Method for installing the electrical operating means of a lighting system

摘要

The method involves activating a lighting system having several drive devices (B1-B6) to drive lamps (LP1-LP8) inserted in electric lights (L1-L6), and at least one programmable control unit (St) to control the drive devices. During the activation phase, addresses are assigned to the drive devices through the control device. The address assignment involves applying the supply voltage to the drive devices. A control command to initiate the address assignment is sent from the control unit to the drive devices to be controlled. The drive device to be controlled is selected by interrupting and re-establishing the electrical contact to a lamp of the drive device. The contact interruption is reported to the control unit. An address is transferred from an address supply of the control unit to the selected drive device and is stored in a memory of the drive device. The process is repeated for the remaining lights, which have drive devices that are to be controlled by the control unit and to which addresses are to be assigned.