AUTOMATIC CONFIGURATION OF A LOAD CONTROL SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A control module for controlling an electrical load powered from a power source, the control module comprising:
- an output power connection adapted to be coupled to the electrical load for providing power to the electrical load;
a control connection for providing a control signal in accordance with a plurality of control techniques, the plurality of control techniques comprising one or more analog control techniques and one or more digital control techniques; and
a control circuit configured to sequentially generate the control signal at the control connection according to each of the plurality of control techniques and determine if the electrical load is responsive to at least one of the plurality of control techniques.
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Abstract
A control module is able to be installed with electrical devices, such as, for example electrical loads (e.g., lighting loads) and/or load regulation devices. The control module may determine whether the electrical loads (e.g., drivers for lighting loads) are responsive to one or more of a plurality of control techniques. The control module may be able to automatically determine an appropriate control technique to use to control the connected driver and/or lighting load. The control module may sequentially attempt to control the connected driver and/or lighting load using each of the plurality of control techniques and determine if the driver and/or lighting load is responsive to the present control technique. The plurality of control techniques may include one or more analog control techniques and one or more digital control techniques.
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29 Claims
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1. A control module for controlling an electrical load powered from a power source, the control module comprising:
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an output power connection adapted to be coupled to the electrical load for providing power to the electrical load; a control connection for providing a control signal in accordance with a plurality of control techniques, the plurality of control techniques comprising one or more analog control techniques and one or more digital control techniques; and a control circuit configured to sequentially generate the control signal at the control connection according to each of the plurality of control techniques and determine if the electrical load is responsive to at least one of the plurality of control techniques. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A control module for controlling a driver configured to control a lighting load, the driver powered from a power source, the control module comprising:
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an output power connection adapted to be coupled to the driver load for providing power to the driver; a power measurement circuit coupled to the output power connection for measuring an amount of power being delivered to the driver; a control connection adapted to be coupled to the driver and adapted to provide a control signal in accordance with an analog control technique and a digital control technique; a control circuit configured to generate the control signal at the control connection according to the analog control technique, attempt to adjust an intensity of the lighting load to a predetermined intensity using the analog control technique, and measure the power being consumed by the driver and the lighting load at the predetermined intensity using the analog control technique to determine if the driver is responsive to the analog control technique; and the control circuit is configured to; transmit a digital message to the driver via the control connection according to the digital control technique, and determine if the driver transmitted a response to the digital message to determine if the driver is responsive to the digital control technique;
orreceive a digital message indicating a measured intensity of the lighting load, and determine if the driver is responsive to the digital control technique based on the measured intensity. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method comprising:
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sequentially providing a control signal to an electrical load according to a plurality of control techniques, the plurality of control techniques comprising one or more analog control techniques and one or more digital control techniques; and determining if the electrical load is responsive to at least one of the plurality of control techniques. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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