Programmable wallbox dimmer
First Claim
1. A lighting control device for controlling a light intensity level of a lamp, said lighting control device comprising:
- an intensity level switch;
a control switch;
an air gap switch; and
a microcontroller operatively coupled to the intensity level switch, the control switch, and the air gap switch, wherein, in a normal operational mode, the intensity level switch enables a user to select a desired light intensity level between a minimum intensity level and a maximum intensity level, the control switch enables the user to toggle the lamp between an on state and an off state, and the air gap switch enables the user to interrupt power supplied to the microcontroller and to the lamp, and wherein the microcontroller is adapted to cause the lighting control device to enter a programming mode after detecting that the control switch had been actuated when the microcontroller was being powered up and that the control switch has remained actuated for at least a prescribed period of time after the microcontroller was powered up.
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Abstract
A programmable wallbox dimmer is disclosed. Upon entering a programming mode, the dimmer presents a main menu from which the user may select one or more features to program. The user may scroll through a list of programmable features by actuating the dimmer'"'"'s raise/lower intensity actuator. The user may select a highlighted feature by actuating the dimmer'"'"'s control switch. The dimmer may enter a value selection mode that is associated with the selected feature. In the value selection mode, the user may scroll through a list of features that define the selected feature by actuating the dimmer'"'"'s raise/lower intensity actuator. The user may select a value for the selected feature. The selected value may be stored in the dimmer'"'"'s memory.
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41 Claims
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1. A lighting control device for controlling a light intensity level of a lamp, said lighting control device comprising:
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an intensity level switch;
a control switch;
an air gap switch; and
a microcontroller operatively coupled to the intensity level switch, the control switch, and the air gap switch, wherein, in a normal operational mode, the intensity level switch enables a user to select a desired light intensity level between a minimum intensity level and a maximum intensity level, the control switch enables the user to toggle the lamp between an on state and an off state, and the air gap switch enables the user to interrupt power supplied to the microcontroller and to the lamp, and wherein the microcontroller is adapted to cause the lighting control device to enter a programming mode after detecting that the control switch had been actuated when the microcontroller was being powered up and that the control switch has remained actuated for at least a prescribed period of time after the microcontroller was powered up. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A wallbox dimmer for controlling a light intensity level of a lamp, the wallbox dimmer having a normal operational mode and a programming mode, the wallbox dimmer comprising:
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an intensity level switch; and
a microcontroller operatively coupled to the intensity level switch, wherein, in the normal operational mode, the microcontroller causes the light intensity level of the lamp to vary in response to an actuation of the intensity level switch, and, in the programming mode, the microcontroller enables a user to program any of a plurality of programmable features provided by the wallbox dimmer. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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29. A wallbox dimmer for controlling a light intensity level of a lamp, the wallbox dimmer having a normal operational mode and a programming mode, the wallbox dimmer comprising:
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a control switch; and
a microcontroller operatively coupled to the control switch, wherein, in the normal operational mode, the microcontroller causes the lamp to toggle between an off state and an on state in response to an actuation of the control switch, and, in the programming mode, the microcontroller enables the user to program any of a plurality of programmable features provided by the wallbox dimmer. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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33. A wallbox dimmer for controlling a light intensity level of a lamp, the wallbox dimmer having a normal operational mode and a programming mode, the wallbox dimmer comprising:
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an intensity level display; and
a microcontroller operatively coupled to the intensity level display, wherein, in the normal operational mode, the microcontroller causes the intensity level display to provide a user-perceptible indication representative of a current intensity level of the lamp, and, in the programming mode, the microcontroller enables a user to program any of a plurality of programmable features provided by the wallbox dimmer. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A lighting control device for controlling a light intensity level of a lamp, said lighting control device having a normal operational mode and a programming mode, said lighting control device comprising:
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an intensity level switch;
a control switch; and
a microcontroller operatively coupled to the intensity level switch and the control switch, wherein, in the normal operational mode, the microcontroller causes the light intensity level of the lamp to vary in response to an actuation of the intensity level switch, and the lamp to toggle between an off state and an on state in response to an actuation of the control switch, and, in the programming mode, the microcontroller is adapted to cause the wallbox dimmer to enter a feature selection mode wherein a user is enabled to select a programmable feature provided by the wallbox dimmer from among a plurality of programmable features, and to enter a value selection mode wherein the user is enabled to select a programmable feature value associated with a selected one of the plurality of programmable features.
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39. A method for programming a wallbox dimmer, said wallbox dimmer having an actuator for generating control signals in response to an input from a user and a microcontroller responsive to the control signals, the method comprising:
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detecting that the actuator is being actuated as the microcontroller is being powered-up, and in response to detecting that the actuator is being actuated as the microcontroller is being powered-up, entering a programming mode wherein the user is enabled to program any of a plurality of features provided by the wallbox dimmer. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41)
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