Wireless devices, systems, architectures, networks and methods for building automation and control and other applications
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1. A system, comprising:
- an automation controller; and
,a plurality of peripheral devices to perform building control functions, where,the automation controller and the plurality of the peripheral devices communicate wirelessly forming a wireless communication network,the automation controller configured to enable and disable the plurality of peripheral devices as wireless repeaters,wireless repeaters receiving and retransmitting signals from other peripheral devices in the network, in addition to communicating wirelessly with the automation controller, and wherethe automation controllerenables the peripheral devices as wireless repeaters,monitors communication traffic through the wireless communication network,determines whether the automation controller is in communication with all of the peripheral devices, and,disables peripheral devices as wireless repeaters selectively to limit communication traffic in the wireless communication network, while ensuring the automation controller maintains communication with all of the peripheral devices.
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Abstract
A building control and management system including an automation controller and a plurality of peripheral devices configured to perform building control-management system functions. The automation controller and peripheral devices communicate wirelessly and the peripheral devices may be enabled and disabled as wireless repeaters in a network formed by the automation controller and the peripheral devices. The automation controller may monitor the communication traffic levels in the wireless network and enable or disable peripheral devices as wireless repeaters to increase or decrease the communication traffic in the network.
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1. A system, comprising:
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an automation controller; and
,a plurality of peripheral devices to perform building control functions, where, the automation controller and the plurality of the peripheral devices communicate wirelessly forming a wireless communication network, the automation controller configured to enable and disable the plurality of peripheral devices as wireless repeaters, wireless repeaters receiving and retransmitting signals from other peripheral devices in the network, in addition to communicating wirelessly with the automation controller, and where the automation controller enables the peripheral devices as wireless repeaters, monitors communication traffic through the wireless communication network, determines whether the automation controller is in communication with all of the peripheral devices, and, disables peripheral devices as wireless repeaters selectively to limit communication traffic in the wireless communication network, while ensuring the automation controller maintains communication with all of the peripheral devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method comprising:
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forming, by an automation controller and peripheral devices performing automation functions, a wireless communication network; the automation controller communicating wirelessly with the peripheral device; the peripheral devices configured to be enabled and disabled as wireless repeaters, wireless repeaters being configured to receive and retransmit signals from other peripheral devices in addition to communicating wirelessly with the automation controller, disabling, by the automation controller, the peripheral devices as wireless repeaters; monitoring, by the automation controller, communications from the peripheral devices; determining, by the automation controller and based on the monitored communications, whether the automation controller is communicating with all of the peripheral devices; and
,enabling, by the automation controller, peripheral devices as wireless repeaters selectively until the automation controller maintains communication with all of the peripheral devices. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:
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one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to; form, by an automation controller and peripheral devices performing automation functions, a wireless communication network; the automation controller communicating wirelessly with the peripheral device; the peripheral devices configured to be enabled and disabled as wireless repeaters, wireless repeaters being configured to receive and retransmit signals from other peripheral devices in addition to communicating wirelessly with the automation controller, disable the peripheral devices as wireless repeaters; monitor communications from the peripheral devices; determine, based on the monitored communications, whether the automation controller is communicating with all of the peripheral devices; and
,enable peripheral devices as wireless repeaters selectively until the automation controller maintains communication with all of the peripheral devices. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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