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Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2018

Filed:

Jan. 30, 2018
Applicant:

Abl Ip Holding, Llc, Conyers, GA (US);

Inventors:

Jeffrey Michael Scott, San Pablo, CA (US);

Michael Miu, Castro Valley, CA (US);

Assignee:

ABL IP Holding, LLC, Conyers, GA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 3/54 (2006.01); H05B 33/08 (2006.01); H04B 3/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 3/542 (2013.01); H04B 3/546 (2013.01); H04B 3/548 (2013.01); H05B 33/0803 (2013.01); H04B 3/58 (2013.01);
Abstract

A power line communication system and method permit auto-commissioning of multiple device control modules on a DC power line during the power up of the system. Device control modules associated with the peripheral devices are powered up sequentially and a unique address is assigned to each device controller when it is powered up. The device control modules have a unique circuit configuration that allows the use of inexpensive and mostly passive components. The cost effectiveness of the device controller design becomes particularly significant in applications, such as multi-panel OLED lighting fixtures, with high node counts.


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