Combined Lamp Address Configuration for Precise Control

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current lighting systems with multiple lamps lack effective methods for complex lighting coordination and precise positioning control, as existing control methods are limited in their ability to connect multiple lamps to a single control circuit and implement precise control of each lamp unit.

Innovation Solution

A method and system for controlling a combined lamp, which includes a main controller connected to multiple lamp units, utilizing address configuration, parsing, and control circuits to configure address information and generate control signals based on connection relationships, enabling precise control of each lamp unit's light-emitting state.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If multiple lamp units are connected to a single control circuit, then the lighting system's versatility and coordination capability are improved, but the control complexity and address configuration difficulty increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelighting coordination capabilityVSAvoidcontrol circuit complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments the control of multiple lamp units by assigning unique address information to each unit. The control circuit processes control instructions by parsing address information to identify target lamp units, enabling independent control of each segment (lamp unit) while maintaining a unified control architecture.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Address information serves as an intermediary between the control circuit and lamp units. The control instructions carry address information that mediates the connection between the single control circuit and multiple lamp units, enabling precise identification and control without requiring complex direct connections.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Measurement precision

If address information is configured for each lamp unit according to connection relationship, then the positioning precision and control accuracy are improved, but the configuration time and setup complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelamp unit positioning accuracyVSAvoidaddress configuration time
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary action by pre-configuring address information for each lamp unit according to their connection relationships. This pre-configuration enables rapid control operations without requiring real-time address assignment, reducing configuration time for subsequent control operations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses address information as a configurable parameter that can be assigned to each lamp unit based on its position in the connection sequence. By changing the address parameter according to connection relationships, the system achieves precise positioning without complex physical reconfiguration.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Manufacturing precision

If control instructions carry address information for precise lamp unit identification, then the control precision is improved, but the instruction data volume and processing complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontrol precisionVSAvoidcontrol instruction data volume
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The control system applies local quality by including address information only where needed in the control instructions. Each control instruction is tailored to carry the specific address information required for that particular control operation, avoiding unnecessary data overhead while maintaining precise control capability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS11134554B2Control method for combined lamp, and illumination system
Publication Date: 2021.09.28 SUZHOU OPPLE LIGHTING
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AI summary

The present disclosure provides a method for controlling a combined lamp, a lighting system and an electronic device, and the method includes connecting a main controller to any lamp unit of the combined lamp, taking a lamp unit which is physically connected to the main controller as a reference, configuring address information for lamp units of the combined lamp according to a preset algorithm strategy and according to a connection relationship between the lamp units of the combined lamp. The main controller carries the address information parsed from a control instruction in the control signal and sends the control signal to the combined lamp, and enables a lamp unit, which is matched with the address information in the control signal, to utilize the control signal to control a light-emitting state of the lamp unit.