DEVICE ABSTRACTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A DISTRIBUTED-ARCHITECTURE HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An HVAC data processing and communication network, comprising:
- a subnet controller configured to control networked devices via a data bus and configured to be addressed over said data bus;
an environmental sensor configured to provide environmental data to said subnet controller and configured to be addressable over said data bus independent of addressing said subnet controller; and
a user interface configured to provide access by an operator to said network and configured to be addressable over said data bus independently of addressing said subnet controller and said environmental sensor.
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Abstract
The disclosure provides an HVAC data processing and communication network and a method of manufacturing the same. In various embodiments, the network includes a subnet controller configured to control networked devices via a data bus. The subnet controller is configured to be addressable over the data bus. An environmental sensor is configured to provide environmental data to the subnet controller, and is further configured to be addressable over the data bus independent of addressing the subnet controller. A user interface is configured to provide access by an operator to the network. The user interface is further configured to be addressable over the data bus independently of addressing the subnet controller and the environmental sensor.
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26 Claims
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1. An HVAC data processing and communication network, comprising:
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a subnet controller configured to control networked devices via a data bus and configured to be addressed over said data bus; an environmental sensor configured to provide environmental data to said subnet controller and configured to be addressable over said data bus independent of addressing said subnet controller; and a user interface configured to provide access by an operator to said network and configured to be addressable over said data bus independently of addressing said subnet controller and said environmental sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 6, 7, 9, 10)
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11. A method of manufacturing an HVAC data processing and communication network, comprising:
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configuring a subnet controller to control networked devices via a data bus, and to be addressed over said data bus; configuring an environmental sensor to provide environmental data to said subnet controller and to be addressable over said data bus independently of addressing said subnet controller; and configuring a user interface to provide access by an operator to said network and to be addressable over said data bus independently of addressing said subnet controller and said environmental sensor. - View Dependent Claims (12, 16, 17, 19, 20)
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21. An HVAC data processing and communication network subnet controller, comprising:
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a network interface configured to interface to a data bus; a local controller configured to; receive a temperature message via said data bus from an environmental sensor; receive an interface message via said data bus from a user interface; and publish via said data bus a control message configured to control an HVAC data processing and communication network system device in response to said temperature message and said interface message. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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