Lighting system
View Patent ↗The lighting system includes a plurality of lighting apparatuses and a controller configured to control the lighting apparatuses. Upon receiving a random number generation instruction from the controller, the lighting apparatus generates a first random number and a second random number by using a random number generation unit, and counts synchronization signals sent from the controller. When acknowledging that the counted number of the synchronization signals is equal to the first random number, the lighting apparatus sends the second random number to the controller. The controller identifies the lighting apparatuses based on the second random numbers respectively received from the lighting apparatuses, and uniquely allocates mutually different addresses to the respective identified lighting apparatuses.
1. A lighting system comprising:
a plurality of lighting apparatuses; and
a controller configured to control the plurality of lighting apparatuses,
wherein
each of the lighting apparatuses includes:
a random number generation unit configured to generate a random number;
a first communication unit configured to communicate with the controller;
a light source; and
a lighting control unit configured to light the light source, and
the controller includes:
an address setting unit configured to allocate addresses to the respective lighting apparatuses; and
a second communication unit configured to communicate with each of the lighting apparatuses, and
each of the lighting apparatuses is configured to
upon receiving a random number generation instruction from the controller, generate a first random number and a second random number by using the random number generation unit, and
count synchronization signals transmitted from the controller, and
upon acknowledging that a counted number of the synchronization signals is equal to the first random number, send the second random number to the controller, and
the controller is configured to
identify the lighting apparatuses based on the second random numbers respectively received from the lighting apparatuses, and
allocate uniquely the mutually different addresses to the respective identified lighting apparatuses.
2. The lighting system as set forth in claim 1 , wherein
the controller is configured to allocate, in order of receiving the second random number, the addresses defined as serial numbers, to the respective lighting apparatuses.
3. The lighting system as set forth in claim 2 , wherein
the controller is configured to transmit a confirmation signal including the second random number and the first random number calculated based on a number of the synchronization signals at time of receiving the second random number, to each of the lighting apparatuses, before allocation of the addresses is performed by the address setting unit, and
each of the lighting apparatuses is configured to, upon acknowledging that the first random number included in the confirmation signal is identical to the first random number generated by the random number generation unit and the second random number included in the confirmation signal is identical to the second random number generated by the random number generation unit, transmit an authentication signal to the controller, and
the controller is configured to, upon receiving the authentication signal, allocate the address to the lighting apparatus which has transmitted the authentication signal.
4. The lighting system as set forth in claim 1 , wherein
the controller is configured to transmit a confirmation signal including the second random number and the first random number calculated based on a number of the synchronization signals at the time of receiving the second random number, to each of the lighting apparatuses, before allocation of the addresses is performed by the address setting unit, and
each of the lighting apparatuses is configured to, upon acknowledging that the first random number included in the confirmation signal is identical to the first random number generated by the random number generation unit and the second random number included in the confirmation signal is identical to the second random number generated by the random number generation unit, transmit an authentication signal to the controller, and
the controller is configured to, upon receiving the authentication signal, allocate the address to the lighting apparatus which has transmitted the authentication signal.