INTERFACES FOR SETUP OF A TRANSPORT REFRIGERATION SYSTEM AND PROVIDING TRANSPORT REFRIGERATION SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION TO A USER
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1. A wireless communication system for a transport refrigeration system of a refrigerated transport unit comprising:
- one or more wireless end nodes, each of the one or more wireless end nodes configured to monitor a property of the transport refrigeration system, each of the one or more wireless end nodes including a multicolored light emitting diode;
a network coordinator configured to manage, command, direct and regulate behavior of the one or more wireless end nodes, the network coordinator including a display and a pushbutton;
wherein each of the one or more wireless end nodes are configured to send sensor data to the network coordinator, andwherein the wireless node is configured to indicate diagnostic information of the wireless end node to a user via the multicolored light emitting diode.
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Abstract
The embodiments described herein are directed to setup of a transport refrigeration system and providing transport refrigeration system diagnostic information to a user. In particular, interfaces on a wireless end node and a network coordinator of a wireless communication system are configured to provide setup and diagnostic functionality of the wireless communication system to a user with limited expertise in wireless communication systems.
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1. A wireless communication system for a transport refrigeration system of a refrigerated transport unit comprising:
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one or more wireless end nodes, each of the one or more wireless end nodes configured to monitor a property of the transport refrigeration system, each of the one or more wireless end nodes including a multicolored light emitting diode; a network coordinator configured to manage, command, direct and regulate behavior of the one or more wireless end nodes, the network coordinator including a display and a pushbutton; wherein each of the one or more wireless end nodes are configured to send sensor data to the network coordinator, and wherein the wireless node is configured to indicate diagnostic information of the wireless end node to a user via the multicolored light emitting diode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for commissioning a wireless end node to a wireless communication system of the transport refrigeration system of a refrigerated transport unit, comprising:
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the wireless end node detecting a magnetic swipe pattern; the wireless end node sending a commissioning request when the wireless end node detects the magnetic swipe pattern; a network coordinator of the transport refrigeration system entering, via a pushbutton of the network coordinator, a discovery mode for commissioning the wireless end node; the network coordinator receiving the commissioning request from the wireless end node of the wireless communication system when the network coordinator is in the discovery mode; and the network coordinator commissioning the wireless end node to the wireless communication system of the transport refrigeration system. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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