Method of merging two lighting systems

A control system for merging a first lighting system with a second lighting system, wherein the first lighting system comprises a plurality of first lighting devices located in a space and a first lighting control system for controlling the plurality of first lighting devices, wherein the second lighting system comprises a plurality of second lighting devices located in the space and a second lighting control system for controlling the plurality of second lighting devices, the control system comprising:

• an input configured to obtain one or more signals, which one or more signals being indicative of a location of a second lighting device of the plurality of second lighting devices relative to a first lighting device of the plurality of first lighting devices, and configured to obtain one or more further signals, one or more further signals being indicative of a location of a further second lighting device of the plurality of second lighting devices relative to a further first lighting device of the plurality of first lighting devices, and
• a processor configured to:
• determine whether the second lighting device is located within a predetermined proximity range of the first lighting device based on the one or more signals,
• obtain, from the first lighting control system, information indicative of an association between the first lighting device and an area in the space,
• associate, when the second lighting device is located within the predetermined proximity range, the second lighting device with the area associated with the first lighting device,
• store the association in a memory of the first lighting control system,
• connect the second lighting device to the first lighting control system,
• determine whether the further second lighting device is located within a predetermined proximity range of the further first lighting device based on the one or more further signals,
• obtain, from the first lighting control system, information indicative of an association between the further first lighting device and a further area in the space,
• associate, when the further second lighting device is located within the predetermined proximity range, the further second lighting device with the further area associated with the further first lighting device,
• store the association in the memory of the first lighting control system, and
• connect the further second lighting device to the first lighting control system.