Light fixture as an access point in a communication network
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1. A lighting system, comprising:
- a plurality of light fixture components used in an operation of a plurality of light fixtures; and
a plurality of controllers forming a controller network, wherein the controller network controls and communicates with the plurality of light fixture components,wherein at least one controller of the plurality of controllers, subsequent to initial operation of the plurality of light fixtures, is further communicably coupled with a first independent component, wherein the first independent component is unassociated with the operation of the plurality of light fixtures, wherein a first communication transmitted between the at least one controller and the first independent component comprises information that is unassociated with the operation of the plurality of light fixtures,wherein the first independent component, when introduced, is unknown to the plurality of controllers, andwherein at least one controller is selected by the controller network to communicate with the first independent component.
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Abstract
A light fixture is described herein. The light fixture can include a housing having at least one wall that forms a cavity. The light fixture can also include a controller configured to control and communicate with at least one sensor located outside the housing. The light fixture can further include at least one light fixture component coupled to the controller and disposed within the cavity of the housing, where the controller further controls the at least one light fixture component.
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1. A lighting system, comprising:
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a plurality of light fixture components used in an operation of a plurality of light fixtures; and a plurality of controllers forming a controller network, wherein the controller network controls and communicates with the plurality of light fixture components, wherein at least one controller of the plurality of controllers, subsequent to initial operation of the plurality of light fixtures, is further communicably coupled with a first independent component, wherein the first independent component is unassociated with the operation of the plurality of light fixtures, wherein a first communication transmitted between the at least one controller and the first independent component comprises information that is unassociated with the operation of the plurality of light fixtures, wherein the first independent component, when introduced, is unknown to the plurality of controllers, and wherein at least one controller is selected by the controller network to communicate with the first independent component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A controller of a light fixture, the controller comprising:
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memory comprising a plurality of instructions; a control engine coupled to the memory, wherein the control engine is configured to send and receive, based on the plurality of instructions, communication signals with at least one light fixture component and an independent component that is unassociated with operation of the light fixture; and a communication module coupled to the control engine, wherein the communication module is configured to transmit the communication signals between the control engine and the at least one light fixture component and between the control engine and the independent component that is unassociated with the operation of the light fixture, wherein the communication signals transmitted between the control engine and the independent component are unassociated with the operation of the light fixture, wherein the controller is among a plurality of controllers in a controller network, wherein the independent component, when introduced to the controller network, is unknown to the plurality of controllers, wherein the controller is selected by the controller network to communicate with the independent component, and wherein the communication module transmits the communication signals using at least one time-synchronized communication protocol. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. An electrical system, comprising:
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at least one independent component; a lighting system communicably coupled to the at least one independent component, wherein the lighting system comprises; at least one light fixture component used in operating a light fixture of the lighting system, wherein the light fixture is among a plurality of light fixtures; and a controller of a plurality of controllers forming a controller network, wherein the controller controls and communicates with the at least one light fixture component, wherein the controller further communicates with the at least one independent component, wherein the at least one independent component is unassociated with the operation of the light fixture, wherein the at least one independent component, when introduced, is unknown to the plurality of controllers, wherein the controller is selected by the controller network to communicate with the at least one independent component, and wherein communication signals transmitted between the controller and the at least one independent component are unassociated with the operation of the light fixture. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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