Centralized controller interface, system, and method for configuring devices in a lighting control system

A control system for configuring devices, comprising:

• a communication network;
• one or more devices coupled to the communications network, each of the one or more devices including at least one input;
• a centralized controller, having
• a network interface;
• a storage section;
• a display section configured to provide an input interface, the display section configured to display at least one configuration parameter corresponding to the input interface;
• a processing section configured
• to receive a configuration parameter via the input interface, wherein the configuration parameter is associated with a particular device type,
• to define at least one setting associated with the configuration parameter,
• to place the communications network into a programming mode via the network interface, wherein one or more elements are caused to flash for each of the one or more devices coupled to the communications network and matching the device type,
• to store at least a portion of the configuration parameter at the storage section, and
• to transfer at least one set of programming information to a first device of the one or more devices via the network interface while the communications network is in the programming mode and after determining that the input of the first device was selected.

A method of configuring a device of a lighting control system, the method comprising:

• providing a configuration interface by a centralized controller of the lighting control system;
• receiving device configuration information via the configuration interface, wherein the device configuration information comprises a device type of the device;
• placing a communication network of the lighting control system into a programming mode;
• detecting a programming request received at the device;
• and
• transmitting configuration data representing at least a portion of the received device configuration information from the centralized controller to all devices coupled to the lighting control system matching the received device type.