Systems and methods for providing power and data to lighting devices

A lighting system comprising:

• a first plurality of LED lights;
• a first plurality of modules, one or more of said LED lights of the first plurality of LED lights associated with each module of the first plurality of modules;
• a two-wire communication network configured to address each of said first plurality of modules and provide power to each of said first plurality of modules;
• a user interface configured to acquire user inputs responsive to user intentions to modify a behavior of one or more of said first plurality of LED lights, the user inputs comprising a lighting zone number associated with a lighting zone, and a chronological lighting schedule that includes at least a scheduled time and an intensity for at least one module of the first plurality of modules;
• a processor operatively coupled to the user interface and configured to output lighting zone data, and command and address data responsive to said acquired user inputs;
• a power supply including a rectifier circuit and a bridge circuit, said power supply configured to modify an input voltage of a power source to produce a data encoded power signal responsive to a polarity of said input voltage and responsive to said command and address data, said power supply outputting said data encoded power signal at the scheduled time over said two-wire communication network to modify said behavior of said one or more of said LED lights of the at least one module of the first plurality of modules in accordance with said user intentions, said data encoded power signal shaped substantially similar to a sinusoidal waveform when said data encoded power signal represents a data bit;
• a chassis and an integral user interface panel that includes the user interface and the processor, the chassis providing a mechanical attachment for the power supply and the integral user interface panel;
• a second plurality of LED lights;
• a second plurality of modules, one or more of said LED lights of the second plurality of LED lights associated with each module of the second plurality of modules;
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• a slave controller configured to receive the command and address data from the processor and to produce the data encoded power signal responsive to the polarity of said input voltage and responsive to said command and address data, said slave controller outputting said data encoded power signal to modify said behavior of said LED lights of at least one module of said second plurality of modules in accordance with said user intentions, said second plurality of modules different from said first plurality of modules.

A lighting system comprising:

• a plurality of LED lights;
• a plurality of modules, one or more of said LED lights of the plurality of LED lights associated with each module of the plurality of modules;
• a two-wire communication network configured to address each of said plurality of modules and provide power to each of said plurality of modules;
• a user interface configured to acquire user inputs responsive to user intentions to modify a behavior of one or more of said plurality of LED lights, the user inputs comprising a lighting zone number associated with a lighting zone, and a chronological lighting schedule that includes at least a scheduled time and an intensity for at least one module of the plurality of modules;
• a processor operatively coupled to the user interface and configured to output lighting zone data, and command and address data responsive to said acquired user inputs;
• a fixture programming port operatively coupled to the processor and uncoupled from the two-wire communication network, the fixture programming port configured to provide said lighting zone data to the at least one module modify the lighting zone of the at least one module in accordance with said user intentions when the at least one module is in communication with the fixture programming port;
• a power supply including a rectifier circuit and a bridge circuit, said power supply configured to modify an input voltage of a power source to produce a data encoded power signal responsive to a polarity of said input voltage and responsive to said command and address data, said power supply outputting said data encoded power signal at the scheduled time over said two-wire communication network to modify said behavior of said one or more of said LED lights of the at least one module in accordance with said user intentions when the at least one module is in communication with the two-wire network, said data encoded power signal shaped substantially similar to a sinusoidal waveform when said data encoded power signal represents a data bit;
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• a chassis and an integral user interface panel that includes the user interface, the processor, and the fixture programming port, the chassis providing a mechanical attachment for the power supply and the integral user interface panel.