Emergency lighting fixture with remote control

A method for controlling a dual-mode lighting fixture, comprising:

• receiving, at a processor of the lighting fixture, a first infrared command signal from a remote control,
• wherein the first infrared command signal is received via a light pipe, the light pipe including a rod with a display end exposed outside a housing of the light fixture and a base end adjacent to a printed circuit board within the housing, the printed circuit board including an infrared receiver;
• initiating, by the processor and based on the first infrared command signal, testing for emergency condition lighting of the dual-mode lighting fixture to power an LED lamp when no electric power is supplied to the dual-mode lighting fixture;
• receiving, at the processor and via the light pipe, a second infrared command signal from the remote control, wherein the second infrared command signal is received via the infrared receiver;
• controlling, by the processor and based on the second infrared command signal, normal condition lighting of the dual-mode lighting fixture to power the LED lamp when electric power is supplied for the dual-mode lighting fixture;
• monitoring, by the processor, feedback from a battery circuit, a charger circuit, or an LED lamp circuit in the dual-mode lighting fixture;
• presenting, by the processor and via the light pipe, a status color indication based on the monitored feedback, wherein the status color indication is provided by a status light affixed to the printed circuit board;
• receiving application of manual force to the display end;
• transferring, by the light pipe, the manual force to activate a physical switch on the printed circuit board;
• and
• initiating, by the processor and based on the activation of the physical switch, a test for the emergency condition lighting.

An dual-mode lighting fixture, comprising:

• a set of light-emitting diode (LED) lamps;
• a battery to provide power to the set of LED lamps for emergency condition lighting when no electric power is supplied for the dual-mode lighting fixture;
• a power supply to receive AC input to provide power to the set of LED lamps for normal condition lighting when electric power is supplied for the dual-mode lighting fixture;
• a printed circuit board including:
• a status light to emit visible light indicative of a lighting fixture status, an infrared receiver to receive infrared signals from a remote control, and a processor;
• a light pipe including a base end, a rod, and a display end, the base end comprising a light transmitting portion aligned with the status light and the infrared receiver, wherein the light pipe transmits visible light from the status light through the rod to the display end, and transmits infrared signals from the display end through the rod to the infrared receiver via the base end;
• and
• the processor configured to:
• identify first commands received by the infrared receiver and initiate testing for emergency condition lighting based on the first commands, identify second commands received by the infrared receiver and initiate controls for providing power to the set of LED lamps for the normal condition lighting based on the second commands, and monitor conditions of the battery and the set of LED lamps and control the status light based on the monitored conditions,
• a manual switch to provide a test command signal, wherein the light pipe is further configured to transfer a manual force applied at the display end to the manual switch.