Intelligent lighting module, lighting or display module system and method of assembling and configuring such a lighting or display module system

摘要

The present invention is a generic emissive intelligent display module that displays uniform hardware and power requirements, is capable of being formed into seamless display system, and is capable of displaying video or providing standard digital lighting technology in a single module. Intelligent lighting module possesses an input for power, an input for serial data, and an input for communications data. The intelligent lighting module further includes a control board and a display board. The control board includes display logic, power regulation, memory, display logic, and a display buffer. The display board includes a drive buffer, an array of drivers, and an array of lighting elements. The components of an intelligent lighting module assembly include front optics, a display assembly with a mechanical interface for front optics, a control board assembly, a chassis, a heat sink, a cooling fan, a cable connector, a fan cover, and a fixation interface for use between the fan cover and the chassis. A system using intelligent lighting modules includes a plurality of intelligent lighting module assemblies, a video source, a lighting console, and a lighting controller. A method of use of an intelligent lighting module in accordance with the invention includes steps of defining the display system, assembling components, assembling the display system, linking display system components, linking the control bus, and auto-configuration.