LED Lamp Bead Address Code Burning via Optical Signal

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Solution Overview

Problem

The inconvenience in after-sales maintenance of LED lamp beads due to fixed address codes, which require individual burning before being combined into an array, making replacement and maintenance challenging.

Innovation Solution

A method and apparatus for burning address codes of LED lamp beads using an optical signal sent by a burner, allowing the LED lamp beads to convert the signal into an address code and store it after being assembled into a lamp strip, enabling address code burning post-assembly and facilitating easier maintenance.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of manufacture

If address codes are burnt before LED lamp beads are combined into an array, then the address codes are fixed and burning can be completed, but maintenance becomes inconvenient and replacement requires matching address codes

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaddress code burning processVSAvoidmaintenance convenience

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of manufactureVSEase of repair

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies the dynamics principle by making the address code assignment flexible rather than fixed. The burner dynamically generates and assigns address codes based on the actual physical positions of LED lamp beads in the array, allowing address codes to be assigned after assembly rather than before. This dynamic approach enables convenient maintenance since replaced beads can be assigned new address codes matching their positions.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-generating a pool of address codes in the burner before the actual burning process. The burner prepares multiple candidate address codes in advance, then assigns them to LED lamp beads based on their positions in the array. This preliminary preparation ensures efficient burning while maintaining flexibility for future maintenance.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Manufacturing precision

If address codes are burnt individually before assembly, then each bead has a fixed address code, but the burning process is time-consuming and complex

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaddress code accuracyVSAvoidburning efficiency

Core Design Contradiction:

Manufacturing precisionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies the merging principle by combining multiple address code burning operations into a single unified process. Instead of burning address codes for each LED lamp bead separately before assembly, the burner assigns address codes to multiple beads simultaneously after they are assembled into the array. This merging of operations dramatically improves burning efficiency while maintaining accuracy through position-based assignment.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies universality by designing the burner to handle multiple LED lamp beads with different positions and requirements in a single operation. The burner generates and assigns address codes universally to any number of beads based on their physical positions, making the burning process adaptable to arrays of various sizes and configurations without requiring separate burning operations.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Reliability

If address codes are fixed before assembly, then burning can be completed for each bead, but replacement of damaged beads requires finding beads with matching address codes

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaddress code stabilityVSAvoidreplacement flexibility

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies inversion by reversing the traditional sequence of operations. Instead of fixing address codes before assembly (which limits flexibility), the system assigns address codes after assembly based on actual positions. This inversion of the burning timing allows the system to maintain reliability through systematic assignment while gaining adaptability for easy replacement, as new beads can be assigned address codes matching their positions without requiring pre-matching.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #13The other way round (Inversion)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

This approach allows for flexible replacement of LED lamp beads without requiring matching address codes, reducing maintenance complexity and simplifying the process by enabling address code burning after the lamp beads are assembled into a strip.

Implementation Method 1

the LED lamp beads sense the optical signal, and convert the optical signal into an address code

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectPhotoelectric conversion: Photoelectric Effect

Data Source

PatentUS11803712B2Method for burning address code of LED lamp beads

Publication Date: 2023.10.31 DONGGUAN MUXWAVE TECH CO LTD

AI summary

The present disclosure provides a method and control apparatus for burning an address code of LED lamp beads, and relates to the technical field of LEDs. The method for burning the address code of the LED lamp beads described by the present disclosure is applied to a burner and includes: generating, by the burner, an optical signal; and sending the optical signal to the LED lamp beads such that the LED lamp beads sense the optical signal, convert the optical signal into an address code and store the address code. The present disclosure makes use of a light sensing effect of the LED lamp beads, sends the optical signal to the LED lamp beads through the burner such that the LED lamp beads generate an address code according to the optical signal, and burn the address code into the LED lamp beads.