INTERVIEW PROGRAMMING FOR AN HVAC CONTROLLER

摘要

Controllers and methods are disclosed for aiding a user in programming a schedule of a programmable controller. In an illustrative embodiment, a guided programming routine can be activated by a user, which then guides a user through two or more screens that are designed to collect sufficient information from the user to generate and/or update at least some of the schedule parameters of the controller.

主权项

1. A thermostat for controlling one or more HVAC components of an HVAC system, the thermostat comprising:
a housing; a user interface housed by the housing, user interface including a touch screen display; a temperature sensor housed by the housing; a memory for storing configuration information, the memory housed by the housing; and a controller operative coupled to the memory, the temperature sensor, the touch screen display, the controller housed by the housing and programming to:
provide a guided programming sequence of two or more screens on the touch screen display of the thermostat from a first screen to a last screen, the particular sequence of two or more screens is determined by the controller, at least two of the two more screens prompting a user to provide configuration information that is related to one or more HVAC components of an HVAC system that is to be controlled by the thermostat,
wherein a first one of the two more screens prompting the user to provide configuration information is an equipment type screen that includes two or more selectable equipment type options simultaneously displayed on the touch screen display with each of the two or more selectable equipment type options displayed as a separate equipment type touch button, wherein each equipment type touch button includes a descriptive indicator of the corresponding selectable equipment type option displayed inside an outer perimeter of the equipment type touch button;wherein a second one of the screens that prompt the user to provide configuration information includes two or more touch buttons simultaneously displayed on the touch screen display with each of the selectable touch buttons having a descriptive indicator displayed inside a perimeter of the corresponding touch button;accept user selections via the first and second screens;determine updated configuration based on the accepted user selections, the updated configuration information including an equipment type, a number of heating stages, and a number of cooling stages for the HVAC system;store the updated configuration information in the memory including the updated equipment type, the updated number of heating stages, and the updated number of cooling stages;provide a summary screen that displays a summary of the configuration information including the updated configuration information; anduse the updated configuration information when subsequently controlling the HVAC system.