KR20090000954A - A programmable led lighting apparatus, a control method thereof and a storage media therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

A programmable led lighting apparatus, a control method thereof and a storage media thereof are provided to control the operation of a lighting application by controlling set items of a display despite not having special knowledge about a computer. A power supply unit(158) supplies power. A communications unit(152) receives operation command data of an LED(115) from an external device. A storage(154) stores operation command data received by the communications unit. A controller(150) loads operation command data and calculates the LED driving current amount according to the operation command. According to the LED driving current amount calculated in the controller, a current controller(156) controls the current amount supplied from the power supply unit. According to the current amount controlled in the current controller, an LED emits light.

Description

Programmable LED lighting apparatus, a storage medium storing a method of setting the operation of the LED lighting device and an operation method of the LED lighting device

1 is a perspective view of a lighting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is an exploded perspective view of FIG.

3 is a block diagram of a lighting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart of a setting method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is an example of a display window driven by a setting method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an example of an advanced control use setting window in FIG. 5.

FIG. 7 is an example of a dimming control use setting window in FIG. 6.

<Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings>

100: lighting fixture 110: upper fixture

111: illumination window 112: lens

114: LED heat sink 115: LED

116: PCB 120: lower fixture

122: power line 150: control unit

152: communication unit 154: storage unit

156: current control unit 158: power supply unit

The present invention relates to a storage medium storing a programmable LED lighting device, an operation setting method of the LED lighting device, and an operation setting method of the LED lighting device, and more particularly, a user freely programming the light emitting operation of the LED which is the light emitting unit of the lighting device. It relates to a technique for operating.

Lighting equipment is used not only for the purpose of supplying light to secure the vision at night, but also for decoration or advertising purposes.

A general lighting device can produce a predetermined effect by using a halogen or an incandescent lamp as a light source. However, the aforementioned halogen or incandescent lamps have disadvantages of high power consumption and short lifespan.

In order to solve this problem, a lighting device using a light emitting diode (LED) as a light source has been proposed. As is well known, LEDs are suitable for producing effects due to their low power consumption, fast response and long life. Such lighting equipment performs various effects by controlling the controller.

However, since the directing effect controlled by the controller is possible only a few combinations set by the manufacturer of the lighting device, there is a problem that the free directing effect required by the user cannot be performed.

The present invention was derived to solve the problems according to the prior art described above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a technology that enables a user to program various effects.

In order to achieve the above object, a programmable LED lighting device according to an embodiment of the present invention, the lighting device using the LED, the power supply for supplying power; A communication unit for receiving operation command data of the LED from an external device; A storage unit which stores operation command data received by the communication unit; A control unit which loads operation command data stored in the storage unit and calculates a required amount of LED driving current according to the operation command; A current controller which adjusts the amount of current supplied from the power supply unit according to the amount of LED driving current calculated by the controller; And an LED emitting light according to the amount of current adjusted by the current controller.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the communication unit: communicate with an external device in accordance with RS232C or USB communication protocol.

In order to achieve the above object, the operation setting method of the LED lighting device according to the embodiment of the present invention is performed through a computer, in the method for setting the operation of the LED lighting device, the method for setting the maximum brightness of the LED Stage 1; Setting a blinking time of the LED; Setting a dimming time of the LED; And a fourth step of transmitting the information set in the first to third steps to the LED lighting device through a communication device.

In the present invention, the third step may further include a step 3-1 of setting a maximum brightness holding time and a minimum brightness holding time of the LED.

In order to achieve the above object, a storage medium storing the operation setting method of the LED lighting device is performed through a computer, the storage medium storing a program for setting the operation of the LED lighting device, the maximum brightness of the LED Setting a first step; Setting a blinking time of the LED; Setting a dimming time of the LED; And a fourth step of transmitting the information set in the first to third steps to the LED lighting device through a communication device.

In the present invention, the third step may further include a step 3-1 of setting a maximum brightness holding time and a minimum brightness holding time of the LED.

In the following, embodiments of the present invention are described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the following description of the present invention, if it is determined that detailed descriptions of related known functions or configurations may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description will be omitted. In addition, the terms to be described later are terms set in consideration of functions in the present invention, and these terms may vary according to the intention or custom of the producer producing the product, and the definition of the terms should be made based on the contents throughout the present specification.

Lighting equipment

First, a programmable LED lighting device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view of a lighting device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of Figure 1, Figure 3 is a block diagram of a lighting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown, the programmable LED lighting device 100 according to this embodiment (hereinafter, 'programmable LED lighting device' is abbreviated as 'lighting device') is the upper fixture 110 and the lower fixture 120 is twisted with each other The lens 112, the LED 115, the LED heat sink 114, the PCB (Printed Circuit Board: 116) is mounted in the interior space, the power line 122 is connected to the lower part of the lower mechanism 120 It is configured. At this time, the packing is positioned between the upper mechanism 110 and the lower mechanism 120 to maintain the airtightness, the illumination window 111 coupled to the front of the upper mechanism 110 is also coupled through the packing to maintain the airtightness Note that As a result, the lighting device 100 according to the present embodiment can be used outdoors or underwater.

The PCB 116 is coupled with components for controlling the operation of the LED 115.

The power supply unit 158 receives power from the power supply line 122, and supplies power required for the operation of the component.

The communication unit 152 receives the operation command data of the LED 115 from an external device such as a computer. At this time, the communication unit 152 preferably communicates with an external device according to RS232C (Recommended Standard-232C) or USB (Universal Serial Bus) communication protocol (communication protocol).

The storage unit 154 stores the operation command data received by the communication unit 152. The storage unit 154 may be configured of a non-volatile memory that can store the stored contents even when the power supply is interrupted. The stored operation command data is maintained even when the power supply is cut off due to the power failure due to the use of the nonvolatile memory, so that it is not necessary to receive the operation command data again through the communication unit 152.

The controller 150 loads operation command data stored in the storage unit 154 and calculates an amount of LED driving current required according to the operation command.

The current controller 156 adjusts the amount of current supplied from the power supply unit 158 according to the amount of LED driving current calculated by the controller 150 and supplies it to the LED 115.

The LED 115 emits light according to the amount of current controlled by the current controller 156. Note that one or more LEDs 115 can be used here.

Through the above configuration, the lighting device 100 according to the present embodiment can implement the rendering effect according to the operation command data generated by the administrator through the program.

How to set up

Hereinafter, an operation setting method of an LED lighting device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 7.

4 is a flowchart of a setting method according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 5 is an example of a display window driven by the setting method according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is an example of an advanced control use setting window in FIG. 7 is an example of a dimming control use setting window in FIG. 6.

As shown, the operation setting method of the LED lighting device according to the present embodiment (hereinafter, the operation setting method of the LED lighting device is abbreviated as the setting method) is largely composed of four steps.

First step, the maximum brightness of the LED is set (S100). The state at this time is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the display window 170 is implemented as a GUI (Graphic User Interface) to help users who are not used to using a computer to easily set the operation, and basically, a communication port selector 172. , A brightness setting selector 174, an advanced control use selector 180, and a program selector 176 are displayed.

The communication port selector 172 selects a port for communication with the communication unit 152 of the lighting device 100.

The brightness setting selector 174 is used to set the maximum brightness of the LED.

The advanced control use selection unit 180 will be described in the description of the second step, which will be described later, and the program selector 176 will be described in the description of the fourth step, which will be described later.

In the second step, the blinking time of the LED is set (S110). The state at this time is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, when the user selects the advanced control use selection unit 180, an on / off control use selection unit 182 and a dimming control use selection unit 184 are displayed.

The on / off control use selector 182 is used to select a reference time at which the blink operation of the LED starts, an on time and an off time.

The dimming control use selection unit 184 will be described in the third step to be described later.

In step 3, dimming time of the LED is set (S120). The state at this time is shown in FIG. As shown in Fig. 7, when the user selects the dimming control use selection unit 184, an indication 186 for selecting the start time, the increase time, the decrease time, the minimum brightness holding time and the maximum brightness holding time is added. Is displayed.

As the user sets additionally displayed contents by selecting the use of the dimming control selection unit 184, the start time of the dimming operation of the LED, the time when the brightness is increased, the time when the brightness is decreased, and the minimum brightness are maintained. The time and the setting of the time to maintain the maximum brightness are made.

The information set in the fourth step, the first to the third step is transmitted to the lighting device 100 through the communication device of the computer (S130). This operation is performed by the user clicking on the program selector 176 of the display window 170. When the program selector 176 is clicked, the computer transmits the operation command data set through the display window 170 to the outside through the port selected by the communication selector 172.

Through the above steps, the user can adjust the operation of the lighting device 100 by adjusting the setting items displayed on the display window 170 even without the expert knowledge of the computer.

On the other hand, it is noted that the operation of each step described above is stored in a storage medium (not shown).

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings.

However, it is to be noted that the present invention is not particularly limited only to the above-described embodiments, and that various modifications and changes can be made by those skilled in the art within the spirit and spirit of the appended claims as necessary.

As described above, according to the present invention can provide a technology that allows the user to facilitate the adjustment of the effect of the lighting device.

Claims (6)

In the luminaire using LED, A power supply unit supplying power; A communication unit for receiving operation command data of the LED from an external device; A storage unit which stores operation command data received by the communication unit; A control unit which loads operation command data stored in the storage unit and calculates a required amount of LED driving current according to the operation command; A current controller which adjusts the amount of current supplied from the power supply unit according to the amount of LED driving current calculated by the controller; And And a LED that emits light according to the amount of current controlled by the current controller. The method of claim 1, The communication unit, Programmable LED luminaire, characterized in that communication with an external device in accordance with RS232C or USB communication protocol. In the method performed by the computer, to set the operation of the LED lighting device, Setting a maximum brightness of the LED; Setting a blinking time of the LED; Setting a dimming time of the LED; And And a fourth step of transmitting the information set in the first to third steps to the LED luminaire through a communication device. The method of claim 3, wherein The third step, And setting a maximum brightness holding time and a minimum brightness holding time of the LED to step 3-1. In a storage medium that is performed through a computer, and stores a program for setting the operation of the LED lighting device, Setting a maximum brightness of the LED; Setting a blinking time of the LED; Setting a dimming time of the LED; And And a fourth step of transmitting the information set in the first to third steps to the LED lighting device through a communication device. The method of claim 5, wherein The third step, And a step 3-1 of setting a maximum brightness holding time and a minimum brightness holding time of the LEDs.

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