DESIGN AND CONTROL SYSTEMS, COMMISSIONING TOOLS, CONFIGURATION ADAPTERS AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS AND WIRED NETWORKS DESIGN, INSTALLATION AND AUTOMATIC FORMATION
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Abstract
Design and control systems, commissioning tools, configuration adapters and a method for wireless and wired networks design, installation and automatic formation, including binding of the networks devices are provided. In the design system a scheme that uniquely identifies each network device by its type and its physical location is created and information for logical binding between the devices is prepared. In the design system is also created a device mapping that maps between the devices on the scheme and their network configuration data such as, radio IDs and startup attribute sets and wired communication link address. The data prepared in the design system is transferred to or accessed by a master controller and dedicated commissioning tools in the control system. According to devices'"'"' physical locations, appropriate configuration data is loaded from the commissioning tools into the devices through dedicated configuration adapters. The devices and their configuration adapters not necessarily have to be powered-up during configuration data loading. After power-up, the devices automatically update themselves with the loaded configuration data and the control system may initialize itself and identifies all the devices. The master controller in the control system uses the design system defined binding information and transmits binding commands for creating logical links between the devices and so networks may be automatically formed.
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61 Claims
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30. A method of networks design, installation, and formation, the method comprising the main stages of:
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(a) starting said networks, design, installation and formation; (b) designing said networks; (c) installing said networks; and (d) forming said networks. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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39. A method of automatically forming networks, the method comprising the stages of:
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(i) initializing at least one wireless device; (ii) initializing at least one wired device; and (iii) bindings formation. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A control system for controlling of wireless and wired networks, the control system comprising:
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(a) a wired network, wherein said wired network includes at least one wired device; and (b) a wired communication link, wherein said wired communication link is connecting said at least one wired device in said wired network. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. A configuration adapter comprising:
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(a) a configuration interface for receiving and transmitting data, wherein there is no need to power-up said configuration adapter; (b) a control and memory module, for storing and for transferring said data, wherein there is no need to power-up said configuration adapter, wherein said control and memory module is operatively connected to said configuration interface; and (c) a device contact interface for reading and writing data, wherein said device contact interface is operatively connected to said control and memory module, and wherein said device contact interface is operatively connected to at least one device. - View Dependent Claims (60)
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61. A commissioning tool comprising:
(a) a master controller, wherein said master controller includes; (i) a configuration adapter; wherein said master controller is operatively connected to an access point by a design/control system interface.
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