METHODS OF COMMISSIONING LIGHTING SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. A method of commissioning a lighting system comprisingproviding a user with a pointing device capable of emitting or returning a signal which can be received by sensors co-located with each fixture in said lighting system,adding a fixture to a group if said user aims said pointing device at said fixture and said fixture is not assigned to said group, andremoving a fixture from a group if said user aims said pointing device at said fixture and said fixture was previously assigned to said group;
- wherein said lighting system comprises a plurality of fixtures comprising luminaires, optional control devices, optional standalone sensors and a central control unit which can communicate bidirectionally with each fixture.
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Abstract
A method of commissioning a lighting system is disclosed. A user is provided with a pointing device capable of emitting or returning a signal which can be received by detectors co-located with each fixture in the lighting system. The user can add a fixture to a group by aiming the pointing device at the fixture when the fixture is not assigned to the group, and the user can remove a fixture from a group in the same way when the fixture was previously assigned to the group. This commissioning method can be used with a lighting system comprising a central control unit and a plurality of fixtures comprising luminaires, optional control devices, and optional standalone sensors, wherein each fixture includes a co-located sensor capable of receiving the signal emitted by the pointing device, and a central control unit which can communicate bidirectionally with each fixture. Additional user gestures are disclosed together with methods for the central control unit to acknowledge gestures. Additional communications methods among components of the lighting system are also disclosed.
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1. A method of commissioning a lighting system comprising
providing a user with a pointing device capable of emitting or returning a signal which can be received by sensors co-located with each fixture in said lighting system, adding a fixture to a group if said user aims said pointing device at said fixture and said fixture is not assigned to said group, and removing a fixture from a group if said user aims said pointing device at said fixture and said fixture was previously assigned to said group; wherein said lighting system comprises a plurality of fixtures comprising luminaires, optional control devices, optional standalone sensors and a central control unit which can communicate bidirectionally with each fixture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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