Digital Addressable Lighting Interface Configuration

Abstract

A method of configuring and managing a DALI network includes displaying rows of cells on a display of a mobile device. The cells are associated with addresses on DALI networks. The method further includes selecting, by the mobile device, a DALI controller, where DALI controller is connected to a DALI network. The method also includes detecting, by the DALI controller, DALI devices that are on the DALI network, where the DALI devices are controlled by the DALI controller. The DALI controller is configured to detect the DALI devices in response to a request from the mobile device. The method further includes displaying, within some or all cells in the row of cells displayed on the display of the mobile device, icons representing the DALI devices, where each cell having an icon displayed therein is associated with an address of a respective DALI device on the DALI network.

1 . A method of configuring and managing a Digital Addressable Lighting Interface (“DALI”) network, the method comprising:
 displaying rows of cells on a display of a mobile device, wherein the cells are associated with addresses on DALI networks; 
 selecting, by the mobile device, a DALI controller, wherein the DALI controller is connected to a DALI network; 
 detecting, by the DALI controller, DALI devices that are on the DALI network, wherein the DALI devices are controlled by the DALI controller and wherein the DALI controller is configured to detect the DALI devices in response to a request from the mobile device; and 
 displaying, within some or all cells in the row of cells displayed on the display of the mobile device, icons representing the DALI devices, wherein each cell having an icon displayed therein is associated with an address of a respective DALI device on the DALI network. 
 
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the rows of cells are displayed in a grid pattern. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising establishing, by the mobile device, a network connection with the DALI network via a wireless network. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein, within each cell, an address that is associated with the cell is displayed by the mobile device, the address being a network address on the DALI network. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the DALI devices include one or more LED lighting fixtures and one or more fluorescent lighting fixtures. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising searching, by the mobile device, for the one or more DALI controllers before the step of selecting the DALI controller. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the searching for the one or more DALI controllers is performed in response to a user touching a find icon displayed on the display of the mobile device. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising changing, by the DALI controller, an address of a DALI device on the DALI network in response to a user dragging and dropping, on the display device, an icon from a first cell to a second cell, wherein the first cell is associated with a first address on the DALI network, wherein the second cell is associated with a second address on the DALI network, and wherein the icon represents the DALI device. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising visually identifying a DALI device on the DALI network in response to a cell of the rows of cells associated with an address of the DALI device on the DALI network being selected, wherein touching the cell associated with the address of the DALI device causes the mobile devices to send a message to the DALI controller to instruct the DALI device to emit a flashing light. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising displaying, by the mobile device, a conflict icon in a cell displayed on the display of the mobile device and associated with an address that is assigned to multiple DALI devices on the DALI network. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the step of detecting the DALI devices that are on the DALI network is performed in response to performing the step of selecting the DALI controller from a list of one or more DALI controllers displayed on the display of the mobile device. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising adding, by the DALI controller, a DALI device in a DALI group in response to a cell and the DALI group from a list of DALI groups displayed on the display of the mobile device being selected, wherein the cell is associated with the address of the DALI device. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising visually identifying one or more DALI devices that are in a DALI group in response to the DALI group being selected the mobile device, wherein the DALI group is selected by the mobile device in response to a user input provided via the display of the mobile device, wherein the one or more DALI devices emit a flashing light in response to the DALI controller addressing the one or more DALI devices using a group address of the DALI group. 
     
     
         14 . A method of configuring and managing a Digital Addressable Lighting Interface (“DALI”) network, the method comprising:
 displaying a grid view of cells on a display of a mobile device, wherein the cells are displayed in a grid pattern; 
 selecting, by the mobile device, a DALI controller, wherein the DALI controller is connected to a DALI network; 
 detecting, by the DALI controller, DALI devices that are on the DALI network, wherein the DALI devices are controlled by the DALI controller and wherein the DALI controller is configured to detect the DALI devices in response to a request from the mobile device importing a floor plan of an area into the mobile device, wherein the DALI devices are located in the area; and 
 displaying, within some or all of the cells displayed on the display of the mobile device, icons representing the DALI devices, wherein each cell having an icon displayed therein is associated with an address of a respective DALI device on the DALI network. 
 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising displaying, by the mobile device, a floor-plan view on the display of the mobile device, wherein the floor-plan view includes the floor plan of the area and DALI devices located in the area. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising displaying a close-up view of the floor plan on the display of the mobile device, wherein one or more DALI devices that belong to another DALI group are excluded from the close-up view. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising adding, by the DALI controller, a DALI device in a DALI group in response to a cell associated with an address of the DALI device being and the DALI group from a list of DALI groups displayed on the display of the mobile device being selected. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising:
 in response to the adding of the DALI device into the DALI group, displaying, by the mobile device, a portion of the floor plan on the display of the mobile device, wherein one or more DALI devices that, according to the floor plan, are in the DALI group are identified in the portion of the floor plan; and   associating, by the mobile device, a particular DALI device of the one or more DALI devices with the address of the DALI device that is added into the DALI group.   
     
     
         19 . A computer program product for configuring and managing a Digital Addressable Lighting Interface (“DALI”) network, the computer program product stored in a nontransitory tangible computer readable medium and comprising instructions that, when executed:
 display rows of cells on a display of a mobile device, wherein the rows of cells are displayed in a grid pattern; 
 detect DALI devices that are on a DALI network, wherein the DALI devices are controlled by a DALI controller; and 
 display, within some or all of the cells of the row of cells, icons representing the DALI devices, wherein each cell having an icon displayed therein is associated with an address of a respective DALI device on the DALI network. 
 
     
     
         20 . The computer program product of  claim 19 , further comprising instructions that, when executed, change an address of a DALI device on the DALI network in response to a user dragging and dropping, on the display of the mobile device, an icon representing the DALI device from a first cell to a second cell.