Methods and systems for illuminating environments
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1. A method of illuminating an environment, comprising:
- providing a lighting control signal for controlling at least one light of a plurality of lights disposed in a plurality of positions within the environment;
providing a control system for generating the lighting control signal;
providing a connector between the control system and the at least one light to provide a two-way data interface between the at least one light and the control system;
providing an address of the connector; and
addressing the lighting control signal to the connector as an addressed lighting control signal, wherein the at least one light, when connected to the connector, responds to the addressed lighting control signal, and wherein the addressed lighting control signal is based at least in part on data communicated from the at least one light to the control system over the two-way data interface provided by the connector.
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Abstract
Provided herein are methods and systems for illuminating environments, including aircraft environments. The methods and systems include facilities for providing both white and non-white illumination, with color and color temperature control, in programmed response to inputs. Methods and systems are also provided for improving the addressing of light systems in a network lighting configuration.
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1. A method of illuminating an environment, comprising:
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providing a lighting control signal for controlling at least one light of a plurality of lights disposed in a plurality of positions within the environment; providing a control system for generating the lighting control signal; providing a connector between the control system and the at least one light to provide a two-way data interface between the at least one light and the control system; providing an address of the connector; and addressing the lighting control signal to the connector as an addressed lighting control signal, wherein the at least one light, when connected to the connector, responds to the addressed lighting control signal, and wherein the addressed lighting control signal is based at least in part on data communicated from the at least one light to the control system over the two-way data interface provided by the connector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system, comprising:
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a control system configured to generate a lighting control signal for controlling at least one light; and a connector between the control system and the at least one light to provide a two-way data interface between the at least one light and the control system, the connector having an address associated therewith, wherein the lighting control signal is an addressed lighting control signal that is addressed to the connector, wherein the at least one light, when connected to the connector, responds to the addressed lighting control signal, and wherein the addressed lighting control signal is based at least in part on data communicated from the at least one light to the control system over the two-way data interface provided by the connector. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A method, comprising:
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disposing in an environment a plurality of intelligent connectors, each intelligent connector being associated with an address; addressing lighting data to the intelligent connectors from a control system based at least in part on the address associated with each intelligent connector; and controlling, via the lighting data addressed to the intelligent connectors, at least one light of a plurality of lights coupled to the intelligent connectors so as to provide illumination including at least one of a white color and a non-white color, wherein; the at least one light of the plurality of lights comprises at least one first LED configured to generate first radiation and at least one second LED configured to generate second radiation different from the first radiation; at least a first intelligent connector of the plurality of intelligent connectors, to which the at least one light is coupled, provides a two-way data interface between the control system and the at least one light; and the non-white color or a color temperature of the white color generated by the at least one light is determined by mixing particular amounts of the first radiation and the second radiation in response to the lighting data. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A system, comprising:
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at least one light comprising at least one first LED configured to generate first radiation and at least one second LED configured to generate second radiation different from the first radiation; a control system configured to generate lighting data to control the at least one light; and at least one intelligent connector to which the at least one light is coupled, the at least one intelligent connector being associated with an address and capable of handling the lighting data that is addressed to the at least one intelligent connector from the control system, the at least one intelligent connector further providing a two-way data interface between the at least one light and the control system, wherein the control system is configured to control the at least one light via the lighting data to provide illumination including at least one of a white color and a non-white color, and wherein the non-white color or a color temperature of the white color is determined by mixing particular amounts of the first radiation and the second radiation in response to the lighting data. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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