Lighting Fixture Wireless Addressing and Light Feedback
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional smaller lighting fixtures lack onboard addressing circuits due to their small size, making them non-intelligent and requiring external bulky control devices for addressing and configuration, which is complex and inefficient, especially when dealing with multiple fixtures.
Innovation Solution
A compact integrated control system within the lighting fixture that uses light modulations as an output to confirm address and control configurations, eliminating the need for external devices and simplifying the setup and debugging process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If smaller lighting fixtures are used, then space requirements are reduced, but the ability to provide onboard addressing circuits is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the addressing and configuration functions from traditional physical interfaces (DIP switches, buttons, displays) and implements them through wireless communication protocols. The fixture receives addressing commands wirelessly, eliminating the need for physical addressing components while maintaining full addressing capability in compact form factors.
Solution Approach 2:
The wireless communication interface serves multiple functions: addressing the fixture, configuring control parameters, and providing feedback. This multi-functional approach replaces what would traditionally require separate DIP switches, configuration buttons, and display elements, enabling compact fixtures to have comprehensive control capabilities.
2Adaptability or versatility
If external addressable control devices are used, then control capability is provided, but space requirements and wiring complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the control device and the lighting fixture into a single integrated unit. The fixture itself contains the intelligence to receive and process control commands wirelessly, eliminating the need for separate external control devices and their associated wiring. This integration maintains full control capability while simplifying installation and reducing space requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces wireless communication as an intermediary that replaces physical wiring between control devices and fixtures. This wireless mediator enables control capability transmission without the complexity of signal and power wiring, allowing compact fixtures to be controlled remotely and easily configured.
3Ease of operation
If traditional addressing devices are used, then addressing is possible, but the complexity of setting and debugging addresses increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where the fixture responds to addressing commands with confirmation signals. The system provides real-time feedback about address assignment status, allowing operators to verify correct configuration immediately. This feedback loop simplifies the debugging process by making it easy to identify and correct addressing errors without complex procedures.
Solution Approach 2:
The fixture automatically processes addressing commands and configures itself without requiring manual DIP switch manipulation or complex configuration procedures. The wireless interface enables the fixture to self-configure its address and control parameters through simple command transmission, dramatically simplifying the setup process for operators.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables efficient and precise assignment, modification, and debugging of address and control configurations for small lighting fixtures, reducing complexity and space requirements while providing visual confirmation of settings.
Implementation Method 1
uses light modulations from the lighting fixture as an output for confirmation of the assigned address and control configurations
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention discloses a control system, comprising user interface that includes an input/output module for assignment of address and control configurations for a fixture; and uses a light for outputting a precise indication and feedback confirmation of exact settings for address and control configurations.