US 12,452,981 B2
Control system and method
Victor Pak, San Mateo, CA (US); and Dusan Jankov, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US)
Assigned to PoEWit Technologies, Inc, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US)
Filed by PoEWit Technologies, Inc, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US)
Filed on Nov. 2, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/386,532.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/536,588, filed on Sep. 5, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2025/0081316 A1, Mar. 6, 2025
Int. Cl. H05B 47/185 (2020.01); H05B 45/20 (2020.01); H05B 47/155 (2020.01)
CPC H05B 47/185 (2020.01) [H05B 45/20 (2020.01); H05B 47/155 (2020.01)] 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A control interface for network addressable lighting devices which have a logical network address based on a network addressing scheme, the control interface being configured for connection to a computer network through a cable that transmits electric power for powering one or more lighting elements of the lighting devices and control data for addressing and controlling the lighting device, the control interface comprising;
an input interface module configured to be connected to the cable and receive the electric power and the control data from a networked device, wherein the input interface decouples the electric power from the control data;
a driver module powered by electric power from the input interface module and being configured for controlling a set of 8 outputs based on the control data, wherein the set of 8 outputs is configured as first pair, a second pair, a third pair and a fourth pair of outputs; and
a driver mode module configured to set the driver into one of at least two control modes, where in the at least two modes include;
a first control mode in which and each of the first pair, the second pair, the third pair, and the fourth pair of outputs corresponds to a lighting channel for controlling lighting a lighting element; and
a second control mode in which each of the first pair, the second pair, and third pair of outputs correspond to a lighting channel for controlling a lighting element, and wherein the fourth pair of outputs is divided into a first output and a second output and the first output is combined with an output of one of the outputs of the first pair, the second pair, and the third pair to define a first multiplexed channel for controlling a lighting element and the second output is combined with another of the outputs of the first pair, the second pair, and the third pair to define a second multiplexed channel for controlling a lighting element, whereby 5 channels are defined for controlling lighting elements.