HANDHELD PROGRAMMER FOR LIGHTING CONTROL SYSTEM
First Claim
1. 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:
- 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.
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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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5 Claims
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1. 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 (2, 3, 4, 5)
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