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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2017
Universal Lighting Technologies, Inc., Madison, AL (US);
Stephen D. Mays, II, Madison, AL (US);
UNIVERSAL LIGHTING TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Madison, AL (US);
Abstract
Systems, methods and apparatuses for configuring an unpowered light emitting diode (LED) driver using an RS-232 interface are provided. An LED driver includes an RS-232 serial connector and an RS-232 serial interface controller coupled to the RS-232 serial connector. The RS-232 serial interface controller is configured to provide an RS-232 port for the LED driver. The LED driver includes a voltage regulator coupled between the RS-232 serial connector and the RS-232 serial interface controller. The voltage regulator is configured (i) to receive a voltage regulator input voltage at least in part from the RS-232 serial connector when operating in an unpowered tuning mode, and (ii) to output a regulated voltage. A controller of the LED driver is powered by the regulated voltage during an unpowered tuning operation of the LED driver.