Building system with reduced wiring requirements and apparatus for use therein
First Claim
1. An apparatus for use in a building automation system, the apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of microelectromechanical sensors disposed on a single substrate, the plurality of microelectromechanical sensors being configured to perform a plurality of different sensor functionalities;
a non-volatile memory associated with the apparatus and operable to store configuration information, the configuration information identifying a first sensor functionality of the plurality of different sensor functionalities to be enabled in the apparatus;
a communication device operable to communicate sensor values to an external device;
a processing device operably coupled to each of the plurality of microelectromechanical sensors to receive measurement information therefrom, the processing device operable to provide the sensor values to the communication circuit;
a signal processing device configured to receive sensor signals from the microelectromechanical sensors and to provide sensor values to the processing device corresponding to the measurement information indicated by the sensor signals,wherein the processing device is configured to cause the signal processing device to process sensor signals only from the subset of microelectromechanical sensors configured to perform the first sensor functionality; and
wherein said processing device is configured to provide sensor values to the communication circuit from only a subset of less than all of the plurality of microelectromechanical sensors, the subset being selected based on the configuration information stored in the non-volatile memory and including only the micromechanical sensors configured to perform the first sensor functionality such that the sensor functionalities in the plurality other than the first are not enabled in the apparatus.
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Abstract
An apparatus for use in a building automation system includes a plurality of microelectromechanical sensors disposed on a single substrate, a non-volatile memory, a communication device, and a processing device. The non-volatile memory stores configuration information corresponding to a first functionality of the apparatus. The communication device is operable to communicate sensor values to an external device. The processing device is operably coupled to each of the plurality of microelectromechanical sensors to receive measurement information therefrom. The processing device operable to provide the sensor values to the communication circuit. The sensor values provided by the processing device correspond to a select subset of less than all of the plurality of microelectromechanical sensors, the select subset based on the configuration information stored in the non-volatile memory.
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17 Claims
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1. An apparatus for use in a building automation system, the apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of microelectromechanical sensors disposed on a single substrate, the plurality of microelectromechanical sensors being configured to perform a plurality of different sensor functionalities; a non-volatile memory associated with the apparatus and operable to store configuration information, the configuration information identifying a first sensor functionality of the plurality of different sensor functionalities to be enabled in the apparatus; a communication device operable to communicate sensor values to an external device; a processing device operably coupled to each of the plurality of microelectromechanical sensors to receive measurement information therefrom, the processing device operable to provide the sensor values to the communication circuit; a signal processing device configured to receive sensor signals from the microelectromechanical sensors and to provide sensor values to the processing device corresponding to the measurement information indicated by the sensor signals, wherein the processing device is configured to cause the signal processing device to process sensor signals only from the subset of microelectromechanical sensors configured to perform the first sensor functionality; and wherein said processing device is configured to provide sensor values to the communication circuit from only a subset of less than all of the plurality of microelectromechanical sensors, the subset being selected based on the configuration information stored in the non-volatile memory and including only the micromechanical sensors configured to perform the first sensor functionality such that the sensor functionalities in the plurality other than the first are not enabled in the apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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