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amBX SmartCore is a patented software technology (originally developed within Philips) for controlling incandescent and white or coloured LED lighting and other compatible peripherals such as sensors. This allows lighting designers, programmers, building management systems to generate custom designed lighting environments. The patents for the technology are owned by a British company based in Redhill, amBX UK LTD.
Its main use is to control lighting in smart buildings with successful installations worldwide via collaboration with Molex.
amBX SmartCore allows sound and video to be interpolated and mapped to a 3 dimensional space, rendering effects via amBX enabled peripherals (lights or other output devices) in real time, allowing lighting effects to “move” around the space. Additional enabled peripherals can be added at any time which are automatically included in the output pallette, allowing scripts (designed effects ) to be ported to different locations utilising different peripherals, if required, where the technology can render a similar experience without the original hardware peripheral set up. Basic peripheral control is also available and the technology can layer different effects that act in unison. Ultra fine control of an entertainment space is offered via this layering technique and the technology can control (lighting, for instance) in multiple zones simultaneously (see lightscapes below). [citation needed]
amBX technology controls lighting via “Lightscenes”, these are designed control parameters that display lighting in the fashion that programmers and designers require. The software controls lighting based on programming and external real time influences such as heat light via sensors.
amBX can simulated natural daylight over time, including the natural circadian light rhythms, Care Homes are now installing lighting systems controlled by amBX software.
Design and operation
amBX code acts as a conversion middleware (sitting between source and output peripheral) that accepts generic or specifically scripted (via AmBX SDK) input signals from video, audio, PC or media sources; then outputs it to available hardware, such as (LED) lights, rumble boxes or similar peripherals via cable or wireless, subject to hardware.
The system is extensible; new products can be added to an existing installation so that old and new product can be combined to provide an enhanced effect.
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