METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMMISSIONING A LIGHTING SYSTEM
A light commissioning system is provided. The system includes a processor and a memory having instructions stored thereon. The instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform certain operations. The operations include receiving a signal indicative of a network address of a luminaire. The luminaire may include a visible light communication module configured to encode information indicative of the network address associated with the luminaire into a pattern of light pulses representative of the network address. Further, receiving the signal includes transducing the pattern of light pulses into the signal via a sensor coupled to the processor and routing the signal to the processor. The operations further include generating a database entry in a database accessible the processor, wherein the database entry associates the information indicative of the network address with a physical address of the luminaire.
1 . A system for commissioning a lighting system, the system comprising:
a processor;
a memory including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations including:
receiving a signal indicative of a network address of a luminaire including a visible light communication module configured to encode information indicative of the network address associated with the luminaire into a pattern of light pulses, wherein the receiving includes transducing the pattern of light pulses into the signal via a sensor coupled to the processor and routing the signal to the processor; and
generating a database entry in a database accessible the processor, wherein the database entry associates the information indicative of the network address with a physical address of the luminaire.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further include programming the information indicative network address in a memory location of the visible light communication module.
3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the programming includes inscribing the information indicative of the network address into the memory location as a factory setting.
4 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the information indicative of the network address is the network address.
5 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the information indicative of the network address is a visible light communication identifier.
6 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the programming includes inscribing the information indicative of network address into the memory location by transmitting the information indicative of the network address to the processor utilizing a remote device.
7 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the transmitting is achieved wirelessly.
8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the pattern of light pulses is invisible to the human eye.
9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the visible light communication module is further configured to provide indoor positioning functionality to the luminaire.
10 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the database entry further associates the information indicative of the network address with a zone that includes at least one other luminaire.
11 . A method of commissioning a luminaire, the method comprising:
receiving, by a commissioning device, a signal indicative of a network address of the luminaire, wherein the luminaire includes a visible light communication module configured to encode information indicative of the network address associated with the luminaire into a pattern of light pulses, wherein the receiving includes transducing the pattern of light pulses into the signal via a sensor coupled to the commissioning device and routing the signal to the commissioning device; and
generating, by the commissioning device, a database entry in a database accessible the commissioning device, wherein the database entry associates the information indicative of the network address with a physical address of the luminaire.
12 . The method of claim 11 , further including programming, by the commissioning device, the information indicative of the network address or the network address in a memory location of the visible light communication module.
13 . The method of claim 12 , further including inscribing, by the commissioning device, the information indicative of the network address into the memory location as a factory setting.
14 . The method of claim 12 , further including inscribing the network address into the memory location by transmitting the network address to the processor utilizing a remote device.
15 . The method claim 14 , wherein the transmitting is achieved wirelessly.
16 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the pattern of light pulses is invisible to the human eye.
17 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the visible light communication module is further configured to provide indoor positioning functionality to the luminaire.
18 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the database entry further associates the information indicative of the network address with a zone that includes at least one other luminaire
19 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
receiving a signal indicative of a network address of a luminaire including a visible light communication module configured to encode information indicative of the network address associated with the luminaire into a pattern of light pulses representative of the network address, wherein the receiving includes transducing the pattern of light pulses into the signal via a sensor coupled to the processor and routing the signal to the processor; and
generating a database entry in a database accessible the processor, wherein the database entry associates the information indicative of the network address with a physical address of the luminaire.
20 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the operations further include programming the network address in a memory location of the visible light communication module.
21 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the programming includes inscribing the network address into the memory location as a factory setting.
22 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the programming includes inscribing the network address into the memory location by transmitting the network address to the processor utilizing a remote device.