Controller for a lighting arrangement
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1. A configurable controller for a lighting arrangement having one or more light emitting elements, the configurable controller comprising:
- a user interface arrangement, comprising a touch sensitive area, adapted to receive a user input for controlling the lighting arrangement, anda communication unit adapted to receive, from a user via a remote device, a configuration input indicative of a desired configuration of the user interface arrangement; and
a processing unit,wherein the processing unit is adapted to map a range of selectable values of an output characteristic of the lighting arrangement to the touch sensitive area based on the received configuration input and further based on at least one characteristic of the touch sensitive area, and wherein the processing unit is further adapted to control the lighting arrangement based on the received user input according to the mapped range of selectable values,wherein the processing unit is adapted to generate second output data comprising information relating to the at least one characteristic of the touch sensitive area,wherein the communication unit is adapted to send the second output data to the remote device; and
wherein the at least one characteristic of the touch sensitive area comprises at least one of;
dimension, shape and resolution of the touch sensitive area.
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Abstract
A configurable controller for a lighting arrangement or assembly is adapted to control or change an output characteristic of the lighting arrangement in response to a user input received at a user interface. The configurable controller limits the amount to which a user input at the user interface may adjust the output characteristics by storing a range of selectable or presently available values for the output characteristic. This range of selectable values is adjustable based upon a configuration input received from a remote device at a communication unit.
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1. A configurable controller for a lighting arrangement having one or more light emitting elements, the configurable controller comprising:
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a user interface arrangement, comprising a touch sensitive area, adapted to receive a user input for controlling the lighting arrangement, and a communication unit adapted to receive, from a user via a remote device, a configuration input indicative of a desired configuration of the user interface arrangement; and a processing unit, wherein the processing unit is adapted to map a range of selectable values of an output characteristic of the lighting arrangement to the touch sensitive area based on the received configuration input and further based on at least one characteristic of the touch sensitive area, and wherein the processing unit is further adapted to control the lighting arrangement based on the received user input according to the mapped range of selectable values, wherein the processing unit is adapted to generate second output data comprising information relating to the at least one characteristic of the touch sensitive area, wherein the communication unit is adapted to send the second output data to the remote device; and wherein the at least one characteristic of the touch sensitive area comprises at least one of; dimension, shape and resolution of the touch sensitive area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of controlling a lighting arrangement having one or more light emitting elements, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a communication unit, from a user via a remote device, a configuration input indicative of a desired configuration of a user interface arrangement comprising a touch sensitive area, mapping, by a processing unit, a range of selectable values for an output characteristic of the lighting arrangement to the touch sensitive area based on the received configuration input and further based on at least one characteristic of the touch sensitive area, receiving, by the processing unit, a user input for controlling the lighting arrangement from the user interface arrangement, controlling, by the processing unit, the lighting arrangement based on the received user input according to the mapped range of selectable values, generating, by the processing unit, an output signal; and passing, by the communication unit, the output signal to the remote device, wherein the output signal comprises information relating to at least one of the following;
all possible values for the output characteristics of the lighting arrangement; and
a characteristic of the user interface arrangement, wherein the characteristic of the user interface arrangement comprises at least one of;
dimension, shape and resolution of the touch sensitive area. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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