SETUP ROUTINE TO FACILITATE USER SETUP OF AN HVAC CONTROLLER
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1. An HVAC controller configured to control one or more components of an HVAC system having a particular HVAC system configuration, the HVAC controller comprising:
- a user interface including a display;
a memory;
an output block for providing one or more control signals to the HVAC system, the output block having a number or wiring terminals for accepting wires of the HVAC system, the wiring configuration between the wires of the HVAC system and the wiring terminals of the output block is dependent on the particular HVAC system configuration of the HVAC system;
a controller operatively coupled to the memory, the user interface and the output block, the controller configured to display a guided-set up routine comprising two or more screens that guide a user to configure the HVAC controller for controlling the particular HVAC system configuration, wherein at least one of the screens of the guided-set up routine displays a first selectable option and a second selectable option;
wherein the first selectable option identifies a first HVAC configuration setting and further identifies a first wiring configuration that corresponds to the first HVAC configuration setting; and
wherein the second selectable option identifies a second HVAC configuration setting and further identifies a second wiring configuration that corresponds to the second HVAC configuration setting.
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Abstract
An HVAC controller may be programmed to execute a guided set up routine that may guide a user through configuring the thermostat to control a particular HVAC system configuration based, at least in part, on which wires from the HVAC system are connected to terminals of the HVAC controller. The guided set-up routine may be accessible through a user interface provided at a remote device that a user may utilize to interact with the HVAC controller from a remote location.
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1. An HVAC controller configured to control one or more components of an HVAC system having a particular HVAC system configuration, the HVAC controller comprising:
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a user interface including a display; a memory; an output block for providing one or more control signals to the HVAC system, the output block having a number or wiring terminals for accepting wires of the HVAC system, the wiring configuration between the wires of the HVAC system and the wiring terminals of the output block is dependent on the particular HVAC system configuration of the HVAC system; a controller operatively coupled to the memory, the user interface and the output block, the controller configured to display a guided-set up routine comprising two or more screens that guide a user to configure the HVAC controller for controlling the particular HVAC system configuration, wherein at least one of the screens of the guided-set up routine displays a first selectable option and a second selectable option; wherein the first selectable option identifies a first HVAC configuration setting and further identifies a first wiring configuration that corresponds to the first HVAC configuration setting; and wherein the second selectable option identifies a second HVAC configuration setting and further identifies a second wiring configuration that corresponds to the second HVAC configuration setting. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An HVAC controller configured to control one or more components of an HVAC system having a particular HVAC system configuration, the HVAC controller comprising:
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a user interface including a display; a memory; an output block for providing one or more control signals to the HVAC system, the output block having a number or wiring terminals for accepting wires of the HVAC system, the wiring configuration between the wires of the HVAC system and the wiring terminals of the output block is dependent on the particular HVAC system configuration of the HVAC system; a controller operatively coupled to the memory, the user interface and the output block, the controller configured to display one or more configuration screens used to configure the HVAC controller for controlling the particular HVAC system configuration, wherein at least one of the screens simultaneously displays a first selectable option and a second selectable option; wherein the first selectable option identifies a first HVAC configuration setting; and wherein the second selectable option identifies a second HVAC configuration setting and further identifies a wiring configuration that corresponds to the second HVAC configuration setting. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. An HVAC controller configured to control one or more components of an HVAC system having a particular HVAC system configuration, the HVAC controller comprising:
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a user interface including a display; a memory; an output block for providing one or more control signals to the HVAC system, the output block having a number or wiring terminals for accepting wires of the HVAC system, the wiring configuration between the wires of the HVAC system and the wiring terminals of the output block is dependent on the particular HVAC system configuration of the HVAC system; a controller operatively coupled to the memory, the user interface and the output block, the controller configured to display a guided-set up routine on the display comprising two or more screens that guide a user to configure the HVAC controller to control the particularly HVAC system configuration of the HVAC system, wherein the guided-set up routine solicits information from a user, wherein the solicited information includes information related to an equipment type contained in the particular HVAC system configuration as well information regarding the wiring configuration used by the user to wire the HVAC system to the wiring terminals of the output block of the HVAC controller; and the controller configured to use the information related to the equipment type contained in the particular HVAC system configuration as well the information regarding the wiring configuration used by the user to wire the HVAC system to the wiring terminals of the output block to configure the HVAC controller to control the particular HVAC system configuration of the HVAC system. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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