Secondary radio for diagnostic/debug

• US 10,153,913 B1
• Filed: 12/28/2017
• Issued: 12/11/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/09/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC (Acuity Brands, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC (Acuity Brands, Inc.)
• Inventors: Roquemore, III, John Peter, Fultz, Tyler B.
• Primary Examiner(s): Le, Thanh
• Application Number:
  US15/856,535
• Publication Number:
  US 20180359108A1
• Time in Patent Office: 348 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1868 Measures taken after transmission, e.g. acknowledgments
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/189 in combination with wireless systems selective distribution or broadcast in wireless communication networks H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/28 characterised by path configuration, e.g. LAN [Local Area Networks] or WAN [Wide Area Networks] wireless communication networks H04W ; arrangements for dividing the transmission path H04W40/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2816 Controlling appliance services of a home automation network by calling their functionalities arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station; in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom H04Q9/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/12 Network monitoring probes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/18 Protocol analysers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/50 Testing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/1408 by monitoring network traffic monitoring network traffic per se H04L43/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/06 Testing, supervising or monitoring using simulated traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 20/40 Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 40/00 Systems for electrical power generation, transmission, distribution or end-user application management characterised by the use of communication or information technologies, or communication or information technology specific aspects supporting them

Abstract

A system for lighting control including a monitor device, and a lighting system component configured as a luminaire or as a lighting control device for controlling a luminaire. The monitor device includes a wireless radio communication interface system configured for wireless communication over a diagnostic band, and a processor. The lighting system component includes a wireless radio communication interface system configured for wireless communication over the diagnostic band and a separate wireless lighting control network communication band, and a processor configured to obtain diagnostic data about the lighting system component, and transmit via the wireless radio communication interface over the diagnostic band, the diagnostic data to the monitor device.

Claims

1. A system for lighting control comprising:

a monitor device; and

a lighting system component configured as a luminaire or as a lighting control device for controlling a luminaire,

the monitor device, including;

a wireless radio communication interface system configured for wireless communication over a diagnostic band; and

a processor;

the lighting system component including;

a wireless radio communication interface system configured for wireless communication over the diagnostic band and a separate wireless lighting control network communication band; and

a processor configured to;

obtain diagnostic data about the lighting system component, and transmit via the wireless radio communication interface over the diagnostic band, the diagnostic data to the monitor device.

2. The system of claim 1,

wherein the monitor device is at least one of a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a laptop computer or an access point transceiver, and

wherein the lighting system component includes at least one of a luminaire, a wall switch, a sensor, a power pack, or a plug load controller.

3. The system of claim 1,

wherein the wireless radio communication interface of the monitor device and of the lighting system component includes a Bluetooth transceiver for communicating over a diagnostic band.

4. The system of claim 1,

wherein the monitor device is located ON premises and communicates directly with the lighting system component, or

wherein the monitor device is located OFF premises and communicates with the lighting system component via an ON premises access point.

5. The system of claim 1,

wherein the wireless radio communication interface of the lighting system component includes a first receiver and a second receiver connected to each other through an interface bus.

6. The system of claim 1,

wherein the processor of the monitor device is further configured to:

output options to a display of the monitor device, the options including user selectable lighting system components and user selectable diagnostic commands; and

output the received diagnostic data to the display of the monitor device or store the received diagnostic data in a file for later use.

7. The system of claim 1,

wherein the processor of the monitor device is further configured to:

output login screen data to a display of the monitor device;

receive login information entered in the login screen; and

authorize the login information before allowing the monitor device to send a diagnostic command to the lighting system component requesting the diagnostic data.

8. A lighting control device comprising:

a wireless radio communication interface system configured for wireless communication over both a diagnostic band and a separate wireless lighting control network communication band;

at least one of;

a) sensing circuitry;

or

b) a power switch;

a processor coupled to the at least one of the sensing circuitry or the power switch;

a memory accessible to the processor; and

programming in the memory which configures the processor to;

obtain diagnostic data about the lighting control device, and

transmit via the wireless radio communication interface over the diagnostic band, the diagnostic data to a monitor device.

9. The lighting control device of claim 8,

wherein the lighting control device is at least one of a sensor, a wall switch, a plug load controller, a power pack for controlling one or more luminaires or devices powered through a plug load controller.

10. The lighting control device of claim 8,

wherein the wireless radio communication interface includes a Bluetooth transceiver for communicating over a diagnostic band.

11. The lighting control device of claim 8,

wherein the monitor device is located ON premises and communicates directly with the lighting control device, or

wherein the monitor device is located OFF premises and communicates with the lighting control device via an ON premises access point.

12. The lighting control device of claim 8,

wherein the wireless radio communication interface system includes a first receiver and a second receiver connected to each other through an interface bus.

13. The lighting control device of claim 8, wherein the programming in the memory further configures the processor to:

monitor at least one of the activity of the processor, or activity on the separate wireless lighting control network communication band to obtain the diagnostic data about the lighting control device; and

transmit via the wireless radio communication interface over the diagnostic band, the monitored activity as the diagnostic data about the lighting control device to the monitor device.

14. The lighting control device of claim 8, wherein the programming in the memory further configures the processor to:

change a parameter on which the processor or the wireless radio communication interface uses to operate, in response to a diagnostic command received from the monitor device including instructions to change the parameter.

15. A luminaire comprising:

a wireless radio communication interface system configured for wireless communication over both a diagnostic band and a separate wireless lighting control network communication band;

a processor;

a light source;

a memory accessible to the processor; and

programming in the memory which configures the processor to;

obtain diagnostic data about the luminaire, and

transmit via the wireless radio communication interface over the diagnostic band, the diagnostic data to a monitor device.

16. The luminaire of claim 15,

wherein the wireless radio communication interface system includes a first receiver and a second receiver connected to each other through an interface bus.

17. The luminaire of claim 15,

wherein the wireless radio communication interface includes a Bluetooth transceiver for communicating over the diagnostic band.

18. The luminaire of claim 15,

wherein the monitor device is located ON premises and communicates directly with the luminaire, or

wherein the monitor device is located OFF premises and communicates with the luminaire via an ON premises access point.

19. The luminaire of claim 15, wherein the programming in the memory further configures the processor to:

monitor at least one of the activity of the processor, or activity on the separate wireless lighting control network communication band to obtain the diagnostic data about the luminaire; and

transmit via the wireless radio communication interface over the diagnostic band, the monitored activity as the diagnostic data about the luminaire to the monitor device.

20. The luminaire of claim 15, wherein the programming in the memory further configures the processor to:

change a parameter on which the processor or the wireless radio communication interface uses to operate, in response to a diagnostic command received from the monitor device including instructions to change the parameter.