A control circuit for controlling a state of a switching circuit may include a first unit to sense and interpret a wireless signal or physical parameter as an &ldquoon&rdquo signal to transition the switching circuit to the &ldquoon&rdquo state, or as an &ldquooff&rdquo signal to transition the switching circuit to the &ldquooff&rdquo state, and to transfer a first digital signal or logic value and/or a second digital signal or logic value, which may respectively or combinatorially represent the &ldquoon&rdquo signal or the &ldquooff&rdquo signal, to a second unit via a first output and/or a second output of the first unit, respectively. The second unit may force a control input of the switching circuit to a logic value which is a function of the first digital signal or value and/or second digital signal or value and congruent with the state to which the switching circuit is to be transitioned.
