Lighting network with autonomous commissioning

摘要

Networked intelligent lighting devices and other elements connected to the network of a lighting system are readily adaptable to desirable networking arrangements as well as logical functional groups, for example by each storing communication provisioning data and/or configuration data for logically associating system elements into one or more groupings or sub-networks. The exemplary systems and system elements may also enable such enhanced network arrangement via autonomous discovery and device commissioning.

主权项

1. A system, comprising:
intelligent system elements, each respective intelligent system element comprising: a communication interface configured to enable communication via a network link; and a processor coupled to communicate via the communication interface and the network link intelligent system element and configured to control operations of the respective intelligent system element, wherein: each of a plurality of the intelligent system elements includes a light source and is configured to operate as a lighting device, at least one of the intelligent system elements either includes a user interface element and is configured for lighting control or includes a detector and is configured as a sensor, and the processor of the respective intelligent system element is configured to cause the respective intelligent system element to implement functions, including functions to:
automatically exchange communications with one or more others of the intelligent system elements to autonomously establish a logical network arrangement of the respective intelligent system element with the one or more others of the intelligent system elements; andto automatically cooperate with the one or more others of the intelligent system elements to provide controlled lighting for a service area.