ALARM AND DIAGNOSTICS SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A DISTRIBUTED- ARCHITECTURE HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING NETWORK
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1. An HVAC data processing and communication network, comprising:
- a system device configured to communicate over a data bus and further configured to store tracking data related to said system device; and
a subnet controller configured to send a command message to said system device via said data bus, said command message being configured to instruct said system device to publish said tracking data on said data bus via a reply message.
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Abstract
The disclosure includes an HVAC data processing and communication network and a method of manufacturing an HVAC data processing and communication network. In one embodiment, the network includes a system device and a controller. The system device is configured to communicate over a data bus, and further configured to store tracking data related to the system device. The controller is configured to send a command message to the device via the data bus. The message is configured to instruct the device to publish the tracking data on the data bus via a reply message.
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23 Claims
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1. An HVAC data processing and communication network, comprising:
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a system device configured to communicate over a data bus and further configured to store tracking data related to said system device; and a subnet controller configured to send a command message to said system device via said data bus, said command message being configured to instruct said system device to publish said tracking data on said data bus via a reply message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8)
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9. A method of manufacturing an HVAC data processing and communication network, comprising:
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configuring a system device to communicate over a data bus and further configured to store tracking data related to said system device; and configuring a subnet controller to send a command message to said system device via said data bus, said message being configured to instruct said system device to publish said tracking data on said data bus via a reply message. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An HVAC data processing and communication network system device, comprising:
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a physical layer interface configured to interface to a data bus; a memory; and a local controller configured to cooperate with said physical layer interface to; store tracking data related to said system device in said memory; receive a command message via said data bus; and publish, in response to receiving said command message, said tracking data to said data bus via a reply message. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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