Networking lighting things could become a killer application?

There are a lot of discussion about the Internet of things and a lot of experiments, but so far there is no killer application to a surge in demand, lower prices, creating a series of application "". But there are signs that, although it looks a little strange. (connected lighting) networking lighting may be so used...

There is a saying: by 2020, the Internet of things (IoT) is expected to cover 20~50 billion devices. People believe that things will be everywhere, affects almost every aspect of modern life. So far, although the application of Internet of things is very interesting, but could not be predicted by professionals, showing explosive growth in the market. There is not enough and has obvious economic benefits of the use case and animal networking self reinforcing market growth.

The industry has made progress in reducing the link costs, but the growing demand for mass production, and the corresponding price decline, in order to facilitate the actual market off the chain reaction, progress is not fast enough. Is expected to have hundreds of billions of devices in the service application field is so vast, that alone can not achieve the scheme has significant cost of production efficiency of the amount required. What is needed is a single application, it can generate billions of equipment demand.

The following view of networking lighting.

Artificial lighting (Artificial lighting) has been used for thousands of years; electrical lighting began in 1880. Today, the earth, each and every country, almost every city, town and village has some form of electrical lighting, but the traditional incandescent lamp is high, and the cost of energy gradually rise, prompting industry and government to seek alternatives to low power consumption. Compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) is the first achievement, but the fact that LED is the logical successor.

But Silicon Labs senior vice president and general manager of Daniel Cooley networking products in an interview that was: LED lighting technology has become more and more successful, is to pave the way for the ensuing networking lighting. The key is, LED manufacturers have to learn how to integrate the electronic components in the bulb, and how to reduce the cost. "Once these," Cooley said, "it is easier to add more chips, will be able to create a smart, cost-effective and can light electronic products."

Networking lighting will be things killer application?

Cooley added that things will be added to the link technology lighting business model has had a positive rate of return. The government mandated to promote reduction of energy consumption is a factor, if you can control the lamp itself, will be easier to meet the standard. If the lamp itself in the room (or corridor) when no one is closed, or through the mobile phone application remote control can significantly reduce the energy consumption.

Networking will eliminate lighting lamp switch is connected directly to the lighting needs. This not only reduces most of the required amount of wiring, but also simplify the building electrical design, while providing flexible installation lamps and switches.

But the only potential benefits of low cost and not networking lighting. Lighting suppliers can be integrated into the Bluetooth beacon lighting, for retailers by simply replacing the bulb location service provides a fast and convenient way. You can set the color and brightness of the lighting is connected, homeowners and car dealers and retailers such as restaurants can control its environment.