Lighting system and method and apparatus for adjusting same
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1. A method for adjusting an LED lighting unit, the lighting unit comprising a plurality of LEDs, the method comprising:
- connecting a programmer to the lighting unit;
inputting lighting information into the programmer;
transmitting data representing the lighting information from the programming device to the lighting unit; and
storing the data in the lighting unit, wherein one or more of the plurality of LEDs emit light that corresponds to the transmitted data.
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Abstract
A lighting system and method and apparatus for adjusting same are described. The lighting system has LED lighting units. To adjust a lighting unit, a programmer is connected to the lighting unit, lighting information (such as color or brightness) is input into the programmer (either manually or electronically), and data representing the lighting information is transmitted from the programming device to the lighting unit. The data is stored in the lighting unit, and one or more of the LEDs emits light that corresponds to the transmitted data.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for adjusting an LED lighting unit, the lighting unit comprising a plurality of LEDs, the method comprising:
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connecting a programmer to the lighting unit;
inputting lighting information into the programmer;
transmitting data representing the lighting information from the programming device to the lighting unit; and
storing the data in the lighting unit, wherein one or more of the plurality of LEDs emit light that corresponds to the transmitted data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for adjusting an LED lighting unit, the apparatus comprising:
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an input mechanism that receives lighting information, the lighting information representing a characteristic of the light that is supposed to be emitted from the LED lighting unit;
a memory that stores the received lighting information;
a feedback mechanism that shows the user what lighting information has been received from the user;
an interface that connects to the LED lighting unit; and
a controller that processes the received lighting information, retrieves the lighting information from the memory, and transmits the information to the LED lighting unit via the interface. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A lighting system comprising:
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a programmer further comprising;
a user input mechanism that receives color and brightness information from a user;
a communications interface; and
a microcontroller that transmits the color and brightness information via the communications interface;
a lighting unit coupled to the programmer, the lighting unit comprising;
a communications interface;
a microcontroller that receives the color and brightness information via the communications interface of the lighting unit and transmits a pulse width modulated signal representative of the color and brightness information;
one or more light emitting diodes that receive the pulse width modulated signal and emit light in response thereto; and
a memory for storing the color and brightness information. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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