Resources Related to Lighting, LED, Safety, IP, Light Distribution
Resources of Product Design
Lighting Basics
This article introduces basics about lighting: what is light; units of light and how to measure light.
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LED Basics
This page contains links to fact sheets describing solid-state lighting, its characteristics, applications, and issues relating to its successful introduction into the marketplace.
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Safety Classes
The light fixture shall be insulated to electrical shock and fire. This article outlines the related elementary testing standards.
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IP Ratings
This document describes the classes of protection, and the standards and certification.
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Light Distribution
There are many different distribution patterns available with different lighting fixtures. Each distribution pattern provides a different lighting footprint on the ground to provide a light pattern for specific area light needs.
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IES File Decoding
This document describes the basics of IES file, and how to decode/read data in an IES file.
