Lumentile

LUMENTILE born from a research project H2020, whose purpose is to develop a bright and intelligent tile that, inspired by the classic ceramic tile, is enriched with electronics that allows new features. The electronics are made up of sensors and LED lighting that is their hallmark. LUMENTILE is a product that aims to combine the characteristics of simple ceramics with modern technology in the field of interaction with the user and IoT, as the on-board sensors facilitate interfacing and a communication protocol developed ad hoc allows the communication between different devices and mobile devices. If combined into a set of tiles, this property of creating a network of individual devices, allows LUMENTILE to compose real video installations. These characteristics give the possibility to LUMENTILE to fully represent a possible primary element in the concept of Smart City.

LUMENTILE is composed of three structural levels:

Bottom Layer: a ceramic layer whose function is mainly structural.

-Electro-Photonic Layer: within this level all the electronics are grouped together with the LED sources, and an optical layer that gives uniform illumination to the tile.

-Top Layer: has the function of protecting the electronics from the external environment but also an aesthetic function, made with a special translucent and thin ceramic (3mm), or in laminated glass with ceramic.