METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING SCHEDULING ON A WALL MODULE
First Claim
1. A configuration tool for configuring a programmable wall module of an HVAC system with scheduling information, wherein the programmable wall module includes a user interface that is configured to display a number of screens, the configuration tool comprising:
- a controller;
a user interface controlled by the controller;
an output port controlled by the controller;
the controller configured to create a number of screens for the user interface of a programmable wall module based on a number of user inputs received via the user interface of the configuration tool, wherein the number of user inputs is less than the number of screens that are created by the controller; and
wherein the controller is configured to output the number of screens that are created by the controller to the output port of the configuration tool so that the number of screens can be uploaded to a programmable wall module for display on the user interface of the programmable wall module.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates generally to building control systems and, more particularly, to methods and devices for configuring and/or displaying parameters or other information such as menu screens on a programmable wall module of a building control system. In an illustrative embodiment, a configuration tool may be configured to create a number of screens for the user interface of the programmable wall module based on a number of user inputs received via the user interface of the configuration tool. In some cases, the number of user inputs received via the user interface of the configuration tool may be less than, and sometimes far less than, the number of screens that are created by the configuration tool. Regardless, with the number of screens created, the configuration tool may upload the number of screens to the programmable wall module for use on the user interface of the programmable wall module.
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1. A configuration tool for configuring a programmable wall module of an HVAC system with scheduling information, wherein the programmable wall module includes a user interface that is configured to display a number of screens, the configuration tool comprising:
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a controller; a user interface controlled by the controller; an output port controlled by the controller; the controller configured to create a number of screens for the user interface of a programmable wall module based on a number of user inputs received via the user interface of the configuration tool, wherein the number of user inputs is less than the number of screens that are created by the controller; and wherein the controller is configured to output the number of screens that are created by the controller to the output port of the configuration tool so that the number of screens can be uploaded to a programmable wall module for display on the user interface of the programmable wall module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of configuring a programmable wall module with one or more screens, comprising:
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communicatively connecting a configuration tool to the programmable wall module; displaying selectable scheduling configuration information to a user on a user interface of the configuration tool; allowing the user to make scheduling configuration information selections via the user interface of the configuration tool; and creating a plurality of scheduling screens for the programmable wall module with the configuration tool based on the scheduling configuration information selections made by the user of the configuration tool. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A configuration tool for configuring a programmable wall module of an HVAC system with scheduling information, wherein the programmable wall module includes a user interface that is configured to display a number of screens, the configuration tool comprising:
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a controller; a user interface controlled by the controller; an output port controlled by the controller; the controller configured to allow a user to select from two or more configuration options for the programmable wall module, and to create two or more screens for the user interface of the programmable wall module based on the user'"'"'s selection from the two or more configuration options; and the controller is configured to output the two or more screens that are created by the controller to the output port of the configuration tool so that the two or more screens can be uploaded to the programmable wall module for display on the user interface of the programmable wall module. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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