Since the discovery of electricity and the light bulb, we humans have developed all kinds of technological wonders, many of which would have been impossible without electricity. We travel around the world in airplanes. We’ve sent probes to other planets and even walked on the moon. We have computers that are designed to help us organize our lives and help us to work more efficiently. These computers allow us to communicate and share information all over the word via e-mail and the Internet.

The cars we drive have climate control, CD sound, cruise control, power door locks and windows, dimming lights and GPS navigation, which talks us to our destinations. In our homes we have, music and video systems, heating and air conditioning, lights, fans, Internet appliances and water features because of the conveniences they provide.Simply integrating them into our daily lives is sometimes a chore.

The lighting control system is often the basis for a whole house control system. Once you have it, you have an infrastructure to add anything else you desire.

A major advantage of a lighting control system over conventional lighting is the ability to control any device from any interface. For example, a master touch panel might allow the user the ability to control all lights in a building, not just a single room. In fact, any light might be controlled from any location.In addition, lighting control systems provide the ability to automatically power a device based on programming events such as: Chronological time (time of day),  Astronomical time (sunrise/sunset),  Room occupancy, Events, Alarm conditions, Program logic (any combination of events)

Chronological time is a time of day or offset from a time. Astronomical times includes sunrise, sunset, a day, or specific days in a month or year. Room occupancy might be determined with motion detectors or RFID tags. Events might include holidays or birthdays. Alarm conditions might include a door opening or motion detected in a protected area. Program logic can tie all of the above elements together using constructs such as if-then-else statements and logical operators.

Convenience – The touch of a button can set the lighting levels in a room, or the entire interior and exterior of the home, to create dramatic lighting scenes to match any mood or occasion.

Flexibility – A lighting control system manages different scenes for different occasions and different moods. This system also controls music, TV or HVAC systems from one convenient switch point. Various lighting or music levels in all areas may be achieved either through the use of multiple scene buttons, or by simply raising or lowering individual lighting loads or entire areas.

Aesthetics – Wall clutter (or wall acne) is reduced by replacing rows of conventional switches, knobs, sliders and other controls with a single, elegant control station (beauty mark), leaving more wall space for art and furnishings.