Timer-based control of fixture channels

摘要

A method for controlling a fixture (122) includes receiving a message from a controller (102), determining whether the message includes an address associated with the fixture (122), retrieving an identifier of the controller (102) from the message responsive to determining that the message includes an address not associated with the fixture (122), determining whether the fixture (122) includes a fixture channel (204) controlled by the controller (102), and resetting a timer (203) associated with the fixture channel (204) controlled by the controller (102) responsive to determining that the fixture (122) includes the fixture channel (204) controlled by the controller (102).

主权项

1. A method for controlling a fixture, the method comprising:
receiving a message from a controller; determining whether the message includes an address associated with the fixture; when the message includes an address associated with the fixture, then processing the message to determine a channel state change, updating a fixture channel in response to the channel state change, associating control of the updated fixture channel with a controller address in the message and resetting timers associated with the updated fixture channel; when the message does not include an address associated with the fixture and the message does not include an instruction to change a state of a fixture channel, then retrieving a controller address from the message and resetting timers associated with any channels in the fixture that are controlled by a controller associated with the controller address.