Wall-mounted controller with anti-tamper feature

A method of operating a controller, the method comprising:

• obtaining, by a processor of the controller, calibration data for a mounting orientation of the controller operating in a calibration mode based on obtaining first acceleration samples from an acceleration sensor;
• obtaining, by the processor of the controller, second acceleration samples from the acceleration sensor when a control switch is activated with the controller operating in a normal operating mode;
• performing, by the processor of the controller, a comparison of the second acceleration samples to the calibration data;
• based on the comparison, determining, by the processor of the controller, whether more than one of the second acceleration samples is not within a specified range;
• and
• in response to determining that more than one of the second acceleration samples is not within the specified range, causing the controller to operate in an anti-tamper mode, wherein in the anti-tamper mode, inhibiting, by the processor of the controller, transmission of a wireless message in response to activation of the control switch to one or more devices controlled by the controller.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored therein instructions for making one or more processors execute a method for operating a controller, the processor executable instructions comprising instructions for performing operations including:

• obtaining calibration data for a mounting orientation of the controller operating in a calibration mode based on obtaining first acceleration samples from an acceleration sensor;
• obtaining second acceleration samples from the acceleration sensor when a control switch is activated with the controller operating in a normal operating mode;
• performing a comparison of the second acceleration samples to the calibration data;
• based on the comparison, determining whether more than one of the second acceleration samples is not within a specified range;
• and
• in response to determining that more than one of the second acceleration samples is not within the specified range, causing the controller to operate in an anti-tamper mode, wherein in the anti-tamper mode, inhibiting, by the processor of the controller, transmission of a wireless message in response to activation of the control switch to one or more devices controlled by the controller.