Intelligent building automation node
AssigneePanduit Corp.
InventorsRobert J. Voss, Joseph J. Kassl
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Abstract
Apparatuses and methods for use in connection with a Building Automation System (BAS) are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the present invention comprises an intelligent power node comprising a JAVA-enabled device and serial communication cable that provide a seamless open protocol and aggregation point to broadcast internet protocol communications. In another embodiment, the present invention enables energy monitoring and control of individual ports and outlets. In yet another embodiment, the present invention is a method of configuring and operating fieldbus devices.
Claims6
An apparatus for use in a Building Automation System (BAS), said apparatus comprising:
- an electronic device, wherein said electronic device includes a serial communication means and an Internet Protocol (IP) communication means, wherein said electronic device facilitates convergence and integration between said serial communication means and said IP communication means, wherein said electronic device communicates with at least one Local Operating Network (LON) device and at least one Building Automation and Control Networking (BACnet) device through a single serial communication port, said LON device and said BACnet device being daisy chained, and wherein said electronic device further includes a JAVA-based gateway, wherein said JAVA-based gateway normalizes communication between said serial communication means and said IP communication means.
An apparatus for use in a Building Automation System (BAS), said apparatus comprising:
- an integrated universal input and an integrated universal output;
- an RS-485 serial communication port;
- a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port;
- extensible memory;
- a power outlet, wherein said power outlet includes power filtering means, surge suppression means, noise suppression means, and harmonic suppression means;
- and a Power over Ethernet (POE) injector, wherein said apparatus communicates with at least one Local Operating Network (LON) device and at least one Building Automation and Control Networking (BACnet) device through said RS-485 serial communication port, said LON device and said BACnet device being daisy chained.
A method for configuring a fieldbus device, said method comprising:
- providing an electronic device, wherein said electronic device includes an operating system, a serial communication means, and an Internet Protocol (IP) communication means, and wherein said electronic device facilitates convergence and integration between said serial communication means and said IP communication means;
- connecting at least one fieldbus device to said electronic device through said serial communication means, wherein said fieldbus device has a fieldbus device profile;
- synchronizing said fieldbus device profile to said operating system, wherein said step of synchronizing includes said electronic device associating said fieldbus device profile with a pre-configured fieldbus device profile, and adjusting settings of said electronic device based on said pre-configured fieldbus device profile;
- and transmitting electronic data between said fieldbus device and said electronic device, wherein said at least one fieldbus device includes at least one Local Operating Network (LON) device and at least one Building Automation and Control Networking (BACnet) device, and wherein said electronic device communicates with said at least one LON device and said at least one BACnet device through a single serial communication port, said LON device and said BACnet device being daisy chained.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.