Control device for camera and/or electronic dimmer incorporated in operating theatre lamp using voltage supply line for supplying control signals to and from camera and/or electronic dimmer

摘要

The control device has control signals fed between an external operating device (8) and the camera and/or the electronic dimmer via the supply voltage line (4) for the operating theatre lamp using slip-ring contacts and a power line modem (7). The transmitted control signals have a maximum Baud rate of 2400 Baud, with at least one Baud rate converter (1) adapting the signals to the required Baud rate for the camera and/or the electronic dimmer. An Independent claim for a method for control of a camera and/or an electronic dimmer incorporated in an operating theatre lamp is also included.