{"id":6984,"date":"2018-05-02T09:30:22","date_gmt":"2018-05-02T08:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/?p=6984"},"modified":"2018-05-01T17:25:44","modified_gmt":"2018-05-01T16:25:44","slug":"digitally-shaping-light-distribution-for-luminaires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/digitally-shaping-light-distribution-for-luminaires\/","title":{"rendered":"Digitally shaping light distribution for luminaires"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.casambi.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Casambi<\/a><\/span> and <span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lensvector.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LensVector<\/a><\/span> have teamed up to give lighting designers unparalleled app-based control of beam shape, through one of the market\u2019s most advanced and widely used wireless lighting control platforms.<\/p>\n<p>At Lightfair International (LFI), the world\u2019s biggest annual lighting trade show, the two companies will demonstrate how Casambi\u2019s Bluetooth-based lighting control system and app can be used to digitally shape the light distribution for luminaires that incorporate LensVector\u2019s unique technology.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7565662001938327\" data-ad-slot=\"7585079586\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nBy equipping luminaires with LensVector\u2019s optics and Casambi\u2019s Bluetooth-based connectivity, they become part of the fast-growing Casambi ecosystem of compatible partner products, which already includes thousands of luminaires, drivers, dimmers, switches and control modules.<\/p>\n<p>Wirelessly control beam shape alongside dimming and colour<\/p>\n<p>The <span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/gigabit-wireless-communications-for-5g-applications\/\">Casambi<\/a><\/span> app, available for iOS and Android smartphones, tablets and smart watches, can now be used to wirelessly control beam shape alongside dimming and colour, and incorporated into pre-set scenes controlled manually or by timers and sensors responding to daylight and occupancy.<\/p>\n<p>Casambi-enabled lights can also be controlled via numerous compatible wireless dimmers and controllers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Robust beam-shaping technology<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>LensVector\u2019s robust beam-shaping technology, made possible by dynamic molecular optics, allows the light distribution of luminaires to be easily adjusted from a less-than-ten-degree narrow spot to a very wide flood.<\/p>\n<p>With no moving parts, LensVector makes it easy for luminaire makers to incorporate dynamic beam shaping into products.<\/p>\n<p>Luminaire manufacturers using LensVector\u2019s technology include Targetti and Forma, whose products will be on display at the highlight color=&#8221;blue&#8221;]<a href=\"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/gigabit-wireless-communications-for-5g-applications\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Casambi<\/a>[\/highlight] booth 131.<\/p>\n<p>Numerous other LFI exhibitors are also users of LensVector and Casambi technologies.<\/p>\n<p>Brent York, President and CEO of LensVector, commented: \u201cDynamic, theatrical quality lighting has been completely impractical in most retail and hospitality environments \u2013 this changes with Casambi.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCasambi&#8217;s solution is easily integrated by luminaire manufacturers and lighting designers get straightforward, intuitive control of the brightness, colour, timing, and now the shape of the light, through a simple app.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow we begin to realise the true power of LEDs and digital light.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We\u2019re delighted to be bringing LensVector into the growing Casambi ecosystem,\u2019 added Timo Pakkala, CEO, Casambi. \u2018It brings a brand new dimension of control to the Casambi app, and a very simple, flexible and effective way of providing designers with the tools to create dramatic shapes and textures of light.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Held from 8th\u201310th May at McCormick Place in Chicago, LFI is considered the world\u2019s largest annual architectural and commercial lighting trade show, and is sponsored by the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) and the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Casambi and LensVector have teamed up to give lighting designers unparalleled app-based control of beam shape, through one of the market\u2019s most advanced and widely used wireless lighting control platforms. 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