SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PROGRAM AIR CONDITIONER MODULES
First Claim
1. A system to program microcomputers associated with a plurality of bus rooftop air conditioners comprising:
- a plurality of air conditioner modules located on a bus rooftop, each air conditioner module including a microcomputer, each microcomputer connected to a CAN (computer area network) bus connection, the CAN bus common to each microcomputer; and
a programming device communicatively coupled to at least one of the microcomputers of one of the plurality of air conditioner modules, wherein said programming device transfers a software update to said at least one of the microcomputers followed by said at least one of the microcomputers transferring said software update to each of the microcomputers in the of air conditioner modules located on a bus rooftop.
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Abstract
A system to program microcomputers associated with a plurality of bus rooftop air conditioners comprises a plurality of air conditioner modules located on a bus rooftop. Each air conditioner module includes a microcomputer. Each microcomputer is connected to a CAN (computer area network) bus connection, and the CAN bus is common to each microcomputer. The system also includes a programming device that is communicatively coupled to at least one of the microcomputers of one of the plurality of air conditioner modules, wherein the programming device transfers a software update to the at least one of the microcomputers followed by the at least one of the microcomputers transferring the software update to each of the microcomputers in the of air conditioner modules located on a bus rooftop. A method for programming a plurality of microcomputers contained within a plurality of bus air conditioning modules is also presented.
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9 Claims
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1. A system to program microcomputers associated with a plurality of bus rooftop air conditioners comprising:
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a plurality of air conditioner modules located on a bus rooftop, each air conditioner module including a microcomputer, each microcomputer connected to a CAN (computer area network) bus connection, the CAN bus common to each microcomputer; and a programming device communicatively coupled to at least one of the microcomputers of one of the plurality of air conditioner modules, wherein said programming device transfers a software update to said at least one of the microcomputers followed by said at least one of the microcomputers transferring said software update to each of the microcomputers in the of air conditioner modules located on a bus rooftop. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for programming a plurality of microcomputers contained within a plurality of bus air conditioning modules comprising the steps of:
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providing a plurality of bus air conditioning modules having air conditioning module microcomputers on a microcomputer network; providing a programming device; connecting the programming device to one of the microcomputers; establishing a communications link between the programming device and the one of the microcomputers; programming the one of the microcomputers; commanding the one of the microcomputers to broadcast the program to the other microcomputers on the microcomputer network; and commanding all of the microcomputers to run the program.
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