CONFIGURING A CONTROL SYSEM
A control system configurable by a configuration application and comprising one or more control processors, one or more gateways, a communication network, a portable electronic device executing the configuration application and one or more controllable devices wherein the controllable device is represented by one or more virtual devices.
1 . A control system configurable by a configuration application and comprising:
(a) a control processor;
(b) a gateway;
(c) a controllable device wherein the controllable device is represented by a virtual device;
(d) a communication network; and
(e) a portable electronic device executing the configuration application.
2 . A method for configuring a control system, said method comprising:
(a) loading a configuration application on a portable electronic device;
(b) discovering and pairing with a control processor;
(c) creating one or more rooms on the configuration application
(d) discovering and pairing with a gateway;
(e) putting the gateway and one or more controllable devices in acquire mode;
(f) adding the one or more controllable devices to the one or more rooms wherein the one or more controllable devices are represented by one or more virtual devices;
(g) assigning groups;
(h) setting scenes;
(i) configuring user interfaces; and
(i) setting time of day events.