Wireless control device assembly
A control device, such as a gateway device for a wireless load control system, has a light bar extending around a periphery of an enclosure to provide feedback to a user of the load control system, as well as to provide a pleasing aesthetic effect on the gateway device. The control device may include at least one light-emitting diode mounted to a printed circuit board inside the enclosure, a control circuit mounted to the printed circuit board and operatively coupled to the light-emitting diode for controllably illuminating the light-emitting diode, and a multi-functional mounting structure for mounting the printed circuit board inside the enclosure. The mounting structure may have at least one light-pipe structure for conducting light from the at least one light-emitting diode to the light bar. The mounting structure may have an antenna-mounting structure to which an antenna of the control device may be mounted.
1. An electrical load control system bridge apparatus, comprising:
a two-piece housing that, upon assembly, defines a gap that extends about at least a portion of a perimeter of the two-piece housing; and
a light emission system that includes:
a light-pipe structure at least a portion of the light pipe structure disposed proximate the gap that extends about at least a portion of a perimeter of the two-piece housing;
wherein the light-pipe structure includes a plurality of recesses, each of the plurality of recesses to accommodate at least partial insertion of a respective one of a plurality of light sources; and
a light diffuser member disposed between the light-pipe structure and the two-piece housing;
wherein the light diffuser closes at least a portion of the gap that extends about at least a portion of a perimeter of the two-piece housing; and
wherein light exiting the light pipe structure passes through the light diffuser prior to exiting the gap in the two-piece housing.
2. The bridge apparatus of claim 1 wherein the light emission system further comprises a cylindrical portion disposed within the two-piece housing.
3. The bridge apparatus of claim 2 , further comprising a helical radio frequency antenna disposed about the cylindrical portion of the light emission system.
4. The bridge apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first radio-frequency communications interface circuit to bidirectionally communicate with a network device using a first communication protocol.
5. The bridge apparatus of claim 4 , further comprising:
a second radio-frequency communications interface circuit to communicate with one or more electrical load devices using a second communication protocol.
6. The bridge apparatus of claim 1 wherein the light pipe structure comprises a single-piece light pipe structure.
7. The bridge apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
a printed circuit board disposed within the two-piece housing, the printed circuit board having coupled thereto the plurality of light sources.
8. The bridge apparatus of claim 7 , further comprising controller circuitry coupled to the printed circuit board.
9. The bridge apparatus of claim 8 wherein the plurality of light sources comprises a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs).
10. The bridge apparatus of claim 9 wherein the controller circuitry causes at least a portion of the plurality of LEDs to visually indicate existence of a faulty condition.
11. The bridge apparatus of claim 10 wherein the controller circuitry further causes at least a portion of the plurality of LEDs to visually indicate existence of an operating condition.
12. The bridge apparatus of claim 10 wherein the controller circuitry further causes at least a portion of the plurality of multi-color LEDs to illuminate in a second color to visually indicate existence of an operating condition.
13. The bridge apparatus of claim 8 wherein the plurality of LEDs include a plurality of multi-color LEDs.
14. The bridge apparatus of claim 13 wherein the controller circuitry causes at least a portion of the plurality of multi-color LEDs to illuminate in a first color to visually indicate existence of a fault condition.
15. The bridge apparatus of claim 1 wherein the light diffuser comprises a member having a T-shaped cross-sectional profile.
16. The bridge apparatus of claim 15 wherein the cross-member portion of the T-shaped light diffuser is disposed proximate the light-pipe structure.
17. The bridge apparatus of claim 16 wherein the leg portion of the T-shaped light diffuser is disposed in the gap in the two-piece housing.