VERSATILE HVAC CONTROLLER

摘要

An HVAC controller for providing control signals to one or more HVAC components to control one or more environmental parameters in an inside space. The HVAC Controller may include a housing for housing a controller, a wired control port, and a wireless interface for optionally wirelessly connecting the HVAC controller to HVAC components and for wirelessly providing control signals generated by the controller to the HVAC components. The wired control port may connect the HVAC controller to the HVAC components via one or more wires and for providing control signals generated by the controller to the HVAC components via the one or more wires. The controller may be programmable to include control configurations comprising controlling via only the wired control port, via only the wireless interface, or via the wired control port and the wireless interface.

主权项

1. An HVAC controller for providing control signals to one or more HVAC components to control one or more environmental parameters in an inside space, the HVAC controller comprising:
a housing for housing:
a controller for generating one or more control signals;a battery compartment;a battery power input for receiving power from an optional battery in the battery compartment to power the HVAC controller;a wired power port for receiving power from an optional external wired power source to power the HVAC controller;a wired control port for optionally connecting the HVAC controller directly or indirectly to one or more HVAC components via one or more wires and for providing the control signals generated by the controller to the one or more HVAC components via the one or more wires;a wireless interface for optionally wirelessly connecting the HVAC controller directly or indirectly to one or more HVAC components and for providing the control signals generated by the controller to the one or more HVAC components via the wireless interface;the controller is configured to operate under at least three power configurations, wherein the at least three power configurations comprise:
receiving power from only the battery power input;receiving power from only the wired power port;receiving power from the battery power input and the wired power port;the controller is programmable to have at least three control configurations, wherein the at least three control configurations comprise,
controlling one or more of the HVAC components using only the wired control port;controlling the one or more of the HVAC components using only the wireless interface;controlling the one or more of the HVAC components using the wired control port and the wireless interface;a touch screen display, the touch screen display comprising,
a first region having an array of fixed segment pixels arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns for displaying text in a dot matrix format;a second region having a plurality of predefined fixed segment graphical icons; andwherein the first region of the touch screen display includes a message center, and wherein the HVAC controller is programmed to query a user using the message center and accept responses to identify the one or more HVAC components that are to be controlled by the HVAC controller, and based on the responses, configure the controller to one of the three control configurations.