Wireless sensor with near field communication circuit
First Claim
1. A sensor in a building HVAC system, the sensor comprising:
- a sensor circuit configured to measure a variable in the building HVAC system and to generate a sensor reading indicating a value of the measured variable;
a communications interface circuit configured to provide the sensor reading to a control device in the building HVAC system;
a near field communication (NFC) circuit separate from the communications interface circuit and configured to;
generate power using a wireless signal generated by a mobile device and received via the NFC circuit;
power the NFC communication circuit and a processing circuit of the sensor using the generated power; and
facilitate bidirectional NFC data communications between the sensor and the mobile device using the generated power; and
the processing circuit comprising a memory, wherein the processing circuit is capable of operating as a plurality of different sensor models, wherein the memory is configured to store one or more operational parameters associated with each of the plurality of different sensor models, wherein the processing circuit is configured to wirelessly transmit data stored in the memory of the sensor to the mobile device via the NFC circuit using the generated power, wirelessly receive data from the mobile device via the NFC circuit using the generated power, wherein the received data comprises a model identification parameter identifying a particular sensor model of the plurality of different sensor models, store the data received from the mobile device in the memory of the sensor using the generated power, and operate based on the one or more operational parameters associated with the particular sensor model identified by the model identification parameter.
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Abstract
A sensor in a building HVAC system includes a transducer configured to measure a variable in the building HVAC system and to generate a sensor reading indicating a value of the measured variable. The sensor includes a communications interface configured to provide the sensor reading to a control device in the building HVAC system and a near field communication (NFC) circuit separate from the communications interface. The NFC circuit is configured to facilitate bidirectional NFC data communications between the sensor and a mobile device. The sensor includes a processing circuit having a processor and memory. The processing circuit is configured to wirelessly transmit data stored in the memory of the sensor to the mobile device via the NFC circuit, wirelessly receive data from the mobile device via the NFC circuit, and store the data received from the mobile device in the memory of the sensor.
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1. A sensor in a building HVAC system, the sensor comprising:
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a sensor circuit configured to measure a variable in the building HVAC system and to generate a sensor reading indicating a value of the measured variable; a communications interface circuit configured to provide the sensor reading to a control device in the building HVAC system; a near field communication (NFC) circuit separate from the communications interface circuit and configured to; generate power using a wireless signal generated by a mobile device and received via the NFC circuit; power the NFC communication circuit and a processing circuit of the sensor using the generated power; and facilitate bidirectional NFC data communications between the sensor and the mobile device using the generated power; and the processing circuit comprising a memory, wherein the processing circuit is capable of operating as a plurality of different sensor models, wherein the memory is configured to store one or more operational parameters associated with each of the plurality of different sensor models, wherein the processing circuit is configured to wirelessly transmit data stored in the memory of the sensor to the mobile device via the NFC circuit using the generated power, wirelessly receive data from the mobile device via the NFC circuit using the generated power, wherein the received data comprises a model identification parameter identifying a particular sensor model of the plurality of different sensor models, store the data received from the mobile device in the memory of the sensor using the generated power, and operate based on the one or more operational parameters associated with the particular sensor model identified by the model identification parameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A building device comprising:
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a mechanical actuator; a processing circuit comprising a memory, wherein the processing circuit is capable of operating as a plurality of different building device models, wherein the memory is configured to store one or more operational parameters associated with each of the plurality of different building device models, wherein the processing circuit is configured to operate the mechanical actuator according to a control program stored in the memory; and a near field communication (NFC) circuit configured to; generate power using a wireless signal generated by a mobile device and received via the NFC circuit; power the NFC communication circuit and the processing circuit of the sensor using the generated power; and facilitate bidirectional NFC data communications between the building device and the mobile device using the generated power; wherein the processing circuit is configured to wirelessly transmit data stored in the memory of the building device to the mobile device via the NFC circuit using the generated power, wirelessly receive data from the mobile device via the NFC circuit using the generated power, wherein the received data comprises a model identification parameter identifying a particular building device model of the plurality of different building device models, store the data received from the mobile device in the memory of the building device using the generated power, and operate based on the one or more operational parameters associated with the particular building device model identified by the model identification parameter. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for configuring and communicating with a building device, the method comprising:
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storing one or more operational parameters associated with each of a plurality of different building device models that a processing circuit of the building device is capable of operating as in a memory device of the building device; generating power using a wireless signal generated by a mobile device and received via a near field communications (NFC) circuit; power the building device using the generated power; establishing a NFC link between the building device and the mobile device via the NFC circuit of the building device using the generated power; wirelessly transmitting data stored in the memory of the building device to the mobile device via the NFC circuit using the generated power; wirelessly receiving data from the mobile device via the NFC circuit using the generated power, wherein the received data comprises a model identification parameter identifying a particular building device model of the plurality of different building device models; storing the data received from the mobile device in the memory of the building device using the generated power; and operating based on the one or more operational parameters associated with the particular building device model identified by the model identification parameter. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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