Associating wireless control devices
First Claim
1. A control device for a load control system having a load control device configured to control an electrical load, the control device comprising:
- a button for receiving a user input via an actuation of the button;
a memory;
a communications circuit; and
a control circuit configured to;
identify a first actuation of the button;
generate a first control instruction configured to control the electrical load in response to the first actuation of the button;
send, via the communications circuit, the first control instruction in a first digital message for controlling the electrical load;
in response to the first digital message that includes the first control instruction, receive an identifier configured to associate the control device with at least one other device in the load control system, wherein the at least one other device comprises the load control device configured to control the electrical load;
store the identifier in the memory;
identify a second actuation of the button;
generate a second control instruction configured to control the electrical load in response to the second actuation of the button; and
send, via the communications circuit, the second control instruction in a second digital message that includes the identifier configured to associate the control device with the at least one other device in the load control system.
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Abstract
A load control system may include one or more wireless control devices that may be associated via a programming device. An identifier for a first wireless control device may be determined in response to an actuation of a button on the first wireless control device. An association between the first wireless control device and a second wireless control device may be defined at the programming device. The identifier for the first wireless control device may be transmitted to the second wireless control device, which may cause the first wireless control device to enter a sleep mode. The first wireless control device may enter the sleep mode after an actuation of a button on the first wireless control device. The identifier may be determined in response to the actuation of the button on the first wireless control device and/or prior to the first wireless control device entering the sleep mode.
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20 Claims
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1. A control device for a load control system having a load control device configured to control an electrical load, the control device comprising:
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a button for receiving a user input via an actuation of the button; a memory; a communications circuit; and a control circuit configured to; identify a first actuation of the button; generate a first control instruction configured to control the electrical load in response to the first actuation of the button; send, via the communications circuit, the first control instruction in a first digital message for controlling the electrical load; in response to the first digital message that includes the first control instruction, receive an identifier configured to associate the control device with at least one other device in the load control system, wherein the at least one other device comprises the load control device configured to control the electrical load; store the identifier in the memory; identify a second actuation of the button; generate a second control instruction configured to control the electrical load in response to the second actuation of the button; and send, via the communications circuit, the second control instruction in a second digital message that includes the identifier configured to associate the control device with the at least one other device in the load control system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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identifying a first actuation of a button on a control device; generating a first control instruction configured to control an electrical load in response to the first actuation of the button; sending the first control instruction in a first digital message for controlling the electrical load; in response to the first digital message that includes the first control instruction, receiving an identifier configured to associate the control device with other devices in a load control system, wherein the other devices comprise a load control device configured to control the electrical load; storing the identifier in memory; identifying a second actuation of the button on the control device; generating a second control instruction configured to control the electrical load in response to the second actuation of the button; and sending the second control instruction in a second digital message that includes the identifier configured to associate the control device with the at least one other device in the load control system. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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