Commissioning lighting systems
First Claim
1. A method of commissioning a lighting system that includes a central control unit, a plurality of light sources that are remote from the central control unit and a plurality of sensors, each of the sensors being associated with one or more of the light sources, the method comprising:
- entering a command that sets the central control unit into a commissioning mode with a first light source group of a plurality of light source groups selected;
transmitting light from a pointing device to a first sensor that is associated with a first of the light sources to select the first of the light sources for inclusion in the first light source group;
transmitting light from the pointing device to a second sensor that is associated with a second of the light sources to select the second of the light sources for inclusion in the first light source group;
selecting a second light source group;
transmitting light from a pointing device to a third sensor that is associated with a third of the light sources to select the third of the light sources for inclusion in the second light source group;
wherein the central control unit is configured to associate the first and second light sources with the first light source group based on receiving, over first and second pre-established hard-wired communication links, respective first and second signals from the first and second sensors indicating that the transmitted light from the pointing device was received at the first and second sensors while the central control unit was set in the commissioning mode with the first light source group selected, and the central control unit is further configured to associate the third light source with the second light source group based on receiving, over a third pre-established hard-wired communication link, a third signal from the third sensor indicating that the transmitted light from the pointing device was received at the third sensor while the central control unit was set in the commissioning mode with the second light source group selected.
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Abstract
Commissioning a lighting system is disclosed. A user can be provided with a pointing device capable of emitting or returning a signal which can be received by detectors co-located with each fixture in the lighting system. The user can add a fixture to a group by aiming the pointing device at the fixture when the fixture is not assigned to the group, and the user can remove a fixture from a group in the same way when the fixture was previously assigned to the group. Additional user gestures are also disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of commissioning a lighting system that includes a central control unit, a plurality of light sources that are remote from the central control unit and a plurality of sensors, each of the sensors being associated with one or more of the light sources, the method comprising:
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entering a command that sets the central control unit into a commissioning mode with a first light source group of a plurality of light source groups selected; transmitting light from a pointing device to a first sensor that is associated with a first of the light sources to select the first of the light sources for inclusion in the first light source group; transmitting light from the pointing device to a second sensor that is associated with a second of the light sources to select the second of the light sources for inclusion in the first light source group; selecting a second light source group; transmitting light from a pointing device to a third sensor that is associated with a third of the light sources to select the third of the light sources for inclusion in the second light source group; wherein the central control unit is configured to associate the first and second light sources with the first light source group based on receiving, over first and second pre-established hard-wired communication links, respective first and second signals from the first and second sensors indicating that the transmitted light from the pointing device was received at the first and second sensors while the central control unit was set in the commissioning mode with the first light source group selected, and the central control unit is further configured to associate the third light source with the second light source group based on receiving, over a third pre-established hard-wired communication link, a third signal from the third sensor indicating that the transmitted light from the pointing device was received at the third sensor while the central control unit was set in the commissioning mode with the second light source group selected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of operating a lighting system that includes a central control unit, a plurality of light sources that are remote from the central control unit and a plurality of sensors, each of the sensors being associated with one or more of the light sources, the method comprising the following operations that are performed by the central control unit:
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entering a commissioning mode for a first light source group in response to receiving a command from a user; receiving a first signal from a first sensor that is associated with a first of the light sources over a first pre-existing wired connection between the first sensor and the central control unit in response to the first sensor receiving light from a pointing device that is located remotely from the central control unit; associating the first of the light sources with the first light source group in response to receiving the first signal from the first sensor while the first light source group is selected; receiving a second signal from a second sensor that is associated with a second of the light sources over a second pre-existing wired connection between the second sensor and the central control unit in response to the second sensor receiving light from the pointing device; associating the second of the light sources with the first light source group in response to receiving the second signal from the second sensor while the first light source group is selected; receiving from a user a selection of a second light source group; receiving a third signal from a third sensor that is associated with a third of the light sources over a third pre-existing wired connection between the third sensor and the central control unit in response to the third sensor receiving light from the pointing device; and associating the third of the light sources with the second light source group in response to receiving the third signal from the third sensor while the second light source group is selected. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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