Advanced networked lighting control system including improved systems and methods for automated self-grouping of lighting fixtures
First Claim
1. A system for commissioning a network of lighting fixtures, comprising:
- a plurality of lighting fixtures, each of the plurality of lighting fixtures including;
a lighting element;
an identifier unique to each of said plurality of lighting fixtures;
a sensor module associated with at least one of the lighting elements, the sensor module including an occupancy sensing element, a light sensing element and a first transceiver; and
a network coordinator comprising a second transceiver, the network coordinator configured to discover, group and control a portion of the plurality of lighting fixtures by communicating with the first transceivers of each of the plurality of lighting fixtures;
wherein the network coordinator includes a processor programmed to;
receive, via the second wireless transceiver, respective wireless messages sent from each of the plurality of lighting fixtures, each of the respective wireless messages including the identifier associated with the respective lighting fixture;
determine a respective signal strength associated with each of said respective wireless messages; and
rank each of the plurality of lighting fixtures according to the determined signal strength.
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Abstract
An advanced lighting control system including systems for commissioning a network of lighting fixtures preferably includes a plurality of lighting fixtures, each having a sensor and control module. The sensor and control module includes occupancy and light sensing elements, and a first transceiver. The lighting fixtures can send wireless signals to a second transceiver located in a room controller and/or a network coordinator. The room controller being configured to interpret the occupancy and light sensing information and make decisions thereon, while the network coordinator can rank the lighting fixtures according to a determined signal strength. The network coordinator can command each of the lighting fixtures to illuminate, and based on an observation of the lighting fixture, a determination is made about whether the lighting fixture is located in a particular room. The network coordinator can also include a third transceiver for receiving wireless commands from a remote device.
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47 Claims
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1. A system for commissioning a network of lighting fixtures, comprising:
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a plurality of lighting fixtures, each of the plurality of lighting fixtures including;
a lighting element;an identifier unique to each of said plurality of lighting fixtures; a sensor module associated with at least one of the lighting elements, the sensor module including an occupancy sensing element, a light sensing element and a first transceiver; and a network coordinator comprising a second transceiver, the network coordinator configured to discover, group and control a portion of the plurality of lighting fixtures by communicating with the first transceivers of each of the plurality of lighting fixtures; wherein the network coordinator includes a processor programmed to; receive, via the second wireless transceiver, respective wireless messages sent from each of the plurality of lighting fixtures, each of the respective wireless messages including the identifier associated with the respective lighting fixture; determine a respective signal strength associated with each of said respective wireless messages; and rank each of the plurality of lighting fixtures according to the determined signal strength. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for commissioning a networked lighting system, comprising:
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sending, from a plurality of lighting fixtures, respective wireless messages to a network coordinator associated with an area, each of the respective wireless messages including an identifier associated with the respective lighting fixture; receiving, at the network coordinator, the respective wireless messages; determining, at the network coordinator, a respective signal strength associated with each of said respective wireless messages; ranking each of the plurality of lighting fixtures according to the determined signal strength; sending, from the network coordinator, a wireless message to a highest ranked one of said plurality of lighting fixtures, the wireless message instructing the highest ranked one to illuminate an associated lighting element; determining whether said illuminated lighting element is located within the area; and keeping the highest ranked one in a networked lighting group if said illuminated lighting element is determined to be located within the area, or removing the highest ranked one from said networked lighting group if said illuminated lighting element is determined not to be located within the area. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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