Method for the allocation of short addresses in illumination systems

1. A method for the allocation of short addresses in illumination systems, whose illumination components (DALI EB, Lp) are controlled via a DALI bus, said method comprising the steps of:

providing a localization device (Tag, 4 ), which is suitable for notifying a device for short-address allocation ( 3 ) of the location of an activated illumination component (DALI EB, Lp),

storing an allocation list in the device for short-address allocation ( 3 ), which links each location with a short address,

allocating random long addresses in the illumination components (DALI EB, Lp),

activating an illumination component (DALI EB, Lp) via its long address by the device for short-address allocation ( 3 ),

outputting a signal by the illumination component (DALI EB, Lp) activated via its long address,

triggered by the signal, notifying by the localization device (Tag, 4 ) the device for short-address allocation ( 3 ) of the location of the activated illumination component (DALI EB, Lp), and

depending on the notified location, allocating by the device for short-address allocation ( 3 ) a short address to the activated illumination component (DALI EB, Lp) using the allocation list.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a number of short addresses, which are intended to be allocated by the device for short-address allocation ( 3 ), is established, and wherein the following steps are repeated until the established number of short addresses has been allocated:

activating an illumination component (DALI EB, Lp) via its long address by the device for short-address allocation ( 3 ),

outputting a signal by the illumination component (DALI EB, Lp) activated via its long address,

triggered by the signal, notifying by the localization device (Tag, 4 ) the device for short-address allocation ( 3 ) of the location of the activated illumination component (DALI EB, Lp), and

depending on the notified location, allocating by the device for short-address allocation ( 3 ) a short address to the activated illumination component (DALI EB, Lp) using the allocation list.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the device for short-address allocation ( 3 ) is connected to the DALI bus or to a building control bus via an interface ( 2 ).

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the device for short-address allocation ( 3 ) comprises a portable computer ( 3 ).

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the illumination components (DALI EB, Lp) contain an electronic operating device (DALI EB) and a lamp (Lp).

6. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the localization device (Tag, 4 ) comprises two or more transmitters (Tag) and a receiver ( 4 ), each illumination component (DALI EB, Lp) being associated with a transmitter (Tag), which transmits an identification when the illumination component (DALI EB, Lp) is activated, and the receiver ( 4 ) identifying which transmitter (Tag) has transmitted, using the identification, whereby the location (Tag, 4 ) of an activated illumination component (DALI EB, Lp) is established and passed on to the device for short-address allocation ( 3 ).

7. A system for allocating short addresses in illumination systems (Tag, 2 , 3 , 4 ), with which the method as claimed in claim 1 is carried out.

8. A localization device (Tag, 4 ) for use in the method as claimed in claim 6 , characterized by a transmitter (Tag), which is induced to transmit its identification by a light signal.

9. A localization device (Tag, 4 ) for use in the method as claimed in claim 6 , characterized by a transmitter (Tag), which is induced to transmit its identification by an electrical current flow.

10. A localization device (Tag, 4 ) for use in the method as claimed in claim 6 , characterized by a transmitter (Tag), which draws its power from an electromagnetic field, which is produced by the illumination component (DALI EB, Lp) or the localization device (Tag, 4 ) itself

11. A localization device (Tag, 4 ) for use in the method as claimed in claim 6 , wherein a transmitter (Tag) is integrated in the illumination component (DALI EB, Lp).

12. A localization device (Tag, 4 ) for use in the method as claimed in claim 6 , wherein a transmitter (Tag) is coupled to the illumination component (DALI EB, Lp) such that it can be released.

13. A device for short-address allocation ( 3 ), wherein it evaluates information relating to the location of illumination components (DALI EB, Lp) of the localization device (Tag, 4 ) as claimed in claim 8 and derives therefrom short addresses for connected illumination components (DALI EB, Lp).

14. The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the device for short-address allocation ( 3 ) is connected to the DALI bus or to a building control bus via an interface ( 2 ).

15. A system for allocating short addresses in illumination systems (Tag, 2 , 3 , 4 ), with which the method as claimed in claim 2 is carried out.

16. A system for allocating short addresses in illumination systems (Tag, 2 , 3 , 4 ), with which the method as claimed in claim 3 is carried out.

17. A system for allocating short addresses in illumination systems (Tag, 2 , 3 , 4 ), with which the method as claimed in claim 4 is carried out.

18. A system for allocating short addresses in illumination systems (Tag, 2 , 3 , 4 ), with which the method as claimed in claim 5 is carried out.

19. A system for allocating short addresses in illumination systems (Tag, 2 , 3 , 4 ), with which the method as claimed in claim 6 is carried out.

20. A device for short-address allocation ( 3 ), wherein it evaluates information relating to the location of illumination components (DALI EB, Lp) of the localization device (Tag, 4 ) as claimed in claim 9 and derives therefrom short addresses for connected illumination components (DALI EB, Lp).