System and method for using a wired network to send response messages in an automation system
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1. A system of sending response messages over a wired communication channel in an automation network, comprising:
- a plurality of automation devices;
a central controller configured to transmit control signals to the automation devices using a radio frequency (RF) network, wherein the central controller waits for a response message fromat least one of the plurality of automation devices to be received at the central controller using a wired network; and
the wired network being in communication with the central controller and the plurality of automation devices, wherein the plurality of automation devices are configured to send the response messages to the central controller using the wired network, wherein the central controller retransmits the control signal from the central controller to at least one of the plurality of automation devices over the wired network if the response message is not received at the at least one automation device within a predetermined period after the control signal is transmitted over the RF network.
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Abstract
A system and method for sending a response message over a wired communication channel in an automation network is disclosed. The method includes the operation of defining a radio frequency (RF) network between a central controller and a plurality of automation devices. A control signal is transmitted from the central controller to at least one of the plurality of automation devices over the RF network. A response message is sent from at least one of the plurality of automation devices to the central controller using a wired network.
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1. A system of sending response messages over a wired communication channel in an automation network, comprising:
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a plurality of automation devices; a central controller configured to transmit control signals to the automation devices using a radio frequency (RF) network, wherein the central controller waits for a response message from at least one of the plurality of automation devices to be received at the central controller using a wired network; and the wired network being in communication with the central controller and the plurality of automation devices, wherein the plurality of automation devices are configured to send the response messages to the central controller using the wired network, wherein the central controller retransmits the control signal from the central controller to at least one of the plurality of automation devices over the wired network if the response message is not received at the at least one automation device within a predetermined period after the control signal is transmitted over the RF network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of sending a response message over a wired communication channel in an automation network, comprising:
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defining a radio frequency (RF) network between a central controller and a plurality of automation devices; transmitting a control signal from the central controller to at least one of the plurality of automation devices over the RF network; waiting for a response message from at least one of the plurality of automation devices to be received at the central controller using the wired network; retransmitting the control signal from the central controller to at least one of the plurality of automation devices over the wired network if the response message is not received at the at least one automation device within a predetermined period after the control signal is transmitted over the RF network; and sending the response message from at least one of the plurality of automation devices to the central controller using a wired network. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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