Method for the allocation of short addresses in illumination systems

• US 20060109203A1
• Filed: 11/10/2005
• Published: 05/25/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/19/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Optotronic GmbH (Inventronics (Hangzhou), Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Patent-Treuhand-Gesellschaft Fur Elektrische Gluhlampen mbH (Ams-Osram AG)
• Inventors: Huber, Andreas, Schleicher, Gotthard
• Granted Patent: US 7,548,150 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/39
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/5038 for local use, e.g. in LAN or USB networks, or in a controller area network [CAN]
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/18 via data-bus transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/19 via wireless transmission

Abstract

In a method for the allocation of short addresses in illumination systems, whose illumination components (DALI EB, Lp) are controlled via a DALI bus, the short address is determined and allocated automatically without the intervention of an operator with the aid of a localization device (Tag, 4).

Claims

1. A method for the allocation of short addresses in illumination systems, whose illumination components (DALI EB, Lp) can be controlled via a DALI bus, characterized by the following steps:

provision of a localization device (Tag, 4), which is suitable for notifying a device for short-address allocation (3) of the location of an activated illumination component (DALI EB, Lp),

storage of an allocation list in the device for short-address allocation (3), which links each location with a short address,

allocation of random long addresses in the illumination components (DALI EB, Lp),

activation of an illumination component (DALI EB, Lp) via its long address by the device for short-address allocation (3),

the illumination component (DALI EB, Lp) activated via its long address outputs a signal,

triggered by the signal, the localization device (Tag, 4) notifies the device for short-address allocation (3) of the location of the activated illumination component (DALI EB, Lp), and

depending on the notified location, the device for short-address allocation (3) allocates a short address to the activated illumination component (DALI EB, Lp) using the allocation list.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that a number of short addresses, which are intended to be allocated by the device for short-address allocation (3), is established, and in that the following steps are repeated until the established number of short addresses has been allocated:

activation of an illumination component (DALI EB, Lp) via its long address by the device for short-address allocation (3),

the illumination component (DALI EB, Lp) activated via its long address outputs a signal,

triggered by the signal, the localization device (Tag, 4) notifies the device for short-address allocation (3) of the location of the activated illumination component (DALI EB, Lp), and

depending on the notified location, the device for short-address allocation (3) allocates a short address to the activated illumination component (DALI EB, Lp) using the allocation list.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the device for short-address allocation (3) is connected to the DALI bus or to a building control bus via an interface (2).

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the device for short-address allocation (3) comprises a portable computer (3).

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the illumination components (DALI EB, Lp) contain an electronic operating device (DALI EB) and a lamp (Lp).

6. The method as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the localization device (Tag, 4) comprises two or more transmitters (Tag) and a receiver (4), each illumination component (DALI EB, Lp) being associated with a transmitter (Tag), which transmits an identification when the illumination component (DALI EB, Lp) is activated, and the receiver (4) identifying which transmitter (Tag) has transmitted, using the identification, whereby the location (Tag, 4) of an activated illumination component (DALI EB, Lp) is established and passed on to the device for short-address allocation (3).

7. A system for allocating short addresses in illumination systems (Tag, 2, 3, 4), with which the method as claimed in claim 1 can be carried out.

8. A localization device (Tag, 4) for use in the method as claimed in claim 6, characterized by a transmitter (Tag), which is induced to transmit its identification by a light signal.

9. A localization device (Tag, 4) for use in the method as claimed in claim 6, characterized by a transmitter (Tag), which is induced to transmit its identification by an electrical current flow.

10. A localization device (Tag, 4) for use in the method as claimed in claim 6, characterized by a transmitter (Tag), which draws its power from an electromagnetic field, which is produced by the illumination component (DALI EB, Lp) or the localization device (Tag, 4) itself.

11. A localization device (Tag, 4) for use in the method as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that a transmitter (Tag) is integrated in the illumination component (DALI EB, Lp).

12. A localization device (Tag, 4) for use in the method as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that a transmitter (Tag) can be coupled to the illumination component (DALI EB, Lp) such that it can be released.

13. A device for short-address allocation (3), characterized in that it can evaluate information relating to the location of illumination components (DALI EB, Lp) of the localization device (Tag, 4) as claimed in claim 8 and can derive therefrom short addresses for connected illumination components (DALI EB, Lp).

14. The method as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that the device for short-address allocation (3) is connected to the DALI bus or to a building control bus via an interface (2).

15. A system for allocating short addresses in illumination systems (Tag, 2, 3, 4), with which the method as claimed in claim 2 can be carried out.

16. A system for allocating short addresses in illumination systems (Tag, 2, 3, 4), with which the method as claimed in claim 3 can be carried out.

17. A system for allocating short addresses in illumination systems (Tag, 2, 3, 4), with which the method as claimed in claim 4 can be carried out.

18. A system for allocating short addresses in illumination systems (Tag, 2, 3, 4), with which the method as claimed in claim 5 can be carried out.

19. A system for allocating short addresses in illumination systems (Tag, 2, 3, 4), with which the method as claimed in claim 6 can be carried out.

20. A device for short-address allocation (3), characterized in that it can evaluate information relating to the location of illumination components (DALI EB, Lp) of the localization device (Tag, 4) as claimed in claim 9 and can derive therefrom short addresses for connected illumination components (DALI EB, Lp).