Patent ID: 6300724
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: H05B

Abstract:
A rare gas illumination system, comprising:a first rare gas tube having a first end and a second end;a first boot coupled to said first end of said first rare gas tube;a second boot coupled to said second end of said first rare gas tube; anda controller comprising a microcontroller, a memory, and an output power driver,said microcontroller coupled to said memory and said output power driver,said output power driver electrically coupled to said first boot and said second boot via at least a first wire and at least a second wire, respectively,said memory configured to store a plurality of control codes corresponding to a plurality of illumination patterns, andsaid microcontroller configured to control the illumination pattern of said first rare gas tube by executing said corresponding control code to selectively activate said output power driver to provide a voltage to at least one of said first boot and said second boot.