DISTRIBUTED DRIVER AND CAN BUS COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL
First Claim
1. A lighting system comprising at least one light source, which light source generates a beam of light, which beam of light is passing through a lens system, which beam of light is passing through at least one colour forming system, which colour forming system comprises a first set of motors, which motors are connected to a first set of drivers, which beam of light is passing through a light effect system, which light effect system comprises a second set of motors, which motors are connected to a second set of drivers, which first and second set of drivers are connected to a computer system, which computer system is communicating through a communication bus connected to at least the first and second set of drivers, wherein the first and second set of drivers are placed physically close to the set of motors related to that specific set of drivers, wherein a specific driver is allocated to each motor, which computer system is placed centrally in a distance to the set of drivers, and wherein communication primarily from the computer system to the set of drivers is performed at a data bus by a specific communication protocol.
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Abstract
A system and a method for internal communication in a lighting system, which lighting system comprises a computer for controlling the lighting system, in which system a number of motors or actuators are controlled by the computer system, which motors or actuators control the operation of light effect components in relation to the lighting system, where the computer further controls a number of functions in the lighting system, which computer is controlled by input means. The computer system can be centrally placed where control information generated in the computer system is distributed to a number of distributed drivers over a data bus, where distributed drivers are in operation physically close to the motors or actuators, where distributed drivers based on data received from the data bus, perform control of actuators or motors.
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- 1. A lighting system comprising at least one light source, which light source generates a beam of light, which beam of light is passing through a lens system, which beam of light is passing through at least one colour forming system, which colour forming system comprises a first set of motors, which motors are connected to a first set of drivers, which beam of light is passing through a light effect system, which light effect system comprises a second set of motors, which motors are connected to a second set of drivers, which first and second set of drivers are connected to a computer system, which computer system is communicating through a communication bus connected to at least the first and second set of drivers, wherein the first and second set of drivers are placed physically close to the set of motors related to that specific set of drivers, wherein a specific driver is allocated to each motor, which computer system is placed centrally in a distance to the set of drivers, and wherein communication primarily from the computer system to the set of drivers is performed at a data bus by a specific communication protocol.
- 15. A method for internal communication in a lighting system, which lighting system comprises a computer system for controlling the lighting system, in which lighting system a number of motors or actuators are controlled by the computer system, which motors or actuators control the operation of light effect components in relation to the lighting system, where the computer system further controls a number of functions in the lighting system, wherein the computer system is centrally placed where control information generated in the computer system is distributed to a number of distributed drivers over a data bus, where distributed drivers are in operation physically close to the motors or actuators, where distributed drivers based on data received from the data bus, perform control of actuators or motors.
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