HVAC UNIT, A METHOD OF GENERATING A NETWORK ADDRESS FOR A HVAC UNIT AND A HVAC CONTROLLER THEREFOR
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1. A controller for a heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) unit, comprising:
- a memory configured to store a unique default network address for said controller; and
a processor configured to automatically generate said unique default network address based on a seed value that is uniquely associated with said HVAC unit.
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Abstract
An HVAC controller, a method for operating a HVAC unit and a HVAC unit are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the HVAC controller includes: (1) a memory configured to store a unique default network address for the controller and (2) a processor configured to automatically generate the unique default network address based on a seed value that is uniquely associated with the HVAC unit.
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1. A controller for a heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) unit, comprising:
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a memory configured to store a unique default network address for said controller; and a processor configured to automatically generate said unique default network address based on a seed value that is uniquely associated with said HVAC unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for operating a heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) unit, comprising:
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obtaining, employing a controller of said HVAC unit, a seed value for a unique default network address for said controller, said seed value uniquely associated with said HVAC unit; automatically generating, employing a controller of said HVAC unit, said unique default network address for said controller based on said seed value; and storing said unique default network address in a memory associated with said controller. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) unit, comprising:
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a network transceiver configured to transmit and receive HVAC data associated with said HVAC unit over a communications network; and a controller to direct operation of said HVAC unit, said controller including; a memory configured to store a unique default network address for said controller for communicating over said communications network; and a processor configured to automatically generate said unique default network address based on a seed value that is uniquely associated with said HVAC unit. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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