Lighting power supply, system and method thereof

Abstract

The present application provides a lighting power supply, system and method thereof, wherein the lighting power supply is adapted to be coupled between an external power supply and at least one lighting fixture; the lighting power supply comprises: a delivery terminal including an input terminal for electrically connecting the external power supply and an output terminal for electrically connecting the lighting fixture, so as to electrically connect the lighting power supply between the lighting fixture and the external power supply; a power supply part electrically connected between the input terminal and the output terminal and configured to be supplied with power from the external power supply to generate an operating power; a processing part electrically connected to the power supply part to be supplied with the operating power from the power supply part for operation; and the processing part is operatively connected to the lighting fixture and configured to be capable of establishing a direct control path with at least a first controller to operate continuous dimming of the lighting power supply through the first controller to reduce control delay.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the field of lighting technology, in particular to a lighting power supply, system and method thereof. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the improvement of people's living standards, intelligent lighting is becoming more and more important for creating a quality life.

[0003] In the prior art, the lighting power supply in intelligent lighting has high delay when continuously dimming, resulting in poor user experience. SUMMARY

[0004] An object of the present application is to provide a lighting power supply, system and method thereof, wherein the lighting power supply can interact with the first controller through a direct control path, so that it can obtain dimming data in time when continuously dimming, thereby reducing delay and achieving better follow-up dimming effect.

[0005] Another object of the present application is to provide a lighting power supply, system and method thereof, wherein the lighting power supply can be operated through two control paths, direct control and network control, thereby forming multiple control modes, wherein the first controller and the second controller are different controllers, so that the lighting power supply can be controlled locally by the first controller, or controlled diversely by the second controller through the network, to meet the needs of multiple control scenarios.

[0006] Another object of the present application is to provide a lighting power supply, system and method thereof, wherein the lighting power supply has a bidirectional remote control function, which can trigger the same function of the lighting power supply (such as adjusting the brightness or color temperature to a certain set value) through local and network paths.

[0007] Another object of the present application is to provide a lighting power supply, system and method thereof, wherein the lighting power supply can achieve the same function through two paths.

[0008] Another object of the present application is to provide a lighting power supply, system and method thereof, wherein a certain preset state of the lighting power supply can be modified and defined depending on the network, but can also be triggered locally without relying on the network.

[0009] Another object of the present application is to provide a lighting power supply, system and method thereof, wherein the processing unit of the lighting power supply and the second controller will have direct and network control paths, which can be switched adaptively based on control requirements.

[0010] Another object of the present application is to provide a lighting power supply, system and method thereof, wherein the control path between the processing unit and the lighting power supply can be switched to a direct control path when the network control path is unreachable.

[0011] Another object of the present application is to provide a lighting power supply, system and method thereof, wherein the lighting power supply controls the processing unit to enter the binding mode by triggering instructions through both wired and wireless ways, so that the user can choose the most convenient triggering way based on the specific use of the lighting power supply.

[0012] Another object of the present application is to provide a lighting power supply, system and method thereof, wherein the processing unit of the lighting power supply needs to establish a network control path with the second controller before establishing a direct control path with the first controller through the second controller.

[0013] Another object of the present application is to provide a lighting power supply, system and method thereof, wherein the lighting power supply is configured to receive dimming instructions sent at intervals during the operation of the first controller and adjust the lighting appliance to the corresponding optical parameter in a gradual manner according to each dimming instruction. The first controller sends the continuously sent dimming instructions at intervals in multiple times, and the lighting power supply fills in the data during the interval in a gradual manner, which can reduce the pressure caused by processing too much data and will not affect the smooth visual change effect.

[0014] Another object of the present application is to provide a lighting power supply, system and method thereof, wherein the direct control path between the lighting power supply and the first controller is established in a direct connection manner, and when the first controller uses a knob type member to perform dimming operation, the transmitted dimming instruction does not need to pass through the cloud, and point-to-point control with the lighting power supply can be realized, which greatly increases the transmission efficiency of the dimming instruction, reduces the control delay of the lighting power supply, and the increase of the transmission efficiency makes the first interval can be set to 20ms-500ms, achieving better follow-up control effect of the lighting power supply.

[0015] Another object of the present application is to provide a lighting power supply, system and method thereof, wherein the data of the binding relationship between the first controller and the lighting power supply is stored in the lighting power supply, and then the first controller only needs to broadcast the dimming instruction outwardly, and the lighting power supply receives the dimming instruction and judges whether to respond based on the stored binding relationship, which greatly simplifies the function of the first controller and reduces its power consumption, so as to be more suitable for the battery-powered first controller.

[0016] Another object of the present application is to provide a lighting power supply, system and method thereof, which can be conveniently triggered into a ready-to-commission state by the first controller, which is usually arranged at a position that is easy to be touched, so as to indirectly reduce the difficulty of triggering the lighting power supply into the ready-to-commission state.

[0017] To achieve at least one of the above objects, according to a first aspect of the present application, there is provided a lighting power supply adapted to be coupled between an external power supply and at least one lighting fixture; the lighting power supply comprises:

[0018] a delivery terminal comprising an input terminal for electrically connecting the external power supply and an output terminal for electrically connecting the lighting fixture, so as to electrically connect the lighting power supply between the lighting fixture and the external power supply;

[0019] a power supply unit electrically connected between the input terminal and the output terminal and configured to be supplied with power from the external power supply to generate an operating power;

[0020] a processing unit electrically connected to the power supply unit to be supplied with the operating power from the power supply unit for operation; and the processing unit is operatively connected to the lighting fixture and configured to:

[0021] establish a direct control path with at least one first controller to operate continuous dimming of the lighting power supply by the first controller.

[0022] According to a second aspect of the present application, there is provided a lighting system comprising:

[0023] a first controller for accepting a manipulation input;

[0024] a lighting power supply adapted to be coupled between an external power supply and at least one lighting fixture and to operate when supplied with power from the external power supply, and the lighting power supply is capable of establishing a direct control path with the first controller to operate continuous dimming of the lighting power supply by the first controller.

[0025] According to a third aspect of the present application, there is provided a lighting method adapted to be applied to a lighting power supply coupled between an external power supply and at least one lighting fixture; the method comprises:

[0026] establishing a direct control path with at least one first controller to operate the lighting power supply by the first controller; and,

[0027] establishing a network control path with at least one second controller to operate the lighting power supply by the second controller.

[0028] It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the application, as claimed. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0029] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application or the prior art, the drawings required by the embodiments or the prior art description will be briefly introduced below. The drawings incorporated into the description and forming a part of the description show the embodiments consistent with the present application and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the present application. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can also be obtained from these drawings without creative labor.

[0030] Figure 1 is an electrical appliance structure schematic of the lighting power supply in an embodiment of the present application Figure 1 ;

[0031] Figure 2 is an electrical appliance structure schematic of the lighting power supply in an embodiment of the present application Figure 2 ;

[0032] Figure 3 is an electrical appliance structure schematic of the lighting power supply and a push button switch in an embodiment of the present application;

[0033] Figure 4 is an electrical appliance structure schematic of the lighting power supply and a rotary knob switch in an embodiment of the present application;

[0034] Figure 5 is an electrical appliance structure schematic of the lighting power supply after introducing a second controller in an embodiment of the present application;

[0035] Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of two control paths of the lighting power supply in an embodiment of the present application;

[0036] Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of the lighting power supply taking power through the first controller in an embodiment of the present application;

[0037] Figure 8 is a schematic diagram of the network structure of the lighting power supply in an embodiment of the present application;

[0038] Figure 9 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the lighting system in an embodiment of the present application Figure 1 ;

[0039] Figure 10 is a schematic diagram of the lighting system using a rotary knob switch in an embodiment of the present application;

[0040] Figure 11is a schematic diagram of introducing a second controller in a lighting system in an embodiment of the present application;

[0041] Figure 12 is a schematic diagram of a specific application scenario of a lighting system in an embodiment of the present application;

[0042] Figure 13 is a schematic diagram of two control paths of a lighting power supply and a second controller in an embodiment of the present application;

[0043] Figure 14 is a schematic diagram of two control paths in a lighting system in an embodiment of the present application;

[0044] Figures 15-20 is a schematic diagram of a lighting method in an embodiment of the present application;

[0045] Figure 21 is a schematic diagram of an electrical structure of a lighting power supply in another embodiment of the present application

[0046] Figure 22 is a schematic diagram of taking power by a controller of a lighting power supply in another embodiment of the present application

[0047] Figure 23 is a schematic diagram of a circuit structure of a protection unit in another embodiment of the present application;

[0048] Figure 24 is a schematic diagram of a first inductor of a protection unit in another embodiment of the present application;

[0049] Figure 25 is a schematic diagram of a first inductor and a second inductor of a protection unit in another embodiment of the present application;

[0050] Figure 26 is a schematic diagram of a circuit structure of a transceiver unit in another embodiment of the present application;

[0051] Figure 27 is a schematic diagram of a structure of a lighting system in another embodiment of the present application;

[0052] Figure 28 is a schematic diagram of a controller implemented as a wall switch in a lighting system in another embodiment of the present application;

[0053] Figure 29 is a schematic diagram of a circuit structure of a lighting power supply taking power by a wall switch in a lighting system in another embodiment of the present application;

[0054] Figure 30 is a schematic diagram of a controller implemented as a knob switch in a lighting system in another embodiment of the present application;

[0055] Figure 31is a schematic diagram of the lighting method in another embodiment of the present application;

[0056] Figure 32 and Figure 33 is a schematic diagram of the lighting method in another embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0057] The embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below, and the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, in which the same numbers represent the same or similar elements throughout. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part but not all of the embodiments of the present application. Based on the embodiments of the present application, all the other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative work fall within the scope of the present application.

[0058] It should be understood that, in the description of all the embodiments of the present application, the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present application. The terms "first", "second" are only for the purpose of description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features referred to. Therefore, the features defined as "first", "second" can explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. The terms "coupled", "connected" and the like should be interpreted broadly, for example, can be fixed connection, can also be detachable connection, or integral; can be mechanical connection, can also be electrical connection or can communicate with each other; can be directly connected, or indirectly connected to form a linkage relationship through an intermediate medium, can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0059] Referring to Figure 1 , a lighting power supply 100 is specifically illustrated; wherein the lighting power supply 100 is adapted to be coupled between an external power supply and at least one lighting appliance 300 to receive control instructions based on the power supply of the external power supply and perform dimming operation on the lighting appliance 300.

[0060] As Figure 1 shown, according to the embodiments of the present application, the lighting power supply 100 at least includes: a delivery terminal 101, a power supply part 102 and a processing part 103; wherein:

[0061] The delivery terminal 101 includes an input terminal 1011 for electrically connecting the external power supply and an output terminal 1012 for electrically connecting the lighting appliance 300, so as to electrically connect the lighting power supply 100 between the lighting appliance 300 and the external power supply; it can be understood that the delivery terminal 101 can adopt a screw terminal, a spring terminal or any other terminal structure with detachable electrical connection function; in one example, the input terminal 1011 and the output terminal 1012 both adopt a spring terminal, so as to quickly connect or disconnect the power line for carrying electric energy. The external power supply can be 220V, 380V or other power frequency alternating current, or can be a power supply converted (for example, after voltage reduction and stabilization) based on power frequency alternating current, as long as it can provide power supply capability for the lighting power supply 100, and the embodiment is not limited specifically.

[0062] The power supply part 102 is electrically connected between the input terminal 1011 and the output terminal 1012, and is configured to be supplied with power from the external power supply to generate working power; it can be understood that the power supply part 102 should have voltage reduction and stabilization capability, which can reduce and stabilize the voltage of the external power supply (for example, 220V power frequency alternating current) and output working power (for example, 1.8V-3.6V low-voltage power supply) suitable for the back-end processing part 103.

[0063] The processing part 103 is electrically connected to the power supply part 102 to be supplied with the working power from the power supply part 102 for working; and the processing part 103 is operatively connected to the lighting appliance 300 and is configured to be capable of establishing a direct control path with at least one first controller 201 to operate the continuous dimming of the lighting power supply 100 through the first controller 201. Wherein, the processing part 103 can be formed by any IC with data processing capability such as MCU, SOC, etc. Wherein, the direct control path should be understood as that the control instruction of the first controller 201 is directly used to control the lighting power supply 100, without the need to pass through the processing of the server or the intelligent terminal, forming a short and efficient control path; further, the first controller 201 and the lighting power supply 100 have a certain distance limit to ensure that the control instruction of the first controller 201 has sufficient signal strength when it is transmitted to the lighting power supply 100 to be recognized and received by the lighting power supply 100.

[0064] Based on this, the technical scheme provided by the above embodiment enables the lighting power supply 100 to work under the power supply state of the power supply part 102, and enables the first controller 201 to interact with the lighting power supply 100 through the direct control path, so that the lighting power supply 100 can obtain dimming data in time when performing continuous dimming, thereby reducing the delay of follow-up dimming and improving user experience.

[0065] According to an embodiment of the present application, as shown in Figure 2 The processing unit 103 is further configured to establish a network control path with at least one second controller 202 to operate the lighting power supply 100 through the second controller 202, and the processing unit 103 is further configured to have a bidirectional remote control function, so that a preset state of the processing unit 103 can be triggered based on the direct control path and further triggered based on the network control path.

[0066] Therefore, the lighting power supply 100 provided by the present application can be operated through two control paths of direct control and network control, and the first controller 201 and the second controller 202 are different controllers 200, so that the lighting power supply 100 can be directly controlled by the first controller 201 locally, and can be controlled by the second controller 202 through the network, to meet the needs of various control scenarios. For example, as shown in Figure 3 When the first controller 201 is implemented as a local switch (for example, a wireless battery switch), the lighting power supply 100 can be directly controlled by the local switch, and at this time, the network is not needed, so that the control is simple and efficient; when the second controller 202 is implemented as a device with networking function (for example, a personal mobile electronic device, a voice device with networking function, etc.), remote control and some scene automatic control can be realized through the network, such as timing on / off, voice on / off, remote on / off, etc. In addition, through the two control paths of local and network, intelligent control of the lighting power supply 100 can be realized, and both users who like modern intelligent control (for example, young people) and users who are used to traditional direct control (for example, old people) can be considered.

[0067] In addition, through the bidirectional remote control function, the same function of the lighting power supply 100 (for example, adjusting the brightness or color temperature to a certain setting value) can be triggered through the two ways of local direct control and network control. It is worth mentioning that the preset state can be multiple, and multiple preset states can be bidirectionally controlled, and each preset state can be pre-stored in the memory of the processing unit 103, or defined by the second controller 202 with interactive function such as a mobile phone and uploaded to the processing unit 103.

[0068] Please refer to Figure 3In an example, the first controller 201 has a plurality of buttons corresponding to each of the preset states of the lighting power supply 100, and the second controller 202 has a user interface, and the user interface of the second controller 202 has a plurality of representations corresponding to each of the preset states of the lighting power supply 100; and each of the preset states of the lighting power supply 100 can be triggered by the corresponding button of the first controller 201 and triggered by the corresponding representation in the user interface of the second controller 202. It should be noted that the term "representation" in the present embodiment and hereinafter refers to a user interactive graphical display interface object, such as an image (e.g., a curve, an icon), a slider bar and a text (e.g., a word, a hyperlink), optionally displayed on the user interface of the second controller 202 (e.g., a mobile phone).

[0069] In a further example, the representations (e.g., corresponding button controls) of the second controller 202 and the buttons of the first controller 201 are in one-to-one correspondence; and the processing unit 103 is configured to adjust the lighting appliance 300 to the same preset state when the received trigger instruction is from the corresponding representation and button.

[0070] In a further example, the lighting power supply 100 has four predefined (e.g., default states when the device is manufactured) preset states, which are: a first state: gradually changing from the current state to a white light state within 2 seconds, specifically, a brightness of 100% and a color temperature of 6500K; a second state: gradually changing from the current state to a yellow light state within 2 seconds, specifically, a brightness of 100% and a color temperature of 2700K; a third state: gradually changing from the current state to a neutral light state within 2 seconds, specifically, a brightness of 100% and a color temperature of 4600K; and a fourth state: gradually changing from the current state to a small night light state within 2 seconds, specifically, a brightness of 1% and a color temperature of 2700K. Button one and control one correspond to each other, button two and control two correspond to each other, button three and control three correspond to each other, and button four and control four correspond to each other. The processing unit 103 stores a matching relationship: the first state matches the first trigger instruction, the second state matches the second trigger instruction, the third state matches the third trigger instruction, and the fourth state matches the fourth trigger instruction. Then, when the processing unit 103 receives the first trigger instruction generated when button one or control one is triggered, the first state is executed, and similarly, the other three preset states can be triggered by the corresponding buttons and the corresponding controls.

[0071] According to an embodiment of the present application, the processing unit 103 is further configured to have a dual-path linkage function, so that the processing unit 103 can modify a preset state based on any one of the first controller 201 and the second controller 202, and trigger the modified preset state based on the other one of the first controller 201 and the second controller 202. It is worth mentioning that the processing unit 103 stores a corresponding mapping relationship data between the preset state and the trigger instruction, and only modifies the mapping relationship when modifying. When receiving the trigger instruction sent by the first controller 201 or the second controller 202, the corresponding preset state can be triggered based on the matched mapping relationship, so as to achieve the effect of realizing the same function through two paths.

[0072] In an example, the second controller 202 can modify a preset state based on the network control path, and then the first controller 201 can trigger the modified preset state. It can be understood that a certain preset state of the lighting power supply 100 can be modified and defined depending on the network, but when triggered, it can be directly triggered locally without depending on the network. For example, the app of the second controller 202 implemented as a mobile phone has a modification control, when the modification control is triggered, the four preset states can be edited and modified, and when the modification control is not triggered, the four preset states cannot be edited and modified.

[0073] In another example, the first controller 201 can modify a preset state, and then the second controller 202 can trigger the modified preset state. It can be understood that a certain preset state of the lighting power supply 100 can be modified directly locally, and then diversified linkage control can be realized through the network. By modifying a certain preset state directly locally, the user can more intuitively see the actual effect of the preset state. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the first controller 201 is implemented as a mobile phone, and the second controller 202 is implemented as a smart watch. When the first controller 201 is triggered, the preset state of the lighting power supply 100 can be modified directly locally, and then the second controller 202 can trigger the modified preset state. Figure 4As shown, the first controller 201 has a knob 2011 and a plurality of buttons 2012, wherein the knob 2011 is used for dimming, and the plurality of buttons 2012 correspond to a plurality of preset states of the lighting power supply 100; when a preset state is modified through the first controller 201, specifically, first adjust the lighting power supply 100 through the knob 2011 so that the lighting appliance 300 is in a target state (for example, a small night light state), and then long press the corresponding button 2012 (for example, the first button from left to right), then the first controller 201 will send a corresponding modification instruction to the processing unit 103, and the processing unit 103 will be instructed to update the preset state corresponding to the trigger instruction mapped by the button 2012 to the target state after receiving the modification instruction, and save the modified mapping relationship. Further, when the corresponding control of the second controller 202 is triggered and sends a trigger instruction to the processing unit 103, the processing unit 103 will trigger the target state based on the modified mapping relationship, so as to realize local visual modification and network multi-element control. Secondly, the visual preset state modification and definition through the local direct control path can make the preset state actually presented to the user, and the setting is simpler: adjust the lighting power supply 100 to the desired state, and then long press the corresponding button 2012 to set the corresponding preset state. For example, there are five lamps in a room at home, and when setting the preset state, the five lamps are adjusted to the corresponding target state respectively, and then the corresponding button is long pressed, at this time the lighting power supply 100 will modify the corresponding mapping relationship and store it, so as to complete the modification of the preset state.

[0074] In addition, according to the embodiment of the present application, as Figure 5 As shown, the processing unit 103 is also configured to be capable of establishing a direct control path with the second controller 202; and the direct control path and the network control path between the processing unit 103 and the second controller 202 can be switched. It should be noted that the direct control path between the processing unit 103 and the second controller 202 should be understood as a control path independent of the network, for example, direct control based on wireless signals or pure physical line control. Further, the processing unit 103 and the second controller 202 will have both direct and network control paths, which can be adaptively switched based on control requirements. It should be noted that the switching action can be initiated by the processing unit 103, or by the second controller 202; when initiated by the processing unit 103, it can be automatic switching; when initiated by the second controller 202, it can be switching realized by user operation.

[0075] Further according to the embodiment of the present application, as Figure 6As shown, the processing unit 103 is further configured to establish a direct control path with the second controller 202 through direct connection, establish a network control path with the second controller 202 through the gateway 400, and switch the control path between the second controller 202 to the direct control path when the network control path is unreachable. Further, the direct control path can be direct connection control based on standard protocols such as Bluetooth direct connection or WIFI direct connection, or other direct control paths based on 433M, NFC, etc.; and the network control path can be control path based on Bluetooth MESH network formed by Bluetooth gateway, or control formed by WIFI mesh, ZIGBEE mesh, or other networks, or network control path formed by connecting to the cloud through the router. In general, the control path formed when the control signal is directly used between the second controller 202 and the lighting power supply 100 can be understood as the direct control path, and the control path formed by forwarding through the router or the cloud device after processing can be understood as the network control path. Further, based on the embodiment, the control path between the processing unit 103 and the lighting power supply 100 can be switched to the direct control path when the network control path is unreachable (for example, network interruption), the switching operation can be performed by the processing unit 103 of the lighting power supply 100, or by the second controller 202 connected thereto; and the switching operation can be actively performed by the lighting power supply 100 or the second controller 202, or can be performed based on the switching operation of the user.

[0076] In addition, the existing binding operation of the intelligent lighting power supply is generally to perform a specific physical operation (for example, long press a certain button) on the body of the lighting power supply to make it enter the binding mode. However, the lighting power supply 100 is generally difficult to touch because it is arranged in the lighting position (for example, in the ceiling or the wire slot of the light strip) together with the lighting fixture 300, so the existing triggering mode of the binding mode is not suitable for the intelligent device such as the lighting power supply 100. Based on this, the embodiment provides a new binding mode for the lighting power supply 100. Specifically, according to the embodiment of the application, the processing portion 103 is further configured to enter the binding mode via a trigger instruction, and can receive and hold the inherent identification information originating from the first controller 201 in the binding mode to correspond to the first controller 201, and then complete the establishment of the direct control path with the first controller 201. After the binding is completed, the lighting power supply 100 will determine whether to respond to the control instruction according to whether the inherent identification information contained in the received control instruction matches at least one of the plurality of inherent identification information stored locally; if it matches, it means that the control instruction is legal, and the control instruction is responded to; otherwise, it is not responded to. The control instruction can be used to trigger the lighting power supply 100 to perform the actions of switching, color temperature adjustment, and brightness adjustment. It should be noted that the trigger instruction can be a trigger instruction formed by a physical operation, or a trigger instruction generated by a wireless control signal. In the embodiment, the processing portion 103 enters a signal receiving state after being triggered by a trigger instruction to enter the binding mode, and then controls the first controller 201 to emit a binding instruction (which can be a network configuration packet) carrying inherent identification information (such as a MAC address, a product ID, and other factory-provided and unique information) that can represent the identity of the first controller 201. Then, the processing portion 103 stores the corresponding inherent identification information into the local memory after receiving the binding instruction, to complete the establishment of the corresponding relationship with the first controller 201, and form a direct control path with the first controller 201.

[0077] In order to solve the problem that some lighting power supplies 100 can be difficult to touch after being installed, according to the embodiment of the application, the processing portion 103 is configured to have a dual-mode binding function, so that the processing portion 103 can enter the binding mode based on a wired trigger instruction, and further can enter the binding mode based on a wireless trigger instruction. Then, the processing portion 103 can be controlled to enter the binding mode by the wired and wireless trigger instructions, so that the user can select the most convenient triggering mode based on the specific use form of the lighting power supply 100.

[0078] In one example, the wired trigger instruction is formed by turning on / off the processing unit 103, and specifically, the wired trigger instruction can be formed according to the number of times and / or the time length of turning on / off the processing unit 103. For example, when the lighting power supply 100 has not been bound, the lighting power supply 100 enters the binding mode within 5 seconds after being powered on, and the first controller 201 emits a corresponding binding instruction by pressing all the keys 3 times within the 5 seconds. After receiving the binding instruction, the lighting power supply 100 stores the corresponding inherent identification information to complete the binding and form the direct control path with the first controller 201. In addition, after the binding is completed, the lighting power supply 100 can control the lighting appliance 300 to emit a corresponding light signal (for example, flashing three times) to prompt the user that the binding is successful. Correspondingly, when the binding needs to be cleared, the lighting power supply 100 can be powered off first, and then the first controller 201 emits a corresponding binding clearing instruction by pressing the keys (for example, pressing for 2 seconds). At the same time, the lighting power supply 100 is powered on again, and after being powered on, the lighting power supply 100 receives the binding clearing instruction and clears the corresponding inherent identification information to complete the binding clearing operation. Similarly, after the binding clearing is successful, the lighting power supply 100 can control the lighting appliance 300 to emit a corresponding light signal (for example, the lighting appliance 300 is first turned off and then flashes three times) to prompt the user that the binding clearing is successful.

[0079] In another example, the wireless trigger instruction is formed according to the specified operation of an electronic device that has a corresponding relationship with the processing unit 103; the wireless trigger instruction is from an application. For example, the app user interface of the electronic device has a control interface corresponding to the lighting power supply 100, and the lighting power supply 100 can be sent a wireless trigger instruction by clicking the control icon of the "add remote controller" displayed on the control interface to make the lighting power supply 100 enter the binding mode. At this time, the first controller 201 emits a corresponding binding instruction by pressing all the keys 3 times, and the lighting power supply 100 stores the corresponding inherent identification information after receiving the binding instruction to complete the binding and form the direct control path with the first controller 201. The first controller 201 that has successfully bound will be displayed as a "remote controller" on the control interface. When the user wants to clear the first controller 201, the corresponding "remote controller" can be deleted through the control interface to trigger the lighting power supply 100 to delete the corresponding binding relationship.

[0080] Furthermore, based on the embodiment of the present application, the lighting power supply 100 only needs to form a network control with the second controller 202, and the first controller 201 can access the network through the second controller 202, so that some first controllers 201 that cannot access the network can access the network in an indirect way.

[0081] Further according to the embodiment of the present application, when the processing unit 103 enters the binding mode based on the wireless trigger instruction, the wireless trigger instruction is originated from the second controller 202, and then the processing unit 103 is able to establish the direct control path with the first controller 201 through the second controller 202. It can be understood that when the processing unit 103 is able to establish the direct control path with the first controller 201 through the second controller 202, the processing unit 103 needs to establish the network control path with the second controller 202 first. For example, when the second controller 202 is implemented as a mobile phone or other electronic device with interactive function, the network control path can be established between the mobile phone and the lighting power supply 100 first, and then the corresponding wireless trigger instruction is sent through the mobile phone to trigger the lighting power supply 100 to enter the binding mode.

[0082] In addition, according to the embodiment of the present application, the processing unit 103 is further configured to receive the dimming instruction originated from the first controller 201 through the direct control path; the dimming instruction is used to instruct the processing unit 103 to adjust the optical parameter of the lighting appliance 300 continuously; the optical parameter includes the color temperature and / or the brightness. Wherein, the dimming instruction is at least two, and there is an interval between each dimming instruction. In other words, the dimming instruction is not continuous, but is sent to the processing unit 103 intermittently, so as to reduce the data amount of the dimming instruction, and to realize the purpose of the non-continuous dimming instruction controlling the continuous dimming. Further, in the example, the interval between the adjacent two dimming instructions is at least 20 ms, so as to reduce the data processing pressure of the processing unit 103.

[0083] As Figure 4In the example shown, the first controller 201 is implemented as a switch device with a knob, and the optical parameter of the lighting power supply 100 can be adjusted in a follow-up manner by rotating the knob. Since the knob needs to control the lighting power supply 100 to respond in a follow-up manner in real time during rotation (for example, gradually increasing or decreasing the brightness according to the rotation of the knob), the existing knob will continuously send corresponding dimming instructions during rotation to ensure the fast follow-up response of the lighting power supply 100. This will result in a large number of dimming instructions, and if the processing capacity of the processing unit 103 of the lighting power supply 100 is not enough, it will not be able to process such a large amount of data, resulting in data packet loss, and even a crash. Based on this, according to the embodiment of the present application, the data amount is reduced by setting intervals, and the balance between follow-up effect and data amount is achieved. Specifically, in this embodiment, there is a first interval between two adjacent dimming instructions, so that the processing unit 103 can be further configured to gradually adjust the lighting appliance 300 from the optical parameter indicated by a dimming instruction to the optical parameter indicated by the next dimming instruction to form a continuous adjustment state of the lighting appliance 300. In other words, in this embodiment, the lighting power supply 100 is configured to receive dimming instructions sent at intervals during the operation of the first controller 201, and sequentially adjust the lighting appliance 300 to the corresponding optical parameter in a gradual manner according to each dimming instruction. The first controller 201 sends the continuously sent dimming instructions at intervals in multiple times, and the lighting power supply 100 fills the data in the interval in a gradual manner, which can reduce the pressure caused by processing too much data, and will not affect the smooth visual change effect.

[0084] According to the embodiment of the present application, when the lighting power supply 100 is controlled to be dimmed in a follow-up manner by the knob, the lighting power supply 100 will be limited to a boundary brightness value when the knob is rotated counterclockwise or instantaneously to the maximum value. For example, when the counterclockwise rotation of the knob is used to lower the brightness of the lighting power supply 100, when the knob is rotated counterclockwise to the maximum value, the lighting power supply 100 will control the brightness of the lighting appliance 300 to be 5%, and will not be adjusted to 0% (i.e. off). When the knob is clicked, the lighting power supply 100 is adjusted to the specified brightness (for example, the set 50% brightness).

[0085] Further according to the embodiment of the present application, the processing unit 103 establishes the direct control path between the first controller 201 by direct connection (e.g. Bluetooth direct connection or WIFI direct connection). Since the embodiment of the present application establishes the direct control path between the lighting power supply 100 and the first controller 201 by direct connection, when the first controller 201 uses the knob type member to perform dimming operation, the transmitted dimming instruction does not need to pass through the cloud, and point-to-point control with the lighting power supply 100 can be achieved, which greatly increases the transmission efficiency of the dimming instruction and reduces the control delay of the lighting power supply 100. The increase in transmission efficiency makes the first interval can be set to 20ms-500ms to achieve better follow-up control effect of the lighting power supply 100. In a specific example, the first interval is set to 100ms-200ms, for example, 100ms, 200ms or 150ms.

[0086] According to the embodiment of the present application, the dimming instruction is transmitted outward in a broadcast manner; the processing unit 103 is further configured to determine whether the identification information contained in the received dimming instruction is at least one of the plurality of identification information maintained; if yes, respond to the dimming instruction, otherwise do not respond. It should be noted that in the embodiment, the data of the binding relationship between the first controller 201 and the lighting power supply 100 is stored in the lighting power supply 100, and then the first controller 201 only needs to broadcast the dimming instruction outward, and the lighting power supply 100 receives the dimming instruction and makes a judgment on whether to respond based on the stored binding relationship, which greatly simplifies the function of the first controller 201 and reduces its power consumption, and is more suitable for the first controller 201 powered by a battery.

[0087] According to an embodiment of the present application, the processing unit 103 establishes a network control path with at least one second controller 202, and is configured to enter a waiting-for-network-configuration state in response to a network-configuration operation or a reset operation. In other words, when the processing unit 103 is not configured for network configuration, it enters the waiting-for-network-configuration state in response to a network-configuration operation; and when the processing unit 103 has been configured for network configuration, it enters the waiting-for-network-configuration state again in response to a reset operation. The network-configuration operation and the reset operation can be the same or different. In the waiting-for-network-configuration state, the processing unit 103 sends a request for network-configuration information to an electronic device connected to a target network, so that the electronic device instructs the processing unit 103 to join the target network, thereby establishing a network control path with a second controller 202 in the target network. The target network can be a local area network established based on a gateway device. The processing unit 103 can access the target network through the gateway and / or a router based on one or more of zigbee, wifi, ble mesh, etc., or through a wired manner such as PLC (Power line communication). In one example, the processing unit 103 is connected to a local area network established by a Bluetooth gateway based on a ble mesh protocol. All second controllers in the local area network are stored in a device list of the Bluetooth gateway. The processing unit 103 can communicate with any second controller in the local area network through the Bluetooth gateway, thereby establishing a network control path. The second controller can be a smart device with a display interface and human-computer interaction function, such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a smart watch, smart glasses, etc. In one example where the second controller is a mobile phone, the mobile phone runs an app corresponding to the lighting power supply 100, and binds the lighting power supply under an account of the app through Bluetooth or wifi, thereby being able to operate the lighting power supply based on the app.

[0088] In one example, in the waiting-for-network-configuration state, the processing unit 103 sends a network-configuration packet to an electronic device connected to a target network, so that the electronic device instructs the processing unit 103 to join the target network. After network configuration, the lighting power supply 100 can communicate with network devices in the target network through the target network. The network devices can be second controllers 202 or other devices with network function.

[0089] Furthermore, the processing unit 103 is configured to control the lighting fixture 300 to emit a first light warning signal before issuing distribution network information (distribution network message), and to control the lighting fixture 300 to emit a second light warning signal during distribution network operation; the first light warning signal and the second light warning signal differ from each other in at least one of the following: flashing frequency and color.

[0090] Furthermore, the processing unit 103 is also configured to send a reminder message once every specified interval, so that after the electronic device receives the reminder message, it can determine that the lighting power supply 100 is still online.

[0091] Furthermore, existing network configuration operations typically involve specific physical manipulation of the device itself (e.g., pressing and holding a button) to put it into a network configuration standby state. However, the lighting power supply 100 is usually installed in the lighting location (e.g., in the ceiling or in the wiring trough of the light strip) along with the lighting fixture 300, making it difficult to access. Therefore, the existing triggering method for the network configuration standby mode is not suitable for this type of smart device. Based on this, as... Figure 7 As shown, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the power supply unit 102 draws power from the first controller 201, so that the processing unit 103 can be powered off and powered on based on the opening and closing of the first controller 201; the power distribution control and / or the reset control include power on and / or power off; the processing unit 103 is further configured to count the number of power on / off switching, and / or time the duration between power on / off, and enter the standby state when a specified requirement is met. Furthermore, based on the solution provided by this embodiment, the lighting power supply 100 can be conveniently triggered into the standby state through the first controller 201, and the first controller 201 is generally located in an easily accessible position, thus indirectly reducing the difficulty of triggering the lighting power supply 100 into the standby state.

[0092] In addition, it is worth mentioning that the lighting power supply 100 can be multiple, each lighting power supply 100 corresponds to control a lighting appliance 300, multiple lighting power supply 100 can be powered by the first controller 201, and the on / off operation of the first controller 201 can realize the on / off operation of multiple lighting power supply 100 to trigger multiple lighting power supply 100 to enter the standby network state at the same time. In an example, the first controller 201 has a button and a relay, and the button and the relay are linked (for example, the button is pressed and the relay is disconnected, and the button is pressed again and the relay is closed), and the on / off of the first controller 201 can be realized by operating the button. The button is hidden (not exposed to the surface during daily use), and when the user needs to trigger the lighting power supply 100 to perform network configuration, the hidden button needs to be operated after uncovering a cover. The hidden button can turn on / off the relay. In specific implementation, the first controller 201 can be a wall switch suitable for 86x86 bottom box. In this way, the first controller 201 of the embodiment is in a normally closed state to ensure the power supply of the lighting power supply 100 during normal operation, and the hidden button is used to control the relay to reset at least one lighting power supply 100 powered by the relay. The hidden button is not visible and not easy to touch, thereby preventing accidental triggering.

[0093] In addition, it is worth mentioning that the lighting power supply 100 can be multiple, each lighting power supply 100 corresponds to control a lighting appliance 300, multiple lighting power supply 100 can be powered by the first controller 201, and the on / off operation of the first controller 201 can realize the on / off operation of multiple lighting power supply 100 to trigger multiple lighting power supply 100 to enter the standby network state at the same time. In an example, the first controller 201 has a button and a relay, and the button and the relay are linked (for example, the button is pressed and the relay is disconnected, and the button is pressed again and the relay is closed), and the on / off of the first controller 201 can be realized by operating the button. The button is hidden (not exposed to the surface during daily use), and when the user needs to trigger the lighting power supply 100 to perform network configuration, the hidden button needs to be operated after uncovering a cover. The hidden button can turn on / off the relay. In specific implementation, the first controller 201 can be a wall switch suitable for 86x86 bottom box. In this way, the first controller 201 of the embodiment is in a normally closed state to ensure the power supply of the lighting power supply 100 during normal operation, and the hidden button is used to control the relay to reset at least one lighting power supply 100 powered by the relay. The hidden button is not visible and not easy to touch, thereby preventing accidental triggering.

[0094] According to the embodiment of the application, the second controller 202 can be an electronic device instructing the processing unit 103 to perform network configuration, or can be another network device (such as a wall switch) connected to the target network, and the processing unit 103 establishes a network control path with the second controller 202 through the target network in the network configuration state. Figure 8As shown, the control rules can be defined and stored in the cloud server 500, or can be defined and downloaded from the cloud server 500 to the lighting power supply 100. Specifically, in an embodiment, the processing unit 103 is configured to receive and execute a control result pointed by a control instruction in the network configuration state, to form the network control path; the control instruction is generated by a server connected to the target network according to a control action currently generated by the second controller 202 and a target control rule matched therewith, and is downloaded through the target network; it should be noted that at this time, the control rules are stored in the cloud server 500, the cloud server matches the corresponding target control rule according to the control action uploaded by the second controller 202, generates a control instruction according to the executable function defined by the target control rule, and then downloads the control instruction to the lighting power supply 100, and the processing unit 103 of the lighting power supply 100 only needs to receive the control instruction and execute it.

[0095] In another embodiment, the processing unit 103 is configured to receive and store at least one control rule downloaded by a server connected to the target network in the network configuration state, and further receive a control instruction, determine a target control rule matched in all control rules according to control action information carried in the control instruction, and control the executable function defined by the target control rule to be executed, to form the network control path; it should be noted that at this time, the control rules are stored in the lighting power supply 100, the cloud server receives the control action uploaded by the second controller 202 and converts it into a control instruction downloaded to the lighting power supply 100, and the lighting power supply 100 matches a target control rule in a plurality of control rules based on control action information in the control instruction, and performs a response operation based on an executable function pointed by the target control rule.

[0096] In another embodiment, the control rules can also exist in the cloud server and the local memory of the lighting power supply 100 at the same time, and the user modifies the control rules and uploads them to the cloud, and the cloud periodically downloads the updated control rules to the lighting power supply 100 to realize the synchronization of the control rules of the two; the control rules define the trigger relationship between at least one control action of the second controller 202 and at least one executable function of the lighting power supply 100, which is freely determined by the user through a terminal device. The control action can be, for example, a key pressing action or a rebound action of the second controller 202, and the executable function can be, for example, an inherent function (such as turning on the light or turning off the light) of the lighting power supply 100, or a function defined later (such as a certain preset state).

[0097] According to an embodiment of the present application, the control instruction sent by the second controller 202 is received, and the control instruction is used to instruct the processing unit 103 to switch to adjust the optical parameter of the lighting appliance 300, wherein the optical parameter comprises brightness and / or color temperature. Further based on the embodiment, the lighting power supply 100 can be adjusted in a switching manner by the second controller 202, for example, directly adjusted to a preset state, directly adjusted to 80% of brightness, or directly turned off or turned on.

[0098] It should be noted that when the lighting power supply 100 is controlled to turn on / off by the first controller 201 or the second controller 202, the lighting power supply 100 has a memory function. In other words, the processing unit 103 of the embodiment can present the following flow when turning on the light:

[0099] When the lighting power supply 100 is powered on for the first time: the lighting appliance 300 is in an off state, and the light on / off button (for example, the key of the first controller 201 or the interface light on control of the second controller 202) of the first controller 201 or the second controller 202 is clicked, and the lighting power supply 100 is triggered to load the brightness value and the color temperature value set before factory. At this time, the user can adjust the brightness and the color temperature (for example, by adjusting the knob of the first controller 201 or by adjusting the interface of the second controller 202), and after the adjustment is completed, the processing unit 103 stores the current brightness value and the color temperature value in the memory. When the user controls the light on / off button of the first controller 201 again, the first controller 201 sends a light on / off or flip command (that is, flips from one state to another opposite state, for example, flips from off to on), if the lighting appliance 300 is off at this time and receives the light on or flip command, the stored brightness value and color temperature value will be re-read to turn on the light to the last state.

[0100] When the lighting power supply 100 is not powered on for the first time: when receiving the light on instruction, the processing unit 103 turns on the lighting appliance 300 to the state when the light was turned off last time (the brightness value and the color temperature value when the light was turned off last time), and the data corresponding to the state is stored in the local memory of the lighting power supply 100.

[0101] According to an embodiment of the present application, the power supply unit 102 and the processing unit 103 are integrally arranged to reduce the connection complexity of the lighting power supply 100 and facilitate installation and use.

[0102] According to the lighting power supply 100 provided by the above embodiment, as shown in Figure 9 The present application further provides a lighting system, comprising: a first controller 201 and a lighting power supply 100, wherein an operable connection relationship is established between the first controller 201 and the lighting power supply 100, and specifically:

[0103] The first controller 201 is configured to receive a control input, which can be applied by a user or other operating body such as an intelligent robot, for example, a press control, a release press control, a rotation control, a press and rotation control, etc.

[0104] The lighting power supply 100 is adapted to be coupled between an external power supply and at least one lighting appliance 300, and works when supplied with power from the external power supply, and the lighting power supply 100 can establish a direct control path with the first controller 201 to operate the continuous dimming of the lighting power supply 100 through the first controller 201. Further, the lighting power supply 100 and the first controller 201 interact with each other through the direct control path to obtain dimming data in time when the continuous dimming is performed, so as to reduce the delay and achieve a better follow-up dimming effect.

[0105] In this embodiment, the first controller 201 is always powered and has real-time standby capability. The first controller 201 controls the continuous dimming of the lighting power supply 100 through dimming instructions. Each dimming instruction has an interval between them. In other words, the dimming instructions are not continuous but are sent to the lighting power supply 100 intermittently, thereby reducing the data volume of the dimming instructions and achieving the purpose of controlling continuous dimming with non-continuous dimming instructions. In a further example, the interval between two adjacent dimming instructions is at least 20 ms, so as to reduce the data processing pressure of the lighting power supply 100.

[0106] As shown in Figure 10 According to an embodiment of the present application, the first controller 201 adopts a knob switch, and the first controller 201 has a knob 2011. The first controller 201 can control the continuous dimming action of the lighting power supply 100 through the direct control path based on the rotation of the knob. The first controller 201 is powered by strong current, and specifically can be powered by 220V power frequency alternating current.

[0107] In some embodiments, as shown in Figure 7 The first controller 201 has a switch function. The switch function can be realized by a relay. Specifically, according to an embodiment of the present application, the relay is controlled by a hidden button of the first controller 201, and the relay is used to form a control output for an external electrical appliance. When the relay is closed, the output supplies power externally, and when the relay is disconnected, the output is cut off.

[0108] According to an embodiment of the present application, the lighting power supply 100 is configured to be powered by the first controller 201, so that the lighting power supply 100 can be powered off and powered on based on the opening and closing of the first controller 201; the commissioning control and / or the reset control comprises powering on and / or powering off;

[0109] The lighting power supply 100 is further configured to count the number of power on / off switching and / or the duration between power on and power off, and enter the standby commissioning state when a specified requirement is reached. Further, based on the scheme provided by this embodiment, the lighting power supply 100 can be conveniently triggered to enter the standby commissioning state by the first controller 201, and the first controller 201 is generally arranged at a position that is easy to touch, so the difficulty of triggering the lighting power supply 100 to enter the standby commissioning state is indirectly reduced.

[0110] In addition, it is worth noting that there can be multiple lighting power supplies 100, each corresponding to a lighting appliance 300, and each of the multiple lighting power supplies 100 can be powered by the first controller 201, and further, the on / off operation of the first controller 201 can realize the on / off operation of the multiple lighting power supplies 100, so as to trigger the multiple lighting power supplies 100 to enter the standby commissioning state at the same time. In one example, the first controller 201 has a hidden button and a relay, and the hidden button and the relay are linked (for example, the hidden button is pressed and the relay is opened, and the hidden button is pressed again and the relay is closed), and further, the on / off of the first controller 201 can be realized by operating the hidden button. The hidden button is hidden (not exposed on the surface during daily use), and when a user needs to trigger the lighting power supply 100 to perform commissioning, the hidden button needs to be operated after a cover is removed. The hidden button can be used to turn on and off the relay. In a specific implementation, the first controller 201 can be a wall switch suitable for a 86x86 bottom box. Further, in this way, the first controller 201 of the present embodiment has the relay in a normally closed state to ensure the power supply of the lighting power supply 100 during normal operation, and the hidden button is used to control the relay to facilitate resetting at least one lighting power supply 100 powered by the relay, and the hidden button is not visible and not easy to touch, thereby preventing accidental triggering.

[0111] Further, the first control of the hidden button of the first controller 201 can trigger the relay inside to automatically open and / or close according to a preset rule, to form the commissioning control and / or the reset control of the lighting power supply powered by the relay. The first control can be a long press, double click or other relatively simple control, and further, a simple first control of the button of the first controller 201 can automatically trigger the relay to form a complex control, to trigger the corresponding lighting power supply to enter the standby commissioning state.

[0112] In some embodiments, the first controller 201 itself has networking function, and the first controller 201 is triggered into the network configuration mode by the operation of the hidden key, and the operation is defined as the second operation; the second operation needs to be different from the first operation, so as to be distinguished by the internal processing device of the first controller 201. According to the embodiments of the present application, the first controller 201 has the hidden key, and is configured to enter the self-network configuration state in response to the second operation of the hidden key (i.e. the first controller 201 itself enters the network configuration waiting state, so that the corresponding electronic device discovers the request network configuration message sent by the first controller 201 and instructs the first controller 201 to join the corresponding network), or, in response to the first operation of the hidden key, triggers the internal relay to automatically open and / or close according to the preset rule, to form the network configuration operation and / or reset operation of the lighting power supply through the relay.

[0113] In an example, the first operation is set as double-click operation, the second operation is set as long-press operation greater than or equal to 5s, and the network configuration operation of the lighting power supply is set as 8 times of power-off and power-on switching. Further, when the first controller 201 detects that the hidden key is double-clicked, the internal relay of the first controller 201 is automatically switched to open / close state for 8 times, to form the network configuration operation of the lighting power supply, and further trigger the lighting power supply to enter the network configuration waiting state; when the first controller 201 detects that the hidden key is long-pressed for more than 5s, the internal relay of the first controller 201 will not be operated, and enters the network configuration waiting state, in which the first controller 201 emits the request network configuration message (the message carries the inherent information of the first controller 201, such as product ID, MAC address, product type, etc.) to the outside, so that an electronic device or gateway device connects the first controller 201 to the target network based on the request network configuration message, to complete the self-network configuration of the first controller 201. It should be noted that the second operation triggers the relay of the first controller 201 to automatically perform the complex network configuration operation through simple operation, so that the lighting power supply 100 can be triggered to enter the network configuration waiting state more conveniently when taking power through the relay of the first controller 201, without manual power-on / off operation.

[0114] According to the embodiments of the present application, the lighting power supply 100 establishes the network control path with the second controller 202 through the target network in the network configuration state.

[0115] According to an embodiment of the present application, the lighting power supply 100 is specifically configured to receive and execute a control result pointed by a control instruction in the network configuration state, to form the network control path; the control instruction is generated by a server connected to the target network according to a control action currently generated by the second controller 202 and a target control rule matched therewith, and is issued by the target network; it should be noted that at this time, the control rule is stored in the cloud server, the corresponding target control rule is matched by the cloud server according to the control action uploaded by the second controller 202, the control instruction is generated according to the executable function defined by the target control rule, and then the control instruction is issued to the lighting power supply 100, and the processing unit 103 of the lighting power supply 100 only needs to receive the control instruction and execute it;

[0116] According to an embodiment of the present application, as shown in Figure 8 The lighting power supply 100 is specifically configured to receive and store at least one control rule issued by a server connected to the target network in the network configuration state, and further receive a control instruction, determine a target control rule matched in all control rules according to control action information carried in the control instruction, and control an executable function defined by the target control rule to be executed, to form the network control path; it should be noted that at this time, the control rule is stored in the lighting power supply 100, the cloud server receives the control action uploaded by the second controller 202 and converts it into a control instruction issued to the lighting power supply 100, the lighting power supply 100 matches a target control rule in a plurality of control rules based on control action information in the control instruction, and performs a response operation based on an executable function pointed by the target control rule.

[0117] In some embodiments, the control rule can also exist in the cloud server and the local memory of the lighting power supply 100 at the same time, the user modifies the control rule and uploads it to the cloud, and the cloud regularly issues the updated control rule to the lighting power supply 100 to realize the synchronization of the control rules of the two; the control rule defines the trigger relationship between at least one control action of the second controller 202 and at least one executable function of the lighting power supply 100, which is freely determined by the user through a terminal device. The control action can be, for example, a key pressing action or a rebound action of the second controller 202, and the executable function can be, for example, an inherent function (such as turning on the light or turning off the light) of the lighting power supply 100, or a user-defined function (such as a preset state: night light mode, sleep aid and wake-up mode, etc.).

[0118] According to an embodiment of the present application, as shown in Figure 11As shown, the lighting system further comprises a second controller 202 for accepting manipulation input; the lighting power supply 100 is capable of establishing a network control path with the second controller 202, and the lighting power supply 100 is operated through the second controller 202; and the lighting power supply 100 is configured to have a bidirectional remote control function, so that a preset state of the lighting power supply 100 can be triggered based on the direct control path and further triggered based on the network control path. For example, the second controller 202 is a personal electronic device with a user interaction interface; the same function of the lighting power supply 100 can be realized through the user interaction interface based on the network path and through the first controller 201 based on the local direct path. Further, the lighting power supply 100 provided by the application can be operated through two control paths of direct control and network control, forming multiple control modes, wherein the first controller 201 and the second controller 202 are different controllers 200, so that the lighting power supply 100 can be controlled locally through the first controller 201 and diversified through the second controller 202, to meet the needs of multiple control scenarios. Exemplarily, as shown in the following table, when the first controller 201 is implemented as a local switch (for example, a wireless battery switch), the lighting power supply 100 can be directly controlled through the local switch, without relying on the network, so that the control is simple and efficient; when the second controller 202 is implemented as a device with networking function (for example, a personal mobile electronic device, a voice device with networking function, etc.), remote control and some scene automatic control can be realized through the network, such as timing on / off, voice on / off, remote on / off, etc. In addition, through the two control paths of local and network, intelligent control of the lighting power supply 100 can be realized, while taking into account users who like modern intelligent control (for example, young people) and users who are used to traditional direct control (for example, old people). Figure 12

[0119] In addition, through the function of bidirectional remote control, the same function of the lighting power supply 100 (for example, adjusting the brightness or color temperature to a certain setting value) can be triggered through the local and network paths. It is worth noting that the preset state can be multiple, and multiple preset states can be bidirectionally controlled, and each preset state can be pre-stored in the memory of the processing unit 103 or defined by the second controller 202 with an interaction function such as a mobile phone and uploaded to the processing unit 103.

[0120] ​According to an embodiment of the present application, the lighting power supply 100 is further configured to have a dual-path linkage function, so that the lighting power supply 100 can modify a preset state based on any one of the first controller 201 and the second controller 202, and trigger the modified preset state based on the other one of the first controller 201 and the second controller 202. In turn, each preset state of the lighting power supply 100 can be triggered by the corresponding button of the first controller 201 respectively, and can also be triggered by the corresponding representation in the user interaction interface of the second controller 202 respectively.

[0121] According to an embodiment of the present application, as shown in Figure 13 the second controller 202 is further configured to be able to establish a direct control path with the lighting power supply 100, and the direct control path and the network control path with the lighting power supply 100 can be switched. It should be noted that the direct control path between the processing unit 103 and the second controller 202 should be understood as a control path independent of the network, such as direct control based on wireless signals or pure physical line control. In turn, the processing unit 103 and the second controller 202 will have both direct and network control paths, which can be adaptively switched based on control requirements. It should be noted that the switching can be initiated by the processing unit 103 or by the second controller 202; when initiated by the processing unit 103, it can be automatic switching; when initiated by the second controller 202, it can be switching realized by user operation.

[0122] According to an embodiment of the present application, as shown in Figure 14As shown, the second controller 202 is further configured to establish a direct control path with the lighting power supply 100 through direct connection, establish a network control path with the lighting power supply 100 through a gateway, and switch the control path between the lighting power supply 100 to the direct control path when the network control path is unreachable. Further, the direct control path can be a direct connection control based on standard protocols such as Bluetooth direct connection or WIFI direct connection, or a direct control path established based on other radio frequency communication such as 433M; and the network control path can be a control path based on a Bluetooth MESH network formed based on a Bluetooth gateway, or a control formed based on WIFI mesh, ZIGBEE mesh, or a network control path formed based on a router connected to the cloud and then through the cloud. In general, when the control signal is directly used for control between the second controller 202 and the lighting power supply 100, the control path formed can be understood as the direct control path, and when the control signal needs to be processed through a router or a cloud device before being used for control of the lighting power supply, the control path formed can be understood as the network control path. Further, based on the embodiment, the control path between the processing unit 103 and the lighting power supply 100 can be switched to the direct control path when the network control path is unreachable, the switching operation can be initiated by the processing unit 103 of the lighting power supply 100, or by the second controller 202 connected thereto; and the switching operation can be a switching operation actively performed by the lighting power supply 100 or the second controller 202, or a switching operation performed based on a user's switching operation.

[0123] According to an embodiment of the present application, the lighting power supply 100 is configured to enter the binding mode via a trigger instruction, and is capable of receiving and retaining the inherent identification information originated from the first controller 201 in the binding mode, so as to establish the correspondence with the first controller 201. In this way, the establishment of the direct control path with the first controller 201 is completed. After the binding is completed, the lighting power supply 100 determines whether to respond to the control instruction according to whether the inherent identification information contained in the received control instruction matches at least one of the plurality of inherent identification information stored locally; if the match is true, it means that the control instruction is legal, and the lighting power supply 100 responds to the control instruction; otherwise, it does not respond. It should be noted that the trigger instruction can be a trigger instruction formed by physical operation, or a trigger instruction generated by a wireless control signal. In this embodiment, the processing unit 103 enters the signal receiving state after being triggered by a trigger instruction to enter the binding mode, and then controls the first controller 201 to emit a binding instruction (which can be a network configuration packet) carrying the inherent identification information (such as MAC address, product ID, etc.) capable of representing the identity of the first controller 201. After receiving the binding instruction, the processing unit 103 stores the corresponding inherent identification information into the local memory, so as to complete the establishment of the correspondence with the first controller 201, and form the direct control path with the first controller 201.

[0124] According to an embodiment of the present application, the lighting power supply 100 is configured to have a dual-mode binding function, so that the lighting power supply 100 can enter the binding mode based on a wired trigger instruction, and further can enter the binding mode based on a wireless trigger instruction. In this way, the processing unit 103 can be controlled to enter the binding mode by using both wired and wireless trigger instructions, so that the user can select the most convenient trigger mode based on the specific use form of the lighting power supply 100.

[0125] According to an embodiment of the present application, when the lighting power supply 100 enters the binding mode based on the wireless trigger instruction, the wireless trigger instruction is originated from the second controller 202, so that the lighting power supply 100 can establish the direct control path with the first controller 201 through the second controller 202. It can be understood that when the processing unit 103 can establish the direct control path with the first controller 201 through the second controller 202, the processing unit 103 needs to establish the network control path with the second controller 202 first. For example, when the second controller 202 is implemented as a mobile phone or other electronic device with interactive function, the mobile phone can be used to establish the network control path with the lighting power supply 100 first, and then the corresponding wireless trigger instruction is sent through the mobile phone to trigger the lighting power supply 100 to enter the binding mode.

[0126] According to an embodiment of the present application, the first controller 201 is further configured to be capable of being manipulated to send dimming instructions through the direct control path; the dimming instructions are used to instruct the lighting power supply 100 to continuously adjust the optical parameter of the lighting appliance 300; the optical parameter includes color temperature and / or brightness. In this embodiment, there are at least two dimming instructions, and there is an interval between each dimming instruction. In other words, the dimming instructions are not continuous, but are sent to the processing unit 103 intermittently, thereby reducing the data volume of the dimming instructions and achieving the purpose of controlling continuous dimming with non-continuous dimming instructions. In a further example, the interval between two adjacent dimming instructions is at least 20 ms, so as to reduce the data processing pressure of the processing unit 103.

[0127] According to an embodiment of the present application, the first controller 201 is further configured to send the dimming instructions intermittently in response to the rotation action of the knob.

[0128] The lighting power supply 100 is configured to gradually adjust the lighting appliance 300 from the optical parameter indicated by a dimming instruction to the optical parameter indicated by the next dimming instruction, so as to form a continuous adjustment state of the lighting appliance 300. In other words, in this embodiment, the lighting power supply 100 is configured to be capable of receiving the dimming instructions sent intermittently multiple times during the manipulation of the first controller 201, and sequentially adjusting the lighting appliance 300 to the corresponding optical parameter in a gradual manner according to each dimming instruction. The first controller 201 sends the continuously sent dimming instructions intermittently multiple times, and the lighting power supply 100 supplements the data in the interval in a gradual manner, which can reduce the pressure caused by processing too much data, and will not affect the smooth visual change effect.

[0129] According to an embodiment of the present application, the first controller 201 establishes a direct control path with the lighting power supply 100 in a direct connection manner, which greatly increases the transmission efficiency of the dimming instructions, reduces the control delay of the lighting power supply 100, and the first interval between two adjacent dimming instructions is configured to be 20 ms to 500 ms, preferably 100 ms to 200 ms, for example, 100 ms, 200 ms or 150 ms.

[0130] According to an embodiment of the present application, the first controller 201 is configured to send the dimming instructions to the outside in a broadcast manner.

[0131] The lighting power supply 100 is further configured to determine whether the identification information contained in the received dimming instruction is at least one of the plurality of identification information maintained; if yes, the lighting power supply 100 responds to the dimming instruction, otherwise, the lighting power supply 100 does not respond. It should be noted that in the embodiment, the data of the binding relationship between the first controller 201 and the lighting power supply 100 is stored in the lighting power supply 100, and then the first controller 201 only needs to broadcast the dimming instruction outwardly, and the lighting power supply 100 receives the dimming instruction and determines whether to respond based on the stored binding relationship, which greatly simplifies the function of the first controller 201 and reduces the power consumption, so as to be more suitable for the first controller 201 powered by a battery.

[0132] According to an embodiment of the present application, the lighting power supply 100 is adapted to directly enter the network waiting state in response to a network configuration operation, or to re-enter the network waiting state in response to a reset operation; in other words, the processing unit 103 is adapted to enter the network waiting state in response to a network configuration operation when the network configuration is not performed; and when the network configuration has been performed, the processing unit 103 is adapted to re-enter the network waiting state in response to a reset operation to clear the network configuration information; wherein the network configuration operation and the reset operation can be the same or different.

[0133] In the network waiting state, a specified request network configuration information is sent outwardly, so that the electronic device receiving the request network configuration information instructs the lighting power supply 100 to join a target network, and then a network control path between the lighting power supply 100 and a second controller 202 in the target network is established. In an example, in the network waiting state, the lighting power supply 100 sends a network configuration packet outwardly, and the electronic device connected to the target network such as a gateway or a mobile phone acquires the network configuration packet, and then instructs the lighting power supply 100 to join the target network. The lighting power supply 100 after the network configuration is completed can communicate with the network device in the target network, and the network device can be the second controller 202 or other network-enabled devices.

[0134] According to an embodiment of the present application, the lighting power supply 100 is further configured to receive a control instruction sent by the second controller 202; the control instruction is used to instruct the lighting power supply 100 to switch to adjust the optical parameter of the lighting appliance 300; and the optical parameter includes brightness and / or color temperature. Further based on the embodiment, the second controller 202 can switch to adjust the lighting power supply 100, for example, directly adjust to a certain preset state, directly adjust the brightness to 80%, or directly turn off the light, turn on the light, etc.

[0135] According to the lighting power supply 100 provided by the above-mentioned embodiments, Figure 10As shown, the application also provides a lighting system, which is a variant of the above embodiment. In this embodiment, the first controller 201 still adopts the knob controller 200, and the first controller 201 has a knob. The first controller 201 can control the continuous dimming action of the lighting power supply 100 through the direct control path based on the rotation of the knob. The difference is that the first controller 201 is powered by a battery, specifically a CR2032 button cell, and the first controller 201 has wireless signal transmission capability, and can control the lighting power supply 100 through wireless signals. It should be noted that the functions, effects, definitions, etc. of the features described in this embodiment can be understood with reference to the description of the above embodiment, and will not be repeated here.

[0136] According to an embodiment of the application, as shown in Figure 11 and Figure 12 The second controller 202 is also configured to establish a direct control path with the lighting power supply 100, and the direct control path and the network control path between the second controller 202 and the lighting power supply 100 can be switched.

[0137] According to an embodiment of the application, the lighting power supply 100 is also configured to have a dual-path linkage function, so that the lighting power supply 100 can modify a preset state based on any one of the first controller 201 and the second controller 202, and trigger the modified preset state based on the other one of the first controller 201 and the second controller 202.

[0138] According to an embodiment of the application, as shown in Figure 13 The second controller 202 is also configured to establish a direct control path with the lighting power supply 100, and the direct control path and the network control path between the second controller 202 and the lighting power supply 100 can be switched.

[0139] According to an embodiment of the application, as shown in Figure 14As shown, the second controller 202 is further configured to establish a direct control path with the lighting power supply 100 by direct connection, to establish a network control path with the lighting power supply 100 through a gateway, and to switch the control path between the lighting power supply 100 to the direct control path when the network control path is unreachable.

[0140] According to an embodiment of the present application, the lighting power supply 100 is configured to enter the binding mode via a trigger instruction, and to receive and hold the inherent identification information from the first controller 201 in the binding mode to establish the corresponding with the first controller 201.

[0141] According to an embodiment of the present application, the lighting power supply 100 is configured to have a dual-mode binding function, so that the lighting power supply 100 can enter the binding mode based on a wired trigger instruction, and further can enter the binding mode based on a wireless trigger instruction.

[0142] According to an embodiment of the present application, when the lighting power supply 100 enters the binding mode based on the wireless trigger instruction, the wireless trigger instruction is from the second controller 202, so that the lighting power supply 100 can establish the direct control path with the first controller 201 through the second controller 202.

[0143] According to an embodiment of the present application, the first controller 201 is further configured to be capable of being manipulated to send the dimming instruction through the direct control path; the dimming instruction is used to instruct the lighting power supply 100 to continuously adjust the optical parameter of the lighting fixture 300; the optical parameter includes color temperature and / or brightness.

[0144] According to an embodiment of the present application, the first controller 201 is further configured to send the dimming instruction at intervals in response to the rotation action of the knob.

[0145] The lighting power supply 100 is configured to gradually adjust the lighting fixture 300 from the optical parameter indicated by a dimming instruction to the optical parameter indicated by the next dimming instruction to form a continuous adjustment state of the lighting fixture 300.

[0146] According to an embodiment of the present application, the first controller 201 establishes the direct control path with the lighting power supply 100 by direct connection, so that the first interval between two adjacent dimming instructions is configured to be 20ms-500ms, preferably 100ms-200ms.

[0147] According to an embodiment of the present application, the first controller 201 is configured to send the dimming instruction outwardly by broadcasting.

[0148] The lighting power supply 100 is further configured to determine whether the identification information contained in the received dimming instruction is at least one of the maintained multiple identification information; if yes, respond to the dimming instruction, otherwise do not respond.

[0149] According to an embodiment of the present application, the lighting power supply 100 is adapted to directly enter the waiting-to-be-commissioned state in response to a commissioning operation, or re-enter the waiting-to-be-commissioned state in response to a reset operation.

[0150] In the waiting-to-be-commissioned state, the lighting power supply 100 sends a specified request commissioning information to the outside, so that the electronic device receiving the request commissioning information instructs the processing unit 103 to join a target network, and further establishes a network control path with a second controller 202 in the target network.

[0151] According to an embodiment of the present application, the lighting power supply 100 establishes a network control path with the second controller 202 through the target network in the commissioned state, and is specifically configured to:

[0152] In the commissioned state, a control result pointed by a control instruction received and executed is formed into the network control path; the control instruction is generated by a server connected to the target network according to a control action currently generated by the second controller 202 and a target control rule matched therewith, and is issued through the target network; the control rule defines a trigger relationship between at least one control action of the second controller 202 and at least one executable function of the lighting power supply 100;

[0153] And / or;

[0154] In the commissioned state, at least one control rule issued by a server connected to the target network is received and stored, and a control instruction is further received, a target control rule matched in all control rules is determined according to control action information carried in the control instruction, and an executable function defined by the target control rule is controlled to be executed, so as to form the network control path; the control rule defines a trigger relationship between at least one control action of the second controller 202 and at least one executable function of the lighting power supply 100.

[0155] According to an embodiment of the present application, the lighting power supply 100 is further configured to receive a control instruction sent by the second controller 202; the control instruction is used to instruct the lighting power supply 100 to switch to adjust an optical parameter of the lighting fixture 300; the optical parameter includes brightness and / or color temperature.

[0156] According to an embodiment of the present application, the lighting power supply is further configured to have a power-off memory function, wherein the state of the lighting power supply after power-off and then power-on can be set by the power-off memory function, and the state can be selected from "default to turn on the light after power-on", "restore the light before power-off after power-on", and "default light after power-on".

[0157] When "default to turn on the light after power-on" is selected, the lighting power supply will turn on the light by default after each power-on.

[0158] When "restore the light before power-off after power-on" is selected, the lighting power supply automatically saves the light before power-off, and automatically restores the light before power-off when the light is turned on next time.

[0159] When "default light after power-on" is selected, the current light of the lighting power supply can be saved as the default light, and the light flashes to indicate that the light is successfully saved. Subsequently, the lighting power supply will turn on the default light after each power-on.

[0160] According to an embodiment of the present application, the lighting power supply is further configured to have a night light mode, a wake-up mode, a sleep-aiding mode, and a wake-up mode; wherein the night light mode is used to control the lighting appliance 300 to emit a weak light with a specified brightness at night, as a night light; the wake-up mode is used to adapt to a switch or a lamp with a wake-up function; and the sleep-aiding mode and the wake-up mode are used to change the light according to a preset rule, to guide the user to enter a sleep state or to wake up.

[0161] According to an embodiment of the present application, the lighting power supply can be set with a gradual change time, which is used for turning on the light, turning off the light, or switching the light; for example, when the light is turned on, the gradual change time is set to 2 seconds by the user through the app interface of the mobile phone, and when the light is triggered to be turned on, the light gradually changes from the off state to the last on state within 2 seconds.

[0162] According to an embodiment of the present application, the lighting power supply comprises an MCU and a radio frequency communication unit (RF), wherein the MCU and the radio frequency communication unit can be integrally arranged (e.g. on-chip SOC) or separately arranged. In an embodiment, the radio frequency communication unit employs a PCB antenna on board, and the processing unit 103 is arranged on a PCB board. When the processing unit 103 is arranged on the PCB board, the area directly below the PCB antenna on board is completely clear, and the periphery 360° area is not provided with metal components to prevent the radiation efficiency of the antenna from being affected and causing the communication distance to be affected. In another embodiment, the radio frequency communication unit employs an exposed antenna, wherein the exposed antenna is placed in a suspended state, and the length of the exposed antenna extending out of the metal cover is greater than 3 cm, and the exposed antenna is placed towards the gateway, and the distance between the antenna and the metal cover is greater than or equal to 5 mm. In addition, the processing unit 103 is arranged at the edge of the PCB board, and one side of the processing unit 103 with components is arranged outward (i.e. the side away from the PCB board), and the opposite side is arranged inward (i.e. the side close to the PCB board). In addition, the exposed antenna is kept in a straight and stretched state, and is not connected to any metal or in contact with any circuit components on the PCB board, so as to ensure that the core RF components and the crystal oscillator are not affected by the radiation of the antenna.

[0163] Corresponding to the functions of the lighting power supply 100 in the above embodiments, the present application also provides a lighting method, which at least comprises Figure 15 the steps S1 to S2.

[0164] As Figure 15 shown, the method comprises:

[0165] S1, establishing a direct control path with at least one first controller 201 to operate the lighting power supply 100 through the first controller 201; and,

[0166] S2, establishing a network control path with at least one second controller 202 to operate the lighting power supply 100 through the second controller 202.

[0167] According to an embodiment of the present application, as Figure 16 shown, the method further comprises:

[0168] S3, configuring the lighting power supply 100 to have a bidirectional remote control function, so that a preset state of the lighting power supply 100 can be triggered based on the direct control path, and further can be triggered based on the network control path.

[0169] According to an embodiment of the present application, as Figure 17 shown, the method further comprises:

[0170] S4, configure the lighting power supply 100 to have a dual-path linkage function, so that the lighting power supply 100 can modify a preset state based on any one of the first controller 201 and the second controller 202, and can modify the preset state based on the other one of the first controller 201 and the second controller 202.

[0171] According to an embodiment of the present application, as shown in Figure 18 the method further comprises:

[0172] S5, establishing a direct control path with the second controller 202;

[0173] switching the direct control path and the network control path with the second controller 202.

[0174] According to an embodiment of the present application, step S5 further comprises:

[0175] S51, establishing a direct control path with the second controller 202 by direct connection;

[0176] S52, establishing a network control path with the second controller 202 through a gateway;

[0177] and further comprising S53, switching the control path with the second controller 202 to a direct control path when the network control path is unreachable.

[0178] According to an embodiment of the present application, step S1 further comprises:

[0179] S11, entering a binding mode via a trigger instruction;

[0180] S12, receiving and retaining inherent identification information originating from the first controller 201 in the binding mode, to establish correspondence with the first controller 201, to form a direct control path with the first controller 201.

[0181] According to an embodiment of the present application, step S11 further comprises: configuring the lighting power supply 100 to have a dual-mode binding function, so that the lighting power supply 100 can enter the binding mode based on a wired trigger instruction, and can further enter the binding mode based on a wireless trigger instruction.

[0182] According to an embodiment of the present application, when the processing unit 103 enters the binding mode based on a wireless trigger instruction, the wireless trigger instruction originates from the second controller 202, so that the processing unit 103 can establish a direct control path with the first controller 201 through the second controller 202.

[0183] According to an embodiment of the present application, as shown inFigure 19 As shown, the method further comprises:

[0184] S6, receiving a plurality of mutually different dimming instructions originated from the first controller 201 through the direct control path;

[0185] S7, continuously adjusting the optical parameter of the lighting fixture 300 based on the plurality of dimming instructions; the optical parameter comprises color temperature and / or brightness.

[0186] According to an embodiment of the present application, there is a first interval between two adjacent dimming instructions; step S7 further comprises:

[0187] S71, gradually adjusting the optical parameter of the lighting fixture 300 from the optical parameter indicated by a dimming instruction to the optical parameter indicated by the next dimming instruction to form a continuous adjustment state of the lighting fixture 300.

[0188] According to an embodiment of the present application, step S71 further comprises:

[0189] The direct control path between the first controller 201 and the lighting fixture 300 is established in a direct connection manner, so that the first interval is configured to be 20ms-500ms, preferably 100ms-200ms.

[0190] According to an embodiment of the present application, the dimming instructions comprise at least a start instruction and an end instruction; the start instruction and the end instruction have a sequence; step S7 further comprises:

[0191] S71, starting to adjust an optical parameter of the lighting fixture 300 in response to the start instruction, and stopping the adjustment in response to the end instruction to form a continuous adjustment state of the lighting fixture 300.

[0192] According to an embodiment of the present application, the dimming instructions are sent out in a broadcast manner; step S7 further comprises:

[0193] S61, determining whether the identification information contained in the received dimming instruction is at least one of the plurality of identification information maintained; if yes, responding to the dimming instruction; otherwise, not responding.

[0194] According to an embodiment of the present application, step S52 further comprises:

[0195] S521, entering the standby network configuration state directly in response to a network configuration operation, or re-entering the standby network configuration state in response to a reset operation;

[0196] S522、in the waiting-for-network-configuration state, sending a request for network-configuration information to the outside, so that an electronic device receiving the request for network-configuration information instructs the processing unit 103 to join a target network, and further establishes a network control path with a second controller 202 in the target network.

[0197] According to an embodiment of the present application, the lighting power supply 100 is powered by the first controller 201, so that the lighting power supply 100 can be powered off and powered on based on the opening and closing of the first controller 201; the network-configuration operation and / or the reset operation includes powering on and / or powering off;

[0198] The step S521 further includes:

[0199] Counting the number of power-on / off switching, and / or timing the duration between power-on and power-off, and entering the waiting-for-network-configuration state when a specified requirement is reached.

[0200] According to an embodiment of the present application, the step S522 specifically includes S5221 and / or steps S5222-S5224, specifically:

[0201] S5221、in the network-configuration state, receiving and executing a control result pointed by a control instruction, to form the network control path; the control instruction is generated by a server connected to the target network according to a control action currently generated by the second controller 202 and a target control rule matched therewith, and is issued through the target network; the control rule defines a trigger relationship between at least one control action of the second controller 202 and at least one executable function of the lighting power supply 100.

[0202] S5222、in the network-configuration state, receiving and storing at least one control rule issued by a server connected to the target network;

[0203] S5223、receiving a control instruction, determining a target control rule matched in all control rules according to control action information carried in the control instruction; the control rule defines a trigger relationship between at least one control action of the second controller 202 and at least one executable function of the lighting power supply 100.

[0204] S5224、controlling the executable function defined by the target control rule to be executed, to form the network control path.

[0205] According to an embodiment of the present application, as Figure 20 shown, the method further includes:

[0206] S8, receiving the control instruction sent by the second controller 202; the control instruction is used to instruct the processing unit 103 to switch to adjust the optical parameter of the lighting appliance 300; the optical parameter includes brightness and / or color temperature.

[0207] It should be noted that the order between the above steps S1-S8 can be adapted based on actual application, and the serial numbers S1-S8 are only for the convenience of description, and should not be understood as a limitation on the execution order of the steps in the embodiment.

[0208] Please refer to Figure 21 , a lighting power supply 100 according to another embodiment of the present application is specifically illustrated; wherein the lighting power supply 100 is adapted to be coupled between an external power supply and at least one lighting appliance 300 to receive a control instruction based on the power supply of the external power supply and to perform dimming operation on the lighting appliance 300.

[0209] According to the embodiment of the present application, please refer to Figure 21 , the lighting power supply 100 at least includes: a delivery terminal 101, a power supply unit 102 and a processing unit 103;

[0210] The delivery terminal 101 includes an input terminal 1011 for electrically connecting the external power supply and an output terminal 1012 for electrically connecting the lighting appliance 300, so as to electrically connect the lighting power supply 100 between the external power supply and the lighting appliance 300; it can be understood that the delivery terminal 101 can adopt any terminal with detachable electrical connection function, such as screw type terminal, spring type terminal, etc.; in one example, the input terminal 1011 and the output terminal 1012 both adopt spring type terminal, so as to facilitate quick access or access of power line for carrying electric energy.

[0211] The power supply unit 102 is electrically connected between the input terminal 1011 and the output terminal 1012, and is configured to be supplied with power from the external power supply to generate working power supply; it can be understood that the power supply unit 102 should have voltage reduction and stabilization capability, which can reduce and stabilize the voltage of the external power supply (such as 220v power frequency alternating current) and output working power supply (such as 1.8V-3.6V low voltage power supply) suitable for the back-end processing unit 103.

[0212] The processing unit 103 is electrically connected to the power supply unit 102 to be supplied with the working power from the power supply unit 102 to work; and the processing unit 103 is operatively connected to the lighting appliance 300 and is configured to be capable of establishing at least one of a direct control path and a network control path with a controller 200 through the power supply unit 102, so that the lighting power supply 100 can be operated through two control paths of a controller 200. Wherein, the processing unit 103 establishes the direct control path and the network control path with the controller 200 through the power supply unit 102, and the processing unit 103 has the ability to acquire data signals from the power supply unit 102; specifically, the processing unit 103 can be formed by an MCU, SOC or other IC with data processing capability having power line communication capability. Based on this, it is known that the lighting power supply 100 provided by the application can be operated through two control paths of direct control and network control, thereby forming a variety of control modes of a controller 200, so that the lighting power supply 100 can be locally directly controlled based on the controller 200, and can also be diversified controlled in network, to meet the needs of a variety of control scenes.

[0213] According to the embodiment of the application, the processing unit 103 is further configured to establish the network control path based on the direct control path. Further, when the network control path is invalid or uncontrollable, it can be corrected through the direct control path.

[0214] According to the embodiment of the application, as Figure 22As shown, the power supply part 102 is configured to be powered by the controller 200, so that the processing part 103 can be powered off and powered on to form the direct control path based on the opening and closing of the controller 200. Specifically, the controller 200 can have a plurality of keys, each key corresponding to a switch control device (such as a relay) to turn on or close the corresponding relay by operating the key, and the power supply part 102 is connected to the power supply through the relay, and the power supply part 102 is powered when the relay is closed, and the power supply part 102 is powered off when the relay is opened. It should be noted that a plurality of keys can correspond to a plurality of lighting power supplies 100, and the power on / off of the plurality of lighting power supplies 100 can be controlled by the plurality of keys respectively; a key can also correspond to a plurality of lighting power supplies 100, and the simultaneous power on / off of the plurality of lighting power supplies 100 can be controlled by the key. Wherein, the direct control path can provide a prerequisite (such as a power supply condition) for the network control path, or trigger the processing part 103 to enter the network configuration state based on the direct control path. In addition, it is also worth noting that the lighting power supply 100 is powered by the controller 200, which solves the problem that the intelligent lighting power supply 100 in the prior art must be pulled off. The existing power-off mode of pulling off the open circuit will cause other electrical equipment connected to the open circuit to be powered off, which is not desirable. In the embodiment, when the lighting power supply 100 needs to be powered off (such as a dead machine), only the controller 200 can be used to physically power on / off, without the need to operate the open circuit, which is convenient for operation and improves the safety of electrical equipment. In another embodiment, the relay can also be replaced by a physical dial piece or other devices with power on / off function.

[0215] According to an embodiment of the present application, the processing part 103 is configured to enter the network configuration state according to the selected network configuration operation; the selected network configuration operation can be formed based on the direct control path being switched on and off for a specified number of times and / or for a specified time length;

[0216] In the state of waiting for network configuration, the processing unit 103 sends a request for network configuration information to the outside, so that the electronic device receiving the request for network configuration information instructs the processing unit 103 to join the target network to complete the network configuration; and the network control path between the processing unit 103 and the controller 200 is established through the target network in the state of network configuration. In an example, in the state of waiting for network configuration, the processing unit 103 sends a network configuration message to the outside, and the electronic device connected to the target network such as a gateway or a mobile phone obtains the network configuration message and instructs the processing unit 103 to join the target network. The lighting power supply 100 after completing the network configuration can communicate with the network device in the target network through the target network, and the network device can be the controller 200 or other network-enabled devices. In addition, it should be noted that the lighting power supply 100 can be multiple, and each lighting power supply 100 controls one lighting appliance 300. The multiple lighting power supplies 100 can be powered by the controller 200, and the on / off operation of the controller 200 can realize the on / off operation of the multiple lighting power supplies 100, so as to trigger the multiple lighting power supplies 100 to enter the state of waiting for network configuration at the same time.

[0217] Further, the processing unit 103 is configured to control the lighting appliance 300 to send a first light prompt signal before sending the network configuration information (network configuration message), and control the lighting appliance 300 to send a second light prompt signal during network configuration; and at least one of the following is different between the first light prompt signal and the second light prompt signal: flicker frequency, color.

[0218] Further, the processing unit 103 is further configured to send a reminder message every specified interval, so that the electronic device can determine that the lighting power supply 100 is currently online according to the reminder message after obtaining the reminder message.

[0219] According to the embodiment of the present application, when the processing unit 103 is operated through the network control path, the direct control path is in a normal on state; the normal on state is formed by the controller 200 being normally closed based on a selected operation, for example, the selected operation can be that a certain mode switching control on a mobile phone APP is triggered by a user, the mobile phone APP is associated with the local controller 200, and the mode switching control can switch the direct control path and the network control path of the local controller 200. When the controller 200 is implemented as a wall switch with multiple relays, the relay of the wall switch is in a normally closed state when it is operated through the network control path, at this time, pressing the button will only send the corresponding control instruction to the outside, and will not trigger the state change of the corresponding relay.

[0220] The processing unit 103 is further configured to receive a control instruction through the network control path; the control instruction is used to trigger the processing unit 103 to adjust the optical parameter of the lighting appliance 300; the optical parameter includes brightness and / or color temperature. Further based on this embodiment, the lighting power supply 100 can be adjusted in a switching manner by the controller 200, for example, directly adjusted to a certain preset state, directly adjusted to 80% brightness, or directly turned off, turned on, etc.

[0221] According to an embodiment of the present application, the processing unit 103 establishes the network control path with the controller 200 through the target network in the commissioned state, and is specifically configured to: receive and execute a control result pointed in a control instruction in the commissioned state to form the network control path; the control instruction is generated by a server connected to the target network according to a control action currently generated by the controller 200 and a target control rule matched therewith, and is issued through the target network; it should be noted that at this time, the control rule is stored in the cloud server, the corresponding target control rule is matched by the cloud server according to the control action uploaded by the controller 200, the executable function defined by the target control rule is generated to generate the control instruction, and the control instruction is issued to the lighting power supply 100. The processing unit 103 of the lighting power supply 100 only needs to receive the control instruction and execute it. The control rule defines the trigger relationship between at least one control action of the wall switch and at least one executable function of the lighting power supply 100, which is freely determined by the user through a terminal device. The control action may, for example, be a key pressing action or a rebound action of the wall switch, and the executable function may, for example, be an inherent function (such as turning on the light, turning off the light) of the lighting power supply 100, or a user-defined function (such as a certain preset state).

[0222] According to an embodiment of the present application, the processing unit 103 is configured to be able to establish a direct control path with the controller 200 based on the network control path. In order to facilitate the user to select a specific direct control path when there are multiple direct control paths.

[0223] According to an embodiment of the present application, the processing unit 103 establishes the network control path with the controller 200, and is specifically configured to:

[0224] According to the selected network configuration operation, the processing unit 103 enters the waiting-for-network-configuration state; in the waiting-for-network-configuration state, specified request network configuration information is sent outwardly, so that the electronic device receiving the request network configuration information instructs the processing unit 103 to join the target network to complete the network configuration; and the network control path with the controller 200 is established through the target network in the commissioned state. The specific network configuration process can be understood with reference to the description of the above embodiment, which will not be described here.

[0225] According to an embodiment of the present application, the processing unit 103 is further configured to:

[0226] In the commissioned state, the lighting power supply 100 receives a control instruction sent by the controller 200 through the network control path, and the control instruction is used to instruct the processing unit 103 to adjust the lighting fixture 300 to a preset state. Further, the lighting power supply 100 can locally predefine a plurality of preset states (e.g. reading, watching, lighting, etc.), and these predefined preset states can be triggered based on the control instruction of the controller 200, and these preset states can be predefined by a mobile phone or other electronic device. Thus, the control mode of the lighting power supply 100 can be diversified controlled and defined.

[0227] According to an embodiment of the present application, the processing unit 103 establishes a direct control path with the controller 200 based on the network control path, and is specifically configured to:

[0228] In the commissioned state, the lighting power supply 100 is bound to at least one controller 200, and the binding operation can be initiated by the controller 200 or the lighting power supply 100. In one example, when the binding operation is initiated by the controller 200, the binding operation can be triggered through the user interface of the mobile phone app connected with the controller 200, and the binding relationship (e.g. the MAC address or the unique ID number of the lighting power supply 100) after the binding can be stored in the controller 200.

[0229] After the binding is completed, the local control instruction sent by the controller 200 is received and executed to form the direct control path with the controller 200. In other words, when the controller 200 needs to control a certain lighting power supply 100, the control instruction is directly sent to the lighting power supply 100 through the identification information (MAC address or ID number, etc.) of the lighting power supply 100, and the lighting power supply 100 only needs to execute the control instruction after receiving the control instruction without judging whether the control instruction is legal.

[0230] According to an embodiment of the present application, the controller 200 is implemented as a switch device with a knob, and the optical parameter of the lighting power supply 100 is adjusted in a follow-up manner by rotating the knob. Since the knob needs to control the lighting power supply 100 in real time during rotation to follow up the response (for example, gradually increase or decrease the brightness according to the rotation of the knob), the existing knob will continuously send the corresponding dimming instruction during rotation to ensure the fast follow-up response of the lighting power supply 100. This will cause a large number of dimming instructions to be generated, and if the processing capacity of the processing unit 103 of the lighting power supply 100 is not enough, it will not be able to process such a large amount of data, thereby causing data packet loss, and even causing a crash. Based on this, according to an embodiment of the present application, the data amount is reduced by setting intervals. Specifically, according to an embodiment of the present application, the local control instruction includes a series of dimming instructions sent at intervals, and the processing unit 103 is further configured to: gradually adjust the optical parameter of the lighting appliance 300 from the optical parameter indicated by a dimming instruction to the optical parameter indicated by the next dimming instruction to form a continuous adjustment state of the lighting appliance 300; and the optical parameter includes color temperature and / or brightness. In other words, in this embodiment, the lighting power supply 100 is configured to be able to receive dimming instructions sent at intervals multiple times during the operation of the controller 200, and sequentially adjust the lighting appliance 300 to the corresponding optical parameter in a gradual manner according to each dimming instruction. The controller 200 sends the continuously sent dimming instructions at intervals multiple times, and the lighting power supply 100 fills the data in the interval in a gradual manner, which can reduce the pressure caused by processing too much data, and also will not affect the smooth visual change effect.

[0231] According to an embodiment of the present application, the processing unit 103 is configured to form communication with the direct control path between the controller 200 based on power carrier communication. Since this embodiment establishes a direct control path between the lighting power supply 100 and the controller 200 in a direct connection manner, when the controller 200 uses a knob type member to perform dimming operation, the dimming instruction sent does not need to pass through the cloud, and point-to-point control with the lighting power supply 100 can be achieved, which greatly increases the transmission efficiency of the dimming instruction and reduces the control delay of the lighting power supply 100. The increase in transmission efficiency makes the interval set to 20ms-500ms also achieve a better follow-up control effect of the lighting power supply 100. In a specific example, the interval is set to 100ms-200ms, for example, 100ms, 200ms, or 150ms.

[0232] According to an embodiment of the present application, as Figure 23As shown, the power supply part 102 and the processing part 103 are integrally arranged, the processing part 103 accesses the instruction signal transmitted by the power supply part 102 in isolation, the processing part 103 drives the lighting appliance 300 to adjust the light and color by a driving unit 106, which can be an existing constant current dimming chip or constant voltage dimming chip, and the embodiment is not limited specifically. Further, the processing part 103 is directly or indirectly electrically connected to the power supply part 102 by an access protection unit 104, so as to access the multiple signals loaded in the external power supply in the state of accessing the external power supply at the input terminal 1011, wherein the access protection unit is provided with an impedance adjuster 1041, so as to form the instruction signal of a specific frequency interval to suddenly increase the impedance of the access protection unit 104, and the access protection unit 104 is configured to pass the instruction signal of the specific frequency interval with high impedance and pass the power supply signal of the non-specific frequency interval with low impedance; wherein the frequency of the power supply signal is less than the frequency of the instruction signal. In other words, the impedance adjuster 1041 in the access protection unit 104 forms a high-impedance isolation protection effect on the instruction signal of the specific frequency interval, so that when the instruction signal passes through the access protection unit 104, most of the instruction signal is hindered and cannot pass due to the existence of the impedance adjuster 1041, and the power supply signal different from the instruction signal can pass smoothly with low impedance and be used for power supply. The sudden increase in impedance can be understood as follows: when the power supply signal enters the access protection unit 104 from the external power grid, the impedance adjuster 1041 presents low impedance to it and does not block it, and the power supply signal can pass almost without loss; when the instruction signal carrying control information enters the access protection unit 104, the impedance adjuster 1041 presents high impedance to the instruction signal instantaneously, generates a strong blocking effect, so that the signal strength of the instruction signal passing through the impedance adjuster 1041 is attenuated by more than 60%. Specifically, in the embodiment, the specific frequency interval is set to 1MHz-12MHz, and the palace signal is a 50Hz or 60Hz power frequency alternating current signal. In an example, the specific frequency interval is set to 2.4MHz-5.6MHz, 1.95MHz-12MHz, 0.78MHz-2.93MHz or 1.76MHz-2.93MHz. Those skilled in the art can set the corresponding specific frequency interval based on actual use requirements, which is not limited too much here. The instruction signal can be a kind of signal used for communication, which can be a message with a specific format generated based on a protocol (for example, IEEE1901.1), and the content of the related field in the message is different based on different purposes to form instruction signals with different communication functions.

[0233] Based on the above technical scheme, it can be known that, in the lighting power supply 100, the access protection unit 104 is arranged, in the high-impedance isolation process of the impedance adjuster 1041 of the access protection unit 104, the power supply signal can be passed almost without loss to ensure normal power supply, and the instruction signal can be protected from being attenuated by the filtering element at the rear end, the integrity and authenticity of the instruction signal are protected to the maximum extent, and then the processing unit 103 can obtain a relatively clean instruction signal from the power line through the access protection unit 104, and the unstable problem of the power carrier signal in the power line is improved.

[0234] According to an embodiment of the present application, as shown in Figure 24 The access protection unit is connected in series with a first inductor L1 between the zero line or the fire line of the transmission unit and the power supply unit to form the impedance adjuster, so that, in the state that the first inductor L1 accesses the power supply signal through the transmission unit, the impedance of the access protection unit suddenly increases based on the frequency selection characteristic of the first inductor L1, and the instruction signal in a specific frequency interval is formed.

[0235] Or, as shown in Figure 25 The access protection unit is connected in series with a first inductor L1 and a second inductor L2 between the zero line and the fire line of the transmission unit and the power supply unit to form the impedance adjuster, so that, in the state that the first inductor L1 and the second inductor L2 access the power supply signal through the power line, the impedance of the access protection unit suddenly increases based on the frequency selection characteristic of the first inductor L1 and the second inductor L2, and the instruction signal in a specific frequency interval is formed.

[0236] Specifically, the inductance of the first inductor and / or the second inductor is set to 33uH-1mH. In one example, the first inductor and the second inductor are both set to 1mH. In another example, the first inductor and the second inductor are both set to 330uH, so that the self-resonant frequency of the access protection unit 104 is in the specific frequency interval, so that the access protection unit 104 has a higher insertion loss in the specific frequency interval, and better protection effect of the instruction signal is achieved.

[0237] According to an embodiment of the present application, as shown in Figure 26As shown, the processing unit 103 is connected to the command signal via a transformer 1051 and a capacitor 1052 in front of the impedance regulator 1041 in the access protection unit. The transformer is connected in series between the capacitor 1052 and the end of the impedance regulator 1041 in the access protection unit 104 facing the input terminal 1011, and the secondary side of the transformer is directly or indirectly connected to the processing unit 103. In the state where the input terminal 1011 is connected to the power line, the capacitor 1052 and the primary side of the transformer 1051 are electrically connected to form a transceiver unit 105 selective to the specific frequency range, so that the processing unit 103 can be connected to the command signal in isolation on the secondary side of the transformer 1051, preventing the high-voltage power signal from directly contacting the processing unit 103 and causing the processing unit 103 to be at risk of being burned out. Similarly, when the processing unit 103 needs to send a command signal carrying control information to the outside, it injects the command signal to be sent into the primary side of the transformer 1051 in isolation through the secondary side of the transformer 1052, and then couples the command signal to the power line for transmission based on the coupling circuit formed by the electrical connection between the primary side of the transformer 1051 and the capacitor 1052.

[0238] According to the lighting power supply 100 provided by the above-mentioned embodiment, as shown, Figure 27 The application further provides a lighting system, comprising:

[0239] A controller 200 for accepting a control input;

[0240] A lighting power supply 100 adapted to be coupled between an external power supply and at least one lighting appliance 300, and to operate when supplied with power from the external power supply, and the lighting power supply 100 is capable of establishing at least one of a direct control path and a network control path with the controller 200;

[0241] The controller 200 is configured in a first mode to operate the lighting power supply 100 based on the direct control path, and is configured in a second mode to operate the lighting power supply 100 based on the network control path.

[0242] Furthermore, the lighting power supply 100 provided by the present lighting system can be operated through both direct control and network control paths, thereby forming multiple control modes of the controller 200, so that the lighting power supply 100 can be locally directly controlled based on the controller 200, and can also be diversified controlled by the network, to meet the needs of multiple control scenarios.

[0243] As shown, Figure 28As shown, the controller 200 is implemented as a wall switch. The wall switch communicates via a wired connection, specifically by loading the communication signal into the power supply signal, thereby transmitting data via wired connection based on the power line, achieving data communication capability wherever there is a power line. In the following embodiments, the controller 200 will be specifically described as a wall switch with wired communication capability.

[0244] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the lighting power supply 100 is further configured to establish the network control path based on the direct control path. Therefore, when the network control path fails or becomes uncontrollable, it can be corrected through the direct control path.

[0245] According to embodiments of the present invention, such as Figure 29 As shown, the wall switch (i.e., controller 200) has a switch, and the lighting power supply 100 is configured to draw power through the switch, enabling the lighting power supply 100 to be switched on and off based on the opening and closing of the switch to form a direct control path in the first mode. Specifically, the switch can be a relay, which forms an output channel for external power supply, through which the lighting power supply 100 draws power; the wall switch also has buttons, and pressing and / or releasing the buttons can control the closed / open state of the relays. It should be noted that the wall switch can have multiple buttons, each button corresponding to a relay (i.e., switch), and each relay can control the on / off state of one lighting power supply. Specifically:

[0246] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the wall switch (i.e., controller 200) is configured to disable the first mode when switching to the second mode, so as to keep the switch normally closed in the second mode. Furthermore, when a button and its corresponding lighting power supply are directly controlled via a relay, a direct control path is formed; when controlled via network data signals instead of a relay, a network control path is formed. When a network control path is formed, the relay corresponding to the lighting power supply needs to be set to a normally closed state to ensure the power supply of the lighting power supply.

[0247] According to an embodiment of the present application, the lighting power supply 100 is configured to enter a standby for commissioning state according to a selected commissioning manipulation; in the standby for commissioning state, the lighting power supply 100 sends out a designated request for commissioning information to an electronic device, so that the electronic device receiving the request for commissioning information instructs the lighting power supply 100 to join a target network to complete the commissioning; and a network control path between the lighting power supply 100 and the wall switch (i.e. the controller 200) is established through the target network in a commissioned state. The specific commissioning process can be understood with reference to the description of the above embodiments, which will not be repeated here. According to an embodiment of the present application, the wall switch (i.e. the controller 200) is configured to switch between a first mode and a second mode based on a switching instruction from the electronic device. In one example, the electronic device is a mobile phone, and a user switches the first mode and the second mode of the electronic device based on an app application interface corresponding to the wall switch on the mobile phone.

[0248] According to an embodiment of the present application, when the lighting power supply 100 is operated through the network control path, the direct control path is in a constant power-on state; the lighting power supply 100 is further configured to receive a control instruction through the network control path; the control instruction is used to trigger the processing unit 103 to adjust an optical parameter of the lighting fixture 300; the optical parameter includes brightness and / or color temperature.

[0249] In one embodiment, when the wall switch has multiple keys, the direct control path and the network control path can also be formed at the same time, i.e. the direct control path and the network control path can be formed separately, i.e. the lighting power supply 100 does not need to establish the network control path based on the direct control path. Specifically:

[0250] According to an embodiment of the present application, the controller 200 has multiple keys, at least a first key is provided with a corresponding switch, and at least a second key is not provided with a corresponding switch; the first key is used to control a corresponding lighting power supply through a direct control path or a network control path, and the second key is used to control a corresponding lighting power supply through a network control path. Further, the controller 200 can have multiple control modes at the same time, so as to be suitable for more use scenarios.

[0251] It should be noted that the functions of the first button and the second button of the controller 200 can be directly set by default at the factory or set by the user later. The controller 200 has networking capability and can connect to the user's personal electronic device (such as a mobile phone) through a network, and then set the specific control path of the first button and the second button through the application program associated with the controller 200 on the electronic device. For example, when the first button is set to the first control mode, it can control the corresponding lighting power supply through the direct control path, that is, by controlling the closing and opening of the relay to control the power-on and power-off of the lighting power supply; when the first button is set to the second control mode, it can control the corresponding lighting power supply through the network control path, at this time the relay corresponding to the first button will be set to the normally closed state, and after the first button is triggered, the corresponding trigger event will be uploaded to the cloud server through the network, and then the control rule stored in the cloud server matches the corresponding executable function, and then the control instruction corresponding to the executable function is issued to the lighting power supply.

[0252] In an example, the wall switch has four buttons, three of which are provided with corresponding relays, and one button is not provided with a corresponding relay; the three buttons provided with relays are respectively used to control three lighting power supplies, and the three buttons can work in the first mode to operate the power-on / off of the corresponding lighting power supply through the direct control path, and can also work in the second mode to operate the corresponding lighting power supply through the network control path. The button without a relay is always in the second mode, that is, operating the corresponding lighting power supply through the network control path. The working modes of the four buttons can be modified through the app application program on the mobile phone connected to the wall switch.

[0253] According to an embodiment of the present application, the lighting power supply 100 establishes a network control path with the wall switch (i.e. the controller 200) through the target network in the networked state, which can be realized by defining and storing the control rule in the cloud server, or by defining and issuing the control rule from the cloud to the controller 200. Specifically, in an embodiment,

[0254] The lighting power supply 100 is configured to receive and execute the control result pointed to in the control instruction in the networked state to form the network control path; the control instruction is generated by the server connected to the target network according to the current control action of the wall switch (i.e. the controller 200) and the target control rule matched therewith, and is issued through the target network;

[0255] In another embodiment, the wall switch (i.e. the controller 200) is configured to receive and store at least one control rule issued by a server connected to the target network in the commissioned state; in response to a control action, match the target control rule based on the control rule, and send a control instruction to the lighting power supply 100 according to the executable function pointed to by the target control rule, so that the lighting power supply 100 executes the executable function to form the network control path; the control rule defines the trigger relationship between at least one control action of the wall switch and at least one executable function of the lighting power supply 100.

[0256] Of course, the control rule can also exist in the cloud server and the local memory of the wall switch at the same time, and the user can modify the control rule and upload it to the cloud, and the cloud can periodically issue the updated control rule to the wall switch to realize the synchronization of the control rules of the two. The control rule defines the trigger relationship between at least one control action of the wall switch and at least one executable function of the lighting power supply 100, which is freely determined by the user through the terminal device. The control action may, for example, be a key pressing action or a rebound action of the wall switch, and the executable function may, for example, be an inherent function (such as turning on the light or turning off the light) of the lighting power supply 100, or a function defined later (such as a certain preset state).

[0257] According to the lighting power supply 100 provided in the above embodiment, the application further provides a lighting system, comprising: a controller 200 and a lighting power supply 100, wherein an operable connection relationship is established between the controller 200 and the lighting power supply 100; specifically:

[0258] The controller 200 is configured to accept a control input;

[0259] The lighting power supply 100 is adapted to be coupled between an external power supply and at least one lighting appliance 300, and works when supplied with power from the external power supply, and the lighting power supply 100 can establish at least one of a direct control path and a network control path with the controller 200;

[0260] The controller 200 is configured in a first mode to operate the lighting power supply 100 based on the direct control path, and configured in a second mode to operate the lighting power supply 100 based on the network control path. Further, the lighting power supply 100 provided by the present lighting system can be operated through two control paths of direct control and network control, thereby forming multiple control modes of the controller 200, so that the lighting power supply 100 can be locally directly controlled based on the controller 200, and can also be controlled in a diversified manner based on the network to meet the needs of multiple control scenarios.

[0261] AsFigure 30 As shown, the controller 200 is implemented as a rotary switch, which communicates through wire, specifically, the communication signal can be loaded into the power supply signal, and then the wired data transmission is realized based on the power line, and the place where the power line is realized has the data communication capability. The rotary switch forms a direct control path communication with the controller 200 based on the power carrier communication mode. Since the direct control path between the lighting power supply 100 and the rotary switch is established by direct connection in the embodiment, when the rotary switch uses the rotary knob to perform dimming operation, the transmitted dimming instruction does not need to pass through the cloud, and point-to-point control with the lighting power supply 100 can be realized, which greatly increases the transmission efficiency of the dimming instruction and reduces the control delay of the lighting power supply 100. The increase in transmission efficiency enables the dimming instruction to be transmitted at intervals, and the interval event can be set to 20ms-500ms to achieve a better follow-up control effect of the lighting power supply 100. In a specific example, the interval is set to 100ms-200ms, for example, 100ms, 200ms or 150ms.

[0262] In the following embodiments, the controller 200 will be specifically described as a rotary switch with wired communication capability.

[0263] According to the embodiment of the application, the lighting power supply 100 establishes a network control path with the rotary switch (i.e. the controller 200), which is specifically configured to:

[0264] According to the selected network configuration operation, enter the network configuration waiting state;

[0265] In the network configuration waiting state, the specified request network configuration information is sent outward, so that the electronic device receiving the request network configuration information instructs the lighting power supply 100 to join the target network to complete the network configuration;

[0266] In the network configuration completed state, the network control path with the rotary switch (i.e. the controller 200) is established through the target network.

[0267] According to the embodiment of the application, the lighting power supply 100 establishes a network control path with the rotary switch (i.e. the controller 200) through the target network in the network configuration completed state, which can be realized by defining and storing the control rule in the cloud server, or by defining and downloading the control rule from the cloud to the rotary switch. Specifically, in an embodiment,

[0268] The lighting power supply 100 is configured to receive and execute a control result pointed in a control instruction in a network configuration state, to form the network control path; the control instruction is generated by a server connected to the target network according to the current control action of the knob switch and the target control rule matched therewith, and is issued by the target network.

[0269] In another embodiment, the knob switch is configured to receive and store at least one control rule issued by a server connected to the target network in a network configuration state; in response to a control action, the target control rule is matched based on the control rule, and a control instruction is sent to the lighting power supply 100 according to the executable function pointed by the target control rule, so that the lighting power supply 100 executes the executable function to form the network control path; the control rule defines the trigger relationship between at least one control action of the knob switch and at least one executable function of the lighting power supply 100.

[0270] Of course, the control rule can also exist in the cloud server and the local memory of the knob switch at the same time, and the user can modify the control rule and upload it to the cloud, and the cloud can periodically issue the updated control rule to the knob switch to realize the synchronization of the control rules of the two; the control rule defines the trigger relationship between at least one control action of the knob switch and at least one executable function of the lighting power supply 100, which is freely determined by the user through a terminal device. The control action can be, for example, a key pressing action or a rebound action of the knob switch, and the executable function can be, for example, a built-in function of the lighting power supply 100 (such as turning on the light, turning off the light), or a function defined later (such as a certain preset state).

[0271] In some embodiments, the knob switch (i.e. the controller 200) has a switch function. The switch function can be realized by a relay controlled by a hidden button of the knob switch, and the relay is used to form a control output to an external electrical appliance, and when the relay is closed, the output supplies power to the outside, and when the relay is disconnected, the output is cut off.

[0272] According to an embodiment of the present application, the lighting power supply 100 is configured to take power through the knob switch, so that the lighting power supply 100 can be powered off and powered on based on the opening and closing of the knob switch; the selected network configuration operation includes switching on / off power for a specified number of times, and / or maintaining a specified time duration between on / off power. Further, based on the scheme provided in this embodiment, the lighting power supply 100 can be conveniently triggered into a network configuration state by the knob switch, which is generally arranged in a position that is easy to touch, so as to indirectly reduce the difficulty of triggering the lighting power supply 100 into a network configuration state.

[0273] In addition, it is worth mentioning that the lighting power supply 100 can be multiple, each lighting power supply 100 corresponds to control a lighting appliance 300, multiple lighting power supply 100 can be powered by the rotary knob switch, and the closing / turning on of the relay of the rotary knob switch can realize the on / off operation of multiple lighting power supply 100 to trigger multiple lighting power supply 100 to enter the waiting for network configuration state at the same time. In an example, the rotary knob switch has a hidden button and a relay, and the hidden button and the relay are linked (for example, the hidden button is pressed and the relay is disconnected, and the hidden button is pressed again and the relay is closed), and then the on / off of the rotary knob switch can be realized by operating the hidden button. The hidden button is hidden (not exposed to the surface in daily use), and when the user needs to trigger the lighting power supply 100 to configure the network, the hidden button needs to be operated after uncovering a cover. Operating the hidden button can turn on / off the relay. In specific implementation, the rotary knob switch can be suitable for 86x86 wall switch bottom box. In this way, the relay of the rotary knob switch of the embodiment is in a normally closed state to ensure the power supply of the lighting power supply 100 in normal operation, and the hidden button is used to control the relay to reset at least one lighting power supply 100 powered by the relay, and the hidden button is not visible and not easy to touch, thereby preventing accidental triggering.

[0274] Further, in some embodiments, the first operation of the hidden button of the rotary knob switch can trigger the internal relay to automatically open and / or close according to a preset rule to form a selected network configuration operation of the lighting power supply powered by the relay. The first operation can be a long press, double click or other simple operation, and then the simple first operation of the button of the rotary knob switch can automatically trigger the relay to form a complex operation to trigger the corresponding lighting power supply to enter the waiting for network configuration state.

[0275] In some embodiments, the rotary knob switch itself has a networking function, and the rotary knob switch is triggered to enter the network configuration mode by operating the hidden button, and the operation is defined as a second operation; the second operation needs to be different from the first operation so that the internal processing device of the rotary knob switch can be distinguished. According to the embodiment of the application, the rotary knob switch has a hidden button and is configured to enter a self-networking state in response to the second operation of the hidden button (i.e., the rotary knob switch itself enters the waiting for network configuration state, so that the corresponding electronic device discovers the request network message sent by the rotary knob switch and instructs the rotary knob switch to join the corresponding network), or in response to the first operation of the hidden button, the internal relay is triggered to automatically open and / or close according to a preset rule to form a selected network configuration operation of the lighting power supply powered by the relay.

[0276] In an example, the first operation is set as a double-click operation, the second operation is set as a long-press operation of more than or equal to 5s, and the network configuration operation of the lighting power supply is set as 8 times of switching between power-off and power-on. Further, when the rotary switch detects that the hidden key is double-clicked, the relay inside the controller is automatically switched between the open and closed states for 8 times to form the selected network configuration operation of the lighting power supply, thereby triggering the lighting power supply to enter the network configuration state. When the rotary switch detects that the hidden key is long-pressed for more than 5s, the relay inside the controller will not be operated, and the rotary switch enters the network configuration state. In this state, the rotary switch emits a network configuration request message (which carries the inherent information of the rotary switch, such as product ID, MAC address, product type, etc.) to the outside, so that an electronic device or gateway device can discover the rotary switch based on the network configuration request message and connect the rotary switch to the target network to complete the self-network configuration of the rotary switch. It should be noted that through the simple operation of the second operation, the relay of the rotary switch automatically performs a complex network configuration operation, so that the lighting power supply 100 can be triggered to enter the network configuration state more conveniently when powered by the relay of the rotary switch, without the need for manual on / off operation.

[0277] According to an embodiment of the present application, the lighting power supply 100 is further configured to:

[0278] In the network configuration state, the control instruction sent by the rotary switch (i.e., the controller 200) is received through the network control path. The control instruction is used to instruct the lighting power supply 100 to adjust the lighting appliance 300 to a certain preset state.

[0279] According to an embodiment of the present application, the lighting power supply 100 is configured to be able to establish a direct control path with the rotary switch (i.e., the controller 200) based on the network control path. Further, the establishment of the direct control path is controlled by the network control path.

[0280] Further, according to an embodiment of the present application, the lighting power supply 100 establishes a direct control path with the rotary switch (i.e., the controller 200) based on the network control path, and is specifically configured to, in the network configuration state, be bound to at least one rotary switch (i.e., the controller 200);

[0281] After the binding is completed, the local control instruction sent by the rotary switch (i.e., the controller 200) is received and executed to form the direct control path with the rotary switch (i.e., the controller 200).

[0282] It should be noted that the binding operation can be initiated by the rotary switch or the lighting power supply 100. In one example, when the binding operation is initiated by the rotary switch, the binding operation can be triggered via the user interface of the mobile phone app that has established a connection relationship with the rotary switch, and the binding relationship (e.g., the MAC address or unique ID number of the lighting power supply 100) after binding can be stored in the rotary switch. For example, when the user clicks the "bind light" button in the app user interface of the rotary switch, the lighting power supplies (i.e., smart lighting power supplies connected to the same target network) that can be bound are listed, and the user selects one or more lighting power supplies to complete the binding to establish a direct control path between the lighting power supply and the rotary switch. After the binding is completed, the rotary switch can directly send control instructions to the lighting power supply with which it has a binding relationship through a local path (i.e., without forwarding through a cloud server). In other words, when the rotary switch needs to control a lighting power supply 100, it first binds the lighting power supply through the mobile phone to obtain the identification information (MAC address or ID number, etc.) of the lighting power supply, and then directly sends control instructions to the lighting power supply 100 based on the identification information. The lighting power supply 100 only needs to execute without judging whether the control instruction is legal after receiving the control instruction.

[0283] According to an embodiment of the present application, the local control instruction includes a series of dimming instructions sent at intervals, and the lighting power supply 100 is further configured to:

[0284] gradually adjust the lighting appliance 300 from the optical parameter indicated by a dimming instruction to the optical parameter indicated by the next dimming instruction to form a continuous adjustment state of the lighting appliance 300; the optical parameter includes color temperature and / or brightness.

[0285] According to the lighting power supply 100 provided by the above-mentioned embodiments, the lighting power supply 100 has the functions of Figure 31 According to the above-mentioned embodiments, the present application also provides a lighting method, which includes A1-A3 as shown in Figure 31 Specifically, the method includes:

[0286] A1, establishing a direct control path with a controller 200;

[0287] A2, establishing a network control path with the controller 200;

[0288] A3, operating the lighting appliance 300 through at least one of the two control paths of the same controller 200.

[0289] According to an embodiment of the present application, step A2 further includes:

[0290] A21, establishing the network control path based on the direct control path.

[0291] According to an embodiment of the present application, the lighting power supply 100 is configured to be powered by the controller 200; step A1 further comprises:

[0292] A11, the controller 200 is powered off and on based on the opening and closing of the controller 200 to form the direct control path.

[0293] According to an embodiment of the present application, step A21 further comprises:

[0294] A211, entering a waiting-for-network-configuration state according to a selected network configuration operation;

[0295] A212, in the waiting-for-network-configuration state, sending a designated request for network configuration information to the outside, so that the electronic device receiving the request for network configuration information instructs the lighting power supply 100 to join the target network to complete the network configuration;

[0296] A213, in the network-configuration-completed state, establishing a network control path with the controller 200 through the target network.

[0297] According to an embodiment of the present application, when the lighting power supply 100 is operated through the network control path, the direct control path is in a constant power-on state;

[0298] Step A3 further comprises:

[0299] A31, receiving a control instruction through the network control path; the control instruction is used to trigger the processing unit 103 to adjust the optical parameters of the lighting fixture 300; the optical parameters include brightness and / or color temperature.

[0300] According to an embodiment of the present application, step A213 specifically comprises A2131 and / or A2132-A2134. Among them:

[0301] A2131, in the network-configuration-completed state, receiving and executing a control result pointed to in a control instruction to form the network control path; the control instruction is generated by a server connected to the target network according to the current control action of the controller 200 and the target control rule matched therewith, and is issued through the target network; the control rule defines the trigger relationship between at least one control action of the controller 200 and at least one executable function of the lighting power supply 100.

[0302] A2132, in the network-configuration-completed state, receiving and storing at least one control rule issued by a server connected to the target network;

[0303] A2133, receiving a control instruction, and determining a target control rule from all control rules according to control action information carried in the control instruction; the control rule defines a trigger relationship between at least one control action of the controller 200 and at least one executable function of the lighting power supply 100

[0304] A2134, controlling the executable function defined by the target control rule to be executed to form the network control path.

[0305] According to an embodiment of the present application, step A2 further comprises:

[0306] A22, establishing a direct control path with the controller 200 based on the network control path.

[0307] According to an embodiment of the present application, the lighting power supply 100 establishes the network control path with the controller 200, specifically comprising:

[0308] A221, entering a waiting-for-network-configuration state according to a selected network configuration operation;

[0309] A222, in the waiting-for-network-configuration state, sending specified request network configuration information to the outside, so that an electronic device receiving the request network configuration information instructs the lighting power supply 100 to join a target network to complete network configuration;

[0310] A223, in the network-configuration-completed state, establishing the network control path with the controller 200 through the target network.

[0311] According to an embodiment of the present application, step A3 further comprises:

[0312] A32, in the network-configuration-completed state, receiving a control instruction sent by the controller 200 through the network control path; the control instruction is used to instruct the lighting power supply 100 to adjust the lighting fixture 300 to a preset state.

[0313] According to an embodiment of the present application, the lighting power supply 100 establishes a direct control path with the controller 200 based on the network control path, specifically comprising:

[0314] A224, in the network-configuration-completed state, being bound to at least one controller 200;

[0315] A225, after the binding is completed, receiving and executing a local control instruction sent by the controller 200 in a direction, to form the direct control path with the controller 200.

[0316] According to an embodiment of the present application, the local control instruction comprises a series of dimming instructions sent at intervals, and the method further comprises:

[0317] A33, gradually adjusting the lighting appliance 300 from an optical parameter indicated by a dimming instruction to an optical parameter indicated by a next dimming instruction to form a continuous adjustment state of the lighting appliance 300; the optical parameter includes color temperature and / or brightness.

[0318] According to an embodiment of the present application, the step A1 further comprises:

[0319] A12, forming a communication with the direct control path between the controller 200 in a manner of power carrier communication, so that the interval is set to 20ms-500ms, preferably 100ms-200ms.

[0320] As Figure 32 shown, the present application also provides a lighting method applied to a controller 200, the method comprising:

[0321] B1, establishing at least one of a direct control path and a network control path with a lighting power supply 100;

[0322] B2, operating the lighting power supply 100 based on the direct control path in a first mode; and / or,

[0323] B3, operating the lighting power supply 100 based on the network control path in a second mode.

[0324] Based on the lighting method provided by the present application, the controller 200 can operate the lighting power supply 100 through two control paths of direct control and network control, thereby forming a plurality of control modes of the controller 200, so that the lighting power supply 100 can be locally directly controlled based on the controller 200, and can also be diversified controlled in network, to meet the needs of a plurality of control scenes.

[0325] According to an embodiment of the present application, the controller 200 has a switch configured to be able to control the on / off of the lighting power supply 100; and the step B2 specifically comprises: based on the opening and closing of the switch, powering off and on the power supply circuit of the lighting power supply 100 to form the direct control path in the first mode.

[0326] Specifically, the controller 200 may have multiple buttons, each corresponding to a relay. By manipulating the buttons, the corresponding relay can be turned on or off. The power supply unit 102 is connected to a power source through the relays. When the relays are closed, the power supply unit 102 is powered; when the relays are open, the power supply unit 102 is de-energized. It should be noted that multiple buttons can each correspond to multiple lighting power supplies 100, thus controlling the power on / off of multiple lighting power supplies 100 through multiple buttons. A single button can also be connected to multiple lighting power supplies 100, thus controlling the simultaneous power on / off of multiple lighting power supplies 100 through a single button. The direct control path can provide preconditions (e.g., power supply conditions) for the network control path, or trigger the processing unit 103 to enter a network-ready state based on the control of the direct control path. Furthermore, it is worth noting that by supplying power to the lighting power supply 100 through the controller 200, the problem of having to disconnect the circuit breaker when the intelligent lighting power supply 100 malfunctions is solved in the prior art. The existing method of disconnecting power by disconnecting the circuit breaker would also cause other electrical devices connected to the circuit breaker besides the lighting power supply 100 to lose power, which is undesirable. In this embodiment, when the lighting power supply 100 needs to be disconnected (e.g., due to a system crash), the controller 200 can be used to physically switch the power on / off without operating the circuit breaker, simplifying operation and improving electrical safety. In another embodiment, the relay can be replaced by a device with power-on / off functionality, such as a physical lever.

[0327] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the method includes:

[0328] A direct control path is established with the lighting power supply 100 via power line communication, and a network control path is established with the lighting power supply 100 via cloud communication.

[0329] According to embodiments of the present invention, such as Figure 33 As shown, the method further includes:

[0330] B4. The switch is configured to switch between a first mode and a second mode based on a switching command; and the first mode is disabled when switching to the second mode, so that the switch remains normally closed in the second mode. The switching command may come from an electronic device, such as a mobile application (app). For example, a mode switching control on a mobile app may be triggered by the user. The mobile app is associated with the controller 200, and the mode switching control can switch between the direct control path and the network control path of the controller 200. When the controller 200 is implemented as a wall switch with multiple relays, when the wall switch is operated through the network control path, its relays are in a normally closed state. At this time, pressing the button will only send out the corresponding control command and will not trigger a change in the state of the corresponding relay.

[0331] It should be noted that the order between the above steps A1-A3, B1-B4 can be adjusted adaptively based on actual application, and the serial numbers A1-A3 or B1-B4 are only for the convenience of description, and should not be understood as a limitation on the execution order of the steps of each method in the embodiment.

[0332] In the description of the present specification, the description referring to the terms "some embodiments", "one specific embodiment", "a specific embodiment", "one example", and the like means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in connection with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present application. In the present specification, the illustrative representation of the above terms corresponds to the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described can be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner.

[0333] In addition, it should be noted that each of the above embodiments can be combined with each other, and for the same or similar concepts or processes, some embodiments can no longer be described, that is, the technical solutions disclosed in the later (recorded in the order of the text) embodiments should include the technical solutions recorded in this embodiment and the technical solutions in all the embodiments before this embodiment.

[0334] Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, and not to limit them; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that: it can still modify the technical solutions recorded in the foregoing embodiments, or make equivalent replacement for part or all of the technical features; and these modifications or replacements do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions deviate from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application.

Claims

1. An illumination power supply, adapted to be coupled between an external power source and at least one illumination appliance; characterized in that, The lighting power supply comprises: a delivery terminal comprising an input terminal for electrically connecting the external power supply and an output terminal for electrically connecting the lighting appliance, so as to electrically connect the lighting power supply between the lighting appliance and the external power supply; a power supply unit electrically connected between the input terminal and the output terminal and configured to be supplied with power from the external power supply to generate an operating power supply; a processing unit electrically connected to the power supply unit to be supplied with the operating power supply from the power supply unit for operation; and the processing unit is operatively connected to the lighting appliance and is configured to: establish a direct control path with at least one first controller to operate the continuous dimming of the lighting power supply through the first controller; wherein the dimming instruction originating from the first controller is received through the direct control path; the dimming instruction is externally transmitted by the first controller in a broadcast manner, for instructing the processing unit to continuously adjust the optical parameter of the lighting appliance; the dimming instruction is discontinuous and is intermittently transmitted to the processing unit, and there are at least two dimming instructions, and a first interval between adjacent two dimming instructions, so that the processing unit is further configured to: fill the data during the interval in a gradual manner, gradually adjust the optical parameter of the lighting appliance from the optical parameter indicated by one dimming instruction to the optical parameter indicated by the next dimming instruction, to form a continuous adjustment state of the lighting appliance; establish a network control path with at least one second controller to operate the lighting power supply through the second controller; establish a direct control path with the second controller and switch the control path between the second controller to the direct control path when the network control path is unreachable; the switching is automatic switching or switching realized by user operation; wherein the direct control path is a local-based direct control and does not depend on the network; the network control path is a control realized based on a target network; the processing unit is further configured to: enter a binding mode via a trigger instruction and can receive and hold inherent identification information originating from the first controller in the binding mode to correspond to the first controller; wherein the processing unit first establishes a network control path with the second controller, and when the processing unit enters the binding mode based on a wireless trigger instruction, the wireless trigger instruction originates from the second controller, so that the processing unit can establish a direct control path with the first controller through the second controller; and, in a network configuration state, externally transmit designated request network configuration information, so that an electronic device receiving the request network configuration information instructs the processing unit to join a target network, and further establishes a network control path with a second controller in the target network.

2. The lighting power supply according to claim 1, characterized in that, The processing unit is further configured to: furthermore, the processing unit is further configured to have a bidirectional remote control function, so that a preset state of the processing unit can be triggered based on the direct control path and further triggered based on the network control path.

3. The lighting power supply of claim 2, wherein, The processing unit is further configured to have a dual-path linkage function, so that the processing unit can modify a preset state based on any one of the first controller and the second controller, and trigger the modified preset state based on the other one of the first controller and the second controller.

4. The lighting power supply of claim 2, wherein The processing unit is further configured to establish a direct control path with the second controller, and the direct control path and the network control path with the second controller can be switched.

5. The lighting power supply of claim 4, wherein, The processing unit is further configured to establish a direct control path with the second controller through direct connection, establish a network control path with the second controller through a gateway, and switch the control path between the processing unit and the second controller to the direct control path when the network control path is unreachable.

6. The lighting power supply of claim 1, wherein The processing unit is configured to have a dual-mode binding function, so that the processing unit can enter a binding mode based on a wired trigger instruction, and further can enter a binding mode based on a wireless trigger instruction.

7. The lighting power supply of claim 1, wherein The processing unit is further configured to include color temperature and / or brightness in the optical parameters.

8. The lighting power supply of claim 1, wherein, The processing unit establishes a direct control path with the first controller through direct connection, so that the first interval is configured to be 20ms-500ms.

9. The lighting power supply of claim 1, wherein, The processing unit establishes a direct control path with the first controller through direct connection, so that the first interval is configured to be 100ms-200ms.

10. A lighting power supply according to any one of claims 1-9, characterized in that The processing unit is further configured to determine whether the identification information contained in the received dimming instruction is at least one of the retained identification information; if so, respond to the dimming instruction, otherwise do not respond.

11. The lighting power supply of claim 1, wherein, The processing unit establishes a network control path with at least one second controller, and is specifically configured to: adapt to directly enter a network configuration waiting state in response to a network configuration operation, or re-enter the network configuration waiting state in response to a reset operation; in the network configuration waiting state, send a designated request network configuration information to the outside, so that the electronic device receiving the request network configuration information instructs the processing unit to join a target network, and further establishes a network control path with a second controller in the target network.

12. The lighting power supply of claim 11, wherein, The power supply unit takes power through the first controller, so that the processing unit can be powered off and powered on based on the opening and closing of the first controller; the network configuration operation and / or the reset operation includes power on and / or power off; The processing unit is further configured to count the number of power on / off switching times, and / or count the duration between power on and power off, and enter the network configuration waiting state when the specified requirement is reached.

13. The lighting power supply of claim 11, wherein, The processing unit establishes a network control path with the second controller through the target network in the network configured state, and is specifically configured to: In the networked state, a control instruction is received and a control result pointed by the control instruction is executed to form the network control path; the control instruction is generated by a server connected to the target network according to a control action currently generated by the second controller and a target control rule matched therewith, and is issued by the target network; and / or in the networked state, at least one control rule issued by a server connected to the target network is received and stored, and a control instruction is further received, a target control rule matched in all control rules is determined according to control action information carried in the control instruction, and an executable function defined by the target control rule is controlled to be executed to form the network control path. The control rule defines a trigger relationship between at least one control action of the second controller and at least one executable function of the lighting power supply.

14. The lighting power supply of claim 1, wherein, The processing unit is further configured to receive a control instruction sent by the second controller; the control instruction is used to instruct the processing unit to switch to adjust the optical parameter of the lighting fixture; and the optical parameter includes brightness and / or color temperature.

15. A lighting system, characterized by The first controller is configured to accept a manipulation input. The lighting power supply is adapted to be coupled between an external power supply and at least one lighting fixture, and works when supplied with power from the external power supply, and is capable of establishing a direct control path with the first controller to operate continuous dimming of the lighting power supply by the first controller. The first controller is further configured to be capable of being manipulated to broadcast dimming instructions to the outside through the direct control path; the dimming instructions are used to instruct the lighting power supply to continuously adjust the optical parameter of the lighting fixture; the dimming instructions are non-continuous and are sent intermittently; there are at least two dimming instructions, and there is a first interval between adjacent two dimming instructions. The lighting power supply is configured to fill in data during the interval by gradual change, and gradually adjusts the lighting fixture from the optical parameter indicated by a dimming instruction to the optical parameter indicated by the next dimming instruction to form a continuous adjustment state of the lighting fixture. The second controller is further configured to be capable of establishing a direct control path with the lighting power supply; and is capable of switching the control path between the second controller and the lighting power supply to the direct control path when the network control path is unreachable; the switching can be automatic switching or switching realized by user operation; the direct control path is local-based direct control and does not depend on the network; and the network control path is control realized based on the target network. ​ ​ The lighting power supply is configured to enter a binding mode via a trigger instruction, and to receive and hold inherent identification information originating from the first controller in the binding mode to establish correspondence with the first controller; the lighting power supply first establishes a network control path with the second controller, and when the processing unit enters the binding mode based on a wireless trigger instruction originating from the second controller, the processing unit is enabled to establish a direct control path with the first controller via the second controller; In the network configuration state, the lighting power supply is configured to send out designated request network configuration information, so that an electronic device receiving the request network configuration information instructs the processing unit to join a target network, and further establishes a network control path with a second controller in the target network.

16. The lighting system of claim 15, wherein, The lighting power supply is further configured to have a dual-path linkage function, so that the lighting power supply is enabled to modify a preset state based on any one of the first controller and the second controller, and to modify the preset state based on the other one of the first controller and the second controller.

17. The lighting system of claim 15, wherein, The second controller is further configured to: establish a direct control path with the lighting power supply, and the direct control path and the network control path between the lighting power supply and the second controller are switchable.

18. The lighting system of claim 15, wherein, The lighting power supply is configured to have a dual-mode binding function, so that the lighting power supply is enabled to enter a binding mode based on a wired trigger instruction, and further enabled to enter a binding mode based on a wireless trigger instruction.

19. The lighting system of claim 15, wherein, The optical parameter includes color temperature and / or brightness.

20. The lighting system of claim 15, wherein, The first controller has a knob capable of receiving a manipulation input to generate a rotation action; the first controller is further configured to send the dimming instruction at intervals in response to the rotation action of the knob.

21. The lighting system of claim 15, wherein, The first controller establishes a direct control path with the lighting power supply in a direct connection manner, so that a first interval between adjacent two dimming instructions is configured to be 20ms-500ms.

22. The lighting system of claim 15, wherein, The first controller establishes a direct control path with the lighting power supply in a direct connection manner, so that a first interval between adjacent two dimming instructions is configured to be 100ms-200ms.

23. The lighting system of claim 15, wherein, The lighting power supply is adapted to enter the network configuration state directly in response to a network configuration manipulation, or to enter the network configuration state again in response to a reset manipulation; In the network configuration state, the lighting power supply is configured to send out designated request network configuration information, so that an electronic device receiving the request network configuration information instructs the lighting power supply to join a target network, and further establishes a network control path with a second controller in the target network.

24. The lighting system of claim 23, wherein, The first controller has a relay and a hidden button for controlling the closing and opening of the relay; the lighting power supply is powered by the relay; The first controller is configured to: in response to a first manipulation of the hidden button, trigger the relay inside the first controller to automatically open and / or close according to a preset rule, to form a network configuration manipulation and / or a reset manipulation of the lighting power supply powered by the relay.

25. The illumination system of claim 24, characterized by The first controller is further configured to enter a self-provisioning network state in response to a second manipulation of the hidden key; the first manipulation and the second manipulation are different.

26. A lighting method, adapted for application to a lighting power supply coupled between an external power source and at least one lighting fixture; characterized by, The method comprises: establishing a direct control path with at least one first controller to operate the lighting power supply through the first controller; and, establishing a network control path with at least one second controller to operate the lighting power supply through the second controller; receiving a plurality of dimming instructions broadcasted by the first controller through the direct control path; continuously adjusting the optical parameter of the lighting fixture based on the plurality of dimming instructions; there is a first interval between two adjacent dimming instructions; complementing the data during the interval by means of a gradient to adjust the optical parameter of the lighting fixture from that indicated by a dimming instruction to that indicated by the next dimming instruction to form a continuous adjustment state of the lighting fixture; establishing a direct control path with the second controller and switching the control path between the second controller to the direct control path when the network control path is unreachable; the switching can be automatic or realized by user operation; the direct control path is a local direct control and does not rely on a network; the network control path is a control realized based on a target network; entering a binding mode via a trigger instruction and being capable of receiving and retaining inherent identification information originating from the first controller in the binding mode to establish correspondence with the first controller; wherein the processing unit first establishes a network control path with the second controller, and when the processing unit enters the binding mode based on a wireless trigger instruction, the wireless trigger instruction originates from the second controller to enable the processing unit to establish a direct control path with the first controller through the second controller; and, in the network provisioning state, sending designated request provisioning information to enable an electronic device receiving the request provisioning information to instruct the processing unit to join a target network to further establish a network control path with a second controller in the target network.

27. The illumination method of claim 26, wherein, The method further comprises: configuring the lighting power supply to have a dual-path linkage function to enable the lighting power supply to modify a preset state based on any one of the first controller and the second controller and to trigger the modified preset state based on the other one of the first controller and the second controller.

28. The illumination method of claim 26, wherein, The method further comprises: establishing a direct control path with the second controller through direct connection and establishing a network control path with the second controller through a gateway; switching the control path between the second controller to the direct control path when the network control path is unreachable.

29. The illumination method of claim 26, wherein, The method further comprises: configuring the lighting power supply to have a dual-mode binding function to enable the lighting power supply to enter a binding mode based on a wired trigger instruction and to further enter a binding mode based on a wireless trigger instruction.

30. The illumination method of claim 26, wherein, The method further comprises: receiving a plurality of different dimming instructions originating from the first controller through the direct control path; continuously adjusting optical parameters of the lighting fixture based on a plurality of dimming instructions; the optical parameters comprising color temperature and / or brightness.

31. The illumination method of claim 26, wherein, The method further comprises: a direct control path between the first controller is established by direct connection, so that the first interval is configured to 100ms~200ms.

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