Programmable wallbox dimmer
DCFirst Claim
1. A lighting control device for controlling a light intensity level of a lamp, said lighting control device comprising:
- an intensity level switch;
a control switch;
an air gap switch; and
a microcontroller operatively coupled to the intensity level switch, the control switch, and the air gap switch,wherein, in a normal operational mode, the intensity level switch enables a user to select a desired light intensity level between a minimum intensity level and a maximum intensity level, the control switch enables the user to toggle the lamp between an on state and an off state, and the air gap switch enables the user to interrupt power supplied to the microcontroller and to the lamp, andwherein the microcontroller is adapted to cause the lighting control device to enter a programming mode after detecting that the control switch had been actuated when the microcontroller was being powered up and that the control switch has remained actuated for at least a prescribed period of time after the microcontroller was powered up.
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Abstract
A programmable wallbox dimmer is disclosed. Upon entering a programming mode, the dimmer presents a main menu from which the user may select one or more features to program. The user may scroll through a list of programmable features by actuating the dimmer'"'"'s raise/lower intensity actuator. The user may select a highlighted feature by actuating the dimmer'"'"'s control switch. The dimmer may enter a value selection mode that is associated with the selected feature. In the value selection mode, the user may scroll through a list of features that define the selected feature by actuating the dimmer'"'"'s raise/lower intensity actuator. The user may select a value for the selected feature. The selected value may be stored in the dimmer'"'"'s memory.
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24 Claims
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1. A lighting control device for controlling a light intensity level of a lamp, said lighting control device comprising:
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an intensity level switch; a control switch; an air gap switch; and a microcontroller operatively coupled to the intensity level switch, the control switch, and the air gap switch, wherein, in a normal operational mode, the intensity level switch enables a user to select a desired light intensity level between a minimum intensity level and a maximum intensity level, the control switch enables the user to toggle the lamp between an on state and an off state, and the air gap switch enables the user to interrupt power supplied to the microcontroller and to the lamp, and wherein the microcontroller is adapted to cause the lighting control device to enter a programming mode after detecting that the control switch had been actuated when the microcontroller was being powered up and that the control switch has remained actuated for at least a prescribed period of time after the microcontroller was powered up. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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