diff --git a/scripts/doorbuzz_wrapper.sh b/scripts/doorbuzz_wrapper.sh
index b8f2ad3..e4c0403 100755
--- a/scripts/doorbuzz_wrapper.sh
+++ b/scripts/doorbuzz_wrapper.sh
@@ -13,13 +13,15 @@ do
   then
     logger -t $(basename $0) "phone status change detected"
     logger -t $(basename $0) "phone ring light on"
-    /usr/local/bin/433send 2 15 1 1 >&2
+    $(dirname "$0")/lightcommander alarm on >&2
+    #/usr/local/bin/433send 2 15 1 1 >&2
   fi
   
   if [ "$cmd" = "flashoff" ]
   then
     logger -t $(basename $0) "phone status change detected"
     logger -t $(basename $0) "phone ring light off"
-    /usr/local/bin/433send 2 15 1 0 >&2
+    $(dirname "$0")/lightcommander alarm off >&2
+    #/usr/local/bin/433send 2 15 1 0 >&2
   fi
 done
diff --git a/scripts/lightcommander b/scripts/lightcommander
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5c9edce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/lightcommander
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+if [ "$1" = "" ]
+then
+  echo "usage: $0 {main|chill|status|labsocket|alarm} {on|off}"
+  exit 1
+fi
+function dolight() {
+  if [ "$2" = "on" ]
+  then
+    setvalue=1
+  else
+    setvalue=0
+  fi
+  case "$1" in
+    all) dolight "main" $2
+         dolight "status" $2
+         dolight "labsocket" $2
+         dolight "alarm" $2
+         ;; 
+    main)      /usr/local/bin/433send 2 1A 1 "$setvalue"
+         ;; 
+    chill)     /usr/local/bin/433send 2 1A 2 "$setvalue"
+         ;; 
+    status)    /usr/local/bin/433send 2 2A 1 "$setvalue"
+         ;; 
+    labsocket) /usr/local/bin/433send 2 15A 6 "$setvalue"
+         ;; 
+    alarm)     /usr/local/bin/433send 2 15A 1 "$setvalue"
+         ;; 
+  esac
+  #                       type (2=10bit)
+  #                       | house 1-16 (the dial thingie)
+  #                       | |group A-P (the dial thingie)
+  #                       | || unit (1-16) (the button, usually 1-4)
+  #                       | || | on/off
+  #                       | || | |
+  #/usr/local/bin/433send 2 1A 1 1 #on
+  #/usr/local/bin/433send 2 1A 1 0 #off
+}
+
+logger -t $(basename $0) "$$ $1 $2"
+dolight "$1" "$2"
diff --git a/scripts/lockbutton.sh.d/lights b/scripts/lockbutton.sh.d/lights
index bff8d7d..a8db602 100755
--- a/scripts/lockbutton.sh.d/lights
+++ b/scripts/lockbutton.sh.d/lights
@@ -9,18 +9,20 @@ if ( [ "$1" = "pushed" ] || [ "$1" = "closed" ] ) &&
      [ "$(stat -c %Y /run/doorlockbutton)" -gt "$(date --date "5 minutes ago" +%s)" ] 
 then
   logger -t $(basename $0) "switching all lights off"
-  for i in {1..16}
-  do
-    for j in {1..16}
-    do
-      /usr/local/bin/433send 2 $j $i 0 #off
-    done
-  done
+#  for i in {1..16}
+#  do
+#    for j in {1..16}
+#    do
+      $(dirname "$0")/../lightcommander all off
+      # /usr/local/bin/433send 2 $j $i 0 #off
+#    done
+#  done
   logger -t $(basename $0) "all lights should be off now"
 fi
 if [ "$1" = "released" ]
 then   # switch status lights on, in any case
-  /usr/local/bin/433send 2 2A 1 1 #on
+  $(dirname "$0")/../lightcommander status on
+  # /usr/local/bin/433send 2 2A 1 1 #on
 fi
 if [ "$1" = "released" ] && # the door has been opened
 #   [ "$(cat /run/spacestatus)" = "open" ] &&   # status is open
@@ -29,7 +31,8 @@ if [ "$1" = "released" ] && # the door has been opened
 then
    #( [ "$(date +%H)" -gt 18 ] || [ "$(date +%H)" -lt 8 ] ) 
   logger -t $(basename $0) "switching some lights on"
-  /usr/local/bin/433send 2 1A 1 1 #on
+  $(dirname "$0")/../lightcommander main on
+  # /usr/local/bin/433send 2 1A 1 1 #on
 fi
 
 #                       type (2=10bit)
diff --git a/scripts/phone_notification.sh b/scripts/phone_notification.sh
index e43b868..3c9da25 100755
--- a/scripts/phone_notification.sh
+++ b/scripts/phone_notification.sh
@@ -23,10 +23,12 @@ do
     logger -t $(basename $0) "phone status change detected"
     if [ "$new_status" -eq 0 ]; then
 	logger -t $(basename $0) "phone ring light on"
-        /usr/local/bin/433send 2 15 1 1
+        $(dirname "$0")/lightcommander alarm on
+        #/usr/local/bin/433send 2 15 1 1
     else
 	logger -t $(basename $0) "phone ring light off"
-        /usr/local/bin/433send 2 15 1 0
+        $(dirname "$0")/lightcommander alarm off
+        #/usr/local/bin/433send 2 15 1 0
     fi
     echo $new_status > ${run_file}
   fi
diff --git a/scripts/upd_status.sh.d/lights b/scripts/upd_status.sh.d/lights
index bff8d7d..a8db602 100755
--- a/scripts/upd_status.sh.d/lights
+++ b/scripts/upd_status.sh.d/lights
@@ -9,18 +9,20 @@ if ( [ "$1" = "pushed" ] || [ "$1" = "closed" ] ) &&
      [ "$(stat -c %Y /run/doorlockbutton)" -gt "$(date --date "5 minutes ago" +%s)" ] 
 then
   logger -t $(basename $0) "switching all lights off"
-  for i in {1..16}
-  do
-    for j in {1..16}
-    do
-      /usr/local/bin/433send 2 $j $i 0 #off
-    done
-  done
+#  for i in {1..16}
+#  do
+#    for j in {1..16}
+#    do
+      $(dirname "$0")/../lightcommander all off
+      # /usr/local/bin/433send 2 $j $i 0 #off
+#    done
+#  done
   logger -t $(basename $0) "all lights should be off now"
 fi
 if [ "$1" = "released" ]
 then   # switch status lights on, in any case
-  /usr/local/bin/433send 2 2A 1 1 #on
+  $(dirname "$0")/../lightcommander status on
+  # /usr/local/bin/433send 2 2A 1 1 #on
 fi
 if [ "$1" = "released" ] && # the door has been opened
 #   [ "$(cat /run/spacestatus)" = "open" ] &&   # status is open
@@ -29,7 +31,8 @@ if [ "$1" = "released" ] && # the door has been opened
 then
    #( [ "$(date +%H)" -gt 18 ] || [ "$(date +%H)" -lt 8 ] ) 
   logger -t $(basename $0) "switching some lights on"
-  /usr/local/bin/433send 2 1A 1 1 #on
+  $(dirname "$0")/../lightcommander main on
+  # /usr/local/bin/433send 2 1A 1 1 #on
 fi
 
 #                       type (2=10bit)