Terms

Some products in our webshop come equipped with Tuya smart control. This is a communication protocol that allows you to control smart lighting through an app on your smartphone. But how does it work exactly?

Zigbee is a term commonly encountered in the world of smart home lighting. But what exactly is it? In this blog, we will explain what Zigbee is and how it works.

A specification that is not often mentioned, but is still quite important, is the power factor of a lamp.

When you want to know how much light a particular light source emits, you often look at the number of lumens listed on the lamp. However, this does not mean that you can directly deduce how much light from the lamp will fall on an object.

One of the terms often found in the specifications of a lamp or when creating a lighting plan is the UGR glare factor. Since this is often a relatively unfamiliar term, we explain more about UGR in this blog.

You often see it in the specifications of a light source: the Color Rendering Index (CRI) or colour rendering. This is often a number between 70 and 90, with the unit "Ra" following it. But what does this actually mean? And when is this value important?

Nowadays, LED lighting is the lighting type of choice on the market. But what exactly is LED lighting, and how does it work?

One of the most commonly used specifications for a lamp or fixture is the IP rating. In this blog, we will tell you everything you need to know about IP ratings and when this value is useful to you.

A product specification that is often somewhat unknown to people is the IK rating of a fixture. In this blog, we explain what IK ratings are and provide examples of common IK ratings.