CN113038673A - Remote controller for lighting apparatus and lighting system - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention provides a remote controller for a lighting fixture and a lighting system. The remote controller (30) for the lighting apparatus is configured to be capable of wireless communication with the lighting apparatus, and sets or controls the lighting apparatus. The remote controller for a lighting fixture has a control circuit which sets setting information in the lighting fixture or controls the lighting fixture according to the content of the setting information, and the control circuit has the following 2 functions: (1) a function of transmitting a lighting control signal during lighting control according to the content of the setting information; and (2) a function of transmitting all data of the setting information to the lighting fixture, wherein the control circuit is configured to be able to select which of the functions (1) and (2) is to be executed according to the situation.
Description
Technical Field
The present invention relates to a remote controller for a lighting apparatus and a lighting system.
Background
Jp 2006-59667 a discloses the following structure: in a lighting system having a remote controller (remote controller) and a lighting apparatus, when receiving an input of a first setting instruction instructing a first lighting control, the remote controller wirelessly transmits a first setting signal including the first setting instruction to the lighting apparatus. The light emission control unit of the lighting device starts the first light emission control based on the start time information included in the first setting signal.
In addition, a case is considered in which many lighting fixtures are arranged in a predetermined area such as an indoor area, and a remote controller (remote operation device) transmits a lighting control signal or a signal including data of setting information on lighting to the many lighting fixtures by wireless communication. In this case, when there is a reply signal from many lighting fixtures to the remote controller, the remote controller is required to process the signal, and therefore, there is a possibility that a communication error occurs when the signal is transmitted from the remote controller to the lighting fixtures. Particularly, in the case where the amount of communication data transmitted from the remote controller to the lighting fixtures becomes large, when there are reply signals from many lighting fixtures to the remote controller, a communication error is more likely to occur. Thus, as a first situation, there is a possibility that the operability of the lighting fixture in the case where there is a reply signal from many lighting fixtures to the remote controller is lowered.
On the other hand, when a lighting fixture is disposed outdoors or the like that is far from the normal disposition position of the remote controller, even if the user operates the remote controller and wants to control lighting of the lighting fixture, the control signal often cannot reach the lighting fixture through wireless communication. Therefore, as a second situation, when a lighting fixture is present at a position far from the normal arrangement position of the remote controller, the operability of the lighting fixture is poor.
The present disclosure aims to improve the operability of a lighting fixture in a remote controller for a lighting fixture and a lighting system, when a return signal is present from a plurality of lighting fixtures to the remote controller, and when a lighting fixture is present at a position distant from a normal arrangement position of the remote controller.
Disclosure of Invention
A remote controller for a lighting fixture according to an aspect of the present disclosure is a remote controller for a lighting fixture configured to be capable of wirelessly communicating with a lighting fixture and configured to set or control the lighting fixture, the remote controller for a lighting fixture including a control circuit that sets setting information in the lighting fixture or controls the lighting fixture according to the content of the setting information, wherein the control circuit includes 2 functions: (1) a function of transmitting a lighting control signal to the lighting fixture during lighting control according to the content of the setting information; and (2) a function of transmitting all data of the setting information to the lighting fixture, wherein the control circuit is configured to be able to select which of the functions (1) and (2) is to be executed according to the situation.
An illumination system as one embodiment of the present disclosure is an illumination system including: the remote controller for a lighting fixture of the present disclosure; and a lighting fixture set or controlled by the remote controller for the lighting fixture.
ADVANTAGEOUS EFFECTS OF INVENTION
According to the remote controller for a lighting fixture and the lighting system as one embodiment of the present disclosure, operability of the lighting fixture can be improved in a case where a reply signal exists from a plurality of lighting fixtures to the remote controller and in a case where the lighting fixture exists at a position distant from a normal arrangement position of the remote controller.
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Fig. 1 is a diagram illustrating a lighting system including a remote controller for a lighting fixture according to an example of the embodiment.
Fig. 2 is a diagram showing the configurations of a first lighting fixture and a remote controller for lighting that constitute a lighting system according to an example of the embodiment.
Fig. 3 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a plurality of first lighting fixtures are controlled by a remote controller for lighting according to an example of the embodiment.
Fig. 4 is a diagram showing the configurations of a second lighting fixture and a remote controller for lighting that constitute the lighting system according to the embodiment.
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Hereinafter, embodiments of a remote controller for a lighting fixture and a lighting system according to the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments described below.
The main body of the system of the present disclosure is provided with a computer. The computer realizes the functions of the main body of the system of the present disclosure by executing the program. A computer has a processor operating according to a program as a main hardware configuration. The processor is not limited to the above-described type as long as the processor can implement the above-described functions by executing a program. The processor is constituted by an Integrated Circuit (IC) or 1 or more circuits including a large scale integrated circuit (LSI). The plurality of circuits may be integrated on 1 chip (chip) or may be provided on a plurality of chips. The plurality of chips may be integrated in 1 device, or may be provided in a plurality of devices. The program is stored in a non-transitory storage medium such as a computer-readable ROM, an optical disk, and a hard disk drive. The program may be stored in advance in a storage medium, or may be supplied to the storage medium via a wide area communication network including the internet or the like.
Fig. 1 is a diagram illustrating a lighting system 10 including a remote controller 30 for a lighting fixture according to an example of the embodiment. The lighting system 10 includes: a remote controller 30 for a lighting fixture, and a lighting fixture set or controlled by the remote controller 30 for a lighting fixture. The lighting fixtures are typically a plurality of second lighting fixtures 14 and a plurality of first lighting fixtures 12 disposed in a room of a building. The plurality of second lighting fixtures 14 are disposed at positions greater than the maximum interval of the 2 first lighting fixtures 12 from 1 first lighting fixture 12 among the plurality of first lighting fixtures 12. For example, each of the plurality of second lighting fixtures 14 is disposed at a position greater than the maximum interval of the 2 first lighting fixtures 12 at both ends from the second lighting fixture 14 at one end. The plurality of second lighting fixtures 14 are installed outdoors in a building, for example. The plurality of second lighting fixtures 14 may be disposed indoors. The plurality of second lighting fixtures 14 are, for example, at positions where the control signal does not normally reach the second lighting fixture 14 even if the second lighting fixture 14 is operated by the lighting fixture remote controller 30 from a position where the first lighting fixture 12 can be operated by the lighting fixture remote controller 30 in a room, for example, at a position where the lighting fixture remote controller 30 generates a warning such as an erroneous display. The case where a plurality of second lighting fixtures 14 are installed outdoors will be described below. The lighting fixture remote controller 30 is configured to be capable of wireless communication with each of the first lighting fixtures 12 and each of the second lighting fixtures 14, and sets or controls each of the first lighting fixtures 12 and each of the second lighting fixtures 14. More specifically, the second lighting fixtures 14 are each capable of wireless communication with at least the lighting-fixture remote controller 30 located close thereto. Hereinafter, the lighting fixture remote controller 30 is described as a remote controller 30. As will be described in detail later, the remote controller 30 sets the setting information to the second lighting apparatus 14 by transmitting the setting information set by the operation of the user 1 to the second lighting apparatus 14, or controls the first lighting apparatus 12 according to the content of the setting information set by the operation of the user 1.
The number of the first lighting fixtures 12 included in the lighting system 10 is not particularly limited as long as it is a plurality. The number of the second lighting fixtures 14 included in the lighting system 10 is not particularly limited as long as it is 1 or more. The plurality of first lighting fixtures 12 are, for example, ceiling lamps. The first lighting fixture 12 may be a down lamp, a spotlight, or the like. The first lighting fixture 12 is shown by a circle in fig. 1. The plurality of second lighting fixtures 14 are, for example, spotlights. The second lighting fixture 14 may be a garden lamp or the like.
The plurality of first lighting fixtures 12 are divided into 4 groups of group 1, group 2, group 3, and group 4, each group having a plurality of first lighting fixtures 12. In each group, the plurality of first lighting fixtures 12 are capable of wireless communication with each other.
Fig. 2 is a diagram showing the structures of the first lighting fixture 12 and the remote controller 30 constituting the lighting system 10. The first lighting fixture 12 is connected to a remote controller 30 operated by the user 1 in a manner capable of wireless communication. When operated by the user 1, the remote controller 30 transmits a lighting control signal by the operation or according to setting information set by the operation. In fig. 2, as the plurality of first lighting fixtures 12, only 2 first lighting fixtures 12 are shown. The first lighting fixture 12 includes a communication unit 16, a control circuit 18, a light source unit 20, and a storage unit 22. When the first lighting fixture 12 initially receives the lighting control signal from the remote controller 30 in the same group, the first lighting fixture 12 transmits the lighting control signal to the other first lighting fixtures 12 in the same group. The plurality of first lighting fixtures 12 may have the same structure, but the plurality of first lighting fixtures 12 may have different structures. The first lighting fixture 12 that initially received the lighting control signal from the remote controller 30 within the same group transmits a reception confirmation signal as a reply signal to the remote controller 30.
The communication section 16 is an interface for the first lighting fixture 12 to wirelessly communicate with the remote controller 30 and other first lighting fixtures 12 within the same group.
The control circuit 18 controls the communication unit 16. The control circuit 18 controls the lighting state of the light source section 20 in accordance with the lighting control signal received from the remote controller 30. The control circuit 18 has, for example, a CPU, and executes arithmetic processing in accordance with a program stored in the storage unit 22. When the lighting control signal is initially received from the remote controller 30 in the same group, the control circuit 18 transfers the lighting control signal to the other first lighting fixtures 12 in the same group. When the lighting control signal is received from the remote controller 30 in the same group, the control circuit 18 transmits a reception confirmation signal to the remote controller 30. For example, when the lighting control signal is received from the remote controller 30 and the switching of the lighting control signal is not received from the other first lighting fixture 12, the control circuit 18 determines that it is the first lighting fixture that has first received the lighting control signal from the remote controller 30 in the same group, and transmits the reception confirmation signal to the remote controller 30.
The light source section 20 emits illumination light. The light source unit 20 is, for example, an LED, a fluorescent lamp, a halogen lamp, or the like.
The storage section 22 is realized by ROM, RAM, HDD, flash memory, or the like. The storage unit 22 has a function of storing the received lighting control signal.
The remote controller 30 includes an operation section 31, a communication section 32, a control circuit 33, a storage section 34, and a timer section 35. The operation unit 31 receives an operation of the user 1 and transmits the content of the received operation to the control circuit 33. In the case where the remote controller 30 is a smartphone, the remote controller 30 has a touch panel screen having a function of an operation portion.
The communication unit 32 is an interface for the remote controller 30 to wirelessly communicate with the plurality of lighting fixtures 12.
The control circuit 33 has a function of controlling the communication unit 32. The control circuit 33 includes, for example, a CPU, and executes arithmetic processing by a program stored in a storage unit 34 to be described later.
When the operation unit 31 is operated and the operation is an instruction to operate the lighting state of the first lighting fixture 12, the control circuit 33 transmits the lighting control signal to the first lighting fixture 12 of each group as a wireless signal via the communication unit 32. The first lighting fixture 12 that initially received the lighting control signal from the remote controller 30 in each group forwards the lighting control signal to the other first lighting fixtures 12 of the same group. The first lighting fixture 12 that receives the lighting control signal from the remote controller 30 or another first lighting fixture 12 controls lighting of the light source section 20 according to the content of the lighting control signal. Thereby, the user 1 having the remote controller 30 can operate the lighting state of each of the first lighting fixtures 12 of the plurality of groups.
Further, the control circuit 33 has the following 2 functions: (1) the control circuit 33 is configured to be able to select which of the functions (1) and (2) is to be executed according to the state, based on the content of the setting information related to the timer unit 35 described later, the function of transmitting the lighting control signal to the lighting fixture at the time of lighting control, and the function (2) of transmitting all the data of the setting information to the lighting fixture.
For example, when the first lighting fixture 12 is controlled according to the content of the setting information, the control circuit 33 is caused to execute the function (1), and when the second lighting fixture 14 (fig. 1) is controlled according to the content of the setting information, the control circuit 33 is caused to execute the function (2). Therefore, the operation unit 31 of the first lighting fixture 12 may be provided with a switching unit such as a button or a switch for switching between the operation of the first lighting fixture 12 and the operation of the second lighting fixture 14. In addition, when a signal is transmitted from the remote controller 30 to the plurality of first lighting fixtures 12, reception confirmation signals are transmitted from many first lighting fixtures 12 to the remote controller 30, and when a signal is transmitted from the remote controller 30 to the second lighting fixture 14, reception confirmation signals are transmitted from a small number of second lighting fixtures 14 to the remote controller 30. Therefore, the control circuit 33 may be configured to switch the control circuit 33 to execute the function (1) or the function (2) according to the number of reception confirmation signals received by the remote controller 30.
When the operation unit 31 is operated and the operation is an instruction to control the first lighting fixture 12 according to the content of the setting information, the control circuit 33 executes the (1) function. At this time, the control circuit 33 stores the setting information in the storage unit 34, and controls the first lighting fixtures 12 of each group according to the content of the setting information.
The setting information includes timer relationship information and data for setting or controlling the first lighting fixture 12 or the second lighting fixture 14. The timer-related information includes one or more of current time, timer-set time, lighting state at the time of timer operation, repetition information, and day of week information. The timer setting time indicates a time at which lighting control starts or ends. The data amount of the setting information is large. Therefore, in a configuration in which all data of the setting information is transmitted from the remote controller to each first lighting fixture and each first lighting fixture performs lighting control when, for example, the timer setting time is reached according to the content of the setting information, unlike the embodiment, the amount of data transmitted from the remote controller to each first lighting fixture increases. In this case, if there is a reply signal from a large number of first lighting fixtures to the remote controller, a communication error is likely to occur when the remote controller transmits a signal to each of the first lighting fixtures, and since the first lighting fixture in which the communication error has occurred cannot be operated, there is a possibility that operability of the first lighting fixture is degraded. In the embodiment, the remote controller 30 has a control circuit 33 that controls the first lighting fixture 12 according to the content of the setting information, and the control circuit 33 has a function of (1) transmitting a lighting control signal at the time of lighting control according to the content of the setting information. In addition, the first lighting fixture 12 controls lighting in accordance with the reception of the lighting control signal. Thus, since a communication error is unlikely to occur in the transmission from the remote controller 30, the operability of the first lighting fixture 12 in the case where there are reply signals from many first lighting fixtures 12 to the remote controller 30 can be improved. Further, the setting (configuration) for returning the lighting control signal may not be required. In this case, the communication performance is further improved, and the operability is also improved.
Specifically, the remote controller 30 includes the storage unit 34 and the timer unit 35 as described above. The storage unit 34 is realized by ROM, RAM, HDD, flash memory, or the like. The storage unit 34 has a function of storing the content of the instruction of the lighting control executed by the operation of the operation unit 31. When the setting information is set by the operation of the operation unit 31, the storage unit 34 stores the setting information. The storage unit 34 stores programs. The control circuit 33 can control the first lighting fixture 12 according to the content of the setting information by executing the program stored in the storage unit 34. The remote controller 30 is provided with a battery as a power source, and the setting information stored in the storage unit 34 is not erased even when the power source of the remote controller is turned off.
The timer unit 35 counts time. The control circuit 33 counts the time of the timer unit 35 by calculating a difference between the start time of the lighting control at the timer set time and the current time as a set time, and when the set time is counted by the timer unit 35, the control circuit 33 transmits the lighting control signal to each group. The control circuit 33 may determine whether or not the current day is the day for which the lighting control is started, using the day information, and transmit the lighting control signal at the starting time of the lighting control if the determination is affirmative. When the lighting control signal is transmitted from the control circuit 33, the lighting state and the repetition information during the timer operation may be used to control the lighting.
The remote controller 30 is connected to the first lighting fixture 12 in a manner capable of communicating, for example, by wireless communication of BLE (Bluetooth (registered trademark)) Low Energy. The plurality of first lighting fixtures 12 are also communicably connected to each other by wireless communication such as BLE. For example, the first lighting fixture 12 that receives the lighting control signal from the remote controller 30 transmits the lighting control signal through BLE. By setting the appliance ID for each of the plurality of first lighting appliances 12 and transmitting a signal including the appliance ID of the transmission destination, the first lighting appliance 12 of the transmission destination reads the signal when the reception signal includes the own ID, and controls the lighting state of the first lighting appliance 12.
Since the remote controller 30 transmits the lighting control signal to each group in accordance with the timing of the set time of the timer unit 35 as described above, the on/off state of the timer unit 35 can be confirmed by the remote controller 30.
Fig. 3 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the plurality of first lighting fixtures 12 are controlled by the remote controller 30 according to an example of the embodiment. In fig. 3, the ID given to each first lighting fixture 12 of the group 1: numerals 1 to 4 indicate the respective appliance IDs, and show a case where the lighting control signal is transmitted from the remote controller 30 to the first lighting appliance 12 having an ID of 4. When the lighting control signal is transmitted from the remote controller 30 to the group 1, the first lighting fixture 12 having the ID of 4 is the first lighting fixture to which the remote controller 30 has first received the transmission of the reception confirmation signal. In fig. 3, a case where the lighting control signal is transmitted from the remote controller 30 to the first lighting fixture 12 having ID 4 is shown by an open arrow given a circle 1. When receiving the lighting control signal from the remote controller 30, the first lighting fixture 12 having the ID of 4 transmits a reception confirmation signal indicating that the signal is received to the remote controller 30 as indicated by the dashed-dotted arrow with the circle 2. The reception confirmation signal includes identification information of the first lighting fixture 12 that transmitted the signal. Then, as indicated by a thin solid line arrow given a circle 3, the first lighting fixture 12 having an ID of 4 transmits a lighting control signal to the other first lighting fixtures 12 of the group 1 than the ID of 4. Thereby, the first lighting fixtures 12 that have received the lighting control signal are controlled to be lit. Although the case of group 1 is described in fig. 3, the same applies to groups 2 to 4 in fig. 1. Therefore, the lighting control signals are transmitted from the remote controller 30 between the same number of first lighting fixtures 12 as the number of groups, whereby the lighting of all the first lighting fixtures 12 can be controlled. In addition, since the reception confirmation signal is transmitted to the remote controller 30 only from the same number of first lighting fixtures 12 as the number of groups, the operability of the first lighting fixtures 12 can be improved.
Further, the remote controller 30 and the first lighting fixture 12 and the plurality of lighting fixtures 12 may be communicably connected by other wireless communication such as Wi-Fi (registered trademark) and Bluetooth (registered trademark), respectively.
In addition, although the above description has been made of the case where the lighting control signal is transmitted from the first lighting fixture 12, which has received the transmission of the reception confirmation signal at the first time in each group, to the other first lighting fixture 12 in the same group, the first lighting fixture 12, which transmits the lighting control signal to the other first lighting fixture 12 in each group, may be determined in advance.
When the operation unit 31 (fig. 2) is operated and the operation is an instruction to control the second lighting fixture 14 (fig. 1) according to the content of the setting information related to the timer, the control circuit 33 (fig. 2) of the remote controller 30 executes the function (2). In this case, the control circuit 33 has a function of transmitting all the data of the setting information to the second lighting fixture 14. When receiving the data of the setting information, the second lighting fixture 14 is set with the content of the setting information, and controls lighting using a timer unit 35 (fig. 4) described later according to the content of the setting information. This will be described in detail with reference to fig. 4.
Fig. 4 is a diagram showing the configurations of the second lighting fixture 14 and the remote controller 30 constituting the lighting system 10 according to the embodiment. In fig. 4, there are shown cases where there are 2 second lighting fixtures 14. The second lighting fixture 14 includes a communication unit 17, a control circuit 19, a light source unit 21, a storage unit 23, and a timer unit 25. The second lighting fixture 14 is set with the setting information when receiving the transmission of the setting information from the remote controller 30. The plurality of second lighting fixtures 14 may have the same structure, but the plurality of second lighting fixtures 14 may have different structures.
The communication unit 17 is an interface for the second lighting fixture 14 to wirelessly communicate with the remote controller 30.
The control circuit 19 controls the communication unit 17. The control circuit 19 controls the lighting state of the light source section 21 in accordance with the lighting control signal received from the remote controller 30. The control circuit 19 includes, for example, a CPU, and executes arithmetic processing in accordance with a program stored in the storage unit 23.
The light source section 21 emits illumination light. The light source unit 21 is, for example, an LED, a fluorescent lamp, a halogen lamp, or the like.
The storage unit 23 is realized by ROM, RAM, HDD, flash memory, or the like. The storage unit 23 has a function of storing the contents of the received lighting control signal or setting information.
The timer unit 25 counts time. The control circuit 19 counts the time of the timer unit 25 by calculating the difference between the start time of the lighting control at the timer setting time and the current time as the setting time, and when the setting time is counted by the timer unit 25, the control circuit 19 starts the lighting control using the light source unit 21. The control circuit 19 may determine whether or not the current day is the day for which the lighting control is started using the day information, and start the lighting control at the start time of the lighting control when the determination is affirmative. When the lighting control is started by the control circuit 19, the lighting may be controlled using the lighting state and the repetition information at the time of the timer operation.
The remote controller 30 and the second lighting fixture 14 are communicably connected by wireless communication such as BLE (Bluetooth (registered trademark)) Wi-Fi (registered trademark) and Bluetooth (registered trademark).
When the user 1 sets setting information to each of the second lighting fixtures 14, as shown by the user 1 indicated by a two-dot chain line in fig. 1, the user 1 moves to the vicinity of each of the second lighting fixtures 14 and operates the remote controller 30, and thereby all data of the setting information is transmitted from the remote controller 30 to each of the second lighting fixtures 14. When receiving the data of the setting information, each of the second lighting fixtures 14 sets the content of the setting information. Thus, in each of the second lighting fixtures 14, when the lighting control is started based on the time counted by the set time of the timer unit 35 (fig. 4), the user 1 is in the vicinity of each of the second lighting fixtures 14 without having to hold the remote controller 30. In addition, in the case where the remote controller is disposed indoors unlike the embodiment, in the configuration in which the lighting control signal is transmitted from the remote controller to the second lighting fixture by the timing of the set time executed by the timer unit of the remote controller, there is a possibility that the control signal from the remote controller cannot reach the second lighting fixture by wireless communication. Therefore, when the second lighting fixture 14 is located at a position distant from the normal arrangement position of the remote controller 30, the operability of the second lighting fixture 14 can be improved.
The setting information may be transmitted to the second lighting apparatus 14 by causing the display unit of the remote controller 30 to blink in response to the reception confirmation signal from the second lighting apparatus 14, thereby allowing the user 1 to confirm the setting information.
According to the remote controller 30 and the lighting system 10 described above, operability of the lighting fixture can be improved in a case where a reply signal exists from a large number of lighting fixtures to the remote controller 30 and in a case where the lighting fixture exists at a position distant from the normal arrangement position of the remote controller 30.
In addition, the above-described embodiments can be modified in design as appropriate within a range not impairing the object of the present disclosure. For example, although the case where the plurality of first lighting fixtures 12 are grouped into a plurality of groups has been described above, the present disclosure is not limited to this configuration. For example, a configuration may be adopted in which the lighting control signal is transmitted from the remote controller 30 to all of the plurality of first lighting fixtures, and the reception confirmation signal is transmitted from each of the first lighting fixtures to the remote controller 30.
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1. A remote controller for a lighting fixture, configured to be capable of wireless communication with the lighting fixture, for setting or controlling the lighting fixture,
the remote controller for a lighting fixture has a control circuit that sets setting information in the lighting fixture or controls the lighting fixture according to the content of the setting information,
the control circuit has the following 2 functions:
(1) a function of transmitting a lighting control signal to the lighting fixture during lighting control according to the content of the setting information; and
(2) a function of transmitting all the data of the setting information to the lighting fixture,
the control circuit is configured to be able to select which of the functions (1) and (2) is to be executed according to the situation.
2. The remote controller for a lighting fixture according to claim 1,
the setting information includes timer relation information and data for setting or controlling the lighting fixture,
the timer-related information includes one or more of a current time, a timer-set time, a lighting state when the timer is operated, a repetition information, and a day of the week information.
3. An illumination system, comprising:
the remote controller for a lighting fixture according to claim 1 or 2; and
and a lighting fixture set or controlled by the remote controller for the lighting fixture.
4. The lighting system of claim 3,
the lighting fixture is a plurality of first lighting fixtures capable of wireless communication with the remote controller for the lighting fixture, and a second lighting fixture provided at a position greater than the maximum interval of 2 first lighting fixtures from the plurality of first lighting fixtures,
the second lighting fixture has a timer section, the second lighting fixture is capable of wireless communication with at least the proximate lighting fixture remote controller,
the control circuit has a function of transmitting the lighting control signal to the plurality of first lighting fixtures at the time of lighting control according to the content of the setting information and transmitting all data of the setting information to the second lighting fixture,
the first lighting fixture controls lighting according to reception of the lighting control signal,
the second lighting fixture is set with the content of the setting information when receiving the data of the setting information, and controls lighting using the timer unit according to the content of the setting information.
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