Lighting system, dimming control apparatus and dimming control method
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1. A dimming control apparatus, comprising:
- a control unit, in response to a dimming command and a number, for decoding the dimming command into a plurality of sub-dimming commands, wherein the number is a positive integer; and
a dimming driving unit having a plurality of output terminals for coupling to a plurality of lamp modules;
wherein according to the sub-dimming commands, the control unit controls the dimming driving unit to output a plurality of dimming driving signals corresponding to the lamp modules so as to control the brightness of each of the lamp modules individually,wherein the dimming command has a plurality of bits, the control unit divides the bits of the dimming command into the sub-dimming commands, according to the number, so that each of the sub-dimming commands has at least one bit.
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Abstract
A lighting system, a dimming control apparatus, and a dimming control method are provided. The dimming control apparatus includes a control unit and a dimming driving unit. In response to a dimming command and a number, the control unit decodes the dimming command into a plurality of sub-dimming commands. The dimming driving unit has a plurality of output terminals for coupling to a plurality of lamp modules. According to the sub-dimming commands, the control unit controls the dimming driving unit to output a plurality of dimming driving signals corresponding to the lamp modules to adjust the brightness of each lamp module individually.
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1. A dimming control apparatus, comprising:
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a control unit, in response to a dimming command and a number, for decoding the dimming command into a plurality of sub-dimming commands, wherein the number is a positive integer; and a dimming driving unit having a plurality of output terminals for coupling to a plurality of lamp modules; wherein according to the sub-dimming commands, the control unit controls the dimming driving unit to output a plurality of dimming driving signals corresponding to the lamp modules so as to control the brightness of each of the lamp modules individually, wherein the dimming command has a plurality of bits, the control unit divides the bits of the dimming command into the sub-dimming commands, according to the number, so that each of the sub-dimming commands has at least one bit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A lighting system, comprising:
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a plurality of lamp modules; a dimming control apparatus, comprising; a control unit, in response to a dimming command and a number, for decoding the dimming command into a plurality of sub-dimming commands, wherein the number is a positive integer; and a dimming driving unit having a plurality of output terminals for coupling to the lamp modules respectively, wherein the control unit controls the dimming driving unit according to the sub-dimming commands, and enables the dimming driving unit to output a plurality of dimming driving signals corresponding to the lamp modules so as to control the brightness of each of the lamp modules individually; and a dimming command input unit, coupled to the control unit of the dimming control apparatus, for obtaining the dimming command, wherein the dimming command has a plurality of bits, the control unit divides the bits of the dimming command into the sub-dimming commands, according to the number, so that each of the sub-dimming commands has at least one bit. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A dimming control method for adjusting brightness of a plurality of lamp modules, the method comprising:
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(a) in response to a dimming command and a number, decoding the dimming command into a plurality of sub-dimming commands, wherein the number is a positive integer; and (b) generating a plurality of dimming driving signals according to the sub-dimming commands to adjust the brightness of the lamp modules individually, wherein the dimming command has a plurality of bits, and in the step (a), the bits of the dimming command are divided into the sub-dimming commands, according to the number, so that each of the sub-dimming commands has at least one bit. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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