Method of configuring an led driver, led driver, led assembly and method of controlling an led assembly
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1. A method of configuring an LED driver, the LED driver to provide a supply power to an LED fixture comprising a plurality of LEDs, the method comprising:
- identifying the LED fixture;
obtaining, using the identification of the LED fixture, configuration data for the LED driver from a configuration database; and
configuring the LED driver according to the configuration data;
wherein the configuration data comprises a meta code, andwherein configuring the LED driver comprises;
decoding the meta code into LED driver specific configuration data; and
configuring the LED driver according to the LED driver specific configuration data.
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Abstract
A method of configuring an LED driver is disclosed. The LED driver being arranged to provide a supply current to an LED fixture comprising a plurality of LEDs. The method comprises: identifying the LED fixture (LF)1 sending via a communication network (NTW) a configuration request to a configuration database (DB), receiving configuration data from the configuration database; and configuring the LED driver (LPS) according to the configuration data.
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1. A method of configuring an LED driver, the LED driver to provide a supply power to an LED fixture comprising a plurality of LEDs, the method comprising:
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identifying the LED fixture; obtaining, using the identification of the LED fixture, configuration data for the LED driver from a configuration database; and configuring the LED driver according to the configuration data; wherein the configuration data comprises a meta code, and wherein configuring the LED driver comprises; decoding the meta code into LED driver specific configuration data; and configuring the LED driver according to the LED driver specific configuration data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 22, 26)
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11. An LED driver comprising a power converter for powering an LED fixture comprising a plurality of LEDs and a control unit for controlling the power converter and/or the LED fixture, and wherein the LED driver is configured for:
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identifying the LED fixture; obtaining, using the identification of the LED fixture, configuration data for the LED driver from a configuration database; and configuring the LED driver according to the configuration data; wherein the control unit comprises; an input terminal for receiving an input signal, an output terminal for providing an output signal to the power converter and/or the LED fixture for controlling the power converter and/or the LED fixture, and wherein the control unit is further arranged to; receive, by means of a download, a program comprising an algorithm for converting the input signal to the control signal for the power converter and/or the LED fixture and following receipt of the program, establish a conversion from the input signal to the output signal using the algorithm. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25)
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