Controller with Moveable Display for Auto-Labeling and Guided Wiring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current smart building control systems require extensive effort to create and update wiring diagrams, as each system must be explicitly informed about other systems, leading to inefficiencies and increased integration costs.
Innovation Solution
A controller with a moveable interactive screen that allows users to display, modify, and label wiring diagrams and device connections simultaneously, enabling dynamic updates and changes without recreating entire diagrams.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional wiring diagrams are created and updated manually, then wiring documentation can be maintained, but extensive effort and time are required to create and update diagrams whenever devices are moved or systems are modified
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses digital copies of wiring diagrams stored in computer-readable memory that can be displayed on electronic displays. These digital copies can be easily modified and updated without recreating the entire diagram from scratch, allowing rapid updates when devices are moved or systems are changed.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-stores wiring diagram data and device information in computer-readable memory before any changes are needed. This preliminary digital documentation allows for rapid updates and modifications without requiring manual recreation of diagrams when changes occur.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple unconnected systems are integrated into a smart building control system, then system connectivity is achieved, but complex tagging methods and extensive integration effort are required
Solution Approach 1:
The controller is designed with multi-functional capabilities including displaying wiring diagrams, storing system information, processing user inputs, and communicating with multiple devices. This universal controller can manage various building systems (HVAC, lighting, security) through a single integrated platform, reducing the need for separate control systems and simplifying integration.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines multiple functions into a single controller unit: wiring diagram display, device information storage, user input processing, and system communication. This merging of previously separate functions into one integrated controller reduces integration complexity and eliminates the need for complex tagging methods between multiple unconnected systems.
3Ease of operation
If wiring diagrams are displayed on fixed displays, then wiring information is visible, but the display cannot be moved to show both the controller wiring and the controller simultaneously
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs movable electronic displays that can be repositioned to different locations around the controller. These dynamic displays allow users to view wiring diagrams at convenient positions and can be moved to show both the controller wiring and the controller itself simultaneously, providing flexibility without requiring complex fixed display configurations.
Data Source
AI summary
A controller is described with an adjacent electronic display which allows users to input building plans, and to design where devices (e.g., equipment and sensors) are to go. The controller has access to databases of the devices including wiring diagrams and protocols, such that the controller can automatically create a wiring diagram that can be used to wire the building and the controller. The adjacent display can be moved to show controller wiring, while the display shows a wiring diagram which describes a diagram of the controller wiring including devices that are connected, and wiring information about the devices.