User-upgradeable load control network

A system comprising:

• a modular control unit configured to control power to at least one load device, wherein each of the at least one load devices comprise at least one of an electrical load or an electrical receptacle from which electrical loads may be removably and electrically connected, wherein the modular control unit comprises:
• a contact element configured to receive the power;
• a backplate comprising a recess that includes a set of backplate electrical contacts;
• and
• at least one device control assembly configured to be removably coupled to the backplate, the at least one device control assembly comprising a set of device control assembly electrical contacts configured to electrically couple with the set of backplate electrical contacts of the backplate when the backplate is coupled to the at least one device control assembly, wherein an electrical coupling of the set of device control assembly electrical contacts with the set of backplate electrical contacts defines an interface,
• wherein each device control assembly of the at least device control assembly comprises a communication component configured to communicate between device control assemblies of the at least one device control assembly,
• wherein the system is configured to at least one of define, store, or distribute load device pairing data to the device control assemblies, wherein the load device pairing data is indicative of which of the at least one device control assembly is electrically connected, directly or indirectly, to regulate the power of which of the at least one load device.

A backplate configured to control power to at least one load device using one or more power control elements, the backplate comprising:

• a recess, defined by at least one surface of the backplate, configured to allow a device control assembly to be removably coupled to the backplate and to electrically couple with a set of backplate electrical contacts of the backplate when the backplate is coupled to the device control assembly,
• the set of backplate electrical contacts configured to electrically couple with a set of device control assembly electrical contacts of the device control assembly when the device control assembly is coupled to the backplate and electrically decouple from the set of device control assembly electrical contacts when the device control assembly is decoupled from the backplate;
• a contact element configured to receive the power;
• and
• one or more power control elements configured to control the power.

A system including a receptacle comprising:

• a modular control unit configured to control power to at least one load device, the modular control unit comprising:
• a backplate comprising a recess that includes a set of backplate electrical contacts;
• a contact element configured to receive the power;
• at least one device control assembly configured to be removably coupled to the backplate, the at least one device control assembly comprising a set of device control assembly electrical contacts configured to electrically couple with the set of backplate electrical contacts of the backplate when the backplate is coupled to the at least one device control assembly, wherein an electrical coupling of the set of device control assembly electrical contacts with the set of backplate electrical contacts defines an interface;
• and
• a receptacle, the receptacle configured to provide the power to a first load device of the at least one load device, wherein the receptacle is configured to be removably couplable to the first load device, wherein the at least one device control assembly is separable relative to the receptacle.