Tridonic Gmbh Co. Kg

Zumtobel Lighting Gmbh

Karlheinz Fenkart

Frank Lochmann

Bernhard Klocker

Markus Kostner

What is proposed is: an operating device for operating in particular a light-emitting means (), having: &#x2014;supply terminals () for connecting the operating device to a supply voltage provided by a supply source (), &#x2014;output terminals () for controlling the light-emitting means (), &#x2014;an interface () for connection to a bus (), and&#x2014;a transmission path which is coupled to the interface (), wherein the transmission path is designed to connect the received supply voltage to the bus () selectively.

System-voltage transmission branch of an interface of an operating device for light-emitting means

In the case of a control system () for a plurality of consumers () arranged in a distributed manner, in particular for lamp operating devices, having at least one command generator (), a control line () which connects the command generator () with each consumer () and associated with each consumer () a transmission and reception unit () provided for communication with the command generator (), an operating address is allocated to each consumer () via which the consumer () can be contacted by the command generator (). In accordance with the invention there is associated with each consumer () a memory element (), separate from the consumer (), for storing the operating address, wherein the memory element () is connected with the associated consumer () via the control line ().

Control system for a plurality of consumers arranged in a distributed manner, in particular for lamp operating devices, and methods for putting into operation

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Hohenems, Austria

Karlheinz Fenkart