Luceco is launching a new selection of exterior decorative lighting, including solar lights and mains powered bulkheads, designed to enhance the aesthetic, safety and functionality of outdoor spaces. Each product in the range combines exceptional durability, high-quality technology and hassle-free installation.

Easy to sell; easy to install

Whether solar or hard-wired, Luceco’s new range of exterior lighting solutions are designed to be easy to install. The wired bulkheads come with an easy fix wall bracket for ease of installation while the solar products obviously do not require hard wiring. The overall offer is ideal for selling to today’s consumer, now that enjoying outdoor space, even year-round, is ever more important.

The whole Luceco outdoor decorative LED range is both durable and weatherproof with IP54+ ratings and tough materials to ensure year-round efficiency whatever the weather. The energy efficient solar-powered options have high-quality panels and PIR motion sensors to prolong battery life and provide reliable functionality.

Superb aesthetics

The new Luceco decorative lighting range is customisable lighting at its best. Multiple modes and colour temperature options ensure the perfect ambiance – or security – for any outdoor setting. With styles ranging from decorative lanterns to sleek wall lights and powerful security floodlights, there is something suitable for every outdoor area.

Luceco also includes the BG, Sync Energy and Masterplug brands and has over 70 years of industry experience.

As residential and commercial surveillance technology continues to advance, Snap One, now part of ADI, is evolving and investing in its Luma range by adding a new line of 4K Hybrid cameras that deliver enhanced performance features and versatile designs.

Available with a fixed or motorised varifocal lens, in turret or bullet-style housings, the versatile surveillance cameras combine the strengths of Luma’s existing IR night vision and Colour-at-Night technologies, along with Active Deterrence features to support AI- and event-triggered alarms, notifications, and other responses.

Forest Liu, Sr. Director of Surveillance Products at Snap One, explains, “Innovation in security, particularly video surveillance, continues to be a top request of both residential and commercial customers. As a combined business, Snap One and ADI are committed to investing in the products and solutions our customers need to create safe and reliable systems.

“The unique features embodied by the Hybrid 4K cameras broaden ADI and Snap One’s security offerings and help customers deliver tailored security solutions across their entire customer base.”

The 4K Hybrid line provides customers with flexible security products that are suitable for a wide range of applications. The option for integrators to select either IR night vision or Colour-at-Night mode gives them greater control over choosing the best setting for the location the camera is installed. Furthermore, combined with OvrC, customers can easily adjust the mode for the end user if they prefer one mode over another, without having to roll out a support truck.

Security is further enhanced with built-in Active Deterrence. Combining built-in LED lights and audible alarm tones or pre-set voice annunciations, these cameras can help deter unwanted visitors and ward off break-ins by drawing attention to the scene. This is further enhanced by AI-enabled smart event analytics that allow the camera to distinguish between a person, vehicle, and non-vehicle which enhances event notification accuracy and reliability for the end user using the Luma View app.

“Going forward, Snap One and ADI will continue leveraging the latest technologies, including AI, to develop and deliver cutting edge solutions,” Forest continues. “We look forward to listening to our customers and working closely with them to meet both their needs and those of end users.”

Available to customers in the US, Canada, LATAM, EMEA, and APAC regions are a choice of eight different camera types and complementary accessory mounts, which are compatible across the entire Luma camera range. Additional features include NDAA compliance, seamless integration with the OvrC remote monitoring platform and leading control systems like Control4.

Ams Osram has added red, true green and blue (RGB) colors to its OSTAR Projection Compact LED family for machine-vision systems and stage lighting fixtures. These low-profile, ultra-high-brightness LEDs can also be used in projectors and architectural lighting.

The new LEDs join the white LED option, known as OSLON Boost, enabling more powerful and slimmer products. They are suited for premium high-power lighting products thanks to their high current density and very high brightness. Featuring a new rectangular ams Osram 2-mm2 chip, these LEDs produce very high luminous output. The true green version is reported as the brightest 520-nm product in its class with ratings of 1000 lm at 6 A.

In addition, the OSTAR Projection Compact LEDs can be packed very closely together in high-power luminaire designs due to their excellent thermal dissipation and small, flat package, measuring 4 × 4 × 0.75 mm. The thermal resistance is 1.4 K/W. The low profile enables lighting equipment and vision system manufacturers to reduce the size of their products without compromising brightness and performance, according to the company.

Compared to competing products with a domed primary lens, the flat package makes them easy to couple into optics to optimize the optical performance of the products for the application, according to the company. All OSTAR Projection Compact LEDs share the same footprint, which enables the easy exchange of colors in variants of a single board design, said the company.

The family includes the KR CULPM1.23 (red), the KT CULPM1.13 (true green), the KB CULPM1.14 (blue) and the KW CULPM1.TG (white). They are available now in production volume.

The Optoelectronics group of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. has developed a new reflective optical sensor with several performance improvements, including a higher current transfer ratio (CTR), increased sensing distance and lower power consumption, while saving space compared to previous-generation solutions. Targeting industrial, computer, consumer and mobility applications, the Vishay Semiconductors VCNT2030 features a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) and a silicon phototransistor in a miniature 1.85 × 1.2 × 0.6 mm surface-mount package, saving more than 40% PCB space compared to previous-generation devices.

Key features include a detection range of 0.3 mm to 6 mm, an emitter wavelength of 940 nm and a typical output current of 2.5 mA, which results in a typical CTR of 31% under test conditions. The CTR is >100% higher than previous-generation devices and the closest competing sensor, according to Vishay.

In addition, the optical sensor is reported to offer excellent internal crosstalk suppression due to the VCSEL’s narrow ±17° emission angle, which also enables improved proximity performance behind cover glass, and a sensing distance of 15 mm, which is three times higher than the closest competing devices.

The analog output signal at the phototransistor is dependent on the amount of light emitted by the VCSEL and reflected off an object in the sensor’s field of view, Vishay said. The device offers a sensing distance of 15 mm, which is three times higher than the closest competing device on the market, according to the company.

Applications include optical switching in industrial infrastructure, home and building controls, notebook and desktop computers, home appliances, consumer electronics and metering applications. The sensor also can be used in optical encoding for motor control in e-bikes, golf carts, tractors and harvesters as well as paper presence detection in printers and scanners. “In these applications the low 8-mA driving current of the device’s VCSEL is enough to achieve the same performance as solutions using 20-mA infrared emitters, dramatically lowering power consumption,” Vishay said.

The optical sensor is RoHS-compliant, halogen-free and Vishay Green. Samples and production quantities are available now, with lead times of eight to 16 weeks.

Ams OSRAM has unveiled an intelligent RGB LED, the OSIRE E3731i LED, enabling automotive manufacturers to implement novel dynamic lighting effects in vehicle interiors. This dynamic lighting adds value by combining changes in color and brightness with pulsing, breathing or moving light effects.

Used for both decorative and functional purposes, the OSIRE E3731i LED allows up to 1,000 LEDs to be connected in a daisy chain, controlled via one microcontroller (MCU). The interior lighting is achieved using simpler architecture, fewer components, less wiring and a lower system cost, said the company.

The OSIRE E3731i LED is designed for interior applications that need high dynamic RGB lighting scenarios. The RGB LED is co-packaged with an IC that integrates three LED drivers. It also includes optical measurement data of the three RGB LEDs. The external MCU addresses and controls each device via an open system protocol (OSP), allowing the MCU to run any color algorithm and to optimize the color algorithm.

Other features include a serial bus interface supporting the OSP, a temperature sensor and on-chip memory. Each RGB LED is factory characterized and optical performance data are stored in the LED’s on-chip memory. The on-chip memory facilitates end-of-line calibration of interior lighting systems, very high optical uniformity and consistency when using arrays of hundreds of OSIRE E3731i LEDs, said the company.

The OSIRE E3731i is qualified to the latest AEC-Q102 Annex 3 standard.

In an artificial intelligence (AI) world, machines need to reach a greater understanding of their surroundings than ever before. Current machine vision relies on camera systems to capture a snapshot of available data. The next step is resource-intensive computing to compensate for what is falling short of genuine vision. Last year, SiLC Technologies  (SiLC) introduced an Eyeonic Vision System that provided a way to identify objects even beyond a kilometer away, providing per-pixel velocity and polarization data, greater precision and interference-free operation.

SiLC has now expanded its capabilities, introducing four tailored versions of the Eyeonic Vision System. Created to provide bionic vision detection spanning a wide range of distances, the systems use FMCW LiDAR technology.

The new versions include a short-range option for vision detection up to 50 meters, targeting AI machine vision tasks that require high precision, such as pallet and truck loading or product inspection. A medium-range version performs vision detection up to 150 meters for applications such as home security and factory automation. For long-range, there is a 300-meter option that is tailored to ADAS and autonomous vehicles. And, given the need for an ultra-long range, the final version features vision detection exceeding 1,250 meters for drone tracking, perimeter security and airplane ground control.

To date, SiLC is alone in offering a commercially available chip integrating FMCW LiDAR that enables machine vision to emulate the human eye, according to the company. The solution combines a small footprint with low-cost and low power, scalability, and is unaffected by unpredictable environments, SiLC said. Each variant provides highly precise range, velocity, and polarization modes.

All four variants of the Eyeonic Vision System are currently available and shipping worldwide. Pricing varies, based on configuration.

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. has released five new 10-MBd high-speed optocouplers, featuring low power consumption to save energy in industrial applications. With a wide voltage supply range of 2.7 V to 5.5 V and an open collector output, the single-channel VOH260A, VOIH060A and VOWH260A and dual-channel VOH263A and VOIH063A devices can be used with low-voltage microcontrollers and I²C and SPI bus systems.

The optocouplers offer a low supply current of 5 mA maximum per channel with a low typical turn-on threshold current of 2-mA typical. “This simplifies designs by eliminating the need for an additional driver stage for a direct microcontroller connection,” Vishay said.

The new Vishay Semiconductors devices, offered in DIP-8, SMD-8, and SOIC-8 packages, feature a highly efficient input LED coupled to an integrated photodetector logic gate with a strobable output. They are suited for data communications, high speed A/D and D/A conversion, level shifting, and provide high voltage safety in automation equipment, motor drives and tools. The devices feature an internal shield that provides a guaranteed common mode transient immunity (CMTI) of 15 kV/μs minimum.

Together with their low turn-on threshold and supply current, the optocouplers are well suited for noise isolation and breaking up ground loops in these applications, Vishay said.

Other specs include a maximum rated withstand isolation voltage up to 5000 VRMS and isolation distances from 5 mm to 10 mm to cover a range of requirements, including applications with working voltages that exceed 1000 V.

Samples and production quantities are available now, with lead times of six weeks. Pricing for U.S. delivery starts at $0.35 each.

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. has enhanced its TSOP18xx, TSOP58xx, and TSSP5xx series of infrared (IR) receiver modules for remote control, proximity sensing and light barrier applications. Featuring a new in-house IC, the upgraded IR receiver modules, in Minicast packages, offer drop-in, plug-and-play replacements for existing devices in the series, eliminating the need for PCB redesigns. These enhanced devices offer 50% lower current consumption, improved ESD robustness to 12 kV, a wider supply voltage range from 2.0 V to 5.5 V, 20% higher dark-ambient sensitivity and improved performance under strong DC light.

The Vishay Semiconductors devices in the TSOP18xx, TSOP58xx, and TSSP5xx series each consist of a photodetector, preamplifier circuit and IR filter in a single package. The devices’ reduced current consumption over a wider voltage range increase battery life in mobile devices, while their improved performance in bright sunlight enables outdoor applications, Vishay said.

The TSOP18xx and TSOP58xx series are designed for IR remote control in applications such as televisions, soundbars, video game systems, set-top boxes (STBs), appliances and air conditioners. These devices are reported to offer higher robustness against disturbances such as IR emissions from different kinds of lamps and are insensitive to supply voltage variations and ripple noise. The devices are available with carrier frequencies from 30 kHz to 56 kHz and in six automatic gain control (AGC) versions for short and long burst codes.

The TSSP5xx series fixed-gain IR receiver modules deliver long range proximity and presence sensing to 2 m and can be paired with the TSAL6200 emitter for light barrier applications to 8 m (TSSP580xx). These devices are sensitive to a carrier frequency of 38 kHz and offer a peak sensitivity of 940 nm, making them suited for sensing the distance to objects for toys, drones, and robots; object approach detection for the activation of displays and user consoles; and garage door light barriers. They may also be used as reflective sensors for hand dryers, towel or soap dispensers, water faucets, toilets, vending machine fall detection, and security and pet gates.

Samples and production quantities are available now, with lead times of four weeks. Devices include the TSOP181.., TSOP183.., TSOP185..;TSOP182.., TSOP184.., TSOP186..; TSOP581.., TSOP583.., TSOP585..; TSOP582.., TSOP584..; TSSP580.. and TSSP58P38.