ZONE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF AUTOMATICALLY CONFIGURING THE SAME

摘要

A zone control system includes a zone controller (ZC), an apparatus control node, and a sensor. The ZC includes a LAN structure template which records a network topology in a zone where the ZC is installed. The ZC executes calculations of correlation degree for adjacent apparatus control nodes and sensors, automatically connects to the highest correlation degree of the apparatus control nodes, and controls the connected apparatus control nodes to connect to the highest correlation degree of the sensors according to the calculation results and the LAN structure template. Accordingly, the ZC can automatically configure the LAN structure in the zone where the ZC is installed and establish a zone control system in the zone.

主权项

1. A method of automatically configuring a zone control system implemented via a configuration apparatus, the method comprising:
(a) selecting one of a plurality of zone controllers to be a target zone controller; (b) executing an automatic configuration procedure by the target zone controller to produce a LAN structure information; (c) receiving the LAN structure information; (d) transmitting the confirmed LAN structure information to the target zone controller when a LAN structure is judged to be correct; (e) transmitting the fine-tuned LAN structure information to the target zone controller when the LAN structure is judged to be incorrect; and (f) reconfiguring the LAN structure and establishing a zone control system by the target zone controller according to the received LAN structure information after the step (d) or the step (e).