Color control system, interface, and method for controlling the output of light sources

摘要

Systems, interfaces, and methods for controlling a luminaire. The luminaire includes a plurality of light sources or emitters corresponding to different characteristics of light. Color controls corresponding to pre-defined characteristics are set or modified by one or more dials, faders, or similar interface devices. Each of the color controls correspondingly controls the output of one or more of the light sources. A separation between the preset characteristic for each color control and the actual characteristic of each light source is calculated. An output value for each light source that is required to generate the selected characteristic is then calculated and stored in memory. When one or more color controls are selected, the output values of each light source required to reproduce the desired characteristic is determined, and the light sources in the luminaire are driven at the corresponding output values.

主权项

1. A method of controlling the output of a light source within a light fixture, the method comprising:
receiving a first control input signal having a first control level and corresponding to a first control input characteristic; receiving a second control input signal having a second control level and corresponding to a second control input characteristic; determining a first separation value associated with a first separation between the first control input characteristic and an output characteristic of the light source; determining a second separation value associated with a second separation between the second control input characteristic and the output characteristic of the light source; setting a first light source output value based on the first separation value; setting a second light source output value based on the second separation value; controlling an output of the light source based on the first light source output value and the second light source output value; and normalizing the output of the light source based on the first light source output value and the second light source output value.