LUMINAIRE CONTROLLERS

摘要

Described herein is a luminaire controller which is mountable within a luminaire head by means of fastening areas provided in a wall forming part of an upper housing part and/or a baseplate, the upper housing part and the baseplate forming a body for the luminaire controller. A flexible light guide is provided for transmitting light from the exterior of the luminaire head to a light sensor located within the controller. A lens may be provided at one end of the light guide at the wall of the luminaire head with the other end of the light guide being adjacent the light sensor. A terminal strip and an antenna jack are provided to which respective electrical connections can be made and an antenna can be connected by means of an antenna cable.

主权项

1. A luminaire controller mountable within a luminaire housing, the luminaire controller comprising:—
at least one light sensor for providing a signal relating to ambient light levels; and at least one light guide having a light inlet through which ambient light can be received and a light outlet through which ambient light is directed to the at least one light sensor; wherein the luminaire controller further comprises a communications unit for communicating with a communications network, the communications unit being operable for checking network communication, and, in the event of an interrupted network communication, the luminaire controller is operable for generating an appropriate signal for a lamp associated therewith depending on the signal relating to the ambient light level.