Addressable Light Unit Array Control via Unique ID Mapping
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Solution Overview
Problem
The planning, installation, management, and control of high power LED lighting arrays for architectural lighting are complex due to the variety of LED types and configurations, especially when dynamic control is required for lighting effects that vary over time.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that includes a lighting unit interrogation module to receive unit identifiers, a mapping module to map addressable lights to an array address space, and a serialization module to associate specific locations with unique identifiers, allowing for centralized control and configuration of addressable lights within the array.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a variety of LED types and configurations are used to provide diverse lighting functions, then adaptability and versatility are improved, but device complexity and difficulty of control increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the lighting array into individually addressable light elements, each controllable through unique address codes. This segmentation allows diverse LED types to be managed as discrete units rather than as a complex monolithic system, reducing control complexity while maintaining versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
The control system implements a universal protocol that can address and control different types of LEDs (red, green, blue, white) with different configurations through a single standardized interface. This universal addressing scheme allows one controller to manage diverse lighting units without requiring specialized control circuits for each LED type.
2Adaptability or versatility
If individual control of addressable lights is implemented for dynamic lighting effects, then adaptability is improved, but installation and management complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-assigns unique address codes to each addressable light during installation or configuration. This preliminary addressing allows the lights to be automatically identified and controlled without requiring manual configuration during operation, simplifying installation and management while enabling individual control for dynamic effects.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary control system that translates high-level lighting commands into individual addressable light control signals. This intermediary layer abstracts the complexity of individual light control, allowing users to manage dynamic lighting effects through simplified commands while the system handles the detailed addressing and control of each individual light.
3Productivity
If centralized control of multiple addressable lights is implemented, then productivity is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges the control of multiple addressable lights into a single centralized controller that uses a unified addressing protocol. This consolidation allows one controller to manage numerous lights simultaneously, improving installation efficiency and productivity while the standardized protocol keeps the controller complexity manageable through systematic address assignment.
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AI summary
A method and a system for assembling and controlling a lighting array including a plurality of lighting units by providing a representation of the lighting array having a unit entry for and corresponding to each lighting unit in the lighting array wherein each unit entry includes a physical location address field and a lighting unit identification field. The representation of the lighting array is mapped onto the array address space by entering a physical address in the array address space into the location address field of each unit entry and serializing the lighting unit by writing a unique unit identifier of a corresponding lighting unit into the lighting unit identification field of each unit entry.