Marking its one-year anniversary, the IoT-Ready Alliance has introduced a specification, the IoT-Ready Interface Specification V1.0. The specification defines a socket that allows any type of Internet of Things (IoT) sensor or control module to connect to a luminaire or other building system. The standard is network-protocol independent, which enables IoT-Ready-compliant products to utilize any networking protocol, either wired or wireless and is suitable for all LED lighting and building control networks.
Enlighted CEO Joe Costello says, “The interface specification is an important step by the IoT-Ready Alliance to make the installation of IoT technology in luminaires easy today, and in the future. We are announcing our 5th generation sensor at Lightfair International and it will be IoT-Ready Interface Specification compliant. We are also committed to ensuring all future sensors meet IoT-Ready standards. We look forward to collaborating with the member companies to develop technologies to speed the adoption of LED lighting and enable smarter buildings.”
Karl Jónsson, chief commercial officer, Tridonic Inc. says, “The Alliance has come a long way and in just one year, we have not only developed the IoT-Ready Interface Specification, but Tridonic is introducing an IoT-Ready LED driver based on the Specification and available for purchase today. For Tridonic, as an IoT solutions provider with experience in lighting and a new player in the U.S., our goal is to bring differentiating value to the industry. We can accomplish this through our collaborations with the IoT-Ready members. We look forward to creating additional products based on the IoT-Ready Specification for the U.S. marketplace.”
Evan Petridis, chair of the IoT-Ready Alliance technical committee, says, “We’re pleased that our collaborative environment and focus on results has enabled us to converge on a specification so quickly. The specification achieves our design goals of broad industry support, extensibility and simplicity of implementation. In working with a range of companies from the lighting, lighting-control and IoT industries, I’ve seen what we can accomplish when we focus on results instead of defending industry turf. Now that this specification is published and products are on the market, we look forward to working together with other technical standards bodies in the lighting, building management and IoT spaces to ensure a single set of coherent standards world-wide.”
Benefits of adopting the IoT-Ready standard:
- Specifies all interface elements: mechanical, electrical and software
- Provides a family of interoperable solutions to smart building IoT interface problems
- Allows in-field retrofit, replacements and upgrades without disassembly
- Specification is developed under a royalty-free license
- Works with any network protocol including Thread; BLE; ZigBee; Z-Wave; Wi-Fi; IP/Ethernet
- Is backwards compatible with legacy lighting controls
- Can be implemented with traditional lighting controls until IoT is needed
- Provides an option to future-proof luminaires or other system components in buildings
- Suitable for a range of applications, from simple lighting control to high-end IoT sensing
Alliance co-founders Tridonic and Enlighted are announcing products based on the specification at Lightfair International in Chicago. Tridonic will be showcasing an IoT-Ready LED driver interacting with several systems such as its net4more and including the Enlighted IoT Solution for smart buildings. Enlighted will be presenting the Enlighted Sensor based on the standard. Both the Tridonic IoT-Ready LED driver and Enlighted IoT-Ready sensor are available for purchase.
You are invited to join Enlighted at its booth to toast the IoT-Ready Alliance on Tuesday, May 8, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Also on Wednesday, May 9, join Tridonic from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. for drinks and a toast to the IoT-Ready Alliance at their booth.
IoT-Ready Alliance member companies have access to specifications. They gain insight into new channels and markets as well as collaborate with a range of smart lighting and IoT companies. The result is technology standardization that enables the Internet of Things. For more information or to join, visit online.