Method and apparatus for commissioning a lighting system
First Claim
1. A method for commissioning a lighting system, the lighting system including a plurality of light fixtures, and a plurality of light sensors, where a light sensor from the plurality of light sensors is assigned to each light fixture, the method comprising:
- measuring ambient light with the light sensor assigned to each light fixture;
designating each light fixture to a lighting group based on the ambient light measured with the light sensor assigned to each fixture;
prior to measuring ambient light with the light sensor assigned to each light fixture, monitoring a clock source signal to identify the presence of a feature in the clock source signal, wherein the clock source signal is a power line communication signal carried by an AC or DC signal used to provide power to the plurality of light fixtures;
generating a trigger signal with a triggering module in response to identifying the presence of the feature in the clock source signal; and
providing the trigger signal to each of the plurality of light fixtures to command each of the plurality of light fixtures to stop outputting light.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for commissioning a lighting system include monitoring a clock source signal to identify the presence of a feature in the clock source signal, wherein the clock source signal is a power line communication signal carried by an AC or DC signal used to provide power to the plurality of light fixtures, generating a trigger signal with a triggering module in response to identifying the presence of the feature in the clock source signal, providing the trigger signal to each of the plurality of light fixtures to command each of the plurality of light fixtures to stop outputting light, measuring ambient light with the light sensor assigned to each light fixture; and designating each light fixture to a lighting group based on the ambient light measured with the light sensor assigned to each fixture.
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1. A method for commissioning a lighting system, the lighting system including a plurality of light fixtures, and a plurality of light sensors, where a light sensor from the plurality of light sensors is assigned to each light fixture, the method comprising:
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measuring ambient light with the light sensor assigned to each light fixture; designating each light fixture to a lighting group based on the ambient light measured with the light sensor assigned to each fixture; prior to measuring ambient light with the light sensor assigned to each light fixture, monitoring a clock source signal to identify the presence of a feature in the clock source signal, wherein the clock source signal is a power line communication signal carried by an AC or DC signal used to provide power to the plurality of light fixtures; generating a trigger signal with a triggering module in response to identifying the presence of the feature in the clock source signal; and providing the trigger signal to each of the plurality of light fixtures to command each of the plurality of light fixtures to stop outputting light. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A lighting system commissioning apparatus, the lighting system including a plurality of light fixtures, and a plurality of light sensors, where a light sensor from the plurality of light sensors is assigned to each light fixture, the apparatus comprising:
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an ambient light module configured to measure ambient light with the light sensor assigned to each light fixture; a commissioning module configured to designate each light fixture to a lighting group based on the ambient light measured with the light sensor assigned to each fixture; a monitoring module; a triggering module; and a command module;
wherein;prior to measuring ambient light with the light sensor assigned to each light fixture, the monitoring module monitors a clock source signal to identify the presence of a feature in the clock source signal, the triggering module generates a trigger signal in response to identifying the presence of the feature in the clock source signal, and the command module provides the trigger signal to each of a plurality of light fixtures to command each of the plurality of light fixtures to stop outputting light, and the clock source signal is a power line communication signal carried by an AC or DC signal used to provide power to the plurality of light fixtures. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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