Allocation of an Operating Address to a Bus-Compatible Operating Device for Luminous Means

• US 20120102235A1
• Filed: 07/23/2009
• Published: 04/26/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/29/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tridonic GmbH & Co. KG (Zumtobel Group AG)
• Original Assignee: Tridonic GmbH & Co. KG (Zumtobel Group AG)
• Inventors: Boeckle, Reinhard, Zueger, Patrick, Mitterbacher, Andre, Sprenger, Reto, Kuenzli, Markus, Kistler, Roger
• Granted Patent: US 8,996,733 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 710/4
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/4282 on a serial bus, e.g. I2C bus, SPI bus on daisy chain buses G06F13/4247
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2213/0052 Assignment of addresses or identifiers to the modules of a bus system
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/00 Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/175 by remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/18 via data-bus transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/195 the transmission using visible or infrared light

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for allocating an operating address to an operating device for luminous means, in which the operating address is transmitted to the operating device in digitally coded form via an interface which is configured to connect a light sensor. The operating address is allocated by a user using a handheld device to transmit optical digital signals to a light sensor or infrared sensor which is connected to the interface.

Claims

1. A method for the allocation of an operating address to an operating device for luminous means, in which the operating address is transmitted to the operating device in digitally coded form via an interface that is configured to connect a light sensor.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, in which the allocation of the operating address is performed by a user using a handheld device to transmit optical digital signals to a light sensor or IR sensor connected to the interface.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, in which the allocation of the operating address is performed by connecting an active plug to the interface.

4. The method as claimed in claim 3, in which the plug is supplied with voltage from the operating device via the interface.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, in which the allocation of the operating address is performed by connecting a programming device to the interface.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1, in which the allocation of the operating address is performed by darkening the respective light sensor once or repeatedly for a certain time.

7. The method as claimed in one of the preceding claims, in which the operating device confirms the successful address allocation and address storage optically, acoustically and/or via a connected bus.

8. The method as claimed in claim 2, in which the handheld device that transmits the optical digital signals is a learning remote control.

9. A system that is configured for carrying out a method as claimed in one of the preceding claims.

10. A system having an operating device with a light sensor interface, which can selectively be set into a programming mode in order to carry out a method as claimed in one of claims 1 to 8.

11. An operating device for luminous means with a light sensor interface that can be set selectively into a programming mode in order to carry out a method as claimed in one of claims 1 to 8.

12. The operating device as claimed in claim 11, characterized in that the operating device can provide a voltage for supplying the light sensor and/or the light sensor interface.