EP1829429A1 - Procede pour programmer un equipement d'element d'eclairage - Google Patents

Procede pour programmer un equipement d'element d'eclairage

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EP1829429A1
EP1829429A1 EP05820227A EP05820227A EP1829429A1 EP 1829429 A1 EP1829429 A1 EP 1829429A1 EP 05820227 A EP05820227 A EP 05820227A EP 05820227 A EP05820227 A EP 05820227A EP 1829429 A1 EP1829429 A1 EP 1829429A1
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interface
operating device
programming
firmware
control commands
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Reinhold Juen
Dietmar Klien
Carsten Strietzel
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Tridonic GmbH and Co KG
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Tridonicatco GmbH and Co KG
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B47/00—Circuit arrangements for operating light sources in general, i.e. where the type of light source is not relevant
    • H05B47/10—Controlling the light source
    • H05B47/175—Controlling the light source by remote control
    • H05B47/18—Controlling the light source by remote control via data-bus transmission
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B47/00—Circuit arrangements for operating light sources in general, i.e. where the type of light source is not relevant
    • H05B47/10—Controlling the light source
    • H05B47/175—Controlling the light source by remote control

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  • the present invention relates to a method for programming an operating device for lighting means according to the preamble of claim 1, in particular for programming an electronic ballast for gas discharge lamps. Furthermore, the present invention relates to an interface for an operating device for lighting means, wherein the interface for receiving external control commands for the operation of the lighting means is provided.
  • DALI Digital Addressable Lighting Interface
  • ECG electronic ballasts
  • the operation of electronic ballasts in digital form can be carried out with all necessary functions, with the possibility in particular of controlling the ballasts individually or in groups, which is made possible by the assignment of corresponding addresses.
  • the various commands transmitted to the individual operating devices by a central control unit as part of the DALI standard are processed in the operating devices according to a specific scheme or program.
  • This program the so-called firmware
  • the firmware is usually stored in a memory of the lamp operating device and responsible for the proper processing of the received commands.
  • the firmware ensures that the control commands received via an interface of the lamp operating device are transmitted in a suitable manner to a control unit of the lamp operating device in order to cause the control unit to control the light source in the desired manner.
  • the present invention is therefore based on the object to provide a novel way to program a control gear for a light source.
  • the object is solved by the invention defined in the independent claims. Further developments of the present invention are the subject of the dependent claims.
  • a method for programming an operating device for lighting means such as an electronic ballast for gas discharge lamps is thus specified, wherein the operating device has an interface for receiving external control commands for the operation of the lighting means.
  • the interface may for example be connected to the power supply network for transmitting the data / information with a bus or in the form of a PLC interface, but it would also be conceivable that the interface is designed for the wireless reception of the external control commands and programming information.
  • the interface which in normal operation is primarily responsible for receiving the control commands for the operation of the luminous means, is also used for receiving the information via which a programming or updating of the firmware is carried out becomes.
  • the need for a separate programming input can be avoided here, which in particular also has the advantage that the operating device does not have to be disconnected from the general lighting system and then connected in a special way to a separate programming device.
  • the programming of the firmware can thus be carried out, for example, directly in a phase during which the lamp operating device is in operation.
  • programming in a standby state of the operating device or in the off state would also be conceivable.
  • the programming can then be used, for example, to change the instruction set which the interface uses for communication with the central control unit. It would also be possible to communicate with new subscribers or other devices, such as brightness sensors or the like.
  • the functionality of the operating device could also be changed by changing the firmware be assigned by the device eg new ways to control the corresponding light means.
  • This first aspect of the present invention also relates to an interface for a lamp operating device, which is provided for receiving external control commands for the operation of a lighting means and further comprises a writable memory or is connected to a memory, is stored in the firmware, the firmware according to the invention via the additional information transmitted to the interface is programmable. Furthermore, this aspect also relates to a control device for lighting means, which has a correspondingly configured interface.
  • a control device for lighting for example, an electronic Vorsch old device for gas discharge lamps is proposed which has an externally accessible interface through which the firmware of the operating device and / or the interface during operation of the operating device is programmable.
  • the programming of the firmware takes place during the normal operation of the operating device.
  • the interface used for receiving this programming information can be - in the sense of the first aspect of the present invention - either the interface that is also designed to receive the external control commands for the operation of the light source, but it could also be a separate interface, wherein then the operating device has a further interface, which is additionally designed for the reception of control commands.
  • the various interfaces for a wireless reception or for connection to a bus line system which will be described in more detail later.
  • Figure 1 shows a first embodiment of a lamp operating device according to the invention, which is connected to a lighting system;
  • Figure 2 shows a second embodiment of a lamp operating device according to the invention, which is also connected to the lines of a lighting system;
  • Figure 3 shows a third embodiment of a lamp operating device according to the invention.
  • the lamp operating device shown schematically in Figure 1 and generally designated by the reference numeral 1 is part of a larger lighting system, which in particular a plurality of other (not shown) lamp operating devices, which are arranged for example distributed within a building or a device to be illuminated and from a central control unit 16 can be controlled from.
  • the control unit 16 is arranged for example in a central space of the building to be illuminated and connected via the lines of a bus line system 15 with the individual lamp operating devices 1.
  • the lamp operating device 1 according to the invention has a corresponding connection 4 for connection to the bus system 15.
  • the bus line system 15 there are different possibilities, which, however, all fall under the concept of the present invention.
  • it may be separate data lines, which are provided exclusively for the transmission of the control commands or other information.
  • the lamp operating device 1 is connected to power supply lines via additional terminals (not shown).
  • PLC powerline carrier method
  • the lamp operating device 1 further comprises connections 2, 3 for connecting a light source LA, which is formed in the illustrated embodiment by a gas discharge lamp.
  • a light source LA which is formed in the illustrated embodiment by a gas discharge lamp.
  • the lamp operating device 1 can also be designed to operate other light sources, eg incandescent lamps or semiconductor light sources.
  • an internal control unit 10 of the lamp operating device 1 is responsible, which controls the light source LA in response to predetermined control information.
  • This information is obtained via an interface 5 which is in communication with the bus 4 and receives external, e.g. from the central control unit 16 derived - evaluates control commands and forwards to the control unit 10.
  • these control commands can cause the lamp operating device 1 to ignite the gas discharge lamp LA or to set or dim in a desired brightness.
  • the operation of the interface 5 and the control unit 10 is controlled in particular by the firmware, which is stored within a memory 6.
  • This memory 6, which is part of the interface 5 in the illustrated first embodiment, thus contains a program whose sequence determines the way in which processed via the bus terminal 4 data from the interface 5 and further processed by the control unit 10 for driving the light source LA to be implemented.
  • this firmware can be designed such that the lamp operating device 1 can be controlled by means of digital commands in accordance with the DALI standard.
  • corresponding programming information for updating the firmware can also be received via the interface 5, which is actually intended to receive the external control commands for the lamp operation.
  • the provided for data transmission bus lines 15 and the power supply lines in the case of using the PLC technology are thus used if necessary, at the same time for transmitting the programming information for performing an update of the firmware, this information
  • this information For example, again from the central control unit 16 can be given to the bus lines 15.
  • a separate programming device 17 is connected to the bus line system 15 and the corresponding programming information is on the bus lines 15.
  • the solution according to the invention opens up the possibility of being able to update the firmware of the lamp operating device 1 in a simple manner. This updating can in particular also take place when the lamp operating device 1 is activated or connected to the lighting system. A disconnection from the power supply and a temporary deactivation of the lamp operating device, however, according to the present invention is no longer mandatory.
  • the functional scope of the lamp operating device 1 can be easily supplemented or optimized. For example, this could open up the possibility that the lamp operating device 1 can receive novel control commands or control the light source LA in a novel manner. It is also possible to communicate with other devices connected to the lighting system. Thus, for example, it would be conceivable that by updating the firmware, the lamp operating device 1 is enabled to respond to information given by a brightness or presence sensor on the bus lines 15 in an appropriate manner.
  • programming of the firmware is only carried out when the lamp operating device 1 has first been put into a special programming state.
  • the programming during regular operation or in a standby state has the advantage that no interruption of the function of the lighting system is required. Instead, an update can be performed at any time.
  • the lamp operating device 1 is connected to a bus system 15 to control commands from the (not shown) central control unit for Operation of the light means LA to get.
  • a first interface 7 is initially provided, which is connected to a bus input 4 of the lamp operating device 1.
  • a programming of the firmware stored in a memory 6 is now performed by a separate second interface 8, which is provided exclusively for the reception of the programming information for updating the firmware.
  • This second interface 8 could in turn be connected to corresponding data lines, in the illustrated embodiment, however, provided that the second interface 8 for a wireless
  • Programmer 17 are used, which communicates via radio or infrared signals with this separate interface 8.
  • This variant also has the advantage that the lamp operating device 1 can be reprogrammed in the installed state and during regular operation or in a standby state without direct access to the device being required. This is particularly advantageous, for example, when the lamp operating device 1 is mounted at a location that is difficult to access, for example on a ceiling of a hall or the like.
  • the second interface which is provided for transmitting the firmware update, as a PLC interface.
  • the regular data transmission would take place via the dedicated data lines 15, whereas the power supply network would be used to transmit the new firmware.
  • the aforementioned advantages of a simple and comfortable update of the firmware are retained.
  • a single interface 9 is used both for receiving the external control commands and for receiving information intended for programming the firmware.
  • this third embodiment differs in that this interface 9 is designed exclusively for wireless communication.
  • the lamp operating device 1 must thus in this case can not be connected to the lines of a larger bus system, but could be arranged as a single device at any point within a space to be illuminated.
  • a simple and convenient update of the firmware is made possible by the fact that, for example by means of a portable programming device 17, the corresponding information is transmitted.
  • the present invention thus opens up the possibility of updating the firmware of a lamp operating device in a simple manner. Compared to previously known solutions, the transmission of the information can be carried out without great effort, in particular, it is no longer necessary to previously put the device in a special programming state or connect separately to a corresponding programmer.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un équipement (1) pour un élément d'éclairage (LA) comme, par ex., un ballast électronique (EVG) pour lampes à décharge. Cet équipement comporte une interface (5, 9) qui reçoit des ordres de commande externes pour faire fonctionner l'élément d'éclairage (LA). L'invention est caractérisée en ce que les informations supplémentaires transmises à l'interface (5, 9) permettent de réaliser une programmation au moins partielle du micrologiciel de l'équipement (1) et/ou de l'interface (5, 9).
EP05820227A 2004-12-20 2005-12-20 Procede pour programmer un equipement d'element d'eclairage Revoked EP1829429B1 (fr)

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