Binding wireless devices in a building automation system
First Claim
1. A method for binding wireless devices in building automation control, the method comprising:
- querying a building automation component for a first address with a wireless transceiver having a second address, the wireless transceiver connected by wire to the building automation component;
transmitting at least the second address wirelessly to a controller having a third address as a function of the querying; and
assigning the third address of the controller to the wireless transceiver as a function of the querying.
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Abstract
Wireless transceivers connect with or in building automation components. The components are bound. Since the transceivers control the access media, the transceivers are likewise bound. The transceiver associated with a component queries the component for the component address. When a request from a controller addressed to the component is received, the transceiver for the component may recognize the component address. In response, the transceiver records the controller transceiver address in the request and transmits a response with the component transceiver address. Other features may assist in binding. For example, the controller transceiver distinguishes between components connected by wire from wireless. Only communications for wireless connections are transmitted. For example, if a binding is not used for an amount of time, the binding is removed. For example, a random or set order is used to avoid or minimize overlapping traffic for the responses for a binding list.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for binding wireless devices in building automation control, the method comprising:
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querying a building automation component for a first address with a wireless transceiver having a second address, the wireless transceiver connected by wire to the building automation component; transmitting at least the second address wirelessly to a controller having a third address as a function of the querying; and assigning the third address of the controller to the wireless transceiver as a function of the querying. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A building automation system for binding of components, the system comprising:
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a first wireless transceiver having a first address; a second wireless transceiver having a second address; a building automation component having a third address, the first wireless transceiver connected with the building automation component for routing wireless communications to the building automation component, wherein the first wireless transceiver is operable to request the third address from the building automation component and wherein the first wireless transceiver is operable to bind to the second address as a function of the querying. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. In a computer readable storage medium having stored therein data representing instructions executable by a programmed processor for binding in a wireless building automation system, the storage medium comprising instructions for:
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receiving a wireless broadcast message with a first address requesting a building automation component associated with a second address; requesting a building automation component address from a connected building automation component; transmitting a third address for wireless communications binding if the building automation component address is the same as the second address; and assigning the first address for wireless communications associated with the building automation component. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for binding wireless devices in building automation control, the method comprising:
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connecting a wireless transceiver with a controller; communicating, by the controller, with at least a first building automation component using a wired connection; communicating, by the controller, with at least a second building automation component using the wireless transceiver; outputting, to the wireless transceiver, data for both the at least first and second building automation components from the controller; avoiding wireless communications from the wireless transceiver of the output data for the at least first building automation component; and allowing the communicating with the at least second building automation component.
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