H05B47/1995

SECURE DEVICE REJOINING FOR MESH NETWORK DEVICES
20170280537 · 2017-09-28 ·

Securing device rejoining for a mesh network of a wireless lighting control system is disclosed. A potential security weakness of a mesh network protocol is that a proprietary link key may be discovered by close, expert examination of a device, potentially facilitating the joining of a rogue device to the network. Requiring subsequent rejoins of any device that had previously joined the network to use a current randomly generated link key, rather than the proprietary link key, prevents rogue devices only having the proprietary link key from joining.

AUTOMATED COMMISSIONING FOR LIGHTING CONTROL SYSTEMS

Wireless lighting control systems and methods for controlling the illumination of one or more light fixtures are disclosed, including self-commissioning of hardware. Embodiments include a server connected to a wide area network and having software for configuring, monitoring, and controlling lighting fixtures at a site. The control system also includes a wireless gateway at the site initiating communication with the server via a cellular network. Wireless devices initiate communication with the wireless gateway via a mesh network and each wireless device can be wired to control at least one lighting fixture. Once hardware of the site system (e.g., a gateway and/or any device) is mounted or positioned in the appropriate location and powered on, the hardware will self-commission by automatically initiating communications. The gateway will initiate communication and identify itself to server system. When the devices are powered on, they identify themselves to the gateway and the gateway can inform the server system of the devices.

WIRELESS LIGHTING CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS

Wireless lighting control systems and methods for controlling the illumination of one or more light fixtures are disclosed. Embodiments include a server connected to a wide area network and having software for configuring, monitoring, and controlling lighting fixtures at a site. The control system also includes a wireless gateway at the site communicating with the server via cellular. Wireless devices communicate with the wireless gateway via a mesh network and each wireless device is wired to control at least one lighting fixture. A user interface can connect to the wide area network and enable a user to access server control software. Control instructions entered on the server by the user interface are communicated from the server to the wireless gateway and to the wireless devices. A user site device may be connected to the site mesh network enabling a user to configure, monitor, and control lighting fixtures at the site.

Dynamic display lighting systems with bioactive lighting

A display system for displaying digital content includes one or more LED-based lighting channels adapted to generate a first light output in a first operational mode at a first circadian stimulating energy (CSE), and a second light output in a second operational mode, the second light output associated with a second CSE, and a long red near infrared energy (LRNE) output in a third operating mode.

Auto-configuration and automation of a building management system
09661120 · 2017-05-23 · ·

A building management system is disclosed that is automatically configured using a wireless mesh network data and sensor data to create a virtual floor plan. The building management system comprising a control processor, a plurality of lighting devices, and a plurality of control devices comprising lighting control devices, each directly controlling one or more of the lighting devices. The control devices intercommunicate with each other over a wireless network, and each control device comprises a light sensor detecting light intensity. The control processor creates the mesh graph of relative positioning of the control devices to each other using received wireless signal strengths of the control devices relative to each other. The control processor determines relative positioning of the lighting devices to the control devices using the mesh graph and received light intensity readings obtained by the light sensors of the control devices when each lighting device was turned on and off. The virtual floor plan comprises the relative positioning of the control devices to each other, the relative positioning of the control devices to the lighting devices, and room-by-room groupings of the plurality of control devices and the lighting devices.

AUTOMATICALLY COMMISSIONING A GROUP OF LIGHTING UNITS

Systems, methods and computer-readable media are described herein for commissioning a group of two or more lighting units (102) as a group. In various embodiments, the group may be commissioned based at least in part on the two or more lighting units emitting light having corresponding properties. Additionally or alternatively, in various embodiments, the group may be commissioned based on the two or more lighting units being influenced by sensor events raised by two or more sensors (110) within a predetermined time interval. The two or more sensors may take a variety of forms, including but not limited to a presence sensor, an accelerometer, a sensor configured to detect a signal from a third party network service, and so forth.

COMMISSIONING OF REMOTELY MANAGED INTELLIGENT LIGHTING DEVICES
20170124856 · 2017-05-04 ·

An apparatus, method and computer program for performing an at least partially automated commissioning of a lighting device at installation. The apparatus comprises: a wireless interface for communicating over a pre-existing public wireless network, pre-existing at said installation; a positioning module for determining a location of the lighting device; and a local control module. As part of said commissioning, the local control module determines the location of the lighting device using the positioning module, and transmits commissioning information to a register of a lighting management system by transmitting the commissioning information over the pre-existing public wireless network via the wireless interface. The commissioning information comprises an identifier of the apparatus along with the location of the lighting device as determined using the positioning system.

WIRELESS NODES WITH SECURITY KEY
20170118636 · 2017-04-27 · ·

A method of commissioning wireless node devices in a private wireless network without compromising the security of the network, and also wireless devices adapted to commission and to be commissioned in such a manner. A commission key is provided out-of-band for use in commissioning the wireless node device and an identification key is provided for uniquely identifying the wireless node device on the private wireless network. An encrypted network key for the private wireless network is also provided over the wireless medium and is decrypted using an encryption key generated from the commission key and the identification key. The decrypted network key is used to associate the wireless node device with the private wireless network. The method and devices find particular application in wireless lighting systems, and the control thereof.

Lighting element-centric network of networks

A lighting system utilizes intelligent system elements, such as lighting devices, user interfaces for lighting control or the like and possibly sensors. The system also has a data communication network. Some number of the intelligent lighting system elements, including at least two of the lighting devices, also support communication with non-lighting-system devices at the premises. Each such element has a communication interface system configured to provide a data communication link for use by non-lighting-system devices at the premises in proximity to the respective intelligent system element. Also, in such an element, the processor is configured to control communications via the communication interface system so as to provide access to the data network and through the data network to the wide area network outside the premises for non-lighting related communications of the non-lighting-system devices.

Auto commissioning and energy saving lighting system

The invention relates to a network of luminaires for an automatic lighting system comprising at least two luminaires (1) and at least one controller, each luminaire comprising a light source (4) and at least two communication ports (3, 6, 9, 12), wherein the communication ports have predetermined configuration and orientation (3, 6, 9, 12), each communication port (3, 6, 9, 12) is adapted to be communicatively connected to a communication port of another luminaire (1) in said network in the direction and orientation of the port (3, 6, 9, 12), and wherein the identification of unused communication ports (3, 6, 9, 12) is communicated to said at least one controller. The invention further relates to a plug (20, 21, 24, 28) adapted to be inserted into unused communication ports (3, 6, 9, 12) in a luminaire of a network of luminaires (1), said plug (20, 21, 24, 28) being adapted to indicate to a controller (7) in said network that the communication port (3, 6, 9, 12) is unused for communication to another luminaire; and to a method of auto-commissioning of a network of luminaires, wherein the method comprises the steps of: identifying unused communication ports (3, 6, 9, 12), communicating identified unused ports to said at least one controller, and control at least one luminaire as a function of the received information related to unused communication ports.