Synchronizing lighting networks for agricultural production

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems, devices, and methods for synchronized communication and control of LED lights and sensors in an LED light array including two or more LED lights. Through the use of a master clock in a gateway and / or master controller that communicates with the LED lights in the array present in a facility such as a greenhouse, a poultry egg production facility, a hospital, a dairy production facility, or other lighting facility, the gateway and / or master controller can synchronize the emission of light or photons from the LED light array by generating a master signal that includes commands and time from the master clock in a signal sent to each of the LED lights in the array.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority to U.S. Patent Application No. 62 / 951,241, filed December 20, 2019, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference for all purposes. [Background technology]

[0002] The ability to synchronize the on / off cycles of photon emitters has been a driving force in the lighting industry since the invention of the first light bulb. Examples of synchronization include, but are not limited to, the ability to synchronize street lights to correspond to day / night cycles, or traffic signals to correspond to traffic patterns. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The following embodiments and aspects thereof are described and illustrated in conjunction with systems, tools, and methods that are intended to be exemplary and illustrative, not limiting in scope.

[0004] An embodiment of the present invention provides a system for synchronously controlling photon emissions from two or more LED lights, the system comprising: at least one master controller; a master clock within the at least one master controller, the at least one master controller capable of generating a signal that conveys a time of the master clock within the signal; and two or more LED lights, each LED light comprising a controller, an internal clock, and at least one photon emitter, the at least one photon emitter capable of emitting photons, the controller communicating with the internal clock and the at least one photon emitter, the time of the internal clock synchronizing the timing of photon emissions from the at least one photon emitter, each LED light capable of receiving a signal from the master controller, and the controller of each LED light capable of analyzing the master clock time in the signal from the master controller and comparing the master clock time with the time of the internal clock of the LED light.

[0005] An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for synchronizing photon emissions from two or more LED lights in an LED light array, the method comprising: providing at least one master controller; providing a master clock in the at least one master controller, the at least one master controller capable of generating a signal carrying a time of the master clock therein; and providing two or more LED lights, each LED light comprising a controller, an internal clock, and at least one photon emitter, the at least one photon emitter capable of emitting photons, the controller controlling the internal clock and the at least one photon emitter. and communicating with the at least one photon emitter, the time of the internal clock synchronizing the timing of photon emissions from the at least one photon emitter; generating a signal from at least one master controller, the signal including the time of the master clock and the time the signal was sent; receiving the signal in each LED light; analyzing, in the controller of the LED light, the time of the master clock and the time the signal was sent from the master; comparing the master time and the time the signal was sent from the master with the time of the internal clock of the LED light; and synchronizing the internal clock of the LED light to the master clock of the master.

[0006] An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for synchronizing photon emissions from two or more LED lights in an LED light array, the method including: providing at least one master controller; providing a master clock in the at least one master controller, the at least one master controller capable of generating a signal that conveys a time of the master clock within the signal; providing two or more LED lights, each LED light having at least one photon emitter that can emit photons; generating a signal that includes a time of the master clock within the signal from the at least one master controller; receiving the signal within each LED light; and using the master clock to synchronize photon emissions in each of the two or more LED lights with each other.

[0007] An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for synchronizing photon emissions from two or more LED lights in an LED light array, the method including: providing at least one LED light that functions as a master controller; providing a master clock in the at least one master controller, the at least one master controller capable of generating a signal that conveys a time of the master clock within the signal; providing two or more LED lights, each LED light having at least one photon emitter that can emit photons; generating a signal from the at least one master controller that includes a time of the master clock within the signal; receiving the signal in each LED light; and using the master clock to synchronize photon emissions in each of the two or more LED lights with each other.

[0008] An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for synchronizing photon emissions from two or more LED lights in an LED light array within a mesh network protocol, the method including: providing at least one LED light that functions as a master controller; providing a master clock within the at least one master controller, the at least one master controller capable of generating a signal that conveys a time of the master clock within the signal; providing two or more LED lights, each LED light having at least one photon emitter that can emit photons; generating a signal from the at least one master controller that includes a time of the master clock within the signal; receiving the signal within each LED light; and using the master clock to synchronize photon emissions in each of the two or more LED lights with each other LED lights in the LED light array, wherein each LED light can rebroadcast the master clock to the other LED lights, adjust its internal clock to best align with the master clock, and rebroadcast the master clock to the other LED lights.

[0009] An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for synchronizing photon emissions from two or more LED lights in an LED light array within a mesh network protocol, the method including providing two or more LED lights, wherein each LED light in the mesh network broadcasts a clock signal and receives clock signals from other LED lights in the system, each light running a convergence algorithm to synchronize its internal clock to the other received clocks in the LED light array, the LED light broadcasting its adjusted or converged clock to the other LED lights in the LED light array, over a repeating cycle, the clocks of all the LED lights converge or synchronize with each other, each LED light comprising at least one photon emitter capable of emitting photons; and generating photon emissions synchronized to the adjusted or converged clock of the LED light array.

[0010] An embodiment of the present invention provides a computer-readable medium containing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a system including at least one master controller and two or more light emitting devices (LEDs), provide a master clock time in the at least one master controller; generate a signal conveying the master clock time therein; and receive the signal at two or more LEDs, each LED comprising a controller, an internal clock, and at least one photon emitter, wherein the controller of each LED transmits the LED's internal clock time via photons from the at least one photon emitter of the LED. The system performs the receiving, configured to synchronize with the timing of emission, generating from the at least one master controller a signal including the time of the master clock and a transmission time of the signal, receiving the signal in each LED, analyzing in the controller of the LED the time of the master clock and the time at which the signal was transmitted from the master controller, comparing the time of the master clock and the time at which the signal was transmitted from the master controller with the time of the internal clock of the LED, and synchronizing the internal clock of the LED to the master clock of the master controller.

[0011] Another embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for improving energy efficiency in a network array of photon emitters, the method including: providing an array of photon emitting containment units, wherein a range of 20%-80% of the units are on-cycle and an associated percentage of the photon emitting containment units are off-cycle; shifting the on-cycle photon emitting containment units to off-cycle while simultaneously shifting 20%-80% of the photon emitting containment units from off-cycle to on-cycle; and repeating this cycle so that at any one time, 20%-80% of the photon emitting containment units in the array are on-cycle and an associated percentage are off-cycle.

[0012] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and form a part of this specification, depict some illustrative embodiments and / or features, but are not exclusive or exclusive. It is intended that the embodiments and figures disclosed herein be considered illustrative and not limiting. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0013] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a flow diagram of a method for synchronized communication and control of a photon emitter and sensor array. [Figure 2] FIG. 1 illustrates communication between a master and an LED light. [Figure 3] 1 is an exemplary diagram of an LED light. [Figure 4] FIG. 10 is an exemplary diagram illustrating synchronization of LED lights. [Figure 5] FIG. 1 is an exemplary diagram showing the synchronization of an LED light array hardwired to a series of masters and gateways. [Figure 6] FIG. 10 is an exemplary diagram illustrating synchronization of an LED light array in wireless communication with a gateway or master. [Figure 7] FIG. 10 illustrates an example of synchronization of an array of 25 photon emitting and containing units to maximize power efficiency at 20%. [Figure 8] FIG. 10 illustrates an example of synchronization of an array of 20 photon emitting and containing units to maximize power efficiency at 50%. [Figure 9] FIG. 1 is an exemplary diagram showing synchronization of an LED light array with wireless communication, where a single LED acts as a gateway or master. [Figure 10] FIG. 1 shows an example of a photon recipe with three components, with the recipe step starting at 0 ms. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0014] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems, devices, and methods for synchronized communication and control of LED lights and sensors in an LED light array containing two or more LED lights. Through the use of a master clock within a gateway (main controller) and / or master controller (sub-controller) that communicates with LED lights in an array present in a facility such as a greenhouse, a poultry egg production facility, a hospital, a dairy production facility, or other lighting facility, the gateway and / or master controller can synchronize the emission of light or photons from the LED light array by generating a master signal that includes commands and a time from the master clock in a signal sent to each of the LED lights in the array. The signal can be hardwired or wirelessly transmitted to the LED lights and sensors supporting the LED light array. Each LED light and sensor receives the signal from the master or gateway and then compares the time of its own internal clock with the time of the master clock signal, thereby enabling the commands in the signal to be appropriately timed with the other photon emitters and sensors.

[0015] Embodiments of the present disclosure further provide systems, devices, and methods for synchronizing LED lights to maximize or control power efficiency. The systems, devices, and methods described herein reduce power stress and heat generation in photon or light emitting systems, such as arrays of LED light emitters in poultry production facilities, greenhouses, dairy barns, swine production facilities, turkey production facilities, livestock feedlots, livestock trailers, or human hospitals. The systems and methods synchronize photon emissions from an array of LED lights to a reduced usage rate, such as 10%, 25%, 50%, or 80%, by pulsing or constantly on a corresponding percentage of the LED lights, such as 10%, 25%, 50%, or 80%, so that all LED lights in the array cycle at a photon emission rate faster than the perceptual optical response of living organisms, thereby reducing the power of the LED light array by 10%, 20%, 25%, 50%, 75%, or 90%.

[0016] 1 provides a flowchart illustrating an example method for synchronized communication and control of an LED light array. At step 102, a master controller in the master transmits a signal with a command including the time of a clock in the master. The signal is transmitted to the LED lights in the array either by hardwired or wireless transmission. At step 104, each LED light in the array receives the master signal, which is processed by a controller or microcontroller within the LED light. At step 106, the timing of the clock in the master signal is compared to the time of an internal clock within each LED light, and internal clock drift of each internal LED light clock is identified and corrected, thereby synchronizing the LED lights to the gateway and / or master controller.

[0017] FIG. 2 provides a diagram of an example of communication between a master controller and an LED light to ensure the timing and synchronization of the LED light with respect to other LED lights in its vicinity. As shown in FIG. 2, a master 202 with a master clock 202a and an LED light 206 with an internal clock 206b are shown. A generated signal 204 is transmitted by the master controller from the master 202 to the LED light 206. The signal 204 has a carrier frequency and can include multiple components, such as a command for the photon emission recipe from the LED light and the time of the clock 202a within the master 202. The LED light 206 receives the signal 204, and the controller 206a within the LED light 206 compares the time of the LED light's internal clock 206b with the time of the internal clock 202a of the master 202 and the time the signal 204 was transmitted from the master 202. This allows the LED lights to remain synchronized, with maximum clock drift limited to the electrical speed of copper. Conversely, the LED light 206 may send a signal 205 containing information back to the master 202, such as confirmation of the photon recipe, the ambient temperature of the LED light, the time from the internal clock 206b, the LED light's 206 offset clock adjustment, and the time the signal 205 was sent, as well as other operating information, such as noise cancellation, the status and health of the system or its components, the location, identification, and history of the LED light itself or other LED lights and sensors in the system, etc.

[0018] As used herein, a gateway may be a network device that provides omnidirectional control over and allows synchronous communication between a lighting network, a mesh network, a network of sensors, environmental control, or a combination thereof.

[0019] As used herein, a master is a device capable of omnidirectional control and communication over one or more other devices, such as an LED light, a sensor, or an environmental controller.

[0020] Various "LED lights," light emitting devices, or lighting assemblies have a network of lighting elements capable of modulated emission of photons that deliver repetitive pulses, waveforms, or pulse trains of photons, with each pulse having at least one color spectrum, wavelength, or multiple color spectrums or wavelengths, and capable of varying intensities. In the disclosure provided herein, multiple LED lights may be used, including, as will be understood by those skilled in the art, controlled light modulation of incandescent lamps such as tungsten halogen and xenon, fluorescent lamps (CFLs), high-intensity discharge lamps such as metal halides, high-pressure sodium, low-pressure sodium, mercury vapor, sunlight, and light-emitting diodes.

[0021] LED lights generate or emit wavelength(s) or color spectrums ranging from 0.1 to 1600 nm, including, but not limited to, red light (800-620 nm), including infrared, near-red, and far-red light, orange light (620-590 nm), yellow light (590-520 nm), green light, cyan light (520-500 nm), blue light (500-435 nm), violet and ultraviolet light (450-380 nm), and white light. LED lights generate photon signals, which can be emitted in a constant (combined with a pulsed) format or in a pulsed format with an "on duration" that refers to the duration the LED light is emitting photons or light. The on duration of photon emission from an LED light can be between 0.01 microseconds and 5000 milliseconds, including all integer durations within this range. The associated "off duration" can be between 0.01 microseconds and 24 hours, including all integer durations within this range, and refers to the duration during which the LED light is not emitting photons or light.

[0022] Various signal types can be used for broadcast from the LED lights, master, and gateway to transmit the necessary communication and clock time. The signals can be hardwired using various cables capable of signal communication, such as, but not limited to, Ethernet, waveguide, AC / DC electrical cables, and optical fibers, or can be transmitted wirelessly, for example, using ultra-wideband, broadband, Zigbee, radio frequency (RF), passive, RFID, and other similar wireless communication capable technologies. Furthermore, communication can be performed at a carrier frequency over AC or DC power lines. In this case, the AC frequency can be utilized as the master clock frequency for the LED lights.

[0023] For example, the signal may be a radio frequency in the range of 900-923 MHz in a poultry growing house. Channel 0 is 905 MHz, channel 1 is 907 MHz, and channel 2 is 909 MHz. The 905 MHz frequency is a carrier frequency that can contain commands and other information transmitted from the master to each LED light. The other information, for example, relates to the photon emission recipe, including the pulse duration of each component of the photon emission / signal from the LED light, the off duration of each component, the wavelength color and intensity of each component, as well as the time of the master clock and the time the signal was sent from the master clock. Conversely, the LED light may send a radio signal at the same 905 MHz frequency back to the master controller or to other LED lights, containing recipe confirmation, the LED light's ambient temperature, the time from its internal clock, the LED light's clock adjustment, and the time the signal was sent.

[0024] FIG. 3 provides a schematic diagram of an LED light 206 of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 3, the LED light 206 may include, but is not limited to, a controller 302, a clock generation crystal circuit 303, a hardwired signal transmitter / receiver 304, one or more photon emitters 305, a wireless signal receiver / transmitter 306, a power supply and signal transmitter / receiver 308, and a temperature sensor 310. In the disclosure provided herein, several bus communication infrastructures may be used, including, but not limited to, unidirectional, receiver, transceiver, omnidirectional, and bidirectional, as will be understood by those skilled in the art. Synchronization of each LED light 206 in the LED light array is based on calculating and adjusting for the difference between its internal clock 303 and one or more of the other incoming master clocks or the incoming clocks of the other LED lights 206. The master clock controller or other LED lights 206 transmit a signal 315 that is received by the LED light's wireless signal receiver / transmitter 306, hardwire signal transmitter / receiver 304, or hardwire power transmitter / receiver 308. The signal 315 includes the master's internal clock time and the timing of the signal sent or adjusted clock timing from another LED light 206. Each LED light 206 receives the signal via its signal receiver / transmitter / receiver 304, 306, or 308, and the information in the signal is communicated to the controller 302. The LED light's 206 controller 302 communicates with the LED light's internal clock 303 and compares the master clock time with the LED light's internal clock 303 time and the time the signal was received. This allows the LED lights in the array to remain synchronized, with a maximum drift limited to 2.0 ns.While a 2 nanosecond drift is given as an example, those skilled in the art will understand that the synchronization of the master clock with the internal clock and the allowable timing drift can vary based on the type of communication used and the needs and application of the lighting system, and can range from 100 ps, ​​500 ps, ​​750 ps, ​​1.0 ns to 5 ns, 10 ns, 25 ns, 50 ns, 5 us, 10 us, 100 us, 500 us, 4 ms, 58 ms, 1000 ms, 2000 ms, 3000 ms, 4000 ms, and all integers within this range. A timing signal is broadcast by the master, and the timing of each LED light is based on the correlation of the timing signal from the master with the LED light's clock. If the timing is off, the LED light can generate feedback indicating a lack of synchronization between the master and the LED light. The LED light 206 may also transmit a wireless output signal 307 containing various information about the LED light 206, such as the current time of day of the LED light, the temperature of the LED light, etc., which may be transmitted to a master, gateway, or other LED lights in the array with which the LED light is paired. The LED light may also have a temperature sensor 310 and / or barometer in communication with the controller 302, which monitors the temperature and air pressure around the LED light or its environment.

[0025] A power supply 308 is in communication with and operably connected to the controller 302 to provide power to the LED light. Depending on the range and type of LED light, various power sources may be used, including AC, DC, batteries (12 volt and 9 volt), etc., as will be appreciated by those skilled in the art. In the case of an AC or DC hardwired power source, the power supply may also function as a receiver / transmitter / receiver to receive and transmit clock timing and other signal communications.

[0026] Temperature and air pressure changes also affect signal communication between the gateway, master, and LED lights, causing temperature clock drift and, in the case of frequency drift of wireless communication signals, harmonic problems and missing communication between the LED lights and master, between the master and gateway, and between the LED lights themselves. The LED lights and master can keep track of changes in clock drift, temperature, air pressure, and frequency drift and be recalibrated with repeated internal functions as needed, for example, every 5 minutes, 1 minute, 10 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, or 24 hours, to prevent frequency drift from becoming too large to cause communication failure. To maintain signal frequency, it is important to individually monitor and control the intensity of each LED light in a commercial facility.

[0027] Varying the intensity of the pulsed photon emission of the LED lights can induce a desired response in the organism. For example, if some LED lights in an array are hung under a heating and air conditioning (HVAC) vent and are closer to the organism than other lights in the array, the LED lights under the HVAC should emit lower photon intensity to even out the emission of the LED lights in the array.

[0028] System embodiments herein transmit timing information in a communication system or signal, as well as a unique identification of each component within the communication signal and the deployed channel on which the component should listen and transmit information. System components may communicate over separate wireless channels. The channels may be two-way, or the channels may be one-way only, such as a transmit-only or receive-only configuration. Each facility where LED lights are deployed for wireless communication has a unique structure and design that can also produce signal reflection and echo characteristics. The synchronization methods described herein are designed to account for echoes and reflections within the facility. For example, the broadcast master clock signal may include timings of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 1-5, or 1-20, or any desired timing for the system. If an LED light or sensor receives a signal from a master, gateway, or another LED light and the numbers are out of sequence or repeated, for example the number 9 coming after a 10, or the number 9 being repeated multiple times, the LED light receiving the signal will know that the signal bounced off a wall, causing the LED light to receive the same number twice, or that an error has occurred, and will ignore the signal. If the timing of the signal goes from an 8 to a 10, it will know that the signal is missing. Unique identification and channel pairing allows components of the system to ignore communication signals that are not intended for them or that do not belong to the system.

[0029] The disclosure provided herein may use several clock or timing mechanisms. By way of example, the disclosure provided herein may use a clock-generating crystal circuit, such as a crystal oscillator or quartz crystal oscillator. A crystal oscillator is an electronic oscillator circuit that uses the mechanical resonance of a vibrating crystal of piezoelectric material to generate an electrical signal of a constant frequency. This frequency is used to keep track of time and provides a stable clock signal for digital integrated circuits. Additionally, resistive-capacitive coupled circuits and microcontrollers may also be used for timing.

[0030] As used herein, a wireless network is a computer network that uses wireless data connections between network nodes. Wireless networks are a way for homes, telecommunications networks, and business facilities to avoid the costly process of installing cables into buildings or connecting various equipment locations. Wireless telecommunications networks are generally implemented and managed using radio communications. This implementation occurs at the physical level (physical layer) of the OSI model network structure. Examples of wireless networks include cellular networks, wireless local area networks (WLANs), wireless sensor networks, satellite communications networks, terrestrial microwave networks, ultra-wideband, RF, Bluetooth, ZigBee, and mesh networks.

[0031] As used herein, a mesh network (or simply meshnet) is a local network topology in which infrastructure nodes (i.e., bridges, switches, and other infrastructure devices) connect directly, dynamically, and non-hierarchically to as many other nodes as possible, cooperating with each other to efficiently route data to and from clients. This lack of dependency on any single node allows all nodes to participate in information relay. Because mesh networks dynamically self-organize and self-configure, installation overhead can be reduced. The self-configuration capability allows for dynamic workload distribution, especially in the event of node failure. This, in turn, contributes to fault tolerance and reduced maintenance costs.

[0032] As used herein, "duty cycle" is the length of time it takes a device to complete a full on / off cycle or photon signal. Duty cycle is the percentage of time an entity spends in an active state as a fraction of the total time under consideration. The term duty cycle is often used in reference to electrical devices such as switching power supplies. In an electrical device, a 60% duty cycle means that the power supply is on 60% of the time and off 40% of the time. Exemplary duty cycles of the present disclosure can range from 0.01% to 90%, including all numbers within that range.

[0033] As used herein, "frequency" refers to the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit time, and any frequency may be used in the disclosed system. Frequency may also refer to time frequency. The repeating period is the duration of one cycle of the repeating event, and therefore the repeating period is the inverse of the frequency.

[0034] As used herein, the term "waveform" refers to the shape of a graph of change in quantity over time or distance.

[0035] As used herein, the term "pulse wave" or "pulse train" refers to a type of non-sinusoidal waveform that resembles a square wave but lacks the symmetrical shape associated with a perfect square wave. Figure 10 shows an example of a photon recipe containing three components of various pulse waves or pulse trains, with recipe steps measured in milliseconds and ranging from 0 to 440 milliseconds. This is a common term in synthesizer programming and is a typical waveform available on many synthesizers. The exact shape of the wave is determined by the oscillator duty cycle. In many synthesizers, the duty cycle can be modulated (sometimes referred to as pulse width modulation) for a more dynamic tone. Pulse waves are also known as square waves, a periodic version of the rectangular function.

[0036] As used herein, the term "offset" refers to the on-duration of a pulse beginning at a different time than the on-duration of another pulse. For example, a first photon pulse may begin at the beginning of a repetition cycle or duty cycle with second or more other photon pulses.

[0037] Radio frequency identification (RFID), as used herein, uses electromagnetic fields to automatically identify and track tags attached to objects. The tags contain electronically stored information. Passive tags collect energy from the probing radio waves of nearby RFID readers. Active tags have a local power source (such as a battery) and can operate hundreds of meters away from the RFID reader. Unlike barcodes, tags do not need to be in the line of sight of the reader and may therefore be embedded within tracked objects. RFID is a method of automatic identification and data capture (AIDC).

[0038] As used herein, Ethernet is a family of computer networking technologies commonly used in local area networks (LANs), metropolitan area networks (MANs), and wide area networks (WANs). [1] Ethernet was commercially introduced in 1980 and first standardized as IEEE 802.3 in 1983, and has since retained considerable backward compatibility and has been improved to support higher bit rates and longer link distances. Over time, Ethernet has largely replaced competing hardwired LAN technologies such as Token Ring, FDDI, and ARCNET.

[0039] As used herein, "Bluetooth" is a wireless technology standard for exchanging data between fixed and mobile devices over short distances and creating personal area networks (PANs) using short-wavelength UHF radio waves in the 2.400-2.485 GHz industrial, scientific, and medical radio bands. It was originally conceived as a wireless replacement for RS-232 data cables.

[0040] As used herein, "Zigbee" is an IEEE 802.15.4-based specification for a set of high-level communications protocols used to create personal area networks of small, low-power digital radios designed for small-scale projects requiring wireless connectivity, such as home automation, medical device data collection, and other low-power, low-bandwidth needs. Zigbee is thus a low-power, low-data-rate, proximity (i.e., personal-area) wireless ad-hoc network.

[0041] Commissioning of LED light arrays with master and / or gateway The system provided herein enables commissioning of a system of LED lights in an array by a master and / or gateway by allowing the LED lights to select the master and / or gateway with which they have the best communication connection for pairing, or by allowing the master and / or gateway to select the LED light with which they have the best communication connection for pairing. As shown in FIG. 4 , a gateway 402 is hardwired (405) to two masters 404a and 404b. Each master 404a and 404b then communicates with an array of nine LED lights 406 via wireless signals. The first master 404a sends a signal to each LED light 206, and the LED light receives the signal from the master 404a and responds with its own signal indicating that the signal was received. The second master 404b then sends a signal to the same LED light 206. The LED light then analyzes the signal from the second master 404b, selects the master with which it has the best communication, and commissions itself to that master as a pair.

[0042] 4, during the commissioning process, LED light array A (406a) receives wireless signal 407a from first master 404a and wireless signal 408b from second master 404b. Based on signal strength and communication quality, the LED lights 206 of LED light array A 406a rank the first master 404a as the preferred master and request pairing with the first master 404a. The LED lights 206 of LED light array B 406b rank the second master 404b as the preferred master and request pairing with master 404b. Master 404a and master 404b may also compare communications with their LED lights 206 and communicate via a gateway to select the master with the best communication with the LED light 206 and select the master to commission itself as a pair with the LED light 206. Note that the commissioning process can also be in the reverse direction, where the LED light sends a signal to the master, and based on the signal strength, the master may request pairing with a particular LED light.

[0043] The system can also be configured to use LED lights to indicate the commissioning of an LED light system configured to indicate signal strength. Different colors of each LED light can be used to indicate the strength of the LED light's signal communication with the master (based on two-way communication between the master and the LED light). This allows an installer to visually locate each LED light and quickly move or pair it to the location or master and / or gateway with the strongest signal, signal strength, and data contained in the signal; i.e., the stronger the signal received by the emitter, the closer the unit is to the LED light. In additional embodiments, each LED light can transmit a signal to other LED lights in the array with information about the strength of the signal or data it is receiving, or the LED light can communicate directly with the master or gateway regarding the information in the data signal (such as in the case of an emergency signal from a mobile real-time positioning unit), allowing the LED light to triangulate the unit's exact location within the lighting array and adjust its own photon signal as needed. The LED light can be programmed with one or more signals that prompt a change in light emission recipe, or can receive a signal from the gateway with such commands.

[0044] In current system implementations utilizing wireless communication, various devices have the ability to generate signals or harmonics that can interfere with communications between the LED lights, the master, and the gateway. This problem can be mitigated by using specific channels with limited frequency ranges, thus providing signals with very limited profiles that the paired components can distinguish.

[0045] 5 shows an embodiment of a gateway in communication with and control of five masters 202a, 202b, 202c, 202d, and 202e, each in communication with two or more LED lights 206, each containing at least one photon emitter in communication with them. In this embodiment, gateway 502 is hardwired and in communication with them via Ethernet 505, providing command and control of each master 202a, 202b, 202c, 202d, and 202e. Gateway 502 also provides communication to a third party, for example, via the Internet or by a hardwired CPU, allowing two-way monitoring and control activities of the pulsed LED lighting array by a third party, if desired. As will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, the number of masters 202a, 202b, 202c, 202d, and 202e in communication and under the control of one gateway 502 can range from 2, 3, 5, 9, 13, 17, 24, 29, 33, 42, 79, 104, 200, 400, 650, 1000, 15000, and all integers therebetween.

[0046] Each master 202a, 202b, 202c, 202d, and 202e, in turn, is in communication with and provides control of two or more LED lights 206 in arrays 510, 512, 514, 516, and 518. In Figure 5, each master 202a, 202b, 202c, 202d, and 202e is in communication with and controls arrays 510, 512, 514, 516, and 518 of between six and nine LED lights. As will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, the number of LED lights 206 in an array in communication with each master 202 can range from 2, 3, 5, 9, 13, 18, 22, 49, 63, 74, 121, 205, 360, 6400, 1100, 15001, and all integers therebetween.

[0047] 5, each master 202a, 202b, 202c, 202d, and 202e is hardwired (508a, 508b, 508c, 508d, 508e) to an individual LED light 206 in arrays 510, 512, 514, 516, and 518. The hardwires can be any type of wiring that provides a communication architecture that allows multiple signals of information to be transmitted bidirectionally over the wires.

[0048] 5 shows five masters 202a, 202b, 202c, 202d, and 202e, each paired with an LED light array 510, 512, 514, 516, and 518. Each master has control and pairing of a specific array, allowing each array to have its own photon emission pattern with its own recipe and synchronization. As an example, master 202a is paired with LED light array 510, which may be present in a poultry facility and is designed to emit photons in a synchronized emission that induces young birds to eat and grow without inducing sexual maturity. Master 202b is paired with an LED light array 512 that can synchronize photon emissions to induce sexual maturity in birds for egg production, while masters 202c and 202d may be in an area of ​​the facility dedicated to dairy cows with LED light arrays 514 and 516 that synchronize photon emissions to promote milk production, while master 202e is paired with an LED light array 518 that is present in an area of ​​the facility temporarily used for facility management, and LED light array 518 emits normal white light. Note that in a hardwired solution, the master clock can be transmitted over the communication bus and is merely a repeating signal that the LED lights use to cadence their photon emission recipe. In this case, the LED lamps do not need to have their own internal clocks. Furthermore, the system provided herein also allows for synchronizing the timing of the gateway and the master, as well as having the master controller change its timing to match the average of the LED light clocks.

[0049] 6 shows an example of synchronization between a gateway / master and an array of LED lights, where each LED light includes at least one photon emitter 600. In this example, the use of a master clock in the gateway that is compared to an internal clock in each LED light allows each gateway / master to maintain synchronized timing and control of each LED light and sensor in the array.

[0050] As shown in FIG. 6 , a gateway / master 602 is provided in wireless communication with the array of LED lights and sensors 601. In this embodiment, there is no master; the gateway 602 provides control and communication with the outside world, as well as the ability to update the LED light's firmware, photon emission recipe, and intensity settings. The gateway may also initiate 24-hour clock timing for the number of hours per day the LED lights are on and off. The gateway initiates a synchronization master clock that is wirelessly broadcast to the LED lights for synchronization of photon or light emission from the LED lights in the array, as well as light synchronization and communication with the sensors in the array. As will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, various gateway / masters, such as solid-state circuits with digital output control or a central processing unit (CPU), can be used, provided the device is capable of controlling (input / output of parameters and suitable instructions for photon modulation, or special functions) and communicating with, and receiving communications from, the photon emitters and sensors in the array.

[0051] As discussed above, synchronization of each LED light in the array is achieved through the use of a master clock in the gateway. By way of example, the gateway 602 broadcasts a signal to the LED light array at a known repetition rate. Each LED light in the array can then respond back to the gateway 602 with individual data 603, 605, 638, 640, 642, 644, 646, 648, 650, 652, and 654 for each LED light and sensor 604, 606, 607, 608, 612, 614, 616, 618, 620, 622, 624, 626, 628, 630, 632, 634, and 636 in the array. The signal contains information for each LED light and sensor, such as emission recipe commands and firmware commands, but also includes the timing of the master clock and the time the gateway sent the signal. Each LED light receives the signal and reads out the timing of the master clock's time, as well as the time the clock was sent. This allows each LED light and each sensor to compare the master clock's time with its own internal clock to determine if, and if so, how far, its internal clock has deviated from the master clock's timing. This allows the LED light to recalibrate the time of its own internal clock and synchronize the photon emissions within the LED light to the gateway master clock.

[0052] In another embodiment of the present disclosure, each LED light that receives master clock signals 604, 606, 607, 608, 614, 616, and 618 then sends an output signal containing its internal clock to one or more LED lights in the array at a secondary, known time. This is shown in FIG. 6, where LED light 607 sends signals 656, 658, 660, 662, 664, and 666 containing its internal clock to LED lights 606, 608, 610, and 612, and sensors 624 and 626. At the same time, LED light 607 also receives internal clock signals from LED lights 606, 608, 610, and 612, which allows LED light 607 to improve its clock drift and its internal clock. The gateway's master clock sends its timing signals to the LED lights and sensors in the array at known repetition rates (e.g., 800ps, 1us, 50µs, and 5µs, 10µs, 12µs, 25µs, 100µs, 500µs, and 1000µs).

[0053] Also provided in FIG. 6 and illustrated in FIG. 5 is an array of at least two photon emitters 604, 606, 607, 608, 610, 612, 614, 616, and 618 and / or sensors 620, 622, 624, 626, 630, 632, 634, and 636 in communication with a gateway 602. Like the gateway 602, each LED light and / or sensor has an internal clock. Each photon emitter and / or sensor can receive a master clock signal from the gateway and master controller, as well as photon signals from other photon emitters or sensors in the array. This allows each emitter and sensor in the array to triangulate and determine the location and activity of other sensors and emitters in the array. Each photon emitter and sensor can generate its own master clock signal, which communicates the time of the photon emitter's internal clock.

[0054] Each LED light and sensor in the array can also generate an output signal containing the time of its emitter's or sensor's internal clock. The output signal is transmitted to the master controller and other LED lights and sensors in the array. Each LED light and sensor also receives signals from other LED lights and sensors in the array, allowing each LED light and sensor to synchronize with the other LED lights. Each LED light can receive adjusted clock signals from many other LED lights and sensors in the array and use the clock adjustments with the other LED lights to create more sophisticated and accurate clock adjustments. By meshing this two-way communication by utilizing communication over multiple paths between the many LED lights and sensors in the array, the system has better communication paths and can extend these paths over long distances from the gateway 602. By utilizing unique identification in the communication of each LED light and sensor in the array, firmware updates, photon modulation recipes, timing, and other information can now be transmitted to all LED lights and sensors in the array. This allows a building or facility with thousands of LED lights and sensors to communicate efficiently and reliably over long distances and across many floors or levels within a building or agricultural feedlot.

[0055] 9 provides an example of synchronizing an array of LED lights, with LED light 902 acting as either a gateway or master 901. In this example, the use of a master clock within the LED light that is compared to an internal clock within each LED light, as discussed with reference to FIG. 6, allows the LED light acting as a gateway / master to maintain synchronized timing and control of each LED light and sensor in the array.

[0056] The present disclosure also provides for synchronizing the pulsing or modulation of photon emissions from two or more LED lights in an LED light array within a mesh network protocol. Each LED light in the mesh network broadcasts a clock signal and receives clock signals from other LED lights in the system, and each LED light calculates the average time of the LED lights in the array with which it communicates to synchronize its internal clock to the most recent clocks received by the other LED lights in the LED light array. The LED light then broadcasts its adjusted clock to the other LED lights in the array, and over a repeating cycle, the clocks of all the LED lights converge or synchronize with each other.

[0057] The present disclosure also provides for synchronizing, within a mesh network protocol, the pulsing or modulation of photon emissions from two or more LED lights in an LED light array. Some LED lights are parent lights responsible for maintaining the clock in the mesh network, broadcasting their clock timing to child LED lights in the system, thereby creating a hierarchy of LED lights where the parent LED light maintains the timing of the array and the child LED lights simply listen to and respond to the parent LED light.

[0058] Various sensors may be incorporated into the systems described herein to provide various information about the systems and the organisms associated with the systems within the facility. The sensors not only sense information but can also transmit control information to third party or external systems, such as feed conveyors and watering systems. Examples of such sensors may include, but are not limited to, temperature sensors, smoke, humidity, barometers, stem diameter, GPS, accelerometers, heart rate, blood pressure, ovulation, hormone tracking such as pheromones, estrogen, testosterone, and cortisol (which may be used to monitor stress), vibration, sound, and vocalizations, as well as third party sensors such as egg counters, feed sensors, and weights.

[0059] Data collected by the sensors can be relayed to a controller, which can adjust or change the photon modulation from the LED lights in the array. For example, based on a weighing scale at a commercial egg-laying facility, bird sample weights can be collected and transmitted to the LED lighting system, where the modulation recipe can be adjusted as needed. If the birds are too light, the intensity of the recipe can be increased to increase the birds' appetite and thus increase their weight. If the birds are too heavy, the intensity of the LED lighting system can be reduced to reduce the birds' appetite and thus decrease their weight. Traditionally, this control has been achieved by raising or lowering the temperature of the chicken house. However, raising the temperature can decrease the birds' appetite, thereby slowing their consumption rate. Lowering the temperature of the chicken house can also increase their appetite, thereby increasing their consumption. Compared to adjusting the temperature of the chicken house, adjusting the light intensity is a more economically viable solution and allows for more gradual control.

[0060] Modulating photon or light emission from LED lights and LED light arrays to living organisms can stimulate or affect a variety of desired biological responses or functions, including, but not limited to, fertility, ovulation, hunger, egg laying, sexual maturation, milk production, hormone production, behavior and socialization, root, tissue, or hypha growth, vegetative proliferation, flower or fruiting body production, fruit, spore, or seed production, growth cessation, elongation of specific plant parts, organism recovery or biocontrol, and interpolation of circadian inputs. Examples include, but are not limited to, creating a signal containing one or more components of a pulse train of electromagnetic emissions (photons or light) of individual color spectrums of sufficient intensity to trigger a photochemical response in an organism using a timing relationship between the on-durations of at least two components in the repetitive signal to control a desired biological function. Specifically, by providing a signal comprising one or more repetitive photon or light pulses at a specific combination of intensity, rate with respect to the timing of the on-duration of each component, including waveform, the photochemical reactions of an organism can be stimulated, optimized, and regulated in a controlled or determined manner.

[0061] Examples of organisms include humans, ungulates, including but not limited to cows, horses, camels, pigs, deer, elk, alpacas, llamas, and moose; carnivores, including but not limited to bears, mustelids, dogs, cats, wolves, lions, tigers, and skunks; rodents, including but not limited to rats, mice, and beavers; chiroptera, including but not limited to bats; marsupials, including but not limited to kangaroos and opossums; cetaceans, including whales and dolphins; chickens, ptarmigans, quails, pheasants, parrots, waterfowl, geese, swans, pigeons, prey, songbirds, turkeys, owls, vultures, penguins, and the like. mollusks such as clams, oysters, octopuses, squid, snails, etc.; arthropods such as millipedes, centipedes, insects, spiders, scorpions, crabs, lobsters, shrimp, etc.; annelids such as earthworms and leeches, sponges, and jellyfish; microorganisms, algae, bacteria, fungi, gymnosperms, angiosperms, and ferns; citrus fruits, table grapes, wine grapes, bananas, papayas, cannabis species, coffee beans, goji berries, figs, avocados, guavas, pineapples, raspberries, blueberries, olives, pistachios, pomegranates, artichokes and almonds, such as artichokes, asparagus, beans, beets, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, Chinese cabbage, head cabbage, mustard cabbage, cantaloupe, carrots, cauliflower, celery, chicory, collard greens, cucumber, radish, eggplant, endive, garlic, herbs, honeydew melon, kale, lettuce (head, leaf, romaine), mustard greens, okra, onions (bulb and leaves), parsley, peas (green peas, snow peas, green peas, black eye peas, crowder peas, etc.), chili peppers (vegetables, vegetables such as bell peppers, chili peppers, pimento, pumpkin, radish, rhubarb, spinach, squash, sweet corn, tomato, turnip root, turnip greens, watercress, and watermelon; flowering bedding plants including but not limited to ageratum, mountain shepherd's purse, begonia, celosia, coleus, dusty miller, fuchsia, gazania, geranium, gerbera daisy, impatiens, marigold, nicotiana, pansy / viola, petunia, portulaca, salvia, snapdragon, verbena, periwinkle, and zinnia;Flowering plants for pots, including but not limited to Saintpaulia, alstroemeria, anthurium, azalea, begonia, bromeliad, chrysanthemum, cineraria, cyclamen, daffodil / narcissus, exacum, gardenia, gloxinia, hibiscus, hyacinth, hydrangea, kalanchoe, lily, orchid, poinsettia, primula, regal pelargonium, rose, tulip, Zygocactus / Schlumbergera cactus, including but not limited to aglaonema, anthurium, bromeliad, lupin, cactus, succulents, croton, dieffenbachia, dracaena, hub Houseplants including vines, ferns, ficus, hedera (ivy), maranta / calathea, palms, philodendrons, spathiphyllum, and syngoniums, including but not limited to alstroemeria, anthurium, aster, paradise flytrap / strelitzia, calla lilies, carnations, chrysanthemums, daffodils / narcissus, daisies, delphiniums, freesia, gerbera daisies, ginger, gladioli, godetia, baby's breath, calligraphy, iris, leptospermum, liatris, lilies, limonium, lisianthus, orchids, protea, and roses. cut flowers including, but not limited to, statice, steppe vine, stock, sunflower, tulip; evergreen conifers including, but not limited to, plumosus, tree ferns, boxwood, evergreen conifers; cutting evergreens including, but not limited to, cordyline, eucalyptus, hedera / ivy, holly, leatherleaf fern, liriope / liriope, myrtle, pittosporum tobira, and podocarpus; deciduous shade trees including, but not limited to, ash, birch, honey locust, linden, maple, oak, poplar, sweetgum, and willow; ampelopsis, bean pear, apple, crape myrtle, dogwood, cherry, plum, sedge, sunflower, sunflower. deciduous flowering trees, including oak, magnolia, and redbud; broadleaf evergreens, including but not limited to azalea, cotoneaster, euonymus, holly, magnolia, android, privet, rhododendron, and viburnum; evergreen conifers, including but not limited to arborvitae, cedar, cypress, fir, hemlock, juniper, pine, spruce, and yew; deciduous shrubs and other ornamental plants, including but not limited to buddleia, hibiscus, lilac, meadowsweet, viburnum, weigela, groundcover, bougainvillea, clematis, and other climbing vines, and landscape palms;Fruit and nut plants, including but not limited to citrus and subtropical fruit trees, deciduous fruit and nut trees, grape vines, strawberry seedlings, other small fruit plants, other fruit and nut trees, fresh-cut plants, strawberries, wildflowers, commercial transplants, and aquatic plants, ferns, including but not limited to ferns, and fungi, including but not limited to basidiomycetes, ascomycetes, and yeasts. The disclosed system provides photon pulses to both C3 and C4 light systems, as well as to "CAM" plants (Crassulacean Acid Metabolism), cyanobacteria, or eukaryotic green algae or other organisms.

[0062] Modulation or pulsing of photons or light from LED lights to organisms can stimulate or affect a variety of desired biological responses or functions, including, but not limited to, fertility, ovulation, hunger, feed requirement, egg production, egg weight, eggshell quality, egg nutrients, egg weight distribution, sexual maturation, organism mass, milk production, hormone production, behavior and socialization, morphology, root, tissue, or hyphal growth, vegetative proliferation, flower or fruiting body production, fruit, spore, or seed production, growth cessation, elongation of specific plant parts, organism recovery or biocontrol, and interpolation of circadian inputs. Examples include, but are not limited to, creating a signal containing one or more components of a pulse train of electromagnetic emissions (photons or light) of individual color spectrums of sufficient intensity to trigger a photochemical response in an organism using a timing relationship between the on-durations of at least two components in the repetitive signal to control a desired biological function. Specifically, by providing a signal comprising one or more repetitive photon or light pulses at a specific combination of intensity, rate with respect to the timing of the on-duration of each component, including waveform, the photochemical reactions of an organism can be stimulated, optimized, and regulated in a controlled or determined manner.

[0063] When using one or more LED lights in an artificial lighting system, precisely controlling the modulation of photon emissions from each LED light is crucial to altering an organism's biological response. When an organism is physically placed under and exposed to the photon emissions of multiple LED lights, these photon emissions from each LED light must be highly synchronized with each other to reduce disruptions in biological changes and maximize their effectiveness. This photon emission modulation is achieved by controlling a matrix of when any and all wavelengths are turned on or off and the intensity of the photon emissions. For the purposes of this disclosure, this matrix is ​​referred to as a "recipe." As listed in Table 1 below, each channel number can be controlled individually or in groups. By stitching together the waveforms in Table 1 over time, a waveform ("recipe") is created. [Table 1]

[0064] The process of repeating recipes and individual steps needs to be synchronized among multiple LED lights in a system. For example, the recipe can reside in any component in the system. If the system has a gateway or master, the recipe can be stored in one of the components and transferred to the LED lights via bus communication, and the timing of a step or group of steps can be controlled from any device, such as the gateway, master, or the LED lamp itself. The gateway and master can also directly send control to the lamps, channel by channel and step by step. LED lights can also contain recipes and use timing information from other LED lights, gateways, or masters to synchronize the repetition of steps or group of steps in the recipe. All of this has the ultimate goal of affecting the synchronization and control of photon emissions from individual photon sources within an LED light, as well as the synchronization and control of photon emissions of multiple LED lights.

[0065] Maximizing the power efficiency of photon arrays FIG. 7 illustrates an example of synchronizing an array of 25 LED lights to maximize power efficiency by using 20% ​​power, compared to 100% power with all emitters on. As shown in FIG. 7, a network array of 25 LED lights in a grow facility has 20% of the emitters on and 80% off. FIG. 7 presents a flow diagram for a 25 LED light array, in a clockwise direction, with 5 units cycling on and 20 units cycling off. Step 702 illustrates the 25 LED light network array with 5 units cycling on and pulsing photons. Step 704 illustrates the 25 LED light network array with the next 5 units cycling on and pulsing photons, starting from the unit that was on in 702. Step 706 illustrates the 25 LED light network array with the next 5 units cycling on and pulsing photons, starting from the unit that was on in 704. Step 708 shows a network array of 25 LED lights where the next 5 units turn on and pulse photons from the unit that was on in 706. 710 shows a network array of 25 LED photon emitting and containing units where the next 5 units turn on and pulse photons from the unit that was on in 708.

[0066] The timing and transition of the LED lights from the ON and OFF states is based on communication between the master and / or gateway and each LED light, as discussed above, and the master clock of the master / gateway and the internal clock within each LED light. The gateway / master sends signals to the emitters, which then go into the ON and OFF states based on each emitter's internal clock and the gateway's commands, with an even spread of a certain percentage (e.g., 20%) of emitters being ON and a corresponding percentage being OFF.

[0067] 7 shows an array of 25 photon emitters, those skilled in the art will understand that the array may include any number of emitters, including 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 13, 20, 25, 50, 68, 74, 99, 100, 1000, 2000, 5000, and 10000, and all integers within this range. Additionally, while Figure 7 shows an array using 20% ​​of the power compared to when all emitters are on using the methods of the present disclosure, those skilled in the art will understand that the methods of the present disclosure may produce power efficiencies ranging from 1%, 5%, 10%, 20%, 50%, 75%, and up to 99%, depending on the size of the photon emitter array and the desired power usage of the array.

[0068] FIG. 8 illustrates a second example of synchronizing an array of 20 LED lights to maximize power efficiency by using 50% power, with 10 LED lights being turned off and 10 LED lights being shifted on. As shown in FIG. 8, a network array of 20 LED lights in a growing facility has 50% of the LED lights on and 50% off. FIG. 8 presents a flow diagram of an array of 20 LED lights cycling 10 units on and 10 units off, maximizing power efficiency and reducing power stress on the system, in a clockwise direction. Turning 10 units on at a time reduces power stress compared to turning 20 units on at a time. Step 802 illustrates a network array of 20 LED lights with 10 units on and pulsing photons. Step 804 illustrates a network array of 20 LED lights with 10 units on and pulsing photons opposite the units that were on in 802. Step 806 shows a network array of 20 LED lights where the 10 opposite units turn on and pulse photons from the unit that was on in 804. Step 808 shows a network array of 20 LED lights where the 10 opposite units turn on and pulse photons from the unit that was on in 806.

[0069] The foregoing description of the present invention has been presented for purposes of illustration and description. It is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise form disclosed, and other modifications and variations may be possible in light of the above teachings. The embodiments were chosen and described to best explain the principles of the invention and its practical application, and thereby enable others skilled in the art to best utilize the invention in various embodiments and in various modifications suited to the particular uses contemplated. It is intended that the appended claims be construed to include other alternative embodiments of the invention except insofar as limited by the prior art.

Claims

1. 1. A system for synchronously emitting modulated photons from two or more modulated LED lights, the system comprising: at least one master controller; a master clock within the at least one master controller, the at least one master controller being capable of generating the signal conveying the time of the master clock therein, the master clock comprising: at least one antenna; a signal receiver operatively connected to the antenna for communicating with other master controllers; a signal transmitter capable of emitting a signal and communicating with other master controllers; the master clock, Two or more LED lights, Equipped with Each LED light is A controller; An internal clock, at least one antenna; a signal receiver operatively connected to the antenna and in communication with the controller; a signal transmitter capable of emitting a signal from each of the two or more LED lights and in communication with the controller; at least one photon emitter; Including, the at least one photon emitter is capable of emitting photons; the controller is in communication with the internal clock and the at least one photon emitter, and the time of the internal clock is synchronized with the timing of emitting the photons from the at least one photon emitter; Each LED light can receive the signal from the master controller, and the controller of each LED light can analyze the time of the master clock in the signal from the master controller and compare the time of the master clock with the time of the internal clock of the LED light. The system.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the time of the internal clock of each LED light of the two or more LED lights is synchronized to the master clock of the at least one master controller.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein each of the two or more LED lights further comprises a temperature sensor in communication with the controller.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein each of the two or more LED lights further comprises a barometer in communication with the controller.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein each LED light of the two or more LED lights further comprises a power source operably connected to the controller.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the power source is selected from DC, AC, and a battery.

7. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the internal clock of each LED light of the two or more LED lights can be synchronized to within 10.0 ns to 1000 ms of the master clock of the at least one master controller.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein each LED light of the two or more LED lights is commissioned and paired to a master of the at least one master controller.

9. The master can emit a signal to the LED light; The system of claim 8 , wherein the LED light is capable of analyzing the signal from the at least one master controller and requesting the master to pair with the LED light.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the analysis by the LED light is based on the strength of the signal from the at least one master controller.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the LED light is capable of analyzing the strength of the signal from the at least one master controller.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the LED light emits an indicator that indicates the strength of the signal from the at least one master controller.

13. The system of claim 1 , wherein the signal from the master controller can include multiple components.

14. 10. The system of claim 1, wherein the LED light is selected from a light emitting diode, an incandescent lamp with a mechanical modulator, a fluorescent lamp with a mechanical modulator, a high intensity discharge lamp with a mechanical modulator, a high pressure sodium lamp with a mechanical modulator, a low pressure sodium lamp with a mechanical modulator, and a mercury vapor lamp with a mechanical modulator.

15. 10. The system of claim 1, wherein the LED light is capable of producing a wavelength spectrum ranging from 1.0 to 1600 nm.

16. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a gateway operatively linked to the at least one master controller.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the gateway is hardwired to the at least one master controller.

18. The system of claim 1 , wherein the system comprises a gateway capable of communicating directly with the two or more LED lights.

19. 10. The system of claim 1, wherein the signal from the at least one master controller is hardwired to each LED light of the two or more LED lights.

20. The hardwire is capable of supporting two-way and one-way communication. Waveguides, AC wires, DC wires, and optical fibers, 20. The system of claim 19, wherein the system is selected from:

21. The system of claim 1 , wherein the signal from the at least one master controller is communicated wirelessly to each LED light of the two or more LED lights.

22. 22. The system of claim 21, wherein the wireless communication is selected from ultra-wideband, wideband, pulsed radio frequency (RF), passive, wireless ad-hoc network, mesh, and RFID.

23. 9. The system of claim 8, wherein the LED light can emit a signal to a paired master among the at least one master controller, and the paired master can analyze the signal from the LED light and request the LED light to pair with the master.

24. The system of claim 1 , further comprising at least one sensor capable of receiving the signal from the at least one master controller and capable of issuing a signal to the at least one master controller.

25. The system of claim 24 , wherein the signal from the sensor can include data.

26. The sensors include smoke, heat, fire, moisture, stem diameter, GPS, feeders, waterers, weight sensors, strain gauges, pressure transducers, accelerometers, vibration, sound, and vocalizations, as well as hormone tracking for heart rate, blood pressure, ovulation, pheromones, estrogen, testosterone, and cortisol, among other measurements.

25. The system of claim 24, wherein the system is selected from:

27. 1. A method for synchronizing photon emissions from two or more LED lights in an LED light array, comprising: providing at least one master controller; Providing a master clock in said at least one master controller, said at least one master controller being capable of generating said signal conveying the time of said master clock therein, said master clock comprising: at least one antenna; a signal receiver operatively connected to the antenna for communicating with other master controllers; a signal transmitter capable of emitting a signal and communicating with other master controllers; said providing including: Providing two or more LED lights, each of which: A controller; An internal clock, at least one antenna; a signal receiver operatively connected to the antenna and in communication with the controller; a signal transmitter capable of emitting a signal from each of the two or more LED lights and in communication with the controller; at least one photon emitter; wherein said at least one photon emitter is capable of emitting pulsed or modulated photons; the controller is in communication with the internal clock and the at least one photon emitter, and the time of the internal clock is synchronized with the timing of the photon emissions from the at least one photon emitter; providing the two or more LED lights; generating a signal from the at least one master controller, the signal including within it a time of the master clock and a time at which the signal was sent; receiving said signal within each LED light; analyzing, in the controller of the LED, the time of the master clock and the time of transmission of the signal from the at least one master controller; comparing the time of the master clock and the time of the signal sent from the at least one master controller with the time of the internal clock of the LED light; synchronizing the internal clock of the LED light to the master clock of the at least one master controller; The method comprising:

28. 28. The method of claim 27, further comprising synchronizing the time of the internal clock of each LED light of the two or more LED lights to the master clock of the at least one master controller.

29. 30. The method of claim 27, wherein each of the two or more LED lights further comprises a temperature sensor in communication with the controller.

30. 28. The method of claim 27, wherein the internal clock of each LED light of the two or more LED lights is recalibrated by the controller based on a change in temperature from a temperature sensor.

31. 28. The method of claim 27, wherein each of the two or more LED lights further comprises a barometric pressure sensor in communication with the controller.

32. 32. The method of claim 31 , wherein the internal clock of each LED light of the two or more LED lights is recalibrated by the controller based on changes in barometric pressure from the barometric pressure sensor.

33. 28. The method of claim 27, wherein each LED light of the two or more LED lights further comprises a power source operably connected to the controller.

34. 34. The method of claim 33, wherein the power source is selected from DC, AC, and a battery.

35. 28. The method of claim 27, further comprising synchronizing the internal clock of each LED light of the two or more LED lights to within 10.0 ns to 1000 ms of the master clock of the one or more master controllers.

36. 28. The method of claim 27, further comprising synchronizing the internal clock of each LED light of the two or more LED lights to within 2 nanoseconds of the master clock of the one or more master controllers.

37. 28. The method of claim 27, further comprising pairing each LED light of the two or more LED lights with a master of the at least one master controller.

38. issuing a signal from the master to the LED light; analyzing the signal from the master within the LED light; requesting the master to pair with the LED light; 38. The method of claim 37, further comprising:

39. issuing a signal from the master of the at least one master controller to the LED light; analyzing the signal from the master within the LED light; 38. The method of claim 37, further comprising: requesting the LED light to pair with the master of the at least one master controller.

40. 39. The method of claim 38, wherein the analysis by the LED light is based on the strength of the signal from the at least one master controller.

41. 40. The method of claim 39, wherein the analysis by the master is based on the strength of the signal from the LED light.

42. 28. The method of claim 27, further comprising analyzing a strength of the signal received by the LED light from the at least one master controller.

43. 43. The method of claim 42, further comprising emitting an indicator from the LED light that indicates the strength of the signal from the at least one master controller.

44. 28. The method of claim 27, wherein the signal from the at least one master controller can include multiple data components.

45. 45. The method of claim 44, wherein the data component is selected from a unique ID, a preamble, timing, a recipe step, a recipe, a temperature, firmware, a status, a postamble, an echo, an incorrect channel, and partial messaging.

46. The LED light may be any of a light emitting diode, an incandescent lamp with a mechanical modulator, a fluorescent lamp with a mechanical modulator, a high intensity discharge lamp with a mechanical modulator, a high pressure sodium lamp with a mechanical modulator, a low pressure sodium lamp with a mechanical modulator, and a mercury vapor lamp with a mechanical modulator; 28. The method of claim 27, wherein the compound is selected from the group consisting of:

47. 28. The method of claim 27, wherein the LED light is capable of producing a wavelength spectrum ranging from 1.0 to 1600 nm.

48. 28. The method of claim 27, further comprising a gateway operatively linked to the one or more masters.

49. 49. The method of claim 48, wherein the gateway is hardwired to the at least one master controller.

50. 50. The method of claim 49, wherein the method includes a gateway in direct communication with the two or more LED lights.

51. 28. The method of claim 27, further comprising hardwiring the signal from the at least one master controller to each LED light of the two or more LED lights.

52. The hardwire is capable of supporting two-way and one-way communication. Waveguides, AC wires, DC wires, and optical fibers, 52. The method of claim 51 , wherein the

53. 52. The method of claim 51, wherein the repeating signal in the hardwire is used to cadence the photon recipe in each LED light.

54. 28. The method of claim 27, further comprising wirelessly communicating the signal from the at least one master controller to each LED light of the two or more LED lights.

55. 55. The method of claim 54, wherein the wireless communication is selected from ultra-wideband, wideband, pulsed radio frequency (RF), passive, wireless ad-hoc network, mesh, and RFID.

56. 28. The method of claim 27, further comprising at least one sensor capable of receiving the signal from the at least one master controller and issuing a signal to the at least one master controller.

57. The sensors include smoke, heat, fire, moisture, stem diameter, GPS, feeders, waterers, weight sensors, strain gauges, pressure transducers, accelerometers, vibration, sound, and vocalizations, as well as hormone tracking for heart rate, blood pressure, ovulation, pheromones, estrogen, testosterone, and cortisol, among other measurements.

57. The method of claim 56, wherein the

58. 28. The method of claim 27, further comprising recalibrating the internal clock of each LED light of the two or more LED lights at recurring intervals.

59. 59. The method of claim 58, wherein the repetition interval is between 5 seconds and 1 hour.

60. 60. The method of claim 59, wherein the internal clock is recalibrated to account for changes in temperature.

61. 60. The method of claim 59, wherein the internal clock is recalibrated to account for changes in barometric pressure.

62. 28. The method of claim 27, wherein the intensity of the photon emissions from the LED light is adjusted based on changes in distance to a living organism, taking into account placement of the LED light.

63. 28. The method of claim 27, wherein the two or more LED lights are synchronized to reduce the amount of time each LED light of the two or more LED lights is on.

64. 64. The method of claim 63, wherein a total number of the two or more LED lights that emit photons at any particular time is between 5% and 90% of the total number of LED lights of the two or more LED lights.

65. shifting the photon emissions from the LED lights on an on cycle to an off cycle and simultaneously shifting 10% to 80% of the LED lights from an off cycle to an on cycle; repeating the shifting of said LED lights so that at any one time 10% to 80% of said LED lights are on cycled and an accompanying percentage are off cycled; 65. The method of claim 64, further comprising:

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