Power line communication system and method of auto-commissioning system nodes
AssigneeABL IP Holding LLC
InventorsJeffrey Michael Scott, Michael Miu
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Abstract
A method for auto-commissioning of multiple device control modules on a power line during the power up of the system. Device control modules associated with the peripheral devices are powered up sequentially and a unique address is assigned to each device controller when it is powered up.
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A method for commissioning multiple addressable device control modules connectable to a power line of a power line communication system, wherein each device control module of the power line communication system is used to provide power to and communicate with at least one controllable device, the method comprising:
- causing a first one of the multiple device control modules to be connected to the power line of the power line communication system thereby bringing the first one of the device control modules on-line such that communication can be established with the first device control module,
- communicating with the first device control module using a default address given to said first device control module, including assigning a new unique address to said first device control module in place of its default address,
- causing a next one of the multiple device control modules to be connected to the power line of the power line communication system thereby bringing the next one of the device control modules on-line such that communication can be established with the next one of the device control modules,
- communicating with the next one of the device control modules using a default address given to the next one of the device control modules, including assigning a new unique address to the next one of the device control modules in place of its default address,
- repeating the foregoing steps for other device control modules of the power line communication system until such other device control modules are brought on-line and have unique addresses, wherein the device control modules that have been brought on-line can be addressed over the power line communication system using the unique addresses assigned to the device control modules.
A method for commissioning multiple addressable device control modules connectable to a DC power line of a power line communication system, wherein each device control module of the power line communication system is used to provide power to and communicate with at least one controllable device, and wherein a default address is pre-assigned to each of the multiple addressable device control modules, and further wherein each addressable device control module is connected to the power line of the power line communication system by a power line switch of an upstream device control module, the method comprising:
- causing a first one of the multiple device control modules to be connected to the power line of the power line communication system thereby bringing the first one of the device control modules on-line such that communication can be established with the first device control module,
- addressing the first device control module using a default address given to said first device control module and assigning a new unique address to said first device control module in place of its default address,
- actuating the power line switch of the first device control module to bring a next one of the multiple device control modules on-line such that communication can be established with the next one of the device control modules,
- addressing the next one of the device control modules using a default address given to the next one of the device control modules and assigning a new unique address to the next one of the device control modules in place of its default address,
- repeating the foregoing steps for other device control modules of the power line communication system until such other device control modules are brought on-line and are given unique addresses, wherein the device control modules are commissioned, in that, they are all on-line and can be individually addressed over the power line communication system using the unique addresses assigned to the device control modules.
A method for commissioning multiple addressable device control modules connectable to a power line of a power line communication system, wherein each device control module of the power line communication system is used to provide power to and communicate with at least one controllable device, and wherein a default address is pre-assigned to each of the multiple addressable device control modules of the power line communication system, and further wherein before the commissioning of the device control modules only an initial device control module is connected to and addressable over the power line of the power line communication system, the method comprising:
- using the pre-assigned default address for the device control modules, sending a query over the power line of the power line communication system requesting a response from a device control module having a default address,
- assigning a unique address to the responding device control module which can be used for future communications with the responding device control module,
- causing another device control module having a default address to be connected to the power line of the power line communication system,
- using the pre-assigned default address for the device control modules, sending another query over the power line of the power line communication requesting a response from a device control module having a default address,
- assigning a new unique address to the responding device control module,
- repeating the foregoing steps until all device control modules are connected to the power line of the power line communication system and have responded and been assigned a unique address.
A method of commissioning multiple addressable device control modules sequentially connectable to a power line of a power line communication system, wherein each device control module of the power line communication system is used to provide power to and communicate with at least one controllable device, and further wherein each device control module is initially assigned a default address, the method comprising:
- sequentially addressing and initially communicating with downstream device modules at the default address assigned to device control modules as the device control modules are sequentially connected to the power line of the power line communication system, and during such initial communications sequentially assigning unique addresses to the downstream device control modules in place of their default addresses.
A method of commissioning multiple addressable device control modules connectable to a power line of a power line communication system by a switch of an upstream device which is connected to the power line of the power line communication system, whereby actuation of the switch of an upstream device control module brings the next downstream device control module on-line, and further wherein the device control modules downstream of upstream on-line device control modules have default addresses, the method comprising:
- actuating the switch of an on-line device control module to bring the next downstream control module on-line,
- assigning a unique address to the next downstream device control module in place of its default address,
- repeating the foregoing steps until the device control modules of the power line communication system have been brought on-line and assigned new unique addresses.
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