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The development of LED technologies is constantly opening new application areas for large LED displays, e.g. airports, arenas, streets, signs, architectural, fashion, art, content creation etc. Currently there are no viable solutions for controlling individual LEDs/pixels, if display ratios and resolutions are not standard like in larger screens.
Digital Sputnik Lighting (DSL) will develop a solution called Monett for efficient controlling individual LEDs in large, custom shape and ratio LED screens. Monett will eliminate the need for bulky controllers and cabling, lowering the requirements for hardware by 90% and reduce energy consumption by 90%.
This will be achieved by changing the paradigm in controlling individual LEDs: while DMX and other technologies use centralised controlling, DSL’s technology uses decentralised approach by using the computing power of individual LED chips. Outcome is the extremely efficient two-layer architecture where LED chips are connected to controlling device via bus allowing for automated addressing, two-way communication, low power consumption, scalability, “smartness”, and eliminating the need for bulky hardware. Two-way communication enables to receive information from individual LEDs for adjusting parameters for optimal performance and longevity of each LED. This technology is validated in DSL’s smart light Voyager where single pixels in a set of LEDs can easy and intuitively controlled via smartphone without any additional hardware.
Summary of project results
Project activities completed. Project promoter did not participate in the main call.