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Advanced networked lighting control system including improved systems and methods for automated self-grouping of lighting fixtures

  • US 9,961,750 B2
  • Filed: 02/22/2017
  • Issued: 05/01/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for commissioning a network of lighting fixtures, comprising:

  • a plurality of lighting fixtures, each of the plurality of lighting fixtures including;

    a lighting element;

    an identifier unique to each of said plurality of lighting fixtures;

    a sensor module associated with at least one of the lighting elements, the sensor module including an occupancy sensing element, a light sensing element and a first transceiver; and

    a network coordinator comprising a second transceiver, the network coordinator configured to discover, group and control a portion of the plurality of lighting fixtures by communicating with the first transceivers of each of the plurality of lighting fixtures;

    wherein the network coordinator includes a processor programmed to;

    receive, via the second wireless transceiver, respective wireless messages sent from each of the plurality of lighting fixtures, each of the respective wireless messages including the identifier associated with the respective lighting fixture;

    determine a respective signal strength associated with each of said respective wireless messages; and

    rank each of the plurality of lighting fixtures according to the determined signal strength.

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