GROUPING LIGHTING DEVICES Russian patent published in 2018 - IPC F21S8/08 H05B37/02 

FIELD: electricity.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to lighting engineering. Method of configuring a plurality of installed lighting units (110) comprises determining that first installed lighting unit (110) should remain a member of a first logical group and that second installed lighting unit (110) should switch to a second logical group. Method further comprises interrupting the supply of electric power to first installed lighting unit (110), for example, via a suitable interrupter (310), whereby first installed lighting unit (110) is incapable of receiving a command from a controller of at least the first and second installed lighting units. Method further comprises broadcasting, from the controller, to at least first and second installed lighting units (110), a command arranged to cause any suitable lighting unit (110) which receives it to join the second logical group, thereby causing second installed lighting unit (110) to switch to the second logical group. Method further comprises resuming the supply of electric power to first installed lighting unit (110) whereby it becomes operable to receive and react to commands from the controller.

EFFECT: technical result is simplification of controlling lighting devices in a lighting network.

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