SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GROUPING BUILDING AUTOMATION OBJECTS FOR GROUP COMMUNICATION WITHIN A BUILDING AUTOMATION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A system for communicating common data between a plurality of building automation devices across a network, the common data corresponding to a group of one or more building automation objects representing points associated with a plurality of field devices controlled or monitored in a building by the building automation devices, the system comprising:
- a first of the building automation devices including a first control program and a group master object having a group identifier and operatively configured to receive a command from the first control program; and
a second of the building automation devices including a second control program, and a group member object having the same group identifier as the group master object,wherein, in response to receiving the command from the first control program, the group master object is operatively configured to exchange the common data corresponding to the group of the building automation objects with each of the building automation devices having a group member object that has the same group identifier as the group master object.
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Abstract
A system is provided for communicating common data associated with building automation objects between building automation devices across a network. The common data corresponds to a group of one or more building automation objects representing points associated with a plurality of field devices controlled or monitored in a building by the building automation devices. The system comprises a first building automation device having a group master object that includes a group identifier. A second building automation device includes a group member object having the same group identifier as the group master object. The group master object exchanges the common data to each of the building automation devices having a group member object that has the same group identifier as the group master object.
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1. A system for communicating common data between a plurality of building automation devices across a network, the common data corresponding to a group of one or more building automation objects representing points associated with a plurality of field devices controlled or monitored in a building by the building automation devices, the system comprising:
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a first of the building automation devices including a first control program and a group master object having a group identifier and operatively configured to receive a command from the first control program; and a second of the building automation devices including a second control program, and a group member object having the same group identifier as the group master object, wherein, in response to receiving the command from the first control program, the group master object is operatively configured to exchange the common data corresponding to the group of the building automation objects with each of the building automation devices having a group member object that has the same group identifier as the group master object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for communicating common data between a plurality of building automation devices across a network, the common data being associated with a group of one or more building automation objects representing points associated with a plurality of field devices controlled or monitored in a building by the building automation devices, the method comprising:
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providing, in a first of the building automation devices, a first control program, and a group master object having a group identifier; providing, in a second of the building automation devices, a second control program, and a group member object having the same group identifier as the group master object, and providing, via the first control program, a write group command to the group master object to prompt the group master object to exchange the common data corresponding to the group of building automation objects to each of the building automation devices having a group member object that has the same group identifier as the group master object. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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