Circuits for distributing bitmaps for a plurality of pixelated light sources

A lighting system comprising:

• a first lighting module comprising:
• a receiver circuit configured to receive information from a processor, wherein the information comprises a first bitmap associated with a first set of lighting elements and a second bitmap associated with a second set of lighting elements;
• and
• a first driver circuit connected to the receiver circuit via a first communication interface, wherein the first driver circuit is configured to receive the information from the receiver circuit via the first communication interface;
• and
• a second lighting module comprising a second driver circuit and a second set of lighting elements, wherein the first driver circuit is configured to extract the first bitmap and the second bitmap from the information, store the first bitmap for driving the first set of lighting elements, and output the second bitmap via a second communication interface to the second lighting module.

A method comprising:

• receiving by a receiver circuit of a first lighting module, information from a processor, wherein the information comprises a first bitmap associated with a first set of lighting elements within the first lighting module and a second bitmap associated with a second set of lighting elements within a second lighting module;
• receiving by a driver circuit of the first lighting module, the information from the receiver circuit via a first communication interface;
• extracting the first bitmap and the second bitmap from the information;
• storing the first bitmap within the first lighting module for driving the first set of lighting elements;
• and
• outputting the second bitmap from the first lighting module to the second lighting module via a second communication interface for driving the second set of lighting elements.