Adapter for a luminaire controller

• US 9,936,550 B2
• Filed: 11/20/2015
• Issued: 04/03/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Current Lighting Solutions, LLC (f/k/a GE Lighting Solutions, LLC) (American Industrial Partners)
• Original Assignee: GE Lighting Solutions LLC (Savant Systems, LLC)
• Inventors: Chaoua, Youcef, Merling, Conrad Richard
• Primary Examiner(s): LE, DON P
• Application Number:
  US14/947,381
• Publication Number:
  US 20170150565A1
• Time in Patent Office: 865 Days
• Field of Search: 315291
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/008 the casing being outside the housing of the lighting device
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/06 the elements being coupling devices , e.g. connectors
• CPC Class Codes: F21W 2131/103 of streets or roads
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 33/7607 the parallel terminal pins having a circular disposition
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/10 Controlling the intensity of the light
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/18 via data-bus transmission

Abstract

There are provided an adapter and a method for use with a luminaire. For example, there is provided an adapter for use with a lighting controller of a luminaire. The adapter includes a calibration and maintenance port connected to a metering circuit disposed in the lighting controller. Furthermore, the adapter includes an interface connected to: the lighting controller, at least one lead of a lighting controller receptacle of the luminaire, and to at least one port of a computing device.

Claims

1. An adapter, for use with a lighting controller of a luminaire, the adapter comprising:

a port for connecting to a meter testing device; and

an interface connected to

(i) the lighting controller,

(ii) to at least one lead of a lighting controller receptacle of the luminaire, wherein the lighting controller receptacle is implemented according to the ANSI C136.41 standard, and

(iii) at least one USB port.

2. The adapter of claim 1, wherein USB port is configured to provide a connection between the lighting controller and a computing device.

3. The adapter of claim 1, wherein the interface is connected to a subset of the leads of the lighting controller receptacle.

4. The adapter of claim 1, wherein the interface is connected to all leads of the lighting controller receptacle.

5. The adapter of claim 1, wherein the interface includes a barrier block.

6. The adapter of claim 5, wherein the barrier block include pins associated with leads of the lighting controller receptacle.

7. The adapter of claim 5, wherein the barrier block includes pins associated with the port for connecting to a meter testing device.

8. The adapter of claim 5, wherein the barrier block includes pins associated with the USB port.

9. The adapter of claim 8, wherein the adapter further includes a circuit board connected to the USB port and to the pins associated with the USB port.

10. A method, for use with a luminaire, the method comprising:

interfacing a processor with the lighting control receptacle of the luminaire; and

controlling, by the processor, parameters of the luminaire via an interface connected to (i) the processor, (ii) at least one lead of a lighting controller receptacle of the luminaire, and (iii) at least one port of a computing device; and

performing, by the processor, via a port for connecting to a meter testing device, the port for connecting to a meter testing device being communicatively coupled to the processor, at least one of a calibration function associated with the luminaire and a maintenance function associated with the luminaire.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising interfacing the processor with seven leads included in the lighting controller receptacle.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the receptacle is implemented according to the ANSI C136.41 standard, and the method further comprises interfacing the processor with at least one lead of the lighting controller receptacle.

13. The method of claim 10, further comprising interfacing the processor with all the leads of the receptacle.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the at least one port of the computing device includes a USB port, and the method further comprises communicating with the processor via the USB port.

15. An adapter, for use with a lighting controller of a luminaire, the adapter comprising:

a first port connected to a metering circuit disposed in the lighting controller;

a second port connected to a processor of the lighting controller; and

an interface include the first port and the second port, the interface being communicatively coupled to at least one lead of a lighting controller receptacle of the luminaire, wherein the lighting controller receptacle is implemented according to the ANSI C136.41.

16. The adapter of claim 15, wherein the second port is a USB port.

17. The adapter of claim 15, wherein the interface includes a barrier block.

18. The adapter of claim 16, wherein the interface includes a circuit board communicatively coupled to the USB port and to the processor.