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An HVAC sensor assembly for sensor deployment within an HVAC air passage defined by passage walls is provided. In some instances, the HVAC sensor assembly includes a base mountable to a passage wall of an HVAC air passage, and a support member attached to and extending out from the base and configur

An HVAC sensor assembly for sensor deployment within an HVAC air passage defined by passage walls is provided. In some instances, the HVAC sensor assembly includes a base mountable to a passage wall of an HVAC air passage, and a support member attached to and extending out from the base and configured to project into the HVAC air passage. The HVAC sensor assembly may include one or more HVAC sensors secured to the support member such that the one or more HVAC sensors are positionable and then maintainable at a field configurable distance from the base.

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1. An HVAC sensor assembly for sensor deployment within an HVAC air passage defined by passage walls, the HVAC sensor assembly comprising: a base mountable to a passage wall of the HVAC air passage, the base having an opening comprising a non-circular cross-sectional profile relative to the plane of

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An HVAC sensor assembly for sensor deployment within an HVAC air passage defined by passage walls, the HVAC sensor assembly comprising: a base mountable to a passage wall of the HVAC air passage, the base having an opening comprising a non-circular cross-sectional profile relative to the plane of the base with one or more projections partially defining the cross-section of the profile;a support member attached to and extending out from the base, the support member configured to project into the HVAC air passage, the support member comprising a beam that has a cross-sectional profile that is keyed to the opening of the base such that the opening of the base only receives the cross-sectional profile of the beam at one or more predetermined rotational orientations of the beam relative to the base; andone or more HVAC sensors secured to the support member, wherein the one or more HVAC sensors are secured to the support member such that the one or more HVAC sensors are slidably positionable, without rotation about the support member, to a field configurable distance from the base, and then maintainable at the field configurable distance from the base. 2. The HVAC sensor assembly of claim 1, wherein the base includes a flange having the opening, with the beam of the support member passing through the opening in the flange and secured to the flange via an interference connection. 3. The HVAC sensor assembly of claim 2, wherein the flange includes an attachment mechanism defining at least part of the opening, the attachment mechanism structured to releasably secure the beam relative to the flange. 4. The HVAC sensor assembly of claim 2, wherein the beam is slidably secured relative to the flange such that, during use in the field, an installer can slide the beam relative to the flange to set and/or adjust the field configurable distance. 5. The HVAC sensor assembly of claim 2, further comprising a platform attachable to the beam, wherein the one or more HVAC sensors are secured relative to the platform and the platform is slidably repositionable along a longitudinal extent of the beam, without rotation about the beam. 6. The HVAC sensor assembly of claim 5, wherein the platform includes at least one attachment mechanism that is structured to adjustably secure the platform to the beam via an interference connection. 7. The HVAC sensor assembly of claim 6, wherein the at least one attachment mechanism of the platform includes an engagement mechanism for fixing a position of the platform relative to the longitudinal extent of the beam. 8. The HVAC sensor assembly of claim 5, wherein the beam includes one or more notches structured to engage with at least one of the flange and the platform. 9. The HVAC sensor assembly of claim 5, wherein the beam includes integral conductors for transmitting power and/or signals along the beam, and wherein the platform includes contacts structured to be in conductive communication with the integral conductors of the beam when the platform is secured to the beam. 10. The HVAC sensor assembly of claim 5, wherein the platform includes attachment structures configured to receive one or more threaded fasteners to attach the platform directly to a passage wall of the HVAC air passage when the platform is used without the base and/or the beam. 11. The HVAC sensor assembly of claim 1, wherein the support member includes one or more wire retention features. 12. The HVAC sensor assembly of claim 1, wherein the beam comprises an I-beam cross-sectional profile and the opening of the base comprises a cross-sectional profile that is complimentary to the I-beam cross-sectional profile of the beam. 13. The HVAC sensor assembly of claim 1, further comprising an enclosure attached to the base. 14. The HVAC sensor assembly of claim 1, wherein the base forms at least part of an enclosure. 15. An HVAC sensor assembly for sensor deployment within an HVAC air passage defined by passage walls, the HVAC sensor assembly being structured for field configuration of a sensing distance within the HVAC air passage, the HVAC sensor assembly comprising: a flange mountable to an HVAC passage wall of the HVAC air passage, the flange having an opening that has a non-circular cross-sectional profile relative to the plane of the flange with one or more projections partially defining the cross-section of the profile;a beam slidingly attached to the flange for projecting into the HVAC air passage, the beam having a cross-sectional profile that, when inserted into the opening in the flange, allows the beam to slide longitudinally relative to the flange but does not allow the beam to rotate substantially relative to the flange;an HVAC sensor package attached to the beam, the HVAC sensor package including: one or more HVAC sensors;an enclosure housing the one or more HVAC sensors; andwherein the flange, the beam, and/or the HVAC sensor package are configured such that the HVAC sensor package is mountable at a field configurable sensing distance from the flange, without having to rotate the HVAC sensor package about the beam. 16. The HVAC sensor assembly of claim 15, wherein the enclosure is attachable to the beam at varying discrete positions along a length of the beam, whereby a discrete position of attachment of the enclosure along the length of the beam establishes, at least in part, the sensing distance. 17. The HVAC sensor assembly of claim 15, wherein the beam is attachable to the flange at varying positions along the beam, whereby a position of attachment of the beam to the flange establishes, at least in part, the sensing distance. 18. The HVAC sensor assembly of claim 15, wherein the beam is secured to the flange at a desired longitudinal position via an interference connection. 19. A method for deploying one or more sensors within an HVAC air passage defined by passage walls, the method comprising: attaching a flange to a passage wall of the HVAC air passage, the flange defining an opening that has a non-circular cross-sectional profile relative to the plane of the flange with one or more projections partially defining the cross-section of the profile;inserting a beam through the opening in the flange such that a portion of the beam extends into the HVAC air passage, the beam having a cross-sectional profile that, when inserted into the opening in the flange, allows the beam to slide longitudinally relative to the flange but does not allow the beam to rotate substantially relative to the flange, the beam having a platform with one or more sensors attached to the beam such that the platform is positioned in the HVAC air passageway;longitudinally sliding the beam relative to the flange, without rotation, to position the platform relative to the flange in order to deploy the one or more sensors at a field configurable sensing distance from the passage wall. 20. The method of claim 19, further comprising the step of: slidably adjusting, without rotation, the platform to a platform attachment position along the beam, wherein the platform attachment position establishes, at least in part, the field configurable sensing distance. 21. The method of claim 19, further comprising the step of: removing one or more excess portions of the beam. 22. The HVAC sensor assembly of claim 15, wherein the HVAC sensor package includes attachment structures configured to receive one or more threaded fasteners to secure the HVAC sensor package directly to the passage wall of the HVAC air passage when the HVAC sensor package is used without the flange and/or the beam. 23. The HVAC sensor assembly of claim 19, wherein the beam is secured to the flange at a desired longitudinal position via an interference connection.