Described is a remotely programmable control device for use in
electroluminescent display and lighting applications. Elements of this
invention include a power supply, various inverters/wave form
conditioners, a motherboard, inbound/outbound communications capability,
motion-sensing devices, ambient light sensing facilities, and a floppy
disk reader. Remote programmability is achieved through several methods
including detecting the driving instructions from the lamp display itself,
or downloading data from a remote network or a floppy disk.