Arrangement and method for accessing data of a building automation system component
First Claim
1. A method of providing access to information on a controller in a building automation system, the method comprising:
- a) providing an external definition file, the external definition file including a first section that includes an application interface definition that defines a set of user interface displays and a second section that defines a functionality of objects using protocol-specific data;
b) employing a host application to create a first node comprising one or more objects based upon the protocol-specific data, the first node configured to communicate and exchange information with the controller; and
c) employing the host application to create a user interface element based on the application interface definition, the user interface element configured to provide a user interface to data relating to the controller received from the first nodes.
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Abstract
A method of providing access to information on a controller in a building automation system includes providing an external definition file, the external definition file including a first section that includes an application interface definition that defines a set of user interface displays and a second section that defines a functionality of objects using protocol-specific data. The method also includes employing a host application to create a first node comprising one or more objects based upon the protocol-specific data, the first node configured to communicate and exchange information with the controller. The method further includes employing the host application to create a user interface element based on the application interface definition, the user interface element configured to provide a user interface to data relating to the controller received from the first nodes.
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13 Claims
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1. A method of providing access to information on a controller in a building automation system, the method comprising:
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a) providing an external definition file, the external definition file including a first section that includes an application interface definition that defines a set of user interface displays and a second section that defines a functionality of objects using protocol-specific data; b) employing a host application to create a first node comprising one or more objects based upon the protocol-specific data, the first node configured to communicate and exchange information with the controller; and c) employing the host application to create a user interface element based on the application interface definition, the user interface element configured to provide a user interface to data relating to the controller received from the first nodes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of providing user access to a controller, the method comprising:
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a) providing an external definition file, the external definition file including a first section that includes an application interface definition that defines a set of user interface displays and a second section that defines implementation of objects using protocol-specific data; b) employing a host application to create a first node comprising one or more objects based upon the protocol-specific data, the first node configured to communicate with the controller; and c) employing the host application to create a user interface element based on the application interface definition, the user interface element configured to provide a user interface to data relating to the controller received from the first node; d) generating first data in a first controller relating to a building control system; e) providing first information representative of the generated first data to the first node; f) employing the first node to process the first information to generate second information, wherein the process employed by the first node is defined in the external definition file; g) employing the interface object to display information representative of the second information. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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