Automatic and decentralized commissioning of replacement lighting units

A system for commissioning one or more luminaires in a physical structure, the system comprising:

• a memory configured to store information about the one or more luminaires;
• a commissioning module configured to:
• (i) localize a luminaire to be commissioned to a location within the physical structure;
• and (ii) associate the localized luminaire with one or more other luminaires in the physical structure, wherein the associated luminaires are configured to operate according to one or more parameters;
• and
• a commissioning tool in communication with the commissioning module and configured to:
• (i) associate a controller or sensor to the localized luminaire;
• (ii) link the associated luminaires together in the memory, wherein the linked associated luminaires are configured such that operation of the localized luminaire affects operation of another luminaire of the associated luminaires;
• and (iii) configure the one or more parameters.

A method for commissioning one or more luminaires in a physical structure using a commissioning module and a commissioning tool, the method comprising the steps of:

• localizing, using the commissioning module, a luminaire to be commissioned to a location within the physical structure;
• commissioning, using the commissioning module, the localized luminaire by associating with localized luminaire with one or more other luminaires in the physical structure, wherein the associated luminaires are configured to operate according to one or more parameters;
• associating, using the commissioning tool, one or more controllers or sensors to the commissioned localized luminaire;
• linking, using the commissioning tool, the associated luminaires together in a memory, wherein the linked associated luminaires are configured such that operation of the localized luminaire affects operation of another luminaire of the associated luminaires;
• and
• configuring, using the commissioning tool, the one or more parameters.