Dual potentiometer address and direction selection for an actuator

摘要

An actuator having two or more potentiometers for setting an address for use with a communications bus or the like. An adjustment or setting of the potentiometers may be accessible at two or more sides outside of a housing enclosing the actuator. One potentiometer may be set to a direction of control and a range of addresses. Another potentiometer may be set to one of several addresses within a range of addresses and direction of control selected on the first potentiometer.

主权项

1. An actuator system for a heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) setup, comprising:
an electromechanical mover; a processor connected to the electromechanical mover; and a first potentiometer, having a set of directions of control and a plurality of ranges for addresses, connected to the processor; a second potentiometer having a plurality of addresses connected to the processor; and a housing that encloses the actuator; and wherein: access to the potentiometers for selecting or changing an address for the actuator is available on at least two sides of the housing; an address for the actuator comprises:
a direction of control selected from the set of directions of control on the first potentiometer;a range of addresses selected from the plurality of ranges on the first potentiometer; and an address selected from the plurality of addresses on the second potentiometer within the range of addresses selected from the plurality of ranges for addresses.