METHODS 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 with a display, and is configured to display a number of screens on the display when interacting with a user during operation of the programmable wall module, the configuration tool comprising:
- a user interface comprising a display;
an output port;
a controller;
the controller configured to pose two or more queries to a user on the display of the user interface of the configuration tool, and to accept responses to each of the two or more queries via the user interface;
the controller further configured to configure two or more screens for display on the display of the programmable wall module based at least in part on the accepted responses to the two or more queries; and
wherein the controller is configured to upload screen information to the programmable wall module via the output port so that the two or more screens configured by the controller can be displayed on the display of the programmable wall module when interacting with a user during subsequent operation 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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20 Claims
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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 with a display, and is configured to display a number of screens on the display when interacting with a user during operation of the programmable wall module, the configuration tool comprising:
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a user interface comprising a display; an output port; a controller; the controller configured to pose two or more queries to a user on the display of the user interface of the configuration tool, and to accept responses to each of the two or more queries via the user interface; the controller further configured to configure two or more screens for display on the display of the programmable wall module based at least in part on the accepted responses to the two or more queries; and wherein the controller is configured to upload screen information to the programmable wall module via the output port so that the two or more screens configured by the controller can be displayed on the display of the programmable wall module when interacting with a user during subsequent operation of the programmable wall module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of configuring a programmable wall module with one or more screens, comprising:
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displaying selectable configuration information to a user on a user interface of the configuration tool; allowing the user to select configuration information via the user interface of the configuration tool; configuring screen information for the programmable wall module with the configuration tool based at least in part on the configuration information entered by the user of the configuration tool; and uploading the screen information configured by the configuration tool to the programmable wall module so that screens configured by the configuration tool can be displayed on the display of the programmable wall module when interacting with a user during subsequent operation of the programmable wall module. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A configuration tool for configuring a programmable wall module of an HVAC system, 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 user interface; an output port; a controller; the controller configured to allow a user to select from two or more configuration options for the programmable wall module, and to configure one or more screens for display on the user interface of the programmable wall module based at least in part on the user'"'"'s selection from the two or more configuration options; and the controller configured to upload screen information to the programmable wall module via the output port so that the one or more screens configured by the controller will be displayed on the user interface of the programmable wall module when interacting with a user during subsequent operation of the programmable wall module. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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