US 12,079,448 B2
User interface module for a building control system
Cary Leen, Hammond, WI (US); FoongYeen Chan, Petaling Jaya (MY); and Duo Zhang, Beijing (CN)
Assigned to HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed by Honeywell International Inc., Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed on Sep. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/955,124.
Application 17/955,124 is a continuation of application No. 16/246,424, filed on Jan. 11, 2019, abandoned.
Prior Publication US 2023/0022954 A1, Jan. 26, 2023
Int. Cl. G05B 15/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/04817 (2022.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0483 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2022.01); G08B 21/18 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 67/125 (2022.01)
CPC G06F 3/0482 (2013.01) [G05B 15/02 (2013.01); G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); G06F 3/0483 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); G08B 21/182 (2013.01); H04L 12/282 (2013.01); H04L 67/125 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A building control system for controlling a Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system of a building, the building control system comprising:
an elongated DIN rail;
a building controller mounted to the elongated DIN rail at a corresponding mounted location along the elongated DIN rail, the building controller communicating directly with one or more first building control components of the HVAC system via a plurality of wired ports of the building controller, wherein at least one of the first building control components include one or more of a fan, a blower, and an actuator;
an Input/Output (I/O) controller that is separate from but operatively coupled to the building controller via an I/O port, wherein the I/O controller communicates directly with one or more second building control components of the HVAC system via a plurality of wired ports of the I/O controller, wherein at least one of the second building control components include one or more of a fan, a blower, and an actuator;
wherein the building controller is configured to provide control signals in accordance with a control algorithm to control the one or more first building control components via the direct communication between the building controller and the one or more first building control components of the HVAC system, and the building controller is configured to provide control signals in accordance with the control algorithm to control the one or more second building control components via the I/O controller with the I/O controller communicating directly with the one or more second building control components of the HVAC system; and
a user interface device mounted to the elongated DIN rail, the user interface device is separate from the building controller and the I/O controller and is secured at a corresponding mounted location along the elongated DIN rail, wherein the mounted location of the user interface device is offset from the mounted location of the building controller, the user interface device is operatively coupled to the building controller and is configured to display on a display of the user interface device a plurality of menu screens that allow a user to locally interact with the building controller.