Luminaire system and method

1. A device comprising:

a solid-state switch said switch coupled to a processor and a memory;

a first connector coupled to the switch;

a second connector coupled to the switch; and

at least one lighting device coupled to the switch,

wherein when power is applied to the first connector, the solid-state switch is operable to direct power to the lighting device and to a portion of the pins of the second connector, and communicate through either the first or second connector.

2. The device of claim 1 wherein the lighting device is either an LED or a fluorescent lamp.

3. The device of claim 1 wherein the first connector is of a first gender type and the second connector is of the opposite gender type.

4. The device of claim 1 further including:

at least one sensing circuit, said circuit including at least one of a voltage sensing circuit, a current sensing circuit or a power sensing circuit,

wherein the solid-state switch transmits and receives information from the sensing circuit.

5. A method comprising:

coupling a first connector to a switch;

coupling a second connector to the switch;

coupling a light source to the switch

coupling a first connector of a first luminaire assembly to a second connector of a second luminaire assembly, and

operating the switch to direct power from the first connector to the light source and to the second connector.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the light source is mounted to a circuit board to create a luminaire assembly.

7. The method of claim 5 wherein the lighting source is either an LED or a fluorescent lamp.

8. The method of claim 5 wherein the switch is a mechanical switch or a jumper block.

9. The method of claim 5 wherein the switch is a solid state switch having controls coupled to either the first or second connector.

10. The method of claim 5 further including:

sensing electrical information, said electrical information including at least one of a voltage or a current, and

communicating the electrical information through either the first connector or the second connector.

11. A luminaire system comprising:

a circuit assembly including:

at least one light source mounted on said circuit assembly;

a first connector electrically coupled the light source and to a switch, and

a second connector, operable opposite in gender to the first connector, said second connector electrically coupled to a portion of the first connector;

said first connector and said second connector are operable to mate with Ethernet connectors,

wherein the switch is operable to selectively direct electricity from pins on the first connector to pins on the second connector.

12. The luminaire of claim 11 wherein the first connector and second connector are disposed about the circuit assembly such that a first connector on a similarly constructed second luminaire assembly would electrically and physically couple with the second connector on the luminaire assembly.

13. The luminaire of claim 11 wherein either the first connector or the second connector is coupled to a low voltage probe.

14. The device of claim 11 wherein the switch is a processing device coupled to a memory and operable to:

direct power to the lighting device and to a portion of the pins of the second connector, and

communicate through either the first or second connector.

15. The device of claim 14 further including:

at least one sensing circuit, said circuit including at least one of a voltage sensing circuit, a current sensing circuit or a power sensing circuit,

wherein the switch transmits and receives information from the sensing circuit.