Dual potentiometer address and direction selection for an actuator
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1. An actuator system for a heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) setup, comprising:
- an electromechanical mover;
a processor connected to the electromechanical mover; and
a first potentiometer, having a set of directions of control and a plurality of ranges for addresses, connected to the processor;
a second potentiometer having a plurality of addresses connected to the processor; and
a housing that encloses the actuator; and
wherein;
access to the potentiometers for selecting or changing an address for the actuator is available on at least two sides of the housing;
an address for the actuator comprises;
a direction of control selected from the set of directions of control on the first potentiometer;
a range of addresses selected from the plurality of ranges on the first potentiometer; and
an address selected from the plurality of addresses on the second potentiometer within the range of addresses selected from the plurality of ranges for addresses.
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Abstract
An actuator having two or more potentiometers for setting an address for use with a communications bus or the like. An adjustment or setting of the potentiometers may be accessible at two or more sides outside of a housing enclosing the actuator. One potentiometer may be set to a direction of control and a range of addresses. Another potentiometer may be set to one of several addresses within a range of addresses and direction of control selected on the first potentiometer.
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1. An actuator system for a heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) setup, comprising:
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an electromechanical mover; a processor connected to the electromechanical mover; and a first potentiometer, having a set of directions of control and a plurality of ranges for addresses, connected to the processor; a second potentiometer having a plurality of addresses connected to the processor; and a housing that encloses the actuator; and wherein; access to the potentiometers for selecting or changing an address for the actuator is available on at least two sides of the housing; an address for the actuator comprises; a direction of control selected from the set of directions of control on the first potentiometer; a range of addresses selected from the plurality of ranges on the first potentiometer; and an address selected from the plurality of addresses on the second potentiometer within the range of addresses selected from the plurality of ranges for addresses. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for establishing an address for an actuator in a heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) system, comprising:
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providing an address for an HVAC actuator on a communications bus by providing an input to the processor; connecting the processor to an electromagnetic mover; and connecting the electromagnetic mover to an HVAC actuator shaft coupling; and wherein; the input to the processor comprises an address for the HVAC actuator provided by selections made on first and second potentiometers; the first and second potentiometers have a plurality of selections for providing inputs to the processor; an address for the actuator comprises a selection of a direction of control from the set of directions of control, a range of addresses from the plurality of ranges on the first potentiometer, and an address from the plurality of addresses on the second potentiometer; the inputs comprise different addresses for the actuator on the communications bus; and the actuator shaft coupling can mechanically operate an apparatus in an HVAC system. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. An actuator for a heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) system, comprising:
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an output shaft coupling; an electromagnetic mover mechanically connected to the output shaft coupling; a processor connected to the electromagnetic mover; a first potentiometer, having a set of directions of control and a plurality of ranges for addresses, connected to the processor; and a second potentiometer having a plurality of addresses, connected to the processor; and wherein; an address for the actuator comprises a selection of a direction of control from the set of directions of control, a range of addresses from the plurality of ranges on the first potentiometer, and an address from the plurality of addresses on the second potentiometer. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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