Patent ID: 8485703

Claim:
An aircraft cabin lighting kit comprising: at least one lighting unit configured for installation in an aircraft cabin; a driving/dimming module that generates output signals for controlling illumination of the at least one lighting unit according to command signals from a cabin management system; and at least one wire assembly interfacing the driving/dimming module with a power bus for receiving operational power, and a communication bus for receiving the command signals and for communicating the output signals to the at least one lighting unit; wherein: the at least one wire assembly comprises: a first wiring harness configured to electrically interconnect the driving/dimming module with the power bus and the cabin management system, the first wiring harness comprising a bifurcation at an end of the first wiring harness that segregates the power interface and the communication interface, a first end and a second end of the bifurcation each entering a housing of the driving/dimming module at separated openings; and a second wiring harness configured to electrically interconnect the driving/dimming module with the at least one lighting unit; the driving/dimming module comprises: a power interface configured to engage with a connector of the at least one wire assembly for receiving operational power from the power bus; and a communication interface configured to engage with another connector of the at least one wire assembly for receiving the command signals and transmitting the output signals; and the power interface and the communication interface are physically and electrically isolated from each other to eliminate cross talk.