Lighting apparatus having data output function

PURPOSE: A lighting apparatus having data output function is provided to drive a lighting lamp and a display directly or remotely by embedding the lighting lamp and the display. CONSTITUTION: A lighting apparatus includes a drive controller(120), a lighting lamp driver(140) and a display driver(150). The drive controller outputs a lighting lamp drive control signal and a display drive control signal according to an inputted display character data or a control command. The lighting lamp driver drives the lighting lamp(170) according to the lighting drive control signal. The display driver drives the display(180) according to the display drive control signal.