公开(公告)号：US20170357607A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-14

申请号：US15179894

申请日：2016-06-10

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Jennifer S. Cayemberg ,  Lisa E. Strand ,  Ryan J. Bykowski ,  Daniel R. Gottschalk ,  Eric W. Hamber

IPC: G06F13/42 ,  H04L12/28 ,  G06F13/362

CPC classification number: G06F13/4208 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05B2219/163 ,  G05B2219/25011 ,  G05B2219/2642 ,  G06F13/362 ,  H04L12/2809 ,  H04L12/2816 ,  H04L41/0809

Abstract: A building management system including a system manager, a zone coordinator, and one or more zone controllers configured to monitor and control building zones. The system manager includes a system bus datalink having an active node table stored therein. The zone coordinator includes a second system bus datalink and a zone bus datalink. A system bus connects the first system bus datalink to the second system bus datalink. A zone bus connects the zone bus datalink to the one or more zone controllers. The active node table includes a plurality of nodes, each node representing a system bus device communicating on the system bus. The system manager is configured to monitor the active node table for new nodes and to identify a new system bus device communicating on the system bus in response to a determination that the active node table includes a new node.

公开(公告)号：US09960962B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-01

申请号：US14735955

申请日：2015-06-10

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Eric W. Hamber ,  Vivek V. Gupta ,  Sergey A. Galchenko ,  Daniel F. Leising

IPC: G06F15/177 ,  H04L12/24 ,  G05B15/02 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04L12/64

CPC classification number: H04L41/0803 ,  G05B15/02 ,  H04L12/2816 ,  H04L12/6418 ,  H04L41/0866

Abstract: A smart communications controller for building equipment includes an equipment port connected to the building equipment and a plurality of autoconfiguration objects. Each of the autoconfiguration objects is configured to perform a protocol testing process for a particular communications protocol. The protocol testing process includes automatically determining whether the communications protocol is used by the building equipment connected to the equipment port. The smart communications controller further includes an autoconfiguration manager configured to cause the autoconfiguration objects to iteratively perform their protocol testing processes until the communications protocol used by the building equipment is identified. The smart communications controller further includes an equipment controller configured to use the identified communications protocol for the building equipment to generate protocol-specific control signals for the building equipment.

公开(公告)号：US20160366010A1

公开(公告)日：2016-12-15

申请号：US14735955

申请日：2015-06-10

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Eric W. Hamber ,  Vivek V. Gupta ,  Sergey A. Galchenko ,  Daniel F. Leising

IPC: H04L12/24 ,  H04L12/28 ,  G05B15/02

CPC classification number: H04L41/0803 ,  G05B15/02 ,  H04L12/2816 ,  H04L12/6418 ,  H04L41/0866

Abstract: A smart communications controller for building equipment includes an equipment port connected to the building equipment and a plurality of autoconfiguration objects. Each of the autoconfiguration objects is configured to perform a protocol testing process for a particular communications protocol. The protocol testing process includes automatically determining whether the communications protocol is used by the building equipment connected to the equipment port. The smart communications controller further includes an autoconfiguration manager configured to cause the autoconfiguration objects to iteratively perform their protocol testing processes until the communications protocol used by the building equipment is identified. The smart communications controller further includes an equipment controller configured to use the identified communications protocol for the building equipment to generate protocol-specific control signals for the building equipment.

Abstract translation: 用于建筑设备的智能通信控制器包括连接到建筑设备的设备端口和多个自动配置对象。 每个自动配置对象被配置为执行特定通信协议的协议测试过程。 协议测试过程包括自动确定连接到设备端口的建筑设备是否使用通信协议。 智能通信控制器还包括自动配置管理器，其被配置为使自动配置对象迭代地执行其协议测试过程，直到构建设备使用的通信协议被识别为止。 智能通信控制器还包括设备控制器，其被配置为使用所识别的建筑设备的通信协议来生成建筑设备的特定于协议的控制信号。

公开(公告)号：US11449454B2

公开(公告)日：2022-09-20

申请号：US16546076

申请日：2019-08-20

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Jennifer S. Cayemberg ,  Lisa E. Strand ,  Ryan J. Bykowski ,  Daniel R. Gottschalk ,  Eric W. Hamber

IPC: G06F13/42 ,  G05B15/02 ,  H04L41/0806 ,  G06F13/362 ,  H04L12/28

Abstract: A building management system includes a communications bus, and devices coupled to the communications bus. The devices are coupled to the communications bus and configured to communicate on the communications bus using a master-slave token passing protocol. A first one of the devices has an active node table stored therein. The active node table includes multiple nodes. Each node represents one of the devices participating in a token passing ring used to exchange information among the devices via the communications bus using the master-slave token passing protocol. The first device is configured to monitor the active node table for new nodes and to identify a new device communicating on the communications bus in response to a determination that the active node table includes a new node.

公开(公告)号：US10567219B2

公开(公告)日：2020-02-18

申请号：US15945260

申请日：2018-04-04

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Eric W. Hamber ,  Vivek V. Gupta ,  Sergey A. Galchenko ,  Daniel F. Leising

IPC: G06F15/177 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04L12/64 ,  G05B15/02 ,  H04L12/28

Abstract: A smart communications controller for building equipment includes an equipment port and a processing circuit including a plurality of autoconfiguration objects. Each of the autoconfiguration objects corresponds to a different communications protocol and is configured to perform a protocol testing process. The protocol testing process includes sending a request message to the building equipment using the corresponding communications protocol. The request message includes a request for an equipment ID. The protocol testing process includes receiving a response message from the building equipment in response to the request message and identifying the corresponding communications protocol as being used by the building equipment in response to the response message including the requested equipment ID. The processing circuit includes an equipment controller configured to use the identified communications protocol to generate protocol-specific control signals for the building equipment and operate the building equipment to affect a variable state or condition within the building.

公开(公告)号：US20180227172A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-09

申请号：US15945260

申请日：2018-04-04

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Eric W. Hamber ,  Vivek V. Gupta ,  Sergey A. Galchenko ,  Daniel F. Leising

IPC: H04L12/24 ,  G05B15/02 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04L12/64

CPC classification number: H04L41/0803 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05B2219/2642 ,  H04L12/2816 ,  H04L12/6418 ,  H04L41/0866

Abstract: A smart communications controller for building equipment includes an equipment port and a processing circuit including a plurality of autoconfiguration objects. Each of the autoconfiguration objects corresponds to a different communications protocol and is configured to perform a protocol testing process. The protocol testing process includes sending a request message to the building equipment using the corresponding communications protocol. The request message includes a request for an equipment ID. The protocol testing process includes receiving a response message from the building equipment in response to the request message and identifying the corresponding communications protocol as being used by the building equipment in response to the response message including the requested equipment ID. The processing circuit includes an equipment controller configured to use the identified communications protocol to generate protocol-specific control signals for the building equipment and operate the building equipment to affect a variable state or condition within the building.

公开(公告)号：US11206150B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-21

申请号：US16204926

申请日：2018-11-29

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Sergey A. Galchenko ,  Eric W. Hamber

IPC: H04L12/28

Abstract: A controller for equipment includes a communications interface, a communications protocol manager, a protocol detection manager, and an equipment controller. The communications interface connects to at least one of a serial bus and a wireless communications device. The communications protocol manager communicates via at least one of the serial bus and the wireless communications device according to a communications protocol and a predetermined parameter. The protocol detection manager causes the communications protocol manager to test for multiple communications protocols and predetermined parameters to identify a communications protocol and parameter used by at least one of the serial bus and the wireless communications device. The equipment controller uses the identified communications protocol and parameter to generate protocol-specific control signals or communication signals for the equipment and use the protocol-specific control signals or communication signals to control the equipment or communicate with the equipment.

公开(公告)号：US20200177409A1

公开(公告)日：2020-06-04

申请号：US16204926

申请日：2018-11-29

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Sergey A. Galchenko ,  Eric W. Hamber

IPC: H04L12/28

Abstract: A controller for equipment includes a communications interface, a communications protocol manager, a protocol detection manager, and an equipment controller. The communications interface connects to at least one of a serial bus and a wireless communications device. The communications protocol manager communicates via at least one of the serial bus and the wireless communications device according to a communications protocol and a predetermined parameter. The protocol detection manager causes the communications protocol manager to test for multiple communications protocols and predetermined parameters to identify a communications protocol and parameter used by at least one of the serial bus and the wireless communications device. The equipment controller uses the identified communications protocol and parameter to generate protocol-specific control signals or communication signals for the equipment and use the protocol-specific control signals or communication signals to control the equipment or communicate with the equipment.

公开(公告)号：US10402360B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-03

申请号：US15179894

申请日：2016-06-10

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Jennifer S. Cayemberg ,  Lisa E. Strand ,  Ryan J. Bykowski ,  Daniel R. Gottschalk ,  Eric W. Hamber

IPC: G06F13/362 ,  G06F13/42 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04L12/24 ,  G05B15/02

Abstract: A building management system including a system manager, a zone coordinator, and one or more zone controllers configured to monitor and control building zones. The system manager includes a system bus datalink having an active node table stored therein. The zone coordinator includes a second system bus datalink and a zone bus datalink. A system bus connects the first system bus datalink to the second system bus datalink. A zone bus connects the zone bus datalink to the one or more zone controllers. The active node table includes a plurality of nodes, each node representing a system bus device communicating on the system bus. The system manager is configured to monitor the active node table for new nodes and to identify a new system bus device communicating on the system bus in response to a determination that the active node table includes a new node.