Intelligent strobe system for vehicle applications
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1. An intelligent strobe system for a vehicle having a battery which delivers DC voltage between a positive terminal and a negative terminal, wherein a positive power rail is connected to the positive terminal and a negative power rail is connected to the negative terminal, comprising:
- a plurality of strobe modules each coupled between the positive power rail and the negative power rail, each strobe module comprising;
a controller including means for receiving control data via at least one of the power rails in accord with a program; and
a lamp responsive to the controller;
wherein one of the strobe modules includes means for transmitting control data via the at least one power rail.
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Abstract
An intelligent strobe system for vehicle applications includes strobe modules connected between the positive and negative DC power rails of the vehicle. One of the strobe modules includes a transmitter circuit for generating sinusoidal data and transmitting the data over the DC power rails. Other strobe modules include a receiver circuit to receive and decode the sinusoidal data to control the flash sequence.
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1. An intelligent strobe system for a vehicle having a battery which delivers DC voltage between a positive terminal and a negative terminal, wherein a positive power rail is connected to the positive terminal and a negative power rail is connected to the negative terminal, comprising:
a plurality of strobe modules each coupled between the positive power rail and the negative power rail, each strobe module comprising; a controller including means for receiving control data via at least one of the power rails in accord with a program; and a lamp responsive to the controller; wherein one of the strobe modules includes means for transmitting control data via the at least one power rail. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A strobe assembly utilizable between a pair of power rails, comprising:
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a controller module coupled between the power rails and including means for generating and transmitting control data in accord with a predefined program on at least one of the power rails, and at least one slave module coupled between the power rails and including means for receiving the control data on at least one of the power rails, and means for driving a first lamp circuit in response to the control data. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An intelligent strobe system for a vehicle having a battery which delivers DC voltage between a positive terminal and a negative terminal, wherein a positive power rail is connected to the positive terminal and a negative power rail is connected to the negative terminal, comprising:
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a plurality of strobe modules each coupled between the positive power rail and the negative power rail, and interconnected by a control wire; wherein a first of the strobe modules includes means for generating and transmitting control data over the control wire, and a second of the strobe modules includes means for receiving control data over the control wire; and a lamp circuit mounted in the second of the strobe modules and having a strobe light responsive to the control data. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A strobe system, comprising:
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a plurality of strobe modules coupled between a positive power rail and a negative power rail; wherein each of the plurality of strobe modules includes a controller for receiving a signal from a controller of another strobe module; and wherein each of the strobe modules includes a lamp responsive to the controller of the strobe module. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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