Visilink, a visible light communications (VLC) solution, has declared that its novel LED-based communications platform for wireless network connectivity is now available. With this innovative technology, data transmission at very long distances can be achieved.
Visilink Photo Detector (Photo: Business Wire)
The new platform is made up of a receiver module, transmitter module, and an ultrasensitive photo detector that complies with a range of end user devices. It uses LEDs for near-ubiquitous network access including outdoor lighting, buildings, traffic lights, consumer electronics, vehicles and underwater access.
The Visilink solution employs light photons to transmit signals to receivers via the open air, followed by modulation-demodulation for use in networking servers, smart phones, etc. The Visilink technology serves to be a suitable medium for data transmission in VLC-based systems as it utilizes the blue portion part of electromagnetic spectrum. Visilink deploys quasi-white LEDs or RGB LEDs that serve as signal transmitters for general network conductivity in buildings. Visilink receivers have the ability to detect and transmit the optical transmission into a formatted data streams and furthermore facilitates the performance of standard networking protocol like Ethernet.
Visilink with existing power lines for communications (PLC), offers easy network access via computer/television displays and electronic signage. Visilink technology can be used as an alternative to RF technology in precision factories, mines and hospitals.
Three product offerings from Visilink technology are available for customer evaluation. The products include the Visual Light Transmitter Module LEC-RL DV1ch-L; a Low Electrostatic Capacity Reflection Photo Detector LEC-RP0508, and a Visual Light Receiver Module LEC-RP SM1C-L. Production-level models will be released later in 2012.