SANTA CLARA, Calif.,
Feb. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- With
the release of the latest version of its native cloud-based central
management system, LumInsight® Cloud CMS, and its new LumInsight
IoT Gateway, Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ: ELON) has completed a
top-to-bottom re-architecture of its intelligent connected
outdoor lighting control system. Solutions based on this new
architecture are now shipping to multiple cities deploying
connected lighting at city-wide scale.
The updated LumInsight connected outdoor lighting control system
incorporates a new level of distributed intelligence that helps
users maximize their lighting control capabilities today while
setting the stage for incorporation of Echelon and third party
smart city applications in the future. The distributed
intelligence in Echelon's solution, with the ability to collect
data and run programs at the very edge of the network, enables
greater scalability, flexibility, ease of use and extensibility to
current and future applications.
Echelon's LumInsight system consists of four primary new or
updated components: a cloud-based central management system,
programmable IoT edge server gateways, and intelligent control
nodes that connect both wirelessly and using the power line to
communicate:
The Echelon LumInsight 2.1 Cloud CMS is an upgrade to Echelon's
CMS platform that allows cities and campuses to control and monitor
lighting schedules and levels by pole, street, neighborhood, or
city. The LumInsight 2 Cloud CMS can also be used to access and
control a wide variety of smart city applications and devices, and
features an open API to enable third party developers and system
integrators to expand the system's capability. The secure,
easy-to-use system allows managers to customize reports, alarms,
and the interface for different authorized users.
The Echelon LumInsight IoT Gateway is a new edge server with
distributed intelligence for managing and monitoring infrastructure
across a city-wide network. This next generation gateway places
more intelligence closer to the edge of the network, providing
greater performance and reliability; local processing power
supports adaptive capabilities and reduces network latency, and
enables operation in case of network failures. This gateway
provides LumInsight 2 Cloud CMS the data it needs to manage a
multi-site network, and features an open programmable and
extensible interface that enables future smart city devices and
applications, as well as integration with existing smart building
and industrial automation systems.
The new Echelon TOP900TLX-E, an addition to the TOP900 family of
controllers, is a compact, plug-and-play wireless connected
lighting control node targeted at large utility and municipal
markets in the Americas. In addition to having the intelligence to
collect and store data and run operational programs, this new
product adds built-in GPS capabilities to simplify installation,
revenue grade metering for tracking electricity use by fixture, a
tilt-sensor to provide automatic alerts of pole knock-downs from
accidents or natural disasters, and continual reports on light
status, electricity consumption and diagnostic information.
The new Echelon LumInsight CLP4000
Power Line Lighting Controller is designed for connected smart
lighting applications using reliable and secure communications over
the power line. This controller is ideal for applications
such as tunnels and decorative lighting fixtures. The CLP4000 features faster and smarter transceiver
technology, multiple luminaire control options, and native support
for advanced analog and digital sensors.
Municipalities and large educational and commercial campuses
have increasingly come to realize that incorporating smart controls
like the LumInsight connected lighting system into their outdoor
LED upgrade plans from the beginning is a smart decision. Echelon's
award winning platform is at the forefront of this technology shift
in the "smart city" space.
"Piggybacking a complete streetlight network control solution
like Echelon's onto an LED upgrade project provides immediate
results and prepares municipal infrastructure for emerging Smart
City use cases," said Dan DeLong,
President, Architectural Lighting Designs, Minneapolis, Minn.
"Smart Controls are the only way to make sure that public
lighting systems can keep up with future demands for new IOT
services, while immediately reducing negative impacts on human
health and the environment. Echelon LumInsight is certified by SOLA
for the Community Friendly Lighting Program and should be
considered by cities as part of their lighting upgrade plans." said
Bob Parks, Executive Director, Smart
Outdoor Lighting Alliance.
Echelon has been at the forefront of technology innovation and
advancement in robust distributed intelligence control systems for
almost 30 years," said Ron Sege,
Chairman and CEO of Echelon. "The recent trend by owners of
large outdoor lighting systems, such as city-wide and campus-wide
streetlight grids, to retrofit old lighting technology with new
energy saving LEDs has given us an opportunity to apply our unique
expertise to further reduce customer costs and improve safety and
quality of life in outdoor environments."
About Echelon Corporation
For 30 years Echelon (NASDAQ: ELON) has pioneered the
development of open-standard networking platforms for connecting,
monitoring and controlling devices in commercial and industrial
applications. With more than 140 million connected devices
installed worldwide, Echelon's solutions host a range of
applications enabling customers to reduce energy and operational
costs, improve safety and comfort, and create efficiencies through
optimizing physical systems. Echelon is focusing today on two IoT
(Internet of Things) market areas: creating smart cities and smart
campuses through connected outdoor lighting systems, and enabling
device makers to bring connected products to market faster via a
range of IoT-optimized embedded systems. More information about
Echelon can be found at www.echelon.com.
Echelon, the Echelon logo and LumInsight are trademarks of
Echelon Corporation that may be registered in the United States and other countries. All
other trademarks are owned by their respective owners.
This press release may contain statements relating to future
plans, events or performance. Such statements may involve risks and
uncertainties, the risk that Echelon's offerings by themselves or
combined with other applications or offerings do not perform as
designed or do not offer the expected benefits and savings; and
other risks identified in Echelon's SEC filings. Actual results,
events and performance may differ materially. Readers are cautioned
not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements,
which speak only as of the date hereof. Echelon undertakes no
obligation to release publicly the result of any revisions to these
forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or
circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of
unanticipated events.
Contact
Thomas Cook
Echelon Corp
tcook@echelon.com
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