Linkable lighting applications
A microwave motion detection system and lighting applications. Certain types of lighting devices turn on/off and may respond to certain triggers (e.g., motion-activation, dusk-to-dawn, etc.), etc. Such lighting devices may be battery powered and have minimal on-board circuitry. Coordinating these lighting devices together to provide zoned lighting functionality has not been commercially successful. Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed to “smart enough” lighting solutions. Smart enough lighting solutions may include link-based connectivity that enables coordination between peer lighting devices. The decentralized system may enable groups of smart enough lighting devices to communicate salient events (triggering conditions and operational parameters) across a mesh network, without centralized coordination. For example, each of the smart enough lighting devices may use point-to-point communication protocols to directly communicate with its peer devices, relaying information throughout the group.
1 . An apparatus, comprising:
a motion sensor configured to detect motion based on a first range parameter;
a modem configured to connect to a peer apparatus;
a processor; and
a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to:
initialize the first range parameter to a first value;
monitor for a motion event at a first range according to the first value; and
responsive to the motion event, update the first range parameter to a second value and transmit the second value for a second range parameter to the peer apparatus via the modem, the second value configured to cause the peer apparatus to detect motion at a second range, where the second range is different than the first range.
2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , where the apparatus further comprises a lighting module, and where the instructions further cause the apparatus to emit light in response to the motion event for a first duration.
3 . The apparatus of claim 2 , where the first range parameter is set to the first value after the first duration.
4 . The apparatus of claim 1 , where the instructions further cause the apparatus to discover the peer apparatus during an initial discovery period.
5 . The apparatus of claim 4 , where the apparatus initializes the first range parameter to the first value during the initial discovery period and the peer apparatus initializes the second range parameter to the first value during the initial discovery period.
6 . The apparatus of claim 5 , where the modem is configured to quiesce communications after the initial discovery period, and where the instructions further cause the apparatus to wake the modem in response to the motion event.
7 . An apparatus, comprising:
a motion detector;
a modem configured to connect to a peer apparatus;
a first ambient light sensor configured to operate in a plurality of modes based on a first dusk-to-dawn parameter;
a processor; and
a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to:
discover the peer apparatus during an initial discovery period and quiesce communications after the initial discovery period;
initialize the first dusk-to-dawn parameter to a first value that selects a first mode for the first ambient light sensor;
monitor for a motion event via the motion detector; and
responsive to the motion event, wake the modem and transmit a second value for a second dusk-to-dawn parameter to the peer apparatus via the modem, the second value configured to cause the peer apparatus to operate a second ambient light sensor in a second mode different than the first mode.
8 . The apparatus of claim 7 , where the instructions further cause the apparatus to update the first dusk-to-dawn parameter to the second value in response to the motion event.
9 . The apparatus of claim 8 , where the apparatus further comprises a lighting module, and where the instructions further cause the apparatus to emit light based on a sensed ambient light exceeding a threshold value corresponding to the first dusk-to-dawn parameter.
10 . The apparatus of claim 7 , where the apparatus initializes the first dusk-to-dawn parameter to the first value during the initial discovery period and the peer apparatus initializes the second dusk-to-dawn parameter to the first value during the initial discovery period.
11 . A system of apparatus, comprising:
at least a first apparatus having a first wake-up timing and a second apparatus having a second wake-up timing configured to communicate according to a peer-to-peer protocol; and
where the first apparatus is configured to change a first value of a first operational parameter of the second apparatus, in response to a trigger event.
12 . The system of claim 11 , where the system further comprises a third apparatus configured to communicate with the second apparatus according to the peer-to-peer protocol.
13 . The system of claim 12 , where the second apparatus is configured to set a second value of a second operational parameter of the third apparatus, in response to a change of the first value of the first operational parameter.
14 . The system of claim 13 , where the second apparatus performs motion detection based on the first operational parameter and the third apparatus performs motion detection based on the second operational parameter.
15 . The system of claim 13 , where the second apparatus performs ambient light detection based on the first operational parameter and the third apparatus performs ambient light detection based on the second operational parameter.
16 . The system of claim 13 , where the second apparatus performs motion detection based on the first operational parameter and the third apparatus performs ambient light detection based on the second operational parameter.
17 . The system of claim 13 , where the first apparatus, the second apparatus, and the third apparatus each comprise a lighting module.