Device abstraction system and method for a distributed architecture heating, ventilation and air conditioning system
First Claim
1. A method of manufacturing an HVAC data processing and communication network, comprising:
- configuring a subnet controller to;
assign to a first device operatively coupled with said network a first equipment type number based on a first device ID number and a first offset, said first equipment type number being a sum of said first device ID number and said first offset;
in the event that said first device shares a same enclosure with a second device operatively coupled with said network, assign to said second device a second equipment type number based on said first device ID number and a second offset; and
in the event that said first device does not share a same enclosure with said second device, assign to said second device said second equipment type number based on a second device ID number and said second offset;
wherein said first offset is a first value selected for a first equipment type and said second offset is a second value selected for a second equipment type.
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Abstract
The disclosure provides an HVAC data processing and communication network and a method of manufacturing the same. In an embodiment, the method includes configuring a subnet controller. The subnet controller is configured to assign to a first device associated with the network a first equipment type number based on a first device ID number and a first offset. The subnet controller is configured, in the event that the first device shares a same enclosure with a second device associated with the network, to assign to the second device a second equipment type number based on the first device ID number and a second offset. The subnet controller is configured, in the event that the first device does not share a same enclosure with the second device, to assign to the second device the second equipment type number based on a second device ID number and the second offset.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of manufacturing an HVAC data processing and communication network, comprising:
configuring a subnet controller to; assign to a first device operatively coupled with said network a first equipment type number based on a first device ID number and a first offset, said first equipment type number being a sum of said first device ID number and said first offset; in the event that said first device shares a same enclosure with a second device operatively coupled with said network, assign to said second device a second equipment type number based on said first device ID number and a second offset; and in the event that said first device does not share a same enclosure with said second device, assign to said second device said second equipment type number based on a second device ID number and said second offset; wherein said first offset is a first value selected for a first equipment type and said second offset is a second value selected for a second equipment type. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An HVAC data processing and communication network, comprising:
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a subnet controller configured to; assign to a first device operatively coupled with said network a first equipment type number based on a first device ID number and a first offset, said first equipment type number being a sum of said first device ID number and said first offset; in the event that said first device shares a same enclosure with a second device operatively coupled with said network, assign to said second device a second equipment type number based on said first device ID number and a second offset; and in the event that said first device does not share a same enclosure with said second device, assign to said second device said second equipment type number based on a second device ID number and said second offset; wherein said first offset is a first value selected for a first equipment type and said second offset is a second value selected for a second equipment type. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A subnet controller for use in an HVAC data processing and communication network, comprising:
a local controller configured to; assign to a first device operatively coupled with said network a first equipment type number based on a first device ID number and a first offset, said first equipment type number being a sum of said first device ID number and said first offset; in the event that said first device shares a same enclosure with a second device operatively coupled with said network, assign to said second device a second equipment type number based on said first device ID number and a second offset; and in the event that said first device does not share a same enclosure with said second device, assign to said second device said second equipment type number based on a second device ID number and said second offset; wherein said first offset is a first value selected for a first equipment type and said second offset is a second value selected for a second equipment type. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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