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Lighting accounts for an average of 35% of the total energy in a building and upgrading to LEDs can provide more than 50% in energy savings. If you add a control system, this can provide an additional ...

The recent introduction of the ams AS721x family of smart lighting silicon photonics sensor ICs was a breakthrough in smart building lighting that the company touts a new paradigm connecting the IoT ...

Using voice commands via the Amazon Echo's Alexa voice assistant or your smartphone to turn on your Philips smart light bulbs is convenient, but even better is just walking into a room and ta-daa!

The typical warehouse has areas with predictably high and low activity. However, many areas of a warehouse space have intermittent activity that is less predictable. Some warehouses also have ...

Aqara has introduced the FP300 Presence Sensor, combining 60GHz millimeter-wave radar with infrared technology to detect actual presence rather than just motion. The compact device also integrates ...

• Machine builders cannot rely upon a “one-sensor-fits-all” mentality. • Most common sensors today include standard photoelectric sensors, lasers, fiber-optic sensors, ultrasonic sensors, and vision ...

As electronics seamlessly weave their way into our lives, sensors play an increasingly important role. Light sensors are among the simplest and cheapest sensors, allowing their inclusion into numerous ...