Make Things Happen: An interactive, IoT-enabled system

An interactive, IoT-enabled system

The Details

Light System Manager gen6 (LSM gen6) connects via Ethernet to Color Kinetics Blast spotlights and linear direct view Accent MX Powercore luminaires on a large highly-visible structure (bridge, stadium, etc). Interact Landmark provides simple management of professionally designed light shows.

The Scenario

A 1.2 kilometer (3/4 mile) long bridge lights up the city skyline with Color Kinetics Blast, FlexElite, and Graze Powercore luminaires. Seen by thousands every day the previously dark and foreboding structure is now a symbol of civic pride and community engagement with colorful light shows that play nightly, encouraging public engagement, boosting tourism, and enhancing the local economy.

The dynamic connected lighting solution is controlled by LSM gen6, which delivers a patchwork of colors slowly morphing over time, synchronized to music. Easily update content with Interact Landmark which allows you to remotely monitor, manage, and maintain an installation site from anywhere in the world, using a secure web connection.

What had been an impersonal, utilitarian structure is now an unmistakable landmark viewed by thousands as it illuminates the night sky.

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Experience and Expertise in All Areas of Control

At Color Kinetics, we’re committed to delivering sophisticated LED lighting controls systems that meet the evolving needs of our customers.

We deliver integrated systems.

You get a complete (and fully integrated) system—not a set of components that have to be pieced together into a system.

We’re experts in controlling LED lighting systems.

As experts and innovators, we can offer you real-world advice, clear answers, and all the support you need to make your vision a reality.

Integration is in our DNA.

Meticulous integration means no guesswork—just high quality and year-after-year reliability.

We’re committed to industry standards and interoperability.

In short, we play well with others—an important quality that gives you the freedom to choose the 3rd party solution that works best for your needs.

We’re dedicated to sustainability and energy-efficient solutions.

Energy efficiency and sustainability aren’t an option anymore—they’re critical to our future.

We’re committed to technological innovation at all levels.

When you choose Color Kinetics, you benefit from our significant investment in advanced, enabling technologies that raise color and light quality—as well as system-level reliability—to new heights.

Our experts have broad and deep experience in lighting systems.

Access to our responsive experts and certified system integrators can help answer questions and achieve the results you want.

We have a history of innovation—but our focus is on the future.

We pioneered early LED lighting solutions, but we continue to focus on developing next-generation systems. We’re a dedicated, long-term partner that you can turn to for innovation, expertise, and support.

Real-world examples

The accompanying photos show real-world examples of similar projects, with hundreds more in the Color Kinetics Showcase. The clear message behind these diverse scenarios and impressive projects? Anything is possible with Color Kinetics. And we’re here to help you every step of the way.

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