A thermostat, comprising a housing (308,309); a ring-shaped user-interface component configured to track a rotational input of a user; a processing system disposed within the housing and coupled to the ring-shaped user interface component; a passive infrared motion sensor, wherein the passive infrared motion sensor is adapted to detect proximity of the approaching user and the thermostat is adapted to initiate wake up when the user is approaching the thermostat; an electronic display coupled to the processing system and arranged at a fixed non-rotating orientation within the ring-shaped user-interface component; wherein said ring-shaped user-interface component is further configured to be pressable by the user along an axis of the ring-shaped user-interface component; wherein said processing system, said electronic display, and said ring-shaped user-interface component are collectively configured such that during normal operations the electronic display is configured to display the setpoint temperature, and displaying an animated tick-sweep, wherein the animated tick-sweep comprises highlighted background tick marks in a sweep across a space starting at a current temperature tick mark and ending at a setpoint temperature tick mark, the setpoint temperature being changeable by rotation of the ring-shaped user-interface component, and wherein upon an inward click of the ring-shaped user-interface component an interactive thermostat menuing system is accessed by the user, the menuing system comprising a plurality of menu items being displayed about the perimeter of a circular display area on the electronic display, the menu items being navigated by the rotation of the ring shaped user-interface and selected by an inward click of the ring-shaped user-interface, wherein the top of the circular menu includes an active window that shows the user which menu item will be selected if an inward click of the ring-shaped user-interface is performed at that time, and wherein an inward click of the ring-shaped user-interface component during display of an initial menu item that is initially displayed when the menuing system is accessed by the user is a way to exit the menuing system and return to normal operations during which the electronic display is configured to display the setpoint temperature. a housing (308,309); a ring-shaped user-interface component configured to track a rotational input of a user; a processing system disposed within the housing and coupled to the ring-shaped user interface component; a passive infrared motion sensor, wherein the passive infrared motion sensor is adapted to detect proximity of the approaching user and the thermostat is adapted to initiate wake up when the user is approaching the thermostat; an electronic display coupled to the processing system and arranged at a fixed non-rotating orientation within the ring-shaped user-interface component; wherein said ring-shaped user-interface component is further configured to be pressable by the user along an axis of the ring-shaped user-interface component; wherein said processing system, said electronic display, and said ring-shaped user-interface component are collectively configured such that during normal operations the electronic display is configured to display the setpoint temperature, and displaying an animated tick-sweep, wherein the animated tick-sweep comprises highlighted background tick marks in a sweep across a space starting at a current temperature tick mark and ending at a setpoint temperature tick mark, the setpoint temperature being changeable by rotation of the ring-shaped user-interface component, and wherein upon an inward click of the ring-shaped user-interface component an interactive thermostat menuing system is accessed by the user, the menuing system comprising a plurality of menu items being displayed about the perimeter of a circular display area on the electronic display, the menu items being navigated by the rotation of the ring shaped user-interface and selected by an inward click of the ring-shaped user-interface, wherein the top of the circular menu includes an active window that shows the user which menu item will be selected if an inward click of the ring-shaped user-interface is performed at that time, and wherein an inward click of the ring-shaped user-interface component during display of an initial menu item that is initially displayed when the menuing system is accessed by the user is a way to exit the menuing system and return to normal operations during which the electronic display is configured to display the setpoint temperature.