Method for easy configuration of options within a dynamic HVAC control network using an advanced communicating front-end device
First Claim
1. A method to selectively present a list of parameter options on a front end device used for configuring a target device comprising the steps of:
- selecting a target device to be configured;
displaying a list of configurable parameters;
selecting a parameter to configure;
querying the target device for a set of valid parameter options;
returning a set of valid parameter options from the target device to the front end device based on the current state of the target device; and
displaying the list of valid parameter options on the front end device.
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Abstract
A method to selectively present a list of parameter options on a front end device can be used to configure a target device. It comprises the steps of, selecting a target device to be configured, displaying a list of configurable parameters, selecting a parameter to configure, querying the target device for a set of valid parameter options, returning a set of valid parameter options from the target device to the front end device based on the current state of the target device, and displaying the list of valid parameter options on the front end device. An HVAC system capable of performing the method, selectively presents a list of parameter options used to configure an HVAC system component. The front end device presents a list of valid parameter options to a user based on the current state of the target device.
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1. A method to selectively present a list of parameter options on a front end device used for configuring a target device comprising the steps of:
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selecting a target device to be configured;
displaying a list of configurable parameters;
selecting a parameter to configure;
querying the target device for a set of valid parameter options;
returning a set of valid parameter options from the target device to the front end device based on the current state of the target device; and
displaying the list of valid parameter options on the front end device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An HVAC system to selectively present a list of parameter options used to configure an HVAC system component comprising:
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a front end device coupled to a communication link, the front end device to configure a parameter;
a target device coupled to a communication link, the target device to control an HVAC system component, the target device having at least one input to receive information related the control of the HVAC component, and at least one output to control the HVAC component;
wherein the front end device presents a list of valid parameter options to a user based on the current state of the target device when the user selects a specific parameter to configure the HVAC system component. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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