Occupancy Sensors and LEDs Evolve in Unison

Light sensors have been on the scene, at least in rudimentary form, for years. The idea is a simple one: If lights can be more tightly controlled, their cost to operate will go down. The most obvious example is restroom lights that turn themselves on and off as people enter and leave. The trend of the past few years is that modern telecommunications and IT technology is taking these technologies to new levels in a couple of ways. The most obvious is that they lower optional expense (opex). On a more subtle level, they collect data on how lighting