SETUP ROUTINE TO FACILITATE USER SETUP OF AN HVAC CONTROLLER

• US 20150148963A1
• Filed: 11/22/2013
• Published: 05/28/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ademco Inc. (Resideo Technologies, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Inventors: Derby, Paul, Finch, Heidi J., Murr, Dan, Klein, Aaron J., Boll, Jeffrey
• Granted Patent: US 10,563,876 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/276
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/30 for purposes related to the operation of the system, e.g. for safety or monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/50 characterised by user interfaces or communication
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/52 Indication arrangements, e.g. displays
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/63 Electronic processing
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/65 for selecting an operating mode

Abstract

An HVAC controller may be programmed to execute a guided set up routine that may guide a user through configuring the thermostat to control a particular HVAC system configuration based, at least in part, on which wires from the HVAC system are connected to terminals of the HVAC controller. The guided set-up routine may be accessible through a user interface provided at a remote device that a user may utilize to interact with the HVAC controller from a remote location.

Claims

1. An HVAC controller configured to control one or more components of an HVAC system having a particular HVAC system configuration, the HVAC controller comprising:

a user interface including a display;

a memory;

an output block for providing one or more control signals to the HVAC system, the output block having a number or wiring terminals for accepting wires of the HVAC system, the wiring configuration between the wires of the HVAC system and the wiring terminals of the output block is dependent on the particular HVAC system configuration of the HVAC system;

a controller operatively coupled to the memory, the user interface and the output block, the controller configured to display a guided-set up routine comprising two or more screens that guide a user to configure the HVAC controller for controlling the particular HVAC system configuration, wherein at least one of the screens of the guided-set up routine displays a first selectable option and a second selectable option;

wherein the first selectable option identifies a first HVAC configuration setting and further identifies a first wiring configuration that corresponds to the first HVAC configuration setting; and

wherein the second selectable option identifies a second HVAC configuration setting and further identifies a second wiring configuration that corresponds to the second HVAC configuration setting.

2. The HVAC controller of claim 1, wherein the guided-set up routine simultaneously displays the first selectable option and the second selectable option on a common screen.

3. The HVAC controller of claim 1, wherein when selected, the first HVAC configuration setting of the first selectable option configures the HVAC controller to control a one stage HVAC system.

4. The HVAC controller of claim 3, wherein the first wiring configuration identified by the first selectable option indicates that a “

Y”

wire of the HVAC system is connected to the output block of the HVAC controller.

5. The HVAC controller of claim 3, wherein when selected, the second HVAC configuration setting of the second selectable option configures the HVAC controller to control a two stage HVAC system.

6. The HVAC controller of claim 5, wherein the second wiring configuration identified by the second selectable option indicates that both a “

Y”

wire and a “

Y2”

wire of the HVAC system are connected to the output block of the HVAC controller.

7. The HVAC controller of claim 1, wherein:

when selected, the first HVAC configuration setting of the first selectable option configures the HVAC controller to not control a backup heat source of the HVAC system; and

when selected, the second HVAC configuration setting of the second selectable option configures the HVAC controller to control a backup heat source of the HVAC system.

8. The HVAC controller of claim 7, wherein the second wiring configuration identified by the second selectable option indicates that a backup heat wire of the HVAC system is connected to the output block of the HVAC controller.

9. The HVAC controller of claim 1, comprising displaying an image or diagram of the first wiring configuration and/or the second wiring configuration.

10. The HVAC controller of claim 1, comprising displaying a video of the first wiring configuration and/or the second wiring configuration.

11. The HVAC controller of claim 1, wherein the controller does not automatically detect a wire connected to the output block.

12. The HVAC controller of claim 1, wherein the first selectable option and the second selectable option relate to a number of equipment stages included in the particular HVAC system configuration of the HVAC system.

13. The HVAC controller of claim 1, wherein the first selectable option and the second selectable option relate to a backup heat source included in the particular HVAC system configuration of the HVAC system.

14. The HVAC controller of claim 1, wherein the first selectable option and the second selectable option relate to a changeover valve included in the particular HVAC system configuration of the HVAC system.

15. The HVAC controller of claim 1, wherein the first selectable option and the second selectable option relate to a type of heating and/or cooling equipment included in the particular HVAC system configuration of the HVAC system.

16. An HVAC controller configured to control one or more components of an HVAC system having a particular HVAC system configuration, the HVAC controller comprising:

a user interface including a display;

a memory;

an output block for providing one or more control signals to the HVAC system, the output block having a number or wiring terminals for accepting wires of the HVAC system, the wiring configuration between the wires of the HVAC system and the wiring terminals of the output block is dependent on the particular HVAC system configuration of the HVAC system;

a controller operatively coupled to the memory, the user interface and the output block, the controller configured to display one or more configuration screens used to configure the HVAC controller for controlling the particular HVAC system configuration, wherein at least one of the screens simultaneously displays a first selectable option and a second selectable option;

wherein the first selectable option identifies a first HVAC configuration setting; and

wherein the second selectable option identifies a second HVAC configuration setting and further identifies a wiring configuration that corresponds to the second HVAC configuration setting.

17. The HVAC controller of claim 16, wherein the first selectable option further identifies a wiring configuration that corresponds to the first HVAC configuration setting.

18. An HVAC controller configured to control one or more components of an HVAC system having a particular HVAC system configuration, the HVAC controller comprising:

a user interface including a display;

a memory;

an output block for providing one or more control signals to the HVAC system, the output block having a number or wiring terminals for accepting wires of the HVAC system, the wiring configuration between the wires of the HVAC system and the wiring terminals of the output block is dependent on the particular HVAC system configuration of the HVAC system;

a controller operatively coupled to the memory, the user interface and the output block, the controller configured to display a guided-set up routine on the display comprising two or more screens that guide a user to configure the HVAC controller to control the particularly HVAC system configuration of the HVAC system, wherein the guided-set up routine solicits information from a user, wherein the solicited information includes information related to an equipment type contained in the particular HVAC system configuration as well information regarding the wiring configuration used by the user to wire the HVAC system to the wiring terminals of the output block of the HVAC controller; and

the controller configured to use the information related to the equipment type contained in the particular HVAC system configuration as well the information regarding the wiring configuration used by the user to wire the HVAC system to the wiring terminals of the output block to configure the HVAC controller to control the particular HVAC system configuration of the HVAC system.

19. The HVAC controller of claim 18, wherein the information related to the equipment type contained in the particular HVAC system configuration comprises one or more of forced air, hot water, steam, heat pump, changeover valve, compressor, backup heat, single stage, two stage, and variable fire rate.

20. The HVAC controller of claim 18, wherein the information regarding the wiring configuration used by the user to wire the HVAC system to the wiring terminals of the output block identifies a wiring configuration that corresponds to a selected HVAC equipment type.