HVAC controller with checkout utility
First Claim
1. A zone control panel for controlling one or more pieces of HVAC equipment, the zone control panel comprising:
- a housing;
a controller housed by the housing, the controller implementing a control algorithm for controlling the one or more pieces of HVAC equipment, the controller including an operating mode and a checkout mode;
a plurality of connection points each for electrically connecting to a wire that carries a corresponding electrical control signal, each of the plurality of connection points being operatively coupled to the controller and accessible from outside of the housing;
a liquid crystal display (LCD) housed by the housing and visible from outside of the housing, the LCD display operatively coupled to the controller; and
wherein in the checkout mode, the controller is configured to selectively display on the LCD display whether the electrical control signal that is currently being carried by each of one or more of the plurality of connection points of the HVAC controller is in an energized state or not.
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Abstract
A zone control panel that is easy and intuitive to use and to program. In some embodiments, a zone control panel may be configured to have an easy to use, single level menu structure with, for example, a configuration mode and/or a checkout mode. The configuration mode may, if present, include a number of menu screens sometimes without any sub-menu levels. Likewise, the checkout mode may, if present, include a number of menu screens sometimes without any sub-menu levels. A mode selector may be provided to select a particular mode, after which, the menu screens that correspond to the selected mode may be sequentially displayed to the user. Other features and aspects are also disclosed.
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26 Claims
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1. A zone control panel for controlling one or more pieces of HVAC equipment, the zone control panel comprising:
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a housing; a controller housed by the housing, the controller implementing a control algorithm for controlling the one or more pieces of HVAC equipment, the controller including an operating mode and a checkout mode; a plurality of connection points each for electrically connecting to a wire that carries a corresponding electrical control signal, each of the plurality of connection points being operatively coupled to the controller and accessible from outside of the housing; a liquid crystal display (LCD) housed by the housing and visible from outside of the housing, the LCD display operatively coupled to the controller; and wherein in the checkout mode, the controller is configured to selectively display on the LCD display whether the electrical control signal that is currently being carried by each of one or more of the plurality of connection points of the HVAC controller is in an energized state or not. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A zone control panel for controlling one or more pieces of HVAC equipment, the zone control panel comprising:
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a housing; a controller housed by the housing, the controller implementing a control algorithm for controlling the one or more pieces of HVAC equipment; a plurality of connection points each for electrically connecting to a wire that carries a corresponding electrical control signal, each of the plurality of connection points being operatively coupled to the controller and accessible from outside of the housing; a liquid crystal display (LCD) housed by the housing and visible from outside of the housing, the LCD display operatively coupled to the controller; and the controller is configured to concurrently display on the LCD display whether the electrical control signal that is currently being carried by each of two or more of the plurality of connection points is in the energized state or not. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A zone control panel for controlling one or more pieces of HVAC equipment, the zone control panel comprising:
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a housing; a controller housed by the housing, the controller implementing a control algorithm for controlling the one or more pieces of HVAC equipment; a plurality of connection points for receiving electrical control signals generated by one or more zone control thermostats, the plurality of connection points being operatively coupled to the controller and accessible from outside of the housing; a liquid crystal display (LCD) housed by the housing and visible from outside of the housing, the LCD display operatively coupled to the controller; and the controller is configured to display on the LCD display whether the electrical control signal that is currently being carried by each of one or more of the plurality of connection points is in an energized state or not. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A zone control panel for controlling one or more pieces of HVAC equipment, the zone control panel comprising:
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a liquid crystal display (LCD); a bank of HVAC status indicators remote from the LCD display that indicate operational status of at least one of the one or more pieces of HVAC equipment; a bank of zone indicators remote from the LCD display that indicate operational status of each of two or more zones; a plurality of connection points for receiving electrical control signals from one or more remote zone control thermostats; a controller implementing a control algorithm for controlling the one or more pieces of HVAC equipment, the controller operatively coupled to the plurality of connection points and the LCD display; and the controller is configured to display on the LCD display whether the electrical control signal that is currently being received by each of one or more of the plurality of connection points is in an energized state or not. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A zone control panel for controlling one or more pieces of HVAC equipment, the zone control panel comprising:
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a housing; a controller housed by the housing, the controller implementing a control algorithm for controlling the one or more pieces of HVAC equipment; a plurality of connection points each for electrically connecting to a wire that carries a corresponding electrical control signal, each of the plurality of connection points being operatively coupled to the controller and accessible from outside of the housing, wherein the plurality of connection points include a call for a first stage connection point and a call for a second stage connection point; a display housed by the housing and visible from outside of the housing, the display operatively coupled to the controller; and the controller is configured to display a call for first stage indicator on the display when the corresponding electrical control signal currently carried by the call for the first stage connection point is in the energized state, and wherein the controller is configured to display a call for second stage indicator on the display when the corresponding electrical control signal currently carried by the call for the second stage connection point is in the energized state. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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