Building Controller Data Point Integration for Faster Commissioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing building automation systems require manual intervention by engineers or technicians to integrate data points from building automation devices into building controllers, which is inefficient and time-consuming.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that utilize a processor and memory to generate system object identifications, receive user inputs for filtering criteria, identify and integrate data points, and display integrated data points, allowing for automated integration of building automation devices into building controllers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual selection of data points is used to integrate building automation devices into building controllers, then integration accuracy can be ensured, but the commissioning process becomes time-consuming and inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables automatic data point integration where the building controller autonomously discovers and integrates data points from building automation devices without requiring manual selection by engineers or technicians. The controller automatically retrieves device information, identifies available data points, and integrates them into the control system, allowing the system to serve itself during the commissioning process.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the manual mechanical process of selecting and integrating data points with an automated electronic discovery and integration mechanism. The building controller uses automated protocols to discover devices on the network, retrieve their data point information, and integrate them without human intervention, substituting the manual selection process with an automated electronic system.
2Productivity
If automated data point integration is implemented, then commissioning efficiency is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The building controller is designed with multi-functional capabilities to perform both traditional control functions and automated device discovery and data point integration functions. This universal controller can operate in both manual and automated modes, and can handle various types of building automation devices through standardized protocols, reducing the need for separate specialized tools or systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces a standardized communication protocol and data structure as an intermediary between diverse building automation devices and the building controller. This intermediary layer enables automated integration by providing a common language and format for device discovery and data point exchange, simplifying the integration process despite the diversity of devices.
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AI summary
A method for integrating data points of building automation devices into a building controller within a building automation system includes generating on a display an identification of a system object relating to one of a plurality of building automation devices; receiving a user input comprising a filter criterium for filtering a plurality of data points relating to the building automation devices; identifying at least one of the plurality of data points of the building automation devices based on the filter criterium; integrating the identified at least one of the data points into the building controller to be associated with the system object; and generating on the display an identification of at least one of the integrated data points associated with the system object.