公开(公告)号：US20200249646A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-06

申请号：US16777406

申请日：2020-01-30

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Vivek V. Gupta ,  Justin J. Seifi ,  Brandon A. Sloat ,  John K. Krenzer ,  Jameel Ahmed ,  Mark T. Fischbach

IPC: G05B19/042 ,  G06F8/65

Abstract: A method for updating heating, ventilation, or air conditioning (HVAC) devices is provided. The method includes receiving an update package at a first HVAC device of a plurality of HVAC devices via a network. The update package includes an identification of a plurality of device models and a plurality of software updates. The method includes determining that a device model for the first HVAC device is identified by the update package and in response to a determination that the device model for the first HVAC device is identified by the update package, extracting a first software update corresponding to the device model for the first HVAC device from the update package and installing the first software update on the first HVAC device. The method includes transmitting the first update package to a second HVAC device of the plurality of HVAC devices via the network.

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：US20180101157A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-12

申请号：US15424593

申请日：2017-02-03

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Christopher R. Amundson ,  David A. Kondrad ,  Kraig D. Ritmanich ,  Aron M. Seiler ,  Jameel Ahmed ,  Curtis C. Crane ,  Vivek V. Gupta ,  Daniel F. Leising ,  Brandon A. Sloat ,  Lisa E. Strand

IPC: G05B19/042

Abstract: An equipment controller in a building management system (BMS) includes a feature detector and a dynamic point list generator. The feature detector is configured to receive sensor input from a sensor and determine a set of features available to the equipment controller based on the sensor input. The dynamic point list generator is configured to determine unavailable features based on the set of available features and identify one or more points in a complete point list associated with the set of unavailable features. The dynamic point list generator is configured to generate a dynamic point list by removing the identified points from the complete point list and expose the dynamic point list to a BMS controller communicably connected to the equipment controller.

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：US20220373983A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-24

申请号：US17750830

申请日：2022-05-23

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Vivek V. Gupta ,  Daniel R. Gottschalk ,  William R. Kuckuk ,  Adam J. Scott ,  Mark T. Fischbach ,  James J. Mertz ,  Yogesh N. Jalkote ,  Sudhanshu Dixit

IPC: G05B15/02 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04L67/50

Abstract: A building management system (BMS) includes building equipment operable to affect a physical state or condition of a building coupled to a gateway device configured to communicate building data from the building equipment to a cloud-based platform according to a data control template configured to control a data rate between the gateway device and the cloud-based platform. The cloud-based platform includes a hub to generate a virtual device twin comprising the data control template and configured to receive the building data and represent the gateway device on the cloud-based platform, as well as plurality of cloud applications configured to provide a building data output. The cloud-based platform is configured to communicate the building data output to and receive a command from at least one of a control application, an analytic application, or a monitor application. The gateway device further configured to operate according to the command.

公开(公告)号：US11415955B2

公开(公告)日：2022-08-16

申请号：US16804999

申请日：2020-02-28

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Lisa E. Strand ,  Vivek V. Gupta ,  Benjamin D. Sanfelippo ,  Mark T. Fischbach ,  Adam Scott

IPC: G05B19/042

Abstract: A system for updating a device in a building management system (BMS). The system includes a third-party device and a device manager of a control network. The device manager updates the third-party device and includes a processing circuit that determines that the third-party device has been discovered on the control network. The processing circuit further populates a template with a set of received data from the third-party device and maps the third-party device with control network based on the populated template of received data. The processing circuit further configures the third-party device to operate in the control network, wherein configuring the third-party device comprises transforming a data exchange format of the third-party device.

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：US20180191521A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-05

申请号：US15397690

申请日：2017-01-03

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Jameel Ahmed ,  Vivek V. Gupta ,  Brandon A. Sloat ,  Daniel F. Leising

IPC: H04L12/40 ,  G05B19/042

CPC classification number: H04L12/40 ,  G05B19/042 ,  G05B2219/25011 ,  H04L12/2809 ,  H04L2012/4026

Abstract: A building management system includes a communications bus, subordinate devices connected to the communications bus, and a controller connected to the communications bus. The controller includes an active node table including a plurality of nodes, each node representing one of the subordinate devices connected to the communications bus. The controller is configured to monitor the active node table for a newly connected subordinate device, use a set of rules to determine whether the newly connected subordinate device is supported by the controller for performing an identified function in combination with the controller, and, in response to a determination that the newly connected subordinate device is supported, extend the identified function of the controller to the newly connected subordinate device. Extending the identified function includes enabling the newly connected subordinate device to perform the identified function.

公开(公告)号：US20170212487A1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-27

申请号：US15008329

申请日：2016-01-27

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Vivek V. Gupta ,  Jameel Ahmed ,  Harrison J. Palzewicz

IPC: G05B19/042 ,  H04L12/28 ,  F24F11/00

CPC classification number: G05B19/042 ,  F24F11/30 ,  F24F11/62 ,  G05B2219/25112 ,  G05B2219/2614 ,  G05B2219/2642 ,  H04L12/2807

Abstract: A system for self-provisioning building equipment includes a main control unit having a processing circuit and a data communications interface and an auxiliary control unit connected with the main control unit via a communications network. The system includes a memory device having an update file stored therein. The update file includes a plurality of partitions, each partition containing provisioning data for a programmable component of the main control unit or the auxiliary control unit. The processing circuit includes a provisioning manager configured to monitor the main control unit and the auxiliary control unit for a predetermined trigger and automatically initiate a provisioning process in response to detecting the predetermined trigger. The provisioning process includes providing the provisioning data from the update file to the programmable component of the main control unit or the auxiliary control unit.