HTML driven embedded controller
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1. A system for remotely monitoring building equipment, the system comprising:
- at least one item of building equipment;
a non-PLC controller communicably connected to the at least one item of building equipment to receive data from the building equipment, the non-PLC controller having a web server, a microprocessor and a memory storing a computer program executable by the microprocessor, the computer program comprising computer instructions to;
gather data from the connected building equipment;
capture the data in CGI scripts;
populate the data into tags provided in an HTML web page generated by the web server of the non-PLC controller;
permit a user to log on to the web server using an HMI device;
prompt the user to enter a user name and password;
recognize the user name and password and associate the user name and password with a stored user profile having an access level for the recognized user; and
send data using the web server to the user;
wherein, the data sent to the user corresponds with the access level and includes instructions to generate a display for the user having predetermined display characteristics associated with the stored user profile.
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Abstract
A method and system is provided for gathering, processing, displaying, and manipulating data from building equipment using a dedicated HTML-driven, non-PLC controller having an integral web server. Authorized users who use microprocessor controlled devices to access the website are provided with displayed equipment data that can be selected, monitored, and adjusted based on a user profile controlled by software of the controller.
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1. A system for remotely monitoring building equipment, the system comprising:
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at least one item of building equipment;
a non-PLC controller communicably connected to the at least one item of building equipment to receive data from the building equipment, the non-PLC controller having a web server, a microprocessor and a memory storing a computer program executable by the microprocessor, the computer program comprising computer instructions to;
gather data from the connected building equipment;
capture the data in CGI scripts;
populate the data into tags provided in an HTML web page generated by the web server of the non-PLC controller;
permit a user to log on to the web server using an HMI device;
prompt the user to enter a user name and password;
recognize the user name and password and associate the user name and password with a stored user profile having an access level for the recognized user; and
send data using the web server to the user;
wherein, the data sent to the user corresponds with the access level and includes instructions to generate a display for the user having predetermined display characteristics associated with the stored user profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for remotely monitoring building equipment, the system comprising:
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at least one item of building equipment;
a non-PLC controller communicably connected to the at least one item of building equipment to receive data from the building equipment, the non-PLC controller having a web server, a microprocessor and a memory storing a computer program executable by the microprocessor, the computer program comprising computer instructions to;
gather data from the connected building equipment;
capture the data in CGI scripts;
populate the data into tags provided in an HTML web page generated by the web server of the non-PLC controller;
permit a user to log on to the web server using an HMI device;
prompt the user to enter a user name and password;
recognize the user name and password and associate the user name and password with a stored user profile having an access level for the recognized user; and
send data using the web server to the user, wherein the data sent to the user corresponds with the access level and includes instructions to display the HTML web page using predetermined display characteristics associated with the stored user profile, wherein the data further includes computerized instructions executable by the HMI device for allowing the user to manipulate the sent data, and to return the user-manipulated data to the controller to modify an operating parameter of the building equipment; and
at least one HMI in communicable connection with the web server to receive the HTML web page.
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12. A method of monitoring and controlling building equipment, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a system for remotely monitoring building equipment, the system comprising;
at least one item of building equipment, a non-PLC controller communicably connected to the at least one item of building equipment to receive data from the building equipment, the non-PLC controller having a web server, a microprocessor and a memory storing a computer program executable by the microprocessor;
automatically polling the connected building equipment at preselected intervals using the non-PLC controller;
gathering data from the connected building equipment;
incorporating the gathered data into CGI scripts using the microprocessor of the controller; and
populating tags with the CGI scripts, the tags being provided in an HTML web page generated by the web server of the controller. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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