Device and method for recording air conditioning system information
First Claim
1. A module for use in one of providing information to and storing the information from an air conditioning apparatus, comprising:
- a handheld transportable device including an outermost housing, an electronic memory housed within said housing, and a connector for connecting said device to a controller of said apparatus for transferring information therebetween, the information comprising;
at least one of a model number of air conditioning apparatus and a serial number of the air conditioning apparatus; and
calibration data for operating parameters of said apparatus including selecting pressure and temperature limits specific to at least one of the model number and the serial number;
wherein the controller does not form a portion of a programmable thermostat and the model number and the serial number are not a model number or a serial number of a portion of a programmable thermostat;
wherein the handheld transportable device is configured to require communication with an external device to alter any information carried by the handheld transportable device and wherein the external device is located to the housing of the handheld transportable device; and
wherein initially transferring the information converts the contoller from being incapable of controlling the air conditioning apparatus to being capable of controlling operation of the air conditioning apparatus and wherein the calibration data for operating parameters is necessary for at least an initial operation of the apparatus.
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Abstract
HVAC apparatus is configured to include a control system with a controller which may be connected directly to a personality module for transferring information stored in the controller related to historic operating conditions of the apparatus to the module, or information may be transferred to the controller from the module to configure the controller for operation of the apparatus at selected operating conditions of temperature, pressure and blower motor speed, for example. The personality module includes a memory circuit and a connector for releasably connecting the module to the control system of the apparatus for transferring information between the module and the controller.
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1. A module for use in one of providing information to and storing the information from an air conditioning apparatus, comprising:
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a handheld transportable device including an outermost housing, an electronic memory housed within said housing, and a connector for connecting said device to a controller of said apparatus for transferring information therebetween, the information comprising; at least one of a model number of air conditioning apparatus and a serial number of the air conditioning apparatus; and calibration data for operating parameters of said apparatus including selecting pressure and temperature limits specific to at least one of the model number and the serial number; wherein the controller does not form a portion of a programmable thermostat and the model number and the serial number are not a model number or a serial number of a portion of a programmable thermostat; wherein the handheld transportable device is configured to require communication with an external device to alter any information carried by the handheld transportable device and wherein the external device is located to the housing of the handheld transportable device; and wherein initially transferring the information converts the contoller from being incapable of controlling the air conditioning apparatus to being capable of controlling operation of the air conditioning apparatus and wherein the calibration data for operating parameters is necessary for at least an initial operation of the apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for one of providing information to and storing the information from an air conditioning apparatus, comprising:
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providing a handheld transportable module including an outermost housing, an electronic memory housed within said housing, and a connector for connecting said module to a controller of said apparatus; and automatically transferring the information from the module to the controller in response to energization of the apparatus, the information comprising calibration data for operating parameters of said apparatus, the information being required to be received by the controller as a necessity prior to at least an initial operation of the apparatus; wherein the controller does not form a portion of a programmable thermostat and the model number and the serial number are not a model number or a serial number of a portion of a programmable thermostat; and wherein the handheld transportable module is configured to require communication with an external device to alter any information carried by the handheld transportable module and wherein the external device is located external to the housing of the handheld transportable module. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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