Abstract: Lighting power supply system (1) including a mains input converter (11) operable to provide power, a controller (17) operable to control at least one element of the lighting system, a controller bus (26) and a controller interface (25) operable to provide control signals from the bus to the lighting system. An auxiliary converter (43) powers the lighting system from the bus and it may allow the controller to continue to be powered when the mains input is absent and an emergency battery (19) is depleted.