CONTROLLER AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM

摘要

A controller that has a plurality of functions related to the control of the operation of a device to be controlled and that is hierarchically network-connected to another controller comprises: a storage unit that stores the plurality of functions, the categories of the plurality of functions, and operation permission/inhibition for each category; a communication unit that receives from the other controller an operation permission/inhibition change command indicating a change of operation permission/inhibition; a determination unit that determines whether to change the operation permission/inhibition in accordance with the operation permission/inhibition change command; and an operation permission/inhibition change unit that, if the determination unit determines that the operation permission/inhibition is to be changed, changes the operation permission/inhibition stored in the storage unit for each category.