Configuring A Common Automation System Controller
AssigneeSiemens Schweiz AG
InventorsGerhard Brun, Heinrich Meier, Herbert Meier
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Abstract
A common automation system controller configured using a graphical approach for use in a building automation system is provided. There is an increasing demand for flexible and adaptable room or building automation applications with an easy and intuitive way for application configuration. In pre-engineering as well as during installation and commissioning, the application configuration for preloaded or loadable device needs to be easily changeable and can be used for operating and/or monitoring.
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A method for configuring a common automation system controller, the method comprising:
- providing a library of application types and application type parts wherein an application type and an application type part comprise a building automation object model and a graphical representation;
- selecting an application type from the library of application types;
- displaying the graphical representation of the selected application type on a graphical output device, wherein the graphical representation of the application type comprises user selectable elements of the respective application type parts of the application type for configuring the application type;
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- configuring the application type by configuring the respective application type parts of the application type by selecting graphical elements representing choice objects providing variants and options,
- wherein based on dependency rules only graphical elements of the application type parts that are compatible to the selected graphical elements are provided on the graphical output device.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer instructions for configuring a common automation system controller, the computer instructions being executable by a processor to:
- provide a library of application types and application type parts wherein an application type and an application type part comprise a building automation object model and a graphical representation;
- select an application type from the library of application types;
- display the graphical representation of the selected application type on a graphical output device, wherein the graphical representation of the application type comprises user selectable elements of the respective application type parts of the application type for configuring the application type;
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- configure the application type by configuring the respective application type parts of the application type by selecting graphical elements representing choice objects providing variants and options,
- wherein based on dependency rules only graphical elements of the application type parts that are compatible to the selected graphical elements are provided on the graphical output device.
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A common automation system controller, comprising:
- a memory;
- an input/output interface;
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- a processor coupled to the memory and configured executing an application with an application type with functions for a building automation system,
- wherein the application type is represented by the compiled application by an executable instance comprising an application interface specific to the functions employed and the input/output of the instance is coupled to mechanical equipment, and
- wherein the executable instance automatically aligns in the building automation system, based on an application type configuration, wherein the configuration is based on dependency rules.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.