Method for automatically determining a type of lighting fixture to which a lighting controller is coupled

A method for a processor of a lighting controller to automatically determine a type of lighting fixture to which the lighting controller is coupled, the method comprising:

• receiving, from a first light sensor of the lighting controller, a first output signal representative of a first luminous flux detected by the first light sensor;
• receiving, from a second light sensor of the lighting controller, a second output signal representative of a second luminous flux detected by the second light sensor;
• comparing a magnitude of the first output signal to a magnitude of the second output signal to produce a comparison result;
• when the comparison result indicates that a magnitude of the first luminous flux is greater than a magnitude of the second luminous flux, determining that the lighting fixture is of a first type and using the first output signal to maintain a lighting schedule for the lighting fixture;
• when the comparison result indicates that the magnitude of the first luminous flux is less than the magnitude of the second luminous flux, determining that the lighting fixture is of a second type using the second output signal to maintain the lighting schedule for the lighting fixture;
• and
• when the comparison result indicates that a difference between the magnitude of the first luminous flux and the magnitude of the second luminous flux is less than a threshold, using the first output signal and the second output signal to maintain the lighting schedule for the lighting fixture.