BUILDING AUTOMATION SYSTEM WITH SMART COMMUNICATIONS CONTROLLER FOR BUILDING EQUIPMENT
First Claim
1. A smart communications controller for building equipment, the smart communications controller comprising:
- an equipment port connected to the building equipment;
a plurality of autoconfiguration objects, each of the autoconfiguration objects corresponding to a different communications protocol and configured to perform a protocol testing process comprising automatically determining whether the corresponding communications protocol is used by the building equipment connected to the equipment port;
an autoconfiguration manager configured to cause the autoconfiguration objects to iteratively perform their protocol testing processes until the communications protocol used by the building equipment is identified;
an equipment controller configured to use the identified communications protocol for the building equipment to generate protocol-specific control signals for the building equipment.
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Abstract
A smart communications controller for building equipment includes an equipment port connected to the building equipment and a plurality of autoconfiguration objects. Each of the autoconfiguration objects is configured to perform a protocol testing process for a particular communications protocol. The protocol testing process includes automatically determining whether the communications protocol is used by the building equipment connected to the equipment port. The smart communications controller further includes an autoconfiguration manager configured to cause the autoconfiguration objects to iteratively perform their protocol testing processes until the communications protocol used by the building equipment is identified. The smart communications controller further includes an equipment controller configured to use the identified communications protocol for the building equipment to generate protocol-specific control signals for the building equipment.
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20 Claims
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1. A smart communications controller for building equipment, the smart communications controller comprising:
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an equipment port connected to the building equipment; a plurality of autoconfiguration objects, each of the autoconfiguration objects corresponding to a different communications protocol and configured to perform a protocol testing process comprising automatically determining whether the corresponding communications protocol is used by the building equipment connected to the equipment port; an autoconfiguration manager configured to cause the autoconfiguration objects to iteratively perform their protocol testing processes until the communications protocol used by the building equipment is identified; an equipment controller configured to use the identified communications protocol for the building equipment to generate protocol-specific control signals for the building equipment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A building automation system comprising:
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building equipment; and a smart communications controller comprising; an equipment port connected to the building equipment; a plurality of autoconfiguration objects, each of the autoconfiguration objects corresponding to a different communications protocol and configured to perform a protocol testing process comprising automatically determining whether the corresponding communications protocol is used by the building equipment; and an autoconfiguration manager configured to cause the autoconfiguration objects to iteratively perform their protocol testing processes until the communications protocol used by the building equipment is identified. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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