Date: 06/11/2009

Intelligent wireless lighting reference design from Jennic

Jennic has released an Intelligent Lighting Reference Design to enable intelligent wireless control and monitoring for evaluation and development of next generation lighting systems. This solution allows lighting system manufacturers quickly add wireless technology to their lighting products.

The reference design is provided as two packages; one enabling initial evaluation, and a second enabling development. The evaluation package has features such as lamp failure detection and reporting, monitoring of power usage and lamp condition, remote power switching and dimming of lamps. It includes binary files for a simulated Street Light and Gateway, a PC based Graphical User Interface (GUI) for network control and monitoring, a Gateway command set and extensive user documentation explaining full system operation. The developer package adds complete application source code and design reference manual to allow for customisation.

Jimi Simpson, Jennic Product Marketing, commented, "Environmental concerns and the rising cost of energy, make efficiency a key concern. One of the biggest contributors to energy usage is in the lighting of streets, offices, schools, car parks and public buildings. The Intelligent Lighting Reference Design enables lighting solutions providers and manufacturers to rapidly employ wireless technology that will give Intelligent Lighting Reference Design - page 2 of 2 them the edge when it comes to system efficiency. Our solution provides an efficient way to decrease energy usage, reduce CO2 emissions and to cut energy costs."

At the heart of the design is Jennic's IEEE802.15.4 standards based wireless microcontroller technology operating in the unlicensed 2.4GHz ISM band, providing a solution for a global market. Jennic also offers a range of pre-certified surface mounted wireless modules that provide easy method to integrate wireless connectivity with the lamp electronics. The modules are compliance with all RF regulatory requirements. After integration is complete, only firmware download is required for the system to be ready for use.

For more details visit www.Jennic.com


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