CONTROLLER INTERFACE WITH MULTIPLE DAY PROGRAMMING
First Claim
1. A method for programming a schedule of a programmable controller, wherein the programmable controller is adapted to control one or more pieces of equipment in accordance with the schedule, the schedule includes a number of time periods, and each time period has a number of control parameters, the method comprising:
- assigning a first tag value to at least two time periods of the schedule, wherein the first tag value corresponds to a control parameter; and
assigning a first control parameter value to the first tag value.
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Abstract
A controller equipped with a user interface having multiple-day programming capabilities, including methods of programming such devices, are disclosed. The user interface may include one or more menus or screens that can be used to program a schedule for one or more selected days during the week. An illustrative method of programming the controller may include the steps of entering a scheduling routine, selecting multiple days for schedule modification, changing the schedule parameters for one or more periods during the selected days, and then exiting the scheduling routine.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for programming a schedule of a programmable controller, wherein the programmable controller is adapted to control one or more pieces of equipment in accordance with the schedule, the schedule includes a number of time periods, and each time period has a number of control parameters, the method comprising:
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assigning a first tag value to at least two time periods of the schedule, wherein the first tag value corresponds to a control parameter; and
assigning a first control parameter value to the first tag value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of operating a programmable controller that has a schedule and a user interface, wherein the programmable controller is adapted to control one or more pieces of equipment in accordance with the schedule, the schedule includes a number of time periods, and each time period has a number of control parameters for use by the programmable controller during the time period, the method comprising:
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assigning a selected one of two or more tag values to each of at least selected time periods of the schedule using the user interface of the programmable controller, wherein each of the two or more tag values corresponds to a control parameter;
assigning a control parameter value to each of the two or more tag values that are assigned to the selected time periods of the schedule using the user interface of the programmable controller; and
during each of the at least selected time periods of the schedule that have a selected one of two or more tag values assigned, operating the programmable controller in accordance with the control parameter value that is assigned to the tag value that is assigned to that time period. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A programmable controller adapted to control one or more pieces of HVAC equipment, the programmable controller comprising:
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a schedule having a number of time periods, wherein each time period has a number of control parameters;
a memory for storing the schedule, wherein the programmable controller is adapted to read the schedule from the memory and control the one or more pieces of HVAC equipment in accordance with the schedule;
a user interface;
the user interface adapted to enable a user to assigning a selected one of two or more tag values to each of at least selected time periods of the schedule, wherein each of the two or more tag values corresponds to a control parameter;
the user interface also adapted to enable a user to assigning a control parameter value to each of the two or more tag values; and
during each of the at least selected time periods of the schedule that has a selected one of two or more tag values assigned, the programmable controller adapted to control the one or more pieces of HVAC equipment in accordance with the control parameter value that is assigned to the tag value that is assigned to that time period. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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