This invention generally relates to
solid state lighting control, and more particularly to a
dimmer interface circuit and a method for reducing
ringing on a drive
signal to a
solid state lighting device. An embodiment is a
dimmer interface circuit for controlling brightness of a
solid state
light emission device, the interface circuit having an input to receive a brightness control
voltage from a
dimmer circuit and comprising: a
voltage converter to provide a converter output
voltage and having an inductive component and a charge store, the charge store controllably coupled to receive charge from the inductive component to thereby convert the brightness control voltage to the converter output voltage; and control circuitry comprising: an input to receive a voltage level indication of the brightness control voltage; an input to receive a voltage level indication of the converter output voltage; a comparison circuit to compare a said received brightness control voltage level indication and a said received converter output voltage level indication; and a transition
detector to detect a transition of the brightness control voltage, said transition for turning a said
solid state light emission device on, wherein the control circuitry is configured to control the
voltage converter dependent on a said comparison of said level indications received at a time of a said transition in a first cycle of the brightness control voltage, such that a difference between the brightness control voltage and the converter output voltage at a time of a said transition in a second, later said cycle is closer to a target voltage difference or target voltage difference range than a said difference at the time of the transition in the first cycle.