Controllers and methods are disclosed for aiding a user in programming a schedule of a programmable controller. In an illustrative embodiment, a guided programming routine can be activated by a user, which then guides a user through two or more screens that are designed to collect sufficient informa
Controllers and methods are disclosed for aiding a user in programming a schedule of a programmable controller. In an illustrative embodiment, a guided programming routine can be activated by a user, which then guides a user through two or more screens that are designed to collect sufficient information from the user to generate and/or update at least some of the schedule parameters of the controller.
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1. A method of programming a programmable schedule of an HVAC controller having a control module and a user interface including a display screen coupled to the control module, the programmable schedule stored in a memory and having two or more programmable set points, with each set point having a ti
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A method of programming a programmable schedule of an HVAC controller having a control module and a user interface including a display screen coupled to the control module, the programmable schedule stored in a memory and having two or more programmable set points, with each set point having a time parameter and a corresponding temperature parameter, the method comprising the steps of: activating a guided programming routine of the control module via the user interface of the HVAC controller;wherein once activated, the guided programming routine providing a programmed sequence of two or more screens on the display of the HVAC controller from a first screen to a last screen, wherein the programmed sequence of two or more screens is determined by the guided programming routine of the control module, with a next screen in the sequence of two or more screens being displayed after receiving a predetermined next screen input from a user via the user interface of the HVAC controller, each of the two or more screens of the programmed sequence of two or more screens displaying a stated user request that requests a user provide information that is directed to a user's activities and/or comfort and accepts corresponding user responses;determining two or more of the programmable set points of the programmable schedule from the user responses; andupdating the programmable schedule in the memory with the determined two or more of the programmable set points, resulting in an updated programmable schedule. 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising: sending one or more control signals to control an HVAC system in accordance with the updated programmable schedule. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the sequence of two or more screens includes a stated user request that requests a user select days of a week. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the sequence of two or more screens includes a stated user request that requests a user enter a time that is directed to a user's schedule, and in response, the user enters the requested time via the user interface. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the sequence of two or more screens includes a stated user request that requests a user enter a temperature that is directed to a user's comfort, and in response, the user enters the requested temperature via the user interface. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein: at least one of the sequence of two or more screens includes a stated user request that requests a user enter a time that is directed to a user's schedule, and in response, the user enters the requested time via the user interface; andat least one of the sequence of two or more screens includes a stated user request that requests a user enter a temperature that is directed to a user's comfort, and in response, the user enters the requested temperature via the user interface. 7. The method of claim 6 wherein at least one of the sequence of two or more screens requesting a user enter a time that is directed to a user's schedule requests a wake up time. 8. The method of claim 6 wherein at least one of the sequence of two or more screens requesting a user enter a time that is directed to a user's schedule requests a sleep time. 9. The method of claim 6 wherein at least one of the sequence of two or more screens requesting a user enter a time that is directed to a user's schedule requests a leave time. 10. The method of claim 6 wherein at least one of the sequence of two or more screens requesting a user enter a time that is directed to a user's schedule requests a return time. 11. The method of claim 1, further comprising: once the guided programming routine is activated, displaying a previous screen in the programmed sequence of two or more screens by activating a back button of the user interface of the HVAC controller. 12. A method of programming an HVAC schedule of an HVAC controller, the HVAC schedule having a number of schedule parameters including time parameters related to two or more time periods for each of at least some days of a week, and a number of temperature parameters related to one or more temperature set points for each of the two or more time periods, the method comprising: activating a guided programming routine, wherein once activated, the guided programming routine does not request user entry of a number of set points in a day, the guided programming routine displaying two or more stated user requests to a user via a user interface in a predetermined order, wherein at least one of the stated user requests expressly requests that the user provide a time that is related to a user's schedule and at least one of the stated user requests expressly requests that the user provide a temperature that is related to a user's comfort;accepting a user response to each of the two or more displayed stated user requests via the user interface;using the user responses to determine at least some of the schedule parameters of the HVAC schedule of the HVAC controller including at least one time parameter and at least one temperature parameter of the schedule; andupdating at least some of the schedule parameters of the HVAC controller including both time and temperature parameters, resulting in an updated HVAC schedule. 13. The method of claim 12, further comprising: sending one or more control signals to control an HVAC system in accordance with the updated HVAC schedule. 14. The method of claim 12, wherein at least one of the stated user requests solicits a selection of one or more days of a week. 15. The method of claim 12, wherein the time periods of the HVAC schedule include a wake time period, a leave time period, a return time period and a sleep time period. 16. The method of claim 12, wherein the guided programming routine sequentially provides the two or more solicitations to a user. 17. The method of claim 12, wherein the guided programming routine provides a first one of two or more stated user requests to a user via the user interface, accepts a first user response to the first one of two or more stated user requests via the user interface, and then provides a second one of two or more stated user requests to the user via the user interface, and then accepts a second user response to the second one of two or more stated user requests via the user interface. 18. The method of claim 12, wherein the two or more stated user requests collect sufficient information via the corresponding user responses to determine at least a majority of the schedule parameters of the HVAC schedule. 19. An HVAC controller, comprising: a memory for storing an HVAC schedule, wherein the HVAC schedule includes a number of schedule parameters including time parameters related to two or more time periods for each of at least some days of a week, and a number of temperature parameters related to one or more temperature set points for each of the two or more time periods;a controller coupled to the memory, the controller configured to provide one or more control signals to control, at least in part, one or more HVAC components of an HVAC system in accordance with the HVAC schedule;a user interface, the user interface configured to: display two or more stated user requests to a user in a programmed order, wherein the stated user requests do not request user entry of the number of set points in a day, but do explicitly request that a user provide information related to a user's schedule and comfort;at least one of the stated user requests explicitly requesting that a user provide a time that is related to the user's schedule;at least one of the stated user requests explicitly requesting that a user provide a temperature that is related to a user's comfort;accept a user response to each of the two or more displayed stated user requests; andthe HVAC controller is configured to determine one or more schedule parameters from the accepted user responses and to update the schedule parameters in the memory, resulting in an updated HVAC schedule. 20. HVAC controller of claim 19, wherein the HVAC controller is a programmable thermostat having a housing, with an internal temperature sensor positioned within housing. 21. The HVAC controller of claim 19, wherein the HVAC controller is configured to send one or more control signals to control the one or more HVAC components of the HVAC system in accordance with the updated HVAC schedule.
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