Patent ID: 7429982

Claim:
A digital lighting control system for controlling a plurality of lighting elements, comprising: a PC; a signal control unit connected to said PC for receiving video signal input and interfacing with said PC; a signal conversion unit connected to said signal control unit for converting received signals into addressing and control codes for said lighting elements; and a signal dispatching unit connected to said signal conversion unit for receiving and dispatching said addressing and control codes to said lighting elements; wherein said signal conversion unit further comprises: a signal converter for receiving signals from said signal control unit and converting said signals into a format suitable for digital lighting control; an FPGA connected to said signal converter for receiving and processing said converted signals into said addressing and control codes for said lighting elements; a microprocessor connected to said FPGA for providing human-machine interface, data transmission and display; and a tri-state output unit connected to said FPGA for receiving and relaying said addressing and control codes of said lighting elements to said signal dispatching unit.