Lighting control systems
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1. An aquarium lighting controller comprising:
- a plurality of electrical connectors configured to removably couple one or more lighting fixtures to the aquarium lighting controller, wherein the one or more lighting fixtures are external to the aquarium lighting controller, and one of the plurality of electrical connectors is configured to removably couple an aquarium device to the aquarium lighting controller, and the aquarium device comprises a mister, and the plurality of electrical connectors supply pulse width modulated (PWM) control signals to the one or more lighting fixtures and the aquarium device;
a communications module configured to receive a set of instructions from a remote user over a communication medium, wherein the set of instructions comprises lighting control information and aquarium device control information;
a memory coupled to the communication module, the memory storing the set of instructions; and
a processing module coupled to the memory and external to the one or more lighting fixtures, the processing module controlling the one or more lighting fixtures and the aquarium device, via the PWM control signals, according to the set of instructions.
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Abstract
A lighting controller that may be utilized with aquariums is provided. The light controller provides easy control over various lighting fixtures comprising various light sources. A user may program various lighting characteristics and effects such as the turn on or turn off date and time, the color, the brightness, the power supplied to the lighting fixtures via different user interfaces. The user programmed lighting characteristics may be wirelessly delivered to the controller over a wireless access point.
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1. An aquarium lighting controller comprising:
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a plurality of electrical connectors configured to removably couple one or more lighting fixtures to the aquarium lighting controller, wherein the one or more lighting fixtures are external to the aquarium lighting controller, and one of the plurality of electrical connectors is configured to removably couple an aquarium device to the aquarium lighting controller, and the aquarium device comprises a mister, and the plurality of electrical connectors supply pulse width modulated (PWM) control signals to the one or more lighting fixtures and the aquarium device; a communications module configured to receive a set of instructions from a remote user over a communication medium, wherein the set of instructions comprises lighting control information and aquarium device control information; a memory coupled to the communication module, the memory storing the set of instructions; and a processing module coupled to the memory and external to the one or more lighting fixtures, the processing module controlling the one or more lighting fixtures and the aquarium device, via the PWM control signals, according to the set of instructions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18)
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17. A lighting controller system for an aquarium, the lighting controller system coupled to one or more aquarium lighting fixtures and a plurality of aquarium devices, the lighting controller system comprising:
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a remote control; an aquarium lighting controller comprising; a plurality of electrical connectors configured to removably couple one or more aquarium lighting fixtures to the aquarium lighting controller, wherein the one or more aquarium lighting fixtures are external to the aquarium lighting controller, and one of the plurality of electrical connectors is configured to removably couple the plurality of aquarium device to the aquarium lighting controller, and the aquarium device comprises a mister, and the plurality of electrical connectors supply pulse width modulated (PWM) control signals to the one or more aquarium lighting fixtures and the plurality of aquarium devices; a receiver for receiving a set of instructions from the remote control, wherein the set of instructions comprises aquarium lighting control information and aquarium device control information; and a processing module, the processing module controlling the one or more aquarium lighting fixtures and the plurality of aquarium devices, in concert, according to the set of instructions, wherein the plurality of aquarium devices comprises a mister, wherein the lighting controller is external to the plurality of aquarium devices.
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