A number of topics discussed in the lighting industry include sustainability, low-cost systems, energy efficiency, connectivity and the convenience of flexibility. One solution to these problems is zF's wireless and battery-free RF button modules.
The company offers a sustainable alternative to rf based wiring and eliminates batteries and wires. This concept eliminates the drawbacks of wired and battery-powered systems. A compact generator (20.1mm x 7.3mm x 14.3mm) generates enough power by using the inductive push of a button so that it can reliably transmit RF commands to a paired receiver. As a wireless solution, it ensures flexibility and the opportunity to easily adapt to individual needs. As a battery-free solution with a life of 1,000,000 switching cycles, the maintenance and disposal needs of replacement batteries can be avoided.
Together with Onsemi, the company released a reference design for the Energy harvesting Bluetooth 5.0 low power switch and the first demonstration light switch module. The RF lamp switch module claims to be the only one that is directly compatible with the RF standard knx-rf and also supports the RF standard EnOcean3.0. It is compatible with standard frameworks and can be combined with customer-specific control and design panels.
