Handheld programmer for lighting control system
First Claim
1. A method for using a handheld programming device to wirelessly configure a lighting control system having at least one device configured with a processing section, a communications receiver operable to receive a signal from the handheld programming device, and a communication bus interconnecting the at least one device and the communications receiver, the method comprising the steps of:
- wirelessly transmitting the signal from the handheld programming device to the communications receiver, the signal including an instruction for configuring the lighting control system; and
transmitting the instruction from the communications receiver to the at least one device, wherein the instruction functions to configure the lighting control system.
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Abstract
The invention regards a system and method for using a handheld programming device to configure a lighting control system wirelessly. In one embodiment, at least one device configured with a processing section is installed in the lighting control system. A communications receiver that is operable to receive a signal from the handheld programming device is also installed in the lighting control system, wherein the signal includes an instruction for configuring the lighting control system. Further, the signal is wirelessly sent from the handheld programming device to the communications receiver, and the instruction is transmitted from the communications receiver to a device in the system. The instruction functions to configure the lighting control system.
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59 Claims
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1. A method for using a handheld programming device to wirelessly configure a lighting control system having at least one device configured with a processing section, a communications receiver operable to receive a signal from the handheld programming device, and a communication bus interconnecting the at least one device and the communications receiver, the method comprising the steps of:
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wirelessly transmitting the signal from the handheld programming device to the communications receiver, the signal including an instruction for configuring the lighting control system; and
transmitting the instruction from the communications receiver to the at least one device, wherein the instruction functions to configure the lighting control system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for replacing a ballast in a lighting control system that comprises a first ballast having a first unique identifier associated therewith and a bus supply interconnected by a communication bus, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing the first ballast with a first ballast configuration setting;
storing in the bus supply first ballast electronic configuration information representing the first ballast configuration setting, and storing pin the bus supply the first unique identifier;
removing the first ballast from the lighting control system;
installing a second ballast having a second unique identifier associated therewith in the lighting control system;
transmitting an instruction to the bus supply to configure the second ballast with the first ballast configuration setting;
correlating the second unique identifier with the first unique identifier; and
configuring the second ballast with the first ballast electronic configuration information stored in the bus supply. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for replacing a plurality of ballasts in a lighting control system, the method comprising:
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storing in a bus supply that is electronically connected to the plurality of ballasts by a communication bus, configuration information regarding respective configuration settings for each of a first plurality of ballasts;
replacing the first plurality of ballasts with a second plurality of ballasts;
transmitting an instruction to the bus supply to configure each of the second plurality of ballasts with the respective configuration settings of each of the first plurality of ballasts;
and configuring each of the second plurality of ballasts with the respective configuration settings of a respective one of the first plurality of ballasts with the configuration information stored in the bus supply. - View Dependent Claims (24, 26, 27, 28)
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25. A method for maintaining information representing devices installed in a lighting control system, the system comprising a plurality of ballasts and a bus supply linked together by a communication bus, the method comprising:
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storing in each of the plurality of ballasts respective ballast configuration information, wherein the respective ballast configuration information represents a respective configuration setting of the respective ballasts; and
storing in the bus supply the respective configuration information for each of the ballasts. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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30. A system for wirelessly configuring a lighting control system using a handheld programming device, the system comprising:
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at least one device installed in the lighting control system, wherein the at least one device is configured with a processing section;
a communications receiver connected to the at least one device, wherein the communications receiver is operable to receive a signal from the handheld programming device, wherein the signal includes an instruction for configuring the lighting control system;
wherein the handheld programming device is operable to transmit wirelessly the instruction to the communications receiver; and
wherein the communications receiver is operable to transmit the instruction to the at least one device on the system, wherein the instruction is operable to configure the lighting control system. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A system for replacing a ballast in a lighting control system that comprises a first ballast and a bus supply interconnected by a communication bus, the system comprising:
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a first unique identifier assigned to the first ballast;
a first ballast configuration setting provided for the first ballast;
electronic configuration information stored in the bus supply and representing the first ballast configuration setting and the first unique identifier;
a second unique identifier assigned to a second ballast, wherein the second ballast is installed in the lighting control system and replaces the first ballast; and
wherein the bus supply is operable to configure the second ballast with the first ballast configuration setting by correlating the second unique identifier with the first unique identifier, wherein the bus supply is operable to use the electronic first ballast configuration information to configure the second ballast. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A system for replacement of a plurality of ballasts in a lighting control system, the system comprising:
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a bus supply that is electronically connected to the lighting control system by a communication bus and that stores configuration information regarding respective configuration settings for each of a first plurality of ballasts;
the first plurality of ballasts replaced with a second plurality of ballasts; and
a handheld programming device operable to transmit wirelessly an instruction to the bus supply to configure each of the second plurality of ballasts with the respective configurations of each of the first plurality of ballasts, wherein the bus supply is operable to use the configuration information to configure each of the second plurality of ballasts with the respective configurations of each of the first plurality of ballasts.
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53. A system for maintaining information representing devices installed in a lighting control system, the system comprising:
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a plurality of ballasts, wherein each of the plurality of ballasts has configuration information stored therein, wherein the respective configuration information represents a respective configuration setting of the respective ballast;
a bus supply that stores the respective configuration information for all of the ballasts; and
a communication bus interconnecting the plurality of ballasts and the bus supply. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56)
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57. A lighting control system, the system comprising:
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a plurality of ballasts, each of the ballasts having respective ballast configuration information stored therein, wherein the respective ballast configuration information represents a respective configuration setting of the respective ballast; and
a bus supply connected to the plurality of ballast by a communication bus, wherein each of the respective ballasts is operable to transmit to the bus supply the respective configuration information. - View Dependent Claims (58)
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59. A method for replacing a first load control device and a second load control device with a third load control device and a fourth load control device, respectively, in a lighting control system that comprises a bus supply, the method comprising the steps of:
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assigning unique identifiers to the first, second, third, and fourth load control devices;
providing the first and second load control devices with first and second configuration settings, respectively;
storing in the bus supply the unique identifiers and the configuration settings of the first and second load control devices;
removing the first and second load control devices from the lighting control system;
installing the third and fourth load control device in the lighting control system;
transmitting an instruction to the bus supply to replace the first and second load control devices with the third and fourth load control devices, respectively;
correlating the unique identifiers of the first and second load control devices with the unique identifiers of the third and fourth load control devices, respectively;
transmitting the first configuration setting of the first load control device to the third load control device; and
transmitting the second configuration setting of the second load control device to the fourth load control device.
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Specification