Controlling a light emitting diode fixture

1. A circuit for controlling a light emitting diode (LED) lighting fixture via a power line, said circuit comprising:

a power switch coupled to said power line and for outputting a firing angle;

a control circuit coupled to said power switch and for implementing firing angle control of said power switch; and

a translator coupled to receive said firing angle and for mapping said firing angle to one of a plurality of commands of said LED lighting fixture,

wherein the LED lighting fixture is configurable to provide a plurality of functions controllable based on the plurality of commands.

2. The circuit of claim 1 , further comprising a LED driver circuit coupled to said LED lighting fixture and for receiving said firing angle.

3. The circuit of claim 1 , further comprising a bridge rectifier coupled to said power switch and for receiving said firing angle.

4. The circuit of claim 1 , wherein said firing angle is less than 90 degrees of a sine wave of said power line.

5. The circuit of claim 1 , wherein said plurality of functions include an intensity function of said LED lighting fixture.

6. The circuit of claim 1 , wherein said plurality of functions include a color function of said LED lighting fixture.

7. The circuit of claim 1 , wherein said plurality of functions include a power factor of said LED lighting fixture.

8. The circuit of claim 1 , wherein said plurality of functions include a power dissipation function of said LED lighting fixture.

9. A method for controlling a light emitting diode (LED) lighting fixture via a power line, said method comprising:

controlling a power switch coupled to said power line to generate a firing angle;

receiving said firing angle;

translating said firing angle into one of a plurality of commands of said LED lighting fixture; and

utilizing said function to control said LED lighting fixture,

wherein the LED lighting fixture is configurable to provide a plurality of functions controllable based on the plurality of commands.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein said power switch comprises a thyristor.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein said plurality of functions comprise an intensity command for said LED lighting fixture.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein said plurality of functions comprise a color command for said LED lighting fixture.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein said plurality of functions comprise a power factor command for said LED lighting fixture.

14. The method of claim 9 , wherein said plurality of functions comprise a power dissipation command for said LED lighting fixture.

15. The method of claim 9 , wherein said LED lighting fixture comprises a plurality of LEDs coupled in series.

16. A circuit for controlling a light emitting diode (LED) lighting fixture via a power line, said circuit comprising:

a power switch coupled to said power line and for outputting a firing angle;

a control circuit coupled to said power switch and for implementing firing angle control of said power switch;

a translator coupled to receive said firing angle and for mapping said firing angle to one of a plurality of commands of said LED lighting fixture; and

a LED driver circuit coupled to said translator to receive said one of the plurality of commands and coupled to a LED,

wherein the LED lighting fixture is configurable to provide the plurality of functions controllable based on the plurality of commands.

17. The circuit of claim 16 , further comprising: a filter coupled to said translator and said LED driver circuit; and a bridge rectifier coupled to said power switch and to said LED driver circuit.

18. The circuit of claim 16 , wherein said firing angle is less than 20 degrees of a cosine wave of said power line.

19. The circuit of claim 16 , wherein said translator comprises a microcontroller.

20. The circuit of claim 16 , wherein the plurality of functions include a color function of said LED lighting fixture.