Emergency driver and intelligent module for the emergency driver

A method for operating an intelligent module, the intelligent module including a wireless communication module to communicate with a remote device, a communication interface in communication with an emergency driver and a controller configured to control the wireless communication module and the communication interface, the method comprising:

• determining a connection with the emergency driver;
• receiving power from the emergency driver;
• operating the controller to control the communication interface to transmit to the emergency driver, a first digital control command received by the wireless communication module from the remote device;
• controlling the wireless communication module to transmit to the remote device, digital data received by the communication interface from the emergency driver including data representing a status of the emergency driver;
• and
• controlling the at least one indicator to operate in a manner corresponding to the status of the emergency driver.

A method, comprising:

• receiving, over a digital communication interface of an emergency driver, an input signal, wherein the emergency driver is electrically connected between a main power supply and at least one electric load and is configured to provide a backup power supply to the at least one electric load when the main power supply is down;
• determining whether the input signal is one of (i) a digital signal and (ii) an analog signal;
• in the event the input signal is the digital signal, operating a controller to control the emergency driver to operate in a first operation mode, wherein the first operation mode includes
• operating a DC power supply of the emergency driver to provide a DC power signal to provide power to a control bus and to the digital communication interface of the emergency driver;
• in the event the input signal is the analog signal, operating the controller to control the emergency driver to operate in a second operation mode, wherein the second operation mode includes
• determining a level of the analog signal, wherein the level is at least one of a high level and a low level;
• in the event the determined level is a low level, limiting the DC power supply in response to determining that a duration of a low level of the digital signal exceeds a first preset threshold;
• and
• in the event the determined level is a high level, controlling the on/off condition of the DC power supply corresponding to a status of the emergency driver.