A โlight-emitting
diode (LED - Light-Emitting
Diode)โ illuminator (100) configured to receive signals from a first input
voltage line (120A) and a second input
voltage line (120B), wherein the LED illuminator (100) comprises: an LED
bank (155) with one or more LEDs; a detection circuit (220) configured to detect whether the first and second input
voltage lines (120A, 120B) are active and to generate first and second detection signals (225A, 225B), wherein the first detection
signal (225A) indicates the first input voltage and the second detection
signal (225B) indicates the second input voltage; a decoding circuit (230) comprising a resistance divider configured to receive the first and second detection signals (225A, 225B) and, in response to a
short circuit of various sections of the resistance divider, generates a
DC voltage signal (235) based on the first and second detection signals (225A, 225B); and an LED control device (210) configured to detect whether the first and second input voltage lines (120A, 120B) are active and to provide a regulated current to the LED
bank (155), wherein the LED control device (210) is configured to: Providing a regulated output current with a first level to a first part of the LED
bank (155) in response to a detection that the first input voltage line (120A) is active and the second input voltage line (120B) is not active; Providing a regulated output current with a second level to a second part of the LED bank (155) in response to a detection that the second input voltage line (120B) is active and the first input voltage line (120A) is inactive, wherein the second part of the LED bank (155) at least partially overlaps the first part; and Providing a regulated output current with a third level to a third part of the LED bank (155) in response to a detection that the first and second input voltage lines (120A, 120B) are active, wherein the third part of the LED bank (155) at least partially overlaps the first and second parts; wherein the LED control device (210) is configured to detect, whether the first and second input voltage lines (120A, 120B) are active based on the
DC voltage signal (235), wherein the LED control device (210) is configured to select one of the three levels corresponding to one of three values โโof the
DC voltage signal (235), and wherein the third level is greater than the sum of the first level and the second level.