliance, the global standard for IoT security, today announced the expansion of its IoT security certification program to include building network controllers (BNCs).
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Zhaga | Book 7 | IEC Standard | Smart Lighting |
Feb 03, 2023
Zhaga Book 7 Available as IEC Standard
The Zhaga Book 7 on linear and square LED modules has been published as IEC standard 63356-2. It is the first Zhaga industry specification that is available as IEC standard. Further Zhaga Books, such as 10, 12, 14, 18 and 20 have already been transferred to IEC and are in various stages of the adoption process.
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MetroSpecs | FlexRad | Featured | Smart Lighting |
Feb 01, 2023
FlexRad® Saves Labor and Cost for Volumetric LED Fixtures
MetroSpec Technology® has delivered generations of improvements in light sources for manufacturers of architectural and aesthetic commercial LED light fixtures. The FlexRad® technology base has been used in millions of fixtures to reduce costs and simplify designs across the industry.
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Lumary | Smart Lighting |
Jan 16, 2023
Lumary Launches the World's First Smart RGBAI Recessed Light
Lumary, a leading smart living solution and intelligent home product provider, debuted the Lumary Smart RGBAI Recessed Light with Gradient Auxiliary Night Light, the world's first up-and-down recessed light developed with RGBAI technology. With the launch, the company hopes to introduce a new era of ambient lighting and smart living.
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Zhaga | Book 20 | Smart Lighting |
Dec 22, 2022
First Book 20 Control Devices Earn Certification
Zhaga Book 20 defines a smart interface between an indoor LED luminaire and a sensing/communication module or control device. Book 20 brings together complementary specifications from the Zhaga Consortium and the D4i specifications from the DALI Alliance. Certified control devices can carry the dual logos of Zhaga and D4i which together indicate interoperability. Osram is the first company which has earned the Zhaga-D4i certification for a number of their control devices.
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Luxtech | CCT Mixer | LED Drivers | Smart Lighting | Featured |
Nov 15, 2022
LUXTECH Launches CCT Mixer: Tunable White Controller
CCT Mixer by LUXTECH is designed to make common LED driver SKUs more versatile by giving them tunable white capability. Tunable White drivers often create extra fixture complexity, costs, configuration / programming time, and often with long lead times.
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