COMMISSIONING METHOD AND APPARATUS
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1. A lamp controller for a lamp in a lighting network, the lamp controller having a commissioning mode of operation and a normal mode of operation and comprising:
- a transponder,a memory for storing commissioning information, anda processor coupled to the transponder and the memory;
wherein the lamp controller is configured to be operable in the commissioning modeto transmit the commissioning information by modulating the light output of a light source coupled to the lamp controller, andto receive a network key via the transponder, andwherein the lamp controller is configured to be operable in the normal mode to communicate with other network devices in the lighting network via the transponder.
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Abstract
A lamp controller 100 for a lamp in a lighting network has a commissioning mode of operation and transmits an identity of the lamp by modulating the light. This identity information may be detected by a detector already on the network which has a photosensor. The detector may then securely pass the information to the network to commission the lamp controller into the lighting network.
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1. A lamp controller for a lamp in a lighting network, the lamp controller having a commissioning mode of operation and a normal mode of operation and comprising:
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a transponder, a memory for storing commissioning information, and a processor coupled to the transponder and the memory; wherein the lamp controller is configured to be operable in the commissioning mode to transmit the commissioning information by modulating the light output of a light source coupled to the lamp controller, and to receive a network key via the transponder, and wherein the lamp controller is configured to be operable in the normal mode to communicate with other network devices in the lighting network via the transponder. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A detector for commissioning a lamp controller in a lighting network, the detector comprising:
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a photosensor, a transponder, and a controller coupled to the photosensor and the transponder; wherein the detector is configured to be operable to detect commissioning information transmitted from a light source coupled to a lamp controller via the photosensor, and to transmit the received commissioning information via the transponder. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for commissioning a lamp controller into a network, the lamp controller comprising a transponder, the method comprising:
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configuring the lamp controller into a commissioning mode of operation; configuring the lamp controller to transmit commissioning information by modulating the light of a light source coupled to the lamp controller; receiving a network key via the transponder; and configuring the lamp controller into a normal mode of operation; wherein in the normal mode of operation the lamp controller communicates with other network devices on the network via the transponder. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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