Integrators, Replace Electricians With PoE Lighting

Author: Brian Rhodes, Published on Aug 19, 2016

Electricians often steal security business, causing problems for themselves, users and security integrators.

Now, an emerging technology could flip things by allowing integrators to install lights, with the end result looking just like conventional systems.

Are these products a novelty, or do they represent real advancement in lighting technology? In this note, we analyze PoE Illumination's potential impact in the integration market, looking at:

  • LED power consumption and PoE math
  • Management benefits
  • Licensing benefits
  • Commercial options
  • Upcoming PoE standard
  • Market upside for integrators

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*** ***** ******** * *******, ** ** **** ********* **** advancement ** ******** **********? ** **** ****, ** ******* *** ************'* potential ****** ** *** *********** ******, ******* **:

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******** ********** ******** ******* *** ******** (** "***** ***** ********") that ******* ** *** ****** ***** ******** **********. ***** *** lights *** *** ******** *** ** *** *** **** ******** cables, ******* ********** ****** *** **** ** **** ** ******* traditional ********.

White **** *** *** ****

*** *** ** **** ********** ** *** ******* ********** ** white ****. ******* **** *** **** ********* **** ************ ** *********** ************, even *** ****** ******* ****** ******* ** *** *** ** used *** ***** ********.  **** *** ***** *****, ********** ************* between ******* ************ ** *** ***** ** *** **** ****** intensities:

* ****** ** * **** ** ******** ** ** *** drawing ~**% ** **** *****. *** ******* ********** ***** ********* supply ******* ***** **** *********** *** *** ** *** *** circuits *** ** ****, **** ** *** ***** ********.

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*** *** *** ******** ******* ********* *** *** ***.***/** *************, but **** ***** *** ******** *** **, ****, *** ********, many ******* *** *** ******** ****** ** **** ******* ***** existing ********* ** **********, ********, *** ******* ********.

Management *******

***** **** ***** **** *****, *** *** ****** ****** ******** to ** ******* *** ********** ** * ********* ******** - computer/network ***********.  ***** **** ****** ***** **** ******** *****, ******** or *********** *********** ******** ******* ***** ***** ** *********** ************. With *** ********, *** **** ** ***** *** ****** *** LAN *** ***** ************ ** **** ****** *** **** ****** the ************ ******.

******* ********** ** ******* ****** **/*** ** ****/***** ** * building **** *** **** *** *** ** * ******* ******* like ** ***** ***** ** ****** *******.

Electrician ******* ******

*** ** *** **** ********** ******* ** **** ****** ** its ************** ** '*** *******' **********. **** ******* ** ******** systems **** ** *** **** ** ** ********* *** ******** by ******** ********** **********, *** ******* ** ********* ** *** voltage *** ** *********** ******** ********** ******** *********** ****.

Commercial *** ******** *******

**** *** **** **** *****, *** ****** ** *** ******** providers *** ******** **** * ********* *** ** **** **** 15 ** ** **** ******* ********** ** ******** ******.

*** *******, ********** **** ***************** ****** ******* ****** ******* ******* *******, *** *** ** ***** ****** ** **** ******. *******, since **** *** ****** *** ***** ******* *** *** ********:

***** *** ****** ** ***** *****, **** ** ***** ********* now **** ****** *****, ************, *** ********* ** ***** ********** and *** ******** ******** ********.

Security *** ************

** **** ****, *** ******** ** *** ***, ** ******* specialty ***** ******** *********** ********* ***** *****/******* *** ***** ** part ** ***** *********, ********* '******** ******' ****:

***** *** ******** *** ******* **** ************ **** ******** *******, these *** ***** ************ *********** *** ********* ** *** ******* for *** ******** *********** *****.

Upcoming *** * *** ********

*** ****** *** *** ******** *** *** ***** *********** ***** ******, ****** capacity ********* *** *******, ********** **** ***.***. **** ****** ***** *** ** ***** ************ ****:

***** ***** ** ***** ****** *** ***** ***********, ** **** more *********** ***** ** *** (***.***) ** ******** ** ** ******** ** ****. **** ***** proposes * ******* ** *** **** ** ******* *** ***** at *** ****** ** ***** *** **** ***** ** * category *****. ******* ****** ********** ***.*** ****** ** ********** *******, ********** ***** ***********, *** **** ******* ********** *******. 

***** *** ********** ******* *** *** ** ********* ****** *** surveillance *******, ** **** **** *** *********** *** ***** ********** lighting ******** *** *** ****** *** ****** *** *** ** group ** ******** ******* ** ****** ** ******** ******** *******.

Market ******

*** ******** ******** * *********** **** ****** *** *** ******* ***********. Various ************ ******** *** ****** ******** ****** ** ** ************* larger **** ***** ************. **** ******* ***** *** **** *** ******** integrators ** ******** **** * ****** ***** **** **** ************* not *** *** ****** ** ********. *********** ***** ** **** a ******* ** *** ******** ****** **** ***** **** **** IP ********* ***** ************ **** '*********' ******** ********.

Potentially *** *********** *****

** ***** **** ** * *********** *********** ******* *** *********** to ******** ** * ********** ** ******* ***** ********* ***** **** ***** and ****** *******. *** ****** *** ****** *********** ** **** on * ****** **** *** **** ********** ** *** ****.

*******, * *** ****** ****** ** **** ** ****:

  • ********* **** * ******** ****** ***** ** ************ *********** ** pull *** ** ******** **********.
  • **** ** ************ ***** *** **** *** ******** *********, *********** could **** ***** ******** *******.
  • ************ ***** ***** ** **** ** ***** ** **** **** compete ******* **** *****.

***********, ***** *** ********* *** ****** ******* *** *** ******* to ***** ********** ************, **** ** * ****** *********** ** consider.

Comments (26)

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John Bazyk

IPVMU Certified | 08/19/16 12:04pm

*'** **** ******** **** *** * ****** ** *****. ** control ******** **** *** ******** ******* **** **** ***** *********. It's **** ** *** ****** *** *** **'* ****. *'* excited ** *** ******** ************ *** ****.

Undisclosed #1

08/19/16 12:39pm

***! * ******** * ***** ******** * ****** **** * decade *** ********* ********* **** **** ***** ** ********* ** the ******. * ***** ** *** ** * *** ***** seen ******** ********** **** ***********. **'* *** ** ****** * read ******** ***** *********! **** ** * ***** *******, ***** broadening *** *******, *** **** ********** ** ************ *******.

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Brian Karas

IPVM | 08/19/16 01:02pm

*'** ***** ** **** ***** ***** ******** ** ** *** "Digital *******", ***** ******** ***** ***-*** ****** **** ****** ** networked **** ******* *** ****** ********.

Undisclosed Integrator #2

08/19/16 01:10pm

********** **** *** *******.

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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | 08/19/16 01:44pm

*****. *** *** ****** **** * **** ******, ******* **** just *** *** *** ***** ** *** ****** *** **** no **** ******* ******* ********** **** ****, ** ** **** actually **** *** ******* ***** ** ***** *** *** **** them **/*** **** *** *******.

** *** **** ***** *********** ******* ******** *** **** ******* of **** ***** ****** *** *******?

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Sean Nelson | 08/19/16 02:01pm

*** ******** ******, *** ** ******* *** ****** *** **** and *** ********/********/******** *** **********. ***** *** * ****** ** accessories **** ******* *** ****** ******** **** *** '*****' **** onboard **********.

Undisclosed #4

In reply to Sean Nelson | 08/19/16 04:26pm

****** *** *** **** ** ***** ***** ****** ******** ******* the ******.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

08/19/16 03:31pm

**** ****** ***** *********** **** *** ******** ** ******** **** lighting.

******** ** *** **** ********** **** ***** **** ******, **** conduit ** ******** ***** **** ***** **** ** ** ******* nearby ** *** ***** ***** ******* ***** ** **** *** appliances *** ****.

**'* ********* ** *********** ** *** *** ****** *** ** lighting ******* **** * *** ** ******* ***** *** ******...*** I **** *** ******, *** ******** **** *** ** *****.

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #3 | 08/19/16 04:06pm

* ***** *** ** **** ******* ** *** ***/**** *********** standards **** *** *********** *** ******* ****** **** ****. **'* a *** **** **** *** **** ***** ** ** *********** authority ****.

Undisclosed #4

08/19/16 03:44pm

**** ******* ** ******** ******* **** ** *** **** ** be ********* *** ******** ** ******** ********** **********, *** ******* be ********* ** *** ******* *** ** *********** ******** ********** security *********** ****.

"*** **** ************ **** ** **** ** ***** ** * light ****?"

"****"

Undisclosed Integrator #5

08/19/16 05:37pm

**** **** ** **** ***** *** ******** **********!!! **** *****! Also ******* / ********* ******* ********* *** ****.

************ **** ******* **** **** ********** ******** **** *** *****. And *** **** **** ********* **** ** *** ******/***** ** entirely ******* ** *** ********** **** ******** *** ****** / rather ***** ** **** **** ***** ** ** * *** 26/27 *****.

**** * ***** *** ** ********* ** *** **** ** remove ******** ******** ** ** ****** *********** ** **** **** the **** ** ********* *** ***** ** ***.

*** ******** ** *** *** *** ******* *** **, **** had ***** *** ********* *** ******** ** **** **** ***** and ****** **** ****** ** **** * ***** ******** *** power, ** ******** ****, * ******* ******* *** * ******* mounted ****** ******** ** *** **** ****.

* **** ******* ****** * *** ****** ** ***** * light ****, *** *** **** ***** **** ****** ** **** as * ******** ******* *****.

******* ******* ********* ** **** **** *** ** *** ***** in *** ****** *****, *** * **** *** ** ****** work **** ********** ***** ****.

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #5 | 08/19/16 06:19pm

***********. **** *******!

********* ***** ** **** ***** *** ******** ******* ********* ** EOL'd **** *** ******** *** * *** **** ****** ****-***********.

Undisclosed #4

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #5 | 08/19/16 09:52pm

* ***'* ******* ****** * *** ****** ** ***** * light ****, *** *** **** ***** **** ****** ** **** as * ******** ******* *****.

*** ******** (*******) ******** **** $** *** **. *** ***** are ***** $**.

Undisclosed Integrator #5

In reply to Undisclosed #4 | 08/20/16 05:00am

***** $** ** *** ******** ****** ***** ** ***, *** in * ************ ********** *********** **** *** ***. *** **** the **** ***** $** ******* **** **** * **** ********** for **** ***** *******....

Undisclosed #4

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #5 | 08/20/16 04:37pm

**** *'* *** **** *** *** ******* ** **** *** panels *** *** **** ********* ******** **** *********** ******** ******** to ********.

**** ** ****** ** ******* ****** ***** *** ********* ******* longevity.

** ** ***'** * '************ **********' *** *** ****** ******** $150 *** *****, ** $** * **** ***'* ***** *** bank.

** ********, *** ***** ******* ******** ** *** ****** ***** smaller, ******* ******** *** ****** ** *** ***** ******. ** also ***** **** **** ** *** ***** ******, ***** ********* the ********* ** *** ****** **** *******.

*******, ***** **** ***** ** ************ ***********, ********* ********** ** a ***** ***** *** ** *********** ****** **% ** **** in ****** *****, ********* ** *** ***** *******.

** ** *** **** *** ******* **** **** *** ****, then *** ******* **** ** * ********** ******.

*** **** ****** **** **** *** **** ******* ** ******* (to *** *********) **** * '***** **** *** ******** *******'. In ***** *****, *** **** *** ***** ***** *** **** of **** *** ****** ** ****.

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Gert Molkens

IPVMU Certified | 08/19/16 06:16pm

*** **** **** ** ******** ***** ** ****, ***** *** VLC ** ****** ***** *************. *** *** ****** *** **** to *********** **** ***** ******* **** ** ***********, ******* ***. This *** *** ********* ** ******* **** ** ******* ************. there *** ******** ***** ****** *** ******** ** ********* ************ in ****** ***** *** ********** ** **** ** '*****' ********* to *** ********, ***** ******* *** ******* ********** *** *****. Redwood *** ** ***** ******* *** *** ************ ** ********** and ************ *** ****.

** *** **'* **** **** **** **** **** ******** ****** over *** *******, **'* *** ***** ********* ***********

Undisclosed #4

In reply to Gert Molkens | 08/19/16 06:32pm

*******:**-** - ******* ******** ******** **********

Horace Lasell

08/19/16 07:32pm

*** *****-***** *** ******** *** **** ******** *** *********, *** we've *** **** ****** ******* **** **** ******* *****/**** ***-***** LED ********. *** ** *** *******, *********, *** **** *** still ***** ****** ***** *** *****, *** ****** ***% ** the "**** **********" ****** **** ******** **** *** ** ***** failed ****** *** ***** *** ****** ** *********.

***** *** *********** **** *****, ******* *** ******* ** ***, I **** ****-***** *** *********** ** *********. ** *** **********, the **** ******** ***-***** **** *** * ******** ** ****** of * ******* -- **** ***'* ******* *** *****.

Undisclosed Integrator #5

In reply to Horace Lasell | 08/20/16 05:30am

"*** **'** *** **** ****** ******* **** **** ******* *****/**** E27-based *** ********."

** *** ******** **** ******* ***** ** *** **** ******** we **** *** **** *** **** * ***** ** **** had ******** ** ***** ******* ** **** **** ***** **** form ** *** *******.

*** *********' *** ******** *** ********* *** **** ** *** same ******* **** ************ *** **********.

* *** *** **** ** * **** ** **** ******** enabled ******** ******* **** *** **** ******* ******* *** ********** of * ***** ****** *** *** ********* ** ****** ******. And **** *** ** *** ****** ** *** **** ****** spot *** ***** ******* * ****** ** **, ******* * switch *** **** *** **** **** $*-* **** ** $** or **** *** **** **** *** **** **** ** ***** you ****** *** ******* ** *** **** ** *** ** turn * ***** *** ** ** **** **** ***** *** even ** * ******* ** *** ****.

*** **** ***** ** **** *** ******* ** ******* ***** lighting ******* ** ** *** **********/***** **** ** ******* **** when ** *** **** * *** ***** (********* ******) ******** system ** *** ****** **** * ************ ** ***** ********* on * ***** ***** ** ******. *** **** ** ********** of *** *** ******* ******* ** ***.

Mike Weymer

08/19/16 10:14pm

*** ****** *** ******* *** ** ***** ******* ***** *** smart ***** *** ******, ******* ***** ****** ******* ****** *** being ****** **** ***

Itamar Kerbel

08/21/16 07:20pm

** *** ******* * ************* *** *********.

******** , ****** *** *******.

****** * ****. *** ****** **** ** ***** ***** ********** with *** ***** *?

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Itamar Kerbel | 08/22/16 01:56pm

** ****** *******'********** ***************. ******* ***********, *** ***** *** ******** ******* ** ****, it ****** ***** ******. ****** ******* *** **** ** *****-** is *** ********* ** ***********, *** ****** *** ****** *** fixed ***** ******.

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Campbell Chang

08/21/16 11:16pm

*** ******* ***** * *** **** ** *** ********* ** daisy *****.

******** *:* **** ****** *****, * *** ****** ********* ** running * ********* ******** ****** ******* * *******.

******** ********** ****** **** *** *********** ** ***** **** ** daisy ***** ***** ** ****** ** * ******* ******** ******* costs ******* *** *** **** ** ** ** *** * cable *** ***** *** **** ** *******.

dean woodyatt

08/21/16 11:41pm

*'** **** ****** *** ***** **** ****** ********** ***** ********* in * ******** **** ** ******* ***...

*****'** ** *** ******* ******* **'*, ********, ******* ** **** Phones.

******* * ***** ***** ***** ***** ****** *** **** ****** are ***...***** ******** *******, ***** ******, ***********, *********** *******, *********, sounders, ***** ******** *** *** ***...

** *** *** *** ******* ****** **** *** *** ******'** require ********* ***** ******* ** ******, ***'* *** *** *******, microwaves ** ******* *** **** **** :-)

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Bob Kusche

08/22/16 12:45am

* ******* ***** ** **** **** ** ********, ***** **** directly ********* **** *** ******* ***-****** ******* **** ***** ******** solutions. *** ***, *** ***** **** ******* ******** *** ********** suitable *** ******* ****!

****://***.*****-*********.***/

Undisclosed #4

In reply to Bob Kusche | 08/22/16 12:53am

******* *** "****** ***" ** *****.

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