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EP 2900041 A2 20150729 - DALI Short Address Conflict Detection

Title (en)

DALI Short Address Conflict Detection

Title (de)

Dali-Kurzadressenkonflikterkennung

Title (fr)

Détection de conflit d'adresse courte DALI

Publication

EP 2900041 A2 20150729 (EN)

Application

EP 14154801 A 20140212

Priority

AU 2014200439 A 20140128

Abstract (en)

Short Address conflicts are detected in a DALI system at a particular Short Address SA by using the Binary Random Number of each conflicting device at the Short Address to distinguish between the devices. This may be repeated for all Short Addresses occupied to find all Short Address conflicts in a DALI system.

IPC 8 full level

H05B 37/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H05B 47/18 (2020.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2900041 A2 20150729; EP 2900041 A3 20151007; AU 2014200439 B1 20150205; NZ 620512 A 20150424

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 14154801 A 20140212; AU 2014200439 A 20140128; NZ 62051214 A 20140129