Patent ID: 8638040
Filing Date: 2014-01-28
Classification: H05B

Abstract:
1. An operating device for illumination means, comprising: input terminals for connecting the operating device to a current supply mains; output terminals for connecting the illumination means to the operating device; and a control unit for controlling and/or regulating an operation of the illumination means connected to the output terminals, wherein external control information (Vprog) for programming or configuring an operating behavior of the operating device is delivered to the control unit via a programming input, and is stored in a memory associated with the control unit, wherein the external control information includes at least one instruction executed by the control unit from an external programming device that is external to the operating device, wherein the external control information is transmitted from the external programming device to the control unit by connecting the external programming device to the input terminals or the output terminals, and wherein the programming input is formed using the input terminals and/or the output terminals of the operating device, and in a case where the input terminals are used in forming the programming input, the control unit is functionally separated from the current supply mains.