Fire Alarm Controller Configuration Apparatus And Configuration Method Thereof
AssigneeSiemens Schweiz AG
InventorsShui Ying Tian, Ya Ling Zhao
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Abstract
A configuration method for a fire alarm controller may include presenting a configuration matrix, in which either the rows represent inputs while the columns represent outputs, or the rows represent outputs while the columns represent inputs, with a matrix element in the configuration matrix being binary data, which indicates whether a causal relationship exists between the input and output in the row and column where the matrix element is located; receiving at least one external input adapted to amend the value of a matrix element in the configuration matrix; and according to the amended configuration matrix, generating a configuration file for updating linkage control logic of the fire alarm controller.
Claims10
A configuration method for a fire alarm controller, the method comprising:
- presenting a configuration matrix in which either the rows represent inputs and the columns represent outputs, or the rows represent outputs and the columns represent inputs,
- wherein a matrix element in the configuration matrix comprises binary data that indicates whether a causal relationship exists between the input and output in the row and column in which the matrix element is located,
- wherein the input comprises a signal received or sensed by the fire alarm controller, and the output comprises at least one enable signal capable of activating a linked apparatus connected directly or indirectly to the fire alarm controller in response to at least one of the inputs;
- receiving at least one external input configured to amend the value of a matrix element in the configuration matrix;
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- based on the amended configuration matrix, generating a configuration file for updating linkage control logic of the fire alarm controller.
A configuration apparatus configured to connection to a fire alarm controller, the configuration apparatus comprising:
- a display component;
- an input component;
- a presenting unit that presents via the display component a configuration matrix in which either the rows represent inputs and the columns represent outputs, or the rows represent outputs and the columns represent inputs,
- with a matrix element in the configuration matrix comprises binary data that indicates whether a causal relationship exists between the input and output in the row and column in which the matrix element is located,
- wherein the input comprises a signal received or sensed by the fire alarm controller, and the output comprises at least one enable signal capable of activating a linked apparatus connected directly or indirectly to the fire alarm controller in response to at least one of the inputs;
- a receiving unit connected to the input component and configured to receive at least one external input from the input component, the external input being configured to amend the value of a matrix element in the configuration matrix;
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- a generating unit connected to the presenting unit and the receiving unit and configured to generate a configuration file based on the amended configuration matrix, the configuration file being used to update linkage control logic of the fire alarm controller.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.