Segmental driving of light emitting circuits

A driver adapted to connect to light emitting circuits and for driving the light emitting circuits, the driver comprising:

• a bypass switching circuit for guiding a bypass current signal which bypasses all light emitting circuit during an initial time-interval, amplitudes of a mains signal for feeding the driver being in an initial range and less than a minimum voltage amplitude across a first light emitting circuit to start emitting light during the initial time-interval,
• a first switching circuit for guiding a first current signal through the first light emitting circuit during a first time-interval, amplitudes of the mains signal being in a first range during the first time-interval, the amplitudes of the mains signal in the first range being larger than the amplitudes of the mains signal in the initial range,
• a second switching circuit for guiding a second current signal through a series connection of the first light emitting circuit and a second light emitting circuit during a second time-interval, amplitudes of the mains signal being in a second range during the second time-interval, the amplitudes of the mains signal in the second range being larger than the amplitudes of the mains signal in the first range, and
• an adaptation circuit for adapting an amplitude of the bypass current signal during the initial time-interval and for adapting an amplitude of the first current signal during the first time-interval and for adapting an amplitude of the second current signal during the second time-interval so that the bypass current follows the mains signal at least in the form.