Motorized shade control system
First Claim
1. A shade control system comprising:
- a plurality of drive units each having a motor adapted for moving an associated shade member;
a plurality of drive unit controllers each capable of generating command signals for directing at least one of the drive units to move its associated shade member;
a communication bus capable of transmitting the command signals, each of the drive units and drive unit controllers connected to the communication bus in a common arrangement such that each one of the drive units and drive units controllers can communicate with every other drive unit and drive unit controller connected to the communication bus.
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Abstract
A motorized shade control system includes electronic drive units (EDUs) having programmable control units directing a motor to move an associated shade in response to command signals directed to the control units from wall-mounted keypad controllers or from alternate devices or control systems connected to a contact closure interface (CCI). Each of the EDUs, keypad controllers and CCIs of the system is connected to a common communication bus. The system provides for initiation of soft addressing of the system components from any keypad controller, CCI or EDU. The system also provides for setting of EDU limit positions and assignment of EDUs to keypad controllers from the keypad controllers or CCIs. The system may also include infrared receivers for receiving infrared command signals from an infrared transmitter.
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34 Claims
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1. A shade control system comprising:
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a plurality of drive units each having a motor adapted for moving an associated shade member;
a plurality of drive unit controllers each capable of generating command signals for directing at least one of the drive units to move its associated shade member;
a communication bus capable of transmitting the command signals, each of the drive units and drive unit controllers connected to the communication bus in a common arrangement such that each one of the drive units and drive units controllers can communicate with every other drive unit and drive unit controller connected to the communication bus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A motorized shade control system comprising:
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a plurality of drive units each having a motor adapted for engaging the roller tube of a motorized shade for rotation of the tube in each of opposite directions of rotation for raising and lowering a shade fabric wound onto the roller tube, each drive unit further including a control unit having a programmable microprocessor programmed to control the operation of the associated motor, and a plurality of drive unit controllers each capable of generating command signals for directing the control unit of at least one of the drive units to move the associated shade fabric, each of the drive units and drive unit controllers connected to a communication bus in a common arrangement in which each of the drive units and drive unit controllers can communicate with every other one of the drive units and drive unit controllers the microprocessor of each drive unit and drive unit controller being programmed to initiate an automatic addressing of each of the drive units and drive unit controllers connected to the communication bus. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A method of controlling a motorized shade system comprising the steps of:
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providing a plurality of drive units each having a motor adapted for moving an associated shade member;
providing a plurality of drive unit controllers each capable of generating command signals for directing at least one of the drive units to move its associated shade member;
connecting each of the drive units and drive unit controllers to a communication bus in a common arrangement in which each of the drive units and drive unit controllers can communicate with every other drive unit and drive unit controller connected to the communication bus. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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