Digital Labeling Control System with Self-Configuring Wiring Terminals
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Solution Overview
Problem
Controlling building systems requires IT networking, programming, and engineering skills, with manual equipment discovery and wire-up processes being cumbersome and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A digital labeling control system using self-healing nodes that allows users to create a wiring panel with a controller, featuring a processor, memory, and wiring terminals, enabling guided wiring through a user interface that modifies terminals to match device requirements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual equipment discovery and wire-up processes are used, then IT networking skills, programming skills, and engineering skills are required, but the process becomes cumbersome and inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The controller automatically performs equipment discovery and terminal configuration without requiring manual programming. The system self-configures by receiving device information, determining required terminals, and modifying its wiring panel automatically, eliminating the need for manual IT networking and programming skills.
Solution Approach 2:
The controller pre-configures wiring terminals based on anticipated device connections. By performing equipment discovery and terminal modification in advance before actual wiring occurs, the system prepares the wiring panel proactively, making the actual wiring process simpler and more efficient.
2Productivity
If automatic terminal modification is implemented, then wiring process is simplified, but controller software complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The automatic configuration process is segmented into distinct operational phases: equipment discovery, device information reception, terminal determination, and terminal modification. This segmentation allows the complex automation process to be managed through discrete, manageable software modules that can execute sequentially.
Solution Approach 2:
The controller acts as an intermediary between the wiring panel and external devices. It receives device information, processes terminal requirements, and modifies the wiring panel accordingly, serving as a mediator that automates the configuration process while managing the complexity internally.
Data Source
AI summary
Tools and techniques are described to create a controller wiring board. A user, using a user interface associated with a controller, can determine which devices will be attached to a controller. The features of the devices may be already known by the controller. The controller can change wiring terminal types depending on the requirements of the devices wired to the controllers. In some embodiments, a device is wired to a module associated with the controller. The controller can signal to the module to modify its wiring terminal to match the needs of the device to be wired to that location.