Apparatus for testing luminaire based on USB and method using the same

• US 10,429,451 B2
• Filed: 04/04/2017
• Issued: 10/01/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Inventors: Kim, You-Jin, Kim, Hyun-Seok, Kang, Tae-Gyu, Kim, Dae-Ho, Park, Seong-Hee, Sung, Jung-Sik, Jeon, Ji-Hun
• Primary Examiner(s): Phan, Huy Q
• Assistant Examiner(s): Frederiksen, David B
• Application Number:
  US15/478,835
• Publication Number:
  US 20170293000A1
• Time in Patent Office: 910 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/44 Testing lamps
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/00 Error detection; Error correction; Monitoring error detection, correction or monitoring in information storage based on relative movement between record carrier and transducer G11B20/18; monitoring, i.e. supervising the progress of recording or reproducing G11B27/36; in static stores G11C29/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3062 where the monitored property is the power consumption power management in a computing system G06F1/3203
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/20 Responsive to malfunctions or to light source life; for protection

Abstract

Disclosed are an apparatus and method for testing a luminaire based on USB. The apparatus for testing a luminaire based on USB includes a power measurement unit for measuring power consumption by measuring power input from a host system to a luminaire based on USB; a message interpretation unit for generating a result of interpretation of a message based on a USB-based control message sent and received between the host system and the luminaire; an illuminance reception unit for receiving a result of measurement of illuminance of the luminaire, measured by a light reception device; and an information generation unit for generating test result information based on a result of the measurement of the power consumption, the result of the interpretation of the message, and the result of the measurement of the illuminance.

Claims

1. An apparatus for testing a luminaire based on a universal serial bus (USB), comprising:

a power measurement unit for measuring power consumption by measuring power input from a host system to a luminaire based on the USB;

a message interpretation unit for generating a result of interpretation of a message based on a USB-based control message sent and received between the host system and the luminaire;

an illuminance reception unit for receiving a result of measurement of illuminance of the luminaire, measured by a light reception device; and

an information generation unit for generating test result information based on a result of the measurement of the power consumption, the result of the interpretation of the message, and the result of the measurement of the illuminance;

wherein the apparatus for testing the luminaire further comprises;

a USB plug including a detachable USB plug-fixing unit for connecting to the host system which have one of defined USB port types;

a USB receptacle including a detachable USB receptacle-fixing unit for connecting to the luminaire which have one of defined USB connector types;

an external power supply connection unit for receiving power from an external power supply;

wherein the apparatus for testing the luminaire is driven by using power received from the external power supply and passes power supplied from the host system to the luminaire.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the message interpretation unit generates the result of the interpretation of the message by interpreting the control message extracted from USB data, which are sent to and received from the host system through the USB plug, and which are sent to and received from the luminaire through the USB receptacle.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the information generation unit collects the result of the measurement of the power consumption, the result of the interpretation of the message, and the result of the measurement of the illuminance corresponding to test start time information based on a test start command received from a user terminal device.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the information generation unit generates the test result information such that the test start time information, the result of the measurement of the power consumption, the result of the interpretation of the message, and the result of the measurement of the illuminance are displayed on a screen of an interface of the user terminal device.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the information generation unit generates the test result information based on a communication method corresponding to a communication method of the user terminal device.

6. A method for testing a luminaire based on a universal serial bus (USB), in which an apparatus for testing a luminaire based on USB is used, comprising:

measuring power consumption by measuring power input from a host system to a luminaire based on the USB;

generating a result of interpretation of a message based on a USB-based control message sent and received between the host system and the luminaire;

receiving a result of measurement of illuminance of the luminaire, measured by a light reception device; and

generating test result information, within the apparatus, based on a result of the measurement of the power consumption, the result of the interpretation of the message, and the result of the measurement of the illuminance;

wherein the apparatus for testing the luminaire comprises;

a USB plug including a detachable USB plug-fixing unit for connecting to the host system which have one of defined USB port types;

a USB receptacle including a detachable USB receptacle-fixing unit for connecting to the luminaire which have one of defined USB connector types;

an external power supply connection unit for receiving power from an external power supply;

wherein the apparatus for testing the luminaire is driven by using power received from the external power supply and passes power supplied from the host system to the luminaire.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein generating the result of the interpretation of the message is configured to generate the result of the interpretation of the message by interpreting the control message extracted from USB data, which are sent to and received from the host system through the USB plug, and which are sent to and received from the luminaire through the USB receptacle.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein generating the test result information is configured to collect the result of the measurement of the power consumption, the result of the interpretation of the message, and the result of the measurement of the illuminance corresponding to test start time information based on a test start command received from a user terminal device.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein generating the test result information is configured to generate the test result information based on a communication method corresponding to a communication method of the user terminal device.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein generating the test result information is configured to display the test start time information, the result of the measurement of the power consumption, the result of the interpretation of the message, and the result of the measurement of the illuminance on a screen of an interface of the user terminal device.