Lighting Control with Automated Activation Process

A lighting fixture controller, comprising:

• a processor;
• a first interface, coupled to the processor, and configured to communicate with a lighting fixture;
• a second interface, coupled to the processor, and configured to communicate with a control station, wherein the control station recognizes the combination of the lighting fixture controller and the lighting fixture as a node;
• and
• memory including computer-executable instruction that configure the processor to perform operations including:
• determining whether to perform an automatic activation operation for the lighting fixture controller;
• based on a determination that the automatic activation operation should be performed, causing the lighting fixture controller to determine at least one of:
• a GPS coordinate of the node,
• an operating Voltage of the node,
• a lamp Wattage of the lighting fixture,
• a lamp type of the lighting fixture, and
• a dimming capability of the lighting fixture;
• sending the results of said determining and an identifier of the node to the control station via the second interface;
• and
• storing at least part of the results in the memory.

A lighting fixture control system, comprising:

• a processor;
• a communication device;
• and
• memory including computer-executable instruction that configure the processor to perform operations including:
• receiving, via the communication device, an automatic activation message for a node including a remote lighting control module and a lighting fixture associated with the lighting control module, the automatic activation message including a node identifier;
• validating the automatic activation message based at least in part on the node identifier;
• storing information associated with the node based at least in part on the validation, wherein the information associated with the node includes at least one of:
• a GPS coordinate of the node,
• an operating Voltage of the node,
• a lamp Wattage of the lighting fixture,
• a lamp type of the lighting fixture, and
• a dimming capability of the lighting fixture;
• at least one of enabling or altering a control option in a user interface based at least in part on the information associated with the node;
• and
• sending, via the communication device, commands to the lighting control device based on an input received via the user interface.