METHOD OF AUTOMATICALLY PROGRAMMING A NEW BALLAST ON A DIGITAL BALLAST COMMUNICATION LINK
First Claim
1. A method for replacing a previously-installed lighting control device with a new lighting control device in a lighting control system comprising a controller interconnected to the new lighting control device by a communication link, the previously-installed lighting control device having a short address associated therewith, the method comprising the steps of:
- storing the short address and configuration information of the previously-installed lighting control device in a memory of the controller;
installing the new lighting control device in place of a previously-installed lighting control device;
the controller automatically assigning the short address of the previously-installed lighting control device to the new lighting control device;
the controller subsequently determining if there are unaddressed lighting control devices on the communication link;
the controller transmitting the configuration information associated with the previously-installed lighting control device to the new lighting control device in response to determining that there are not unaddressed lighting control devices on the communication link; and
the controller unassigning the short address from the new lighting control device in response to determining that there are unaddressed lighting control devices on the communication link.
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Abstract
A method for replacing a previously-installed lighting control device with a newly-installed lighting control device in a lighting control system provides for automatic programming of the newly-installed device if there is only one newly-installed device in the system. The system comprises a controller interconnected to the newly-installed device by a communication link. The controller stores a short address and configuration information of the previously-installed device in memory and assigns the short address of the previously-installed device to the newly-installed device. The controller is operable to transmit the configuration information associated with the previously-installed device to the newly-installed device in response to determining that there is only one newly-installed device in the system. The controller is operable to undo the completed address assignment by unassigning the short address from the newly-installed device if there is more than one newly-installed device in the system.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for replacing a previously-installed lighting control device with a new lighting control device in a lighting control system comprising a controller interconnected to the new lighting control device by a communication link, the previously-installed lighting control device having a short address associated therewith, the method comprising the steps of:
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storing the short address and configuration information of the previously-installed lighting control device in a memory of the controller; installing the new lighting control device in place of a previously-installed lighting control device; the controller automatically assigning the short address of the previously-installed lighting control device to the new lighting control device; the controller subsequently determining if there are unaddressed lighting control devices on the communication link; the controller transmitting the configuration information associated with the previously-installed lighting control device to the new lighting control device in response to determining that there are not unaddressed lighting control devices on the communication link; and the controller unassigning the short address from the new lighting control device in response to determining that there are unaddressed lighting control devices on the communication link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A lighting control system for controlling the intensity of a lighting load, the system comprising:
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a lighting control device coupled to a communication link and operable to adjust the intensity of a lighting load; and a controller coupled to the lighting control device via the communication link and having a memory for storing a short address and an associated confirmation information, the controller operable to automatically assign the short address to the lighting control device after the lighting control device is installed on the communication link; wherein the controller is further operable to subsequently determine if there are lighting control devices on the communication link, to transmit the configuration information associated with the short address to the lighting control device in response to determining that there are not unaddressed lighting control devices the communication link, and to unassign the short address from the lighting control device in response to determining that there are unaddressed lighting control devices the communication link. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of automatically programming a lighting control system that comprises a first ballast 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 information; assigning the first ballast a first short address; storing in the bus supply the first ballast configuration information and the first short address of the first ballast; removing the first ballast from the lighting control system; installing in the lighting control system a second ballast and a third ballast; automatically determining that the first ballast has been removed from the lighting control system; automatically determining that the second ballast has not been assigned a short address; assigning the first short address of the first ballast to the second ballast in response to determining that the second ballast has not been assigned a short address and that the first ballast has been removed from the lighting control system; subsequently transmitting the first short address to the second ballast; subsequently determining that the third ballast has not been assigned a short address; and unassigning the first short address from the second ballast in response to determining that the third ballast has not been assigned a short address. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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Specification