Control system for several separately arranged consumers, especially lamp operating devices, and start-up method

Abstract

Disclosed is a control system (1) for several separately arranged consumers (10), especially lamp operating devices. Said control system comprises at least one control station (5), a control line (2) that connects the control station (5) to each consumer (10), and a transceiver unit (11) which is allocated to each consumer (10) and is used for communicating with the control station (5). A serviceaddress via which the consumer (10) can be contacted by the control station (5) is assigned to each consumer (10). According to the invention, a memory part (20) that is separated from the consumer (10) is associated with each consumer (10) in order to store the service address, said memory part (20) being connected to the associated consumer (10) via the control line (2).

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a control system for controlling a plurality of electrical consumers in a distributed arrangement, in particular for controlling a lamp operating device in a distributed arrangement. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for putting such a control system into operation. Background technique [0002] Generally, the lighting system of modern buildings, especially the lighting system for larger buildings or factories, not only needs to provide switches and dimmers for luminaires arranged in corresponding areas through switches or dimmers arranged in different areas. switching options or brightness adjustment options, but also the ability to remotely control these luminaires from a central control device. In this way, the lighting of larger buildings or complexes can be equipped with convenient lighting control. Lighting systems of this type therefore typically have more than one command generator, which can address and ...

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Problems solved by technology

[0008] The problem with these known methods for initializing larger lighting systems is that it can be very laborious to find a lighting device that immediately identifies itself, however these methods are still being used today

In addition, however, these methods have the disadvantage that the regular operating addresses handed out by the central command generator in the context of the initialization program are themselves always stored in the lamp operating device in question

However, uncertainty can arise if multiple light operating devices are being replaced at the same time, which is often the case in maintenance work on larger lighting systems

Therefore, it is no longer possible to determine from the central station which replaced lamp operating device should have which regular operating address

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