Light fixture control
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1. A fixture configuration module comprising:
- fixture control circuitry configured to control a light fixture to produce light in accordance with a range of a lighting parameter;
a connector communicatively coupled to the fixture control circuitry and configured to removably couple with a corresponding connector of the light fixture and transfer electrical power from the light fixture to the fixture control circuitry while the connector is removably coupled to the corresponding connector of the light fixture;
range control circuitry comprising a non-volatile memory and near-field communication (NFC) circuitry, wherein the range control circuitry is communicatively coupled to the fixture control circuitry and configured to;
store a plurality of different ranges of the lighting parameter, each of the different ranges identifying at least a subset of values of the lighting parameter supported by the light fixture to produce light; and
designate the range of the lighting parameter from the plurality of different ranges to the fixture control circuitry;
wherein the NFC circuitry is configured to program the range control circuitry with a range received via NFC signaling by storing the range received via NFC signaling in the non-volatile memory while powered by magnetic induction produced by the NFC signaling and while the connector is decoupled from the corresponding connector of the light fixture;
wherein the non-volatile memory is configured to store the range programmed by the NFC circuitry and a different range not programmed by the NFC circuitry.
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Abstract
A fixture configuration module comprises range control circuitry and fixture control circuitry. The range control circuitry is configured to store a range of a lighting parameter. The range identifies at least a subset of values of the lighting parameter supported by the light fixture to produce light. The fixture control circuitry is communicatively coupled to the range control circuitry and is configured to control the light fixture to produce the light in accordance with the range stored by the range control circuitry.
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1. A fixture configuration module comprising:
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fixture control circuitry configured to control a light fixture to produce light in accordance with a range of a lighting parameter; a connector communicatively coupled to the fixture control circuitry and configured to removably couple with a corresponding connector of the light fixture and transfer electrical power from the light fixture to the fixture control circuitry while the connector is removably coupled to the corresponding connector of the light fixture; range control circuitry comprising a non-volatile memory and near-field communication (NFC) circuitry, wherein the range control circuitry is communicatively coupled to the fixture control circuitry and configured to; store a plurality of different ranges of the lighting parameter, each of the different ranges identifying at least a subset of values of the lighting parameter supported by the light fixture to produce light; and designate the range of the lighting parameter from the plurality of different ranges to the fixture control circuitry; wherein the NFC circuitry is configured to program the range control circuitry with a range received via NFC signaling by storing the range received via NFC signaling in the non-volatile memory while powered by magnetic induction produced by the NFC signaling and while the connector is decoupled from the corresponding connector of the light fixture; wherein the non-volatile memory is configured to store the range programmed by the NFC circuitry and a different range not programmed by the NFC circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of controlling a light fixture, implemented by a fixture configuration module, the method comprising:
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programming the fixture configuration module with a range of a lighting parameter received via near-field communication (NFC) signaling, the range identifying at least a subset of values of the lighting parameter supported by the light fixture to produce light, the programming comprising storing the range of the lighting parameter in a non-volatile memory while powered by magnetic induction produced by the NFC signaling and while decoupled from a corresponding connector of the light fixture; removably coupling, via a connector of the fixture configuration module, with a corresponding connector of the light fixture, and receiving electrical power from the light fixture in response; designating the range of the lighting parameter from a plurality of different ranges stored in the non-volatile memory, the plurality of different ranges comprising the programmed range received via the NFC signaling and a different range not received via NFC signaling; controlling the light fixture to produce the light in accordance with the designated range. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing software instructions for controlling a programmable fixture configuration module, wherein the software instructions, when executed by processing circuitry of the programmable fixture configuration module, cause the programmable fixture configuration module to:
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program the fixture configuration module with a range of a lighting parameter received via near-field communication (NFC) signaling, the range identifying at least a subset of values of the lighting parameter supported by the light fixture to produce light, the programming comprising storing the range of the lighting parameter in a non-volatile memory while powered by magnetic induction produced by the NFC signaling and while a connector of the fixture configuration module is decoupled from a corresponding connector of the light fixture; designate the range of the lighting parameter from a plurality of different ranges stored in the non-volatile memory while removably coupled via the connector of the fixture configuration module with the corresponding connector of the light fixture and receiving electrical power from the light fixture, the plurality of different ranges comprising the programmed range received via the NFC signaling and a different range not received via NFC signaling; control the light fixture to produce the light in accordance with the designated range.
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17. A light fixture comprising:
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fixture control circuitry configured to control the light fixture to produce light in accordance with a range of a lighting parameter; range control circuitry comprising a non-volatile memory and near-field communication (NFC) circuitry, wherein the range control circuitry is communicatively coupled to the fixture control circuitry and configured to; store a plurality of different ranges of the lighting parameter, each of the different ranges identifying at least a subset of values of the lighting parameter supported by the light fixture to produce light; and designate the range of the lighting parameter from the plurality of different ranges to the fixture control circuitry; wherein the NFC circuitry is configured to program the range control circuitry with a range received via NFC signaling by storing the range received via NFC signaling in the non-volatile memory while powered by magnetic induction produced by the NFC signaling; wherein the non-volatile memory is configured to store the range programmed by the NFC circuitry and a different range not programmed by the NFC circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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