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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2012
Michael J. Harris, Cary, NC (US);
Paul Pickard, Morrisville, NC (US);
Michael J. Harris, Cary, NC (US);
Paul Pickard, Morrisville, NC (US);
IDEAL Industries Lighting LLC, Sycamore, IL (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a modular lighting system that may include a driver module, an array of LEDs that are driven by the driver module, and a control module. The control module is configured to control the driver module, which in turn drives the LEDs of the array of LEDs in a desired fashion. The control module may communicate with one or more remote lighting control systems through wired or wireless communications and function to control the driver module accordingly. Notably, the driver module and the control module communicate with each other through a standard communication protocol, such that either of the driver module or the control module can be replaced without replacing the other of the driver module or control module. Further, power may be provided to the control module and the array of LEDs by the driver module via the standard communication interface or separate power interface.