Internet-enabled smart lighting solutions
11 July 2012
Opto-Electronics
What if every light bulb had an Internet IP address? Since NXP Semiconductors first raised the question at LIGHTFAIR International (LFI) a year ago, interest in IPv6-enabled smart lighting has soared.
The potential energy and cost savings – as well as the comfort, convenience and lifestyle benefits for the consumer – have mobilised a growing ecosystem of innovators in lighting, connectivity, energy management and home automation to enable and support wirelessly controlled intelligent lighting. Recently at LFI 2012 in Las Vegas, NXP showcased two wireless smart lighting solutions based on IEEE 802.15.4 standards.
Based on the open 6LoWPAN standard, JenNet-IP is fully IPv6-compliant, and makes it possible to extend secure connectivity, two-way communication and control to a broad network of up to 500 devices in the home. Supported by an open ecosystem including leading lamp manufacturers such as TCP, Inc. and Leedarson, leading gateway manufacturers such as Belkin, and energy management solutions provider GreenWave Reality, JenNet-IP is helping to drive down the cost of adding ‘smart’ functionality into devices ranging from light bulbs to air conditioning systems – and enabling interoperability with other communication standards in the home.
In the third quarter of this year, NXP is set to launch a certification programme for JenNet-IP, and will be delivering its first JenNet-IP evaluation systems. Later this year, NXP will also announce its roadmap for the open-source release of JenNet-IP, as well as the retail availability of the first Internet-enabled lamps.
NXP also announced that it has achieved product certification for a ZigBee Light Link Colour Scene Remote Control and an Extended Colour Light. Both products are based on the JN5148-001 single-chip wireless microcontroller which has been certified as a ZigBee compliant platform and is a suitable development platform for the various ZigBee profiles. NXP supports ZigBee Light Link as a solution for smaller, short-range, room-based lighting applications with plug-and-play functionality.
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