Method and apparatus for monitoring and commanding lighting systems and their associated controls
AssigneeIllum Horticulture LLC
InventorsJames V. Rhodes, Robby L. Madruga, David A. Martinez
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for a wirelessly controlled, battery powered, universal serial bus (USB) charged, digital multiplex (DMX) master controller with remote device management (RDM) capability. The DMX controller includes a single DMX interface for DMX mastering that is RDM compliant. The DMX controller includes an optional DMX interface that may be used to allow miscellaneous data transfer that may not only include light intensity control information, but other non-lighting control information between serially connected devices using only DMX as a form of communication in a “token ring” arrangement.
Claims18
A lighting controller, comprising:
- a battery configured to provide operational power;
- a CPU coupled to receive the operational power from the battery;
- a first DMX interface coupled to the CPU and configured to transmit DMX data received from the CPU to the DMX universe, wherein the DMX data is received wirelessly by the CPU;
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- a second DMX interface coupled to the CPU and configured to receive data from the DMX universe.
A network, comprising:
- a DMX universe;
- a DMX controller coupled to the DMX universe, the DMX controller including,
- a first DMX interface configured to receive data from the DMX universe;
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- a second DMX interface configured to transmit data to the DMX universe;
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- a mobile device wirelessly coupled to the DMX controller, the mobile device including a display configured to display the data received from the first DMX interface.
A method of using a DMX controller, comprising:
- providing power to the DMX controller using a battery;
- charging the battery with power received from a USB port;
- configuring the DMX controller to receive DMX control data;
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- transmitting the received DMX control data to a DMX universe from the DMX controller;
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- receiving the DMX control data from the DMX universe by the DMX controller.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.