Patent ID: 11943852
Assignee: BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  B  G | IPC B  G  H

Claim 0:
1. A smart lamp system configured to monitor a status of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) can include:
a power-line communication (PLC) receiver for receiving data communication signals via power-line communications utilizing common voltage feed lines; and
at least one smart lamp for controlling and monitoring statuses of at least one LED strip, including:
a plurality of dual-inline package (DIP) switches for representing an identifier of the at least one LED strip;
a power-line transceiver configured to transmit the statuses of the at least one LED strip and DIP switch positions to the PLC receiver via power-line communications utilizing the common voltage feed lines;
a memory for storing the DIP switch positions, the statuses, and configuration enabling information; and
a processor coupled to the plurality of DIP switches, the power-line transceiver, the at least one LED strip, and the memory, configured to monitor the statuses of the at least one LED strip, by performing the steps of:
monitoring voltage, current, and the DIP switch positions; and
transmitting a communications payload to the power-line transceiver.