Bluetooth mesh wireless connection assists lighting industry

Bluetooth mesh wireless mesh network specification provides innovative solutions for commercial lighting. It provides reliability equivalent cable system can be achieved, but also have wireless solutions have the ability to respond, scalability and extensibility.

Cable deployment lighting infrastructure has long provided reliability, even recently, is still not a wireless network. Although the installation of cable network still have other benefits, but many of today's wireless platform brings more possibilities for the lighting industry, especially in support of Bluetooth solutions in mesh mesh networks, not only provides the development of greater flexibility and scalability, but also with the characteristics of low cost.

Compared with wired and wireless

The wireless connection in progress, allowing developers to choose reasonable scheme when it is difficult to choose the wired infrastructure. Although the cable network still provide good quality and reliable communication, but in the material and manpower installation costs are much higher than wireless solutions. In addition to the installation costs are relatively high, in the deployment or upgrade the cable system, especially in highly active commercial or industrial environment, there is a very high chance is must suspend the daily operation. The wireless network installation not only greatly save cost, but also can be working to minimize the possibility of interference.

In addition, the wired network is a part of the building infrastructure, it is not easy to extend its functionality. Cable network upgrades usually require new components to install and improve the performance, and in some cases, to replace the entire system is time-consuming. In contrast, the wireless platform is easier to install and upgrade, you need to provide the flexibility to quickly respond to changing business needs.

Commercial lighting and Bluetooth Technology

Support Bluetooth mesh wireless mesh network platform, to allow such as lighting system, its main purpose and the new play more additional function, do the maximization of total value will enhance the overall program, and to obtain a higher return on investment. Bluetooth Technology Alliance (Bluetooth SIG) technical project manager Martin Woolley said: "in some situations, may need to a variety of lighting system and building the sensors are integrated together, although such programs can be implemented by a cable system, but usually they still need to control equipment to separate arrangement of sensors and lighting behavior. Now, mesh based on Bluetooth wireless solutions can be used to solve this problem, especially for commercial lighting systems. "

Mesh is a full stack of Bluetooth network design solutions for commercial lighting applications, and provides for the specific function of wireless lighting platform. In the James O Malley recently Gizmodo UK article summarizes six kinds of factors will have a significant impact on Bluetooth mesh, Bluetooth and mesh mesh network about the versatility in lighting applications. Malley said: "if you are in the home or workplace, each bulb with Bluetooth function, this does not mean that you can only enjoy the wisdom of lighting applications, in fact, you're more likely to have a covering the entire building of the Bluetooth network, in the network, Bluetooth devices can all be mutual communication. "

In addition to support common lighting requirements, Bluetooth mesh network also includes a fully integrated lighting function, such as sensor. In Woolley technical articles: "Bluetooth mesh mesh network: paving the way for" smart lighting, he illustrates such as lighting device can also be equipped with Bluetooth beacon application, to help visitors through the application on the mobile phone of wisdom in the building to find their position. Or from the building lighting system can collect a series of sensor data, which can be used for information analysis and instant use.

Woolley said: "the Bluetooth mesh lighting system provides more interesting and potential opportunities, through system installation, the building layout of wireless networks and other wireless services to create a distributed platform architecture (distributed platform). As the lighting device and the switch can be a micro controller with Bluetooth mesh network communication function and control of these devices can do what software. And through the software upgrade and add new functions, so that applications can exist in the lighting system. "

Solution for lighting design

Bluetooth mesh wireless mesh network specification provides innovative solutions for commercial lighting. It provides reliability equivalent cable system can be achieved, but also have wireless solutions have the ability to respond, scalability and extensibility. Silvair CEO Rafal Han said: "the Bluetooth mesh mesh network is a low-power wireless technology is the most stable and most powerful, technical standards designed to create a lighting device connected in a commercial environment. "

Low power Bluetooth (Bluetooth LE) have interoperability between multi brands, low energy consumption and low delay, you can get a full range of lighting system, can also be used as a platform for distributed wireless industrial building services. It also greatly enhance the operational efficiency and create a network infrastructure flexibility to adapt to changing business needs.

Source: Bluetooth SIG

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