Multicolored LED lighting method and apparatus
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1. Light apparatus comprising:
- a power terminal;
at least one LED coupled to the power terminal;
a switch coupled to the at least one LED, the switch comprising an input responsive to an activation signal to enable flow of current through the switch;
an addressable controller having an alterable address, the controller coupled to the input and the controller generating the activation signal for a portion of a timing cycle;
the addressable controller further comprising a network interface that receives data corresponding to the alterable address, the portion of the timing cycle responsive to the received data;
a second LED coupled to the power terminal and the switch;
the switch comprising a second input corresponding to the second LED and responsive to a second activation signal; and
the addressable controller generating the second activation signal for a second portion of the timing cycle, and further receiving data from the network interface corresponding to the alterable address, the second portion of the timing cycle responsive to the received data.
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Abstract
The systems and methods described herein relate to LED systems capable of generating light, such as for illumination or display purposes. The light-emitting LEDs may be controlled by a processor to alter the brightness and/or color of the generated light, e.g., by using pulse-width modulated signals. Thus, the resulting illumination may be controlled by a computer program to provide complex, predesigned patterns of light in virtually any environment.
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1. Light apparatus comprising:
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a power terminal;
at least one LED coupled to the power terminal;
a switch coupled to the at least one LED, the switch comprising an input responsive to an activation signal to enable flow of current through the switch;
an addressable controller having an alterable address, the controller coupled to the input and the controller generating the activation signal for a portion of a timing cycle;
the addressable controller further comprising a network interface that receives data corresponding to the alterable address, the portion of the timing cycle responsive to the received data;
a second LED coupled to the power terminal and the switch;
the switch comprising a second input corresponding to the second LED and responsive to a second activation signal; and
the addressable controller generating the second activation signal for a second portion of the timing cycle, and further receiving data from the network interface corresponding to the alterable address, the second portion of the timing cycle responsive to the received data.
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