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US 11,966,213 B2Granted
Handheld programmer for LED drivers
AssigneeABL IP Holding LLC
InventorsPeng Xiao, Alex Oksengendler, Shashank Nalla, Naveen Tumula
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Abstract
The systems and methods disclosed herein include a handheld programmer for replacing LED drivers in the field. The handheld programmer includes a communications module configured to communicate with a first light emitting diode (LED) driver and a second LED driver, and a processor configured to read a plurality of settings from the first LED driver and program the second LED driver with the plurality of settings from the first LED driver.
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A handheld programmer, comprising:
- a communications module configured to communicate with a first programmable light emitting diode (LED) driver and a plurality of second programmable LED drivers, wherein the first programmable LED driver and the plurality of second programmable LED drivers communicate with the handheld programmer using different communication protocols, and the handheld programmer is simultaneously connected to the first programmable LED driver and the plurality of second programmable LED drivers over different wireless or wired connections;
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- a connector port configured to connect the handheld programmer by a wired connector to the first programmable LED driver;
- a processor configured to:
- transition the handheld programmer to a read mode in response to receiving a button press, wherein while the handheld programmer is in the read mode, the handheld programmer provides power to the first programmable LED driver through the wired connector which allows the first programmable LED driver to enter a program mode;
- read a plurality of settings from the first programmable LED driver while the first programmable LED driver is in the program mode;
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- simultaneously program the plurality of second programmable LED drivers with the plurality of settings from the first programmable LED driver.
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A method of programming programmable light emitting diode (LED) drivers, comprising:
- establishing a first communications link between a handheld programmer and a first programmable LED driver wherein the first programmable LED driver communicates using a first communication protocol;
- reading, by the handheld programmer, a plurality of settings from the first programmable LED driver;
- establishing a second communications link between the handheld programmer and a plurality of second programmable drivers, wherein the plurality of second programmable LED drivers communicates using a second communication protocol different from the first communication protocol, and the handheld programmer is simultaneously connected to the first programmable LED driver and the plurality of second programmable LED drivers through different wired or wireless connections;
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- simultaneously programming, by the handheld programmer, the plurality of second programmable LED drivers with the plurality of settings from the first LED programmable driver.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.