Aerial lighting fixture connector

A system to couple a controller to a roadside aerial lighting fixture, comprising:

• a primary male connector integrated with the controller;
• a primary female connector integrated with the roadside aerial lighting fixture, wherein the primary male connector is arranged for substantially permanent coupling to the primary female connector, wherein the primary male and female connectors are compliant with a roadway area lighting standard promoted by a standards body;
• a first substantially planar surface integrated with the controller and having the primary male connector protruding therefrom, wherein electrical contacts of the primary male connector are arranged about a first central axis, the first central axis being substantially normal to the first substantially planar surface;
• a second substantially planar surface integrated with the roadside aerial lighting fixture and having the primary female connector recessed therein, wherein electrical contacts of the primary female connector are arranged about a second central axis, the second central axis being substantially normal to the second substantially planar surface;
• a controller-side data connector integrated with and protruding from the first substantially planar surface or a third surface substantially parallel to the first substantially planar surface;
• and
• a fixture-side data connector integrated with and recessed within the second substantially planar surface or recessed within a fourth surface substantially parallel to the second substantially planar surface, wherein the primary male connector is electrically coupled to the primary female connector and the controller-side data connector is communicatively coupled to the fixture-side data connector when the controller is rotatably coupled to the roadside aerial lighting fixture.