Apparatus and methods for deployment of fixtures. The apparatus may include a system for controlling deployed fixtures. The system may receive user commands different devices in different formats. The fixtures may be independently addressable. The fixtures may be magnetically supported by a fixture support. A brace may join two or more fixture supports without reducing space available to support fixtures. The brace may join a fixture support to a fixture support accessory. An accessory may include a variable-angle junction. The fixture may include articulating joints for controlling the direction of a beam. The fixture may include a lens having an electrically controllable beam spread angle. The fixture may be stowable in the fixture support. The fixture may be slidable along a cord to adjust a height of the fixture. The fixture may include an extendable ring. The system may coordinate motions of the fixtures to follow a target. The fixture may include an elongated board. The elongated board may include a non-polar power socket.

Apparatus and methods for deployment of fixtures. The apparatus may include a system for controlling deployed fixtures. The system may receive user commands different devices in different formats. The fixtures may be independently addressable. The fixtures may be magnetically supported by a fixture support. A brace may join two or more fixture supports without reducing space available to support fixtures. The brace may join a fixture support to a fixture support accessory. An accessory may include a variable-angle junction. The fixture may include articulating joints for controlling the direction of a beam. The fixture may include a lens having an electrically controllable beam spread angle. The fixture may be stowable in the fixture support. The fixture may be slidable along a cord to adjust a height of the fixture. The fixture may include an extendable ring. The system may coordinate motions of the fixtures to follow a target. The fixture may include an elongated board. The elongated board may include a non-polar power socket.

A multiple location load control system comprises a main device and remote devices, which do not require neutral connections, but allow for visual and audible feedback at the main device and the remote devices. The main device and the remote devices are adapted to be coupled together via an accessory wiring. The main device can be wired on the line side and the load side of the load control system. The main device is configured to enable a charging path to allow the remote devices to charge power supplies through the accessory wiring during a first time period of a half cycle of the AC power source. The main device and the remote devices are configured to communicate with each other via the accessory wiring during a second time period of the half cycle, for example, by actively pulling-up and actively pulling-down the accessory wiring to communicate using tri-state logic.

A multiple location load control system comprises a main device and remote devices, which do not require neutral connections, but allow for visual and audible feedback at the main device and the remote devices. The main device and the remote devices are adapted to be coupled together via an accessory wiring. The main device can be wired on the line side and the load side of the load control system. The main device is configured to enable a charging path to allow the remote devices to charge power supplies through the accessory wiring during a first time period of a half cycle of the AC power source. The main device and the remote devices are configured to communicate with each other via the accessory wiring during a second time period of the half cycle, for example, by actively pulling-up and actively pulling-down the accessory wiring to communicate using tri-state logic.

A single rail control system with receiver modules associated with a motherboard of a personal computer and a power supply, comprises a transmitter module, a connector module, and at least one receiver module. One of the first microcontrollers of the transmitter module is controlled by the motherboard or software running on the system/CPU. The connector module is associated with the transmitter module, the power supply, and the receiver module. The connector module is able to be connected in series to increase the number of the receiver module. The receiver module is able to simultaneously receive the control instruction of the first microcontroller and the power provided from the power supply through the connector module, so that a plurality of RGB LEDs are controlled by one of the second microcontrollers of the receiver module to emit light to the outside. Since the receiver module does not require additional power cables, the unnecessary wires can be effectively reduced.

A luminaire system comprising: a light module with at least one light source; a first peripheral interface device and a second peripheral interface device; a first interface configured to receive first signals from the first peripheral interface device using a first protocol; a second interface configured to send second signals to the second peripheral interface device using a second protocol; wherein the first protocol and the second protocol are different; a transfer module configured to transfer first data content included in a first input signal received at the first interface and/or first processed data based on said first data content, to the second interface; a control means configured to control the signaling between the first interface, the transfer module and the second interface.

A multi-conductor bus with radially arranged conductor wires on which addressable bead devices that may incorporate light-emitting diodes (LEDs) or other surface mount devices (SMDs) can be easily mounted. The radial bus is designed to provide an improved range of flexibility and motion while allowing for easy addition of bead devices along its length that utilize self-addressing bus protocols such as cascading device protocols. The design of the flexible, interruptible radial bus facilitates the use of pass-through and interrupted paths along the bus that simplifies the installation of addressable devices along the bus such as the bus-mounted bead devices disclosed herein.

Devices, systems, and methods for operating a building management system using a lighting control interface are described herein. One device includes an occupancy sensing component, a lighting control interface configured to connect the occupancy sensing device to a lighting control channel of a building, and a building management system (BMS) interface configured to connect the occupancy sensing device to a BMS channel of the building.

A light fixture of a light system is configured to be dimmable using a dimming signal that is either a direct-current (DC) dimming signal or an alternating-current (AC) dimming signal. For example, a 0-10 volt DC dimming signal could be used, or a 120 volt AC dimming signal could be used. A dimming controller in the light fixture is configured to receive both a DC and an AC dimming signals and adjust a brightness and/or color of a light based on the dimming signal.

Apparatus and methods for providing LED lighting on light tape and light sheet. A controller may provide lighting control data to one or more ICs on a segment of tape or sheet. The lighting control data may include a data packet. The data packet may include an address. The address may correspond to one or more of the ICs. The address may correspond to one or more LEDs on the segment. The address may correspond to one or more LEDs on a light tape. The address may correspond to one or more LEDs on a light sheet. The LEDs corresponding to the address may be controlled by a current regulator or regulators on a single IC. The LEDs corresponding to the address may be controlled by current regulators on different ICs.