COMMISSIONING TOOL, COMMISSIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF COMMISSIONING A NUMBER OF WIRELESS NODES
First Claim
1. A commissioning tool for a number of wireless nodes, each of said number of wireless nodes having a unique device identifier, said commissioning tool comprising:
- a light source structured to reflect light from one of said number of wireless nodes;
a directive antenna;
a first mechanism structured to determine distance to said one of said number of wireless nodes;
a housing, said light source, said directive antenna and said first mechanism each being mounted in the same common orientation with respect to said housing;
a second mechanism structured to determine azimuth angle and elevation angle of said same common orientation;
a third mechanism structured to determine global position of said commissioning tool;
a wireless transceiver cooperating with said directive antenna; and
a processor cooperating with said wireless transceiver to receive the unique device identifier from said one of said number of wireless nodes, said processor being structured to receive said distance to said one of said number of wireless nodes from said first mechanism, to receive said azimuth angle and said elevation angle from said second mechanism, to receive the global position of said commissioning tool from said third mechanism, and to control said light source.
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Abstract
A commissioning tool includes a laser pointer structured to reflect light from a wireless lighting ballast, a directive antenna, a ranging module structured to determine distance to the ballast, and a housing. The pointer, antenna and ranging module are each mounted in the same common orientation with respect to the housing. A 3D gyroscope determines azimuth angle and elevation angle of the same common orientation. A GPS and dead reckoning system determines the global position of the tool. A wireless transceiver cooperates with the antenna. A processor cooperates with the transceiver to receive a unique device identifier from the ballast. The processor receives the distance, the azimuth and elevation angles, and the global position of the tool, and controls the light source. The processor may output the distance, the azimuth and elevation angles, the global position of the tool and the unique device identifier to another processor.
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23 Claims
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1. A commissioning tool for a number of wireless nodes, each of said number of wireless nodes having a unique device identifier, said commissioning tool comprising:
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a light source structured to reflect light from one of said number of wireless nodes; a directive antenna; a first mechanism structured to determine distance to said one of said number of wireless nodes; a housing, said light source, said directive antenna and said first mechanism each being mounted in the same common orientation with respect to said housing; a second mechanism structured to determine azimuth angle and elevation angle of said same common orientation; a third mechanism structured to determine global position of said commissioning tool; a wireless transceiver cooperating with said directive antenna; and a processor cooperating with said wireless transceiver to receive the unique device identifier from said one of said number of wireless nodes, said processor being structured to receive said distance to said one of said number of wireless nodes from said first mechanism, to receive said azimuth angle and said elevation angle from said second mechanism, to receive the global position of said commissioning tool from said third mechanism, and to control said light source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A commissioning system for a plurality of wireless nodes, each of said wireless nodes having a unique device identifier, said commissioning system comprising:
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a commissioning tool comprising; a light source structured to reflect light from one of said wireless nodes, a directive antenna, a first mechanism structured to determine distance to said one of said wireless nodes, a housing, said light source, said directive antenna and said first mechanism each being mounted in the same common orientation with respect to said housing, a second mechanism structured to determine azimuth angle and elevation angle of said same common orientation, a third mechanism structured to determine global position of said commissioning tool, a wireless transceiver cooperating with said directive antenna, a first processor cooperating with said wireless transceiver to receive the unique device identifier from said one of said wireless nodes, said first processor being structured to receive said distance to said one of said wireless nodes from said first mechanism, to receive said azimuth angle and said elevation angle from said second mechanism, to receive the global position of said commissioning tool from said third mechanism, and to control said light source, and an output; and a second processor comprising; an input cooperating with the output of said commissioning tool to input the unique device identifier and the global position of said one of said wireless nodes, and a memory including the unique device identifier and the global position of each of a plurality of said wireless nodes. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of commissioning a number of wireless nodes, each of said number of wireless nodes having a unique device identifier, said method comprising:
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mounting each of a light source, a directive antenna and a ranging mechanism in the same common orientation with respect to a portable housing; reflecting light from one of said number of wireless nodes with said light source; determining distance to said one of said number of wireless nodes with said ranging mechanism; determining azimuth angle and elevation angle of said same common orientation; determining global position of said portable housing; requesting and receiving the unique device identifier from said one of said number of wireless nodes through said directive antenna; and outputting said distance to said one of said number of wireless nodes, said azimuth angle and said elevation angle, said global position of said portable housing, and said unique device identifier from said one of said number of wireless nodes. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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