CN104854401A

CN104854401A - Master/slave arrangement for lighting fixture modules

Info

Publication number: CN104854401A
Application number: CN201380066640.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: A.莫特利; J.P.肖博; D.J.蒲柏; J.J.特赖诺尔; M.J.哈里斯
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Cree Lighting USA LLC
Priority date: 2012-12-18
Filing date: 2013-12-17
Publication date: 2015-08-19
Anticipated expiration: 2033-12-17
Also published as: WO2014099973A1; CN108924994B; CN108924994A; CN104854401B; EP2935991B1; EP2935991A1

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a lighting fixture that includes a driver module and at least one other module that provides a lighting fixture function, such as a sensor function, lighting network communication function, gateway function, and the like. The driver module communicates with the other modules in a master/slave scheme over a communication bus. The driver module is configured as a slave communication device, and the other modules are configured as master communication devices. As such, the other modules may initiate communications with the driver to send information to or retrieve information from the driver module.

Description

For the master/slave layout of illuminating equipment module

The sequence number of this application requirement submission on December 18th, 2012 is 61/738, the interests of the U.S. Provisional Patent Application of 749, and be on August 20th, 2012 submit to sequence number be 13/589, the sequence number that on August 20th, 899 and 2012 submits to is 13/589, the part of the U.S. Patent application of 928 continues, and it is disclosed in herein by quoting overall and merged with it.

Technical field

The disclosure relates to illuminating equipment, and in particular to the illuminating equipment adopted in lighting mains.

Background technology

In recent years, the action having obtained attraction is with adopting the illuminating equipment of more efficient illumination technology to replace incandescent lamp bulb and replacing the fluorescent illumination equipment of relative efficiency by the lighting engineering producing more desirable natural daylight.Illustrate that a kind of such technology of huge future adopts light emitting diode (LED).Compared with incandescent lamp bulb, LED-based modulator material is converting electric energy in light much efficient, continues more permanent, and can produce very naturally light.Compared with fluorescent illumination, LED-based equipment is also very efficient, but can produce nature many light, and more can present color exactly.As a result, adopt the illuminating equipment of LED technology to be expected in house, commercial and industrial application and replace incandescent and fluorescent lamp bulb.

The incandescent lamp bulb that operates unlike the electric current by making filament stand to expect, LED-based illuminating equipment needs electronic device to drive one or more LED.Electronic device generally includes power supply and special control circuit, drives the signal of the unique configuration needed for one or more LED in the mode providing to expect.The existence of control circuit adds the intelligence of the potential level of signifiance to illuminating equipment, and it can be utilized to adopt various types of Lighting control.

Usually central controller is adopted to control one group of illuminating equipment for Lighting Control Assembly that is traditional or LED-based illuminating equipment.The each illuminating equipment that central controller is configured in this group sends order or signal, and illuminating equipment by response to order or signal to open or to turn off, light modulation to the level of expectation, etc.Like this, make Lighting control by central controller based on the input received by central controller and determine, and control illuminating equipment simply in response to these Lighting control determine.

Summary of the invention

The disclosure relates to a kind of illuminating equipment, and described illuminating equipment comprises Drive Module and provides at least one other module of illuminating equipment function, and described illuminating equipment function is sensor function, lighting mains communication function, gateway function etc. such as.Drive Module by communication bus and with other module communication in master/slave scheme.Drive Module is configured to from communication equipment, and other module is configured to Master Communication Equipment.Like this, other module can initiate the communication with driver, to send information or from Drive Module retrieving information to Drive Module.

In one embodiment, a kind of illuminating equipment comprising Drive Module and communication module is provided.Drive Module is adapted to and drives the light source be associated also to promote by communication bus, as the communication from communication equipment.Communication module is adapted to and promotes with the radio communication of other element in lighting mains and communicated by communication bus with Drive Module as Master Communication Equipment.Illuminating equipment can also comprise supplementary module, and described supplementary module is adapted to as illuminating equipment provides illuminating equipment function, and promote as Master Communication Equipment with the communication of Drive Module by communication bus.As Master Communication Equipment, auxiliary equipment and both communication modules can be initiated and the communicating of Drive Module.Drive Module can be adapted to and receives AC power and provide DC power to communication module and supplementary module.Communication bus can be serial communication bus, such as I ²c bus.

Can comprise from Drive Module solicited message with the communication of Drive Module and communicate information to Drive Module.Supplementary module can be configured to have: 1) take sensor, wherein illuminating equipment function is detecting and is taking, 2) ambient light sensor, wherein illuminating equipment function is just in ambient light, and 3) communication gate, wherein illuminating equipment function provides radio communications gateway to the remote equipment outside lighting mains and at least one in network.

In one scenario, communication module is adapted to and wirelessly receives the first information from one of other element of lighting mains, and as Master Communication Equipment, initiate the transmission of the first information to Drive Module, Drive Module will control light source based on the first information.In addition, supplementary module can comprise sensor and be adapted to second information of determining to bear on the output of sensor.As Master Communication Equipment, supplementary module can initiate the transmission of the second information to Drive Module, and Drive Module will control light source based on the second information.

Communication module can be adapted to and wirelessly receive information from one of other element of lighting mains, and as Master Communication Equipment, initiates the transmission of the information to Drive Module, and Drive Module will control light source based on this information.

Drive Module also can be adapted to and communicate with remote switch via communication bus, wherein remote switch is also configured to Master Communication Equipment, described Master Communication Equipment is adapted to the transmission initiated to the switching information of Drive Module, and Drive Module will control light source based on switching information.

Those skilled in the art will understand the scope of the present disclosure after reading following detailed description explicitly with accompanying drawing and recognize its additional in.

Accompanying drawing explanation

To be merged in this description and to form accompanying drawing diagram some aspects of the present disclosure of the part of this description, and being used for explaining disclosed principle together with description.

Fig. 1 is the perspective view of the illuminating equipment based on light trough according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 2 is the cross section of the illuminating equipment of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is the cross section of the illuminating equipment of Fig. 1, illustrates light and how sends from the LED of illuminating equipment and be reflected by the lens of illuminating equipment.

Fig. 4 is shown in Drive Module integrated in the electric-device housing of the illuminating equipment of Fig. 1 and communication module.

Fig. 5 diagram is provided at the Drive Module in the electric-device housing of the illuminating equipment of Fig. 1 and the communication module in the shell be associated of outside being coupled to electric-device housing according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 6 diagram is used for the illuminator of example level plane.

Fig. 7 is the table of diagram for light projection (lightcast) data of illuminator illustrated in Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 A-8E illustrate when provide for light projection process open from each room to the door corridor time for Fig. 6 in the exemplary district of illustrated floor level.

Fig. 9 is the communication flow diagram illustrating grouping process according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Figure 10 be shown in illuminator illuminating equipment between the communication flow diagram of shared sensor data.

Figure 11 is the communication flow diagram of sharing of diagram sensing data and the establishment of instruction in illuminator.

Figure 12 is the relaying of pictured instruction and the communication flow diagram of both abilities of instruction in amendment illuminator.

Figure 13 A diagram has the illuminator of three not same districts, and wherein based on the existence of surround lighting, each district can have different output level.

Figure 13 B illustrate wherein based on surround lighting existence and in light output, there is the illuminator of gradient.

Figure 14 is the block diagram of the illuminator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Figure 15 is the cross section of the exemplary LED according to first embodiment of the present disclosure.

Figure 16 is the cross section of the exemplary LED according to second embodiment of the present disclosure.

Figure 17 is according to the Drive Module of an embodiment of the present disclosure and the schematic diagram of LED array.

Figure 18 is the block diagram of the communication module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Figure 19 is the block diagram of the illuminating equipment according to first embodiment of the present disclosure.

Figure 20 is the block diagram of the illuminating equipment according to second embodiment of the present disclosure.

Figure 21 is the block diagram of the functional illuminator being wherein integrated with Drive Module and communication module.

Figure 22 is the block diagram of the standalone sensor module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Figure 23 is the block diagram of the debugging acid according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Figure 24 is the block diagram of the switch module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Figure 25 is the block diagram of the intelligent equipment according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Figure 26 is the block diagram of indoor RF communication module.

Figure 27 is the outdoor RF communication module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Figure 28 is the block diagram comprising the illuminating equipment of intelligent equipment and indoor RF communication module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Figure 29 is the block diagram comprising the illuminating equipment of intelligent equipment, indoor RF communication module and equipment sensor assembly according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Figure 30 is the block diagram of the wireless senser according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Figure 31 is the block diagram that can drive the wireless relay module of the equipment left over according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Figure 32 is the block diagram of the wireless switching according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Figure 33 is for selecting the communication flow diagram of the iterative process of telegon according to the diagram of an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Figure 34 is for selecting the communication flow diagram of the iterative process of telegon according to the diagram of another embodiment of the present disclosure.

Figure 35 A-35C is for selecting the communication flow diagram of the iterative process of telegon according to the diagram of another embodiment of the present disclosure.

Figure 36 is the block diagram of the exemplary illuminating equipment according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Figure 37 diagram is used for the routing diagram of the first illuminator configuration.

Figure 38 diagram is used for the routing diagram of the second illuminator configuration.

Figure 39 diagram is used for the routing diagram of the 3rd illuminator configuration.

Figure 40 is the illuminating equipment the substituted configuration according to second embodiment of the present disclosure.

Detailed description of the invention

The embodiment set forth below represents and makes those skilled in the art can put into practice necessary information of the present disclosure, and illustrates and put into practice optimal mode of the present disclosure.When describing below reading in view of accompanying drawing, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that concept of the present disclosure, and will the application of these concepts of not special process herein be recognized.Should be understood that: these concepts and application fall in the scope of the disclosure and the accompanying claims.

It is to be appreciated that: can use such as herein " front ", " forward ", " afterwards ", " below ", " more than ", " top ", " bottom ", " level " or " vertically " and so on relative terms relation as an illustrated in the drawings element, Ceng Huo district and another element, Ceng Huo district is described.It is to be appreciated that: these terms are intended to the different apparatus orientation contained except the orientation described in figure.

The disclosure relates to lighting mains, and wherein in network, the control of illuminating equipment can be distributed among illuminating equipment.Illuminating equipment can be divided into the group be associated from different surround.At least some in illuminating equipment will have one or more sensor or be associated with one or more sensor, such as take sensor, ambient light sensor etc.In integral illumination network or various surround, illuminating equipment can share the sensing data of sensor.Each illuminating equipment can process the sensing data provided by its sensor, long-range standalone sensor or illuminating equipment, and carrys out process sensor data according to the internal logic of illuminating equipment oneself, to control the operation of illuminating equipment.Illuminating equipment can also receive control inputs from other illuminating equipment, Controlling vertex, lamp switch and debugging acid.Control inputs can be processed together with sensing data, to strengthen the control of illuminating equipment further according to internal logic.

Therefore, the control of (decentralize) lighting mains of the present disclosure can be disperseed, each illuminating equipment is operated independent of lighting mains substantially; But the internal logic in each illuminating equipment is configured, illuminating equipment can as one man be taken action as one group.When as one man taking action, each illuminating equipment can operate by different way, and this depends on the target for specific illumination application.Illuminating equipment can also in response to presented any user's input.

Such as, switch may be used for opening all illuminating equipments in given zone.But based on amount of ambient light or relative the taking of the existence in the zones of different of surround, the amount of the light provided by various illuminating equipment can change from an illuminating equipment to the next one.Illuminating equipment closer to window can provide less light or the light of different colours or colour temperature than those illuminating equipments of close inwall.In addition, relative to other illuminating equipment, those illuminating equipments closer to the illuminating equipment of people or the people of contiguous larger group can provide the light of more light or different colours or colour temperature.Such as, in long corridor, the existence of occupant not only can open the corridor group of illuminating equipment, but also can be that dimming level specified by various equipment, make to illuminate whole corridor by low light level, the region (or multiple region) simultaneously and then around this occupant (or multiple occupant) has higher light level.The region with multiple occupant can have higher light output than those regions with less or more occupant.The speed of advancing also can specify relative light output level.

Traditional Lighting Control Assembly relies on central controller make all decisions and control various illuminating equipment from afar.Distributed control method of the present disclosure is not limited like this.Although can central controller be adopted, just in time another input that the order from central controller can be regarded as suggestion or be considered by the internal logic by each illuminating equipment.For the disclosure unique especially be the ability of shared sensor data between illuminating equipment.Shared sensor data can allow otherwise to operate independently illuminating equipment, serve as one group in a coordinated fashion.

Such as, each illuminating equipment in surround can get its oneself ambient light readings, and other illuminating equipment in ambient light readings and this group is shared, instead of only acts on its oneself ambient light readings.When their ambient light readings shared by all modulator materials in surround, based on from the ambient light readings of whole group, each illuminating equipment can determine average or minimum light output independently.Like this, the illuminating equipment in group, by consistent with each other the output adjusting them, operates simultaneously independently of one another.

Before probing in details of the present disclosure, describe the general introduction of the exemplary illuminating equipment that wherein can adopt distributed illuminating control system.Although concept of the present disclosure can be adopted in the illuminator of any type, immediately preceding following description, these concepts in the illuminating equipment of the light trough type of illuminating equipment 10 illustrated in such as Fig. 1-3 and so on are described.Although disclosed illuminating equipment 10 adopts indirectly illumination arrangement, wherein light is upwards launched from light source at first and is then reflected downwards, and directly illumination arrangement also can utilize concept of the present disclosure.Except the illuminating equipment of light trough type, in the illumination arrangement can also joined at recessed illumination arrangement, wall, outdoor lighting configuration etc., adopt concept of the present disclosure.To submit on August 20th, 2013 13/589,899, submit on October 11st, 2012 13/649, CO-PENDING and the common U.S. Patent application transferred the possession of of submit on September 7th, 531 and 2012 13/606,713 make reference, and its content is merged in herein with its entirety by reference.In addition, the functional and control technology of the following stated may be used for the illuminating equipment of the identical or different type simultaneously controlling dissimilar illuminating equipment and different group.

Usually, the illuminating equipment of the light trough type of such as illuminating equipment 10 and so on is designed to be assemblied in ceiling.In most applications, the illuminating equipment of light trough type is mounted in the furred ceiling (not shown) of business, education or government facility.Illustrated in Fig. 1-3, illuminating equipment 10 comprises the outside framework 12 of square or rectangle.Is two rectangular lens 14 in the core of illuminating equipment 10, described lens normally transparent, translucent or opaque.Reflector 16 extends to the outward flange of lens 14 from outside framework 12.Lens 14 effectively extend to elongate fins 18 between the penetrale of reflector 16, and elongate fins 18 works with two of cemented lens 14 internal edges.

Forward Fig. 2 and 3 especially to now, the dorsal part of fin 18 is provided for the assembly structure of LED array 20, and LED array 20 is included in a line that suitable substrate is assembled or the independent LED of multirow.LED is oriented to main towards recessed covering 22 upwards utilizing emitted light.The volume being carried out boundary by the back of covering 22, lens 14 and fin 18 provides hybrid chamber 24.Like this, the LED from LED array 20 upwards sends towards covering 22 by light, and will be reflected downwards by corresponding lens 14, as illustrated in figure 3.Notably, not that the bottom from covering 22 directly to be reflected and left and be reflected back with single reflection by certain lenses 14 by all light launched from LED.Much light will rebound everywhere and effectively mix with other light in hybrid chamber 24, make to launch by corresponding lens 14 the even light closing and expect.

It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that except other variablees many, any coating on the shape of the type of lens 14, the type of LED, covering 22 and the bottom side of covering 22 will affect amount and the quality of the light launched by illuminating equipment 10.As will be discussed in more detail below, LED array 20 can comprise the LED of different colours, and wherein based on the design parameter for specific embodiment, the light launched from various LED mixes to be formed has the colour temperature of expectation and the white light of quality.

As apparent from Fig. 2 and 3, the elongated fins of fin 18 can from the bottom of illuminating equipment 10.The upside thermo-contact be placed in by the LED of LED array 20 along fin 18 allows any heat generated by LED to be effectively delivered to elongated fins on the bottom side of fin 18, for be assembled with illuminating equipment 10 wherein room in dissipate.Again, in Fig. 1-3, the customized configuration of illustrated illuminating equipment 10 is only wherein one of in fact unlimited configuration of illuminating equipment 10 of being suitable for of concept of the present disclosure.

Continue with reference to figure 2 and 3, electric-device housing 26 is illustrated the one end being assemblied in illuminating equipment 10, and for accommodating for all or part of of the electronic device for LED array 20 Power supply and control LED array 20.These electronic devices are coupled to LED array 20 by the suitable cable 28 that lays.With reference to figure 4, the electronic device provided in electric-device housing 26 can be divided into Drive Module 30 and communication module 32.

At high level place, Drive Module 30 is coupled to LED array 20 by laying cable 28, and based on the control information provided by communication module 32 LED of Direct driver LED array 20.Drive Module 30 provides intelligence for illuminating equipment 10, and can with the LED of mode driving LED array 20 expected.Drive Module 30 may be provided in single, integrated module, or is divided into two or more submodules, and this depends on the expectation of designer.

Communication module 32 serves as Intelligent Communications Interface, described Intelligent Communications Interface promotes in Drive Module 30 and the communication between other illuminating equipment 10, tele-control system (not shown) or portable hand-held debugging acid, and it can also be configured to communicate in a wired or wireless fashion with tele-control system.Debugging acid is called as debugging acid 36 in this article, and it may be used for various function, comprises the debugging of lighting mains.As noted before, these communications can comprise sensing data, instruction and other data any sharing in lighting mains between various illuminating equipment 10.In itself, communication module 32 works to coordinate sharing of intelligence among illuminating equipment 10 and data.

In the fig. 4 embodiment, communication module 32 can be realized on the printed circuit board (PCB) (PCB) be separated with Drive Module 30.Drive Module 30 and the respective PCB of communication module 32 can be configured to allow the connector of communication module 32 to be inserted in the connector of Drive Module 30, wherein once the connector of communication module 32 is inserted in the matching connector of Drive Module 30, Drive Module 30 is mechanically assembled or be fixed to communication module 32 just.

In other embodiments, cable may be used for the respective connector connecting Drive Module 30 and communication module 32, other attachment mechanisms may be used for communication module 32 to be physically coupled to Drive Module 30, or Drive Module 30 and communication module 32 can be fixed to the inside of electric-device housing 26 discretely.In such embodiments, the inside of electric-device housing 26 is properly sized to hold both Drive Module 30 and communication module 32.In many instances, electric-device housing 26 be provided for Drive Module 30 and the forced draught both communication module 32 specified (plenum rated) encapsulating.

When the embodiment of Fig. 4, adding or replacing communication module 32 needs entering of the inside acquiring electric-device housing 26.If this is undesirably, then can provide separately Drive Module 30 in electric-device housing 26.Communication module 32 can be assemblied in the outside of electric-device housing 26 in an exposed manner or in the shell 34 supplemented, the shell 34 supplemented can be coupled to the outside of electric-device housing 26 directly or indirectly, as shown in Figure 5.The shell 34 supplemented can with being bolted to electric-device housing 26.The shell 34 supplemented can be clasped alternatively by use or hook and deduction system and be connected to electric-device housing.Separately maybe when being coupled to the outer surface of electric-device housing 26, the encapsulating that supplementary shell 34 can provide forced draught specified.

Electric-device housing 26 and the shell 34 that supplements are by the embodiment that is assemblied in the specified encapsulating of forced draught wherein, and the shell 34 supplemented can without the need to being that forced draught is specified.In addition, communication module 32 can directly be assembled to electric-device housing 26 outside and without any for the needs of shell 34 supplemented, this depend on the electronic device provided in communication module 32 character, how and illuminating equipment 10 etc. will be assembled wherein.When communication module 32 promotes the radio communication with other illuminating equipment 10, tele-control system or other network or auxiliary equipment, the rear embodiment that wherein communication module 32 is assemblied in the outside of electric-device housing 26 can prove favourable.In itself, Drive Module 30 may be provided in the specified electric-device housing of forced draught 26, and described electric-device housing 26 may be helpless to radio communication.Communication module 32 can be assemblied in individually electric-device housing 26 outside or more contribute to radio communication supplement shell 34 in.According to the communication interface of definition, cable can be provided between Drive Module 30 and communication module 32.

Adopt communication module 32 is assemblied in electric-device housing 26 outside embodiment may a little not too cost be effective, but be added in illuminating equipment 10, serviced or replacement in permission communication module 32 or other auxiliary equipment significant flexibility be provided.The shell 34 supplemented for communication module 32 can be made up of the specified plastics of forced draught or metal, and can be configured to easily be assembled to electric-device housing 26 by buckle, screw, bolt etc., and receives communication module 32.Communication module 32 can by being clasped, screw, twistlock etc. be assembled to the inside of supplementary shell 34.For communication module 32 is connected to Drive Module 30 lay cable and connector can take any available form, such as with the standard category 5(cat 5 with RJ45 connector) cable, edge and connector, blindmate connector to, terminal plate and independent wire etc.The communication module 32 having an external mounting relative to the electric-device housing 26 comprising Drive Module 30 is allowed for the easy in-site installation of the dissimilar communication module 32 of given Drive Module 30.

In one embodiment, the ability of illuminating equipment 10 allows them to be easily grouped in different surrounds.With reference to figure 6, suppose there are 18 illuminating equipments 10 being assemblied in ceiling, it is cited as illuminating equipment A to R uniquely, and is placed on floor level FP ₁not chummery RM ₁to RM ₄with corridor HW ₁in.

Especially, illuminating equipment A resides in room RM ₁in; Illuminating equipment B-E resides in room RM ₂in; Illuminating equipment I, J, L, M, Q and R reside in room RM ₃in; Illuminating equipment N and O resides in room RM ₄in, and illuminating equipment F, G, H, K and P reside in corridor HW ₁in.Suppose from corridor HW ₁to corresponding room RM ₁-RM ₄in the door of each be close, by making illuminating equipment A-R to be grouped into five unique surrounds by light projection process.During light projection process, modulator material A-R is by adjustment or modulate its light output, and other illuminating equipment A-R attempts monitoring or detect the light output through adjustment or modulation of the first illuminating equipment A-R.

Suppose that the light superframe signal through modulation or adjustment is visible or closely visible, such as infrared, optical signal, it can be detected by ambient light sensor, and described ambient light sensor is provided in various illuminating equipment A-R or with various illuminating equipment A-R and is associated.At first, suppose that illuminating equipment A launches visible or near visible smooth superframe signal, and remaining illuminating equipment B-R monitors its ambient light sensor, to detect the relative intensity of the light superframe signal just received by ambient light sensor that is integrated or that be associated.Again suppose room RM ₁with corridor HW ₁between door be close, will the light superframe signal provided by illuminating equipment A be detected without any one in other illuminating equipment A-R, and thus illuminating equipment A will be divided into groups individually.Next, illuminating equipment B will provide light superframe signal, and beginning is monitored for the light superframe signal just provided by illuminating equipment B by illuminating equipment A and C-R.In this example, illuminating equipment C will detect light superframe signal relatively by force, and illuminating equipment D will weaker detect light superframe signal, and illuminating equipment E will detect faint light superframe signal, if the words as light superframe signal truly detected.

Relative size can be assigned to the light superframe signal by each monitoring in illuminating equipment C-E.These sizes may be used for filling form, such as in the figure 7 illustrated that, or its relevant to specific illumination equipment A-R is a part of.In this example, for the scope of 0 to 1.0, the light superframe signal launched by illuminating equipment B be assigned by illuminating equipment C 0.7 relative intensity, by 0.3 of illuminating equipment D, and by illuminating equipment E 0.1.Due to room RM ₂with corridor HW ₁between door be close, the light superframe signal from illuminating equipment B can be detected without any one in other illuminating equipment A or F-R.

Next, illuminating equipment C provides light superframe signal by starting, and beginning is monitored for the light superframe signal provided by illuminating equipment C by other illuminating equipment A, B and D-R.Room RM ₂in illuminating equipment B, D and E will detect light superframe signal, and be light superframe signal assign relative size.There is provided size in the figure 7.Again, illuminating equipment A and F-R will can't detect light superframe signal due to their relative position.For each in remaining illuminating equipment D-R systematically repeats this process, the form of Fig. 7 is completely filled.By analyzing the signal strength signal intensity size of various illuminating equipment A-R, easily each group of illuminating equipment A-R can be divided into the surround be associated.Visually, easily can determine that illuminating equipment A should separately in a district, illuminating equipment B-E should be in the second region, illuminating equipment I, J, L, M, Q and R should in the 3rd districts, illuminating equipment N and O should in the 4th district, and illuminating equipment F, G, H, K and P should in the 5th districts.Each in these districts directly corresponds at room RM ₁-RM ₄with corridor HW ₁in the placement of various illuminating equipment A-R.Except being grouped into except corresponding district simply by the illuminating equipment A-R of not chummery, based on the relative size of light superframe signal, various illuminating equipment A-R relative proximity relative to each other and placement easily can be determined.

As further described below, various illuminating equipment A-R can also monitor from RF signal strength signal intensity each other.RF signal strength signal intensity between various illuminating equipment A-R may be used for determining illuminating equipment A-R relative position and between distance.In addition, can determine each group of position relative to each other and between relative distance.Like this, by making to use light superframe signal, RF signal strength signal intensity or its combination can be each equipment in RF network and its any group of determination relative distance and position.Result may be used for the map of the convergent-divergent of other element generated in illuminating equipment A-R and lighting mains.Map also can comprise debugging acid 36.Except using RF signal strength signal intensity, microphone and loudspeaker can be used explicitly or with replacing light projective technique with light projective technique, for grouping, communication etc.Each illuminating equipment A-R can have microphone or similar acoustics (sound wave or ultrasonic wave) sensor and audio-frequency amplifier and loudspeaker (sound wave or ultrasonic wave) or associated with it.

Microphone will allow illuminating equipment to pick up voice command, as " brighter ", " darker ", "ON" or "Off" (or other acoustic data, the step perhaps for taking) process described acoustic information.Described information can make illuminating equipment with expect mode control light source, to other illuminating equipment A-R(or other node) give an order, or with other illuminating equipment A-R(or other node) share acoustic information.Do you not only can determine as sound it is come wherefrom (to be the user in same room by the network of illuminating equipment A-R or associated with it the distributed mike wind provided?) and so on things, but also sound source can be determined just in which direction and how soon mobile (if user is hasty towards outlet, or even shout " catching fire ", then perhaps there is emergency, and due to security reason, space should be illuminated more well).

The ability of the network all working the illuminating equipment keeping the quiet noise suppressed of office space or noise to eliminate together is provided in addition.Loudspeaker can be driven by the white or pink noise being configured to reduction Environmental Noise Influence.Real noise is eliminated, can be inverted (or out of phase playing relative to ambient noise) by the ambient noise of microphone monitor one or one group of illuminating equipment A-R place, and with corresponding loudspeaker, with the volume playback by providing noise cancellation effect for neighbouring occupant.

Notably, each illuminating equipment A-R can generate its form, as shown in Figure 7, or its part.Such as, each illuminating equipment A-R can safeguard array simply, and described array stores the relative size from the light superframe signal of other illuminating equipment A-R.In this example, each in illuminating equipment A-R will in response to order, and only with from wherein detecting light superframe signal in any case or detecting that those illuminating equipments A-R of more than certain size shares data.In these examples, self can be associated with district by each illuminating equipment A-R effectively.Alternately, all light superframe signal data can be delivered to key lighting equipment 10, key lighting equipment 10 can collect all data of the form for Fig. 7, analyze described data, each in illuminating equipment A-R is assigned to various district, and transmits the information of subregion to illuminating equipment A-R.In addition, the process provided by key lighting equipment 10 can also be contracted out to Long-distance Control entity, such as debugging acid 36 or central control system.

In existing example, corridor HW ₁in all doors be all closed.Like this, it is relatively clear and definite for various illuminating equipment A-R being grouped into five different districts, wherein room RM ₁-RM ₄or corridor HW ₁in all illuminating equipments be grouped into different districts.Like this, more than one district is assigned to without any one in illuminating equipment A-R.

But, may close desirably make some illuminating equipment A-R be assigned to more than one district.Exemplarily, if to room RM ₁in door normally open, then may close desirably make corridor HW ₁in illuminating equipment F and G in some way with the room RM for comprising illuminating equipment A ₁district be associated.Continue this concept, when illuminating equipment A is just providing light superframe signal, corridor HW ₁illuminating equipment F and G light superframe signal can be detected.Similarly, when illuminating equipment F and G is just providing light superframe signal, they can pick up light superframe signal each other, and illuminating equipment A can also pick up the light superframe signal of illuminating equipment F and G.Like this, corresponding illuminating equipment A, F and G or another controlled entity will analyze light superframe signal information, and by illuminating equipment A, F and G and district Z ₁be associated, illustrated in Fig. 8 A.If corridor HW ₁in all doors stay open, then light projection process can continue, and makes room RM ₂illuminating equipment B, C, D and E and district Z ₂middle corridor HW ₁illuminating equipment G, H be grouped together with K, illustrated in Fig. 8 B.Similarly, room RM ₃illuminating equipment I, J, L, M, Q and R can also with district Z ₃middle corridor HW ₁illuminating equipment G, H and K be associated, as seen in fig. 8 c.Room RM ₄illuminating equipment N and O can with for district Z ₄corridor HW ₁illuminating equipment F and G be associated, illustrated in Fig. 8 D.

With reference to corridor HW ₁, when door is all opened, illuminating equipment H, G, K and P can with various room RM ₁-RM ₄various illuminating equipment A, B, C, I, L, N and O be associated.If this is not desired, then user can revise the grouping of various illuminating equipment A-R, makes only illuminating equipment F, G, H, K and P and expression only for corridor HW ₁the district Z of illumination ₄be associated, illustrated in Fig. 8 E.Therefore, by with illuminating equipment 10 in each direct interaction or easily can revise the Auto-grouping of illuminating equipment 10 from the Long-distance Control entity of such as debugging acid 36 and so on.There is provided further below and how to communicate with one another about illuminating equipment 10, share data and the further details that operates in a coordinated fashion.

With reference to figure 9, provide functional with each illuminating equipment 10 related in the light projection process of illustrative exemplary and described process of communication stream of part.The operation being assumed to be illuminating equipment B-D is in the same room emphasized.At first, based on the instruction from illuminating equipment A or certain other controlled entity, illuminating equipment B determines to enter light projecting pattern (step 100).Decision enters light projecting pattern and can internally trigger, and triggers, or trigger optically in response to reception has the light superframe signal of a certain signature from the outside input by wired or wireless network.Such as, illuminating equipment B can enter light projecting pattern based on the time in one day, periodically, based on sensor reading or in response to manual (user) request.Alternately, light superframe signal can be always monitored, and can get the form of the specific pass of light/open signature or modulation, and it is able to automatically be detected by the modulator material 10 carrying out monitoring and measure.

When entering light projecting pattern, illuminating equipment B is by directly or send instruction via broadcast singal to other illuminating equipment 10, to find the light superframe signal from illuminating equipment B.Notably, these instructions directly can be sent to another from an illuminating equipment 10, or can be relayed to another throughout illuminating equipment network from an illuminating equipment 10.As illustrated, the instruction finding the light superframe signal provided by illuminating equipment B receives (step 102) by illuminating equipment C, and is relayed to illuminating equipment D(step 104).But, instruction directly can be sent to illuminating equipment D from illuminating equipment B and there is no relaying.

In this, beginning is carried out monitoring (step 106 and 108) for by the light provided by illuminating equipment B superframe signal by both illuminating equipment C and D.Therefore, beginning adjusts or modulates its light source by illuminating equipment B in some way, to provide light superframe signal (step 110).Notably, light superframe signal is the optical signalling by not being relayed to another from an illuminating equipment 10.Instead, illuminating equipment C and D will detect and process light superframe signal, to generate grouped data (step 112 and 114).Grouped data scope can from only determining whether light superframe signal to be detected or detect so that relative size is assigned to light superframe signal more than given threshold value, as discussed explicitly with the form of Fig. 7.After measuring sometime, stopping is provided light superframe signal (step 116) by illuminating equipment B, and provides instruction to enter light projecting pattern (step 118) for illuminating equipment C.Alternately, the Long-distance Control entity of such as debugging acid 36 and so on can provide instruction to enter light projecting pattern to illuminating equipment C.In this, decision is entered light projecting pattern (step 120) by illuminating equipment C, and process will repeat for illuminating equipment C.This sequence of events continues for each in illuminating equipment in lighting mains 10.

About process light superframe signal, the light superframe signal monitored by the illuminating equipment 10 carrying out receiving measure can with the illuminating equipment 10 carrying out sending, carry out the illuminating equipment 10 that receives or the ID of the two is associated.The ID provided in Effect-based operation, can identify the illuminating equipment 10 carrying out sending, with the ID finding light superframe signal (in step 110) or comprise the illuminating equipment 10 carrying out sending or the unique modulated signal be associated with illuminating equipment 10.Association can be completed by inner or tele-control system.In addition, association or can be carried out synchronous to the transmission of the light superframe signal that different illuminating equipment 10 carries out and carry out based on timestamp, and the illuminating equipment 10 carrying out sending can be associated with the light superframe signal measurement from the various equipment 10 carrying out receiving.

The illuminating equipment 10 carrying out receiving can report that light superframe signal is measured, and may be used for information light superframe signal and the illuminating equipment 10 that specifically carries out sending are associated together with the ID be associated of the illuminating equipment 10 carrying out receiving and synchronous or mark.Timestamp or other sensor information can be included in such measurement report.The light projection measurement report of these types may be used for developing for different time all as shown in Figure 7 that and so on information form, and comprise other sensor parameters.Like this, larger granularity is provided in the control of illuminating equipment 10 or lamp grouping, and the type wherein controlled can change at different time and/or based on the difference input carrying out sensor.Such as, control can change once for one hour, or when monitoring some sensor reading.

Run through this process or the end in process, each in illuminating equipment 10 will exchange grouped data or provide grouped data to key lighting equipment 10 or Long-distance Control entity, to process grouped data and various illuminating equipment 10 to be assigned to corresponding district's (step 122).In main distributed control procedure, illuminating equipment 10 each in the internal logic that provides itself is assigned to suitable district based on grouped data by permission illuminating equipment 10 effectively.Once illuminating equipment 10 be assigned to a district or by self identification for be associated with one group of illuminating equipment 10, then can exchange various information between the illuminating equipment 10 in given area.The scope of this information can from sensing data to the instruction for control operation.

Light projective technique can also be used for detection and take or its shortage.Illuminating equipment 10(and any other have the equipment of light delivery capabilities) can be configured to periodically or relatively provide light to project continuously, perhaps in or appreciable mode invisible to human eye, with relative to vacant room relatively light projection reading.Change in reference light projection reading can indicate the existence of occupant, and the amount of change can indicate the quantity of occupant, and the position changed can indicate the position of occupant.Turn back to reference light projection reading can indicating area emptied, thus eliminate potentially for the needs by using traditional body heat or motion sensor to check room.

Notably, in response to each signal of communication or message and response can be provided when light superframe signal being detected.These responses by supporting that the wired or wireless network communicated between illuminating equipment provides, or can provide by using the light superframe signal of a type optically, and the light superframe signal of this type has a certain modulation signature of instruction response.Answer signal or other response signal may be used for swap status, signal strength information, to request of additional information etc.In given illuminator, the different communication technologys (wired, wireless, light projection modulation) may be used for dissimilar communication, data/information exchange, controls etc.Can also by AC power line, by using routine techniques to provide communication.

With reference to Figure 10, providing the communication stream of part to illustrate usually can switching sensors data between the various illuminating equipments 10 how in a district or lighting mains.Suppose that illuminating equipment B, C and D are assigned to given zone.During operation, illuminating equipment B, C and D is by monitoring and switching sensors data and the common sensing data that uses determines how to adjust its respective light output.At first, illuminating equipment B will monitor its sensing data, and described sensing data is from the surround lighting be associated, takies or the data (step 200) of other sensor.Illuminating equipment B will send its sensing data to other illuminating equipment C in district and D(step 202).Meanwhile, illuminating equipment C is just monitoring its sensing data (step 204), and provides sensing data (step 206) to illuminating equipment B and D.Similarly, illuminating equipment D is just monitoring its sensing data and (step 208), and provides sensing data (step 210) to illuminating equipment C and B.Thus, each in illuminating equipment B, C and D can access the sensing data of other illuminating equipment in himself sensing data and its district.Although this example is towards district, all illuminating equipments 10 in whole lighting mains can to providing all of illuminating equipment 10 in all the sensors data or some sensing data or lighting mains each other or certain is several.In given district, itself can be separated into (or son) district of one or more separation by one group of equipment, if their ambient light sensor detects more light than remaining illuminating equipment in district.This can correspond to one group of lamp closest to window.

In relative continuous print mode, illuminating equipment B will process from the sensing data of its sensor and the sensing data (step 212) from other illuminating equipment C and D, and determines how to adjust its light output (step 214) based on sensing data.Therefore, illuminating equipment B controls its light output independently; But when accurately determining how to adjust its light output, the internal logic of illuminating equipment B not only can consider its oneself sensing data, but also considers the sensing data of other illuminating equipment C and D.In independent but consistent mode, illuminating equipment C and D also by their sensing data of process and the sensing data from other illuminating equipment, and adjusts its light output (step 216-222) based on sensing data.

Enjoyably, the internal logic of different illuminating equipment B, C and D can be configured to mutually the same or work differently from one another.Such as, the weighting identical with D with other illuminating equipment B, the C in this district can be applied to sensing data with D by illuminating equipment B, C.Thus, the given sensor from it with from other illuminating equipment B, C identical sensing data with D, each illuminating equipment B, C adjust its light output with D by definitely identical mode.If internal logic changes between illuminating equipment B, C and D, then given identical sensing data, the light output of corresponding illuminating equipment B, C and D may change.Notably, sensing data can comprise the data from dissimilar sensor.Such as, can exchange and process from surround lighting and the sensing data taking both sensors, specified by the internal logic by each illuminating equipment B, C and D, to determine how to adjust its respective light output.

Except switching sensors data and in view of it except control operation, illuminating equipment B, C and D can also use their sensing data and the sensing data that receives from other illuminating equipment B, C and D, to control the operation of other illuminating equipment B, C and D.With reference to Figure 11, the communication stream of part is shown, to illustrate this concept.At first, suppose illuminating equipment B and illuminating equipment D just from they respective sensor collection sensing datas, and provide this sensing data (step 300 and 302) to illuminating equipment C.Although not shown, illuminating equipment C can provide its sensing data to other illuminating equipment B and D.Illuminating equipment C can also at its sensing data (step 304) of monitoring, and process is from the sensing data of its sensor and the sensing data (step 306) from other illuminating equipment B and D, to generate the instruction (step 308) for illuminating equipment B and C.Once generation instruction, they can be provided to corresponding illuminating equipment B and D(step 310 and 312).Therefore, illuminating equipment B can adjust its light output based on the sensing data of the instruction provided from illuminating equipment C, illuminating equipment D or its combination, and this depends on the internal logic (step 314) of illuminating equipment B.Illuminating equipment C can adjust its light output (step 316) based on the combination of its sensing data or its sensing data and the sensing data received from illuminating equipment B and D.As illuminating equipment B, illuminating equipment D can based on the instruction received from illuminating equipment C, adjust its light output (step 318) from the sensing data of illuminating equipment D or its combination.

As the example of reality, illuminating equipment B, C and D can shared environment optical informations, surround lighting information can pilot light export intensity, the colour temperature of light output, the color of light output or its any combination.But illuminating equipment C can also be associated with taking sensor.Like this, by illuminating equipment C be supplied to illuminating equipment B and D instruction can instruction illuminating equipment B and D open and provide light output with certain level, colour temperature or color.Illuminating equipment B and D can correspond directly to these instructions, or can process these instructions in view of its internal logic separately, to determine whether open and how to control respective light output.Like this, can be regarded as absolute command and correspondingly responded from an illuminating equipment 10 to another instruction provided, or can be considered as being only " suggestion ", this depends on the programming of the illuminating equipment 10 receiving instruction.Such as, in the above scene that illuminating equipment C positive order illuminating equipment B opens, the sunlight of the abundance measured at illuminating equipment B place may be had wherein, the needs that its negative is opened for illuminating equipment B.Or if illuminating equipment B determines to open really, then the color of light, intensity or colour temperature can be adjusted by the amount of the sunlight measured at illuminating equipment B and color.Again, described in the disclosure distributed AC servo system allows these illuminating equipments 10 independent but as one man operates, if internal logic so indicates.

As shown in the section communication stream of Figure 12, can by intermediate illumination equipment 10 relaying from an illuminating equipment 10 to another instruction provided.In addition, based on internal logic, sensing data etc., instruction can be modified when they are passed to another from an illuminating equipment 10.At first, suppose that illuminating equipment A, debugging acid 36 or certain other control point, switch or node provide instruction (step 400) to illuminating equipment B.Illuminating equipment B can receive these instructions, and unmodified instruction is delivered to other illuminating equipment 10 one or more, such as illuminating equipment C(step 402).Then illuminating equipment B can monitor its sensing data (step 404), process sensor data (step 406), and generate the modified instruction of other illuminating equipment 10 for comprising illuminating equipment C, this sensing data based on it, other sensing data, the instruction provided or its combination (step 408).The instruction of amendment can be sent to other illuminating equipment 10, such as illuminating equipment C(step 410).Then illuminating equipment B can adjust its light output (step 418) based on the instruction of its sensing data, other sensing data and reception.Illuminating equipment C can monitor its sensing data (step 412), process its sensing data (step 414), and then adjust its light output (step 416) based on the instruction of various sensing data, amendment, unmodified instruction or its combination.By shared sensor data, communicate with one another and this ability of independent operation according to internal logic, various illuminating equipment 10 provides great flexibility to illumination arrangement person.

With reference to figure 13A and 13B, illustrate the floor level FP2 with illuminating equipment A-R.In figure 13a, illuminating equipment A-R can be grouped, the end of window six illuminating equipments A, B, G, H, M and the N farthest that have from room are made to be in its full light output when opening, six illuminating equipments C, D, I, J, O and P in a room are producing intermediate light and are exporting when opening, and producing minimum light output near six illuminating equipments E, F, K, L, Q and R of window when opening, and sunlight is detected by multiple of illuminating equipment A-R.In this example, the part with the room of maximum Ambient sunlight will adopt minimum artificial light.The different subarea of each during from the overall district for room with for six illuminating equipment A-R three of each in illuminating equipment A-R gather is associated.Although illuminating equipment A-R is divided into provide three different light output levels when Ambient sunlight being detected three groups, but can configure illuminating equipment A-R, each making when Ambient sunlight being detected in illuminating equipment A-R provides light output with varying strength (or color and colour temperature).

Such as and with reference to figure 13B, each in illuminating equipment A-R can be considered as in identical district, but light output stands the gradient that occurs across whole district.Gradient can be linear or nonlinear.Such as, in window, any one illuminating equipment M farthest will provide maximum light output, and the illuminating equipment F probably in the region receiving maximum Ambient sunlight will provide minimum light output.

According to the linear or nonlinear gradient defined shared among illuminating equipment A-R, each illuminating equipment between illuminating equipment M and F can provide the light output of continuous reduction.Notably, gradient can be known by all illuminating equipment A-R, wherein based on available Ambient sunlight amount and adjust gradient continuously.Thus, when illuminating equipment F detects the Ambient sunlight of maximum, effective slope of gradient is maximum, and the light output difference wherein between illuminating equipment M and F is maximum.At night, when there is no Ambient sunlight and considerably less light, if have any, received by window, based near other illuminating equipment A-R shared environment optical sensor data in those illuminating equipments A-R of window and district, all illuminating equipment A-R can determine the light output providing identical amount.Again, illuminating equipment A-R can based on its oneself or the sensing data shared and working independently.Internal logic for controlling light output based on various sensing data can be fixed, manually adjustment or based on adjusting alternately and dynamically between illuminating equipment A-R.

Continue with reference to figure 13A and 13B, suppose that doorway (not shown) is positioned at close illuminating equipment A place, and at least illuminating equipment A has and takies sensor S _oor with take sensor S _obe associated.Further hypothesis: all or to the illuminating equipment A-R to reduce a lot, there is ambient light sensor S _aor with ambient light sensor S _abe associated, and be currently in off status.When someone is come in room by the doorway entering room, take sensor S _oto provide the signal taken, the signal taken will be now occupied to illuminating equipment A alarm room.Responsively, illuminating equipment A can be programmed and open with other illuminating equipment B-R that instruction is all.Alternately, illuminating equipment A can share it with other illuminating equipment B-R and take sensor (or other sensor) information, and other illuminating equipment B-R takies sensor information by using its oneself internal logic to process independently and self opened.

Alternately, illuminating equipment A can subgroup that only instruction is associated with a district change.In the case of the latter, illuminating equipment A can be programmed so that only instruction illuminating equipment A, B, G, H, M and N open.Other district [C, D, I, J, O, P] in room and [E, F, K, L, Q, R] only can take sensor S what be associated with those districts _oopen when occupant being detected.In either case, all illuminating equipment A-R can monitor by window and the perhaps amount of surround lighting that receives of doorway, and the level, color and the colour temperature that just control light individually once be unlocked are to export.Level, color and colour temperature can change along with ambient light level and dynamically change.

Replace in being opened by another illuminating equipment instruction, each in illuminating equipment A-R can have and takies sensor S _oor with take sensor S _oassociation, and react to occupant being detected independently.Take sensor S _othe motion of any available types of movement or the existence that can detect people, heat or similar sensor technology can be adopted.Illuminating equipment A-R can also be programmed to open when the light from another illuminating equipment A-R being detected.Thus, when illuminating equipment A opens in response to occupant being detected, the existence that other illuminating equipment B-R will detect from the light of illuminating equipment A, and open in response to the light detected from the illuminating equipment A opened.

In certain embodiments, one of illuminating equipment A-R is only had to need wire or wirelessly to be coupled to open/close switch or light modulator.If illuminating equipment A is coupled to switch or light modulator, then illuminating equipment A can open (and light modulation is to certain level) by other illuminating equipment of instruction.Alternately, illuminating equipment A can only be opened to a certain output level.As the result that illuminating equipment A opens, other illuminating equipment B-R will detect light, and the ambient light sensor S perhaps by being associated _arelative dimming level, and be opened to a certain output level.If do not sensed, then can share relative dimming level by illuminating equipment A with illuminating equipment B-R.

The intelligence of network is actually unlimited, and gives the potentiality for height intelligent illuminating system.Such as, illuminating equipment A-R can determine that they are to the relative position of each other (or being programmed them to the relative position of each other).Use takies sensor S _o, collective's group of illuminating equipment A-R can be configured to take data based on history and develop prediction algorithm, and uses these prediction algorithms to determine lamp will be kept how long bright, comes into room or go down corridor and should open what lamp along with people, etc.Such as, the illuminating equipment 10 along corridor can sequentially and well be opened before people goes down corridor.Lamp can turning off sequentially and also people below.The order of lamp is opened and can people be detected by the first illuminating equipment 10 and trigger, but in corridor, remaining illuminating equipment 10 order can be opened based on the history walking speed, path etc. that embody in prediction algorithm.In illuminating equipment 10 each can shared sensor data, instruction etc., and the information then Given this shared and operating independently.

Above concept " light tracking " is illustrated below by two examples.For the first example, make reference to Fig. 8 A, Fig. 8 A is along corridor HW ₁the people of walking provides light trace example.Suppose that people is entering corridor near illuminating equipment F place, and leaving corridor near illuminating equipment P place.Also suppose in illuminating equipment F, G, H, K and P each comprise and take sensor S _o.When people is when entering corridor near illuminating equipment F place, illuminating equipment F will take sensor S via it _osense the existence of people and self is opened.Illuminating equipment F can be programmed with to illuminating equipment G alarm: illuminating equipment F detects user.Illuminating equipment G can know the current shutoff of illuminating equipment H, and the existence of people just detected due to illuminating equipment F, and self can open by illuminating equipment G in a predictive manner.If illuminating equipment G detects the existence of people subsequently, then it can to illuminating equipment H and illuminating equipment F alarm.Once illuminating equipment H receive illuminating equipment G take the instruction that sensor has detected people, it just can be opened.If illuminating equipment H takies sensor S by it _othe existence of people detected, then it can to illuminating equipment K, illuminating equipment G and illuminating equipment F alarm.This information can be regarded as people just along corridor HW by illuminating equipment F ₁, the instruction of to advance towards illuminating equipment P, and thus to turn off, because it may no longer be required.Illuminating equipment G can temporarily be held open, and illuminating equipment K will open in a predictive manner.This process can continue, and makes one, the corridor HW of two or more lamps in the current location near people ₁middle unlatching.Contiguous take sensor detect between time can also be used for estimating people advancing by speed.This may be used for prediction people or object goes to where.Such as, if someone is slowing down to enter room, then the light in room can correspondingly react.

In addition, lamp communicates with one another and shares its ability taking sensor information and allows corridor HW ₁in the current location of group illumination people of illuminating equipment, and predictably opened illuminating equipment before people arrives specific illuminating equipment.Certainly, when illuminating equipment F detects existing of people, corridor HW ₁in all illuminating equipments can open, and to turn off when the existing of people being detected without any one in illuminating equipment F, G, H, K and P after amount sometime.As another trace example, each in illuminating equipment F, G, H, K and P can only be opened when they detect existing of people, and turns off when the existing of people being detected without any one after the amount sometime of existence people no longer being detected or in illuminating equipment in group.

Follow the tracks of concept and be applicable to larger region comparably, such as room or outdoor area.For following example, reference is made to Figure 13 A or 13B.In the example of oversimplification, each in illuminating equipment A-R can comprise and takies sensor S _oand programmed as follows.If take sensor S for specific illumination equipment A-R _othe existence of people detected, then this illuminating equipment will be opened, and the illuminating equipment unlatching that immediate instruction is contiguous, if they are not opened.Like this, the Different Individual in illuminating equipment A-R or its group can be opened and be followed the tracks of the people in room.Detect that the illuminating equipment (and those equipment opened by this illuminating equipment instruction) of the existence of people can be held open after existence people no longer being detected within a period of time arranged.Although preceding example is the tracking of the oversimplification of room occupant and optionally opens based on it or turn off illuminating equipment, prediction algorithm can also be adopted.Such as, suppose that people is entering room near illuminating equipment M place and walking diagonally through room to the relative corner near illuminating equipment F.When illuminating equipment M detects existing of people, it can be opened and instruction illuminating equipment G, H and N open.Maintenance turns off by remaining illuminating equipment.If illuminating equipment N detects the existence of people subsequently, then it will be held open and be opened by instruction illuminating equipment I and O, because it knows that first illuminating equipment M detects people and illuminating equipment N just detects people now.When illuminating equipment I detects people, it also can alarm lighting equipment B, C, D, H, J, N, O and P to open, and also can alarm lighting equipment M.Illuminating equipment M no longer may detect the existence of people, and no longer detects that the existence of people and illuminating equipment N and I have detected the cognition of the existence of people subsequently and can turn off based on it.This process can continue across room, along with illuminating equipment J, K, E, L and F open gradually, along with illuminating equipment M, H, N etc. after the corresponding region withdrawn from a room people turn off.Thus, basic tracking and PREDICTIVE CONTROL may be used in fact any environment, optionally to open and to turn off or otherwise to control the illuminating equipment in room, group etc.

Forward Figure 14 to now, the block diagram of illuminating equipment 10 is provided according to an embodiment.In order to the object discussed, hypothesis-driver module 30, communication module 32 and LED array 20 are finally connected the core to form illuminating equipment 10, and communication module 32 be configured to by wired or wireless technology with other illuminating equipment 10, debugging acid 36 or other controlled entity two-way communication.In this embodiment, between Drive Module 30 and communication module 32, use the communication interface and first or standard agreement of standard.This standard agreement allows different Drive Modules 30 communicate from different communication modules 32 and controlled by different communication modules 32, and both hypothesis-driver module 30 and communication module 32 operate according to the standard agreement used by standard communication interface.Definition term " standard agreement " is to mean the agreement of the proprietary or industry standardization of the known of any type or exploitation in the future.

In the illustrated embodiment in which, Drive Module 30 and communication module 32 are coupled via communicate (COMM) bus 38 and power (PWR) bus 40.Communication bus 38 allows communication module 32 to receive information and control and drive system module 30 from Drive Module 30.Exemplary communication bus 38 is well-known built-in integrated circuit (I ²c) bus, it is universal serial bus and typically realizes with two line interfaces of employing data and clock line.Other available bus comprises: the UNI/O of 1 wire serial bus of SPI (SPI) bus, Dallas Semiconductor company, USB (USB), RS-232, Microchip Technology company ^?etc..

In this embodiment, Drive Module 30 is configured to from ambient light sensor S _awith take sensor S _ocollect data and the LED of driving LED array 20.From ambient light sensor S _awith take sensor S _othe data of collecting and other operating parameter any of Drive Module 30 can be shared with communication module 32.Like this, communication module 32 can be collected about the configuration of Drive Module 30 or the data of operation and by LED array 20, ambient light sensor S _awith take sensor S _omake any information that can be used for Drive Module 30.How the data of collecting can be worked for control and drive system module 30 by communication module 32, can share, or can be processed to generate the instruction being sent to other illuminating equipment 10 with other illuminating equipment 10 or controlled entity.

Communication module 32 can also be controlled by Long-distance Control entity fully or partly, described Long-distance Control entity such as debugging acid 36 or another illuminating equipment 10.Usually, communication module 32 will process the sensing data and instruction that are provided by other illuminating equipment 10 or Long-distance Control entity, and then provide instruction by communication bus 38 to Drive Module 30.See that its alternative way is that communication module 32 promotes sharing of the information of system, comprise take sensing, sensing environment light, dimmer switch arrange, and this information is supplied to Drive Module 30, then it use its internal logic to determine to take (one or more) what action.Time suitable, the drive current or voltage that are provided to LED array 20 by control are responded by Drive Module 30.Below be provided for the exemplary set of commands of the agreement supposed.

Exemplary command set

order	source	recipient	describe
				oN/OFF	communication module	drive Module	oN/OFF
colour temperature	communication module	drive Module	the colour temperature of solid-state light
				dimming level	communication module	drive Module	the light level arranged
equipment ID	drive Module	communication module	solid-state light id
				healthy	drive Module	communication module	the health of solid-state light
power uses	drive Module	communication module	the power used by solid-state light
				use	drive Module	communication module	use hour
life-span	drive Module	communication module	useful life longevity (hour, environment temperature and power level make the factor)
				order	source	recipient	describe
district ID	drive Module	communication module	the district at mark equipment place
				temperature	drive Module	communication module	solid state temperature level (protection)
emergency is enable	drive Module	communication module	it is the enable equipment of emergency by appliance identification.
				emergency is healthy	drive Module	communication module	battery status
emergency is tested	communication module	drive Module	allow the remote method of the solid-state equipment of test emergency
				emergency is passed through	drive Module	communication module	that tests for emergency passes through instruction
the emergency time remains	drive Module	communication module	remaining battery time
				take statistics	drive Module	communication module	take the quantity of event
daylight illumination is added up	drive Module	communication module	maintain the average dimming level of ambient light level
				sensing data upgrades	there is any equipment of (multiple) sensor	any equipment	ambient light level, take detected state etc.
user's light modulator/switch-linear hybrid upgrades	light modulator/switch	equipment & wireless relay module	the value that dimmer switch is arranged

Above form has four row: order, source, receiver and description.Order expression is delivered to Drive Module 30 from communication module 32 or is delivered to the actual instruction of communication module 32 from Drive Module 30.The sender of source marking command.The recipient be intended to of recipient's marking command.Communication row provide the description of order.Such as, " ON/OFF " order sends to Drive Module 30 by communication module 32, and effectively allows communication module 32 order-driven device module 30 to open or turn off LED array 20." colour temperature " order allows communication module 32 order-driven device module 30 to generate the mode driving LED array 20 of the colour temperature expected.In fact " colour temperature " order can comprise the colour temperature of expectation or the reference to available colour temperature.

" dimming level " order is sent to Drive Module 30 from communication module 32, to arrange overall light level based on the dimming level expected." equipment ID " order allows Drive Module 30 by self identification to communication module 32." health " order allows Drive Module 30 to send about its operational capacity or in other words healthy information to communication module 32." power use " order allows Drive Module 30 to tell that communication module 32 on average or at any given time has how much power just to be used by Drive Module 30, and this depends on the ability of Drive Module 30." use " order allow Drive Module 30 by total use hour, consistent use hour etc. mark to communication module 32." life-span " order allows Drive Module 30 to provide the estimation of Drive Module 30, LED array 20 or its useful residual life combined to communication module 32.Based on the ability of Drive Module 30, the amount of residual life can using the use in past, environment temperature, power level etc. as the factor.

" district ID " order allows Drive Module 30 to tell which district communication module 32 Drive Module 30 resides in.When other illuminating equipment 10 or Long-distance Control entity controlling multiple illuminating equipment and collecting reside in the information in district wherein about illuminating equipment 10 time, this order is useful." temperature " order allows Drive Module 30 to provide the ambient temperature information for Drive Module 30 or LED array 20 to communication module 32.

" emergency is enable " order allows Drive Module 30 to tell communication module 32: illuminating equipment 10 is the enable equipment of emergency, and it may be used for emergency illumination.The information that the ability that " emergency healthy " order allows Drive Module 30 to provide to play the effect of emergency illuminating equipment with Drive Module 30 or illuminating equipment 10 is relevant.In simple embodiment, when order can be provided in emergency, be available to the user for the state of the emergency reserve battery driving illuminating equipment 10." emergency test " order allows communication module 32 to send instruction to Drive Module 30, to run emergency illumination test, to guarantee that illuminating equipment 10 can operate under emergency light illumination mode, if requirement like this." emergency is passed through " order allows Drive Module 30 to inform, and communication module 32 is by (or not by) emergency test.More than order the direction of main descriptor stream.But agreement can allow communication module 32 or Drive Module 30 optionally or periodically to come to ask any one in this or out of Memory particularly or in bulk.

The modular method of Drive Module 30 and communication module 32 is used for for the standard communication interface of communication between Drive Module 30 and communication module 32 and the use support of standard agreement.Such as, different manufacturers can make the different communication module 32 of docking from specific Drive Module 30.Different communication modules 32 can be configured to based on different illuminations application, available feature, price point etc. and differently drive Drive Module 30.Like this, communication module 32 can be configured to communicate with dissimilar Drive Module 30.Once communication module 32 is coupled to Drive Module 30, communication module 32 just identifies the type of Drive Module 30, and will correspondingly dock with Drive Module 30.In addition, Drive Module 30 can operate in the various scopes for different lighting parameter.Different communication modules 32 can be configured to controlling these parameters in varying degrees.First communication module 32 only can be given the access to restricted parameter set, and wherein another communication module 32 can be given the access to much bigger parameter set.Following form is provided for the exemplary set of parameters of given Drive Module 30.

Parameter

pWM light modulating frequency	200Hz to 1000Hz
		maximum light level	50% to 100%
colour temperature	2700K to 6000K
		maximum admissible hour	50,000 to 100,000
minimum dimming level	0 to 50%
		response time	100ms was by 1 second
the colour temperature that can arrange	0 or 1
		dimming curve	linearly, index.Light modulation is to warmer or colder colour temperature
report to the police and indicate	0 or 1

Parameter in above form can represent the available control points for given Drive Module 30.Given parameter set can be assigned to Drive Module 30 during manufacture, or can be arranged by communication module 32 between the installation period of illuminating equipment 10 or when communication module 32 being associated with Drive Module 30.Parameter set comprises various parameter, such as pulse width modulation (PWM) light modulating frequency, maximum light level and colour temperature.Parameter set represents for each admissible scope in these parameters.Can arrange each parameter in operation etc. period by communication module 32 or tele-control system in the scope of parameter centralised identity, this depends on expectation or the application-specific of designer.

Exemplarily, for the maximum light level instruction of exemplary parameter set: it can from the ability of Drive Module 30 and the LED array 20 be associated from 50% to 100% be set up Anywhere.If adopt the end user of the illuminator of illuminating equipment 10 or the owner to initiate suitable instruction, then maximum light level can be set to 80% in suitable parameter field.Like this, Drive Module 30 can not driving LED array 20 to more than 80%, even if communication module 32 provides order so that illumination level is increased to more than 80% of its maximum capacity to Drive Module 30.These parameters can be stored in Drive Module 30 or in communication module 32 in the nonvolatile memory.

In certain embodiments, Drive Module 30 comprises enough electronic devices to process alternating current (AC) input signal (AC IN), and provide be enough to for communication module 32 and perhaps LED array 20 power suitable rectification or direct current (DC) signal.Like this, communication module 32 does not need AC to the DC change-over circuit be separated for residing in electronics wherein, and DC power can be received from Drive Module 30 by power bus 40 simply, power bus 40 can be separated with communication bus 38 or can be integrated with communication bus 38, as by as described in below.

In one embodiment, an aspect of standard communication interface is the definition of the power delivery system of standard.Such as, power bus 40 can be set to low voltage level, such as 5 volts, 12 volts, 24 volts etc.Drive Module 30 is configured to process AC input signal, to provide defined low voltage level, and provide this voltage by power bus 40, thus can design communication module 32 or auxiliary equipment when expecting to be provided when the low voltage level of expectation by power bus 40 by Drive Module 30, and need not be concerned about that being connected to or processing AC signal becomes DC power signal for the electronics for communication module 32.

Being described below of the exemplary embodiment of LED array 20, Drive Module 30 and communication module 32.As noted, LED array 20 comprises multiple LED, illustrated LED 42 in such as Figure 15 and 16.With reference to Figure 15, use solder or conductive epoxy to be assemblied on reflector 46 by single led chip 44, make the ohmic contact for the negative electrode (or anode) of LED chip 44 be electrically coupled to the bottom of reflector 46.Reflector 46 is coupled to first lead-in wire 48 of LED 42 or goes between together with 48 with first of LED 42 and be formed integrally as.The ohmic contact of the anode (or negative electrode) being used for LED chip 44 is connected to the second lead-in wire 52 by one or more closing line 50.

Reflector 46 can be filled with the encapsulating material 54 of packaging LED chips 44.Encapsulating material 54 can be saturating clearly or comprise material for transformation of wave length, and such as phosphor, it is described in more detail below.Whole assembly is encapsulated in protectiveness resin 56 saturating clearly, and protectiveness resin 56 saturating clearly can come shaping to control the light launched from LED chip 44 with the shape of lens.

Diagram is used for the alternative encapsulation of LED 42 in figure 16, and wherein LED chip 44 is assemblied in substrate 58.Especially, the first contact pad 60 on the surface of substrate 58 is directly assembled to for the ohmic contact of the anode (or negative electrode) of LED chip 44.Ohmic contact for the negative electrode (or anode) of LED chip 44 uses closing line 64 and is connected to the second contact pad 62, the second contact pad 62 also on the surface of substrate 58.LED chip 44 resides in the cavity of reflector structure 65, and reflector structure 65 is formed by reflecting material, and works with the opening by being formed by reflector structure 65 and reflect the light launched from LED chip 44.The cavity formed by reflector structure 65 can be filled with the encapsulating material 54 of packaging LED chips 44.Encapsulating material 54 can be saturating clearly or comprise material for transformation of wave length, such as phosphor.

The embodiment of Figure 15 and 16 any one in, if encapsulating material 54 is saturating clearly, then the light launched by LED chip 44 does not have any substance skew of color aspect through encapsulating material 54 and protectiveness resin 56.Like this, the light launched from LED chip 44 is the light launched from LED 42 effectively.If encapsulating material 54 comprises material for transformation of wave length, then the light that LED chip 44 in first wave length scope is launched all or part of can be absorbed by material for transformation of wave length substantially, the light that material for transformation of wave length will responsively be launched in second wave length scope.How much the concentration of material for transformation of wave length and type absorbed indicating in the light launched by LED chip 44 to have by material for transformation of wave length and the degree of wavelength convert.Some in the light launched by LED chip 44 are wherein through material for transformation of wave length and in unabsorbed embodiment, the light through material for transformation of wave length mixes with the light launched by material for transformation of wave length.Thus, when use material for transformation of wave length time, from LED 42 launch light on color from the light shift of the reality of launching from LED chip 44.

Such as, LED array 20 can comprise one group of BSY or BSG LED 42 and one group of red LED 42.BSY LED 42 comprises the LED chip 44 of launching bluish light, and material for transformation of wave length is the yellow phosphor absorbing blue light and launch yellowy light.Even if some in bluish light are through phosphor, but be yellowy light from the mixing as a result of the light of overall BSY LED 42 transmitting.Have the color dot of black body locus (BBL) top dropped on 1931 CIE chromaticity diagrams from the yellowy light of BSY LED 42 transmitting, wherein BBL corresponds to the various colour temperatures of white light.

Similarly, BSG LED 42 comprises the LED chip 44 of launching bluish light; But material for transformation of wave length is the viridant phosphor absorbing blue light and launch viridant light.Even if some in bluish light are through phosphor, but be viridant light from the mixing as a result of the light of overall BSG LED 42 transmitting.The viridant light launched from BSG LED 42 has the color dot above the BBL that drops on 1931 CIE chromaticity diagrams, and wherein BBL corresponds to the various colour temperatures of white light.

Along with band yellow or the viridant light of BSY or BSG LED 42, red LED 42 launches reddish light with the color dot on the opposite side of BBL usually.Like this, the reddish light from red LED 42 mixes with the band yellow of launching from BSY or BSG LED 42 or viridant light, to generate the colour temperature with expectation and the white light dropped in the degree of approach of the expectation of BBL.In fact, from the reddish light of red LED 42, or viridant light yellow from the band of BSY or BSG LED 42 are moved to the color dot of the expectation on BBL or near BBL.Notably, red LED 42 can have the LED chip 44 that Proterozoic launches reddish light, does not wherein adopt any material for transformation of wave length.Alternately, LED chip 44 can be associated with material for transformation of wave length, and the light as a result wherein launched from material for transformation of wave length and any light mixing of launching from LED chip 44 and not absorbed by material for transformation of wave length are to form the reddish light of expectation.

Blue LED die 44 for the formation of BSY or BSG LED 42 can be formed by gallium nitride (GaN), InGaN (InGaN), carborundum (SiC), zinc selenide (ZnSe) or similar material system.Red LED chips 44 can be formed by aluminum indium gallium nitride (AlInGaP), gallium phosphide (GaP), aluminum gallium arsenide (AlGaAs) or similar material system.Exemplary yellow phosphor comprises the yttrium-aluminium-garnet (YAG:Ce) of doped with cerium, yellow BOSE(Ba, O, Sr, Si, Eu) phosphor etc.Exemplary green phosphor comprises the LuAg(LuAg:Ce of green BOSE phosphor, Luetcium aluminum garnet (LuAg), doped with cerium), from the Maui M535 etc. of the Lightscape Materials company on the Washington road 201 of NJ 08540 Princeton.Above LED framework, phosphor and material system are only exemplary, do not aim to provide the exhaustive list of framework, phosphor and the material system being applicable to concept disclosed herein.

As noted, LED array 20 can comprise the mixing of red LED 42 and BSY or BSG LED 42.According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in Figure 17, diagram is used for the Drive Module 30 of driving LED array 20.LED array 20 can be divided into the string of the LED 42 that two or more are connected in series by electricity.As depicted, three LED strip S1, S2 and S3 are had.For the sake of clarity, reference number " 42 " will comprise the subscript of the color of indication LED 42 at following text, wherein " R " corresponds to red, and " BSY " corresponds to the yellow of blue skew, " BSG " corresponds to the green of blue skew, and " BSX " is corresponding to BSG or BSY LED.LED strip S1 comprises multiple red LED 42 _r, LED strip S2 comprises multiple BSY or BSG LED 42 _bSX, and LED strip S3 comprises multiple BSY or BSG LED 42 _bSX.Drive Module 30 controls the electric current being delivered to corresponding LED strip S1, S2 and S3.For the electric current of driving LED 42 usually by pulse width modulation (PWM), the wherein Duty ratio control of the pulse current intensity of light of launching from LED 42.

BSY or BSG LED 42 in second LED strip S2 _bSXcan be selected as that there is BSY or the BSG LED 42 than in the 3rd LED strip S3 _bSXthe tone (not too band yellow or viridant tone) of the more bluenesss of slightly.Like this, flow through second and the 3rd the electric current of string S2 and S3 can be tuning, with control by second and the 3rd LED strip S2, S3 BSY or BSG LED 42 _bSXthe band yellow of effectively launching or viridant light.By control from second and the 3rd LED strip S2, S3 BSY or the BSG LED 42 of different tones _bSXthe relative intensity of the yellow or viridant light of the band launched, can with the mode expected control from second and the 3rd LED strip S2, S3 the tone of the yellow or viridant light of the band combined.

By the red LED 42 of the first LED strip S1 _rthe electric current provided is with respect to second and the 3rd BSY or BSG LED 42 of LED strip S2 and S3 _bSXthe ratio of the electric current provided can be adjusted, effectively to control from red LED 42 _rlaunch reddish light and from various BSY or BSG LED 42 _bSXthe band the combined yellow of launching or the relative intensity of viridant light.Like this, can relative to from red LED 42 _rlaunch reddish light intensity and arrange from BSY or BSG LED 42 _bSXthe intensity of the yellow or viridant light of band and color dot.The band yellow obtained or viridant light mix to generate white light with reddish light, and described white light has the colour temperature of expectation and falls in the degree of approach of the expectation of BBL.

Notably, the quantity of LED strip Sx can change to many from one, and the various combination of LED color can be used in different strings.Each LED strip Sx can have same color, the modification of same color or the LED 42 of different colours (such as red, green and blue) substantially.In one embodiment, can use single led string, the LED wherein in string is substantially identical in color, with the change of substantially identical color, or comprises different colors.In another embodiment, can use three LED strip Sx with redness, green and blue led, wherein each LED strip Sx is exclusively used in single color.In yet another embodiment, can use at least two LED strip Sx, wherein the BSY LED of different colours is used in one of LED strip Sx, and red LED is used in another of LED strip Sx.

The Drive Module 30 described in Figure 17 generally includes rectifier and PFC (PFC) circuit 66, change-over circuit 68 and control circuit 70.Rectifier and circuit of power factor correction 66 are adapted to and receive AC power signal (AC IN), carry out rectification, and correct the power factor of AC power signal to AC power signal.The signal obtained is provided to change-over circuit 68, and change-over circuit 68 converts the AC power signal of rectification to DC power signal.DC power signal can be boosted or be depressured to the D/C voltage of one or more expectation by DC-DC converter circuit, DC-DC converter circuit is provided by change-over circuit 68.In inside, DC power signal may be used for for control circuit 70 and other circuit any of providing in Drive Module 30 are powered.

DC power signal is also provided to power bus 40, and power bus 40 is coupled to one or more power port of the part that can be standard communication interface.The DC power signal being provided to power bus 40 may be used for being coupled to power bus and the one or more external equipments being separated formation with Drive Module 30 provide power.The communication module 32 discussed further below these external equipments can comprise and the auxiliary equipment of any amount.Therefore, these external equipments can rely on Drive Module 30 in order to power, and can therefore effectively design with cost efficiently.Expect needs and not only supply power but also equally to these external equipments supply power to its internal circuit and LED array 20, the rectifier of Drive Module 30 and pfc circuit 66 and change-over circuit 68 are designed steadily.If do not have to eliminate the needs to power supply, such design greatly simplifies power supply design, and reduces the cost to these external equipments.

As illustrated, DC power signal can be provided to by another port laying cable 28 and be connected to LED array 20.In this embodiment, the supply line of DC power signal is finally coupled to the first end of each of LED strip S1 in LED array 20, S2 and S3.Control circuit 70 is coupled to second end of each of LED strip S1, S2 and S3 by laying cable 28.Based on any amount of fixing or dynamic parameter, control circuit 70 can control to flow through the electric current of pulse width modulation of corresponding LED strip S1, S2 and S3 individually, makes the white light as a result launched from LED strip S1, S2 and S3 have the colour temperature of expectation and fall in the degree of approach of the expectation of BBL.Can affect be provided to LED strip S1, S2 and S3 the electric current of each many variablees in some comprise: the size of AC power signal, white light as a result, the environment temperature of Drive Module 30 or LED array 20.Notably, the framework in this embodiment for driving LED array 20 is only exemplary, is presented to LED strip S1, the driving voltage of S2 and S3 and other framework of electric current because those skilled in the art will recognize that for controlling.

In some instances, lighting network control control AC power signal.Rectifier and pfc circuit 66 can be configured to the relative quantity detecting the light modulation be associated with AC power signal, and provide corresponding dim signal to control circuit 70.Based on dim signal, adjustment is provided to the electric current of each of LED strip S1, S2 and S3 by control circuit 70, effectively to reduce the intensity of the white light as a result launched from LED strip S1, S2 and S3, maintains the colour temperature of expectation simultaneously.Alternately with the form of the order via communication bus 38, dimming commands can be delivered to control circuit 70 from communication module 32.

The intensity of light of launching from LED 42 or color can by the impacts of environment temperature.If with thermistor S _tor other temperature sensing device is associated, then control circuit 70 can to control to be provided in LED strip S1, S2 and S3 the electric current of each based on environment temperature, is devoted to compensate unfavorable temperature effect.The intensity of light of launching from LED 42 or color can also change in time.If with LED light sensor S _lbe associated, then control circuit 70 can measure the color of the white light as a result generated by LED strip S1, S2 and S3, and adjustment to be provided in LED strip S1, S2 and S3 the electric current of each, to guarantee that white light as a result maintains the colour temperature or other tolerance expected expected.Control circuit 70 can also be monitored and take and ambient light sensor S _oand S _aoutput for taking and surround lighting information.

Control circuit 70 can comprise CPU (CPU) and enough memories 72, with make control circuit 70 can via communication bus 38, by suitable communication interface (I/F) 74, by use such as above-mentioned standard agreement and so on the agreement defined and with communication module 32 or miscellaneous equipment two-way communication.Control circuit 70 can receive instruction from communication module 32 or miscellaneous equipment, and takes suitable action to realize received instruction.Range of instructions can from controlling the LED 42 of how driving LED array 20 to returning operating data, such as temperature, take, light output or surround lighting information, it collects communication module 32 or miscellaneous equipment by control circuit 70 via communication bus 38.Further describe explicitly with Figure 21 as following, the functional of communication module 32 can be integrated in Drive Module 30, and vice versa.

With reference to Figure 18, the block diagram of an embodiment of diagram communication module 32.The memory 78 that communication module 32 comprises CPU 76 and is associated, the memory 78 be associated comprises required software instruction and data to promote operation as described herein.CPU 76 can be associated with communication interface 80, and communication interface 80 will be coupled to Drive Module 30 via communication bus 38 directly or indirectly.CPU 76 can also with wired connection port 82, wireless communication port 84 or the two be associated, to promote the wired or wireless communication with other illuminating equipment 10 and Long-distance Control entity.

The ability of communication module 32 can be greatly different from an embodiment to another.Such as, communication module 32 can serve as the simple bridge between Drive Module 30 and other illuminating equipment 10 or Long-distance Control entity.In such embodiments, CPU 76 transmits main the data and instruction that receive from other illuminating equipment 10 or Long-distance Control entity to Drive Module 30, and vice versa.CPU 76 can the morphed instruction based on agreement if desired, and described agreement is for promoting the communication between Drive Module 30 and communication module 32 and between communication module 32 and Long-distance Control entity.In other embodiments, CPU 76 coordinates intelligence and shared data and plays an important role in providing Drive Module 30 remarkable (if incomplete words) to control between illuminating equipment 10.Although communication module 32 can control and drive system module 30, CPU 76 also can be configured to receive data and instruction from other illuminating equipment 10 or Long-distance Control entity individually, and uses this information to carry out control and drive system module 30.Based on the sensing data from the Drive Module 30 be associated and the sensing data received from other illuminating equipment 10 and Long-distance Control entity and instruction, communication module 32 can also provide instruction to other illuminating equipment 10 and Long-distance Control entity.

Can by power bus 40, be provided for CPU 76, memory 78, communication interface 80 and power that is wired and/or wireless communication port 82 and 84 via power port.As noted before, power bus 40 can receive its power from the Drive Module 30 generating DC power signal.Like this, communication module 32 can not need to be connected to AC power, or comprises rectifier and change-over circuit.Power port can be separated with COM1, or can be integrated with the communication interface of standard.Power port and COM1 for clarity sake and are discretely shown.Communication bus 38 can adopt many forms.In one embodiment, communication bus 38 is 2 wire serial bus, wherein can configure connector or lay cable configurations, makes by using four lines: data, clock, power and ground connection provide communication bus 38 and power bus 40.

In other embodiments, communication bus 38 and power bus 40 can be effectively combined, and not only support two-way communication but also the communication bus 38 providing DC power to provide _p, as shown in Figure 19.In 4 wire system, two lines may be used for data and clock signal, and another two lines may be used for power and ground connection.Communication bus 38 _pthe availability of (or communication bus 38) allows supplementary module to be coupled to communication bus 38 _p.As shown in Figure 19, Drive Module 30, communication module 32 and aiding sensors module 86 are all coupled to communication bus 38 _p, and be configured to the communication that uses standard agreement to promote therebetween.Aiding sensors module 86 can be especially configured to that sensing takies, surround lighting, light output, temperature etc., and provides corresponding sensing data to communication module 32 or Drive Module 30.Based on different illumination application or demand, aiding sensors module 86 may be used for for Drive Module 30 and communication module provide dissimilar replenishment control.

Although any amount of function or control technology can be adopted by aiding sensors module 86, some examples shown in Figure 20.Illustrated aiding sensors module comprises: take module 86 _o, surround lighting module 86 _a, thermal module 86 _twith emergency module 86 _e.Take module 86 _ocan be configured with and take sensor and work to provide relevant information whether occupied with the room being wherein assembled with illuminating equipment 10.When taking room at first, communication module 32 can order-driven device module 30 driving LED array 20, illuminating equipment 10 is opened effectively, and provides instruction to complete identical for other illuminating equipment 10 in same zone.

Surround lighting module 86 _acan comprise ambient light sensor, ambient light sensor can measure ambient light, determines the characteristic of surround lighting, and then provides such information to communication module 32 or Drive Module 30.As a result, or communication module 32 is by order-driven device module 30, or Drive Module 30 will work independently, to carry out driving LED array 20 based on the amount of surround lighting or the mode of characteristic.Such as, if there are many surround lightings, then Drive Module 30 can only LED array 20 be driven into corresponding to its maximum light output 20% level.If have little surround lighting or without any surround lighting, then Drive Module 30 can carry out driving LED array 20 with maximum capacity or close to maximum capacity.In more complicated embodiment, surround lighting module 86 _a, Drive Module 30 or communication module 32 can the qualities of analysis environments light, and make Drive Module 30 carry out driving LED array 20 in the mode of the quality based on surround lighting.Such as, if there is relatively a large amount of reddish light in surround lighting, then surround lighting module 86 _acan order-driven device module 30 driving LED array 20, to make not too efficiently, red LED 42 _rto be actuated to than normally low level the whole efficiency improving illuminating equipment 10.Communication module 32 can with other illuminating equipment 10 or Long-distance Control entity shared environment light data, and process is from the ambient light data of one or more illuminating equipment 10, and provides instruction based on it to other illuminating equipment 10.

Thermal module 86 _tthe sensor of the environment temperature of electronic device can determined room, LED array 20 or be associated with any module can be comprised.Ambient temperature data may be used for making Drive Module 30 driving LED array 20 by rights.Last illustrated aiding sensors module is emergency module 86 _e.Emergency module 86 _ediagram application type module, wherein when with emergency module 86 _ewhen being associated, overall illuminating equipment 10 can be converted into as emergency illuminating equipment and operate.Emergency module 86 _ecan communicate with Drive Module 30, and determine the state of AC input signal (AC IN), mode of operation of Drive Module 30 etc., and then control and drive system module 30 by rights, or provide the information relevant with mode of operation to communication module 32.Such as, if having power failure in AC input signal (AC IN), then emergency module 86 _eorder-driven device module 30 can be switched to battery back up supply (not shown), and carry out driving LED array 20 for the proper level of emergency lighting condition.Emergency module 86 _ethe various tolerance for AC input signal (AC IN), Drive Module 30 or LED array 20 can also be retrieved, and this information is delivered to communication module 32.Then communication module 32 can be transmitted described information or generate instruction for other illuminating equipment 10 or Long-distance Control entity.

For being coupled to communication bus 38 _pvarious modules, embodiment is to the unique ID of each module assigns, and to make in other module one or more can identify them uniquely.Identifier can also correspond to the functional or type of module.Like this, Drive Module 30 can identify and reside in communication bus 38 _pon various aiding sensors module 86 and communication module 32, and identify by those modules provide functional.Like this, Drive Module 30 or communication module 32 can the orders that received by various module of priorization, and management conflict therebetween.

With reference to Figure 21, provide the functional embodiment being wherein integrated with above-mentioned Drive Module 30 and communication module 32.In itself, control circuit 70 is augmented and comprises the functional of communication module 32.Like this, control circuit 70 can be associated with various wired or wireless communication port 82' and 84', to promote and the communicating of other illuminating equipment 10 and Long-distance Control entity, as mentioned above.Such embodiment manufactures not too expensive usually, but may not provide the flexibility so much from adopting the above embodiment of different communication modules and Drive Module 30.

As shown in Figure 22, independently sensor assembly 86' can be provided in the illumination system.Independently sensor assembly 86' can comprise one or more sensor, such as ambient light sensor S as shown _awith take sensor S _o, and closely locate with the illuminating equipment 10 without these sensors.Like this, the communication module 32 without the illuminating equipment 10 of these sensors can communicate with independently sensor assembly 86', obtaining surround lighting, takies or sensing data that other is available, and then works as described above.Like this, the some or all of illuminating equipment 10 in the district of illuminator or region does not need the sensor with sensor or some type.Such as, the some or all of illuminating equipment 10 in room can have ambient illumination sensor S _a; But, if one or more independently sensor assembly 86' can use, wherein in room, there is at least one to take sensor S _o, then sensor S can be taken without any needs in illuminating equipment 10 _o.

Independently the electronic device of sensor assembly 86' can seem to be similar to communication module 32.Such as, communication module 32 comprises CPU 76' and the memory 78' that is associated, and the memory 78' be associated comprises required software instruction and data to promote operation as described herein.CPU 76' can also with wired connection port 82, wireless communication port 84 or the two be associated, to promote the wired or wireless communication with other illuminating equipment 10 or Long-distance Control entity.Except only sensing data, independently sensor assembly 86' can also be configured to provide control instruction to other illuminating equipment 10 of illuminator.Various types of control can be provided based on its sensing data and from the sensing data of other illuminating equipment 10 and independently sensor assembly 86' collection.

With reference to Figure 23, illustrate exemplary debugging acid 36.Debugging acid 36 can comprise CPU 88 and enough memories 90, above-mentioned functional to promote.CPU 88 can be associated with keypad 94 and display 96, and keypad 94 and display 96 combinations are to provide user interface.Keypad can be traditional alphanumeric keypad and/or a series of buttons with special function of assigning.Display 96 can be touch-screen display, does not wherein need the hardware based keypad 94 be separated.Positioning indicator 98 may be used for the user feedback of the state provided about function, a certain activity etc.CPU 88 is associated with one or more communication interface, described communication interface such as wired communication interface 100 and wireless communication interface 102, it promotes and any one wired or wireless communication in illuminating equipment 10, other controlled entity, independently sensor assembly 86' etc.LED driver 104 can also play the effect of communication interface, and to allow debugging acid 36 and illuminating equipment 10, sensor and switch, (it is equipped with ambient light sensor S _aor other optical receiver) communication.Surround lighting for communicating can reside in the spectrum of visible and/or black light.Such as, communication can be ultrared.

Can come for all electronics debugging acid 36 from the suitable power source 106 of such as battery and so on.Debugging acid 36 may be used for for the programming of illuminating equipment 10, sensor and switch, and adjusts any setting, and load and arrange, receiving sensor data, provide instruction etc.In itself, debugging acid 36 can serve as illuminating equipment 10 and independently each portable user interface in sensor and switch, and serves as Long-distance Control entity, can provide various data processing and control via described Long-distance Control entity.Typically, debugging acid 36, by being used for the setting initiating lighting mains, adjusts network, and receives information from lighting mains.When lighting mains does not have other interface to promote the connection with another Long-distance Control entity, debugging acid 36 is particularly useful.

Once install illuminating equipment 10 and any independently sensor and switch, debugging acid 36 may be used for illuminating equipment 10 and independently sensor and switch assigned address or ID at first, if address or ID are not pre-programmed in equipment.Debugging acid 36 can also be used for by various illuminating equipment 10 and independently sensor and switch be assigned in each group, described group is used for the illumination entity of given zone by representing.Debugging acid 36 can also be used for changing the appointment of group and usually remove illuminating equipment 10 or independently sensor or switch from one group or illuminator.Debugging acid 36 can also the specific illuminating equipment of instruction 10 or independently sensor or switch provide this functional for specific district or for integral illumination system.Further illustrate the Example debug process adopting debugging acid 36 below.

In order to access control, debugging acid 36 can be set up with special entity and communicate and certification self.Once have authenticated self when the illuminating equipment 10 of debugging acid 36 in particular group or in integral illumination system or independently sensor or switch, just can automated validation debugging acid 36 when other member of this group or illuminator.In addition, various illuminating equipment 10 or independently sensor or switch can promote in other illuminating equipment 10 and the communication independently between sensor or switch and debugging acid 36.Alternately, debugging acid 36 can be configured to only when extremely close to time and illuminating equipment 10 or independently sensor or Switch Communication.This can be connected by physics plug-in type or infrared or radio frequency communication link realizes by low-power.Adopt directly or short-range communication technique allow debugging acid 36 be placed on specific illumination equipment 10 or independently sensor or switch pole close to locating, and only with the one or more entity communications in limited communication range.

Can from debugging acid 36 or other Long-distance Control entities loading any, by its amendment or internal logic or the programming of being replaced independently sensor or switch by it.Like this, carry out being equipped with to configure integral illumination network for Lighting designer and maintenance technician to run in the mode of the illumination target realizing its intention best.Therefore, all or each groups illuminating equipment 10 and independently sensor or switch can be configured to work synchronously with one another for some application and work independently of one another in other applications.Debugging acid 36 can adopt various forms, such as has the portable equipment of the form factor being similar to smart phone or flat board.Various ports in communication interface 100 may be used for installing external sensor, display, keypad etc., and promote the interface to personal computer or computer network.Debugging acid 36 can also be the equipment having framework described above and be connected with the portable computing device of such as notebook PC, flat board or smart phone and so on.It is functional that described combination can perform debugging acid.

As above indicated by, various illuminating equipment 10 and independently sensor or switch sharing sensing data, instruction and out of Memory.In many instances, such information may need to carry out route by the illuminating equipment 10 of one or more centre or standalone sensor module 86' before arriving the destination that is intended to.Like this, these illuminating equipments 10 and independently sensor or switch can play the effect of the intrasystem routing node of integral illumination.Below describe for assigned address, configure routing table and access these routing tables to promote the unique of the information exchange between the various entities of illuminator and efficient technology.These technology make such as above-described that and so on illuminator more reliable and measurable in its demand side.

With reference to Figure 24, provide a kind of exemplary independently switch module 110.Switch module 110 can comprise CPU 112 and enough memories 114 to promote the operation of switch.On-off circuit 116 can determine that switch to open or to turn off, and light modulation location.Based on ON/OFF/light modulation location, on-off circuit 116 will provide corresponding information to CPU 112, and CPU 112 can process information determine whether the status information sending order or correspondence to the one or more nodes in lighting mains.Switch module 110 can by wired communication interface 120 or wireless communication interface 122 with other node communication in lighting mains.For wired communication interface 120, the scope of connectivity type can from existing AC line, perhaps lay run signal cable or proprietary interface by the interface of the separation supporting serial bus communication.Wireless communication interface 122 can promote the radio communication with network, and is another node in the mesh network provided by lighting mains effectively.Switch module 110 can also comprise ambient light sensor S _awith take sensor S _o, described ambient light sensor S _awith take sensor S _oenvironment light condition and/or occupied information can be provided to CPU 112, described CPU 112 can processing environment optical condition and/or occupied information, so that other node running in controlling how instruction lighting mains, or only surround lighting and/or occupied information are delivered to the Controlling vertex in lighting mains.Switch module 110 can also comprise light source 118, such as LED, indicates or to promote and the near field of debugging acid 36 or miscellaneous equipment is visible or the sightless communication based on light to provide state.Ambient light sensor S _avisible or the sightless communication based on light can also be received from debugging acid 36 or miscellaneous equipment.Notably, switch module 110 can comprise relative to illustrated in Figure 24 that is additional or less functional.

The network equipment in exemplary illuminator

Here is the description of the particular system adopting exemplary wireless communication technologies of the present disclosure.Equipment in system can comprise the different switch, sensor and the illuminating equipment 10 that configure.The communication topology of system can be the RF mesh network based on IEEE 802.15.4 standard.Like this, the various nodes on network can the one or more channels in 2.4GHz band communicate.Data rate in this configuration is nominally 200 kbps, but goodput depends on messaging overhead and volume of business heavily.

Once formation network, great majority communication occurs in group, and wherein group comprises the equipment of operate in tandem, such as switch, sensor and illuminating equipment.When this particular system is emphasized grouping, once system start (up) running, RF business should be relatively minimum.Therefore for great majority application, RF mesh network will provide the summary responses of perception, and it is unnoticed for making to postpone for user.In practice, this means: illuminating equipment 10 can typically in 100 milliseconds in response to other control operation in switch, sensor or their group.

Specific components and the configuration of the switch of illustrated system, sensor and illuminating equipment 10 are described below.As illustrated in Figure 25, intelligent equipment 130 is the assemblies comprising Drive Module 30, Drive Module 30 and LED array 20, ambient light sensor S _awith take sensor S _ointegrally be associated.As already pointed out, via I ²c universal serial bus etc. promotes communication that is as described below and other modular assembly.In this configuration, Drive Module 30 can provide DC power to the module or assembly being connected to it.

Illustrated in Figure 26 and 27, indoor RF communication module iRFM 32' and outdoor RF communication module 32''oRFM is the modification of communication module 32.IRFM 32' and oRFM 32'' can be connected to mesh network and provide wireless connectivity to it, for the various light fixtures of such as intelligent equipment 130 and so on.IRFM 32' and oRFM 32'' can via the connector of standard from the intelligent equipment 130 of coupling or other assembly received power communicating with.IRFM 32' and oRFM 32'' supports the wireless connectivity of the miscellaneous equipment with wireless communication ability.Figure 28 diagram is directly coupled to intelligent equipment 130 to create the iRFM 32' of the modification of illuminating equipment 10.DC power is supplied to iRFM 32' by intelligent equipment 130.IRFM 32' and intelligent equipment 130 are via I ²c universal serial bus and communicating with one another.

As illustrated in Figure 29, equipment sensor assembly (FSM) 132 can be connected to iRFM 32' and the intelligent equipment 130 of Figure 28, to add additional sensing function to illuminating equipment 10.FSM 132 is supplementary module 86(Figure 20 of a type) and be configured to obtain power from intelligent equipment 130, and provide thru adapter for insertion iRFM 32' and intelligent equipment 130.As ambient light sensor S _a, take sensor S _oor during other sensor type generation output change, FSM 132 is via local I ²c bus and to attached intelligent equipment 130 and transmit described change to both iRFM 32' if present.If be connected to iRFM 32', then it upgrades to the group Wireless transceiver FSM sensor be associated of lighting apparatus in system.

As illustrated in Figure 30, can also provide and be AC or be battery powered indoor or outdoors wireless sensor module 134.Wireless senser 134 has wireless communication interface, and is configured to by using one or more surround lighting or taking sensor S _a, S _omonitoring environment optical condition, room take etc.In order to maximized battery life, the communication of wireless senser and treatment circuit can keep turning off on the time of 99%.When the output carrying out sensor changes, communication and treatment circuit are opened and are sent sensor to the lighting apparatus in the group be associated and upgrade.Wireless senser 134 is intended to physically locate away from other illuminating equipment 10, intelligent equipment 130 etc.Wireless senser 134 can be placed on wherein to be needed or expects sensor but in the position of not necessarily illumination component.

As illustrated in Figure 31, wireless relay module 136 may be used for the controlled in wireless of (lamp) equipment 138 allowing to leave over, and controls and light modulation to provide ON/OFF.When radio communication circuit receives wireless control signal, repeater can control the AC power being supplied to the equipment 138 left over, and/or control signal (0-10V) can be provided to control dimming level.Wireless relay module 136 can also comprise surround lighting and take sensor S _a, S _o, and change to the wirelessly report output of the miscellaneous equipment in the group be associated.

As illustrated in Figure 32, provide the version of the switch module 110 being configured to wireless ON/OFF/dimmer switch (WS) 140.WS 140 is over a wireless communication network resident, and as mentioned above, can comprise ambient light sensor S _a, ON/OFF control device and light adjusting circuit.As ambient light sensor S _aduring activation, WS 140 sends to the equipment in its group and upgrades.The low-power operation being used for the power of battery is supported in RF design, but can be hardwired to AC power source.

Exemplary Networked E-Journals process

Debugging generally includes step: 1) form network, 2) collect the data being used for the network equipment to divide into groups in groups, 3) run grouping process, 4) be each device assignment group, and 5) group appointment is revised.

In this example, hand-held debugging acid 36 is for initiating and controlling debug process.For the system of no initializtion, from debugging acid 36, user asserts that " debugging " process is to start network formation.This can cause simply and to be moved by debugging acid 36 near routing node, such as illuminating equipment 10, and then on debugging acid 36, initiates a key order, message that it sends " starting network to be formed ".Routing node can be any equipment on network, such as illuminating equipment 10, and it can serve as telegon and can from a node to another routing iinformation.

In order to routing node becomes telegon, it can monitor the signal strength indicator (RSSI) received be associated with message etc., and determines that RSSI is more than defined threshold value.Other routing node can receipt message, but RSSI is by below defined threshold value.Such as sleeper's node of battery powered wireless senser 134, wireless switching 140 etc. and so on will sleep otherwise ignore start network formed message.

In this embodiment, suppose that contiguous routing node accepts to start network and forms message and itself is asserted as telegon.Telegon adds the message of my network (Join My Network, JMN) to the broadcast of other non-coordinator routing node, and the non-coordinator node in permission system subsequently adds network.Telegon license adds, and can assign " short " network address to those non-coordinator routing nodes adding network, and described address can be about 24,16,8.Short address " short ", because they are shorter than the corresponding MAC Address for equipment, and once they are assigned, is just used to promote communication throughout network by replacement MAC Address.In this first stage that network is formed, the network comprising all routing nodes set up effectively by telegon.

Especially, telegon is tasked following task: on multiple (if not all) available communication channel, send JMN message.In this JMN message, the selected channel that telegon can indicate non-coordinator routing node to respond thereon.During adition process, telegon provides short address by those non-coordinator routing nodes just adding network.Telegon also will have the short address of acquiescence, or will assign short address for self.As noted, these short addresses are by the communication during being used for normal network operation.Telegon also will set up its oneself routing table, to use when from a routing node to another routing iinformation.

In the mode of cooperation, non-coordinator routing node will listen to JMN message at first.When receiving broadcasted JMN message, non-coordinator routing node responds on the selected channel identified by telegon.Routing node also will receive the short address of being assigned by telegon, store short address, and build its oneself routing table.The unique mac address being used for various routing node can also be exchanged during this process.Telegon will record the node that responded, and each node in can informing other node forming network and corresponding short address are effectively to form the routed core of network.

After being allowed for the enough time that all routing nodes add, telegon is by initiation and control above-mentioned smooth projection process, to help various routing node to be grouped into different groups.Like this, telegon will make self to enter, and then sequentially ask each routing node to enter light projecting pattern.Exemplary light projection will cause with 50% dutycycle, provide light output with predefined PWM frequency.As the replacement scheme to the PWM frequency for light superframe signal, on-off can be used to sort.

When light projects, a routing node is considered to " light projection person ", and to identify transmitting to routing node self and indicate it to be the stream of the RF message of current light projection person.By monitoring from given light projection person light superframe signal, calculate light superframe signal size and the size stored for the light superframe signal of given light projection person, other routing node serves as light projection recipient (or " light catcher ").Such as sleeper's node of battery powered wireless senser 134, wireless switching 140 etc. and so on can receive light superframe signal, and opens its radio receiver to listen to the RF message indicated the mark of light projection person.During light projection process, can triggering sleep person node to wake up and to ask to add network.Coordinator node will be their appointment short addresses when ratifying they join request.After light projection tidies up (wrap up) for all devices, telegon will send network and formed message to debugging acid 36.

Therefore, telegon will sequentially send light projection request message to routing node, accept joining request from sleeper's node, and to sleeper's node designation short address that those add.Telegon also will be preserved light projection and receive data, and it is collected when other light projection person light projection.Telegon also will retain light projection and receive data, until by debugging acid 36 or miscellaneous equipment request.Upon request, non-coordinator lighting nodes will perform light projection, and the projection of Collection and preservation light receives data during the light projection from other light projection person.Again, store light projection and receive data, until by debugging acid 36 or miscellaneous equipment request.For sleeper's node that ortho, when sensing the existing of light superframe signal, they will power on completely and submit the request message adding network (JN) to.Sleeper's node will receive short address from debugging acid 36 and the projection of Collection and preservation light receives data.Preserve light projection and receive data, until by debugging acid 36 or another device request.In other embodiments, light projection receives data can be sent to the node of specifying, such as telegon, or is sent to debugging acid 36, when it is collected.

Suppose that storing light projection receives data until requested, can adopt following process.Receive data to collect light projection, debugging acid 36 receives data to the projection of its light of each querying node.Because form wireless mesh network, debugging acid 36 can communicate with any routing node the entrance being established to network.Its light projection data of each node responds.

Especially, debugging acid 36 can send the request receiving data for light projection.Both telegon and non-coordinator routing node will be used up projection and receive data and respond.In certain embodiments, sleeper's node can project with its light of non-sleep person's nodes sharing of such as non-coordinator routing node and telegon and so on and receive data.If this is the case, then debugging acid 36 can be provided to for the light projection reception data of sleeper's node.If sleeper's node does not project with its light of non-sleep person's nodes sharing and receives data, then sleeper's node can receive data with the projection of its oneself light and responds, if they wake or when they final automatic projected by light or optical signal is waken up time.

After the projection of collection light receives data, debugging acid 36 proceeds grouping process.Debugging acid 36 itself or notebook computer attached possibly receive data based on light projection and perform grouping algorithm for determining optimal node groups.Once debugging acid 36(or attached PC) run grouping algorithm, it is just assigned and group address to each routing node transmission group in network, and wherein group assigns data (initiation group address) be sent to each routing node and comprise all nodes in the group of this routing node.

All sleeping nodes and at least one routing node divide into groups.Sleeping nodes can receive its group by any one in two kinds of methods and assign.First, each sleeping nodes is periodically waken up to send its sensing data and is upgraded from network request system mode.In response to the message of sleeper's node, the routing node be associated can respond and assigns data via group and assign for sleeper's node provides it to organize.Light projection is performed to wake sleeper's node up for needing that to the second method of sleeper's node designation group address there is the routing node of sleeper's node in its group.The sleeper's node waken up sends its sensing data subsequently and upgrades from network request system mode.In response to the message of sleeper's node, the routing node response be associated also assigns data for sleeper's node provides it to organize.

Inevitably, some groups are assigned and are revised by needs.Debugging acid 36 is provided for the mode checked and change group is assigned.Debugging acid 36 can comprise LED(or other visible or sightless light) export, user can be pointed to ambient light sensor S _a, described ambient light sensor S _abe embedded in the illuminating equipment 10, wireless senser 134, wireless relay module 136, wireless switching 140 etc. needing to be assigned to different group.Debugging acid 36 can use LED to assign change to provide light superframe signal and transmission and reception RF message with realization group.

For again assigning the example process of the node of such as intelligent equipment 130 and so on as follows from one group to another.At first, user will point to debugging acid 36 by by the intelligent equipment 130 of again assigning, and provides and input with the user again assigning node to be associated to another from a group.Debugging acid 36 initiates corresponding light superframe signal by exporting via its LED, and sends RF message to ask the short address of intelligent equipment 130.Reception light superframe signal is listened to RF message by intelligence equipment 130.Intelligence equipment 130 will provide RF response message, and it comprises short address for intelligent equipment 130 and group address.

Next, the node that debugging acid 36 will be pointed in new group that intelligent equipment 130 just moving to of user.User will press the button, or provide input, thus intelligent equipment 130 is moved to new group by instruction debugging acid 36.Responsively, debugging acid 36 will be initiated light superframe signal and send corresponding RF message, and its instructs node is just being moved to new group.RF message will comprise the short address of intelligent equipment 130.The node received in new group of light superframe signal also will receive RF message from debugging acid 36.

When receiving, the node in new group will send response to debugging acid 36, and use suitable short address to send message to intelligent equipment 130, to be provided for the address of new group.Intelligence equipment 130 will upgrade its group address, and Parallel debugging instrument 36 sends message, and instruction completes movement.Via mesh network, the information be associated with other node in new group can also be supplied to intelligent equipment 130.After have received new group address from the node in new group, intelligent equipment 130 can also beam back response to debugging acid 36, and sends message to the one or more nodes in old group, indicates its change group.In this, intelligent equipment 130 can monitor any sensor levels, and provides any available sensing data via mesh network to the node in new group.Although example assigns intelligent equipment 130 again from one group to another, this technology is applicable to the node of any type in network.

If network needs to reinitialize, then user can adopt debugging acid 36 to carry out the setting of instruction network node reverts back to its pre-debugging.By inference, this process is started by needs multistep sequence to prevent casual countermanding an order.Once complete debugging, and carried out dividing into groups to correct, system just gets out operation.Usually, switch and sensor provide input to system.Illuminating equipment 10 is explained these inputs and is correspondingly operated in the framework of its energy-conservation setting.

The operation of equipment dissimilar in network is described below.Wireless relay module 136(Figure 31) monitor the input data organized from it.This comprises the data from other switch, distance sensor and the internal sensor of oneself thereof.Data from switch and distance sensor arrive via wireless communication.From the data of internal sensor by internal gathering and storage.Wireless relay module 136 performs the internal logic explaining various input and setting independently, and exports brightness adjustment control and the control of relaying ON/OFF of 0-10V accordingly.Wireless relay module 136 relies on its radio communication circuit to perform the Message routing in mesh network.Route occurs as background activity, and on photocontrol operation not impact.

Wireless relay module 136 can keep message for sleeper's node of sleeping in its group.When next node is waken up and asked to upgrade, wireless relay module 136 sends the message kept to the sleeper's node waken up.Notably, wireless relay module 136 processes its internal environment optical sensor data, finds light superframe signal.When network is in normal manipulation mode, the light superframe signal of only expecting is Self-debugging instrument 36 in the future.When wireless relay module 136 receives the light superframe signal of debugging acid, it will perform the wireless command of asking.

In most of, intelligent equipment 130 operates similarly with wireless relay module 136.A main difference is: intelligent equipment 130 is coupled to form illuminating equipment with communication module 32 usually.Two modules can via I ²c bus and communicating with one another.Any one in module may be used for process and store sensor data; But communicating is provided by communication module 32.

Wireless senser 134 provides surround lighting to their group and takies sensing data.Wireless switching 140 provides ON/OFF and dimming information via RF message.Wireless senser 134 is periodically waken up, monitoring sensor group to them sends sensor more new information.Wireless switching 140 provides RF message to change to indicate open and close and dimming state.Wireless senser 134 in member's monitoring group of this permission group and wireless switching 140, process the information provided in the message, and correspondingly react.If the routing node in group has the message for wireless senser 134, then they transmit these message in the interim waken.

Automatic synchronization device is selected and grouping is initiated

Example above relies on debugging acid 36 to initiate network formation by selecting the routing node of such as illuminating equipment 10 and so on to serve as telegon.Then telegon will assign short address to various network element, and help debugging acid 36 to be carried out group appointment by light projection process.For ensuing embodiment, describe modification, its routing nodes automatically finds each other and works together to identify telegon, and does not help from the outside of debugging acid 36 or other entity.Telegon uses automatically assigning short address for the proper communication in network, and uses previously described light project and automatically initiate and control packet process.

In this embodiment, the mark of telegon is the process of iteration, and wherein various routing node will exchange their typical case 64 bit mac address substantially, and determines that the routing node with lower (or higher) MAC Address should be telegon, is at least temporarily.The routing node (telegon) with lower MAC Address assigns unique short address by the routing node with higher MAC Address.Telegon and other routing node periodically will send request, and such as JMN request, to add their network.If the first routing node being designated as telegon and the secondary route node switching MAC Address with lower MAC Address, then the first routing node is abandoned its coordinator role to the secondary route node with lower MAC Address.Secondary route node will immediately to the first via by node designation short address.Several times after iteration, the routing node in network with minimum (or the highest) MAC Address will be set to telegon, and will be each routing node appointment short address in network.Again, as with there is minimum MAC Address that relatively, telegon process of assigning just in time can easily find the routing node with the highest MAC Address like that.And, the mark criterion that other is unique can be exchanged, to identify telegon in similar procedure.In addition, short address is optional, and only for accelerating routing procedure in the normal operation period.Alternative embodiment can be abandoned using short address and rely on MAC or other address for route, as in conventional mesh network do.

Sleeper or other non-routing node will periodically be waken up, and directly obtain its short address from telegon or via the routing node be associated from telegon.Other all functions can be processed as described above, such as overallly to control, alteration switch and sensor information, routing table be set, controlled by network routing message, light projection, grouping etc.In addition, debugging acid 36 still may be used for fine setting as above (tweak) setting, again point set of pieces etc.

Several exemplary communication stream is described below illustrate for the various scenes for network selection telegon.In the streams, the routing node A to D that description four is different.In various stream, for these nodes provide 64 bit mac addresses.For the sake of simplicity, the MAC Address of use is: the highest MAC Address in EEEE EEEE EEEE EEEE(example); AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA; 8888 8,888 8,888 8888; With the minimum MAC Address in 1,111 1,111 1111 1111(examples).For the sake of simplicity and readable, below and these MAC Address are cited as respectively [E-E], [A-A], [8-8] and [1-1] in the communication stream be associated.

With reference to the communication stream of Figure 33, suppose that routing node A has the MAC Address of [A-A], and routing node B has the MAC Address of [E-E].Like this, routing node B has the MAC Address higher than routing node A.In this example and in the example of following this, suppose that coordinator role should be assigned to the routing node with minimum MAC Address.At first, routing node A is configured to the setting of its acquiescence, and be programmed periodically to broadcast the network that JMN(adds me, Join My Network) message, with the network of asking other routing node to add routing node A, the network of described routing node A is the network of an element in this.Like this, the initial network of routing node A will only comprise routing node A.In itself, routing node A can give tacit consent to and think that it is telegon.

Continue with reference to Figure 33, suppose that routing node A broadcasts JMN message, comprise its MAC Address (MAC-A) (step 600).Routing node B will listen to JMN message, and by the MAC Address (MAC-A) (step 602) by storing for routing node A, and the MAC Address (MAC-A) then comparing routing node A JMN message in response to routing node A next with its MAC Address (MAC-B) (step 604).Routing node B will recognize, the MAC Address [A-A] of routing node A is less than the MAC Address [E-E] of routing node B, and the telegon being used for the network that it is associated will be set to the MAC Address (step 606) of routing node A.In this, routing node B supposes that the routing node A be associated with MAC Address [A-A] is the telegon of the network belonging to it.

In response to JMN message, routing node B also will beam back JMN response (step 608) of the MAC Address (MAC-B) with it to routing node A.Routing node A by the MAC Address (MAC-B) (step 610) of the MAC Address (MAC-A) Yu routing node B that compare it, and will recognize: it has lower MAC Address, and thus should remain the telegon of network.Therefore, the MAC Address (MAC-B) for routing node B is generated short address (B by routing node A _a) (step 612), and short address (step 614) will be sent to routing node B.Then routing node B will preserve the short address (B assigned by routing node A _a) (step 616), and if another routing node that can't help to become telegon subsequently changes, then the described short address of use is used for the communication in network and route.

In the above examples, the routing node (A) with lower MAC Address initiates JMN message, and the routing node (B) with higher MAC Address adds the network of JMN message initiator.In ensuing example, it illustrates in Figure 34, and the routing node (B) receiving JMN message becomes telegon, because it has lower MAC Address.Be associated with the MAC Address [A-A] higher than routing node B in this example and with reference to Figure 34, routing node A, routing node B has lower MAC Address [8-8].On certain point, suppose that routing node A broadcasts JMN message, JMN message comprises the MAC Address (MAC-A) (step 700) of routing node A.Broadcast is received by routing node B, routing node B proceeds to store the MAC Address (MAC-A) (step 702) for routing node A, and then compares the MAC Address (MAC-A) of routing node A and the MAC Address (MAC-B) (step 704) of routing node B.Formed with example illustrated in Figure 33 and contrast, routing node B will recognize: self should be set to telegon by it, and the MAC Address (MAC-B) due to it is less than the MAC Address (MAC-A) (step 706) of routing node A.Because routing node B is coordinator, it will generate the short address (A be associated with the MAC Address (MAC-A) of routing node A _b) (step 708).Next, routing node B will send to routing node A comprise the JMN response message (step 710) of the MAC Address (MAC-B) of routing node B, and be followed by immediately and provide short address (A to routing node A _b) message (step 712).Then routing node A will recognize that it is no longer telegon, and telegon will be set to the MAC Address (MAC-B) (step 714) of routing node B, and routing node B is identified as the telegon for the network belonging to routing node A by effectively.Routing node A also will short address (A _b) save as the short address (step 716) that routing node A will be used for by the communication of network.

Forward now illustrated communication stream in Figure 35 A-35C to, illustrate more complicated scene, wherein multiple routing node (B and C) receives initial JMN message from routing node A.Example also illustrates the 4th routing node (D), and the 4th routing node does not receive the JMN message of routing node A at first, but finally adds network, the telegon of recognition network, and receives short address from telegon.This example illustrates that then telegon to change to routing node C from routing node A to routing node B.Suppose that the MAC Address being used for routing node A, B, C and D is as follows:

MAC-A [A-A]；

MAC-B [8-8]；

MAC-C [1-1]; And

MAC-D [E-E]。

Thus, routing node C has minimum MAC Address, and routing node D has the highest MAC Address.

At first, suppose that routing node A broadcast has the JMN message (step 800) of its MAC Address (MAC-A).Suppose that routing node B and routing node C receives JMN message, and routing node D does not receive JMN message.In addition suppose that routing node B is in response to the routing node faster of JMN message.Like this, routing node B will by storing the MAC Address (MAC-A) (step 802) of routing node A and the MAC Address (MAC-A) comparing routing node A and its MAC Address (MAC-B) (step 804) and process JMN message.The same with previous example, the MAC Address (MAC-B) due to routing node B is less than the MAC Address (MAC-A) of routing node A, and routing node B will self being set to telegon (step 806).MAC Address (MAC-A) for routing node A is generated short address (A by routing node B _b) (step 808), and suitable JMN response (step 810) comprising the MAC Address (MAC-B) of routing node B is sent to routing node A.Routing node B also will send the short address (A being used for routing node A in the message be separated to routing node A _b) (step 812).Although the message be separated is used for JMN response and provides short address, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that and can provide this information in a single message.Again, the routing node A with higher MAC Address will be set to telegon the MAC Address (MAC-B) of routing node B, and instruction routing node B will become telegon, be at least temporarily (step 814).Routing node A also will store the short address (A assigned by routing node B _b) (step 816).

Substantially simultaneously, routing node C also will process the JMN message (in step 800) provided by routing node A.Responsively, routing node C will store the MAC Address (MAC-A) (step 818) of routing node A, and compares the MAC Address (MAC-A) of routing node A and the MAC Address (MAC-C) (step 820) of routing node C.Routing node C also will recognize: its MAC Address (MAC-C) is lower than the MAC Address (MAC-A) of routing node A, and self is set to telegon (step 822).As telegon, the MAC Address for routing node A is generated short address (A by routing node C _c) (step 824).Then routing node C comprises the JMN response message (step 826) of its MAC Address (MAC-C) by sending to routing node A and is provided for the short address (A of routing node A _c) another message (step 828).Routing node A will recognize: routing node C thinks that it should be telegon, and identified telegon will be reset to the MAC Address (MAC-C) of routing node C, the MAC Address due to routing node C is less than the MAC Address (step 830) of routing node B.Routing node A is also by with the short address (A assigned by routing node C _c) upgrade its short address (step 832).Like this, from the visual angle of routing node A, routing node B is uprooted (uproot) as telegon.In some examples, if routing node B will have lower MAC Address, it is telegon that routing node A will maintain routing node B, and will ignore the message from routing node C.This part of example is outstanding true: during the telegon identification procedure of this iteration, multiple routing node may think that they are telegons.

Now, routing node B can continue to think that it is telegon, and will periodically broadcast JMN message to other routing node.In this example, routing node B broadcast comprises the JMN message of the MAC Address (MAC-B) of routing node B, and described JMN message receives (step 834) by both routing node A and routing node C.Routing node A will ignore the JMN message sent by routing node B, effectively because it is recognized: the telegon of current appointment---routing node C---has the MAC Address (step 836) of the MAC Address being less than routing node B.But routing node C will differently respond, because routing node C has the MAC Address (MAC-C) lower than routing node B.Like this, routing node C will store the MAC Address (MAC-B) (step 838) of routing node B, and compares the MAC Address (MAC-B) of routing node B and the MAC Address (MAC-C) (step 840) of routing node C.Then routing node C will recognize that it should remain telegon, because it has lower MAC Address (step 842) and then for the MAC Address (MAC-B) of routing node B generates short address (B _c) (step 844).Then routing node C sends JMN response (step 846) comprising its MAC Address (MAC-C) and the short address (B comprised for routing node C by routing node B _c) short address message (step 848).Responsively, telegon is reset to routing node C(step 850 by using the MAC Address (MAC-C) of routing node C by routing node B), and by B _cbe stored as its short address (step 852).

At this moment, period, suppose that routing node D becomes available (step 854), and as telegon, routing node C starts periodically to broadcast JMN message.Like this, routing node C comprises the JMN message of its MAC Address (MAC-C) by sending, described JMN message receives (step 856) by routing node A, routing node B and routing node D.Routing node A and B will ignore JMN message effectively, because they are recognized: these message send (step 858 and 860) by the telegon through identifying, routing node C.Due to routing node D be network communication range in a new side, so routing node D will process JMN message.Therefore, routing node D will store the MAC Address (MAC-C) (step 862) of routing node C, and compares the MAC Address (MAC-C) of routing node C and the MAC Address (MAC-D) (step 864) of routing node D.Because routing node D will recognize: it has the MAC Address higher than routing node C, and routing node D will recognize: routing node C should be telegon, and telegon will be set to the MAC Address (MAC-C) (step 866) of routing node C.Like this, because routing node C is telegon, routing node D will not assign short address for routing node C.By providing the JMN response message of the MAC Address (MAC-D) comprising routing node D to routing node C, routing node D will simply in response to JMN message (step 868).Routing node C is by the MAC Address (MAC-D) (step 870) of the MAC Address (MAC-C) Yu routing node D that compare it.Have lower MAC Address due to routing node C and should remain telegon, the MAC Address (MAC-D) for routing node D is generated short address (D by routing node C _c) (step 872), and the short address (D comprised for routing node D will be sent to routing node D _c) message (step 874).Routing node D will store short address (D _c), for for communication (step 876) subsequently.

Certain during process is a bit located, if routing node C does not have the known acquiescence short address of other routing node, it will be self assign short address (step 878).Routing node C can for self assigning short address and providing short address to other routing node in any desired way.The benefit had for the acquiescence short address of telegon is: other routing nodes all, and no matter whether they have been assigned short address, short address can be used by network, use traditional mesh network route technology and route messages to telegon.

In this, non-route (sleeper) node can be joined network by the routing node C carrying out coordinating, and be they appointments short address (step 880), and initiate above-mentioned grouping process (step 882), and use the short address of appointment and implement various control, route etc. (step 884).The node adding network subsequently to can have the MAC Address lower than the MAC Address of routing node C, and in those scenarios, the routing node with the new interpolation of lower MAC Address can be taken over as telegon, and again assigns short address to all routes in network and non-routing node.In addition, debugging acid 36 can divide into groups to assign etc. to revise with the telegon of Automatic Logos alternately.Telegon can also be changed by debugging acid 36 or again assign, as desired by network manager.

Multiple key lighting equipment configuration

With reference to Figure 36, exemplary illuminating equipment 10 is illustrated as to be had: with the Drive Module 30 of the LED array 20 be associated, communication module 32, equipment sensor assembly 132 and gateway 142.Drive Module 30, communication module 32, equipment sensor assembly 132 and gateway 142 can be configured to by such as I ²2 lines of C bus and so on or more line serial line interface and communicating with one another, to allow each devices exchange information, such as data and control information, as desired.As mentioned above, communication module 32 can promote the radio communication with other node in wireless network, and substantially serves as and be generally used for illuminating equipment 10 and especially for the communication interface of gateway 142, Drive Module 30 and equipment sensor assembly 132.Gateway 142 can promote with network outside the radio communication of entity (such as remote controllers or to telecommunication network), perhaps by using different wireless communication interfaces.Such as, communication module 32 can promote that the one or more channels in 2.4GHz band use IEEE 802.15.4 standard with radio communication that is other node in lighting mains, and gateway 142 can promote the communication in different band of the distinct communication standards using such as honeycomb or other ieee standard etc. and so on.Therefore, one in illuminating equipment 10 can be provided with gateway 142, and gateway 142 is by the access point that serves as whole lighting mains or node.Gateway 142 is shown to have CPU 144, wireless communication interface 146 and serial communication interface 148.Wireless communication interface 146 supports the radio communication with external network or equipment, and serial communication interface 148 promotes the communication by 2 line serial line interfaces.

Also show exemplary (ON/OFF/light modulation) switch 140', it has ambient light sensor S _a, and in this embodiment, the cable that can connect with 2 line serial line interfaces of illuminating equipment 10.Like this, switch 140' can be positioned at away from illuminating equipment 10 place, and still integrated via 2 line serial line interfaces.Open and close and brightness adjustment control can be provided to communication module 32 or Drive Module 30 via 2 line serial line interfaces, any one wherein in communication module 32 or Drive Module 30 by these orders of inter-process, and provides order to other node resided in such as other illuminating equipment and so in identical group of illuminating equipment 10.Equipment sensor assembly 132 can have surround lighting and take sensor S _aand S _othe two, its ambient light and take measurement and can share with communication module 32 or Drive Module 30, any one in communication module 32 or Drive Module 30 can processing command inner correspondingly reaction and share information with other member of group.Again, Drive Module 30 can also comprise various sensor, such as illustrated ambient light sensor S _a.

Overall control for illuminating equipment 10 can be provided by communication module 32, wherein all inside and directly attached control information are sent to communication module 32, communication module 32 will carry out the Drive Module 30 that process information correspondingly controlling is associated according to its internal logic, and other node in its group or send control information to overall network.On the contrary, Drive Module 30 can provide this functional, and wherein sensor and switching information are provided to Drive Module 30 and by its internal logic process to control LED array 20.Drive Module 30 can also share this control information or data and sensor information with other member of network via communication module 32.The other amendment of this scene will be: wherein ON/OFF/dimmer switch 140' can input to share its sensor with communication module 32 radio communication, and sends information to the miscellaneous equipment on network.

As noted, various serial interface technologies can be adopted.In the following example, I is adopted in the mode without characteristic feature ²c interface.In this embodiment, the main control of illuminating equipment 10 is provided in Drive Module 30.If use I ²c interface, then Drive Module 30 is configured to from equipment, and passes through I ²other entity (comprising communication module 32, equipment sensor assembly 132, gateway 142 and ON/OFF/dimmer switch 140') of C interface communication is all configured to main equipment.This configuration is for based on I ²the bus-structured previous implementation of C is counterintuitive.When Drive Module 30 serves as from equipment, other main equipment can initiate to transmit, and thus send data to Drive Module 30 or from Drive Module 30 request data, whenever all need not wait for or alarm Drive Module 30 before initiation is transmitted.Like this, Drive Module 30 periodically or constantly need not be attached to I by poll ²the miscellaneous equipment of C interface changes to search switch, sensor or communication.Instead, main equipment is configured to initiate switch, sensor or communication from trend Drive Module 30 and changes, and wherein Drive Module 30 is configured to easily receive this information and correspondingly process it.Main equipment can also from Drive Module 30 solicited message.Drive Module 30 may have described information at hand and be provided the main equipment got back to and carry out asking, or can via communication module 32 or another equipment be associated in illuminating equipment 10 or with illuminating equipment 10 and from another network node retrieving information.

Exemplarily, if the ambient light sensor S of equipment sensor assembly 132 _aor take sensor S _ochange detected, then equipment sensor assembly 132 is configured to initiate to represent the transmission of the information of sensor change or multiple change to Drive Module 30.Drive Module 30 by process information and based on it internal logic and determine LED array 20 the need of unlatching turn off or in light output change.Drive Module 30 can also generate the control command or message that comprise sensor information, its other node be usually sent in its group be associated or network via communication module 32.For control command, the equipment carrying out receiving can respond as guided.For sensor information, carrying out the equipment that receives can processes sensor information, and determines how to control self based on it.Similar operation is provided by ON/OFF/dimmer switch 140', ON/OFF or light modulation adjustment wherein detected, and initiation on off state or state are changed the transmission to Drive Module 30 by ON/OFF/dimmer switch 140', Drive Module 30 will again as required process information to control LED array 20, and provide the instruction of any necessity to other node on network via communication module 32.

The order of such as sensor information and so on or shared data can also arrive illuminating equipment 10 via communication module 32.Like this, the data that communication module 32 usually will receive order from another node in the group be associated or network or share, and be initiated to the transmission of Drive Module 30, Drive Module 30 by the internal logic based on it processing command or explanation the data shared, and control lamp array 20 by rights.Except only providing status information, data and order to Drive Module 30, any one information that Drive Module 30 can be asked to maintain in these equipment.Such as, in light projection process, communication module 32 can receive request to light projection data from debugging acid 36.The request that communication module 32 will be initiated to Drive Module 30 information, Drive Module 30 will provide to communication module 32 breath of writing in reply.Then information router directly or indirectly by other routing node in network will be got back to debugging acid 36 by communication module 32.

Although illustrated principal and subordinate's configuration is very favorable, not that to put into practice concept disclosed herein necessary.The benefit of this type configuration is: the miscellaneous equipment in illuminating equipment 10 does not need to know the existence of other things, if their data and status information are collected and maintain on Drive Module 30.Other node simply need to communication module 32 or gateway 142 makes request, and communication module 32 or gateway 142 will obtain information from Drive Module 30 and correspondingly respond.Notably, Drive Module 30 can maintain or collect all types of state for illuminating equipment 10 or performance information, and it can be used any equipment in illuminating equipment 10 via communication module 32 on network, or can use remote entity via gateway 142.In addition, for the main equipment of given illuminating equipment 10 and from equipment without the need to being maintained in the shell of illuminating equipment 10.

In certain embodiments, the functional of communication module 32 can be integrated in Drive Module 30, or vice versa.Such as, the microcontroller that integrated module will have with built-in or closely related RF transceiver, wherein microcontroller will provide all required process of Drive Module 30 and communication module 32.Transceiver communicates promoting with the RF of other remote entity with other element (equipment, sensor, switch etc.) of lighting mains and debugging acid 36.Like this, integrated module can also provide the functional of gateway 142.Integrated module can also comprise various sensor, such as ambient light sensor S _a, take sensor S _oetc..Can any AC-DC be provided to change on the PCB identical with transceiver with microcontroller, or can be provided by far module or PCB.

Perform study widely usually improving wireless network in the past few decades.But many having focused in this research is reduced power demand or increases handling capacity.For illuminator, these preferentially should be converted to increases the response time and reduces costs.In a first embodiment, the lighting nodes of such as illuminating equipment 10 and independently sensor and switch and so on can be assigned the unique address from numeral 1.In addition, the maximum quantity of the lighting nodes in given illuminator is limited, such as 256 with the numeral of definition.For example below, suppose in lighting mains, have six lighting nodes, and each node is sequentially addressed 1-6.The expression of such lighting mains is provided in Figure 37.

Routing table for identifying the down hop along routed path, and perhaps from the necessary many jumpings in arrival destination, current location.(form A) and then provides the exemplary routing table for lighting nodes 1 constructed according to the skill of correlation technique below.For this example, the grouping of tentation data needs to be routed to lighting nodes 6 from lighting nodes 1.In routing table below, need three column informations: the quantity of the address of destination, next hop address and the jumping from current location to destination.In operation, lighting nodes by the destination-address of mark for the packet be just routed, and searches for destination address field in the routing table to find coupling.If for being numeral 6 by the destination-address of the grouping be routed, then lighting nodes 1 will search for entry to find for lighting nodes 6 in destination address field.Next hop address (5) for the correspondence of destination-address 6 is identified, and the grouping of data is routed to next hop address (5), and wherein this process repeats at each lighting nodes place, until packet arrives the destination of its intention.

Destination-address	Next hop address	The quantity of jumping
			5	5	1
3	2	2
			2	2	1
6	5	3
			4	5	2

Form A.

For the disclosure, the size of routing table can reduce about 1/3rd, and thus saves amount and the necessary process of mark next hop address of required system storage.As shown in following form (form B), remove the row for destination-address.Instead, reorganize routing table, make row correspond to destination-address.In other words, the first entry in routing table corresponds to destination-address 1, and the second row of routing table corresponds to destination-address 2, and the third line in routing table corresponds to destination-address 3, etc.Therefore, and again suppose that routing table below corresponds to lighting nodes 1, determine that route determines as follows.Determine the destination of packet.Directly correspond to the position in routing table due to destination-address, lighting nodes 1 only needs to access the Article 6 order in routing table, and to identify the next hop address for routing the packets directly to destination-address 6, destination-address 6 corresponds to lighting nodes 6.Notably, routing table preferably corresponds to destination-address and by sequencing.But destination-address does not need to mate the position in routing table.Skew etc. may be used for the lighting mains or the district that compensate the lighting nodes that employing is not associated with address at the beginning.In the case of this embodiment, reduce the size of routing table, and reduce the amount of the process of comparing in destination-address and routing table needed for various entry.In itself, there is not penetrating scanning form to find the needs of the destination-address of coupling, because the position in form corresponds to destination-address.

Next hop address	The quantity of jumping
		1	0
2	1
		2	2
5	2
		5	1
5	3

Form B.

With reference to Figure 38, can based on lighting nodes the surround resided in wherein assign address for lighting nodes.Such as, three surrounds are had: group 1, group 2 and group 3.Lighting nodes 1-6 is in group 1, and lighting nodes 7-9 and 11 is in group 2, and lighting nodes 10,12 and 13 is in group 3.Form C corresponds to the routing table for lighting nodes 9, wherein adopts traditional routing table framework.From dissecting needle to the configuration of Figure 38, when from one group to another route data, a large amount of lighting nodes comprising all nodes in group 1 by route by lighting nodes 8.Applicant has been found that: it is more efficient that lighting nodes 9 has two sections be separated, and two sections be separated are corresponding to form D below and form E.

Destination-address	Next hop address	The quantity of jumping
			6	8	4
2	8	3
			12	10	2
8	8	1
			7	8	2
5	8	2
			10	10	1
3	8	4
			1	8	3
11	11	1
			13	10	2
4	8	3

Form C

Form D.

The first section for the routing table of lighting nodes 9 comprises three fields (or row): the quantity of the group of destination, next hop address and jumping.This is called as group section.When determining next hop address, lighting nodes 9 by recognition purpose way address reside in group wherein, and use described form to determine the next hop address of this group destination.Thus, if destination-address corresponds to 10,12 or 13 of group 3, then routing table will be designated 10 next hop address.If destination-address is the 1-6 corresponding to group 1, then the next hop address (it is destination-address 8) for organizing 1 is selected and is divided into groups for route data.Notably, if destination-address resides in identical group, then the second section of routing table is searched for.Second section can take the configuration of conventional routing table, wherein application target way address, that such as below shown in form E.

Destination-address	Next hop address	The quantity of jumping
			7	8	2
11	11	1
			8	8	1

Form E.

Alternately, whole destination address field can be abandoned from the second section of routing table.Use the technology described explicitly with Figure 37, the next hop address in the second section of routing table can be positioned in the position corresponding to destination-address in the routing table.Thus, when using the second section of routing table, in routing table, the location of next hop address will corresponding to actual purpose way address.

With reference to Figure 39, illustrate another configuration.The basic configuration of the lighting mains shown in Figure 39 is identical with the configuration of Figure 38.Only difference is: again assign the address being used for corresponding lighting nodes, to promote the establishment of very succinct routing table.(form F) illustrates the exemplary routing table for lighting nodes 9 below.

Criterion	Next hop address
		Destination < 9	7
Destination=10	10
		Destination > 10	11

Form F.

As illustrated, routing table only has two fields, and replace in based on actual destination-address or actual destination-address reside in group wherein and determine next hop address, definition route criterion is for selection next hop address.The scope that route criterion falls into based on destination-address, and in some instances based on actual purpose way address.Such as, and reuse lighting nodes 9, the next hop address for any destination-address being less than 9 is destination-address 7.Next hop address for any destination-address being greater than 10 is destination-address 11.Finally, if destination-address is 10, then down hop is destination-address 10.Be conceived to routing table, this embodiment diagram is to the concept of the various lighting nodes assigned address in independent district's (or group) and overall system as a whole.Remember routing table, can in the mode greatly reducing number of entries in routing table by address assignment to various lighting nodes, and wherein at least some next hop address is selected is the scope fallen into based on destination-address.In fact these improvement in route can be used in any networking blueprint, and are not limited only to illumination application.

Although above-described embodiment focuses on the illuminating equipment 10 of light trough type, concept disclosed herein is applicable to the illuminating equipment of any type.Such as, the illuminating equipment 10' of recessed type as illustrated in Figure 40 also can be incorporated to all above-mentioned concepts.As illustrated, illuminating equipment 10' comprises main shell 12', lens 14' and electric-device housing 26'.Above-mentioned various module can be incorporated in electric-device housing 26' or be attached to it, outside the specified encapsulating of forced draught supplemented or within.These configurations will change based on specific application.But, allow the concept of the modular system of easily replacing any module and adding new module to be considered to be in the scope of the disclosure and claim subsequently.

The disclosure relates to a kind of lighting mains, and wherein in network, the control of illuminating equipment can be distributed between illuminating equipment.Illuminating equipment can be divided into the group be associated from different surrounds.At least some illuminating equipment will have one or more sensor or be associated with one or more sensor, such as take sensor, ambient light sensor etc.In integral illumination network or various surround, illuminating equipment can share the sensing data of sensor.Each illuminating equipment can process the sensing data provided by its sensor, long-range standalone sensor or illuminating equipment, and carrys out process sensor data to control the operation of illuminating equipment according to the internal logic of illuminating equipment oneself.Illuminating equipment can also receive control inputs from other illuminating equipment, Controlling vertex, photoswitch and debugging acid.Control inputs can be processed together with sensing data, to strengthen the control of illuminating equipment further according to internal logic.

Therefore, the control of lighting mains of the present disclosure is dispersion, and each illuminating equipment is operated independent of lighting mains substantially; But the internal logic in each illuminating equipment is configured, illuminating equipment as one man can be taken action as group.Although as one man take action, each illuminating equipment can operate in a different manner, and this depends on the target for specific illumination application.Illuminating equipment can also in response to presented any user's input.In one embodiment, a kind of illuminating equipment of circuit that there is optical sensor, solid state light emitter and be associated is provided.Circuit is adapted to determines that the given illuminating equipment of multiple illuminating equipment is entering light projecting pattern.Via optical sensor, circuit is monitored for the provided by given illuminating equipment first smooth superframe signal, and based on the first smooth superframe signal reception and realize the generation of the grouped data for given illuminating equipment.Grouped data can be used, at least in part, for by the one or more groupings in described illuminating equipment and multiple illuminating equipment.In order to by the one or more groupings in described illuminating equipment and multiple illuminating equipment, described circuit can send and will determine the grouped data of how to be divided into groups by multiple illuminating equipment to remote entity, and receives the information of the group of mark belonging to illuminating equipment.Alternately, described circuit can send grouped data to one of multiple illuminating equipment, and it will determine how to divide into groups to multiple illuminating equipment.

In order to by the one or more groupings in described illuminating equipment and multiple illuminating equipment, described circuit can process described grouped data together with other grouped data from the one or more receptions in multiple illuminating equipment, to determine the group of the multiple illuminating equipments belonging to illuminating equipment.If the first smooth superframe signal is detected, then grouped data can the relative signal intensity of pilot light superframe signal.

In another embodiment, described circuit can be adapted to and enter light projecting pattern, and then drives solid state light emitter to provide the second smooth superframe signal will monitored by multiple illuminating equipment.Before providing light superframe signal, circuit can send instruction to start the monitoring for the second smooth superframe signal to multiple illuminating equipment.

Described circuit also can be adapted to and receive distance sensor data from least one multiple illuminating equipment, and drives solid state light emitter based on distance sensor data.Like this, described circuit can determine the local sensor data of optical sensor from illuminating equipment or another local sensor, and drives solid state light emitter based on both distance sensor data and local sensor data.Described circuit can also send local sensor data at least one in multiple illuminating equipment.

Described circuit can also identify the group that described illuminating equipment has been assigned to multiple illuminating equipments wherein, and drives solid state light emitter in response to being intended to for the instruction of this group.Each illuminating equipment can be assigned to only one group, or can be assigned to multiple groups when sharing the overlap group of at least one illuminating equipment.

Described circuit can be split into Drive Module and communication module, and described Drive Module is adapted to driving solid state light emitter, and described communication module is adapted to and communicates and control and drive system module with multiple illuminating equipment.Drive Module and communication module are communicated with one another by communication bus.

In yet another embodiment, lighting mains is provided with multiple illuminating equipments with the optical sensor be associated.During watch-dog pattern, each in multiple illuminating equipment is adapted to be determined: the given illuminating equipment of multiple illuminating equipment is entering light projecting pattern; Via optical sensor, monitor for the light superframe signal provided by given illuminating equipment; And based on the first smooth superframe signal reception and realize the generation of the grouped data for given illuminating equipment.During receiving mode, each illuminating equipment will drive the solid state light emitter be associated, to provide light superframe signal for other illuminating equipment monitoring in multiple illuminating equipment.Based on grouped data, each in multiple illuminating equipment can be assigned at least one in multiple groups automatically.

Can indicate with any two grouped datas be associated of multiple illuminating equipment and be provided and the relative size of the light superframe signal received by second in two by first in two.In addition, each in multiple illuminating equipment can be adapted to the grouped data that other illuminating equipment be exchanged in multiple illuminating equipment is collected, and one that automatically self is assigned to based on grouped data in multiple groups, make in multiple groups each comprise those illuminating equipments of the light superframe signal that can detect from other illuminating equipment in particular group.Alternately, each in multiple illuminating equipment can be adapted to the grouped data that other illuminating equipment of being exchanged for multiple illuminating equipment is collected, and one that automatically self is assigned to based on grouped data in multiple groups, making in multiple groups that each comprises can with the size detection more than threshold value arranged those illuminating equipment to the light superframe signal from other illuminating equipment in particular group.

The grouped data of being collected by each in multiple illuminating equipment can be sent to remote entity, and multiple illuminating equipment is assigned to group based on grouped data by remote entity.The grouped data of being collected by each in multiple illuminating equipment can also be sent to one in multiple illuminating equipment, and multiple illuminating equipment is assigned to group based on grouped data by it.

And, each illuminating equipment can be adapted to the sensing data of optical sensor or another sensor be associated shared with other illuminating equipment of multiple illuminating equipment from it, and based on sensing data, in view of it internal logic and control light output.Internal logic can be configured, and each making in multiple illuminating equipment operates independently of one another, provides light in a uniform matter simultaneously.

In yet another embodiment, lighting mains is provided with one group of illuminating equipment, and described illuminating equipment has sensor and solid state light emitter.Each illuminating equipment in this group illuminating equipment can be adapted to be coordinated with at least one in this group illuminating equipment, to determine light output level, and drives solid state light emitter to provide light output.In this group illuminating equipment at least some will provide different light output levels simultaneously.Different subgroups in this group illuminating equipment can provide the output level of different light output levels or classification between this group illuminating equipment.The light output level of each illuminating equipment can be determined at least in part on surround lighting.Can via the optical sensor of illuminating equipment the amount of ambient light.Notably, the light output level of each illuminating equipment is determined on the amount of the surround lighting that can detect at the optical sensor of another illuminating equipment via this group illuminating equipment at least in part.

Each comprising in multiple illuminating equipments of this group illuminating equipment can be adapted to be determined: the given illuminating equipment of multiple illuminating equipment is entering light projecting pattern; Via optical sensor, monitor for the light superframe signal provided by given illuminating equipment; And based on the first smooth superframe signal reception and realize the generation of the grouped data for given illuminating equipment.Each in multiple illuminating equipment can drive the solid state light emitter be associated, and monitors for other illuminating equipment of multiple illuminating equipment to provide light superframe signal.Based on grouped data, each in multiple illuminating equipment can be assigned at least one in multiple groups automatically.

The disclosure relates to lighting mains, and the control of the illuminating equipment wherein in network can be distributed between illuminating equipment.Illuminating equipment can be divided into the group be associated from different surrounds.At least some in illuminating equipment will have one or more sensor or be associated with one or more sensor, such as take sensor, ambient light sensor etc.In integral illumination network or various surround, illuminating equipment can share the sensing data of the sensor from them.Each illuminating equipment can process the sensing data provided by its sensor, long-range standalone sensor or illuminating equipment, and carrys out process sensor data according to the internal logic of illuminating equipment oneself, to control the operation of illuminating equipment.Illuminating equipment can also receive control inputs via internet or other similar network from other illuminating equipment, Controlling vertex, photoswitch, debugging acid, gateway and remote equipment.Control inputs can be processed together with sensing data, to strengthen the control of illuminating equipment further according to internal logic.

Therefore, the control of lighting mains of the present disclosure can be dispersion, and each illuminating equipment is operated independent of lighting mains substantially; But the internal logic in each illuminating equipment is configured, illuminating equipment as one man can be taken action as group.Although as one man take action, each illuminating equipment can operate in a different manner, such as provides different light output levels, and this depends on the target for specific illumination application.Illuminating equipment can also in response to presented any user's input.

In one embodiment, each illuminating equipment comprises the circuit of solid state light emitter and control operation.Especially, the illuminating equipment that described circuit to be adapted to from least one other receives distance sensor data, and drives solid state light emitter based on distance sensor data.Illuminating equipment can comprise local sensor, such as ambient illumination sensor, take sensor etc.When local sensor, described circuit is also adapted to the local sensor data determined from local sensor, and drives solid state light emitter based on both distance sensor data and local sensor data.Local sensor data can also be sent to other illuminating equipment, and other illuminating equipment can use local sensor data to help control those illuminating equipments.Except controlling illuminating equipment, sensor activity can illustrate using forestland with meticulous details.Some examples take mode sensor by being in room, and it illustrates what region used over an extended period of time in room, or ambient light sensor, and it illustrates that daylight is just how captured efficiently and is distributed to room from window.

Like this, these illuminating equipments can share their sensing data with other illuminating equipment in lighting mains, and control their light output based on local and remote sensing data, in view of their internal logic.Internal logic is configured, and each illuminating equipment is operated independently of one another, provides light or functional in a uniform matter simultaneously.

Such as, switch may be used for opening all illuminating equipments in given zone.But based on the amount of the surround lighting existed in the zones of different of surround, the amount of the light provided by various illuminating equipment can change from an illuminating equipment to the next one.Illuminating equipment closer to window can provide less light or the light of different colours or colour temperature than those illuminating equipments of close inwall.

The disclosure relates to a kind of lighting mains, and wherein in network, the control of illuminating equipment can be distributed between illuminating equipment.Illuminating equipment can be divided into the group be associated from different surrounds.At least some illuminating equipment will have one or more sensor or be associated with one or more sensor, such as take sensor, ambient light sensor etc.In integral illumination network or various surround, illuminating equipment can share the sensing data of the sensor from them.Each illuminating equipment can process the sensing data provided by its sensor, long-range standalone sensor or illuminating equipment, and carrys out process sensor data to control the operation of illuminating equipment according to the internal logic of illuminating equipment oneself.Illuminating equipment can also receive control inputs from other illuminating equipment, Controlling vertex, photoswitch and debugging acid.Control inputs can be processed together with sensing data, to strengthen the control of illuminating equipment further according to internal logic.

In such illuminator, illuminating equipment needs to transmit information between which, and in many instances, from an illuminating equipment to another routing iinformation as packets of data.Like this, illuminating equipment can generate packet, and they are routed to another illuminating equipment, and another illuminating equipment described can information in process data packets or divide into groups towards another illuminating equipment route data.

In a first embodiment, each illuminating equipment comprises the circuit of light source and control operation.In order to provide light output, described circuit is adapted to and drives light source to provide light output.In order to route data grouping, described circuit adopts routing table, and described routing table has the next hop address for each in multiple destination-address.Based on one corresponding in multiple destination-address, each next hop address is positioned in routing table.Like this, multiple destination-address there is no need for accessing routing table.

Based on the destination-address of packet, first described circuit can determine the location in routing table.Next, the next hop address of accessing for destination-address based on the location in routing table; And the then route data grouping towards next hop address.In itself, can be positioned in routing table to correspond to the order of the digital sequencing of multiple destination-address for the next hop address of each in multiple destination-address.In order to access the next hop address for destination-address, described circuit can application target way address as index, be used for the next hop address of destination-address with mark from routing table.Routing table can comprise the quantity of the jumping for each next hop address.The quantity of multiple node can correspond to the quantity of position in routing table.Under a kind of scene, the value of each destination-address directly corresponds to the position comprising corresponding next hop address in routing table.

In a second embodiment, routing table is divided at least the first section and the second section.First section comprises the next hop address of each in multiple groups of the illuminating equipment do not belonged to for illuminating equipment.Second section comprises the next hop address of each in the multiple destination-address corresponding to and be associated with the group of the illuminating equipment belonging to illuminating equipment.

In one implementation, the second section comprises each in the multiple destination-address be associated with corresponding next hop address.Directly based on correspondence destination-address and access next hop address.In another implementation, based on one corresponding in multiple destination-address, each next hop address is positioned in routing table, makes multiple destination-address be not used in access routing table.

If packet is intended to one in multiple groups of the illuminating equipment do not belonged to for illuminating equipment, then circuit is by access first section, and in multiple groups of the illuminating equipment do not belonged to based on illuminating equipment one and determine next hop address.If packet is intended to the group for the illuminating equipment belonging to illuminating equipment, then access second section is thought packet determination next hop address by circuit.Upon identifying next hop address, circuit just will the route data grouping towards next hop address.

In the third embodiment, provide the illuminating equipment comprising route criterion, described route criterion to have at least two scopes for destination-address each next hop address.When dividing into groups towards a route data at least two scopes of destination-address, first circuit will be packet determination destination-address.Next, fall into of at least two scopes of destination-address wherein based on destination-address, circuit will select next hop address from route criterion; And the then route data grouping towards next hop address.Route criterion can also comprise the next hop address at least one destination-address.If next hop address is directly related with destination-address instead of address realm, then circuit will be packet determination destination-address, from route criterion, next hop address is selected based at least one destination, and the route data grouping towards next hop address.

The disclosure relates to lighting mains, and wherein in network, the control of illuminating equipment can be distributed between illuminating equipment.Illuminating equipment can be divided into the group be associated from different surrounds.At least some illuminating equipment will have one or more sensor or be associated with one or more sensor, such as take sensor, ambient light sensor etc.In integral illumination network or various surround, illuminating equipment can share the sensing data of the sensor from them.Each illuminating equipment can process the sensing data provided by its sensor, long-range standalone sensor or illuminating equipment, and carrys out process sensor data to control the operation of illuminating equipment according to the internal logic of illuminating equipment oneself.Illuminating equipment can also receive control inputs from other illuminating equipment, Controlling vertex, photoswitch and debugging acid.Control inputs can be processed together with sensing data, to strengthen the control of illuminating equipment further according to internal logic.

In one embodiment, once install illuminating equipment in lighting mains, portable equipment just may be used for by wired or wireless communication means and arranges, configures and control various illuminating equipment.Portable equipment may be used for the internal logic configuring various illuminating equipment, operates in the mode of the coordination expected; Illuminating equipment is assigned to the group be associated with the surround of definition; Again illuminating equipment etc. is assigned to other group.In order to divide into groups, portable equipment can be configured to receive grouped data from various illuminating equipment, and the illuminating equipment that divides into groups based on grouped data.Once determine group, portable equipment can be informed to each illuminating equipment: illuminating equipment one or more groups of being assigned to.

In one embodiment, a kind of illuminating equipment comprising Drive Module and communication module is provided.Drive Module is adapted to and drives the light source be associated also to promote by communication bus, as the communication from communication equipment.Communication module is adapted to and promotes with the radio communication of other element in lighting mains and communicated by communication bus with Drive Module as Master Communication Equipment.Illuminating equipment can also comprise supplementary module, and supplementary module is adapted to as illuminating equipment provides illuminating equipment function, and promote as Master Communication Equipment with the communication of Drive Module by communication bus.As Master Communication Equipment, auxiliary equipment and both communication modules can be initiated and the communicating of Drive Module.Drive Module can be adapted to and receive AC power, and provides DC power to communication module and supplementary module.Communication bus can be serial communication bus, such as I ²c bus.

Can to comprise from Drive Module solicited message with the communication of Drive Module and to Drive Module transmission of information.Supplementary module can be configured to be had: 1) take sensor, wherein illuminating equipment function is detecting and is taking, 2) ambient light sensor, wherein illuminating equipment function is just in ambient light, and 3) communication gate, wherein illuminating equipment function provides radio communications gateway to the network outside lighting mains and at least one in remote equipment.

Under a kind of scene, communication module is adapted to and wirelessly receives the first information from one of other element of lighting mains, and as Master Communication Equipment, initiate the transmission of the first information to Drive Module, Drive Module will control light source based on the first information.In addition, supplementary module can comprise sensor and be adapted to and determines second information relevant with the output of sensor.As Master Communication Equipment, supplementary module can initiate the transmission of the second information to Drive Module, and Drive Module will control light source based on the second information.

Communication module can be adapted to and wirelessly receive information from one of other element of lighting mains, and as Master Communication Equipment, initiate the transmission of information to Drive Module, Drive Module will control light source based on this information.

Drive Module also can be adapted to and communicate with remote switch via communication bus, wherein remote switch is also configured to Master Communication Equipment, it is adapted to initiates the transmission of switching information to Drive Module, and Drive Module will control light source based on switching information.

The disclosure relates to the illuminating equipment for using in lighting mains, and wherein illuminating equipment and other element can communicate with one another via wired or wireless communication technology.When being formed or revise lighting mains, illuminating equipment can communicate with one another, and automatically determines that single illuminating equipment to take on telegon during debug process.In itself, illuminating equipment can exchange their mailing address, and such as MAC Address, the illuminating equipment wherein with the proper communication address of minimum (or the highest) becomes telegon.Telegon can also be configured to: just assign short address for communication once formation lighting mains, instead of longer MAC or similar address.Routing cost can be reduced in short address, and thus makes the route of the message comprising control information, sensing data etc. more efficient.

In an exemplary embodiment, provide a kind of illuminating equipment, described illuminating equipment has the first address and is intended in the lighting mains for having any amount of element.Illuminating equipment generally includes light source, communication interface and the circuit for controlling illuminating equipment.Except controlling light source, described circuit is also adapted to the message receiving for first " adding my network " from the first remote illumination equipment, and it comprises the second address for the first remote illumination equipment.Described circuit will compare the first address and the second address.If the first address does not have and two address predefined relation, then the first remote illumination equipment can be identified as the telegon for lighting mains by described circuit.If the first address has and two address predefined relation, then its illuminating equipment can be set to the telegon for lighting mains by described circuit.Predefined relation may simply be: the first address is higher than the second address or low; But concept disclosed herein is not limited to this two kinds of relations.

If will use short address, then described circuit can generate the short address for the first remote illumination equipment and send short address, if the first address has and two address predefined relation to the first remote illumination equipment.In this case, the telegon that will at least temporarily self be thought of as the first remote illumination equipment of illuminating equipment.Again, the first short address is shorter than the first address.Such as, the first address can be 64 bit mac addresses, and short address can be 8,16 or 24 bit address etc.Described circuit will send the first short address to the first remote illumination equipment.If the first address does not have and two address predefined relation, then described circuit can wait for receiving the first short address for illuminating equipment for the communication in lighting mains, and wherein the first short address is shorter than the first address.

During debug process, illuminating equipment can receive the message of " adding my network " from different illuminating equipments.Illuminating equipment can be thought at first: between the first commutation period, it is the telegon relative to a remote illumination equipment, and then between the second commutation period of another remote illumination equipment, abandons its coordinator role.Such as, described circuit can be adapted to the message receiving for second " adding my network " from the second remote illumination equipment, and it comprises the 3rd address for the second remote illumination equipment, and compares the first address and the 3rd address.If the first address does not have the predefined relation with the 3rd address, then the first remote illumination equipment can be identified as the telegon for lighting mains by described circuit.If the first address has the predefined relation with the 3rd address, then its illuminating equipment at least temporarily can be set to the telegon for lighting mains by described circuit.

When illuminating equipment major part is the routing node for mesh network, circuit for finally becoming the illuminating equipment of telegon can assign short address to each in non-routing element, and non-routing element can comprise sensor assembly, switch module, some illuminating equipment etc. in lighting mains.

Circuit for telegon can realize instruction sending to various element (route and non-both routes), and with initiation packet process, wherein element is coordinated with each other to form multiple element group.Grouping process can adopt light to project process, and wherein when an element utilizing emitted light superframe signal, other element monitors light superframe signal in element is to determine the light projection data determining multiple element group.One or more elements of such as telegon and so on can send information, the group that each element in described message identification element is assigned to from other component collection light projection data element and to other element in element.In fact telegon can determine each group, or uses the remote entity of such as debugging acid or other control system and so on to determine each group.Alternately, some in element can exchange all data and identify they oneself and one group independently.

The disclosure relates to the illuminating equipment for using in lighting mains, and wherein illuminating equipment and other element can communicate with one another via wired or wireless communication technology.When being formed or revise lighting mains, select illuminating equipment to take on the telegon for the formation of lighting mains.Such as, user can adopt debugging acid to select specific illuminating equipment as telegon.Other element towards lighting mains is sent the message of one or more " adding my network " by telegon.The element receiving the message of " adding my network " can respond, to make telegon know their existence and they are joined lighting mains.

In certain embodiments, telegon is by self and to other element assigns short address in lighting mains.Although element has had MAC or similar address, once short address is assigned, the element of route network will use short address for proper communication.Routing cost can be reduced in short address, and thus makes the route of the message comprising control information, sensing data etc. more efficient.

Lighting mains can be the mesh network formed by various element, and routing node taken on by some of them element and non-routing node taken on by other element.Such as, some or all of illuminating equipments can be routing node, and switch, independently sensor etc. can be the non-routing nodes in the embodiment selected.But it is also non-routing element that the element about particular type can be configured to route, without any restriction.

Telegon can realize instruction sending to various element (route and non-both routes), and with initiation packet process, wherein element is coordinated with each other to form multiple element group.Grouping process can adopt light to project process, and wherein when an element utilizing emitted light superframe signal, other element monitors light superframe signal in element is to determine multiple element group.One or more elements of such as telegon and so on can send information, the group that each element in described message identification element is assigned to from other component collection light projection data element and to other element in element.In fact telegon can determine each group, or it can use the remote entity of such as debugging acid or other control system and so on to determine each group.Alternately, some in element can exchange all data and identify self and one group independently.

Those skilled in the art will recognize that the improvement to embodiment of the present disclosure and amendment.All such improvement and amendment are considered in the scope of concept disclosed herein and claim subsequently.

Claims

1. an illuminating equipment, comprising:

Drive Module, it is adapted to and drives the light source be associated also to promote by communication bus, as the communication from communication equipment; And

Communication module, it is adapted to and promotes with the radio communication of other element in lighting mains and communicated by communication bus with Drive Module as Master Communication Equipment.

2. illuminating equipment according to claim 1, also comprises supplementary module, and described supplementary module is adapted to:

For illuminating equipment provides illuminating equipment function; And

Promote as Master Communication Equipment with the communication of Drive Module by communication bus.

3. illuminating equipment according to claim 2, wherein as Master Communication Equipment, supplementary module and both communication modules are initiated and the communicating of Drive Module.

4. illuminating equipment according to claim 3, wherein comprises with the communication of Drive Module: from Drive Module solicited message with at least one Drive Module transmission of information.

5. illuminating equipment according to claim 2, wherein supplementary module comprises and takies sensor, and illuminating equipment function is detecting and takies.

6. illuminating equipment according to claim 2, wherein supplementary module comprises ambient light sensor, and illuminating equipment function is just in ambient light.

7. illuminating equipment according to claim 2, wherein supplementary module is gateway, and illuminating equipment function provides radio communications gateway to the network outside lighting mains and at least one in remote equipment.

8. illuminating equipment according to claim 7, wherein supplementary module is adapted to and wirelessly receives information from the network outside lighting mains and at least one remote equipment, and as Master Communication Equipment, initiation information is to the transmission of Drive Module, and Drive Module will control light source based on described information.

9. illuminating equipment according to claim 2, wherein Drive Module is adapted to and receives AC power, and provides DC power to communication module and supplementary module.

10. illuminating equipment according to claim 2, wherein:

Communication module is adapted to and wirelessly receives the first information from one of other element of lighting mains, and as Master Communication Equipment, initiate the transmission of the first information to Drive Module, Drive Module will control light source based on the first information; And

Supplementary module comprises sensor and is adapted to determines second information relevant with the output of sensor, and as Master Communication Equipment, initiates the transmission of the second information to Drive Module, and Drive Module will control light source based on the second information.

11. illuminating equipments according to claim 1, wherein Drive Module is adapted to and receives AC power and provide DC power to communication module.

12. illuminating equipments according to claim 1, wherein communication bus is serial communication bus.

13. illuminating equipments according to claim 12, wherein communication bus is I ²c bus.

14. illuminating equipments according to claim 1, wherein communication module is adapted to and wirelessly receives information from one of other element of lighting mains, and as Master Communication Equipment, initiate the transmission of information to Drive Module, Drive Module will control light source based on described information.

15. illuminating equipments according to claim 1, wherein Drive Module is also adapted to and communicates with remote switch via communication bus, wherein remote switch is also configured to Master Communication Equipment, it is adapted to initiates the transmission of switching information to Drive Module, and Drive Module will control light source based on switching information.

16. illuminating equipments according to claim 1, wherein light source is LED-based light source.

17. 1 kinds, for the Drive Module of illuminating equipment, comprising:

Wired communication interface; And

Control circuit, it is associated with wired communication interface and is adapted to:

Driving light source; And

Promote by communication bus, as the communication from other module of communication equipment and at least one, at least one other module described is the part of illuminating equipment, be adapted to and illuminating equipment function is provided, and be adapted to by communication bus, communicate as Master Communication Equipment.

18. Drive Modules according to claim 17, at least one other module wherein said comprises communication module, described communication module is adapted to the radio communication promoted with other element in lighting mains, and control circuit is adapted to and sends to communication module the information spread out of, for delivery at least one in other element of lighting mains, and receive the information imported into from communication module.

19. Drive Modules according to claim 18, wherein control circuit is also adapted to based on the information imported into and controls light source.

20. Drive Modules according to claim 18, also comprise sensor, and wherein control circuit are also adapted to:

Sensor-based sensor exports, at least one in other element of lighting mains generates Lighting control instruction; And

Send Lighting control instruction to communication module, at least one being adapted to other element of communication module sends Lighting control instruction.

21. Drive Modules according to claim 17, at least one other module wherein said comprises the sensor assembly being adapted to and determining that sensor exports, and control circuit is adapted to the information corresponding to sensor output from sensor assembly reception.

22. Drive Modules according to claim 21, wherein control circuit is also adapted to based on the information corresponding to sensor output and controls light source.

23. Drive Modules according to claim 22, wherein control circuit is also adapted to:

Export based on sensor, at least one other element of lighting mains generates Lighting control instruction; And

24. Drive Modules according to claim 17, wherein control circuit is also adapted to and communicates with remote switch via communication bus, wherein remote switch is also configured to Master Communication Equipment, it is adapted to initiates the transmission of switching information to Drive Module, and Drive Module will control light source based on switching information.

25. Drive Modules according to claim 17, at least one other module wherein said comprises multiple modules of the illuminating equipment function providing different.

26. Drive Modules according to claim 25, wherein different illuminating equipment functions comprises sensor function, communication function and gateway function.

27. Drive Modules according to claim 17, wherein communication bus is serial communication bus.

28. Drive Modules according to claim 27, wherein communication bus is I ²c bus.