Lighting Detection System using Standard Interface with Power and Communication Separation Technology

Abstract

In the field of LED lighting, power supply and communication modules are usually included in lamps. Since there are many types of wired/wireless communication, before the communication interface and communication package are not uniformly defined, different system manufacturers or lamp manufacturers have customary communication modules and packet formats, this will make it difficult for each company’s systems and lamps to be used interchangeably. If the originally installed system or lamp manufacturer cannot continue the warranty, or even the manufacturer closes down, it will cause product orphans. Therefore, this paper proposes the concept of separation of power and communication, which puts the communication module outside the lamp. This paper defined the communication interface (named standard interface) and packet format, and proposed the translator circuit. If the system and the lamp manufacturer follow this protocol, the products of each factory will be interchangeable, the entire control system or lamps will no longer be limited to some manufacturers, and there is no need to worry about product orphans in the future. TaiSEIA is an application layer protocol for smart home appliances. It allows smart home appliances and other devices in the home to be interconnected via wired or wireless networks. This protocol has become a national standard (CNS16014), and it is also the current smart home IoT communication protocol that is currently being promoted in Taiwan. This paper focuses on the regulation needs of LED lamps, including settings, control and query functions, and defines the standard interface and packet format. Using the proposed translator circuit, a lamp with a standard interface will become a household appliance conforming to the TaiSEIA protocol.