Time Synchronization of Lighting Services

摘要

Techniques presented herein are directed to synchronizing the execution time of lighting operations within a networked lighting system. In one example, a network device that is connected to at least one networked light fixture accepts one or more timing reference messages representing a network time base. The network device generates one or more lighting control messages that identify at least one light control setting for the networked light fixture connected to the network device. Based on the one or more timing reference messages, the network device encodes a time for execution of the light control setting within the lighting control messages, thereby generating one or more time encoded lighting control messages. The network device sends the time encoded lighting control messages to the networked light fixture for execution of the light control settings at the time of execution specified in the time encoded lighting control message.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
accepting, at a network device connected to at least one networked light fixture, one or more timing reference messages representing a network time base; generating one or more lighting control messages identifying at least one light control setting for the networked light fixture connected to the network device; based on the one or more timing reference messages representing the network time base, encoding, in the lighting control messages, a time for execution of the at least one light control setting to generate one or more time encoded lighting control messages; and sending the time encoded lighting control messages to the networked light fixture for execution of the at least one light control setting at the time of execution specified in the time encoded lighting control message.