Lighting communication architecture
US6175771A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 3, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jan 16, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 3, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B47/187
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An improved lighting control architecture provides many different kinds of controlling options. A single channel per line communication is described. This can be used to form single channel DMX to communicate with DMX format luminaires, while still using only one communication per line. The controlling console has only a single connector that outputs information for all luminaires. This is connected to a distribution rack, which itself includes plural connectors but spaced from the console. The multiple connectors can represent communications in many different formats including format of one lamp per line, or time division multiplexed formats of many lamps per line.
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