Address assignment for bus-compatible lamps control gear, in particular for LEDs

The invention proposes a method for allocating an address to a bus-compatible operating device (3) for lighting means (5), in particular LEDs, before, wherein the operating device (3) with a light sensor (6) is connected, which is assigned to the light sources (5) , The method comprises the steps of: - transmitting an address assignment command over a bus (2) to displace at least one operating device (3), the operating device (3) in an address allocation mode - transmitting an identifier to be assigned by the bus (2), - allocation of the identifier to be assigned to an operating device (3), the light sensor (6) detects a changing light.