Lighting communication advertising packets

A lighting control system comprising:

• a Light Control and Data Interface Module (LCDIM) comprising an LED driver configured to supply electrical power to an LED based light engine that is electrically coupled to the LCDIM;
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• a light control device comprising a radio frequency transmitter configured to communicate a signal indicative of a lighting control command to the LCDIM, wherein the light control device and the LCDIM are communicatively linked on a wireless communications network operating in compliance with a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) protocol, wherein the communicating of the signal involves a BLE advertising packet that includes the signal indicative of the lighting control command.

An LED based illumination device, comprising:

• an LED based light engine configured to generate an amount of illumination light;
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• a Light Control and Data Interface Module (LCDIM) electrically coupled to the LED based light engine, the LCDIM including an LED driver configured to supply electrical power to the LED based light engine and a radio frequency transmitter configured to communicate a signal indicative of an operational status of the LED driver, the LED based light engine, or both, to an electronic device communicatively linked to the LCDIM on a wireless communications network operating in compliance with a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) protocol, wherein the communicating of the signal involves a first BLE advertising packet that includes the signal indicative of the operational status of the LED driver, the LED based light engine, or both.