Patent ID: 9674925
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: H01R,H05B

Claim:
1. A method of distributing power in a diverse network of controlled lighting, the method comprising: providing a first component extending between a first input DC power terminal and a first output DC power terminal; receiving, at the first input DC power terminal, an operating power supplied from an upstream power source; coupling the first input DC power terminal to the first output DC power terminal via a first low impedance conductive path; providing a second component including a controller extending between a second input DC power terminal and a second output DC power terminal; pluggably connecting the second input DC power terminal to the first output DC power terminal; coupling the second input DC power terminal to the second output DC power terminal via a second low impedance conductive path; receiving, at the second input DC power terminal, the operating power while the second input DC power terminal is pluggably connected to the first output DC power terminal; drawing, at a function generator disposed in the second component, an operating current using the operating power; generating, with the function generator, at least one control signal, wherein the function generator generates each of the at least one control signals according to programming resident in a memory of the signal generator; and,