Patent ID: 7755505

Claim:
A method for assigning a unique device address to a control device in a control system, the control device adapted to be coupled to a source of power, a switch coupled in series between the source of power and the control device, the method comprising the steps of: initiating by an addressing device a repeated transmission of a wireless beacon signal; subsequently operating the switch to cycle power to the control device by interrupting and immediately restoring power to the control device; the control device receiving the wireless beacon signal within a predetermined amount of time after the step of operating the switch to cycle power; the control device subsequently transmitting a signal to the addressing device uniquely identifying the control device; identifying by the addressing device the control device using the signal uniquely identifying the control device; transmitting by the addressing device the unique device address to the control device in response to the step of identifying the control device; and the control device subsequently receiving the unique device address.