Controller having a version control system
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsDaniel Heine, Cuong Huynh, Stuart Donaldson
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Abstract
A system and approach for managing configuration versions for controllers. The system and approach may incorporate a building controller, a version control system, and a computer connected to the controller and version control system. The version control system may have the controller configured to a latest version of changes as incorporated by a current configuration without losing one or more previous configurations. The one or more previous configurations may be recoverable by the version control system. The one or more previous configurations and the current configuration may be held by one or more repositories. The one or more repositories may be hosted in the computer, a remote computer, or a server.
Claims20
A system for storage and retrieval of information related to controllers, the system comprising:
- a building controller;
- and
- a version control system connected to the building controller, the version control system configured to provide the building controller with a most recent version of a configuration of the building controller while storing one or more previous configurations of the building controller;
- wherein the one or more previous configuration are recoverable by the version control system and available for the building controller from a repository;
- and
- wherein unwanted or temporary changes to a configuration can be undone by the version control system.
A system for storage and retrieval of information related to controllers, the system comprising:
- a building controller;
- and
- a version control system connected to the building controller, the version control system configured to provide the building controller with a most recent version of a configuration of the building controller while storing one or more previous configurations of the building controller;
- wherein the one or more previous configuration are recoverable by the version control system and available for the building controller from a repository;
- and
- wherein the building controller can be automatically or manually synchronized to a latest configuration without losing locally generated configuration changes.
A configuration version manager for controllers comprising:
- a controller;
- a version control system;
- and
- a computer connected to the controller and version control system;
- and
- wherein:
- the version control system has the controller configured to a latest version of changes as incorporated by a current configuration without losing one or more previous configurations;
- the one or more previous configurations are recoverable by the version control system;
- and
- the controller can be automatically or manually synchronized to the current configuration without losing locally generated configuration changes that may have been made by a building operator, maintenance person, or other person.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.