smart lighting

Certifications closely related to IoT and its components

A new product’s market journey starts right at the moment when it gets its last screw tightened. However, you just cannot take it out as it is. You definitely need certifications. A well-scripted proof that calls out to the world that this product is ready to hit its intended ecosystems. Such affirmations should come from reliable sources, otherwise, which it loses credibility, next to nothing. Specific organizations have qualified themselves to check the boxes that state whether a product is right or needs improvement. If they say a yes, that’s certification.

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Human-centric Lighting is the Future

It isn’t a surprise if a luminaire glows only to illuminate a space. But it is a surprise if it light-up a space to make occupants feel comfortable, be it for working, reading, or sleeping. Human-centric lighting (HCL) is the future of lighting and is surprisingly transforming the way light behaves to boost people’s circadian rhythms. Unlike primitive lighting systems, HCL employs tunable bulbs, controllers, drivers, gateways, and app interfaces. 

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WiSilica combines forces with EnOcean to add energy harvesting Easyfit controls to smart environment IoT platform

Laguna Hills, Calif., Jul 24, 2019: WiSilica, a pioneer in intelligent IoT solutions for smart environments, and EnOcean, world’s leading developer of energy harvesting wireless technology, announced a collaboration today to include EnOcean’s EasyFit Bluetooth® switches and sensors to WiSilica solutions. The easy to install, self-powered switches and sensors from EnOcean seamlessly work with WiSilica platform to endorse energy savings, efficiency, and maintenance-free operation.
 
“Through this collaboration, our customers can leverage the benefits of self-powered switches and sensors to take a closer step towards smarter energy management. This also eliminates complex installation and maintenance processes,” states Suresh Singamsetty, CEO, WiSilica. “Our expertise and customer success pathway promote smart, human-centric lighting and energy efficiency across spaces including hospitals, offices, cities, and more,” he adds.
 
WiSilica’s patented location aware IoT platform, ARIXA, seamlessly integrates hardware, middleware, cloud and application interfaces to power a wide range of business applications. Combined with their smart solutions, customers can now easily transform their traditional systems to a truly connected, automated and secure ecosystem for millions of devices.
 
WiSilica’s goal with EnOcean is to integrate latest technology from two world-class players, so that customers get the most out of adopting smart solutions. “We envision a connected world with smart control solutions that optimize energy consumption and improve efficiency. The WiSilica-EnOcean partnership is anchored on this vision and keeps our customers at the winning edge of technology,” says the CEO.
 
“The leading EnOcean energy harvesting technology enables huge quantities of distributed sensors in the IoT – all wireless, powered by their surrounding environment, and maintenance-free. Thus, self-powered sensors supply the raw data in real time required for intelligent control,” says Andreas Schneider, CEO of EnOcean. “We are delighted to partner with WiSilica in this field, a pioneer in Bluetooth-based smart IoT systems.”
 
About WiSilica
WiSilica is a smart environment IoT platform and solutions provider that bridges objects, locations, and people in real time. ARIXA, WiSilica’s location aware IoT platform provides complete cloud-to-device solutions for intelligent lighting and device controls (LUMOS) and real-time tracking (TRAK) in addition to integrated smart IoT solutions (ORION). The company also provides full-range product engineering essentials to OEMs developing new smart solutions (TURNKEY). Wisilica with its expanding partnerships with global tier1 companies, is committed to extend its leadership in human-centric lighting, energy, and space management solutions.

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