Programmable and Configurable Switch Assembly

A method of assembling an electrical assembly, the method comprising:

• inserting an electrical switch assembly into an aperture defined a surface and configured to retain the electrical switch assembly, wherein the electrical switch assembly comprises:
• an electrical switch;
• a communication transceiver electrically and mechanically coupled to the electrical switch and configured to transmit a digitally encoded representation of a configuration status of the electrical switch;
• and
• electrically connecting a digital communication bus to the electrical switch assembly.

A method of operating a switch assembly, the method comprising:

• receiving a user input at the switch assembly;
• identifying, by a communication transceiver electrically and mechanically coupled to the switch assembly, the user input;
• and
• transmitting, by the communication transceiver, a digitally encoded representation of the user input.

An electrical switch apparatus comprising:

• an electrical switch;
• one or more processors;
• a non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing one or more machine-readable instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
• receiving a user input at the electrical switch;
• identifying, by a communication transceiver electrically and mechanically coupled to the electrical switch, the user input;
• and
• transmitting, by the communication transceiver, a digitally encoded representation of the user input.