Systems and methods for determining dimming profiles

1 . An electronic device, comprising:

a dimming profile processor configured to:

receive light sensor data from a light sensor, wherein the light sensor data indicates measurements of light produced by a lighting load over each range of dimming settings;

send dimming settings data indicating a sequence of dimming settings to a dimmer to command a sequential sweep across the range of dimming settings;

for each dimming setting in the sequence, associate a contemporaneous light measurement from the light sensor data with the dimming setting to generate paired data that maps dimming settings to corresponding measured light;

determine a dimming profile by compiling the paired data; and

control circuitry of a dimmer to drive the lighting load over the range of dimming settings.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the light sensor data and the dimming settings data are captured in response to a trigger from a user interface.

3 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the dimming profile indicates a reduced range of the dimming settings.

4 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the dimming profile processor is configured to determine the dimming profile by determining a first dimming setting at which the light sensor data indicates activation of the lighting load.

5 . The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the dimming profile processor is configured to determine the dimming profile by determining a second dimming setting at which the light sensor data and the dimming settings data indicate a slope less than a slope threshold.

6 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the dimming profile processor is configured to determine the dimming profile by determining a dimming curve.

7 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the dimming profile processor is configured to:

determine a lighting load identifier; and

determine a default dimming profile based on the lighting load identifier.

8 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the electronic device is an automation controller.

9 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the electronic device is a mobile device.

10 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the electronic device is a dimming device.

11 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the light sensor is included in a mobile device.

12 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the light sensor is included in a stationary device.

13 . A method comprising:

receiving, by an electronic device, light sensor data from a light sensor, wherein the light sensor data indicates measurements of light produced by a lighting load over a range of dimming settings;

sending, by the electronic device, dimming settings data indicating a sequence of dimming settings to a dimmer to command a sequential sweep across the range of dimming settings;

for each dimming setting in the sequence, associating, by the electronic device, a contemporaneous light measurement from the light sensor data with the dimming setting to generate paired data that maps dimming settings to corresponding measured light;

determining, by the electronic device, a dimming profile based on the light sensor data and dimming settings data by compiling the paired data; and

controlling, by the electronic device, circuitry of a dimmer to drive the lighting load over the range of dimming settings.

14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the light sensor data and the dimming settings data are captured in response to a trigger from a user interface.

15 . The method of claim 13 , wherein determining the dimming profile comprises determining a first dimming setting at which the light sensor data indicates activation of the lighting load.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein determining the dimming profile comprises determining a second dimming setting at which the light sensor data and the dimming settings data indicate a slope less than a slope threshold.

17 . A first device comprising:

circuitry including at least a processor, a transmitter, a receiver, and a light sensor, the circuitry configured to:

generate light sensor data according to a signal output by the light sensor, wherein the signal output by the light sensor indicates measurements of light emitted from a lighting load, and wherein the light sensor data indicates a first set of the measurements of light emitted from the lighting load over a first range of dimming settings;

send dimming settings data indicating a sequence of dimming settings to a dimmer to command a sequential sweep across the first range of dimming settings;

for each dimming setting in the sequence, associate a contemporaneous light measurement from the light sensor data with the dimming setting to generate paired data that maps dimming settings to corresponding measured light;

determine a dimming profile based on the light sensor data and dimming settings data by compiling the paired data;

control circuitry of a dimmer to drive the lighting load over the range of dimming settings; and

transmit a signal including information indicating the determined dimming profile to a second device via a network connection with the second device.

18 . The first device of claim 17 , wherein the first device is a mobile device.

19 . The first device of claim 18 , wherein the light sensor is included in the mobile device.