Method and system for configuring wireless sensors in an HVAC system
First Claim
1. An HVAC controller for controlling one or more components of an HVAC system of a building, the HVAC controller comprising:
- a user interface including a display;
a memory;
an I/O block for sending and/or receiving signals to and/or from the one or more components of the HVAC system including two or more sensors, wherein the two or more sensors comprise one or more wireless sensors;
a controller operatively coupled the user interface, the memory, and the I/O block, the controller is configured to display one or more screens on the display that allow a user to select which of the two or more sensors will be used by the controller in providing temperature control to the building; and
wherein when two or more of the sensors are selected by the user to be used by the controller in providing temperature control to the building, the controller is configured to use sensor averaging.
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Abstract
An HVAC controller for controlling an HVAC system may be configured to enroll one or more wireless devices, and once one or more wireless devices are enrolled, to prompt the user to enter an identifier, a location, a device type and/or a function for one or more of the enrolled wireless devices. The HVAC controller may use the identifier, location and/or device type to identify each of the enrolled devices. This may facilitate a user in selecting various sensors to participate in sensor averaging, identifying where certain sensor data is originating, identifying devices having a low battery condition, as well as performing other tasks as desired.
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18 Claims
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1. An HVAC controller for controlling one or more components of an HVAC system of a building, the HVAC controller comprising:
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a user interface including a display; a memory; an I/O block for sending and/or receiving signals to and/or from the one or more components of the HVAC system including two or more sensors, wherein the two or more sensors comprise one or more wireless sensors; a controller operatively coupled the user interface, the memory, and the I/O block, the controller is configured to display one or more screens on the display that allow a user to select which of the two or more sensors will be used by the controller in providing temperature control to the building; and wherein when two or more of the sensors are selected by the user to be used by the controller in providing temperature control to the building, the controller is configured to use sensor averaging. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An HVAC controller configured to control one or more components of an HVAC system of a building, the HVAC controller comprising:
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a user interface including a display; a memory; an I/O block for sending and/or receiving signals to and/or from the one or more components of the HVAC system including two or more sensors, wherein the two or more sensors comprise one or more wireless sensors; a controller operatively coupled the user interface, the memory and the I/O block, the controller is configured to enroll one or more of the wireless sensors, and once one or more wireless sensors are enrolled, to solicit an identifier from a user for at least one of the one or more enrolled wireless sensors via the user interface of the HVAC controller, wherein upon acceptance of an identifier for the at least one of the one or more enrolled wireless sensors, the controller is configured to store the accepted identifier(s) in the memory of the HVAC controller; and wherein the controller is configured to display a list that includes at least two sensors on the display of the user interface, and the controller is configured to prompt the user via the user interface to select two or more sensors from the list of at least two sensors for sensor averaging. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An HVAC control system for controlling one or more components of an HVAC system of a building, the HVAC control system comprising:
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one or more wireless devices; a controller configured to enroll the one or more wireless devices, and once one or more wireless devices are enrolled, to solicit an identifier, a location and/or a function from a user for at least one of the one or more enrolled wireless devices; and wherein at least some of the enrolled wireless devices are configured to detect a first low battery condition of the enrolled wireless device, and in response, to wirelessly send a signal indicative of the first low battery condition to the controller, wherein in response, the controller is configured to indicate on a display which of the enrolled wireless devices have a first low battery condition. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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