Lighting system and method for controlling the same
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1. A lighting system comprising:
- a plurality of lighting apparatuses;
a bridge device coupled to the plurality of lighting apparatuses in series and configured to assign an address to the plurality of lighting apparatuses,wherein each of the plurality of lighting apparatuses includesa LED module,an input port to receive data from the bridge device,an output port to relay the address data to another lighting apparatus,a connection circuit configured to electrically connect or disconnect a connection between the input port and the output port based on a connection between the at least one bridge device and the plurality of light apparatuses, anda control circuit that controls the connection circuit based on the address, andwherein the bridge device transmits a first data packet to initialize the plurality of lighting apparatuses for address assignment and, in response to the first data packet, the control circuit of each of the plurality of lighting apparatuses disconnects the connection with a subsequent lighting apparatus, andthe bridge device transmits a second data packet that includes a first address to a first lighting apparatus among the plurality of lighting apparatuses, whereina first control circuit included in the first lighting apparatus determines whether an address assignment is needed in the first lighting apparatus, assigns the first address to the first lighting apparatus based on the determination, and connects the first connection to a second lighting apparatus among the plurality of lighting apparatuses.
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Abstract
A lighting system automatically assigns a unique address to each lighting apparatus, and controls each lighting apparatus based on the assigned address. The lighting system may include a first lighting apparatus, a second lighting apparatus connected to the first lighting apparatus in series, and a bridge device coupled to the first and second lighting apparatuses in series and configured to assign an address to the first and second lighting apparatuses. The bridge device may transmit a first data packet to initialize the lighting apparatuses for address assignment, and a control circuit may disconnect the connections between the lighting apparatuses during address assignment.
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1. A lighting system comprising:
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a plurality of lighting apparatuses; a bridge device coupled to the plurality of lighting apparatuses in series and configured to assign an address to the plurality of lighting apparatuses, wherein each of the plurality of lighting apparatuses includes a LED module, an input port to receive data from the bridge device, an output port to relay the address data to another lighting apparatus, a connection circuit configured to electrically connect or disconnect a connection between the input port and the output port based on a connection between the at least one bridge device and the plurality of light apparatuses, and a control circuit that controls the connection circuit based on the address, and wherein the bridge device transmits a first data packet to initialize the plurality of lighting apparatuses for address assignment and, in response to the first data packet, the control circuit of each of the plurality of lighting apparatuses disconnects the connection with a subsequent lighting apparatus, and the bridge device transmits a second data packet that includes a first address to a first lighting apparatus among the plurality of lighting apparatuses, wherein a first control circuit included in the first lighting apparatus determines whether an address assignment is needed in the first lighting apparatus, assigns the first address to the first lighting apparatus based on the determination, and connects the first connection to a second lighting apparatus among the plurality of lighting apparatuses. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for controlling a plurality of lighting apparatuses, wherein each of the plurality of lighting apparatuses includes a LED module, an input port to receive data from the bridge device, an output port to relay the address data to another lighting apparatus, a connection circuit configured to electrically connect or disconnect a connection between the input port and the output port based on a connection between the at least one bridge device and the plurality of light apparatuses, and a control circuit that controls the connection circuit based on the address, the method comprising:
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receiving a periodic signal from a bridge device to detect a lighting apparatus that requires address assignment, the plurality of lighting apparatuses connected in series; transmitting a request for address assignment to the bridge device; receiving a first data packet to initialize the plurality of lighting apparatuses for address assignment; initializing the plurality of lighting apparatuses for address assignment in response to the first data packet, wherein a control circuit of each of the plurality of lighting apparatuses disconnects a connection with subsequent lighting apparatuses, and; receiving a second data packet that includes a first address to a first lighting apparatus among the plurality of lighting apparatuses; sequentially assigning an address to the plurality of lighting apparatuses; and controlling the plurality of lighting apparatuses based on the assigned addresses, wherein the method further comprises determining whether an address assignment is needed in the first lighting apparatus, assigning the first address to the first lighting apparatus based on the determination, and connecting the first connection to a second lighting apparatus among the plurality of lighting apparatuses. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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