Configuring a control sysem

Abstract

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.

What is claimed is: 
     
         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.