Patent ID: 9295142
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: H05B,Y02B

Claim Text:
1. A system for controlling an LED lighting system, comprising: a Power over Ethernet (PoE) LED driver coupleable to a PoE switch via a first power and communication link, the PoE LED driver comprising a microcontroller for receiving first power and control signals from the PoE switch and for controlling a first LED driver chip to operate an associated LED lighting fixture in response thereto; an LED slave controller coupled to the PoE driver via a second power and communication link, the LED slave controller including a second LED driver chip configured to receive second power and control signals from the microcontroller to operate an associated LED lighting fixture in response thereto; wherein the first power and control signals are different from the second power and control signals; and wherein the first power and communication link comprises a category 5 (CAT5), category 6 (CAT6) cable, or any other cable type capable of carrying power and control signals.