Wall mount connector including memory
AssigneeAdemco Inc.
InventorsDavid J. Emmons, Travis J. Read
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Abstract
A thermostat that is configured to be releasably secured to a wall mountable connector, wherein the wall mountable connector includes a jumper switch that permits an installer or other professional to easily form an electrical connection between different wiring terminals of the wall mountable connector in accordance with how particular field wires are connected to the wiring terminals of the wall mountable connector. The thermostat is further configured to automatically determine the position of the jumper switch of the wall mountable connector, and in some cases, change the control of at least some functionality of the thermostat and/or HVAC equipment depending on the position of the jumper switch.
Claims9
A wall mountable connector comprising:
- a housing configured to be releasably secured to a control unit,
- wherein the housing is configured to be mounted to a wall;
- a connection configured to electrically connect to the control unit when the control unit is releasably secured to the housing;
- a memory configured to be:
- operatively connected to the control unit when the control unit is electrically connected to the connection,
- communicate with the control unit while the control unit is releasably secured to the housing, and
- store information from the control unit;
- and
- a door mechanically connected to the housing,
- wherein the door is movable between a closed position and an open position, and
- wherein the memory is disposed on the door.
A system comprising:
- a wall mountable connector configured to be secured to a wall and to provide electrical connections to building equipment, the wall mountable connector comprising a memory;
- a building controller configured to monitor and control one or more operations of a building system, the building controller comprising:
- a housing including a rear surface facing the wall mountable connector when the building controller is releasably secured to the wall mountable connector, and
- a plurality of electrical terminals on the rear surface configured to provide electrical connections between the building controller and the building equipment when the building controller is releasably secured to the wall mountable connector;
- wherein the memory in the wall mountable connector is configured to:
- be operatively connected to the building controller when the building controller is releasably secured to the wall mountable connector,
- communicate with the building controller while the housing of the building controller is releasably secured to the wall mountable connector, and
- store information from the building controller.
A wall mountable connector comprising:
- a housing configured to be releasably secured to a control unit,
- wherein the housing is configured to be mounted to a wall,
- wherein the housing defines a connection receiving cavity configured to receive one or more field wires, the one or more field wires being configured to be electrically connected to HVAC equipment;
- a connection configured to electrically connect to the control unit when the control unit is releasably secured to the housing;
- a memory configured to be:
- operatively connected to the control unit when the control unit is electrically connected to the connection,
- communicate with the control unit while the control unit is releasably secured to the housing, and
- store information from the control unit;
- and
- wherein the memory is disposed within connection receiving cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.