The LED lighting industry has entered a mature period after the price competition and industry integration in the past years. The traditional application market of LED is gradually saturated, and it is rapidly developing into the idea under the promotion of Internet technology and intelligent lighting concepts. The global smart lighting market reached $16.2 billion in 2020 and is expected to reach $77.1 billion in 2026. Lighting is one of the main prospects of the current smart technology market, and smart bulbs are a basic type of LED lamp. How much do you know about it?

Common forms of smart lighting control

Smart lighting is usually controlled in three ways: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and ZigBee. We will evaluate its advantages and disadvantages from the smart module’s standby power, control distance and system expandability.

The first is power consumption , based on the characteristic of the Wi-Fi module. Although its transmission speed is the fastest of the three, its power consumption is high compared to the other two, which can work almost stably up to 300-500mA. However, the Bluetooth module only needs 30mA to work normally.

The second is the control distance . The high strength of the WiFi network makes it the farthest control distance. Although the minimum power controlled by Bluetooth results in the shortest control distance, Bluetooth SIG has been standardized after adopting mesh networking, each Bluetooth light can pass control messages. When there are multiple lights, the multi-level coverage distance can reach 50-100 meters.

Finally, system expandability,  Bluetooth and ZigBee are directly connected to the system gateway. No matter how many smart bulbs are connected, it will almost not affect the performance of the router, which can meet the needs of the whole home’s intelligence. For WiFi control, if the number of connected smart bulbs exceeds five, the network connection speed will obviously slow down. However, if you need to control a large number of lamps, you can access a BLE network gateway which can solve the problem of overloading and the price is lower than ZigBee.

We can see from the above that there are many advantages and disadvantages to existing combined control methods, but matching technology can improve their respective shortcomings. It seems that the way to control WiFi plus BLE network access can meet the requirements of both remote control of smart light bulbs, as well as multi-group home light bulbs and home intelligence control, at an affordable cost.

Features and advantages of smart lighting

The intelligent system analyzes data on information collected from users and the environment, to adjust its own devices to meet the personal and customized usage needs of users. The primary functions of smart lights are control, lighting effects, creativity, sharing, interaction between light and music, and promotion of health and happiness. This is also what the Home Best brand wants to bring to the consumer when designing its products. Homebest has been entrenched in the industry for more than 20 years, observing market information, updating certification standards, owning a professional lighting factory in Zhongshan, Guangdong, product quality is strictly controlled and one-stop sourcing service is provided. Product design follows the market trend and meets the actual needs of consumers. Take the following smart bulbs as an example, which can be  directly connected through  WiFi, which reflects many of the major features and advantages of today’s smart lighting.

remote control

Through WIFI / G / 4G 3, Homebest smart light bulb can realize remote control. It can not only achieve timing control, set a specific time to control the light bulb on/off, but also can achieve group control, share with family control at the same time. The remote control distance is more than 50 meters, the controller can pass through walls and floors, so that you don’t have to worry about forgetting to turn off the light when you go out. The light can also be turned on before entering the house to avoid searching for the switch in the dark. In addition, the real-time status can be displayed on the APP.

Intelligent control

Several basic instructions in the system can be set in advance, which can be automatically set mutually at a predetermined time and intelligently adjust the lighting to the most suitable gear. Compared with traditional lighting, it can also achieve touch screen dimming, one-to-one remote control, partition lighting off and on and other controls. Homebest smart bulb can also work with Amazon Echo and Google Home to achieve voice control.

smart receiver

The intelligent lighting system can implement intelligent dimming on most lamps, set sufficient lighting at the required place and time period, and turn off unnecessary lights in time to make full use of natural light to reduce electrical energy loss and reduce energy supply pressure. When the weather changes, the system automatically adjusts to keep the interior lighting stable. The intelligent induction lamp installed in the corridor and street can achieve the effect of “lighting when people and cars are coming, and the light is off when leaving” through the induction device. The intelligent control of opening and closing the lights does not require any manual operations. It is suitable for various automatic lighting places such as corridors, corridors, basements, garages, warehouses, etc.

Scene control

Homebest smart bulb is equipped with different lighting scenes, 16 million colors for you to choose. Just click the controller with your fingertips, and you can sit on the sofa and control all the lights in your home and adjust the brightness as desired. You can set the scene for guests, dining, audio-visual, relaxation and entertainment as desired. Different lighting effects match living scenes. You can preset different scenes, and you only need to operate the corresponding operation panel whenever you want.

The development trend of intelligent lighting

Driven by the advancement of technology, the active participation of manufacturers and vendors, and the popularity of smart lighting concepts, the global smart lighting market has grown rapidly in recent years. However, despite this, the market penetration of smart lighting products is still relatively low. As an excellent starting point for smart cities, smart lighting is an opportunity not to be missed. The smart bulb may be just one part of smart lighting. But how to meet the full lighting requirements of a family from a small lamp, or how to make the lighting and other household appliances interact better to fully realize the demand of smart home, is what we need to think about and devote ourselves to the present and the future.