Camera-based commissioning and control of devices in a load control system

A method of commissioning a lighting control system via an autonomous mobile device, the method comprising:

• receiving, from a remote device, a command to move the autonomous mobile device to a position within a physical location;
• capturing an image on a camera of the autonomous mobile device, wherein the image comprises a plurality of lighting fixtures within the physical location;
• determining an order for commissioning the plurality of lighting fixtures in the image;
• selecting a first lighting fixture of the plurality of lighting fixtures based on the determined order;
• receiving a unique identifier of a first lighting control device associated with the first lighting fixture, wherein the unique identifier of the first lighting control device is configured to identify the first lighting control device in messages transmitted to control an amount of power provided to a lighting load in the first lighting fixture;
• determining, based on the image, a location of the first lighting fixture with respect to the autonomous mobile device;
• determining a floor plan identifier that identifies a position of the first lighting fixture relative to other objects on a floor plan of the physical location stored in memory based on the position of the autonomous mobile device and the location of the first lighting fixture with respect to the autonomous mobile device;
• associating the unique identifier of the first lighting control device with the floor plan identifier of the first lighting fixture;
• selecting a second lighting fixture of the plurality of lighting fixtures based on the determined order;
• automatically adjusting an orientation of the autonomous mobile device such that the camera of the autonomous mobile device is pointed towards the second lighting fixture;
• receiving a unique identifier of a second lighting control device associated with the second lighting fixture, wherein the unique identifier of the second lighting control device is configured to identify the second lighting control device in messages transmitted to control an amount of power provided to a lighting load in the second lighting fixture;
• determining, based on the image, a location of the second lighting fixture with respect to the autonomous mobile device;
• determining a floor plan identifier that identifies a position of the second lighting fixture relative to other objects on the floor plan based on the position of the autonomous mobile device and the location of the second lighting fixture with respect to the autonomous mobile device;
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• associating the unique identifier of the second lighting control device with the floor plan identifier of the second lighting fixture.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a control circuit, cause the control circuit to:

• determine a position of an autonomous mobile device within a physical location;
• capture an image via a camera of the autonomous mobile device, wherein the image includes a plurality of lighting fixtures in the physical location;
• determine, based on the image, a location of the autonomous mobile device relative to the plurality of lighting fixtures;
• determine an order for commissioning the plurality of lighting fixtures in the image;
• select a first lighting fixture of the plurality of lighting fixtures from the image for being commissioned based on the determined order;
• determine floor plan data for the first lighting fixture, wherein the floor plan data comprises a floor plan identifier of the first lighting fixture that identifies a position of the first lighting fixture relative to other objects on a floor plan of the physical location stored in memory;
• receive a unique identifier of a first lighting control device, wherein the unique identifier of the first lighting control device is configured to identify the first lighting control device in messages transmitted to control an amount of power provided to a lighting load in the first lighting fixture;
• automatically associate the unique identifier of the first lighting control device with the floor plan identifier of the first lighting fixture;
• select a second lighting fixture of the plurality of lighting fixtures from the image for being commissioned based on the determined order;
• automatically adjust the location or the orientation of the autonomous mobile device such that the camera of the autonomous mobile device is positioned to commission the second lighting fixture selected from the image for being commissioned;
• determine floor plan data for the second lighting fixture, wherein the floor plan data comprises a floor plan identifier of the second lighting fixture that identifies a position of the second lighting fixture relative to other objects on the floor plan;
• receive a unique identifier of a second lighting control device, wherein the unique identifier of the second lighting control device is configured to identify the second lighting control device in messages transmitted to control an amount of power provided to a lighting load in the second lighting fixture;
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• automatically associate the unique identifier of the second lighting control device with the floor plan identifier of the second lighting fixture.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a control circuit, cause the control circuit to:

• receive, from a remote device, a command to move an autonomous mobile device to a position within a physical location;
• capture an image via a camera of the autonomous mobile device, wherein the image comprises a plurality of lighting fixtures within the physical location;
• determine an order for commissioning the plurality of lighting fixtures in the image;
• select a first lighting fixture of the plurality of lighting fixtures based on the determined order;
• receive a unique identifier of a first lighting control device associated with the first lighting fixture, wherein the unique identifier of the first lighting control device is configured to identify the first lighting control device in messages transmitted to control an amount of power provided to a lighting load in the first lighting fixture;
• determine, based on the image, a location of the first lighting fixture with respect to the autonomous mobile device;
• determine a floor plan identifier that identifies a position of the first lighting fixture relative to other objects on a floor plan of the physical location stored in memory based on the position of the autonomous mobile device and the location of the first lighting fixture with respect to the autonomous mobile device;
• associate the unique identifier of the first lighting control device with the floor plan identifier of the first lighting fixture;
• select a second lighting fixture of the plurality of lighting fixtures based on the determined order;
• automatically adjust an orientation of the autonomous mobile device such that the camera of the autonomous mobile device is pointed towards the second lighting fixture;
• receive a unique identifier of a second lighting control device associated with the second lighting fixture, wherein the unique identifier of the second lighting control device is configured to identify the second lighting control device in messages transmitted to control an amount of power provided to a lighting load in the second lighting fixture;
• determine, based on the image, a location of the second lighting fixture with respect to the autonomous mobile device;
• determine a floor plan identifier that identifies a position of the second lighting fixture relative to other objects on the floor plan based on the position of the autonomous mobile device and the location of the second lighting fixture with respect to the autonomous mobile device;
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• associate the unique identifier of the second lighting control device with the floor plan identifier of the second lighting fixture.