Automated Point Mapping Interface
AssigneePassiveLogic, Inc.
InventorsTroy Aaron Harvey, Jeremy David Fillingim
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Abstract
An interface is disclosed that allows a controller wiring diagram to be automatically created by understanding the nature of the building the controller is in as well as understanding the nature of the devices that are to be wired to it, and the location within the building of the devices. Users, using the user interface, can modify a depiction of the wiring diagram which may further modify the hardware of the controller device interface. Some embodiments further comprise modules that plug into the controller. The modules comprise the device connector that will be wired to the device. Some modules have hardware and memory that allow the module to physically modify the device connectors.
Claims20
A method for creating a control system topology comprising:
- a controller having a device interface, computer hardware, programmable memory, a user interface, a physical structure representation in programmable memory, and a list of predefined device models in programmable memory, the predefined device models having corresponding device terminal interface attributes, and device names;
- displaying the list of predefined device models on the user interface;
- displaying at least a portion of the physical structure representation on the user interface;
- the controller accepting a device model from the list of predefined device models displayed on the user interface;
- the controller accepting placement of the device model into a location in the physical structure representation;
- the controller accepting mapping a device terminal interface attribute associated with the device module to the device interface;
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- the controller using the computer hardware and programmable memory to create a control system topology comprising a point mapping diagram of the controller and the device model.
A controller having a device connector, a processor, programmable memory, a user interface, a physical structure representation in programmable memory, a list of predefined device models in programmable memory, predefined device models in the list having corresponding device terminal interface attributes, and a physical structure representation in programmable memory;
- a program residing in memory, the program allowing input of controller information and modification of controller terminals, including instructions residing in the memory, which are executable by the processor to perform a method which includes:
- displaying the list of predefined device models on the user interface;
- the controller accepting a device model from the list of predefined device models displayed on the user interface;
- the controller accepting placement of the device model into a location in the physical structure representation;
- the controller accepting mapping a device terminal interface attribute associated with the device model to the device interface;
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- the controller using the processor and programmable memory to create a control system topology comprising a point mapping diagram of the controller and the device model within a representation of the controller.
A computer-readable storage medium configured with data and with instructions that upon execution by at least one processor in a controller computing system having a device interface, computer hardware, programmable memory, a user interface, a physical structure representation in programmable memory, and predefined device models in programmable memory, the predefined device models having corresponding device terminal interface attributes, and device names;
- will cause the at least one processor to perform a technical process for point mapping diagram creation, the technical process comprising:
- displaying the list of predefined device models on the user interface;
- displaying at least a portion of the physical structure representation on the user interface;
- the controller computing system accepting a device model from the list of predefined device models displayed on the user interface;
- the controller computing system accepting placement of the device model into a location in the physical structure representation;
- the controller computing system accepting mapping the device terminal interface attribute to the device interface;
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- the controller computing system using the computer hardware and programmable memory to create a control system topology comprising a point mapping diagram of the controller computing system and the predefined device model.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.