POE LIGHTS!?!

[Whattherel]

never thought this would be a thing https://www.genisyslighting.com/ (i posted this in networking because its ethernet hope this counts)

[TempestCatto]

I don't like websites like that. I want to see a product page, not a million mile scrolling experience where I learn just enough to not be interested.

[Whattherel]

2 minutes ago, TempestCatto said:

I don't like websites like that. I want to see a product page, not a million mile scrolling experience where I learn just enough to not be interested.

yeah i think they have to in stall them (ik its super dumb)

[Windows7ge]

I always thought about POE's potential to be used in an application other than powering networking equipment.

 

Agreed though I don't like how it's just pages of product fluff. I'd like to see the actual product and some datasheets.

 

And if you're not allowed to install it yourself I'm immediately not interested.

[Falcon1986]

Doesn’t Ubiquiti already do this? Not one of their mainstream products, but it’s been around for a while.

[brwainer]

1 hour ago, Falcon1986 said:

Doesn’t Ubiquiti already do this? Not one of their mainstream products, but it’s been around for a while.

Ubiquiti wasn’t the first, and for places that are really going to use this (brand new big office for example) they aren’t going to go with Ubiquiti. There are some companies in the lighting space that are as big as Ubiquiti is in total

[ShearMe]

Is this a new idea? I work in commercial construction, and controlled lighting has been a thing for quite a while. PoE doesn't sound that far fetched to me in the slightest. https://www.usa.lighting.philips.com/systems/connected-lighting-for-offices

[brwainer]

4 hours ago, ShearMe said:

Is this a new idea? I work in commercial construction, and controlled lighting has been a thing for quite a while. PoE doesn't sound that far fetched to me in the slightest. https://www.usa.lighting.philips.com/systems/connected-lighting-for-offices

It's new-ish (definitely last ten years). And actually even that Phillips product you listed is POE.

Quote

How connected lighting works

Low voltage power is transmitted over existing Ethernet cables to operate the luminaires, while high volumes of data are sent and collected. Integrating a Philips connected lighting system using Power over Ethernet (PoE) technology into the IoT is an ideal way to meet sustainability goals and realize financing savings from space optimization and employee productivity.

 

[ShearMe]

6 hours ago, brwainer said:

even that Phillips product you listed is POE.

 

That's why I listed it. If a big brand like Philips is doing it, it can't be that new.

[Sir Asvald]

I guess Richard Hammond won't be buying them any time soon

 

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