BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH DYNAMIC MASTER CONTROLLER SELECTION
First Claim
1. A building management system comprising:
- a communications bus;
an old master controller device connected to the communications bus; and
a plurality of slave devices connected to the communications bus;
wherein the plurality of slave devices is configured to;
detect that the old master controller device has stopped communicating over the communications bus; and
perform an algorithm to determine a new master controller device from the plurality of slave devices, wherein the algorithm is based at least in part on a device identifier associated with each of the plurality of slave devices; and
wherein the new master controller device is configured to assume the functions of the master controller device, the functions of the master controller device comprising transmitting control signals to the plurality of slave devices.
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Abstract
A building management system includes a communications bus, an old master controller device; and slave devices. The slave devices are configured to detect that the old master controller device has stopped communicating over the communications bus and to perform an algorithm to determine a new master controller device from the slave devices. The algorithm is based on a device identifier associated with each of the slave devices. The new master controller device is further configured to assume the functions of the master controller device. The functions of the master controller device include transmitting control signals to the slave devices.
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20 Claims
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1. A building management system comprising:
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a communications bus; an old master controller device connected to the communications bus; and a plurality of slave devices connected to the communications bus; wherein the plurality of slave devices is configured to; detect that the old master controller device has stopped communicating over the communications bus; and perform an algorithm to determine a new master controller device from the plurality of slave devices, wherein the algorithm is based at least in part on a device identifier associated with each of the plurality of slave devices; and wherein the new master controller device is configured to assume the functions of the master controller device, the functions of the master controller device comprising transmitting control signals to the plurality of slave devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for dynamically transferring control between multiple master controllers in a building management system, the method comprising:
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detecting that an old master controller device has stopped communicating over a communications bus of the building management system; performing an algorithm to determine a new master controller device from a plurality of slave devices connected to the communications bus, wherein the algorithm is based at least in part on a device identifier associated with each of the plurality of slave devices; and assuming the functions of the master controller device, the functions of the master controller device comprising transmitting control signals to the plurality of slave devices. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A building management system comprising:
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a communications bus; a plurality of slave devices connected to the communications bus; and an old master controller device, wherein the old master controller device is configured to; connect to the communications bus; perform an algorithm to determine the new master controller device currently transmitting control signals to the plurality of slave devices, wherein the algorithm is based at least in part on a device identifier associated with each of the plurality of slave devices; and assume the functions of the master controller device, the functions of the master controller device comprising transmitting control signals to the plurality of slave devices. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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