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Sustainable, cost effective Power over Ethernet for lighting.

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ABOUT

The Power over Ethernet (PoE) evolution and inclusion of Lighting is clear.

2003

IP Phones

IP telephony

The rise of VoIP forces IT staff to embrace telephony. "Power Injection" becomes a standard as 802.3af is ratified by the IEEE working group.

15W Max

2009

IP cameras

Surveillance

Motor controlled cameras and larger devices increase the demand for power. The working group's IEEE 802.3at delivers more over 2 wire pairs.

30W Max

2018

Wi-Fi AP's and Microcells

Wi-Fi AP's and Microcells

The IEEE 802.3bt standard introduces additional power modes. Type 3 enables high performance wireless access points and networking infrastructure.

60W Max

2019

Lighting

Lighting

Using all wire pairs, Lighting is able to leverage Ethernet and low power LEDs to become a commercial reality with the introduction of IEEE 802.3bt Type 4.

100W Max

New technology brings new problems to solve:

IT person confused

IT doesn't get Lighting!

  • What does CRI, Color Temperature and Macadam Ellipses mean?
  • What are the benefits of Tunable White?
  • Why does flicker matter if you can’t see it?
  • What is constant current and why aren’t all LED’s 12 and 24V?
  • What’s a corridor function?
  • What are Scenes and Routines? Something to do with Alexa?
  • What is Title 24, light shaving and demand response?

IT person confused

Electricians don’t get IT!

  • What’s does IPv6, DHCP, SSID, ICMP, SSDP, UDP, TCP, COAP and mDNS mean?
  • How do I wire this button to turn on a light?
  • Why can’t I use a default password for all my installations?
  • How do I install this without creating an account for every apartment?
  • Why isn’t there a breaker box?
  • I´m in Chicago, are you sure I don’t need conduit?

BENEFITS

Regardless of your role, there are many reasons to leverage X-PoE.

Lighting and Power

High Resolution, Flicker-Free dimming of Constant Current and Constant Voltage LED Loads.

Compact and safe power delivery for devices, batteries, USB Outlets and more.

Supports Tunable White, RGBW and indexed LED applications.

Auxiliary power option for Sensors and IoT devices.

Economical and Sustainable

Up to 50% cost savings over traditional PoE Lighting Installations.

Up to 30% Better Efficiency when used with DC.

75% Space Savings for compact luminaire and device designs.

Compliments the Future

Fully Backwards compatible with Standard PoE as defined by IEEE.

Enables gradual upgrade from Legacy to the Future.

Complements existing IoT solutions, Micro grids, and DC power distribution systems.

Feasible beyond commercial applications.

Rapid Deployment

Fast installation, simple configuration and troubleshooting.

Easy to plan and load balance power for large installations.

Immune to Voltage Drops for long cable runs.

Legacy friendly, can be configured by electricians.

TECHNOLOGY

Preserve flexibility by retaining backward compatibility with standard PoE. Look to future cost savings by simplifying your Lighting.

Patent Pending

CONTACT

Sotspor offers X-PoE Hardware Certification and Testing Services for new hardware designs.

X-PoE Licensing is available on a per-port basis.

Interested? Please send us a message!