Sensor interface for wireless control
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1. A system for enabling wireless communication with a wired sensor, the system comprising:
- a power source for supplying continuous power to an electrical load device, operation of the electrical load device controlled by a controller; and
a sensor interface communicatively coupled to the wired sensor, wherein the sensor interface;
receives information indicating a plurality of environmental conditions detected by the wired sensor, andwirelessly transmits the information regarding the detected plurality of enviornmental conditions received from the wired sensor to the controller, wherein the controller controls operation of the electrical load device based on the information wirelessly transmitted from the sensor interface.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for enabling communication with a wired sensor are provided. A wired sensor may be adapted for wireless communication using a sensor interface. A sensor interface is communicatively coupled with a wired sensor that provides information about a detected environmental condition. The sensor interface wirelessly transmits information received from the wired sensor to a controller that may control an electrical load based on the wirelessly transmitted information.
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1. A system for enabling wireless communication with a wired sensor, the system comprising:
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a power source for supplying continuous power to an electrical load device, operation of the electrical load device controlled by a controller; and a sensor interface communicatively coupled to the wired sensor, wherein the sensor interface; receives information indicating a plurality of environmental conditions detected by the wired sensor, and wirelessly transmits the information regarding the detected plurality of enviornmental conditions received from the wired sensor to the controller, wherein the controller controls operation of the electrical load device based on the information wirelessly transmitted from the sensor interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for enabling wireless communication with a wired sensor, the method comprising:
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monitoring the wired sensor for generation of a signal indicating detection of a plurality environmental conditions; receiving the signal from the wired sensor at a sensor interface, the signal including information regarding the plurality of environmental conditions detected by the wired sensor; and wirelessly transmitting the information regarding the detected plurality of environmental conditions from the sensor interface to a wireless controller, wherein the wireless controller controls operation of an electrical load device based on the information wirelessly transmitted from the sensor interface. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus for enabling wireless communication with a wired sensor located within a network, the apparatus comprising:
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a communication interface for; receiving a signal from the wired sensor determined to be present in the network, the signal including information regarding a plurality of environmental conditions detected by the wired sensor; wirelessly transmitting the information regarding the detected plurality environmental conditions to a controller for controlling an electrical load device based on the information; and a memory to store information detected by the wired sensor. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having embodied thereon a program, the program being executable by a processor to perform a method for enabling wireless communication with a wired sensor, the method comprising:
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receiving a signal from the wired sensor, the signal indicating detection of a plurality of environmental conditions by the wired sensor; determining a type of the plurality of environmental conditions detected by the wired sensor; determining that a threshold associated with the determined type of the plurality of environmental conditions has been met; and wirelessly transmitting information regarding the detected plurality of environmental conditions from the wired sensor to a wireless controller, wherein the wireless controller controls operation of an electrical load device based on the information wirelessly transmitted from the wireless sensor.
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