Controller interface with multiple day programming
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G05D-023/19
F24F-011/00
F23N-005/20
G05B-011/01
G05B-015/00
G05B-019/42
G05B-021/00
G01M-001/38
G01M-001/00
G05B-013/00
출원번호
UP-0532406
(2006-09-15)
등록번호
US-7604046
(2009-11-10)
발명자
/ 주소
Bergman, Gabriel A.
Takach, Eugene J.
Stoner, Macus D.
Amundson, John B.
Readio, Philip O.
Schwendinger, Paul G.
Wolfbauer, James A.
Boll, Jeff D.
Thomson, Ian
Ferguson, Colin T.
Mcleod, George J.
출원인 / 주소
Honeywell International Inc.
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111
초록▼
A controller equipped with a user interface having multiple-day programming capabilities, including methods of programming such devices, are disclosed. The user interface may include one or more menus or screens that can be used to program a schedule for one or more selected days during the week. An
A controller equipped with a user interface having multiple-day programming capabilities, including methods of programming such devices, are disclosed. The user interface may include one or more menus or screens that can be used to program a schedule for one or more selected days during the week. An illustrative method of programming the controller may include the steps of entering a scheduling routine, selecting multiple days for schedule modification, changing the schedule parameters for one or more periods during the selected days, and then exiting the scheduling routine.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method for programming a schedule of a programmable controller having a user interface, wherein the programmable controller is configured to control one or more pieces of equipment in accordance with the schedule, the schedule includes a plurality of time periods for each o
What is claimed is: 1. A method for programming a schedule of a programmable controller having a user interface, wherein the programmable controller is configured to control one or more pieces of equipment in accordance with the schedule, the schedule includes a plurality of time periods for each of at least two days of the schedule, wherein each day has the same number of time periods, the method comprising: allowing a user to assign a first tag value to at least two time periods of the schedule via the user interface, wherein the first tag value can be assigned by the user to any of the plurality of time periods for any of the at least two days of the schedule; and allowing a user to assign a first control parameter value to the first tag value via the user interface, wherein the programmable controller uses the first control parameter value when controlling the one or more pieces of equipment during each of the at least two time periods of the schedule that the first tag value has been assigned by the user. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein at some time after the first control parameter value has been assigned to the first tag value, assigning a different control parameter value to the first tag value, wherein the programmable controller then uses the different control parameter value when controlling the one or more pieces of equipment during each of the at least two time periods of the schedule that the first tag value has been assigned by the user. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein at some time after the first tag value is assigned to at least two time periods of the schedule, assigning a different tag value to at least one of the at least two time periods of the schedule. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein at some time after the first tag value is assigned to at least two time periods of the schedule, assigning a different tag value to at least one of the at least two time periods of the schedule. 5. The method of claim 1 wherein the first tag value is assigned to at least two time periods of the schedule but less than all of the time periods of the schedule. 6. The method of claim 1 wherein, during the at least two time periods of the schedule that the first tag value is assigned, the programmable controller reads up the first control parameter value that is assigned to the first tag value and controls the one or more pieces of equipment in accordance with the first control parameter value. 7. The method of claim 6, wherein at some time after the first control parameter value has been assigned to the first tag value, assigning a different control parameter value to the first tag value, and during the at least two time periods of the schedule that the first tag value is assigned, reading up the different control parameter value that is assigned to the first tag value and controlling the one or more pieces of equipment in accordance with the different control parameter value. 8. The method of claim 1 further comprising: allowing a user to assign a second tag value to at least one other time period of the schedule via the user interface; and allowing a user to assign a second control parameter value to the second tag value via the user interface, wherein the programmable controller is configured to use the second control parameter value when controlling the one or more pieces of equipment during the at least one other time period of the schedule that the second tag value has been assigned, wherein the second tag value can be assigned to any of the plurality of time periods for any of the at least two days of the schedule. 9. The method of claim 8 wherein the first tag value and the second tag value correspond to the same control parameter. 10. The method of claim 9 wherein the first tag value and the second tag value have different assigned parameter values. 11. The method of claim 9 wherein the first control parameter value corresponds to a set point. 12. The method of claim 11 wherein the programmable controller is a programmable HVAC controller, and the first control parameter value corresponds to a heat set point. 13. The method of claim 12 wherein the first control parameter value is heat set point temperature value. 14. The method of claim 11 wherein the programmable controller is a programmable HVAC controller, and the first control parameter value corresponds to a cooling set point. 15. The method of claim 14 wherein the first control parameter value is cool set point temperature value. 16. A method of operating a programmable HVAC controller that has a schedule and a user interface, wherein the programmable HVAC controller is configured to control one or more pieces of HVAC equipment in accordance with the schedule, the schedule includes a plurality of time periods for each of at least two days of the schedule, and each time period has a number of control parameters for use by the programmable controller during the time period, the method comprising: assigning each of two or more tag values to each of at least two selected time periods of the schedule using the user interface of the programmable controller, wherein each of the two or more tag values corresponds to a control parameter, wherein each of the two or more tag values can be assigned by the user to any of the plurality of time periods for any of the at least two days of the schedule; assigning a control parameter value to each of the two or more tag values that are assigned to the selected time periods of the schedule using the user interface of the programmable controller; and during each of the at least two selected time periods of the schedule that have a selected one of two or more tag values assigned, operating the programmable controller in accordance with the control parameter value that is assigned to the tag value that is assigned to that time period. 17. The method of claim 16, further comprising the steps of: at some time after a control parameter value has been assigned to each of the two or more tag values, assigning a different control parameter value to a selected tag value; and during each of the at least selected time periods that have the selected tag value assigned, operating the programmable controller in accordance with the different control parameter value. 18. The method of claim 16 wherein at least two of the two or more tag values have a different control parameter value assigned. 19. The method of claim 18 wherein the at least two of the two or more tag values each correspond to a heat set point, and the different control parameter values assigned to the at least two of the two or more tag values are different heat set point temperature values. 20. The method of claim 18 wherein the at least two of the two or more tag values each correspond to a cool set point, and the different control parameter values assigned to the at least two of the two or more tag values are different cool set point temperature values. 21. A programmable HVAC controller for controlling one or more pieces of HVAC equipment, the programmable controller comprising: a schedule having a plurality of time periods for each of at least two days of the schedule, wherein each day has the same number of time periods, wherein each time period has a number of corresponding control parameters; a memory for storing the schedule, wherein the programmable HVAC controller is reads the schedule from the memory and controls the one or more pieces of HVAC equipment in accordance with the schedule; a user interface; the user interface configured to allow a user to assign each of two or more tag values to any of the plurality of time periods of the schedule for any of the at least two days of the schedule, wherein each of the two or more tag values corresponds to a control parameter; the user interface also configured to allow a user to assign a control parameter value to each of the two or more tag values; and during each of the plurality of time periods of the schedule that has a tag value assigned, the programmable controller controls the one or more pieces of HVAC equipment in accordance with the control parameter value that is assigned to the tag value that is assigned to that time period. 22. The programmable controller of claim 21, wherein the user interface is further configured to allow a user to assign a different control parameter value to a selected tag value at some time after the control parameter value has been assigned to each of the two or more tag values. 23. The programmable controller of claim 21, wherein the user interface is further configured to allow a user to assigning a different one of the two or more tag values to different time periods of the schedule.
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