LED lighting apparatus, control system, and configuration method

An LED lighting control system, comprising:

• a primary LED lighting device, at least one secondary LED lighting device, a WiFi router, and a smart terminal, wherein:
• the primary LED lighting device includes a WiFi module and a Zigbee module, the WiFi module being wirelessly connected to the WiFi router for the primary LED lighting device to access internet;
• the at least one secondary LED lighting device includes a Zigbee module;
• the Zigbee modules from each of the primary LED lighting device and the at least one secondary LED lighting device form a Zigbee network;
• the Zigbee modules in the Zigbee network are wirelessly connected;
• the LED lighting control system does not include a separate Zigbee-containing gateway;
• the primary LED lighting device is the only device including the WiFi module;
• the WiFi module communicates with the Zigbee module in the primary LED lighting device via a communication interface within the primary LED lighting device;
• the smart terminal is configured to control lighting of the at least one secondary LED lighting device via the primary LED lighting device;
• and
• control instructions from the smart terminal are transmitted to the WiFi module of the primary LED lighting device, and are further sent to one or more of the at least one secondary LED lighting devices in the Zigbee network from the primary LED lighting device.

A method for configuring an LED lighting control system, comprising:

• configuring a primary LED lighting device each including a WiFi module and a Zigbee module, wherein the WiFi module is wirelessly connected to a WiFi router for the primary LED lighting device to access internet;
• configuring at least one secondary LED lighting device including a Zigbee module, wherein the Zigbee modules from each of the primary LED lighting device and the at least one secondary LED lighting device form a Zigbee network, and the Zigbee modules in the Zigbee network are wirelessly connected;
• and
• configuring a smart terminal to control lighting of the at least one secondary LED lighting device via the primary LED lighting device;
• wherein:
• the method does not include configuring a separate Zigbee-containing gateway;
• the primary LED lighting device is the only device including the WiFi module;
• the WiFi module communicates with the Zigbee module in the primary LED lighting device via a communication interface within the primary LED lighting device;
• and
• control instructions from the smart terminal are transmitted to the WiFi module of the primary LED lighting device, and are further sent to one or more of the at least one secondary LED lighting devices in the Zigbee network from the primary LED lighting device.