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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2010
Filippo Branchetti, Treviso, IT;
Alessandro Brieda, Sacile, IT;
Paolo DE Anna, Riese Pio X, IT;
Tobias Frost, Burglengenfeld, DE;
Uwe Liess, München, DE;
Filippo Branchetti, Treviso, IT;
Alessandro Brieda, Sacile, IT;
Paolo De Anna, Riese Pio X, IT;
Tobias Frost, Burglengenfeld, DE;
Uwe Liess, München, DE;
OSRAM GmbH, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A method for controlling the operation of an electronic converter (), comprising a power output () for providing a power supply signal () for a light source (L), wherein said light source (L) is coupled to an identification element () which identifies at least one control parameter of said light source (L), and a data line () for connection to said identification element (), wherein said method comprises: detecting () the value of the voltage on said data line; (), comparing () the detected value of said voltage with at least a first and a second range of values; (), and a) determining said at least one control parameter as a function of the detected voltage () on said data line (), if the detected voltage is within the first range (), or b) communicating () with said identification element () by means of a digital communication protocol in order to receive said at least one control parameter from said identification element () if the detected voltage is within the second range ().