Backlight apparatus, display apparatus and lighting apparatus

A display apparatus comprising:

• a backlight apparatus;
• a display unit to be illuminated by the backlight apparatus;
• and
• a correction unit configured to correct brightness of the backlight apparatus according to an image displayed on the display unit,
• the backlight apparatus comprising:
• a light-emitting element block on which a plurality of light-emitting elements are arranged at predetermined intervals;
• a plurality of driving control units each of which is configured to control driving for each of the plurality of light-emitting elements by supplying a current to the light-emitting element block;
• and
• a main control unit configured to generate a control signal for performing driving control for each of the plurality of driving control units, and to output the control signal to one of the plurality of driving control units,
• wherein the plurality of driving control units are connected in a daisy chain scheme, and
• the main control unit includes, in the control signal, identification information for identifying at least one of the plurality of driving control units and control data for performing driving control on light-emitting elements assigned to a driving control unit identified by the identification information.

A lighting apparatus, comprising:

• a light-emitting element block on which a plurality of light-emitting elements are arranged at predetermined intervals;
• a plurality of driving control units each of which is configured to control driving for each of the plurality of light-emitting elements by supplying a current to the light-emitting element block;
• and
• a main control unit configured to generate a control signal for performing driving control for each of the plurality of driving control units, and to output the control signal to one of the plurality of driving control units,
• wherein the plurality of driving control units are connected in a daisy chain scheme, and
• the main control unit includes, in the control signal, identification information for identifying at least one of the plurality of driving control units and control data for performing driving control on light-emitting elements assigned to a driving control unit identified by the identification information.