CN109952812A

CN109952812A - For controlling the lighting system of the colour temperature of the function as brightness

Info

Publication number: CN109952812A
Application number: CN201780066069.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: N·苏驰; H·C·郝; R·弗兰克; J·E·里维斯; R·M·波考克
Original assignee: Road Creation LLC
Current assignee: Lutron Electronics Co Inc
Priority date: 2016-09-14
Filing date: 2017-08-07
Publication date: 2019-06-28
Anticipated expiration: 2037-08-07
Also published as: CA3036808C; CA3151347A1; CN117676955A; CN114531764A; CN117676954A; EP3513626B1; MX2019002950A; WO2018052572A1; EP4080339A1; EP3513626A4; EP3513626A1; CA3036808A1; CN109952812B

Abstract

A kind of lighting system and method are provided, is shown for easily drawing multiple scenes along dimming curve to form nature for one or more groups of LED illumination devices.The graphic user interface on the remote controler for being wirelessly coupled to lighting apparatus is able to use to execute drafting.Keypad is preferably configured for be controlled by every group of lighting apparatus in each group lighting apparatus of corresponding keypad control along button of each dimming curve in each dimming curve to the change of the colour temperature of the function as brightness, with the temporary or lasting override that allows nature show with reprogram.Modification to scene further includes the modification to the scene before and after the scene currently modified, to provide smooth dimming curve modification.

Description

For controlling the lighting system of the colour temperature of the function as brightness

Technical field

The present invention relates to lighting apparatus and keypad, the lighting apparatus includes light emitting diode (LED), the small key Disk is based on the change of the correlated colour temperature (CCT) of the function of different dimming curve and brightness selectively to control quilt Region, scene and the display illumination being arranged among the LED illumination device among structure.

Background technique

It is described below and only background is used as to provide with example, and be intended to disclose it is believed that may information related to the present invention. Any following information be all not necessarily intended to or should be interpreted to constitute influence theme claimed herein obtain patent The prior art of the characteristics of power.

Lighting apparatus (sometimes referred to as illuminating equipment, illuminator or lamp) includes incandescent lighting equipment, fluorescent lighting fixture With the LED illumination device of increased popularity.LED illumination device mentions compared with conventional illumination device (such as incandescent lamp and fluorescent lighting fixture) Many advantages are supplied.LED illumination device has lower power consumption, longer service life, is made of the hazardous material of bottom line, and And color tuning can be carried out for different applications.For example, LED illumination device provide by coloration from red adjust to blue, Arrive green etc., or the machine by correlated colour temperature (alternatively, being called for short " colour temperature ") from warm white adjusting to cool white etc. Meeting.

The light-emitting LED of multiple and different colors can be combined into individual packaging by LED illumination device.Multi-colored led lighting apparatus Example be that the LED of the different coloration of two of them or more is combined to produce setting for white light or near-white light in same packaging It is standby.In the market there are many different types of White-light LED illumination equipment, some of them are combined with red, green and blue (RGB) LED, red, green, blue and yellow (RGBY) LED, the white of phosphor converted and red (WR) LED, RGBW LED etc..It is logical The different colorations for combining LED in same packaging are crossed, and drives and is coated with different semiconductor materials or by different semiconductor materials It is made and has the LED of the different colours of different driving electric current, these lighting apparatus can mix their coloration output, and Thus in range from warm white (for example, 2600K-3700K) to neutral white (for example, 3700K-5000K) to cool white (example Such as, 5000K-6000K) or daylight (for example, 6000K-8300K) wide colour gamut CCT (colour temperature) in generate white light or close white Coloured light.Some multi-colored led lighting apparatus also enable the brightness of LED illumination device to be changed to specific set-point.When When being arranged to certain luminance and coloration on standardization chromatic diagram, the LED illumination device that these are tunable should all generate phase Same color and colour rendering index (CRI).

Chromatic diagram depicts the appreciable colour gamut of human eye in terms of chromaticity coordinate and spectral wavelength.All saturated colors Spectral wavelength is distributed in the perimeter of profile space (referred to as " colour gamut " of human vision), which covers human eye sense All tones known.In 1931CIE chromatic diagram shown in FIG. 1, the color in the colour gamut 10 of human vision is about x/y coloration Coordinate is drawn.Planck equation, E (λ)=A are followed along chromaticity coordinate or the color point of black body locus or blackbody curve 12 λ^-5/(e^(B/T)-1).Color point on or near blackbody curve 12 provide reference color temperature substantially 2000K and 10000K it Between white or near-white light range.Two or more different colours usually by mixing in LED illumination device The light of LED realize these colour temperatures.For example, can mix from RGB LED emit light to generate substantially white light, Colour temperature is in the range of about 2300K to about 6000K.Although lighting apparatus is typically configured as generating along blackbody curve 12 (for example, about 2300K to 6000K), but some lighting apparatus can be by for the range of the colour temperature of the white or near-white of arrangement It is configured to generate any color in the color-gamut triangle formed by individual LED.

At least part of blackbody curve 12 be commonly referred to as it is corresponding with the Kelvin scale of colour temperature in the daytime " in the daytime Track ".When realizing track in the daytime, it may be desirable to simulate colour temperature in the daytime.In the daytime simulation appropriate requires target colour temperature in day Increase after out to local zone time noon, and arrives sunset reduction afterwards at noon thereafter.It is also contemplated that in total The LED illumination device arranged in each region can be shown as thereafter with the color with the physical alterations of the sun direction of the structure The identical target colour temperature of temperature.It, can be by one or more group areas to scene if more than one region needs to simulate In.Therefore, as one or more regions, the illumination for the LED illumination device group arranged in scene origin leisure total is defeated It constitutes out.Desirably the LED illumination device in one or more regions or in region or scene is in specific time Illumination output having the same.Therefore, particular moment of the scene desirably in the time comprising multiple LED illumination devices has Identical brightness and colour temperature, and be static hence for the special scenes.For its property, scene is whithin a period of time It is static in terms of illumination output (colour temperature and brightness).Change to another scene from a static scene at one or more Different illumination output is formed among multiple lighting apparatus in a region forms so-called display (show).In total In another scene in can have other LED illumination devices of different brightness and/or colour temperature.For example, first Lighting apparatus in scene can have the first brightness and/or colour temperature, and the lighting apparatus in the second scene can have Two brightness and/or colour temperature.First scene can be the first illumination among first group from lighting apparatus and export, and second Scape can be the second illumination outputs of the different groups among same group from lighting apparatus or from lighting apparatus.

It would be desirable to each scene in keypad control total.Button on keypad can be exclusively used in changing Become the brightness and/or colour temperature of the scene of LED illumination device being grouped.By the way that single button may be pressed, the institute of scene is formed It is defeated that the brightness of multiple lighting apparatus of grouping and/or colour temperature can change into the second static illumination from the output of the first static illumination Out, until again by lower button until carrying out further illuminating the time that output changes.

It would be desirable to the different time in one day automatically change LED illumination device the scene being grouped it is quiet State illumination output.The button on keypad can be pressed by the different time in one day to change into from a Static output Another Static output changes, or can in the case where no any user intervention between predefined periodicity It changes every automatically.The illumination for the scene of LED illumination device being grouped is output to another of the scene being grouped The automatic periodic change of illumination output forms display.It would be desirable to and draw on dimming curve from LED illumination The different brightness for the scene of equipment being grouped and/or colour temperature output, and periodically changed using the button on keypad At least part of modified tone light curve.When dimming curve is from when for example the first dimming curve changes into the second dimming curve, LED shines The scene of bright equipment being grouped can be changed into from along a display of the first dimming curve along the second dimming curve Another display.

Although term " scene " reference includes at least one region of multiple LED illumination devices, scene below Quote the illumination output from least one region, and the output include the specified point in the time from it is described extremely The brightness and colour temperature in a few region, and extend up to produce with another different for illuminating output whithin a period of time Scene.It therefore, include shape along a series of scenes of dimming curve (each scene may have different brightness and color temperature value) At the scene of display dynamically changed.Therefore, scene not only represents one or more regions, also represent from region one Static luminance and the colour temperature output of display are formed when being automatically changed in all day.

Desirably aim colour required for physical alterations of the simulated solar to the direction of the structure comprising LED illumination device Temperature serves not only as the function of brightness but also changes as the function of the time in one day.As the time in brightness and one day The change of colour temperature of function form different dimming curves, wherein LED illumination device can be for example in the sunrise simulated The 2300K-2700K for generating the sunrise sky of some yellow of main analog red zone generates the noon of main analog blue at noon Between sky 5000K-6500K, and again with the 2300K-2700K of the sunset sky of main analog red, be similar to warm white Color, in the daytime/cool white and return to difference between warm white.

Accordingly, there exist needs: the LED illumination device in one or more regions of structure is grouped to form scene, And the illumination of the LED illumination device for the scene of lighting apparatus being grouped output is statically changed from a scene lighting output Become another (that is, from the first brightness of the first scene of the scene of LED illumination device being grouped and/or the first colour temperature to The second brightness and/or the second colour temperature of second scene of the scene of LED illumination device being similarly grouped).Also need to form Along a series of scenes of dimming curve (although having identical multiple LED illumination devices in scene however it is with different bright Degree and/or colour temperature), to dynamically change brightness and colour temperature illumination output along dimming curve to create new dimming curve, and And to draw the colour temperature and brightness value of a series of scenes for each dimming curve.Scene can will be along given dimming curve quilt The specific time being assigned in one day, wherein it is other in one day that there are other scenes of different-colour and brightness value to be assigned to Time.There is also needs: by each scene with drawn colour temperature and brightness value be assigned to the different time in one day with Form display.It draws if executed so that colour temperature simulation track in the daytime, desired display become nature and show, it will be along Dimming curve relevant to track in the daytime automatically changes the specific time in one day in scene and a whole day is in a system The colour temperature of LED illumination device among column scene exports.There is also needs: controlling changing for the colour temperature exported from region or scene Become, and using one or more buttons on single keypad (such as global keypad) in a manner of smooth and do not disconnect Temporarily, permanently or enduringly change natural display of each time in one day among scene to show to control nature.

Summary of the invention

It provides a kind of for controlling the lighting system and method for the colour temperature of the function as brightness.LED illumination device Main feature can be the colour temperature and brightness exported from it.Various forms of whites are being needed, throughout the day to be formed along tune The natural display of light curve.Naturally display (colour temperature specifically as the function of brightness) can change, with simulated solar To the position of structure, and more particularly simulation it is external in the daytime with the natural sunlight condition at night.To the override shown naturally or Change can be temporary, lasting or permanent.

A kind of mechanism for realizing the colour temperature control of the function as brightness is by using keypad, which can communicate Ground is linked to multiple LED illumination devices around structure arrangement.Multiple lighting apparatus can be grouped into one in the structure Or multiple regions, and one or more regions can be grouped to form scene.According to one embodiment, single keypad can With control wired connection or be wirelessly coupled to keypad lighting apparatus one or more regions.Keypad can be controlled similarly Make colour temperature associated with each region or brightness value.Similarly, keypad can also control the one or more of lighting apparatus The scene in region.By pressing the button on keypad so that brightness or colour temperature are statically changed into another shape from a state State can control region or scene.Change can retain, until pressing lower button again.It therefore, can be with when pressing lower button every time Statically control area or scene, until pressing lower button again.

It can be in the specific time in one day statically control area or scene.It is set with identical multiple LED illuminations A series of standby but scenes with different brightness and colour temperature be drawn along dimming curve one to be formed and be shown, in scene or Multiple (and the brightness and colour temperature for the scene of specifically lighting apparatus being grouped) can change as brightness and one day In time function colour temperature.The automatic and periodically-varied of the static illumination output of same group of lighting apparatus can be formed There are multiple scenes of different outputs along dimming curve.If for sunshine condition between simulating sun, the light modulation drawn Curve will generate the increased colour temperature for the identical multiple lighting apparatus being arranged in scene, and hereinafter referred to as has and increase A series of scenes of the colour temperature added: scenario A is the first scene of the lighting apparatus under relatively low colour temperature, is increased to opposite The scenario B of first scene of the lighting apparatus under higher color temperature, the lighting apparatus being further increased under even higher colour temperature The first scene scenario B, etc..Although scenario A, scenario B, scene C etc. are phases in terms of the LED illumination device group controlled Same scene, but the colour temperature of the function of the brightness as the group changes throughout the day, to form different scenes, because Colour temperature still can change among Same Scene or same group of lighting apparatus.Thus, scene can not only represent identical one A or multiple regions (that is, lighting apparatus group), scene also by the illumination of lighting apparatus group output be represented as it is related to brightness and The colour temperature of different time in one day, it is bent with the light modulation for forming the sequence although from same group of lighting apparatus with scene Line.

According to one embodiment, generated for the specific time in one day (such as example, sunrise light scene can be Sunrise latter hour) simulate sunrise condition colour temperature scene.On the other hand, sunset scene can be possibly same group of illumination The scene of equipment but have for simulate sunset condition and therefore specific to such as sunset previous hour colour temperature export.

It is arranged in the keypad among structure and is communicably coupled to multiple LED illumination devices, and keypad preferably wraps Include the multiple buttons of arrangement on a keypad.First multiple buttons can be coupled into the multiple illuminations adjusted in only first area The brightness of equipment, and the second multiple buttons can be coupled into the brightness for adjusting multiple lighting apparatus in light scene.Illumination Scene may include first area, and the static illumination output of preferably brightness and colour temperature.Can or colour temperature or Static output is adjusted in terms of brightness or both.It as mentioned above, can be according to one or more buttons on keypad The static but revisable colour temperature and/or brightness value that altered activation is exported from specific illumination scene.Furthermore, it is possible to by the daytime It is cascaded with evening hours and the scene drawing being cascaded to dimming curve is formed to display to dynamically change A series of scenes with illumination output that is different but all having static state.If the color temperature target along dimming curve is mould It is quasi- there is no the outside of the sun to illuminate in the daytime by the sun or at night, it is shown then the dimming curve drawn forms nature.The Three multiple buttons, which can be coupled into, automatically and periodically to be changed by multiple and different times in one day as illuminated field The colour temperature of the function of the brightness of multiple LED illumination devices in scape shows to enable nature.

According to another embodiment, the first multiple buttons further include the first button pair.First of first button centering presses Button is coupled into opening and increases the brightness of multiple LED illumination devices in only first area.Second of first button centering Button is coupled into shutdown and reduces the brightness of multiple lighting apparatus in only first area.Second multiple buttons can also include Second button pair.First button of the second button centering is coupled into opening and increases multiple lighting apparatus in light scene Brightness.Second button of the second button centering is coupled into shutdown and reduces the bright of multiple lighting apparatus in light scene Degree.

According to another embodiment, the 4th multiple buttons further include the 4th button pair.First of 4th button centering presses Button is coupled into opening and increases the colour temperature of multiple LED illumination devices in light scene.Second button of the 4th button centering It is coupled into shutdown and reduces the colour temperature of multiple LED illumination devices in light scene.5th multiple buttons further include the 5th button It is right.First button of the 5th button centering is coupled into opening and increases multiple LED illumination devices in only second area Brightness.Second button of the 5th button centering is coupled into shutdown and reduces multiple LED illumination devices in only second area Brightness.

Other than LED illumination device and keypad, lighting system can also include having graphic user interface (GUI) Remote controler.For example, by using remote controler and the GUI of specifically remote controler, it is a to be assigned to keypad more than first LED illumination device and more than second a LED illumination devices are programmed control.The GUI presented on the screen of remote controler it is separate but It is wirelessly coupled to a lighting apparatus more than first and more than second a lighting apparatus and keypad.On GUI, user can be by A lighting apparatus more than one is assigned to first area, and more than second a lighting apparatus are assigned to second area.On GUI, also Multiple scenes can be created, each scene may have unique brightness and colour temperature.Each field in multiple scenes can be created Scape, to control the function as the time in brightness and one day for more than first a lighting apparatus and more than second a lighting apparatus Colour temperature.Moreover, the timing sequence of scene can be grouped among multiple scenes on GUI, it is aobvious to form nature Show.Naturally it shows and extends along the first dimming curve with highest colour temperature, the highest colour temperature is substantially between sunrise and sunset Close to midpoint in the time.

On the second part of the first multiple buttons and keypad in first part by pressing keypad respectively Five multiple buttons, can more than second illuminations among more than first a lighting apparatus in first area and in second area Change brightness among equipment.To be set along more than first illuminations differently changed with the first dimming curve and the second dimming curve Colour temperature standby and more than second among a lighting apparatus, display can also be changed to have in the entire timing sequence of scene naturally There is the second dimming curve of the more low-light level than the first dimming curve.

According to one embodiment, by pressing the second multiple buttons in first part, and first part is pressed thereafter On third multiple buttons up to pre-determining time amount, at least one scene in the time series of scene more than first Change brightness among a lighting apparatus and more than second a lighting apparatus, it is possible thereby to display will for good and all change into along the naturally Two dimming curves.By press the second multiple buttons over the first portion and in the case where no user intervention time-out The brightness among more than first a lighting apparatus and more than second a lighting apparatus is automatically changed into back the first light modulation song after expiring Line, at least one a lighting apparatus of scene change more than first and more than second a lighting apparatus in the timing sequence of scene Among brightness, it is possible thereby to enduringly change nature show reach timeout period.

During the time series of scene, display can also be changed to along the second dimming curve naturally, second tune Light curve among lighting apparatus a more than first and more than second a lighting apparatus have brightness more lower than the first dimming curve and Lower colour temperature.And the amount compared with low color temperature depends on the time in one day as the function of the amount compared with low-light level.So Afterwards, by pressing the second multiple buttons in first part respectively and pressing the 4th multiple buttons in first part, and its Press afterwards third multiple buttons in first part up to pre-determining time amount, among the timing sequence of scene at least Brightness or colour temperature among one a lighting apparatus of scene change more than first and more than second a lighting apparatus, it is possible thereby to by natural Display is for good and all changed into along the second dimming curve.By pressing the second multiple buttons in first part, scene is determined At least one a lighting apparatus of scene change more than first in time series and brightness and color among more than second a lighting apparatus Thus temperature can also enduringly change nature and show.After time-out has expired, in the case where no user intervention, Brightness and colour temperature can be automatically changed back the first dimming curve among a lighting apparatus more than one and more than second a lighting apparatus.

According to another embodiment, global keypad can be used to realize lighting system.It can be in total Multiple groups LED illumination device is arranged among corresponding multiple regions.For the single complete of all LED illumination devices among control structure Office's keypad is communicably coupled to multiple groups lighting apparatus, and may include the multiple buttons being arranged on global keypad.It is more At least one of a button can enable urgent display and is successively switched on and off in multiple groups lighting apparatus with automatic, periodical The lighting apparatus group of selection.

In addition to it is automatic, be periodically switched on and off multiple groups lighting apparatus in succession, or alternatively, global keypad is also Urgent display can be enabled, changes multiple groups illumination when detecting invader in structure or in the predefined distance of structure and sets The color of the lighting apparatus group of standby middle selection.The color of change can be such as white and arrive red, to indicate the presence of invader.

Therefore, single global keypad can be realized in the method for illuminating structure.This method may include from knot In structure and neighbouring multiple groups LED illumination device emits light.Can on single global keypad by lower button to activate operation Leave mode.Once invader is detected in structure or in the predefined distance of structure, just in multiple groups lighting apparatus Urgent display is initiated among the lighting apparatus group of selection.For example, the light emitted before urgent display can be the automatic and period Change to property the natural display as the colour temperature of the function of the brightness of different time in one day.It is natural when detecting invader Display is interrupted, and will initiate periodic ON/OFF illumination or the urgent display of color change.

Started by drawing various display, the importances for controlling various scenes naturally among multiple light scenes.Often It is a all have as the different-colour of brightness and the function of the time in one day a series of light scenes formation from sunrise to Sunset and even beyond falling on the continuous light tuning curve at night day.According to one embodiment, it is beneficial to draw multiple natures Display or multiple dimming curves, each is with multiple light scenes, and each scene on each dimming curve has not It is same as other scenes on the dimming curve, function as brightness unique colour temperature.Therefore, the colour temperature of all lighting apparatus It is designed to change with the time in brightness and one day.But the amount of change depends on the colour temperature under full brightness.Full brightness Under the colour temperature of change can form the second dimming curve followed by the along the first dimming curve, and as brightness reduces Three dimming curves.As brightness reduces, subsequent dimming curve (the second dimming curve, third dimming curve etc.) illustrate when with When the associated multiple lighting apparatus of scene generate 2700K with full brightness, identical multiple LED illumination devices will be lower bright Angle value generates significant lower colour temperature.Meanwhile under full brightness generate 5000K multiple lighting apparatus compared under low brightness values only Generate slightly lower colour temperature.Therefore, dimming curve (and change of specifically colour temperature), be not only the function of full brightness and It is the function of general brightness.Colour temperature is also related with the time in one day, thus in different brightness values, in full brightness and below every A dimming curve will be with the different shapes drawn.

During drafting or supply process, secures the colour temperature under full brightness and draws to form such as the first dimming curve, And it draws compared with the colour temperature under low brightness values to form the second dimming curve, third dimming curve etc..It draws or supply process passes through Occurred by GUI, generated dimming curve is then stored in multiple LED illumination devices.Thereafter, when for example being pressed from keypad Under button transmission when being addressed to the control signal of specific illumination equipment group, can obtain or take out from lighting apparatus and be drawn Dimming curve.

According to first embodiment, a kind of dimming curve shown for creating nature among multiple light scenes is provided The system of drafting.The system includes the remote controler with GUI, which is suitable for creating is specifically applied among multiple light scenes First group of the first scene of multiple LED illumination devices and the second scene.GUI is further adapted for the first colour temperature being assigned as multiple illuminations The first function of first group of brightness of equipment, with the first scene of the first time formed in one day.GUI is further adapted for second Colour temperature is assigned as the first function of first group of brightness of multiple lighting apparatus, to form the first time being different from one day The second scene of the second time in one day.Storage medium in first group of multiple lighting apparatus is configured as the first colour temperature It is stored as the first function of the brightness of corresponding first scene and the second scene with the second colour temperature, is shown naturally with formation first At least part that first dimming curve is drawn.

Immediately preceding process can be repeated, on GUI to create the third scene and the 4th among multiple light scenes Scene, wherein third colour temperature and the 4th colour temperature are designated as the second function of first group of brightness of multiple lighting apparatus.It is subsequent Third scene and the 4th scene can be used as the second function of brightness and be stored in storage medium, it is aobvious to form the second nature At least part that the second dimming curve shown is drawn.

After realizing the drafting of the first dimming curve and the second dimming curve, associated with the first dimming curve first Naturally display can at least partly change into thereafter the second nature associated with the second dimming curve and show.From the first light modulation The method that curve changes into the second dimming curve is preferably smooth and does not disconnect.In order to realize that smooth and what is do not disconnected changes Becoming, method includes taking out the first dimming curve of the First Series scene including being assigned at least one set of LED illumination device first, Each of described First Series scene includes the colour temperature of the first function as brightness.Then, First Series scene is referred to The distance being spaced apart when throughout the day is sent out, with the color for being formed with increasing from sunrise to noon and reducing from noon to sunset The first dimming curve associated first of temperature is shown naturally.Then it can change in sunrise to the spy between sunset in one day It fixes time and locates one in First Series scene brightness or colour temperature.If the brightness changed generates on the second dimming curve One colour temperature in First Series scene in the predefined distance of point, then including N before the scene of change It a scene and is realized on at least remainder of the second dimming curve of the second series of N number of scene after the scene of change Second takes out operation.

Preferably, the point on the second dimming curve is the scene in the specific time in one day on the second dimming curve Colour temperature.Predefined distance is preferably the colour temperature of the scene in the specific time in one day on the second dimming curve 10%.Predefined distance is preferably less than 65K.Each of second series of N number of scene before the scene of change and Each of N number of scene after the scene of change includes the colour temperature of the second function as brightness.Preferably, brightness Second function is different from the first function of brightness, and N is less than three.

According to alternate embodiment, if the spy of the brightness or colour temperature of one change in First Series scene in one day It fixes time in the predefined colour temperature of the scene on the second dimming curve or brightness, then the second taking-up is included in change At least the one of second dimming curve of the second series of N number of scene before scene and N number of scene after the scene of change Part is shown with providing the second nature that is smooth and not disconnecting.

Detailed description of the invention

After reading described in detail below rear and reference attached drawing, other objects and advantages of the present invention will become aobvious and easy See.

Fig. 1 is the curve graph of 1931CIE chromatic diagram, illustrates the blackbody curve of color-aware or colour temperature, and can be by wrapping Include the colour gamut of the spectral wavelength of the lighting apparatus realization of multiple LED of different colours；

Fig. 2 is the curve graph of the change of the brightness of entire daytimes；

Fig. 3 is the curve graph of different dimming curves, represents the colour temperature of the function of the change as brightness shown in Figure 2 Different relationships；

Fig. 4 is the curve graph in the change of the brightness of entire daytimes variation；

Fig. 5 is the curve graph of different dimming curves, represents the colour temperature of the function of the change as brightness shown in Fig. 4 Different relationships；

Fig. 6 is the curve graph of the change of the colour temperature in the daytime of the function of the time in change and one day as brightness value, with Simulation nature illuminates display in the daytime and represents the different associated different possibility dimming curves shown naturally；

Fig. 7 is shown among three different scenes during the natural display simulated along the first dimming curve of Fig. 6 The table of relationship between first brightness value and three different-colours；

Fig. 8 is shown among three different scenes during the natural display simulated along the second dimming curve of Fig. 6 Less than the table of the relationship between the second brightness value of the first brightness value and three different-colours；

Fig. 9 is the exemplary block diagram of lighting apparatus, the lighting apparatus include supply convertor, clock circuit, driving circuit, The LED chain of controller and multiple and different colorings with storage medium；

Figure 10 be comprising multiple lighting apparatus for being grouped into region can residential construction exemplary plan view, wherein One or more regions are grouped into the scene that can be similarly controlled in brightness and colour temperature the two；

Figure 11 is the exemplary GUI provided on the remote controler of Fig. 9, and physics lighting apparatus is grouped into region by diagram, And the virtual illumination equipment that can be dragged and dropped in corresponding region is shown as on GUI；

Figure 12 is the exemplary GUI provided on the remote controler of Fig. 9, is illustrated region designation to keypad, so that small key The button of disk can control the physics lighting apparatus being grouped into region, and the region is assigned to the keypad；

Figure 13 is the exemplary GUI provided on the remote controler of Fig. 9, and it is corresponding with one or more regions to illustrate creation Scene or a series of scenes, and it can be changed over time to form the letter having as both time in brightness and one day The natural display of several colour temperatures；

Figure 14 is the exemplary GUI provided on the remote controler of Fig. 9, illustrates the scene that will be created and refers to display naturally Task the keypad in structure；

Figure 15 is the button of the plan view of button and region on keypad, scene and natural display control to keypad Appointment；

Figure 16 is that the entire different time in the daytime in one day of diagram generates different dimming curves to generate the work of change For the flow chart of the colour temperature of the function of brightness shown naturally, it can be stored in and be grouped into one or more regions or field In the storage medium of the lighting apparatus of scape；

Figure 17 is the flow chart for illustrating following procedure: being programmed to preset scene illumination values, by the region in scene Brightness increase to preset scene illumination values, and reduce the brightness of lighting apparatus in scene, region in scene it is bright Degree or increase/reduction scene intraoral illumination equipment colour temperature；

Figure 18 is that natural display and temporary, lasting or permanent modification nature of the diagram initiation among region or scene are aobvious The flow chart shown；

Figure 19 is the flow chart for changing brightness and/or temperature among top n scene and subsequent N number of scene, to provide Any modification of brightness and/or colour temperature to the current scene of lighting apparatus it is smooth；

Figure 20 is the curve changed in preceding n times and subsequent n times among the scene of lighting apparatus to brightness and/or colour temperature Figure, to provide brightness and/or the smooth change of colour temperature to the current scene permanently changed；

Although the present invention is easy to carry out various modifications and alternative forms, its specific embodiment is in the accompanying drawings with exemplary Mode shows and will be described in detail herein.However, it should be understood that the attached drawing and detailed description to it are not intended to Particular forms disclosed are limited the invention to, on the contrary, the purpose is to cover this hair for falling into and being defined by the following claims All modifications, equivalents, and substitutions scheme in bright spirit and scope.

Specific embodiment

Turning now to attached drawing, Fig. 2 illustrates the change of the brightness of entire daytimes.For example, full brightness (BR1) representative can To export from one or more LED illumination devices close to maximum lumen value.Maximum brightness can by or manufacturer or use Family is established, and therefore can be any value that can change from manufacturer to manufacturer or from user to user.In the song of Fig. 2 The change of the brightness BR2 from maximum brightness BR1 to reduction is also shown in line chart, in entire daytimes and may also be prolonged Reach evening hours.The reduction of brightness can be carried out by button on activation such as keypad or sliding block.Keypad will lead to Letter ground is coupled to the group of the LED illumination device influenced by the keypad, and specifically the change of brightness value can with press The distance that the amount or sliding block of the time of button are moved is proportional.But in some cases, the brightness from lighting apparatus is defeated It is out nonlinear relative to the relationship between button or the actuating of sliding block.For example, depending on button or sliding block, button/sliding block It is initial mobile will lead on the small influence of output brightness, and with actuating further occurrence, brightness is non-thread relative to activating Increase or reduce to property.

Fig. 3 illustrates another curve graph of different dimming curves, represents the change as brightness shown in Figure 2 The different relationships of the colour temperature of function.At full brightness BR1, the first dimming curve (dimming curve 1) is produced.Specifically, adjusting Light curve 1 represents change colour temperature and depends not only on full brightness BR1 value, but also depends on the time in one day.In order to simulate too Path length between structure of the sun relative to the position of structure and the sun and comprising multiple LED illumination devices, colour temperature are necessary Change throughout the day, the natural sunlight condition generated with the relative position simulated by the sun.During sunrise and thereafter soon, Colour temperature is far below the noon of local zone time.Sunset is also such.The more red or yellow day of lower colour temperature simulation warm white colour temperature Out with sunset color coordinates, and Blue coordinate is dominant in the blue sky at noon.The blue sky at noon close more nature or day Between white, rather than the warm white of white heat associated with sunrise and sunset.First dimming curve has to be reached near noon The colour temperature that the time in one day to peak value and before noon and after noon reduces.

When brightness is reduced to such as BR2 (as shown in Figure 2), the second dimming curve shown in dotted line is formd (dimming curve 2).As dimming curve 1, dimming curve 2 is illustrated as the natural sunlight item around model configuration in Fig. 3 Part.Therefore, dimming curve 2 also has the colour temperature for reaching peak value near noon and reducing near sunrise and sunset.

As shown in Figure 3, the colour temperature of all LED illumination devices all changes with brightness.But the measurement of the change of colour temperature The certainly colour temperature under full brightness BR1.If realizing that natural sunlight is simulated, when colour temperature additionally depends on opposite in one day Between.As shown in Figure 3, the LED that the sunrise under full brightness (BR1) in one day or sunset time generate 2300K to 2700K shines Bright equipment will generate significant lower colour temperature under compared with low-light level (BR2).But however under full brightness (BR1) in one day The LED illumination device that time at noon generates such as 5000K to 6500K will only generate slightly lower colour temperature under compared with low-light level (BR2). It can be see, for example the colour temperature by the 5000K-6500K shown in appended drawing reference 14 relative to shown in appended drawing reference 16 The difference of colour temperature at 2300K-2700K illustrates difference.

Fig. 3 does not illustrate only the different dimming curves formed with the change of brightness, but also it is bent to illustrate each light modulation Line has relationship correspondingly different between colour temperature and brightness.For example, dimming curve 2 is proved as reduced brightness BR2's The change of the colour temperature of function is greater than under full brightness BR1 to be changed along the colour temperature of dimming curve 1.As will be described in more detail, Each dimming curve represents the timing sequence of scene, wherein each scene has the conduct of specific time of the their own in one day The colour temperature of the function of brightness.As scenes different throughout the day is assembled along dimming curve, forms nature and show.But Along dimming curve 1 it is natural display can with the natural display along dimming curve 2 quite difference, wherein each dimming curve Relationship with their own between the change of the colour temperature of the function as brightness.Each dimming curve and along each light modulation The associated scene of curve has unique colour temperature relationships with brightness preferably different from other dimming curves, so as to be drawn Multiple dimming curves of system demonstrate the different of colour temperature relevant to brightness and change.In order to simulate nature when forming nature display Sunlight conditions, it is necessary to multiple dimming curves are drawn, so that if showing change naturally institute can be taken out from local storage At least part of the dimming curve of drafting is changed into presenting among each LED illumination device that experience changes thereafter Natural display.For every group of lighting apparatus among structure, the drafting of multiple dimming curves is also needed.

Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 is similar to Fig. 2 and 3.But although the relative changes that Fig. 4 illustrates brightness are being identical throughout the day , but the absolute brightness value in BR1 and BR2 the two changes throughout the day.It is similar between BR1 and BR2 based on Fig. 4 Relative different, the obtained LED illumination device of Fig. 5 instruction result generates roughly the same among dimming curve 1 and dimming curve 2 Colour temperature difference, no matter colour temperature is 2300K-2700K or 5000K-6500K.Similitude is by 18 He of appended drawing reference in Fig. 5 20 show.

No matter brightness change throughout the day be as similar at absolute aspect in Fig. 2, or in such as Fig. 4 in terms of opposite phase Seemingly, the curve graph in Fig. 3 and Fig. 5 all respectively illustrates the colour temperature of controlled LED illumination device group throughout the day with bright Degree change and differently change-either utterly or relatively.Moreover, Fig. 3 and Fig. 5, which are illustrated, must draw multiple light modulations songs Line, so that change appropriate can be found in the dimming curve previously drawn when to display is changed naturally, and It can all occur before and after being changed to special scenes in the case where the user of the minimum level of the change perceives To the smooth of the new transition shown naturally.

With reference to Fig. 6, the daytimes between sunrise and sunset show two dimming curves, dimming curve 1 and light modulation Curve 2.It should be understood that it is also preferable that there are the dimming curves that more than two can be drawn, and in 24 hour phase period Between, for more than two dimming curve, daytimes extend to evening hours.But for simplicity, Fig. 6 only shows Go out two dimming curves, indicates the change in colour temperature in the daytime in the function of the daylong change as brightness, with Simulating has the illumination display in the daytime naturally for representing the different associated possible dimming curves of difference shown naturally.For mould Quasi- sunshine condition, the colour temperature during local noon can be 5000K or higher, and from sunrise to sunrise latter hour colour temperature example It such as can be 2700K or lower.This is equally applicable to sunset previous hour to sunset, and neutral color temperature is 2700K or lower.When So, colour temperature can be in the latter hour for being greater than sunrise and in variation in less than one hour before sunset, to generate preferably more The sum of a scene smooth dimming curve of the associated time between sunset between sunrise and noon and at noon.Smoothly Dimming curve can also extend before sunrise and after the sunset, if desired to include night, wherein night colour temperature etc. In or close to zero Kelvin.

It is the sequence of the scene separated in time of each dimming curve shown in Fig. 6 and Fig. 7.For example, scenario A generation Brightness and colour temperature BR1 and CCTA (colour temperature A) of the table along dimming curve 1, are shown in FIG. 7.Along the scenario A of dimming curve 1 Also it is shown in FIG. 6.As mentioned above, shining with colour temperature and the static of brightness in particular moment on the scene representations time The group in one or more regions of the LED illumination device of bright output.With the time along dimming curve 1 from identical multiple LED The scenario A of lighting apparatus proceeds to scenario B, although brightness may remain in such as full brightness or BR1, colour temperature is shown as It is reduced to CCTB.Meanwhile scene C is proceeded to along dimming curve 1 with showing, full brightness BR1 is kept, and colour temperature further drops As low as CCTC, as shown in Fig. 6 and Fig. 7.

It is illustrated in Fig. 7 is compared between Fig. 8 and multiple dimming curves is plotted to one group or more of LED illumination device The purpose of local memory device in group, as shown in the curve graph of Fig. 6.If from such as dimming curve 2 rather than to adjust Light curve 1 selects different natural displays, then brightness can be reduced, such as along dimming curve 2 at scenario A, B and C by small Shown in BR2 in BR1.But relative to dimming curve 1, the reduction of the brightness from BR1 to BR2 produces bent along light modulation Line 2 is from scenario A to scenario B to the increased reduction amount of scene C colour temperature.This is shown in FIG. 8, wherein along dimming curve 2 CCTA is slightly less than the CCTA along dimming curve 1, however along the CCTB of dimming curve 2 smaller than along dimming curve 1 CCTB, and the CCTC along dimming curve 1 is even less than along the CCTC of dimming curve 2.Relative to from the BR1 to BR2 The equal reduction of brightness, the amount that colour temperature further decreases is not as good as the change indicated along the colour temperature among the scene of dimming curve 2 Change greater than the colour temperature along dimming curve 1 is so important.Therefore, this effect is represented as color present in LED illumination The amount that temperature changes, the change are as brightness changes and the different changes occurred.Therefore, colour temperature change throughout the day not only takes The certainly colour temperature under full brightness, but also depend on from full brightness BR1 to the brightness changing quantity compared with low-light level BR2, wherein regardless of The amount that brightness changes is how many, during the change near sunrise and sunset is greater than noon.

Fig. 9 illustrates the exemplary block diagram of LED illumination device 24 according to an embodiment of the invention.LED illumination is set Standby 24 provide an example of hardware and softwares, can be used to implement and dynamically and automatically simulate natural sunlight and thereafter The method of the manually override simulation when needing one or more illumination tasks.Moreover, LED illumination device 24 can constituted Among multiple LED illumination devices in the region of scene or one or more regions.

LED illumination device 24 includes multiple transmitting LED 26, and in this illustration includes that any number of series connection connects Four chains of the LED connect.Each chain 28 can have the LED of two to four same colors, and series coupled simultaneously is configured as connecing Receive identical driving current.In one example, transmitting LED 26 may include the chain of red LED, the chain of green LED, blue The chain and white of LED or the chain of yellow led.However, it is preferred to which embodiment is not limited to specific quantity, the Mei Gelian of any LED chain Any specific quantity of interior LED or any particular color of LED color or combination.In some embodiments, transmitting LED26 can It, may be with one or more light to be installed on substrate and be encapsulated in the primary optics structure of transmitter module Detector is together.

Other than being configured as the transmitting LED26 of set of chain 28, lighting apparatus 24 further includes for supplying for LED 26 The various hardware and software components for the light that electricity and control are exported from one or more transmitter modules.Embodiment is shown in FIG. 9 In, LED illumination device 24 is connected to AC main line 42, and including for converting AC rail voltage (for example, 120V or 240V) For D/C voltage (V_DC) AC/DC converter 44.D/C voltage (for example, 15V) is supplied to LED driver circuit 46 to generate driving Electric current, the driving current are supplied to transmitting LED 26 to generate illumination.In the embodiment in fig. 9, including DC/DC converter 48, it is used for D/C voltage (V_DC) be converted to lower voltage V_L(for example, 3.3V), the voltage V_LIt is used for lighting apparatus 24 Lower voltage circuit system (such as phaselocked loop (PLL) 50, interface 52 and control circuit system or controller 54) power supply.? In other embodiments, lighting apparatus 24 can be powered by DC voltage source (for example, battery) rather than AC main line 42.In such reality It applies in example, lighting apparatus may be coupled to DC voltage source, and may include or do not include the DC/ instead of AC/DC converter 44 DC converter.Additional timing circuitry may be needed to provide timing and synchronization signal to control driving circuit.

In the illustrated embodiment, PLL 50 is included in lighting apparatus 24, for providing timing and synchronization signal. PLL 50 can be locked to AC mains frequency, and can produce high-frequency clock (CLK) signal and synchronization signal (SYNC).CLK Signal is that controller 54 and LED driver circuit 46 provide timing signal.In one example, CLK signal frequency is in tens MHz In the range of (for example, 23MHz), and with AC mains frequency and Phase synchronization.Controller 54 creates use using SYNC signal In the timing signal of control LED driver circuit 46.In one example, SYNC signal frequency is directly proportional to AC mains frequency, And it can be aligned with the frequency of 50MHz or 60MHz with AC mains phase.

In a preferred embodiment, interface 52 can be included in lighting apparatus 24, for connecing from external calibration tool Receive data acquisition system or content.Truing tool is preferably remote controler 53, in the supply or debugging of LED illumination device 24 (commission) execution includes the various dimming curves in the data acquisition system being stored in lighting apparatus 24 or content during Drafting function.For example, being generated by interface 52 or controller can be stored in via the received data acquisition system of interface 52 or content In drafting table in 54 storage medium 56.Via the example of the received data acquisition system of interface 52 or content can include but unlimited In the various luminous fluxes (that is, brightness value associated with intensity) of the light emitted by each LED chain, wavelength, coloration and as follows Face various colour temperatures along certain dimming curves as the function of brightness in greater detail, and it is more in structure to being arranged in The region of a LED illumination device or the association in scene.It can be assigned by the GUI on remote controler 53 and draw information, wherein often A drawn dimming curve has multiple scenes, and each scene has the function along the dimming curve as brightness Unique colour temperature.Among multiple dimming curves, scene associated with each dimming curve and region the grouping of lighting apparatus and One or more regions (scene) in structure are inputted also by the user via GUI to be occurred, and wherein storage medium 56 includes institute The identifier of corresponding lighting apparatus among the result of drafting and region or scene.

Keypad 55 is coupled to interface 52 by wired or wireless.Keypad 55 includes for controlling the more of lighting apparatus 24 A button.But by the control of keypad 55 based on the data acquisition system being stored in storage medium 56, via by remote controler Supply, debugging and the drafting function that 53 (and GUI of specifically remote controler 53) are executed carry out.Keypad 55 (and have The button on keypad 55 for body) allow user activate and enable storage medium 56 in be stored as various dimming curves and As a result the various of the data acquisition system drawn obtained show naturally.Keypad 55 may be utilized for override and show naturally, and And the override can be temporary either it is lasting.Keypad 55, which can be also used for for good and all changing nature, to be shown, is made It obtains after the change, the natural display changed into will retain.Thereafter, and the different time in one day, with previous display Present in different scene will then occur.Keypad 55 not only allows for display or temporary or persistently or forever Long change, and can change static state setting, the single scene among one or more regions in such as structure.Keypad Therefore one or more buttons on 55 can change colour temperature setting or brightness setting among scene or region.

As will be referred in more detail below, the various buttons on keypad 55 send control signals to interface 52, and And those control signals are based on the data in the control medium 56 for being stored in the multiple LED illumination devices 24 being grouped controlled Gather and realizes different functions.Therefore, interface 52 may include wireless interface, be configured as according to ZigBee, WiFi, indigo plant Tooth or any other proprietary or standard wireless data communication protocol operate.In other embodiments, interface 52 can be used red It is communicated to (IR) light or visible light optical outside.Further, interface 52 may include wireline interface, such as to keypad 55 The wired conductors of one or more or bus.For example, interface 52 passes through if remote controler 53 is a part of keypad 55 The wired connection of keypad 55 is communicated via remote controler 53.However, preferably remote controler 53 is separated with keypad 55, and It is used for supply or drawing process.Such as ZigBee wireless data communication association is preferably used in remote controler 53 (if separating) View is connected wirelessly to interface 52.But keypad 55 can or be wirelessly coupled to or be wiredly connected to interface 52.Excellent It selects in embodiment, keypad 55 is wiredly connected to and is wirelessly coupled to interface 52, because LED illumination device has light detection Device can receive the control signal of keypad 55 or can also receive control signal by wired conductor.

Both keypad 55 and remote controler 53 can include timer, such as real-time clock.Timer can be via Interface 52 sends the time signal in multiple one days to controller 54.For example, if remote controler 53 include physical keypad 55 or Person separates with physical keypad 55, then remote controler 53 or physical keypad can have real-time clock.Depending on day Time in calendar day and one day sends to real time clock period in one day among the time signal in multiple one days Time signal.Time signal in one day is unique with the time locally in one day for the local calendar day, and by timing Device is output to multiple LED illumination devices 24, and each LED illumination device 24, which has, is communicatively coupled to remote controler 53 and/or small The interface 52 of keyboard 55.

In addition to other than the time signal in one day that remote controler 53 and/or keypad 55 are sent, LED illumination device 24 is also It is synchronous from 50 time of PLL.Controller 54 receives time signal and SYNC signal in one day, and is based on being stored in Jie The colour temperature of the function as the time in brightness and one day in matter 56 is drawn to be supplied to each to calculate and generate instruction The value of the desired driving current of LED chain 26.This information can by standard compliant universal serial bus (for example, such as SPI or I²C) LED driver circuit 46 is transmitted to from controller 54.In addition, controller 54 can provide latch signal, the latch signal Order LED driver circuit 46 changes simultaneously the driving current supply of each LED chain 26, to prevent brightness and color artifacts (artifact)。

According to the U.S. Patent application sequence announced on December 31st, 2015 as U.S. Publication No.2015/0382422A1 The U.S. Patent Application Serial for arranging No.14/314,530, being issued on July 12nd, 2016 as United States Patent (USP) No.9,392,663 No.14/314,580 and in the United States Patent (USP) Shen that on March 3rd, 2016 announces as U.S. Publication No.2016/0066384A1 Please sequence No.14/481, one or more system and method described in 081, controller 54 can be configured as determine it is real Phase required for the desired luminous flux of existing lighting apparatus 24 (and LED chain 26 of specifically lighting apparatus 24) or brightness Driving current is answered, these patent applications commonly assigned (assigned) are simultaneously incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.In preferred embodiment In, controller 54, which can be additionally configured to adjust, to be supplied to transmitting LED chain 26 and while being supplied to the driving of all LED chains 26 electric The ratio of stream.Changing ratio influences the change of colour temperature, and changes chain and similarly can change brightness.For example, controller 54 is also Can perhaps similar ground chain closes all chains or different ground chains are closed, so as not to be more than determined by temperature sensor it is preset The maximum safe current for coming from one or more power inverters of LED illumination device 24 under operation temperature is horizontal or maximum safe Power level.

In some embodiments, controller 54 can be determined by executing the program instruction being stored in storage medium 56 Corresponding driving current.In one embodiment, storage medium 56 can be configured as storage program instruction and calibration value Table, such as the U.S. Patent Application Serial announced on December 31st, 2015 as U.S. Publication No.2015/0377699A1 No.14/314,451 and the U.S. Patent application sequence issued on July 12nd, 2016 as United States Patent (USP) No.9,392,660 No.14/471 is arranged, described in 057, these patent applications are commonly assigned and are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety, and the storage is situated between Matter 56 stores the grouping of lighting apparatus among drafting and region and scene necessary to exporting various dimming curves, and also passes through Brightness value is stored by the brightness and colour temperature that are sent to its control signal and color temperature value changes.Alternatively, controller 54 can To include combinational logic, for determining desired driving current, either as ratio or similarly among LED chain 26.It deposits Storage media 56 is only needed to be used in response to control signal and be stored among the drafting table and each dimming curve of dimming curve Brightness/colour temperature output valve.

In general, LED driver circuit 46 may include and the transmitting LED chain 26 that includes in LED illumination device 24 The driver block of the equal quantity of quantity.In one embodiment, LED drive circuit device 46 includes four driver blocks, each Driver block is configured as generating illumination from the different chains 28 of transmitting LED chain 26, as shown in Figure 9.Therefore, each driver Block can receive the data for indicating desired driving current from controller 54, and when instruction driver block should change to every The latch signal of driving current in a corresponding LED chain 26.Elaborated in U.S. Patent Application Serial No.13/970,990 by The example of various driver blocks needed for the corresponding LED chain of each of the control of LED driver 46, this application are commonly assigned and by drawing Be integrally incorporated herein.

DC/DC converter 48 may include substantially any type of DC/DC power inverter, including but not limited to buck Converter, boost converter, buck-boost converter, Cuk converter, single ended primary induction device converter or flyback (flyback) converter.AC/DC converter 44 equally may include substantially any type of AC/DC power inverter, including But be not limited to buck converter, boost converter, buck-boost converter etc..Each power in these power inverters Converter is generally comprised for storing multiple inductors (or transformer) from the received energy of input voltage source, being used for negative Carry multiple capacitors of supplying energy, and the switch for controlling the energy transmission between input voltage source and load.Depend on In the type of used power inverter, it is supplied to the output voltage of load that can be more than or less than input by power inverter Voltage source.

Among the various advantages of LED illumination device (equipment 24 in such as Fig. 9), LED is provided can be by artificial light It is merged with natural light and the unique opportunity of useful illumination is provided by dynamic lighting mechanism.One spy of LED illumination device Different niche (niche) is to generate artificial sunlight for various reasons, in particular for treating human diseases, such as circadian rhythm Disorder, seasonal ailing disorder (seasonal affliction disorder), work in shifts condition disorder (shift work Condition disorder) etc..The mechanism of any routine LED illumination device duplication or " simulation " natural sunlight condition is to pass through Use sensor.But sensor can detecte the sunlight conditions in the inside configuration of the structure, and create from lighting apparatus Artificial light is built, the artificial light attempts to replicate the sunlight outside natural sunlight condition or the structure simulated.Unfortunately, it passes Sensor has limitation in terms of the place that technology and these sensors are located at.Therefore, sensor is not always accurately to examine External sunlight condition is surveyed, and sometimes cannot the correct outer natural sunlight condition of simulating chamber.

According to preferred embodiment, the time in tracking one day is preferably kept and from remote controler 53 and/or keypad 55 Interior timer sends the replacement mechanism of the time value in multiple one days.If depend on wherein room that sunlight is modeled otherwise It adjusts together and shows round the clock, then being proved to be beneficial using the time value in timer and one day.Sensor cannot depend on Room and adjust simulation, but sensed in total and simulation be provided with depending on the position consistency that is located at of sensor. Therefore, lighting apparatus is grouped on the basis of room one by one and controls each room respectively using different keypads 55 Be for timer rather than for sensor it is intrinsic-for example controlled without using sensor in the bedroom different from kitchen The additional benefit of sunlight simulation, the difference keypads 55 have respectively controlling in those of each room keypad The different associated timers of time value in different one day.

Simulation natural sunlight condition be related to by using timer generate nature show, the timer be based on the calendar day with Time in one day manipulates and updates the simulation of the set being grouped from LED illumination device, and the function is whole one It is automatic and dynamically execute in it.Automatic imitation occurs as the natural display dynamically changed, in not user intervention In the case of automatically continue, and specifically continue change as brightness function and in response to lighting apparatus receive from calmly When device send one day in time signal colour temperature output.In the case where user's not actuating trigger, as brightness and one The automatic imitation of the colour temperature of the function of time in it and automatic change occur, the function be preserved for manual override rather than Automatically it shows naturally.

Angular relationship between structure due to the sun and comprising multiple lighting apparatus changes throughout the day, corresponding It is natural display must also change.Importantly, the spatial distribution (the specifically spectral radiance of sunlight) of sunlight is with the sun Path length between structure and change.Shorter wavelength can be sensitiveer, and generates and compare in shorter path length The bigger spectral radiance of long wavelength.In order to simulate in artificial lighting system's (LED illumination System or equipment such as of the invention) Natural sunlight condition change, LED illumination device must be based on the path length changed to change its colour temperature throughout the day defeated Out.

Figure 10 illustrates the example of the structure 60 comprising multiple LED illumination devices 24.LED illumination device 24 is sometimes interchangeable Ground is referred to as LED light, equipment or illuminator.House can have multiple rooms, bedroom, living room, kitchen etc..It is preferred that Ground, each LED illumination device 24a include at least one LED, and it is highly preferred that include several LED chains 28, wherein each chain It can produce the corresponding color in coloration area.Lighting apparatus 24 may include being shown as the indoor downlight of such as daily life (downlight) the PAR lighting apparatus of 24a, and, for example, the other PAR lighting apparatus 24b for the indoor downlight that crouches.It living room can With with multiple downlights for being marked as 24a, and bedroom can have multiple downlights for being marked as 24b.In such as living room Interior sofa is next to desk, and such as A20 lighting apparatus 24c can be configured on the desk.

Each lighting apparatus 24 uses IEEE using above-described communication protocol (for example, ZigBee) and possibly 802.15.4 WPAN is communicated via communication interface 52 with remote controler 53, keypad 55 and other lighting apparatus.Therefore, LED shines Bright equipment 24 can wirelessly, and be wirelessly communicated with remote controler 53 and physical keypad 55.Keypad 55 controls LED The group of lighting apparatus.For example, physical keypad 55a can be placed in living room to control the indoor lighting apparatus of daily life Group, and another keypad 55b can be placed in bedroom to control the indoor LED illumination device that crouches.

In structure 60 and it is marked as 55 keypad and is commonly referred to as physical keypad.As referred to later, Physical keypad can be represented by the virtual keypad icon shown on GUI (such as GUI of remote controler 53).Equally, Figure 10 Physics lighting apparatus 24 in structure 60 can also be represented as the virtual illumination appliance icon on such as GUI of remote controler 53. The virtual illumination equipment and keypad gone out shown on GUI can seem to look similar to corresponding physics lighting apparatus and small key Disk, and can be not only used for grouping purpose, it can be also used for shining as each LED in the group controlled by physical keypad 55 Data perfusion set and when control function, supply the function of each physics lighting apparatus in the storage medium 56 of bright equipment.In addition to cloth Physics lighting apparatus 24 and keypad 55 in total are set, it can also be at such as public domain (entrance of such as structure) Global keypad 57 is nearby configured, it, such as will be following in this paper for the multiple regions and/or scene in global control total It is described.

Turning now to Figure 11, GUI 65 can be presented on the display screen of remote controler 53.GUI illustrates an example, In be disposed in actual physics LED illumination device in total 60 shown in Figure 10 can place based on them and function It can be carried out grouping.Hereafter it is used to provide the mechanism of grouping for open when describing grouping mechanism and mechanism is assigned in scene/display And the function of lighting apparatus.For example, place (such as bathroom) can have different groups of lighting apparatus 24, wherein each group with Region is associated.Moreover, one or more groups of physics LED illumination devices can also be grouped into scene.For example, scene is most Simple form is that there are two the washrooms (half bath) in region for the tool in structure 60.It first area can be with washroom Dressing glass (vanity) is associated, and second area can be associated with the ceiling light of washroom.First area and second area can be with It is combined into the scene for considering and washing one's hands and face indoor all LED illumination devices.

Figure 11 illustrates one embodiment, wherein being mounted in all physics lighting apparatus 24 and physical keypad 55 and 57 After in the structure, physics lighting apparatus and keypad are found.Discovery procedure is related to ordering on the GUI of remote controler 53 as user The remote controler 53 of all devices (lighting apparatus and keypad) the Shi Yidong structure periphery for enabling remote controler 53 find in total. The order on GUI 65 that discovery procedure passes through controller occurs, and then the dongle (dongle) of remote controler 53 broadcasts and disappears Breath, the information order or directly or through it is any number of jump journey (hop) receive message all lighting apparatus and Keypad, to be responded using their unique ID number (commonly referred to as MAC Address).Each lighting apparatus and keypad are only One MAC Address is sent back to remote controler 53.If remote controler 53 is personal computer or the phone with screen, it will be The set of GUI icon is shown on screen, wherein each icon is associated with corresponding physics lighting apparatus or keypad.Moreover, The MAC Address for being sent back to remote controler identifies that found equipment is lighting apparatus or keypad.And, it is known that in the structure In the case where the position for installing each MAC Address, the icon for representing virtual illumination equipment and virtual keypad will correspond to them The respective physics lighting apparatus and physical keypad responded.

For example, as shown in Figure 11, there is the facility of 16 PAR lighting apparatus 24 in a room or in total In, 16 virtual illumination equipment 39 or icon 39 will occur.Virtual keypad will also be used as subsequent GUI in later step On icon occur.When confirmation message is sent back remote controler 53 from each physics lighting apparatus 24, there are all illuminations Equipment is it has been found that instruction.This is incited somebody to action so that each LED illumination device becomes detectable color (such as blue), and goes back quilt It was found that each keypad will flash.Each found lighting apparatus and keypad will be used as virtual illumination equipment on GUI 39 and virtual keypad occur.If checking that not all LED illumination device is all according to the user by walking about in structure periphery Become such as blue or physical keypad flashing, then not all confirmation message is returned, and therefore unique MAC The loss confirmation message of location will indicate non-blue LED illumination equipment or still not found keypad.Then it needs to take to remedy to arrange It applies, as described below.But if all lighting apparatus all become blue when checking and physical keypad flashes, So corresponding virtual illumination equipment and keypad will occur on GUI.

After having been found that all physics LED illumination devices 24 and physical keypad 55 and 57, next step is point Group.In grouper, the physics lighting apparatus for needing to be controlled together is assigned to specific group address.As shown in Figure 11 , during grouping mechanism, group address is downloaded in the storage medium 56 of each lighting apparatus in the group.Therefore, it is controlling During making mechanism, the single press-button actuated of physical keypad 55 will be so that control message passes through single multicast message from keypad 55 It is sent to address, all unique mac addresses are all associated with the unique group address.Then, multicast message will be via micro- place It manages device and takes out mechanism starting content associated with the group addressed of physics lighting apparatus 24.

There may be different types of remote controlers 53.Remote controler 53 can simply include the dongle with USB interface With the radio in the USB port for being inserted into mobile device.If remote controler 53 will pass through hub (hub) or bridge (bridge) it is communicated, then 53 use of remote controler communicates with one another with various lighting apparatus 24 and leads to keypad 55 or 57 The agreement that the agreement of letter is different is communicated.As referenced below herein, term " lighting apparatus " or " LED illumination device " are Refer to physical equipment, and whenever using term " virtual ", which refers to physics lighting apparatus or the small key of physics on GUI The icon of disk represents.Representative, icon or virtual describe on GUI are not physical equipments, but however each virtual description and object It is corresponding to manage equipment.

During discovery phase, sent out when from remote controler 53 by mesh network from the hop to hop returned with corresponding confirmation When sending broadcast discovery signal, routing table is formd.The broadcast discovery and confirmation for forming routing table, which return really, to be had for each The destination-address and next hop address of LED illumination device.Routing table is stored in each LED illumination in total 60 and sets In standby 24 storage medium, and it is described later on content for group address and associated with each group address.Group address and Content includes multicast table.The example for being used to form the mechanism of the multicast table with data acquisition system content is special in the commonly assigned U.S. Benefit applies for sequence No.15/041, illustrates in 166, this application is commonly assigned and is incorporated herein by reference in their entirety, the data Aggregates content is associated with the group of lighting apparatus, is stored in the storage medium of each lighting apparatus in group.

All LED illumination devices and keypad in total are found and are displayed on the correspondence GUI of remote controler On discovery procedure usually only just carried out once when lighting apparatus and keypad are mounted in the structure.But if LED shines Bright equipment 24 or keypad 55 are replaced, then the lighting apparatus or keypad can have the different addresses drawn, and And consequently found that any time that process must be modified in lighting system be repeated.It the structure of lighting system and therefore illuminates The network of equipment and keypad is not by being similar to the installation of the routing network of cable network come pre-determining.Instead, it Can be determined by multiple physical conditions, as between other equipment between adjacent lighting fixtures, wall or lighting apparatus 24 away from From or shielding material or even pass through the electromagnetic interference by electric appliance or other equipment in structure 60.

In order to calculate network configuration, broadcast is preferably triggered by remote controler 53.It is predefined wide by the way that message to be addressed to Address is broadcast to transmit broadcast message, all physical equipments (LED illumination device 24 and keypad 55 and 57) all monitor the broadcast Address.For example, broadcast singal can be received by these equipment close to remote controler 53 first.Then, those lighting apparatus 24 can Other lighting apparatus are forwarded to will broadcast the message, other lighting apparatus further forward message via above-mentioned jump mechanism To even farther lighting apparatus.Confirmation return signal can be used as unicast or direct message is communicated back to the remote control for sending broadcast Device 53.The each lighting apparatus 24 for sending this unicast messages must receive confirmation, to prevent this lighting apparatus from retransmitting Identical message.Therefore, returning to confirmation response is also used as unicast messages to be sent back to by remote controler 53 by mesh network.

During discovery procedure, broadcast receives and confirms that it is relatively time consuming for returning to and send thereafter confirmation response.But It is because it is found that process infrequently occurs, and generally only to be sent out during the configuration of lighting system during initial installation or replacement It is raw, therefore time-consuming discovery procedure in more seconds is spent generally to be acceptable user.

Figure 11 is returned to, is completed in discovery procedure, and have been found that and represent all LED on the GUI of remote controler 53 After lighting apparatus 24 and keypad 55, it then can start to be grouped.The left part of GUI 65 be represent any region and The icon of keypad.When the region icon is selected to be selected, as indicated, a series of region Z1, Z2 etc. can be showed such as by numbering Shown by 68.Region icon 68 is not named until user's offer title, and can be simply marked as in this stage Z1, Z2 etc. such as give the default name of region icon 68.But at a time, zone name can be given, and is made With very simple example as described above, can two regions only associated with washroom, wherein the region can It is marked as the first bathroom dressing glass and the first bathroom roof lamp.

Go out as further shown in Figure 11, has been found in lighting apparatus 24 and make in the right-hand component of GUI 65 It, can be by clicking 39 pairs of one or more of corresponding virtual illumination equipment on GUI after occurring for virtual illumination equipment 39 LED illumination device 24 is grouped, and the virtual illumination equipment 39 can flash or change into different colors.With clicked The associated corresponding physics lighting apparatus 24 of virtual illumination equipment also can change color or flashing.In this way, it uses Family then will be appreciated by virtual illumination equipment 39 and its corresponding relationship between the associated physics lighting apparatus 24 in structure.

Using example briefly above, in the dressing glass of washroom can there are two A20 lighting apparatus, and can have in ceiling light Two 38 lighting apparatus of PAR.User may want to independently control this two groups of LED illumination devices 24, allow dressing glass with Ceiling light separately illuminates.Therefore, when remote controler 53 is brought into washroom and four virtual illumination equipment 39 go out on GUI 65 Now, user can click one in virtual illumination equipment and the correspondence lamp in such as dressing glass can flash.Then, User will simply can be dragged and dropped into region 1 (Z1) with a corresponding virtual illumination equipment 39 in the lamp in dressing glass. Identical operation is repeated for remaining three lamps, wherein dressing glass lamp is grouped into region 1, and ceiling light is grouped into area In domain 2 (Z2).Flashing icon and its corresponding flashing physics lighting apparatus 24 can visually be detected and be then based on LED It is using remote controler that virtual illumination equipment is dragged and dropped into the benefit in appropriate area by the position that lighting apparatus 24 resides in structure 53 key features being conveniently carried out.It can simply be downloaded in the mobile device for constituting remote controler 53 by that will apply come real Drag and drop feature on the GUI of touch screen now with its user actuating.The application can also allow for user to name on GUI 65 Each region, so as to simply with reference to about LED illumination device any group by control the region keypad control.

Therefore, it is next step to keypad by region designation, and is illustrated in the GUI of Figure 12 70.For example, In washroom situation of the tool there are two region, keypad 55 be can reside near the indoor doorway of the bath.By selecting GUI Keypad icon 72 in 70 left-hand components is initially configured specific keypad.The virtual keypad can be identified as the small key in bathroom Disk, for example, if in the situation of washroom, when the specific virtual keypad 74 among multiple keypads also flashes in washroom Physical keypad 55 start to flash.Therefore, which is if clicking keypad icon 72 by user to identify keypad 72, then multiple keypads will occur in the middle section of GUI 70.If user clicks small among multiple keypads The keyboard 74 and virtual keypad of the selection 74 is corresponding with the MAC Address for for example washing one's hands and face indoor physical keypad, then should Washroom physical keypad will flash, the sudden strain of a muscle corresponding to the specific virtual keypad 74 for representing the washroom physical keypad 55 It is bright.As the substitution of flashing, also may be implemented it is some other form of visually indicate (change of such as color), or possibly The earcon that can be sent from corresponding physical keypad 55.No matter instruction is vision or the sense of hearing, all in virtual keypad 74 and structure in keypad between detect corresponding relationship.

If the keypad in fruit structure is used to the washroom keypad 55 in two regions of control, then the small key in the bathroom Disk 55 includes two parts.The two parts are shown as virtual keypad icon 74, and will occur in physical keypad It is identical, wherein first part is mentioned as 74a and second part is mentioned as 74b.The first part of physical keypad with The first of duplex (gang) switch-box is associated, and including such as seven buttons, and second part 74b includes two and presses Button.As will be described below, using example briefly above, other than other items, first part's control and washroom dressing glass The brightness in associated region 1, and second part 74b only controls the brightness of second area associated with washroom ceiling light.Figure The GUI 70 of remote controler 53 shown in 12 not only allows for the selection of keypad, but also allows for multiple keypads to be grouped in Region designation give each selected keypad and its part.First in first part and ganged switch case is associated Meanwhile second part can be associated with the second of ganged switch case.If keypad will control more than two region, Corresponding switch-box will be multigang switch case, and each region in plurality of region is assigned to corresponding group, so that region It can be controlled individually.As shown on the GUI 70 of Figure 12, virtual keypad 76 can be corresponding with keypad 55, for controlling System may be in indoor three regions in the study (den) of structure 60 or daily life.Virtual keypad 78 can have virtually limitless Multigang switch case is to control the multiple regions considerably beyond three.Only have there are two region washroom simple examples in, Ganged switch case for being only individually controlled two regions is enough, and virtual icon 74 only represents wash one's hands and face it is indoor small Keyboard 55.

The correspondence portion that in the region and region is assigned to identified keypad is grouped into LED illumination device After point, scene and display can be created.As shown in Figure 13, creation scene/display icon 82 is presented in GUI 80.When user's point When hitting icon 82, the window 84 of GUI 80 occurs.In the window 84, one or more dimming curves can be created.With creation The first dimming curve (such as full brightness dimming curve 86) of specific region or scene starts.In the illustration in fig 12,1 He of region Region 2 (and its combination for forming scene) is assigned to physical keypad corresponding with icon 74, and along comprising multiple The dimming curve 86 of scene lighting (scenario A, scenario B, scene C etc.) depicts the function as brightness started using full brightness The content-data set of colour temperature.Therefore, the colour temperature and brightness value for forming the specific time in one day of scenario A are only about washing The exemplary region 1 in room and region 2 are created.The process is repeated, to generate another at another point along dimming curve 86 Scenario B.By simply pointing to brightness/color temperature value of the specific time on screen 84 in one day, then can have entire And several scenes for being formed along dimming curve 86 of night, and therefore in the daytime corresponding scene is forwarded to correspondence by remote controler Lighting apparatus group, to be stored as scenario A, then in the storage medium 56 of selected multiple lighting apparatus entirely organized It is scenario B, etc..For all light angle value, and when the colour temperature for being assigned to scenario A, B, C etc. increases to peak value and reduces thereafter When, increased scene is placed to peak value along full brightness dimming curve 86, and subsequent scene is placed on light modulation song thereafter In the reduction part of line 86.Therefore, each scene (scenario A, scenario B, scene C etc.) for increasing colour temperature under full brightness forms example Such as in first dimming curve on the vertex at noon to dimming curve, to reduce for subsequent scene from vertex down to the time in the evening Colour temperature and night may be passed through along time shaft shown in window 84.It is as a result, the specific group of lighting apparatus along light modulation Drawing of Curve scene and the repeatedly process form 60 intraoral illumination of structure come this process for creating other dimming curves for the group The entire drafting of the specific group of equipment 24.Then the process is repeated, with remaining group for 60 intraoral illumination equipment 24 of structure along more A dimming curve creates multiple scenes.

For the group (scene including lighting apparatus) in region each in total or region, along multiple dimming curves The colour temperature for drawing the function as the time in brightness and one day, so that the drafting is for scene each among multiple scenes The drafting of colour temperature and brightness value table, and for the multiple tune for being assigned to each region or scene arranged in total Each dimming curve in light curve.Therefore, the washroom example of the single scene in region and two regions will have there are two having There are multiple scenes, wherein drawing the correspondence colour temperature of the function as brightness along multiple dimming curves.For its of total Its room, drawing will continue.As mentioned above, scene not only represents one or more regions of multiple lighting apparatus, and And it also represents along the dimming curve drafting for forming a series of scenes separated in time that nature is shown in one day The colour temperature of the function as brightness of specific time, wherein each display naturally is corresponding with dimming curve, and multiple light modulations are bent Line represents different display or the single game scape lighting apparatus washroom examples naturally that can be used for dual area.

Once creating scene and display for all multiple LED illumination devices among structure, (wherein along dimming curve There may be multiple dimming curves) scene drawn is formed the multiple displays for being assigned number or address.For example, for It can be to be attributable to use along the possible scene of each of each dimming curve drafting and for each dimming curve or display The scene created and display assigned address in the washroom for controlling two regions.Then the GUI that can be shown in FIG. 14 The number or address are selected in 90 by following procedure: clicking icon 92, and shows addressed scene and display thereafter Number, and the number that those are addressed is dragged and dropped into virtual keypad 74 corresponding with such as washroom physical keypad 55.Make With washroom situation, for each scene and for be attributable to washroom keypad along the one of multiple dimming curves The colour temperature of the function as brightness of series of scene is then stored in can be by the physical keypad 55 of control area 1 and region 2 In the lighting apparatus of addressing.When user presses the button on washroom keypad 55, for example, being attributable to region 1 or region 2 Or both the various colour temperatures of (the single scene of 2 lighting apparatus of region 1 and region), brightness value can be called.Button will correspond to The control signal addressed be sent to lighting apparatus, with call static scene or display it is a series of dynamically and automatically The scene of change.By selecting to be sent to from keypad 55 by the different dimming curves in the addressable lighting apparatus of keypad 55 Drafting table appropriate addressable controlling signal, can also be controllable by different show naturally that different addressable dimming curves represent System it is addressed.In lighting apparatus 24 can by sent from keypad 55 address control signal control data acquisition system content be or Person is as the special scenes among multiple and different scenes, or as from multiple natures along corresponding multiple dimming curves Natural display among display corresponds to ginseng required for the certain luminance and/or colour temperature of group for those of lighting apparatus to call Number.

Turning now to Figure 15, the button on exemplary keypad 55 is shown.Although can arrange in a multitude of different ways With configuration button, but exemplary keypad 55 illustrate for adjust brightness, colour temperature and enabling and disabling such as two regions A kind of configuration of the display of multiple lighting apparatus.Continuing the example, keypad 55 shown in Figure 15 may include two parts, First part 94 (sub- keypad A) and second part 96 (sub- keypad B).First phase of first part 94 and ganged switch case Association, and second part 96 is associated with the second of ganged switch case.Therefore, keypad 55 shown in the example of Figure 15 can To be used in the situation of washroom, for controlling the region of lighting apparatus associated with the dressing glass of washroom, the region with The associated lighting apparatus region of indoor downlight is washed one's hands and face to separate.

The exemplary keypad 55 of Figure 15 includes the first multiple buttons, is represented as appended drawing reference 100.Second multiple buttons It is shown as appended drawing reference 102, third multiple buttons are shown as appended drawing reference 103, and the 4th multiple buttons are shown as Appended drawing reference 104.More specifically, first button (ON+) of the first button centering is coupled into opening and increases only first The brightness of multiple lighting apparatus in region, and second button (OFF-) of the first button centering is coupled into shutdown and reduces Only in first area multiple lighting apparatus brightness.First button (ALL ON+) of second button centering is coupled into opening And increase the brightness of multiple lighting apparatus in the light scene for including both first area and second area.Second button centering Second button (ALL OFF-) be coupled into shutdown and reduce the brightness of multiple lighting apparatus in light scene.4th presses First button (CCTS+) of button centering is coupled into opening and increases the colour temperature of multiple lighting apparatus in light scene.The Second button (CCTS-) of four button centerings is coupled into shutdown and reduces the color of multiple lighting apparatus in light scene Temperature.Thus, the first part 94 of keypad 55 be used to control first area, and for example including two regions and single photograph First area and second area in the washroom situation of light field scape.

Therefore, the first multiple buttons for being expressed as appended drawing reference 100 increase, reduce, are switched on and off only first area Brightness, such as lamp above the dressing glass of washroom.But button 102 is switched on and off and increases and decreases 1 He of region Lighting apparatus in 2 the two of region, and therefore include the entire scene of the lamp and the indoor downlight of washing above dressing glass Brightness be marked as BRS.104 the 4th multiple buttons are marked as to control by increaseing or decreasing the colour temperature in two regions Colour temperature processed, and therefore control the colour temperature of entire scene, and it is marked as colour temperature for increasing and reducing the scene CCTS+ and CCTS-.

As mentioned above, in the washroom situation that can be controlled by ganged switch case, and specifically have Have a keypad 55 of the first part 94 for controlling first and the second part 96 for controlling second, second with wash The second area of chamber wash is associated.First area can be above dressing glass, and second area or Z2 can divide with dressing glass In the downlight opened.Therefore, Z1 can with control dressing glass above the region of lamp it is associated, and Z2 can with control washroom in The region of the downlight in other places is associated.It is wrapped with the second part 96 of the second associated keypad 55 of ganged switch case The 5th multiple buttons are included, label 105 is represented as.5th multiple buttons 105 be coupled into adjusting only in second area without The brightness of multiple lighting apparatus in first area.5th button is coupled into opening to first button in 105 and increases The only brightness of multiple lighting apparatus in second area, as mentioned by the BR+ for second area Z2.5th button pair Second button in 105 is coupled into shutdown and reduces the brightness of multiple lighting apparatus in only second area, and is marked It is denoted as the BR- of second area Z2.

Button on keypad 55 can program in a number of different ways, and the first multiple buttons shown in Figure 15 Specific procedure to the 5th multiple buttons is only a kind of mode.As mentioned above, the programming of button can be similar to illumination The creation and appointment of scene and display shown in equipment, the grouping of keypad and Figure 11-Figure 14 executes.Specifically, GUI can reside on remote controler 53, and the remote controler 53 has brightness control, temperature control and specifically to GUI's The ambient humidity, light and temperature of each region and scene in a part controls, and those controlling features are dragged and dropped into selected small key In the specific button of disk.For example, brightness and the ON/OFF feature for controlling brightness can be used as object or icon exists On GUI, to allow user that the brightness control and ON/OFF control in region 1 are dragged to the first button to the correspondence in 100 In button.This may be equally applicable for the control for assigning two regions for representing scene, and the specifically scene is bright Degree control (BRS+/-), and using increasing with all associated icon in two regions and the second button 102 brightness and Reduce control icon to be turned on and off entire scene (ALL ON+/-).This may be equally applicable for the 4th button to 104 and 5th button is to 105.Alternatively, button directly can be assigned using GUI on a display screen on keypad 55.Control structure One or more regions in the programmings of button of various lighting apparatus can be in firmware in various ways or using soft Part (software in such as application program) is realized using GUI or without using GUI, and those skilled in the art generally manage very well Solution.In addition, will control be assigned to certain buttons with control the illumination of certain lighting apparatus output can using with it is above-described The different function of example, in all these spirit and scope for all falling in these the disclosed embodiments.Moreover, depending on region Quantity, the quantity of connection in switch-box and keypad allomeric function, button can be programmed in a number of different manners. Figure 15 is illustrated only for a kind of specific programming forms of two example regions.It is understood however that the arrangement of button and logical It crosses and presses control provided by one or more buttons and be adapted to any LED illumination device lighting context, as long as button can be with Be individually controlled the colour temperature of the brightness of all areas and the scene in the brightness or scene in region, have open, shutdown, Increase and reduce in structure the brightness among individually region and scene and the ability of colour temperature.

Third multiple buttons are also shown in the example of ganged switch case in Figure 15, are marked as 103.The third is more A button can be single button 103, be coupled to realize that nature is shown, it is in each colour temperature and/or bright that this shows naturally Automatically and colour temperature as the function of brightness is periodically changed to form the natural display of different scenes when degree changes.Automatically Ground can occur with the colour temperature shown naturally is periodically changed in the different time in one day.It, can by pressing lower button 103 To enable or disable display, and specifically, if be activated, display will be along being for example marked as dimming curve 1 The first dimming curve time in extend forward, neutral color temperature towards noon increase and reduce thereafter.Show in simple washroom In example, the permission of button 103 in periodicity throughout the day and is dynamically changed along dimming curve that is preset and previously being drawn The colour temperature of function as brightness, to increase the colour temperature on dressing glass and separated downlight to noon and reduce thereafter.It presses Button 103 controls the display of the lighting apparatus in Z1 and Z2.

Turning now to Figure 16, flow chart is shown, which illustrates when generating entire difference in one day in the daytime Between different dimming curves.Different dimming curves can be applied to identical multiple lighting apparatus, to generate as bright The different of the change colour temperature of the function of degree show naturally.For example, creating various scenes and assembling these along dimming curve When scene is to create nature display, the generation of those dimming curves has occurred using GUI shown in Figure 13.It is identical multiple Lighting apparatus creates different dimming curves, and can occur to repeat institute in the flow chart of Figure 16 for other multiple lighting apparatus The process of elaboration.It is that every group of creation in several different groups of lighting apparatus is multiple during the drafting or supply of lighting apparatus Dimming curve.Drafting for every group of multiple dimming curves in the multiple groups of lighting apparatus forms whole drafting function.It is right The various groupings of the lighting apparatus in each lighting apparatus storage medium in those lighting apparatus storage mediums 56, those institutes The dimming curve of drafting is stored as the brightness of each time in one day and multiple tables of color temperature value.When corresponding keypad When real-time clock in 55 sends the time value in one day, if enabling display, brightness and/or color temperature value be will be changed to The value that next time in one day of next drawn scene is addressed.If not enabled is shown, by pressing Button on keypad 55 can be manually form any drawn value of scene, and the scene will be remain stationary and constant, Until another button is pressed on a keypad or recovery has occurred or shown for time-out.

Brightness and the drafting of temperature chart or table and storage start from the real-time clock that remote controler 53 is arranged in storage medium Time and timer expiry and various keypads 55 corresponding with the respective sets of lighting apparatus 106 in interior one day.Once Can be overtime after the time (set time 108 after such as sunrise) of the setting in one day with preset timer, then Maximum 110 can be set by the brightness in first group of lighting apparatus.For example, maximum brightness can be from manufacturer's specification list Middle selection.If not yet there is the set time after sunrise in the timer expiry based on the time value in one day, Program described in Figure 16 waits the set time after the sunrise.Started with the timer expiry value after sunrise and right In the maximum brightness being set, then colour temperature is also disposed in the maximum brightness amount and when for fixation after the sunrise Between 112.

Once being provided with maximum brightness and being provided with colour temperature for the first period after sunrise, just for next fixed When device time-out check again for timer expiry 114.Once there is next timer expiry, or it occurs in the first time-out The time signal in one day is sent from the real-time clock of keypad afterwards, brightness is maintained at maximum value but colour temperature increases by 116.Timer The increase of colour temperature, and the step of the maximum brightness and colour temperature recorded occurs when overtime at each timed increase after sunrise It is recorded into increase, to form the first dimming curve or dimming curve 1.

It is checked to determine whether colour temperature has reached maximum, and if it has not, as shown by decision box 120 , then timer proceeds to next time-out or the time in one day, and colour temperature continues growing, and bent along the first light modulation The corresponding maximum brightness value and increased colour temperature of line are recorded, or are plotted in the first of maximum brightness and increased colour temperature In the table of dimming curve value.

If having reached the maximum colour temperature, as indicated by decision box 120, then next timer expiry 122 is necessary It is the time-out for generating the reduction 124 of colour temperature, wherein accordingly recording the function as maximum brightness along the first dimming curve The reduction 126 of colour temperature.Thus, the first dimming curve (dimming curve 1) instruction at regular intervals increases maximum brightness Additive color temperature indicates thereafter periodically to reduce the maximum brightness colour temperature until reaching maximum colour temperature.To maximum brightness Increase and the colour temperature reduced thereafter are plotted in the storage medium of each lighting apparatus in the group for being stored in lighting apparatus In table in, which is first group of lighting apparatus.If the set time before sunrise occurs 128 not yet, find The process of the timer expiry continues, 130 until sunset occurs.

Therefore, the time in one day and timer expiry are reset 130, are with the set time for checking again for after the sunset It is no to have occurred 132.If the set time after sunrise has occurred, brightness reduces from the maximum brightness value of setting, such as box Shown by 134.Therefore, the process is repeated, the set time after sunrise starts to increase colour temperature, until reaching maximum color Temperature, and reduce the set time before colour temperature to sunset thereafter, even if (being adjusted to reduced brightness with forming the second dimming curve Light curve 2).Thus, brightness value and the drafting table of colour temperature are stored in the storage of first group of lighting apparatus between sunrise and sunset In medium, first it includes the first dimming curve draws table, followed by the second dimming curve.But the first dimming curve and Only difference between second dimming curve is the reduction of brightness value, and thus the second dimming curve has than the first dimming curve Lower brightness value.

It is related along first group to lighting apparatus using the colour temperature of the function as brightness of regular periodicity fixed time interval First dimming curve of connection, the second dimming curve, each dimming curve in third dimming curve etc..Those colour temperatures are from sunrise Increase to about noon, and is decreased to sunset thereafter.If drawn a diagram on the graph, dimming curve will schemed The dimming curve occurred on GUI 80 shown in 13, and be shown in FIG. 6 in more detail.Can there are many dimming curve, Multiple tables that the dimming curve is drawn and is stored as in first group of lighting apparatus.

Flow chart described in the software instruction of Figure 16 is repeated, and is not only formed more in identical first group of lighting apparatus A dimming curve, and second group of lighting apparatus is repeated, followed by third group lighting apparatus, etc., until in total All groups of lighting apparatus have received drawn dimming curve.Therefore, the repetition of program instruction described in Figure 16 causes second The drafting of each dimming curve in group lighting apparatus, in second group different dimming curves draw may it is identical as first group or Difference, etc..Each of multiple lighting apparatus can be different from each other in structure, wherein preferably unique dimming curve with The corresponding group of lighting apparatus is associated, to be shown along one group of lighting apparatus dimming curve control nature, the nature Display is different from the natural display along another dimming curve in such as another group of lighting apparatus.In this way, for example, It can be different from the natural display selected in kitchen for the natural display of bedroom selection.In bedroom and kitchen, not only dim Curve (that is, colour temperature of the function as brightness) can be different, and the time that timer expiry occurs also can change to set Set different scenes.Therefore, as the colour temperature of the function of brightness and timer expiry interval from one group of lighting apparatus to another Group lighting apparatus can be different, wherein the corresponding drafting of the table of the colour temperature of the function as the time in brightness and one day from One room can be different to another room.Therefore, Figure 16 illustrates general process, and by the process, software can quilt Dimming curves for group lighting apparatus different in imperative structures and the formation that different corresponds to nature and show.It is stored in one group of illumination Drafting or table in the storage medium of equipment can be entirely different with the drafting stored in another group of lighting apparatus, so as to The natural display in another room differently controls the natural display in a room, because of the dimming curve in each room and field Scape, which changes time interval, can be different.

Turning now to Figure 17, flow chart is shown, which illustrates the programming of preset scene illumination values, by scene The brightness in interior region increases to the default scene of brightness value, and reduces lighting apparatus in scene, in the region of scene The colour temperature of the lighting apparatus of brightness or increase/reduce in the scene.Particularly, Figure 17 illustrates the first of keypad button 100 Begin to assign.The initial assignment of button can be similar to example described in Figure 15 of keypad 55.By being pressed more than first first ON+ the or OFF- button of a button 100 is opened with adjusting brightness and the colour temperature in the one or more regions for being suitable for lighting apparatus Begin default scene, goes out as depicted in block 112.Specifically, user will press and maintain keypad 55 using the example of Figure 15 First part in ON+ or OFF- button.The amount of time for being pressed and maintaining depending on button, first area (Z1's) is bright Degree will be adjusted upward or downward.Start to press button appropriate at box 112 and assume that the Show Button 103 is not pressed, And therefore display is not activated naturally.Therefore, default scene is executed in the case where showing pent situation.Next, in box In 114, the second part of keypad 55 has the 5th multiple buttons 105, and when press and maintain button to 105 in first When a button (ON+), the brightness of region 2 (Z2) increases.On the other hand, if pressing and maintaining button to second in 105 Button (OFF-), then the brightness of region 2 (Z2) reduces.Next, in box 116, it can be by pressing and maintaining the 4th The suitable button (CCT+/-) of multiple buttons 104 increaseds or decreases the colour temperature in region.If pressing CCT+, the color of scene Temperature will increase, and if pressing CCT-, the colour temperature of scene will reduce.

Once the brightness value in first area or in second area increases or decreases to level appropriate, and shape It is all adjusted to level appropriate at the colour temperature in two regions of scene, as mentioned in box 112,114 and 116, is just existed Two buttons of the second multiple buttons 102 are pressed in box 118 simultaneously.Two buttons of the second multiple buttons 102 are pressed, and Specifically ALL ON+ and ALL OFF- button, then the brightness of each region and entire scene and colour temperature can be in boxes 120 is default.At least three seconds must be continued by pressing simultaneously, any so that scene to be preset as being established by box 112-116 It is horizontal.

Can in total other regions and scene repeat the process that is illustrated in box 112-120, with default The brightness and/or colour temperature of corresponding region and scene in entire house.But scene is preset as certain luminance and colour temperature assumes The display is not activated, and therefore not yet presses lower button 103.Indicate that the lamp on 103 side of button that display is opened extinguishes.Once It is disabled to the one group of lighting apparatus display controlled by specific keypad, so that it may to control those lighting apparatus by pressing Therefore the brightness of lighting apparatus and/or colour temperature are defaulted to specific water to preset lighting apparatus by the suitable button of keypad It is flat, and the process is repeated to other groups of lighting apparatus groups in total.

In the case where scene lighting output is predetermined, only one group of lighting apparatus or multiple groups either in total Lighting apparatus, as indicated by box 122, display must keep disabled, and any of ALL ON+ button is then pressed all The brightness of scene is increased into scene preset value, as shown by box 124 and 126.Scene preset value may include by box The brightness and/or colour temperature for the scene that 112-116 is established.

In any time of display disabled 122, ALL OFF- button 102 can be pressed, as shown by box 128 , and the corresponding brightness of scene will reduce 130.Moreover, 132 neutral color temperature button of box (either CCT+ or CCT-) is any It presses and maintains that the colour temperature 134 of scene will be increasedd or decreased.Region can also be controlled individually, and if display is disabled 122, then can be by pressing and maintaining the suitable button in the first multiple buttons 100 or the 5th multiple buttons 105 (by box 136 show) it is increasedd or decreased or the brightness 138 in region 1 or region 2 with increaseing or decreasing the brightness of corresponding region.

The box that button is pressed is described shown in Fig. 7 indicates pressing and maintaining for the button, and is based on button quilt The length of the time of maintenance, brightness or colour temperature will be increasedd or decreased more or less respectively.But if button is pressed in succession Twice, wherein release button during transition will be turned on and off one of lighting apparatus then depending on which button pressed The brightness in region or two regions.Button must be pressed twice in the window less than three seconds, wherein during transition completely Release.For example, 2 lighting apparatus of region will be closed if the OFF- button of the 5th multiple buttons 105 is pressed twice 140 It is disconnected.Equally, if be pressed twice about the OFF- button in the first part of the first multiple buttons 100, in region 1 Lighting apparatus will be off.But if ALL OFF- is pressed twice 142, the illumination in both region 1 and region 2 is set It is standby to will be off.It is pressed in substantially three seconds twice depending on which button, the choosing in region 1 or region 2 or the two regions The shutdown of selecting property terminates in the box for being shown as box number 144.

Turning now to Figure 18, flow chart is provided, which illustrates in the region area Huo Yizu for forming scene Nature is initiated among domain to show.Figure 18 also illustrates temporary, the lasting or permanent modification that nature is shown.It starts by and presses Button 103 shown in Figure 15 enables nature and shows 150, and indicator light is preferably beside that button or as button itself It is illuminated.Indicator light instruction display has been activated, thus the override of the activation or display that allow to show.The activation of display is depended on Time in Yu Yitian, and depend on which button is pressed, activate the display in one or more regions.For example, if pressing Lower ALL ON+ button twice 152 then activation includes the scene in two regions, and depends on pressing one day of lower button twice In time, initiate the brightness and colour temperature of the scene.Then, based on by the time in one day of lower button, display is in this prior Scene starts 154.

It alternatively, can be only in the multiple regions of scene intraoral illumination equipment by pressing ON+ button twice 156 One region setting brightness and color temperature value.Then, particularly for depending on pressing ON+ button 100 or ON+ button 105 Or first area or second area, display will start the time depended in one day and in the fixed scene of the display Automatically it is defined.The display will start for current scene, and specifically be directed to specific region, such as by box 158 Shown.

It is temporary, lasting that possibility is desirable or for good and all modification or override are shown.For example, if ALL ON+ button 102 It is pressed and maintains, but do not press twice, as shown in box 160, then the scene of the time in this day It is the bright of the scene setting that brightness, the colour temperature of time in this day or both, which are all added to the specific time in this day, Degree and color temperature value, and reach and depend on ALL ON+ button value how long pressed, as shown by box 162 and 164. It since ALL ON+ button is not pressed twice, but is only pressed and maintains, the amount that wherein button is maintained will determine wherein The brightness of the scene of specific time in button be pressed this day is by increased amount, for depending on pressing CCTS+ button The colour temperature of the amount of 104 time is also such.On the contrary, the amount for the time that wherein CCTS button is maintained can be depended on to reduce Colour temperature, so that the amount with the time proportionally reduces colour temperature.Process 160,162 and 164 illustrate by do not activate display and It is to increase in the specific time in display or possibly reduce the brightness of the special scenes and colour temperature is carried out override and shown.For example, User can wish by pressing ALL OFF- in morning 11:00 with reduce the brightness in kitchen come during reducing noon kitchen it is bright Degree, and therefore change usually in morning 11:00 by the scene of appearance.In addition, user can wish by pressing in morning 11:00 CCTS- button exceeds usually existing natural white color temperature white heat warm white so that colour temperature to be reduced to a greater degree.On the contrary, logical It crosses and presses and ALL ON+ is maintained to reach the time of specific quantity, the brightness of kitchen scene and colour temperature can also be by simply pressing Therefore ALL ON+ for example will increase to higher tune from lower dimming curve value in the brightness of morning 7:00 to increase Light curve value, and colour temperature is also therefore increased into 3000K from such as 2300K.Therefore, box 160 can with press ALL ON+ Or ALL OFF- button is related, to increased or decrease the brightness of the current scene of the specific time in this day, and with super Control display, and to maintain override 166 to show 168 twice until for example pressing ALL ON button 102 with then recovery.If first Before enable nature and show, then temporary surpassing what the process instruction nature that box 160 starts and terminates in box 168 show Control.When press and maintain ALL ON+/- when, the brightness of first area or two regions (two regions in scene) ramps up Or ramp down.If pressing and maintaining ALL ON+, ramp up the specific time in persistently this day until reaching To nature display brightness.Then, ALL ON button will be operated as showing and be turned off naturally, be shown with override.Until ALL ON+ button is pressed thereafter will just restore to show twice.But in transition, temporary override occurs, and the override allows The natural display brightness and colour temperature of the time that both brightness and/or colour temperature reach in this day are manually controlled, or is down to zero.

Replicated in box 170-178 control described in the process 160-168 to the multiple regions of scene and The temporary override of display.Specifically, the only difference between box 160-168 and box 170-178 is to a region Control, rather than the control to possibly multiple regions.Box 170-178 is related with the control in single region, no matter the control System is to region 1 or to region 2.With ALL ON+/- button on the contrary, there may also be ON+/- buttons, and depend on It is pressed and the button that maintains is that button on first part or second part or first area or second area can be through Go through temporary override.If pressing and maintaining ON+ button, the amount for the time that wherein button is maintained in box 170 will Indicate the increased amount of the brightness of the specific region (either first area or second area) for working as front court in display Scape increases.Increased amount will be extended up to wherein button is pressed and the display of the specific time in maintain this day Brightness.On the contrary, ON- button can be pressed and maintain, to reduce the brightness for showing interior current scene, and to maintain the override, And temporarily to maintain the override until again by lower button twice 176.The colour temperature of specific region depends on which button pressed, The button of the button of first area either second area, to increased or decrease colour temperature 174 again, until pressing ON+ Button twice and shows recovery, at box 176 and 178.Just as the temporary override of the scene in process 160-168, Box 170-178 is in the presence of the region override in the special scenes of the specific time in one day, restores until showing, and bright The amount or knots modification of the override of degree and/or colour temperature depend on wherein ON+/- or amount of time for being pressed of CCT+/- button.Directly To ALL ON+ or ON+ button is pressed twice, brightness increase/reduction and colour temperature increase/, which will reduce button, not to beat as shown naturally Open such operate.That is, until ALL ON+ or ON+ button is pressed twice.Front court is worked as in multiple regions or simply single region The override of scape temporarily occurs, until pressing ALL ON+ or ON+ button twice.But it if is not pressed in timeout period Lower ALL ON+ or ON+ button, once then time-out has expired, the change in current scene will just be restored back to display automatically.Cause This, Figure 18 shows the temporary change of current scene in box 166,168,176 and 178, box 180 and 182 show by Enduringly maintained until the change for the current scene that time-out has expired.Therefore, if not yet pressing ALL ON+ or ON in time-out + button twice, once then the time-out has expired, the change of current scene will just be restored back to display.Thus, Figure 18 is illustrated Temporary or lasting change for the current scene of the specific time in one day, and possibly in display until time-out expires Subsequent scene, or by press ALL ON+ or ON+ button twice manually restore show.

Other than the temporary or lasting change in current scene, Figure 18 also illustrates the permanent change to current scene, And possibly to the other scenes all arrived after multiple regions or on the basis of region-by-region scene in this prior It is permanent to change.Permanent change starts from pressing the amount for showing the time for reaching pre-determining, and preferably more than three seconds.Depending on being previously It is no to press and maintain ALL ON+ or ON+ button, and therefore whether the scene of multiple regions or the region in scene have increase Or reduced brightness and/or color temperature value, such as by box 162 and 164 related with scene and suitable for region box 172 and Shown by 174, either in box 186 or the permanent corresponding override of generation at box 188.

Although the timeout period persistently changed can be several minutes to several hours, it is preferable that wherein showing The time for the pre-determining that button 103 is pressed is preferably less than 10 seconds but is greater than three seconds.By pressing the Show Button 103 less than 10 Second, depend on when that ALL ON+ or ON+ button is pressed and maintains, the specific region in the scene of scene or lighting apparatus Brightness whatever in color temperature value is fixed in the memory of corresponding lighting apparatus, and presses the Show Button thereafter Up to the time of pre-determining.All current scenes in the transit time range are permanently changed.Alternatively, only change closest Wherein the Show Button 103 is pressed and the scene of the time in maintain one day.The scene is to show interior current scene.And And the current scene in display is changed to what the amount of the time being pressed by wherein ALL ON, CCT+/- button was established New brightness value and/or color temperature value.

Current scene change is for good and all recorded in the storage medium 56 as corresponding lighting apparatus, such as box 190 Shown by 192.Therefore, current scene is for good and all changed, and when so that no matter when display being activated thereafter, has been undergone forever The scene in the specific time in this day changed long shows the display for making time thereafter in this day pair forever The brightness permanently changed in the color temperature value of the time in Yu Yitian.For example, if being pressed in 11 the Show Buttons 103 of the morning The time quantum of pre-determining, then any brightness and colour temperature having changed before the time and during the time will be recorded Value.At 11 points of the morning, previous display will be altered to now in 11 points of display new scenes of the morning within second day.It is not old field Scape, the new scene using box 160-164 and 170-174 in one or more regions of lighting apparatus establish brightness with Color temperature value.The new scene plays the time in daily this day behind now, until may permanently be changed again.It The smooth change of colour temperature and brightness during other scenes preceding and later will be adjusted to provide one day.For example, if 8 points at night, colour temperature is reduced to 2200 from 2500, then from into the display at midnight, the colour temperature of all scenes will thus drop before sunset It is low.Colour temperature during morning, noon and midnight can remain unchanged.According to one embodiment, Figure 19 and 20 also illustrate whenever The smoothing function occurred when permanently being changed to the scene in display.Particularly, Figure 19 is the box 190 and 192 in Figure 18 Continuity.

Turning now to Figure 19, illustrates and brightness and/or colour temperature are changed among top n scene and subsequent N number of scene The flow chart of change, to provide the smooth of the brightness to the current scene of lighting apparatus and/or any modification of colour temperature.Current scene In change can be quite big, and be remained unchanged if preceding and subsequent scene lighting exports, vision will occur On can perceive with unexpected display, this may not be desirable for viewer.In order to provide previous N number of scene and Subsequent N number of scene smooths to the current scene after changing, it is necessary to change previous and subsequent scene, be updated to work as With current scene be permanently placed into nature show in when, change without colour temperature or the unexpected vision of brightness and disconnecting.Change sentence It talks about, if the permanent change to brightness occurs in morning 11:00, and the current scene brightness was substantially less than in the morning 11: The 00 existing dimming curve shown naturally, it would be possible that N number of (preferably less than 3) for the scene before current scene Brightness value and N number of brightness value of the scene for identical multiple lighting apparatus are changed after 11 current scenes.? The first top n scene for changing its brightness and colour temperature is shown in box 200, and is shown in box 202 for identical The brightness of lighting apparatus and the N number of scene of colour temperature then changed.

Determine that the quantity N before and after the scene currently changed is pre-determining, and preferably three or less. Therefore, if change current scene be in morning 11:00, if there is before current scene in morning 7:00 and the morning 9: 30 scene, then the dimming curve for reaching current scene change that two scenes can also be varied so that result obtains is not It disconnects, as shown in Figure 20, and specifically curve graph 204.Then, N number of scene after morning 11:00 can To include two or more scenes as shown.But as shown by curve graph 206, only change with 2:00 in afternoon at noon Become two subsequent scenes.Although N may include 2, curve graph 204 and 206 possibly illustrates more than two scene, this takes Certainly it is separated by the dimming curve time in each scene and how far is drawn.For example, if scene every 15 minutes are drawn, N may include much larger than 3, and can be with up to 20.No matter the value of N is how many, it is important to note that not 24 hour period Interior all scenes must be all varied to provide smoothly.On the contrary, if the scene permanently changed is at 11 points of the morning, only Need to change after sunrise and until 11 points of the morning, and then after 11 points of the morning to half afternoon (mid- Afternoon scene).Due to that can be sent out in the scene of the change of the limited quantity before and after scene currently changed It is raw enough smooth, therefore have no need to change scene after half afternoon and before sunrise.Therefore, in the examples described above, color Temperature will remain unchanged, which is the function with the brightness after half afternoon before sunrise.

As mentioned in Fig. 6-8 and Figure 13, when being that same group of lighting apparatus creates multiple scenes to form the first tune When light curve, the process is repeated using the programming of such as GUI and object-oriented, it is multiple to be formed for the same group of lighting apparatus Naturally display and corresponding dimming curve.Thus, for example, there may be drawn in table and be stored in lighting apparatus group Each lighting apparatus in it is multiple naturally show.When by it is multiple naturally display and corresponding dimming curves be plotted to lighting apparatus Other groups in when, repeat the process.Therefore, bedroom can have entirely different dimming curve and show naturally, sleeping It is drawn in the lighting apparatus of room rather than in the lighting apparatus in kitchen.No matter comprising dimming curve drafting table lighting apparatus How, for each dimming curve, the dimming curve of the colour temperature of the function as brightness is all different.Therefore, it is necessary to will Multiple dimming curves for all having multiple scenes are plotted in same group of lighting apparatus, so that the change based on brightness is differently controlled Colour temperature processed.The amount of change can depend on the colour temperature under full brightness.

When for good and all change scene as shown by the box 190 and 192 in Figure 18, depending on the scene currently changed Whether in the predefined distance of the point on another dimming curve, determine previously and subsequent N number of scene and for those Previously and then N number of scene was determined as the correspondence colour temperature of the function of brightness.For example, if the permanent change of current scene is bright The change being reduced is spent, then the correspondence colour temperature of the current scene will be no longer on such as the first dimming curve 208.On the contrary, The current scene as caused by the reduction of brightness, which changes, will lead to colour temperature (CCT) less than the colour temperature along dimming curve 208.For example, If the colour temperature changed into or new for current scene being updated and being changed is in the second dimming curve 210 In the predefined distance of point in (shown in dotted line), then from the storage medium 56 for being stored in the lighting apparatus group controlled In the second dimming curve 210 in recall or take out scene before current scene and after current scene.

The only a part of the second dimming curve 210 is taken out from each lighting apparatus in the group of the lighting apparatus controlled, And the second part includes in N number of scene before the scene changed and N number of scene after the scene changed, to mention For on the second dimming curve before and after current scene back to back scene smooth and the second nature not disconnected It has been shown that, but all fields along the first dimming curve 208 are formerly maintained before top n scene and after subsequent N number of scene Scape.

According to one embodiment, the predefined distance (as shown by 212) of the point on the second dimming curve is preferably Less than the 5% of the colour temperature of the scene for the current scene in the specific time in one day on the second dimming curve.For example, such as Time in fruit one day is morning 11:00, and current scene changes from the change of the first dimming curve 208 to dimming curve 210, So new current scene may not have the accurately colour temperature on the second dimming curve, and first dimming curve 208 has There is the higher color temperature of the function as brightness, the dimming curve 210 has the relatively low color temperature of the function as brightness.Substitution The current scene colour temperature on ground, the function as brightness can be in the predefined distance 212 of the second dimming curve 210.If The predefined distance is less than the 5% of the colour temperature of scene on the second dimming curve of morning 11:00, then current scene with And it all is placed on the second dimming curve in any case in top n scene and in rear N number of scene.For example, if for The current scene of first dimming curve is 4000K along the colour temperature of the second dimming curve in morning 11:00, and in morning 11:00 The colour temperature of the second dimming curve be 3800K, if brightness and/or colour temperature are reduced in the morning by current scene change The 5%=190K of colour temperature or 3800K within the 5% of the colour temperature of the scene of 11:00, then current scene and preceding and It will be placed on the second dimming curve in rear N number of scene.Thus, predefined distance is less than less than 5% or absolute value 190K, and even more preferably less than 2%, or substantially 70K.As shown in Figure 20, therefore the value of predefined distance 212 is The specific time in one day of current scene for permanently being changed along the second dimming curve colour temperature 5%.Due to First dimming curve and the second dimming curve have been drawn in the table being placed in corresponding lighting apparatus, therefore to specific Any permanent change of scene only result in selectively is taken out along the second dimming curve it is current with before and subsequent scenario, If the change carried out is so that predefined colour temperature distance sufficiently closes to the second dimming curve.It can also be measured according to brightness pre- The distance of definition.If current scene, which changes, is related to the brightness change of relatively close second dimming curve brightness, work as front court Scape will be placed on the second dimming curve in top n scene and together with rear N number of scene.The predefined brightness can also be with It is 5% or lower.

Although the different groups of the lighting apparatus in structure have different dimming curves and different natural displays, lead to It crosses using single global keypad (all keypads 57 as shown in Figure 10), the complete of whole or multiple groups lighting apparatus can occur Office's override.Preferably, global keypad 57 includes that control total and the multiple groups specifically arranged in total are shone The single keypad of bright equipment.It is further preferred that global keypad may be disposed near entrance door, or may be close Master bedroom.

Global keypad includes at least one of multiple buttons, and the button preferably includes and leaves button.It leaves Button automatically periodically successively beats on and off for activating sensor with the movement of detection structure, and in response to the movement The lighting apparatus group selected in multiple groups lighting apparatus in disconnected total.Automatically, periodically it is switched on and off in succession herein Referred to as promptly display (panic show).Therefore, no matter when for example sensor detects in structure or in the periphery of structure Invader, the various displays naturally that override can occur in different groups of lighting apparatus for urgent display.

Therefore, the button on global keypad 57 can be activated for detecting mobile mode of leaving, or alternatively, When not being activated, button can enable nature and show.Therefore, the state depending on the button on global keypad, is being detected Before enabling urgent display when to invader, automatically and periodically along different time of the dimming curve of selection in one day The natural display for changing the colour temperature of the function as brightness occurs.Therefore, in leaving mode, display can continue naturally, and And when detecting invader, display is automatically changed to promptly show naturally.Activation leaves mode before sensing invader It enables nature to show and can occur by the single depression on button, and instruction is left mode quilt by the lamp on global keypad It enables.Alternatively, when detecting invader, button can enable before enabling urgent display and come from multiple groups lighting apparatus In selection lighting apparatus group static scene.Therefore, before detecting invader, button can be illuminated to indicate to leave mould Formula, and with the brightness phase in the colour temperature of the lighting apparatus group of the selection before sensing invader in maintenance multiple groups lighting apparatus Together, and once detecting invader urgent display is enabled.According to alternate embodiment, urgent display may include in whole knot In structure and structural outer is automatic, the time is successively switched on and off the lighting apparatus group selected in multiple groups lighting apparatus, or Simply initiate the change of the color of the lighting apparatus group selected in multiple groups lighting apparatus.

Those skilled in the art in benefit of this disclosure will be appreciated that the present invention is it is believed that provide a kind of improved photograph Bright system and method not only allow for every group of dimming curve in multiple groups lighting apparatus being plotted to corresponding lighting apparatus In, and allow to modify any and institute in total using the dimming curve that those are drawn when detecting invader There is nature to show.Remote controler with graphic user interface provides the convenience that the drafting of dimming curve table occurs, and refers to Task lighting apparatus group multiple keypads allow to along dimming curve formed the various scenes that nature shows carry out it is easy Temporarily and persistently change and permanently changes.In view of this specification, the further modifications and substitutions embodiment of various aspects of the present invention It will be apparent to those skilled in the art.Accordingly, it is intended to by following following claims be construed to comprising it is all this A little modifications and changes.

Claims

1. a kind of keypad of light emitting diode (LED) lighting apparatus programs, comprising:

A pair of buttons is programmed, to increase and reduce a lighting apparatus more than first in the first area for being arranged in structure Among brightness；

Second pair of button is programmed, to increase and reduce more than first among a lighting apparatus and be arranged in the structure The brightness among more than second a lighting apparatus in second area, wherein more than described first illuminations in the first area are set More than described second a lighting apparatus combinations in the standby and described second area to form light scene, the light scene it is described A lighting apparatus more than first and more than second a lighting apparatus are suitable for controlling more than first a lighting apparatus and described second The colour temperature of the function as brightness of multiple lighting apparatus；

4th pair of button is programmed, to increase and reduce a lighting apparatus and institute more than described first in the light scene State the colour temperature more than second among a lighting apparatus；

5th pair of button is programmed, to increase and reduce the brightness more than described second among a lighting apparatus；

At least one button in described a pair of buttons is pressed to adjust brightness, with preset a lighting apparatus more than described first it In first area brightness value；

At least one button in the 5th pair of button is pressed to adjust brightness, with preset a lighting apparatus more than described second it In second area brightness value；And

Second pair of button is pressed simultaneously, to store default first area brightness value and default second area brightness value.

2. keypad programming as described in claim 1, further includes:

Before pressing second pair of button after pressing the 5th pair of button and at the same time, press described 4th pair by Button, among more than described the first of color temperature adjustment to the light scene a lighting apparatus and more than second a lighting apparatus Preset color temperature value；And

Second pair of button is pressed simultaneously, to store the default first area brightness value and the default second area brightness Value and the preset color temperature value.

3. keypad programming as described in claim 1, further includes:

A button in second pair of button is pressed, so that a lighting apparatus more than described first and more than second illuminations Brightness among equipment increases up to and not higher than the default first area brightness value and the default second area brightness Value.

4. keypad programming as claimed in claim 2, further includes:

A button in second pair of button is pressed, so that a lighting apparatus more than described first and more than second illuminations Brightness and colour temperature among equipment increase up to and not higher than the default first area brightness values and default secondth area Domain brightness value and the preset color temperature value.

5. a kind of for more than first a light emitting diode (LED) lighting apparatus for being assigned to keypad and more than second luminous two The method that the control of pole pipe lighting apparatus is programmed, comprising:

The remote controler with graphic user interface GUI is provided, the remote controler is separate and is wirelessly coupled to more than first photograph Bright equipment and more than second a lighting apparatus and the keypad；

More than described first a lighting apparatus are assigned to first area on GUI and are assigned to more than described second a lighting apparatus Second area；

The first area is assigned to the first part of keypad, the first of ganged switch case is coupled in the first part Join, and the second area is assigned to the second part of keypad, the second part is coupled to the ganged switch case Second；

Multiple scenes are created on GUI, each scene is set for more than described first a lighting apparatus and more than second illuminations The colour temperature of function of the standby control as the time in brightness and one day；And

The timing sequence of the scene among multiple scenes is grouped on GUI, to be formed along the first dimming curve Naturally it shows, first dimming curve has higher color near the temporal midpoint substantially between sunrise and sunset Temperature.

6. method as claimed in claim 5, further include by press respectively the first multiple buttons in the first part and The 5th multiple buttons on the second part change the bright of a lighting apparatus more than described first among the first area The brightness of more than described second a lighting apparatus among degree and the second area.

7. method as claimed in claim 5 further includes being changed by pressing the second multiple buttons in the first part The brightness of a LED more than a LED and second more than first, with during midpoint in time than closer to sunrise and at sunset less Change colour temperature.

It further include changing into the display naturally along the second dimming curve 8. method as claimed in claim 5, described the Two dimming curves during the timing sequence of scene more than described first a lighting apparatus and more than second a lighting apparatus it In there is brightness more smaller than first dimming curve, and in more than described first a lighting apparatus and more than second illuminations Differently change in the reduced function as brightness along the second dimming curve and first dimming curve among equipment Colour temperature.

9. method according to claim 8 further includes for good and all changing into the display naturally along second light modulation Curve, comprising:

By pressing second multiple buttons in the first part, and by pressing thereafter in the first part Third multiple buttons up to pre-determining time amount, for described at least one scene change in the timing sequence of scene the A lighting apparatus more than one and the brightness among more than second a lighting apparatus.

10. method according to claim 8 further includes enduringly changing into the display naturally along second light modulation Curve, comprising:

By pressing second multiple buttons in the first part, for scene timing sequence at least one of A lighting apparatus more than first described in scene change and the brightness among more than second a lighting apparatus；And

After time-out has expired, the brightness among more than described first a lighting apparatus and more than second a lighting apparatus is changed Become first dimming curve again.

11. method as claimed in claim 5 further includes changing into the display naturally along second dimming curve, Second dimming curve is during the timing sequence of scene in more than described first a lighting apparatus and more than second illuminations There is brightness more lower than first dimming curve and lower colour temperature, but the amount conduct compared with low color temperature among equipment The function of the amount compared with low-light level depends on the time in one day.

12. method as claimed in claim 11 further includes for good and all changing into the display naturally to adjust along described second Light curve, comprising:

By pressing second multiple buttons in the first part and the 4th multiple buttons in the first part, with And press thereafter third multiple buttons in the first part up to pre-determining time amount, for scene timing sequence it In at least one scene change described in brightness among more than first a lighting apparatus and more than second a lighting apparatus and color Temperature.

13. method as claimed in claim 11 further includes enduringly changing into the display naturally to adjust along described second Light curve, comprising:

By pressing second multiple buttons in the first part, for scene timing sequence at least one of A lighting apparatus more than first described in scene change and brightness and colour temperature among more than second a lighting apparatus；And

After time-out has expired, by among more than described first a lighting apparatus and more than second a lighting apparatus brightness and Colour temperature changes back first dimming curve.

14. a kind of lighting system, comprising:

Multi-group light-emitting diode (LED) lighting apparatus, is arranged among the corresponding multiple regions of total；

Single overall situation keypad, be communicably coupled to multiple groups lighting apparatus and including be arranged on global keypad it is multiple by Button；And

Wherein, at least one of the multiple button enables urgent display and is successively switched on and off institute with automatic, periodical State the lighting apparatus group selected in multiple groups lighting apparatus.

15. lighting system as claimed in claim 14, wherein in the multiple button it is described at least one include leaving to press Button, it is automatic, periodical successively to beat to detect the movement in the structure, and in response to the movement to activate sensor On and off is broken the lighting apparatus group selected in the multiple groups lighting apparatus.

16. lighting system as claimed in claim 14, wherein in the multiple button it is described at least one in the structure The different time enabled before enabling the urgent display in one day when inside detecting invader automatically and periodically changes It is changed into the natural display of the colour temperature of the function for brightness.

17. lighting system as claimed in claim 14, wherein in the multiple button it is described at least one in the structure It is enabled before enabling the urgent display when inside detecting invader and maintains the selection in the multiple groups lighting apparatus The brightness of lighting apparatus group and the scene of colour temperature.

18. lighting system as claimed in claim 14, wherein the lighting apparatus group of the selection in the multiple groups lighting apparatus is few In the multiple groups lighting apparatus.

19. lighting system as claimed in claim 14, wherein the lighting apparatus group packet of the selection in the multiple groups lighting apparatus Include at least one set of lighting apparatus that the structural outer is arranged in the multiple groups lighting apparatus.

20. lighting system as claimed in claim 14, wherein the multiple groups lighting apparatus includes the institute in the entire structure There is lighting apparatus.

21. a kind of lighting system, comprising:

Wherein, the multiple to press when detecting invader in the structure or in the predefined distance of the structure At least one of button enables the color in lighting apparatus group of the urgent display to change the selection in the multiple groups lighting apparatus.

22. a kind of for illuminating the method for structure, comprising:

Multi-group light-emitting diode (LED) lighting apparatus out of structure and near structure emits light；

The button on single global keypad is pressed, to activate what is operated to leave mode；

In the structure or in the predefined apart from interior detection invader of the structure；And

Urgent display is initiated among the lighting apparatus group of the selection in the multiple groups lighting apparatus.

23. a kind of system drawn for creating the dimming curve shown naturally among multiple light scenes, comprising:

Multiple light emitting diode (LED) lighting apparatus, are arranged in total；

Remote controler, has graphic user interface GUI, and the graphic user interface is suitable for creation and is specifically applied to multiple lighting apparatus In first group of multiple light scenes among the first scene and the second scene；

Wherein, GUI is suitable for the first color of first function of the first group of appointment of the multiple lighting apparatus as brightness Temperature forms first scene with the first time in one day；

Wherein, GUI is suitable for of first group of appointment of the multiple lighting apparatus as the first function of brightness Two colour temperatures form second scene with the second time in one day of the first time being different from described one day；And

The storage medium in each lighting apparatus in described first group of the multiple lighting apparatus is configured as corresponding The first scene and the second scene storage as brightness the first function first colour temperature and second colour temperature, with Form at least part that the first dimming curve that first shows naturally is drawn.

24. system as claimed in claim 23, further includes:

Wherein, the GUI is suitable for creating described first group of the multiple illumination for being specifically applied to the multiple lighting apparatus Third scene and the 4th scene among scene；

Wherein, the GUI is suitable for of first group of appointment of the multiple lighting apparatus as the second function of brightness Three colour temperatures form the third scene with the first time in described one day；

Wherein, the GUI is suitable for the second function of the first group of appointment of the multiple lighting apparatus as brightness The 4th colour temperature, the 4th scene is formed with the second time in described one day；And

Wherein, the storage medium in each lighting apparatus in described first group of the multiple lighting apparatus is configured as For corresponding third scene and the storage of the 4th scene as the third colour temperature of the second function of brightness and described the Four colour temperatures, to form at least part that the second dimming curve that the second nature is shown is drawn.

25. system as claimed in claim 24, wherein the second function of brightness is different from the first function of brightness.

26. system as claimed in claim 23, wherein if the second time in described one day is than first in described one day Time is closer to the local noon, then second colour temperature is greater than first colour temperature.

27. system as claimed in claim 24, wherein if the second time in described one day is than first in described one day Time is closer to the local noon, then the difference between first colour temperature and the third colour temperature is greater than second colour temperature With the difference between the 4th colour temperature.

28. one kind shows naturally for generation associated with the first dimming curve first and shows described first naturally thereafter Show the method that the second nature associated with the second dimming curve that is smooth and not disconnecting is shown of changing into, comprising:

The first dimming curve is taken out first, and first dimming curve includes being assigned at least one set of light emitting diode (LED) photograph The First Series scene of bright equipment, each scene in the First Series scene include the color of the first function as brightness Temperature；

Throughout the day with when spaced apart distance assign the First Series scene, to form first light modulation with colour temperature Described the first of curvilinear correlation connection shows that the colour temperature increases from sunrise to noon and reduces from noon to sunset naturally；With And

Change described in a scene in the First Series scene in sunrise to the specific time in one day between sunset Brightness or the colour temperature；

If the brightness of a scene in the First Series scene changed or colour temperature are on second dimming curve Point predefined distance in, then taking out at least part of second dimming curve for the second time, be included in and changed Scene before N number of scene and N number of scene after the scene changed second series, to provide smooth and not disconnect The second nature show.