Building controllers with local and global parameters
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1. A building controller for controlling one or more building components, comprising:
- a wireless interface;
a memory;
a user interface including a display;
a control module in communication with the wireless interface, the memory, and the user interface;
the control module configured to store a plurality of building control parameters in the memory, wherein at least one of the plurality of building control parameters relates to an environmental condition inside the building, wherein the control module provides one or more control signals for controlling the one or more building components in accordance with the plurality of building control parameters;
the control module is further configured to display one or more screens on the display that provide a user, via the user interface of the building controller, a choice between local and global as a designation for at least one of the plurality of building control parameters;
the control module is further configured to transmit the building control parameters that are designated as global parameters to a remote building controller via the wireless interface while not transmitting the building control parameters that are designated as local parameters to the remote building controller; and
the control module is further configured to receive one or more building control parameters that are designated as global parameters by the remote building controller and/or another remote building controller via the wireless interface, but not receiving building control parameters that are designated as local parameters by the remote building controller and/or another remote building controller, and storing the one or more received building control parameters in the memory for use by the control module to provide one or more control signals for controlling the one or more building components.
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Abstract
A building controller is configured to designate one or more stored parameters as local or global. Parameters that are designated as global may be selectively communicated to remote devices and, parameters that are designated as local, may remain local to the building controller. In some instances, the remote devices may be selectable by a user, include all the other devices on the network, and/or include devices that share a common wireless accessory (e.g. an outdoor temperature sensor).
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1. A building controller for controlling one or more building components, comprising:
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a wireless interface; a memory; a user interface including a display; a control module in communication with the wireless interface, the memory, and the user interface; the control module configured to store a plurality of building control parameters in the memory, wherein at least one of the plurality of building control parameters relates to an environmental condition inside the building, wherein the control module provides one or more control signals for controlling the one or more building components in accordance with the plurality of building control parameters; the control module is further configured to display one or more screens on the display that provide a user, via the user interface of the building controller, a choice between local and global as a designation for at least one of the plurality of building control parameters; the control module is further configured to transmit the building control parameters that are designated as global parameters to a remote building controller via the wireless interface while not transmitting the building control parameters that are designated as local parameters to the remote building controller; and the control module is further configured to receive one or more building control parameters that are designated as global parameters by the remote building controller and/or another remote building controller via the wireless interface, but not receiving building control parameters that are designated as local parameters by the remote building controller and/or another remote building controller, and storing the one or more received building control parameters in the memory for use by the control module to provide one or more control signals for controlling the one or more building components. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A building control system, comprising:
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a first building control device including; a first wireless interface; a first memory; a first user interface configured to interface with a user; and a first controller in communication with the first user interface, the first wireless interface, and the first memory, the first controller configured to store a plurality of building control parameters in the first memory, wherein at least one of the plurality of building control parameters relates to an environmental condition inside the building, wherein each of the plurality of building control parameters is configured to be designated as either a global parameter or a local parameter, wherein the designation of each parameter is changeable from local to global and/or from global to local, the first controller configured to control the first building control device in accordance with the plurality of building control parameters, wherein at least some of the plurality of building control parameters stored in the first memory are designated as local or global via one or more inputs received via the first user interface of the first building control device; a second building control device including; a second wireless interface, wherein the first controller is configured to transmit via the first wireless interface those building control parameters designated as global parameters to the second building control device via the second wireless interface, while not transmitting those building control parameters designated as local parameters; a second memory; and a second controller in communication with the second wireless interface and the second memory, the second controller configured to store the plurality of global parameters received via the second wireless interface in the second memory; the second controller is further configured to provide one or more control signals for controlling one or more building components in accordance with at least some of the plurality of global parameters received via the second wireless interface and stored in the second memory. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of configuring a plurality of devices on a building control system network that includes a plurality of building control devices that are configured to wirelessly communicate over a building control system network, where each of the plurality of building control devices includes a memory configured to store a number of building control parameters, where at least one of the building control parameters relates to an environmental condition inside a building, the method comprising:
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storing a first building control parameter in a first memory of a first building control device of the plurality of building control devices, wherein the first building control parameter is field programmable to be designated as either a global parameter or a local parameter using a user interface of the first building control device; a user choosing a designation for the first building control parameter stored in the first memory, wherein the user chooses between global and local as the designation for the first building control parameter, wherein the choice is made in the field using the user interface of the first building control device; if the first building control parameter is chosen by the user to be a global parameter, transmitting the first building control parameter from the first building control device to a second building control device that is remote from the first building control device, storing the first building control parameter in a second memory of the second building control device, and providing one or more control signals from the second building control device for controlling one or more building components based at least in part on the first building control parameter that is stored in the second memory; and if the first building control parameter is chosen by the user to be a local parameter, not transmitting the first building control parameter from the first building control device to the second building control device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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