Perceptible indicators of wires being attached correctly to controller
OwnerTroy Aaron Harvey, Jeremy David Fillingiminventors
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Tools and techniques are described to automate line testing when wiring devices (such as equipment and sensors) to controllers. Controllers have access to databases of the devices that are controlled by them, including wiring diagrams and protocols, such that the controller can automatically check that each wire responds correctly to stimulus from the controller. After testing, a reporting device rapidly shows the results of the line testing.
Claims19
A controller comprising:
- line testing technology, a processor, a memory comprising:
- a database of proposed device-controller locations, and a database of device layouts, the device layouts associated with devices operationally able to be wired to the controller, the device layouts comprising wiring pin layout;
- the line testing technology interacting with the processor and the memory to perform, upon execution, a process which includes:
- detecting that a device wire has been coupled to the controller at a controller location;
- pairing a device layout with a proposed device controller location using the database of proposed device-controller locations;
- determining validity of the device wire with respect to the device layout;
- and
- reporting the determined validity.
A method performed by a controller for line testing a device, the method comprising:
- noticing a device has been operably attached to a wiring pin;
- determining desired device from a device database of the controller;
- determining a wiring feature of the desired device from the device database;
- determining validity of the wiring feature with reference to the wiring pin;
- and
- reporting the validity using a reporting feature of the controller.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium configured with instructions for execution by a processor which upon execution performs a method of line testing a device, the method comprising:
- instructions for noticing that a device has been operably attached to a wiring pin;
- instructions for determining desired device from a device database;
- instructions for determining a wiring feature of the desired device from the device database;
- instructions for determining validity of the wiring feature with reference to the wiring pin;
- and
- instructions for reporting the validity using an I/O device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.