The subject matter herein relates generally to a local luminaire area control system for outdoor lighting control.
On outdoor lighting, notably street lights and parking lot lights, photocontrol components and the corresponding mating receptacles are typically used to turn the lights on and off based upon the ambient light from the sun. Some light fixtures support dimming to variably control the light fixture based on the ambient light levels, time of day. There is a trend to provide programmable functions to the light fixtures based on sensors and programmable controls other than ambient light, such as, detected nearby pedestrian motion. To accommodate these functions, the lighting control receptacles provide both a light sensor and one or more environmental sensors in a sensor device on the light fixture. Different control systems require different mixes of functionality necessitating multiple product configurations having a different arrangement of sensors in the sensor device. When a different configuration is needed or desired a different sensor device is needed to replace the existing sensor device.
A need remains for a sensor element that allows easy control and modification of sensor components in a sensor device.