Patent ID: 9596727
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: H05B,Y02B

Claim:
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; a low voltage device coupled to the PoE LED driver, the low voltage device configured to receive power from the PoE LED driver and configured to transmit information to the PoE LED driver; and a digital room controller coupleable to the PoE switch to receive the information transmitted from the low voltage device via the PoE LED driver and the PoE switch, and for controlling operation of the system in accordance with the transmitted information; 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.