Tile lighting methods and systems

A tile lighting system, comprising:

• a plurality of addressable LED lighting units disposed on a circuit board in an array, wherein the addressable LED lighting units respond to control signals provided using a serial addressing protocol to produce mixed light of varying colors, wherein at least one of the addressable lighting units receives data intended for at least two lighting units of the plurality of addressable lighting units and selectively responds to data addressed to it;
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• a diffuser for receiving light from the plurality of addressable lighting units.

A tile light, comprising:

• a plurality of LED lighting units disposed only about a perimeter of a substantially rectangular housing;
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• a substantially translucent diffuser disposed over the housing for receiving and diffusing light from the lighting units.

A lighting system, comprising:

• a series of LED-based addressable lighting units for producing mixed light of varying colors, wherein each lighting unit is configured to respond to data addressed to it in a serial addressing protocol, wherein the series of lighting units is configured in a flexible string;
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• a fastening facility for holding the flexible string in a predetermined configuration.

A lighting system comprising:

• a series of LED-based lighting units configured in a flexible string, wherein each lighting unit is configured to respond to data addressed to it in a serial addressing protocol;
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• a fastening facility for holding the flexible string in a predetermined configuration, wherein the fastening facility holds the flexible string in an array.

A modular component for a lighting system, comprising:

• a plurality of addressable LED-based lighting units disposed in an array on a circuit board, wherein each addressable lighting unit of the plurality of addressable lighting units is configured to respond to data addressed to it in a serial addressing protocol, by receiving data intended for at least two lighting units of the plurality of addressable lighting units and selectively responding to data addressed to it.

A lighting system, comprising:

• a plurality of modular components, wherein each modular component includes a plurality of addressable LED-based lighting units disposed in an array on a circuit board, wherein each addressable lighting unit is configured to respond to data addressed to it in a serial addressing protocol, by receiving data intended for at least two lighting units of the plurality of addressable lighting units and selectively responding to data addressed to it.

A method of providing a tile lighting system, comprising:

• providing a plurality of addressable LED lighting units disposed on a circuit board in an array, wherein the addressable LED lighting units respond to control signals provided using a serial addressing protocol to produce mixed light of varying colors, wherein at least one of the addressable lighting units receives data intended for at least two lighting units of the plurality of addressable lighting units and selectively responds to data addressed to it;
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• providing a diffuser for receiving light from the plurality of addressable lighting units.

A method of providing a tile light, comprising:

• providing a plurality of LED lighting units disposed only about a perimeter of a substantially rectangular housing;
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• providing a substantially translucent diffuser for diffusing light from the lighting units.

A method of providing lighting, comprising:

• arranging a series of LED-based lighting units in a flexible string, wherein each lighting unit is configured to respond to data addressed to it in a serial addressing protocol;
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• fastening the flexible string in a predetermined configuration.

A method of providing a modular component for a lighting system, comprising:

• disposing a plurality of addressable LED-based lighting units in an array on a circuit board, wherein each addressable lighting unit of the plurality of addressable lighting units is configured to respond to data addressed to it in a serial addressing protocol, by receiving data intended for at least two lighting units of the plurality of addressable lighting units and selectively responding to data addressed to it.

A method of providing a lighting system, comprising:

• providing a plurality of modular components, wherein each modular component includes a plurality of addressable LED-based lighting units disposed in an array on a circuit board, wherein each addressable lighting unit is configured to respond to data addressed to it in a serial addressing protocol, by receiving data intended for at least two lighting units of the plurality of addressable lighting units and selectively responding to data addressed to it.