Heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) system with an auxiliary controller
First Claim
1. A heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) system, comprising:
- a main system controller having a main non-volatile memory and configured to direct operation of said HVAC system and store main controller application information associated therewith on said main non-volatile memory; and
an auxiliary controller, including;
an interface coupled to said main system controller and configured to communicate therewith;
a processor, coupled to said interface and configured to direct the operation of a component of said HVAC system; and
an auxiliary non-volatile memory configured to receive a copy of said main controller application information via said interface and store said main controller application information thereon.
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Abstract
The disclosure provides a method of starting a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system, a method of manufacturing a HVAC system, a HVAC system, and an integrated controller thereof. In one embodiment, the method of starting includes: (1) receiving an initiation signal at a main system controller of the HVAC system, (2) determining if main controller application information associated with the main system controller is stored thereon, (3) querying an auxiliary controller of the HVAC system when determining the main controller application information is not stored on the main system controller, (4) sending the main controller application information to the main system controller from the auxiliary controller when the auxiliary controller includes the main controller application information and (5) initiating the HVAC system based on the initiation signal and employing the main controller application information sent to the main system controller from the auxiliary controller.
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1. A heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) system, comprising:
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a main system controller having a main non-volatile memory and configured to direct operation of said HVAC system and store main controller application information associated therewith on said main non-volatile memory; and an auxiliary controller, including; an interface coupled to said main system controller and configured to communicate therewith; a processor, coupled to said interface and configured to direct the operation of a component of said HVAC system; and an auxiliary non-volatile memory configured to receive a copy of said main controller application information via said interface and store said main controller application information thereon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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