Lytbit — Field notes on lighting controls, IoT and energyLytbit designs, commissions and connects networked lighting controls, IoT hardware and energy software for commercial buildings across Mississippi, Memphis and North Alabama.https://lytbit.com/en-usLED-to-LED Retrofits: When Adding Controls to Existing LEDs Pays Offhttps://lytbit.com/blog/led-to-led-retrofit-controls/https://lytbit.com/blog/led-to-led-retrofit-controls/Your fixtures are already LED. How to decide whether to add controls, replace with LLLC fixtures, or wait, based on drivers, hours, condition and incentives.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTControls DesignLED retrofitLLLCwireless controls0-10V dimmingincentivessales@lytbit.com (Lytbit Lab)Mississippi's Commercial Energy Code and Your Lighting Controlshttps://lytbit.com/blog/mississippi-commercial-energy-code-lighting/https://lytbit.com/blog/mississippi-commercial-energy-code-lighting/Sources disagree on Mississippi's statewide commercial energy code. How to confirm what applies to your project and design lighting controls that pass anyway.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTCodes & IncentivesMississippi energy codeASHRAE 90.12024 IECCcode compliancefunctional testingsales@lytbit.com (Lytbit Engineering)Brick, Haystack and ASHRAE 223P: Why Tagging Decides Whether Your Data Is Usablehttps://lytbit.com/blog/brick-haystack-223p-tagging/https://lytbit.com/blog/brick-haystack-223p-tagging/Brick Schema, Project Haystack and ASHRAE 223P compared: what each describes, how they fit together, and how to specify tagging for lighting and IoT data.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTIntegration & DataBrick SchemaProject HaystackASHRAE 223Pbuilding datametadatasales@lytbit.com (Lytbit Engineering)BACnet/SC for Lighting Networkshttps://lytbit.com/blog/bacnet-sc-for-lighting/https://lytbit.com/blog/bacnet-sc-for-lighting/What BACnet Secure Connect changes for lighting networks: TLS WebSockets, certificates, hubs instead of BBMDs, and how to plan a move from BACnet/IP.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTIntegration & DataBACnet/SCBACnetbuilding network securityBMS integrationsales@lytbit.com (Lytbit Lab)Lighting-as-a-Service vs. Buying Outright: A CFO's Frameworkhttps://lytbit.com/blog/lighting-as-a-service-vs-buying/https://lytbit.com/blog/lighting-as-a-service-vs-buying/A CFO's framework for comparing lighting-as-a-service with buying lighting and controls outright: cash, risk, performance, term, ownership and ASC 842.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTOperationslighting as a serviceASC 842capital planningproject financesales@lytbit.com (Lytbit Engineering)Using Lighting Occupancy Data to Set Back HVAChttps://lytbit.com/blog/lighting-occupancy-hvac-setback/https://lytbit.com/blog/lighting-occupancy-hvac-setback/Your lighting sensors already know which rooms are empty. How to share that occupancy data with HVAC for setback: sequences, points, pitfalls and testing.Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTIntegration & Datalighting HVAC integrationoccupancy dataBACnetHVAC setbackNLC 5.2sales@lytbit.com (Lytbit Engineering)Circadian Lighting Without Blowing the Energy Budgethttps://lytbit.com/blog/circadian-lighting-energy-budget/https://lytbit.com/blog/circadian-lighting-energy-budget/Circadian lighting for offices under ANSI/IES RP-46-25 without a large energy penalty: light at the eye, vertical surfaces, daylight, timing and controls.Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTControls Designcircadian lightingANSI/IES RP-46-25tunable whitedaylightofficessales@lytbit.com (Lytbit Engineering)Is Matter Ready for Commercial Buildings?https://lytbit.com/blog/is-matter-ready-for-commercial-buildings/https://lytbit.com/blog/is-matter-ready-for-commercial-buildings/Matter now names commercial buildings as a target, but it has no commercial lighting device types yet. What that means for owners and what to specify today.Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTProtocolsMatterThreadIoT integrationBACnetCSAsales@lytbit.com (Lytbit Lab)Questions to Ask Before Your Lighting Network Touches IThttps://lytbit.com/blog/lighting-control-cybersecurity-questions/https://lytbit.com/blog/lighting-control-cybersecurity-questions/Before a lighting control system joins your network, ask these questions about segmentation, credentials, firmware, remote access, cloud services and data.Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTOperationscybersecurityIT/OTnetwork segmentationBACnet/SCIEC 62443sales@lytbit.com (Lytbit Lab)A Lighting Controls Commissioning Checklist That Prevents Callbackshttps://lytbit.com/blog/lighting-controls-commissioning-checklist/https://lytbit.com/blog/lighting-controls-commissioning-checklist/A field-ready lighting controls commissioning checklist: pre-functional checks, sensor and daylight tests, trim, schedules, integration and handover records.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTOperationscommissioningfunctional testingchecklisthigh-end trimANSI/NEMA C137.9sales@lytbit.com (Lytbit Engineering)Bluetooth Mesh, Zigbee 4.0, Thread or Matter? Picking Wireless for Commercial Controlshttps://lytbit.com/blog/wireless-lighting-control-protocols/https://lytbit.com/blog/wireless-lighting-control-protocols/Bluetooth Mesh NLC, Zigbee 4.0, Thread and Matter compared for commercial lighting controls: profiles, maturity, gateways, security and where each fits.Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTProtocolsBluetooth MeshZigbee 4.0ThreadMatterwireless lighting controlssales@lytbit.com (Lytbit Lab)Occupancy, Vacancy and Utilization Sensors: What Each One Measureshttps://lytbit.com/blog/occupancy-vacancy-utilization-sensors/https://lytbit.com/blog/occupancy-vacancy-utilization-sensors/Occupancy, vacancy and utilization sensors answer different questions. What each detects, where each belongs in an office, and which data you can trust.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTIntegration & Dataoccupancy sensorsvacancy sensorsspace utilizationofficespeople countingsales@lytbit.com (Lytbit Lab)PoE Lighting: Where It Pays Off and Where It Doesn'thttps://lytbit.com/blog/poe-lighting-where-it-pays/https://lytbit.com/blog/poe-lighting-where-it-pays/A practical look at Power over Ethernet lighting: where PoE pays off in offices and renovations, and where long runs and high-bay loads make it the wrong tool.Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTProtocolsPoE lightingIEEE 802.3btDC lightingIT/OT convergencesales@lytbit.com (Lytbit Lab)Warehouse Lighting Controls: Zoning, High-Bay Sensors and Aisle Strategieshttps://lytbit.com/blog/warehouse-lighting-controls/https://lytbit.com/blog/warehouse-lighting-controls/How to zone a warehouse, place high-bay sensors, set aisle low levels and delays, and handle docks and cold storage, from a controls team based in Tupelo.Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTControls Designwarehouse lightinghigh-bay sensorsLLLCcold storageaisle lightingsales@lytbit.com (Lytbit Lab)0-10V vs. DALI-2 vs. D4i: A Practical Dimming Protocol Guidehttps://lytbit.com/blog/0-10v-vs-dali-2-vs-d4i/https://lytbit.com/blog/0-10v-vs-dali-2-vs-d4i/How 0-10V, DALI-2 and D4i dimming differ in wiring, feedback, low-end behavior and data, and which to specify for warehouses, clinics, schools and offices.Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTProtocolsDALI-20-10VD4iLED driversdimmingsales@lytbit.com (Lytbit Lab)When Your Controls Vendor Exits: A Migration Playbook for Orphaned Systemshttps://lytbit.com/blog/orphaned-lighting-control-system-migration/https://lytbit.com/blog/orphaned-lighting-control-system-migration/What to do when your lighting controls platform loses support: capture the configuration, triage by risk, reuse what you can and migrate in phases.Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTOperationslegacy lighting controlssystem migrationconfiguration recordsDALI-2sales@lytbit.com (Lytbit Engineering)DLC NLC 5.2, Explained for Building Ownershttps://lytbit.com/blog/dlc-nlc-5-2-explained/https://lytbit.com/blog/dlc-nlc-5-2-explained/What DLC's NLC 5.2 requirements change for building owners: HVAC integration, C137.9 configuration reports, energy monitoring, cybersecurity and rebates.Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTCodes & IncentivesDLCNLC 5.2lighting rebatesnetworked lighting controlsC137.9sales@lytbit.com (Lytbit Engineering)How to Get the Most From TVA EnergyRight on a Controls Projecthttps://lytbit.com/blog/tva-energyright-lighting-incentives/https://lytbit.com/blog/tva-energyright-lighting-incentives/A process guide to TVA EnergyRight lighting incentives on a controls project: pre-approval, the partner network, the two tracks, controls credit and paperwork.Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTCodes & IncentivesTVA EnergyRightutility incentivesnetworked lighting controlsNorth Mississippipre-approvalsales@lytbit.com (Lytbit Engineering)ASHRAE 90.1-2022 vs. 2024 IECC: A Lighting Controls Checklisthttps://lytbit.com/blog/ashrae-90-1-2022-vs-iecc-2024-lighting-controls/https://lytbit.com/blog/ashrae-90-1-2022-vs-iecc-2024-lighting-controls/How ASHRAE 90.1-2022 and the 2024 IECC compare on lighting controls, with a checklist of control types, typical requirements and the test for each.Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTCodes & IncentivesASHRAE 90.1-20222024 IECCfunctional testingdaylight controlsenergy codesales@lytbit.com (Lytbit Engineering)NLC vs. LLLC: Choosing a Lighting Control Architecturehttps://lytbit.com/blog/nlc-vs-lllc/https://lytbit.com/blog/nlc-vs-lllc/Room-level networked controls or luminaire-level controls? How NLC and LLLC differ, where each fits in Mid-South buildings, and how to choose by space type.Thu, 08 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTControls Designnetworked lighting controlsLLLCcontrols designDLCsales@lytbit.com (Lytbit Engineering)