Secondary radio for diagnostic/debug

• US 9,906,375 B1
• Filed: 06/09/2017
• Issued: 02/27/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/09/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC (Acuity Brands, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC (Acuity Brands, Inc.)
• Inventors: Roquemore, III, John Peter, Fultz, Tyler B.
• Primary Examiner(s): Le, Thanh
• Application Number:
  US15/618,714
• Time in Patent Office: 263 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1868 Measures taken after transmission, e.g. acknowledgments
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/189 in combination with wireless systems selective distribution or broadcast in wireless communication networks H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/28 characterised by path configuration, e.g. LAN [Local Area Networks] or WAN [Wide Area Networks] wireless communication networks H04W ; arrangements for dividing the transmission path H04W40/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2816 Controlling appliance services of a home automation network by calling their functionalities arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station; in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom H04Q9/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/12 Network monitoring probes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/18 Protocol analysers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/50 Testing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/1408 by monitoring network traffic monitoring network traffic per se H04L43/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/06 Testing, supervising or monitoring using simulated traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 20/40 Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 40/00 Systems for electrical power generation, transmission, distribution or end-user application management characterised by the use of communication or information technologies, or communication or information technology specific aspects supporting them

Abstract

A system for lighting control including a monitor device and a plurality of lighting system components. The monitoring device is configured to transmit a diagnostic command over a diagnostic band to at least one of the plurality of lighting system components. The diagnostic command including a request for diagnostic data. The plurality of lighting system components are configured to for wireless communication over the diagnostic band and a separate wireless lighting control network communication band, such that they receive via the diagnostic band, the diagnostic command transmitted from the monitor device. In response to receiving the diagnostic command, the plurality of lighting system components obtain the requested diagnostic data, and transmit via the diagnostic band, the requested diagnostic data to the monitor device.

Claims

1. A system for lighting control comprising:

a monitor device; and

a plurality of lighting system components each configured as a luminaire or as a lighting control device for controlling a luminaire,

the monitor device, including;

a wireless radio communication interface system configured for wireless communication over a diagnostic band;

a processor;

a memory accessible to the processor; and

programming in the memory which configures the processor to transmit a diagnostic command including a request for diagnostic data to at least one of the plurality of lighting system components, and

the plurality of lighting system components, each including;

a wireless radio communication interface system configured for wireless communication over the diagnostic band and a separate wireless lighting control network communication band;

a processor;

a memory accessible to the processor; and

programming in the memory which configures the processor to;

receive via the wireless radio communication interface over the diagnostic band, the diagnostic command transmitted from the monitor device; and

in response to receiving the diagnostic command, obtain the requested diagnostic data, and transmit via the wireless radio communication interface over the diagnostic band, the requested diagnostic data to the monitor device.

2. The system of claim 1,

wherein the monitor device is at least one of a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a laptop computer or an access point transceiver, and

wherein the plurality of lighting system components includes at least one of a luminaire, a wall switch, a sensor, a power pack, and a plug load controller.

3. The system of claim 1,

wherein the wireless radio communication interface of the monitor device and of the plurality of lighting system components includes a Bluetooth transceiver for communicating over the diagnostic band.

4. The system of claim 1,

wherein the monitor device is located ON premises and communicates directly with the plurality of lighting system components, or

wherein the monitor device is located OFF premises and communicates with the plurality of lighting system components via an ON premises access point.

5. The system of claim 1,

wherein the wireless radio communication interface of the plurality of lighting system components each includes a first receiver and a second receiver connected to each other through an interface bus.

6. The system of claim 1,

wherein the programming in the memory of the monitor device further configures the processor to:

output options to a display of the monitor device, the options including user selectable lighting system components and user selectable diagnostic commands; and

output the diagnostic data to the display of the monitor device or storing the diagnostic data in a file for later use.

7. The system of claim 1,

wherein the programming in the memory of the monitor device further configures the processor to:

output login screen data to a display of the monitor device;

receive login information entered in the login screen; and

authorize the login information before allowing the monitor device to send the diagnostic command to the plurality of lighting system components.

8. A lighting control device comprising:

a wireless radio communication interface system configured for wireless communication over both a diagnostic band and a separate wireless lighting control network communication band;

at least one of;

a) sensing circuitry to detect a state change of an occupancy, audio, or daylight sensor, or a switch to turn lighting on/off, dim up/down, or set scene;

or

b) a power switch to turn on/off power supplied to other devices;

a processor coupled to the at least one of the sensing circuitry or the power switch;

a memory accessible to the processor; and

programming in the memory which configures the processor to;

receive via the wireless radio communication interface over the diagnostic band, a diagnostic command from a monitor device, the diagnostic command including a request for diagnostic data from the lighting control device; and

in response to receiving the diagnostic command, obtain the requested diagnostic data, and transmit via the wireless radio communication interface over the diagnostic band, the requested diagnostic data to the monitor device.

9. The lighting control device of claim 8,

wherein the lighting control device is at least one of a sensor, a wall switch, a plug load controller, a power pack for controlling one or more luminaires or devices powered through a plug load controller.

10. The lighting control device of claim 8,

wherein the wireless radio communication interface includes a Bluetooth transceiver for communicating over the diagnostic band.

11. The lighting control device of claim 8,

wherein the monitor device is located ON premises and communicates directly with the lighting control device, or

wherein the monitor device is located OFF premises and communicates with the lighting control device via an ON premises access point.

12. The lighting control device of claim 8,

wherein the wireless radio communication interface system includes a first receiver and a second receiver connected to each other through an interface bus.

13. The lighting control device of claim 8, wherein the programming in the memory further configures the processor to:

monitor at least one of the activity of the processor, or activity on the separate wireless lighting control network communication band in response to the diagnostic command; and

transmit via the wireless radio communication interface over the diagnostic band, the monitored activity as the requested diagnostic data to the monitor device.

14. The lighting control device of claim 8, wherein the programming in the memory further configures the processor to:

change a parameter on which the processor or the wireless radio communication interface uses to operate, in response to the diagnostic command including instructions to change the parameter.

15. A luminaire comprising:

a wireless radio communication interface system configured for wireless communication over both a diagnostic band and a separate wireless lighting control network communication band;

a processor;

a light source;

a memory accessible to the processor; and

programming in the memory which configures the processor to;

receive via the wireless radio communication interface over the diagnostic band, a diagnostic command from a monitor device, the diagnostic command including a request for diagnostic data from the luminaire; and

in response to receiving the diagnostic command, obtain the requested diagnostic data, and transmit via the wireless radio communication interface over the diagnostic band, the requested diagnostic data to the monitor device.

16. The luminaire of claim 15,

wherein the wireless radio communication interface system includes a first receiver and a second receiver connected to each other through an interface bus.

17. The luminaire of claim 15,

wherein the wireless radio communication interface includes a Bluetooth transceiver for communicating over the diagnostic band.

18. The luminaire of claim 15,

wherein the monitor device is located ON premises and communicates directly with the luminaire, or

wherein the monitor device is located OFF premises and communicates with the luminaire via an ON premises access point.

19. The luminaire of claim 15, wherein the programming in the memory further configures the processor to:

monitor at least one of the activity of the processor, or activity on the separate wireless lighting control network communication band in response to the diagnostic command; and

transmit via the wireless radio communication interface over the diagnostic band, the monitored activity as the requested diagnostic data to the monitor device.

20. The luminaire of claim 15, wherein the programming in the memory further configures the processor to:

change a parameter on which the processor or the wireless radio communication interface uses to operate, in response to the diagnostic command including instructions to change the parameter.