US20200225812A1 - User interface module for a building control system - Google Patents
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- Building control systems are used to control systems of a building, and often include one or more building control devices that control one or more building control components.
- Such building control systems can include Heating, Ventilation and/or Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems, building security systems, building lighting control systems and/or any other suitable building control system.
- HVAC Heating, Ventilation and/or Air Conditioning
- a building control system includes a building controller that receives sensor and/or other data, and in response, provides control signals to control various building control components in the building in accordance with a control algorithm.
- the building controller may be operatively coupled to one or more input/output modules, which may be wired or otherwise connected to the one or more building control components.
- a user interface may be integrated into the building controller. In other cases, a separate user interface module may be provided for interfacing with the building controller. A need remains for improved the usability of such building control systems.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic view of an illustrative building control system mounted on a DIN rail;
- the screen 300 includes a list 310 of current values for the data points that are listed in the list 308 , as well as a list 312 of alarm frequency and a list 314 of alarm seriousness for each of the data points that are listed in the list 308 as being in alarm.
- Selecting, for example, the first data point listed in the list 308 causes the user interface device 20 to display a screen 320 , as shown in FIG. 26 .
- the COMMAND bar 92 includes an INFORMATION button 322 that may be selected to provide additional information, for example, as well as the name of the selected data point.
- the ACTION bar 108 includes an indication that the data point is in alarm, as well as an indication that the alarm is URGENT.
- the screen 320 includes additional information 324 regarding the data point and the corresponding alarm.
- FIGS. 38 through 41 show screens pertaining to adding data points to the Fast Access list.
- FIG. 38 shows a screen 440 including a list 442 of data points and a list 444 of the corresponding values for each of the listed data points.
- a user may select one of the data points (as illustrated the user is selecting the top listed data point) by sliding left on the desired data point.
- the user interface device 20 displays a screen 450 .
- the ACTION bar 108 includes an indication of the current value of the selected data point.
- the ACTION bar 108 also includes an ADD TO LOCK SCREEN icon 452 and an ADD TO FA LIST icon 454 . It will be appreciated that the ACTION bar 108 has been superimposed over or has otherwise replaced the selected data point within the list 442 and the list 444 .
- FIG. 59 shows a screen 650 that may be displayed by the user interface device 20 when paging through filter pages.
- the screen 650 includes a CLEAR button 652 and an APPLY button 654 in the COMMAND bar 92 .
- the screen 650 includes a listing 656 of point types and corresponding radio buttons and of course includes the PAGE icon 616 .
- FIG. 60 shows a screen 660 that includes a listing 662 of plant types, and of course includes the PAGE icon 616 so that the user knows to scroll vertically.
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- The present disclosure pertains to building control systems. More particularly, the present disclosure pertains to building control systems that include a building controller and a user interface device that provides a user interface for the building controller.
- Building control systems are used to control systems of a building, and often include one or more building control devices that control one or more building control components. Such building control systems can include Heating, Ventilation and/or Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems, building security systems, building lighting control systems and/or any other suitable building control system. In many instances, a building control system includes a building controller that receives sensor and/or other data, and in response, provides control signals to control various building control components in the building in accordance with a control algorithm. In some cases, the building controller may be operatively coupled to one or more input/output modules, which may be wired or otherwise connected to the one or more building control components. In some cases, a user interface may be integrated into the building controller. In other cases, a separate user interface module may be provided for interfacing with the building controller. A need remains for improved the usability of such building control systems.
- The present disclosure relates to a building control system that includes a building controller and a user interface device that is operatively coupled to the building controller. In some cases, the building controller is configured to be wall mountable and includes a plurality of ports for controlling one or more points that are associated with one or more plants of a building. The building controller controls the one or more points in accordance with one or more programmable point control values that are associated with one or more points. The user interface device may be configured to provide a user interface for operating the building controller and may be configured to display a plurality of menu screens on a display that allow a user to view one or more of the points, change the programmable control value for one or more of the points, and/or view one or more alarms generated by the building controller for one or more of the points.
- Another example of the present disclosure is a building control system that includes a building controller that is configured to be wall mountable and a user interface device that is separate from the building controller but is also configured to be wall mountable and operatively coupled to the building controller. The building controller includes a plurality of ports for controlling one or more points that are associated with one or more plants of a building. The building controller controls the one or more points in accordance with one or more programmable point control values that are associated with the one or more points. The user interface device is configured to provide a user interface for operating the building controller and is configured to display one or more screens on a display that displays information received from the building controller and/or solicits information for the building controller.
- Another example of the present disclosure is a building control system that includes a building controller that is configured to be wall mountable and includes a plurality of ports for controlling one or more points associated with one or more plants of a building, the building controller controlling the one or more points in accordance with one or more programmable point control values that are associated with the one or more points. A user interface device is operatively coupled to the building controller and is configured to provide a user interface for operating the building controller. The user interface device is configured to display a plurality of menu screens on a display, including at least one screen that allows a user to select one or more points that are to be displayed on a home screen of the user interface device, wherein after selection, the user interface device displays current information regarding the selected one or more points on the home screen, wherein the home screen is displayed following a period of no user interaction with the user interface device.
- The preceding summary is provided to facilitate an understanding of some of the features of the present disclosure and is not intended to be a full description. A full appreciation of the disclosure can be gained by taking the entire specification, claims, drawings, and abstract as a whole.
- The disclosure may be more completely understood in consideration of the following description of various illustrative embodiments of the disclosure in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:
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FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an illustrative building control system; -
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of an illustrative building control system mounted on a DIN rail; -
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of an illustrative building control system; -
FIG. 4 is an illustrative screen shot of a locked screen; -
FIG. 5 is an illustrative screen shot of a main menu screen; -
FIGS. 6 through 24 are screen shots of FAST ACCESS list screens; -
FIGS. 25 through 33 are screen shots of ALARM screens; -
FIGS. 34 through 44 are screen shots of DATA POINT LIST screens; -
FIGS. 45 through 54 are screen shots of POINTS IN MANUAL screens; -
FIGS. 55 through 60 are screen shots illustrating screen pagination; -
FIGS. 61 through 68 are screen shots of FILTER screens; and -
FIGS. 69 through 79 are SETTINGS screens. - While the disclosure is amenable to various modifications and alternative forms, specifics thereof have been shown by way of example in the drawings and will be described in detail. It should be understood, however, that the intention is not to limit aspects of the disclosure to the particular illustrative embodiments described. On the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the disclosure.
- The following description should be read with reference to the drawings wherein like reference numerals indicate like elements. The drawings, which are not necessarily to scale, are not intended to limit the scope of the disclosure. In some of the figures, elements not believed necessary to an understanding of relationships among illustrated components may have been omitted for clarity.
- All numbers are herein assumed to be modified by the term “about”, unless the content clearly dictates otherwise. The recitation of numerical ranges by endpoints includes all numbers subsumed within that range (e.g., 1 to 5 includes 1, 1.5, 2, 2.75, 3, 3.80, 4, and 5).
- As used in this specification and the appended claims, the singular forms “a”, “an”, and “the” include the plural referents unless the content clearly dictates otherwise. As used in this specification and the appended claims, the term “or” is generally employed in its sense including “and/or” unless the content clearly dictates otherwise.
- It is noted that references in the specification to “an embodiment”, “some embodiments”, “other embodiments”, etc., indicate that the embodiment described may include a particular feature, structure, or characteristic, but every embodiment may not necessarily include the particular feature, structure, or characteristic. Moreover, such phrases are not necessarily referring to the same embodiment. Further, when a particular feature, structure, or characteristic is described in connection with an embodiment, it is contemplated that the feature, structure, or characteristic may be applied to other embodiments whether or not explicitly described unless clearly stated to the contrary.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an illustrativebuilding control system 10. It is contemplated that thebuilding control system 10 may include an Heating, Ventilation and/or Air Conditioning (HVAC) system, a building security system, a building lighting control system and/or any other suitable building control system. In some cases, thebuilding control system 10 may include one or more building control devices. The one or more building control devices may include, for example, abuilding controller 12, input/output modules building controller 12 is configured to receive sensor and/or other data, and in response, provide control signals in accordance with a control algorithm to control various building control components 18 a-18 d in the building. In some cases, thebuilding controller 12 may receive the sensor and/or other data and provided control signals to building control components 18 a-18 d via one or more input/output modules output modules building controller 12 and wired or otherwise connected to the one or more building control components 18 a-18 d. It is contemplated that the one or more building control components 18 a-18 d may include, for example, fans, blowers, dampers, sensors and/or detectors, actuators and/or any other suitable building control components. - In some case, a
user interface device 20 may be provided for interfacing with the building control devices. In the example shown, theuser interface device 20 is operatively connected to thebuilding controller 12. Theuser interface device 20 may include a housing that houses a display. The display may be a touch screen display. In some cases, theuser interface device 20 may include one or more tactile buttons for use by the user in interacting with theuser interface device 20. - It is contemplated that the
user interface device 20 may provide a rich user interface for local access to thebuilding controller 12, thereby providing a convenient way for a user to locally control/check the operation of thebuilding control system 10. In some cases, a user may user the user interface module to view and command building control components 18 a-18 d (points), view and acknowledge alarms, view and program schedules/calendars, provide password protection, displaying/creating fast access lists, and/or perform any other desired task. These are just examples. -
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of an illustrativebuilding control system 10 mounted on aDIN rail 15. In the example shown, the building control system includes abuilding controller 12 and auser interface device 20. In the example shown, thebuilding controller 12 does not include a dot matrix display. Instead, thebuilding controller 12 includes alight ring 24 that, for example, can be animated and/or changes color to provide an operational status of thebuilding controller 12. For example, thelight ring 24 may be green to indicate that thebuilding controller 12 is operating normally, yellow to indicate that thebuilding controller 12 has one or more minor faults and red to indicate that thebuilding controller 12 has one or more major faults that need a user's immediate attention. A set ofLED lights 26 may also be used to indicate the connection status of each of a number of I/O pins. In some cases, theuser interface device 20 may serve as a user interface for thebuilding controller 12, thereby providing additional functionality. In some cases, theuser interface device 20 may display a replica of thelight ring 24. -
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of an illustrativebuilding control system 40. Thebuilding control system 40 includes thebuilding controller 12 and theuser interface device 20 as previously shown inFIG. 1 . Thebuilding controller 12 and theuser interface device 20 may be operably coupled such that theuser interface device 20 provides a user interface for thebuilding controller 12, thereby providing additional communication functionality beyond thelight ring 24 and the LED lights 26 (FIG. 2 ). In some cases, theuser interface device 20 may be separate from the building controller 12 (yet still operably coupled thereto). In some cases, thebuilding control system 40 may be considered as being part of thebuilding control system 10. In some instances, thebuilding control system 40 may be considered as being a stand-alone system. - In some cases, the
building controller 12 may be configured to be wall-mountable. As illustrated, thebuilding controller 12 includes acontroller 42 that is operably coupled with amemory 44. Thememory 44 may store information regarding one or more points that are associated with one or more plants that are being controlled by thebuilding controller 12, including but not limited to programmable control values, alarm values and the like. Thecontroller 42 is also operably coupled with a plurality ofports ports 46 are shown, it will be appreciated that thecontroller 42 may be operably coupled with any number ofports 46. In some cases, theports 46 may provide direct wired or wireless communication to the one or more points. In some instances, at least some of theports 46 may instead be in communication with other intermediate devices such as but not limited to the Input/Output Modules FIG. 1 . An I/O port 48 permits communication with theuser interface device 20. - The
user interface device 20 includes acontroller 50 that is operably coupled with auser interface 52. In some cases, theuser interface 52 includes adisplay 54 and may include one or more buttons or other input devices (not illustrated). In some cases, thedisplay 54 may be a capacitive touch screen display, which may provide both input and display capabilities. Thecontroller 50 is also operably coupled with an I/O port 56. The I/O port 56 may, for example, permit theuser interface device 20 to communicate with thebuilding controller 12, such as via the I/O port 48 of thebuilding controller 12. Theuser interface device 20 may be configured to display a plurality of menu screens on thedisplay 54 that allow a user to view one or more of the points, change the programmable control value for one or more of the points, and view one or more alarms generated by thebuilding controller 12 for one or more of the points. - In some cases, the
user interface device 20 may be configured to display on thedisplay 54 one or more screens that display a list of points that are currently in alarm. For example, the one or more screens that display a list of points that are currently in alarm may include one or more of a user-defined name for each of the points in alarm, a status indicator for each of the points in alarm and a current value and/or a setpoint for each of the points in alarm. The status indicator for each of the points in alarm may, for example, be one of a high priority alarm indicator, a mid or medium priority alarm indicator and a low priority alarm indicator. In some cases, theuser interface device 20 may be configured to display one or more screens providing additional information regarding a particular point that is currently in alarm in response to a user selecting the particular point from the list of points that are currently in alarm. In some cases, the one or more screens providing additional information regarding the particular point that is currently in alarm may allow the user to manually change a setpoint for the particular point in alarm. - The
user interface device 20 may be configured to display on the display one or more screens that display a list of points that are controlled by thebuilding controller 12. In some cases, theuser interface device 20 may be configured to display one or more screens providing additional information regarding a particular point in response to a user selecting the particular point from the list of points. Theuser interface device 20 may be configured to display one or more screens that permit the user to select a particular point and then manually adjust a programmable point control value of the particular point. Theuser interface device 20 may be configured to display one or more screens that provide a list of points that have been manually adjusted as well as to display one or more screens that permit the user to selectively choose points that have been manually adjusted to return to an auto mode. - The
user interface device 20 may be configured to display one or more screens that permit the user to filter the one or more points by a user selected filter criteria. In some cases, each of the one or more points has a point type, and wherein the user selected filter criteria identifies those points of one or more selected point types. In some instances, each of the one or more points is associated one of the one or more plants, and wherein the user selected filter criteria identifies those points that are associated with one or more selected plants. - The
user interface device 20 may be configured to display one or more screens that provide a Fast Access List that enables particular points to be accessed more easily. One or more points may be added to the Fast Access List in several different ways. For example, a point may be added to the Fast Access List by activating an add to Fast Access List button on a Fast Access List screen that displays a listing of points that are on the Fast Access List. A point may also be added to the Fast Access List by activating an add to Fast Access List button on an information screen for a particular point. In some cases, in response to activating the add to Fast Access List button on the Fast Access List screen that displays the listing of points that are on the Fast Access List, theuser interface device 20 may be configured to display one or more screens that permit the user to filter the one or more points by a user selected filter criteria. -
FIGS. 4 through 79 provide a number of illustrative screen shots that illustrate some of the functionality of theuser interface device 20, and how theuser interface device 20 may provide a desirable and useful user interface for thebuilding controller 12. As will be shown in the illustrative screen shots, theuser interface device 20 provides a way for thebuilding controller 12 to communicate vast amounts of information to a user via a user-friendly, inexpensive device (the user interface device 20). Theuser interface device 20 also provides an effective way for a user to communicate information to thebuilding controller 12 without having to connect up a computer or similar device. -
FIG. 4 provides ascreen 60 that may be displayed by theuser interface device 20. Thescreen 60 may be considered as being a lock screen to which theuser interface device 20 may return when there is no current interaction with a user, for example, and there has not been any interaction for a period of time. For security purposes, theuser interface device 20 may display thescreen 60 if there has been no interaction for a period of time such as 15 minutes. In some cases, this period of time may be user-adjustable. Thescreen 60 may include any desired information. As illustrated, thescreen 60 includes a current DATE andTIME icon 62 and aCONTROLLER NAME icon 64. In some cases, and as will be discussed with respect to subsequent Figures, the user may have the ability to place one or more points directly on thescreen 60. As a result, particular points may be immediately visible, even without having to unlock the screen. To illustrate this, thescreen 60 includes aDATA POINT icon 66 that may include a name of the displayed point as well as a current setpoint or current value for the displayed point. While a singleDATA POINT icon 66 is shown, it will be appreciated that thescreen 60 may include none, or may include two, three or more distinctDATA POINT icons 66. In some instances, the particular information displayed on theDATA POINT icon 66 may be user-selectable. - To gain access, a user may slide an UNLOCK bar 68. In response, the
user interface device 20 may display one or more screens (not illustrated) that enable a user to enter a username and/or a password, for example. Theuser interface device 20 may provide provisions for someone to enter additional usernames and passwords, and to optionally enter security levels for individuals. For example, some users may have more limited rights as to what they can see or alter while other users may have more extensive rights. Once the user has successfully logged in to theuser interface device 20, theuser interface device 20 may display ascreen 70, as shown inFIG. 5 . - As seen in
FIG. 5 , thescreen 70 may be considered as being a home screen, or perhaps a main menu screen. Thescreen 70 may include any number of different icons, depending on how thebuilding controller 12 is configured, what sort of plants are being operated by thebuilding controller 12, as well as any variety of user-defined settings or parameters. As illustrated, thescreen 70 includes anID bar 72 that may, for example, name thespecific building controller 12, include the user's name, and the time. These are just examples, and are not intended as being limiting. Thescreen 70 includes aFAST ACCESS icon 74, an ALARMSicon 76, aDATA POINT icon 78, a POINTS INMANUAL icon 80, a TIME PROGRAMSicons 82, aSETTINGS icon 84 and anINFORMATION icon 86. In some cases, thescreen 70 may include descriptive text accompanying eachicon ALARMS icon 76 also includes anindication 76 a that provides an indication of how many points are currently in alarm. It will be appreciated that in response to a user selecting any of theseicons user interface device 20 may display one or more screens that either provide the user with additional information or enable the user to enter information to be transmitted to thebuilding controller 12. - The
TIME PROGRAMS icon 82, if selected, will cause theuser interface device 20 to display one or more screens pertaining to scheduling. TheINFORMATION icon 86, if selected, will cause theuser interface device 20 to display one or more screens that provide additional general information to the user. At least some aspects of each of theicons FAST ACCESS icon 74 may be found inFIGS. 6-24 . Illustrative but non-limiting screen shots pertaining to theALARMS icon 76 may be found inFIGS. 25-33 . Illustrative but non-limiting screen shots pertaining to theDATA POINT icon 78 may be found inFIGS. 34-44 . Illustrative but non-limiting screen shots pertaining to the POINTS INMANUAL icon 80 may be found inFIGS. 45-54 . Illustrative but non-limiting screen shots pertaining to theSETTINGS icon 84 may be found inFIGS. 69-79 . - Selecting the
FAST ACCESS icon 74 will cause theuser interface device 20 to display ascreen 90, as shown inFIG. 6 .FIGS. 6 through 24 will show screens displayable by theuser interface device 20 in working with FAST ACCESS lists. InFIG. 6 , thescreen 90 includes aCOMMAND bar 92 that includes aHOME button 94 which, if selected, will cause theuser interface device 20 to revert to the main menu page as shown in the screen 70 (FIG. 5 ). TheCOMMAND bar 92 includes text informing the user where they are in the menu, as well as aCREATE button 96. Thescreen 90 also includes a genericlist including List 1,List 2, and so on, representing lists that can be named and populated if desired. To illustrate, selecting theCREATE button 96 will cause theuser interface device 20 to display ascreen 100, as shown inFIG. 7 . As seen inFIG. 7 , theCOMMAND bar 92 now includes aBACK icon 102 which, if selected, will cause theuser interface device 20 to revert to the previous screen 90 (FIG. 6 ), as well as text informing the user where they are in the menu. A CANCELbutton 104 may be used to cancel what the user is doing while aSAVE button 106 may be used to save what the user is doing. Thescreen 100 includes anACTION bar 108 that displays the name that the user is typing using theQWERTY keyboard 110. - As seen in a screen 120 (
FIG. 8 ), theACTION bar 108 now reads that the FA LIST NAME is nowFAL 1, as entered by the user. Assuming that the user is happy with this name, and did not make any typographical or spelling errors, the user may save the new name by selecting theSAVE button 106. In response to the user selecting theSAVE button 106, theuser interface device 20 will display a screen 130 (FIG. 9 ). Thescreen 130 is identical to the screen 120 (FIG. 8 ), but includes the new name “FAL 1” displayed within the list. Once the list has been named, it can be accessed in order to, for example, at data points to that list. Selecting theFAL 1 icon 132 (FIG. 9 ) causes theuser interface device 20 to display a screen 140 (FIG. 10 ). - In the
screen 140, theCOMMAND bar 92 includes theHOME button 94, theCREATE button 96 as well as an indication of where the user is in the menu. The user may select an FA list, such as theFAL 1 list by selecting theFAL 1icon 132. In response, theuser interface device 20 will display ascreen 150, as shown inFIG. 11 . In thescreen 150, theCOMMAND bar 92 includes theBACK icon 102 and anEDIT button 152. Thescreen 150 includes alist 154 of data points as well as an accompanyinglist 156 of current values or current set points for the corresponding data points. The user may select theEDIT button 152 to cause theuser interface device 20 to display ascreen 160, as shown inFIG. 12 . - As shown in
FIG. 12 , theCOMMAND bar 92 displayed in thescreen 160 includes theBACK icon 102, aREMOVE button 162, anADD button 164 and anOK button 166 as well as an indication of where the user is in the menu. Thescreen 160 includes alist 168 of data point names and anaccompanying list 170 of corresponding values. Selecting theADD button 164 will enable a user to add a new data point to theFAL 1 list, and will cause theuser interface device 20 to display ascreen 180 as seen inFIG. 13 . InFIG. 13 , theCOMMAND bar 92 can be seen as including aNEXT button 182. Thescreen 180 includes alist 184 of point types along with radio buttons that can be used to select any or all of the point types. -
FIG. 14 shows ascreen 190, which is the result of the user selecting particular point types, as indicated by the filled in radio buttons alongside some of the point types. At this point, the user can select theNEXT button 182 to move to ascreen 200, as shown inFIG. 15 . As seen in thescreen 200, theCOMMAND bar 92 includes theBACK icon 102 and theADD button 164. Thescreen 200 includes alist 202 of data points as well as an accompanyinglist 204 of plants that correspond to the data points. In order to add theData point name 1, for example, the user may select that data point as indicated by the filled in radio button shown in a screen 210 (FIG. 16 ). The user may then select theADD button 164 to add the selected data point. -
FIGS. 17-19 show illustrative screens that pertain to deleting a list.FIG. 17 shows ascreen 220 in which theCOMMAND bar 92 includes theHOME button 94 and theCREATE button 96 as well as an indication of where the user is in the menu. Thescreen 220 includes alist 222 of FA lists. The user may select theList 1 by sliding left near aLIST 1icon 224, causing theuser interface device 20 to display a screen 230 (FIG. 18 ). As can be seen, thelist 222 no longer includes theLIST 1icon 224. ADELETE button 232 may be selected in order to delete theLIST 1 from the list of FA lists. Pressing theDELETE button 232 causes theuser interface device 20 to display a screen 240 (FIG. 19 ) that includes aNO icon 242 and aDELETE icon 244, along with analphanumeric message 246 that asks the user to confirm whether they wish to proceed with the deletion. Pressing theDELETE icon 244 will cause the selectedList 1 to be deleted. -
FIGS. 20-22 show illustrative screens that pertain to removing one or more points.FIG. 20 shows ascreen 250 that includes alist 252 of data point names as well as an accompanyinglist 254 of corresponding values for the data points. Selecting theEDIT button 152 causes theuser interface device 20 to display a screen 260 (FIG. 21 ) that includes thelist 252 as well as alist 256 of plant types. The user may delete thedata point name 1 by selecting a corresponding radio button. This can be seen inFIG. 22 , which shows ascreen 270 in which the radio button corresponding to thedata point 1 has been selected. Pressing theREMOVE button 162 will delete the selected data point. -
FIGS. 23 and 24 show illustrative screens that pertain to renaming a FA list. InFIG. 23 , ascreen 280 includes alist 282 of data points and alist 284 of corresponding plant types. TheCOMMAND bar 92 includes aFAL 1icon 286. By selecting theFAL 1icon 286, theuser interface device 20 displays ascreen 290 that enables the user to rename the selected FA list. TheACTION bar 108 includes an identification of which Fast Access list is being renamed, and theCOMMAND bar 92 includes an indication that the user is to proceed with amending the name. They can use theQWERTY keyboard 110 to enter a new or revised name, and can then select theSAVE button 106 to save the new name. -
FIGS. 25 through 33 are screen shots of illustrative ALARM screens that may be displayed by theuser interface device 20. Pressing theALARMS icon 76 on the main menu screen (FIG. 5 ) will cause theuser interface device 20 to display ascreen 300, as shown inFIG. 25 . Thescreen 300 includes a listing of all data points that are in alarm. It can be seen that theCOMMAND bar 92 includes anIN ALARM icon 302, anUNACKNOWLEDGED icon 304 and aHISTORY icon 306. As can be seen, theIN ALARM icon 302 has been selected, and thus thescreen 300 includes alist 308 of all current alarms. Thescreen 300 includes alist 310 of current values for the data points that are listed in thelist 308, as well as alist 312 of alarm frequency and alist 314 of alarm seriousness for each of the data points that are listed in thelist 308 as being in alarm. - Selecting, for example, the first data point listed in the
list 308 causes theuser interface device 20 to display ascreen 320, as shown inFIG. 26 . As can be seen, theCOMMAND bar 92 includes anINFORMATION button 322 that may be selected to provide additional information, for example, as well as the name of the selected data point. TheACTION bar 108 includes an indication that the data point is in alarm, as well as an indication that the alarm is URGENT. Thescreen 320 includesadditional information 324 regarding the data point and the corresponding alarm. -
FIG. 27 shows ascreen 330 that shows unacknowledged alarms. As can be seen, theUNACKNOWLEDGED icon 304 has been selected. It will be appreciated that the data point names shown in the Figures are illustrative only, and are not intended to be unique. Thescreen 330 includes alist 332 showing date and time for when each of the listed data points went into alarm. Selecting the first listed data point, for example, will cause theuser interface device 20 to display ascreen 340, as shown inFIG. 28 . As can be seen, theCOMMAND bar 92 includes theINFORMATION button 322, an ACKNOWLEDGEbutton 342 that may be used by the user to acknowledge a particular alarm as well as the name of the selected data point. TheACTION bar 108 includes an indication that the data point is in alarm, as well as an indication that the alarm is URGENT. Thescreen 340 includesadditional information 324 regarding the data point and the corresponding alarm. - In
FIG. 29 , theuser interface device 20 is displaying ascreen 350 that lists alarm history, as indicated by theHISTORY icon 306 being selected. Again, it will be appreciated that the data point names shown in the Figures are illustrative only, and are not intended to be unique. Thescreen 350 includes alist 352 of data points that have previously been in alarm. Alist 354 shows the severity of each alarm, and thelist 332 showing date and time for when each of the listed data points went into alarm. Selecting the first listed data point, for example, will cause theuser interface device 20 to display ascreen 360, as shown inFIG. 30 . As can be seen, theCOMMAND bar 92 includes theINFORMATION button 322 and the name of the selected data point. Thescreen 360 includesadditional information 324 regarding the data point and the corresponding alarm. -
FIGS. 31 through 33 illustrate how to proceed from an alarm detail page to point detail.FIG. 31 shows ascreen 370 that is similar to thescreen 330 shown inFIG. 27 . Selecting the first listed data point causes theuser interface device 20 to display ascreen 380, as shown inFIG. 32 . As can be seen, theCOMMAND bar 92 includes theINFORMATION button 322 and the name of the selected data point. TheACTION bar 108 includes an indication that the data point is in alarm, as well as an indication that the alarm is URGENT. Thescreen 340 includesadditional information 324 regarding the data point and the corresponding alarm. Selecting theINFORMATION button 322 causes theuser interface device 20 to display ascreen 390, as shown inFIG. 33 . TheCOMMAND bar 92 includes a SET TOMANUAL button 392 that may be used to manually adjust the particular data point that is in alarm. -
FIG. 34 shows ascreen 400 that may be displayed by theuser interface device 20 in response to selecting theDATA POINT icon 78 inFIG. 5 . Thescreen 400 includes alist 402 of data points as well as alist 404 of the corresponding values of each of the data points. Selecting the first listed data point causes theuser interface device 20 to display ascreen 410, as shown inFIG. 35 . TheCOMMAND bar 92 includes the SET TOMANUAL button 392 and thescreen 410 includesadditional information 412 pertaining to the selected data point. If the user selects the SET TOMANUAL button 392, theuser interface device 20 displays ascreen 420, as shown inFIG. 36 . InFIG. 36 , theACTION bar 108 includes the current value for the data point. Anumeric keypad 422 is displayed so that the user can change the value for the selected data point. Once they have adjusted the value, they can select theSAVE button 106 to save the new value. Alternatively, they can select the CANCELbutton 104 if they do not wish to change the value of the selected data point.FIG. 37 shows ascreen 430 that illustrates that theuser interface device 20 is able to display up to two lines of alphanumeric text for each of the data points. It will be appreciated that the text shown is intended to be merely illustrative. -
FIGS. 38 through 41 show screens pertaining to adding data points to the Fast Access list.FIG. 38 shows a screen 440 including alist 442 of data points and alist 444 of the corresponding values for each of the listed data points. A user may select one of the data points (as illustrated the user is selecting the top listed data point) by sliding left on the desired data point. In response, theuser interface device 20 displays ascreen 450. TheACTION bar 108 includes an indication of the current value of the selected data point. TheACTION bar 108 also includes an ADD TOLOCK SCREEN icon 452 and an ADD TOFA LIST icon 454. It will be appreciated that theACTION bar 108 has been superimposed over or has otherwise replaced the selected data point within thelist 442 and thelist 444. - Selecting the ADD TO
FA LIST icon 454 causes theuser interface device 20 to display ascreen 460, as shown inFIG. 40 . TheCOMMAND bar 92 includes instructions that the user is to choose a list to add. The user can select one of the data points shown in alist 462, which causes theuser interface device 20 to display ascreen 470, as shown inFIG. 41 . InFIG. 41 , theACTION bar 108 includes the ADD TOLOCK SCREEN icon 452 and includes anFA LIST icon 474 that includes a check mark to indicate that the data point was successfully added to the selected list. -
FIGS. 42-44 show screens pertaining to adding a data point to the LOCK SCREEN (thescreen 60 as shown inFIG. 4 ).FIG. 42 shows ascreen 480 that is similar to the screen 440 (FIG. 38 ). A data point may be selected by sliding left on the desired data point. As a result, theuser interface device 20 displays ascreen 490, as shown inFIG. 43 . If the user selects the ADD TOLOCK SCREEN icon 452, theuser interface device 20 will display ascreen 500, as seen inFIG. 44 . As can be seen, theACTION bar 108 now includes aLOCK SCREEN icon 502 that includes a check mark indicating that the selected data point has been added to the lock screen. As noted with respect toFIG. 4 , this means that the particular data point will be visible on the lock screen. -
FIGS. 45-54 show screens pertaining to POINTS IN MANUAL. These screens may be reached, for example, by selecting the POINTS INMANUAL icon 80 as shown inFIG. 5 . Selection of the POINTS INMANUAL icon 80 will cause theuser interface device 20 to display a screen 510 (FIG. 45 ). On thescreen 510, theCOMMAND bar 92 includes aSELECT button 512. Selecting theSELECT button 512 will cause theuser interface device 20 to display ascreen 520, as shown inFIG. 46 . TheCOMMAND bar 92 as seen in thescreen 520 includes the CANCELbutton 104, a SET TOAUTO button 526 and an indication of where the user is in the menu. TheCOMMAND bar 92 also includes a THREEDOTS icon 528 that may, as will be discussed, be used to automatically select all of the data points. A set ofradio buttons 524 is displayed adjacent thelist 442 of data points. A user may select one or more of theradio buttons 524, as shown in a screen 530 (FIG. 47 ). Pressing the SET TOAUTO button 526 will cause the selected data points to be switched from manual to auto control. -
FIGS. 48-50 are similar, but illustrate a method of easily selecting all of the data points to be changed from manual to auto control.FIG. 48 shows ascreen 540 that is similar to the screen 510 (FIG. 45 ). Selecting theSELECT button 512 will cause theuser interface device 20 to display ascreen 550. Selecting the THREEDOTS icon 528 will cause theuser interface device 20 to automatically select all of the displayed data points and to display a screen 560 (FIG. 50 ) that includes a SET ALL TOAUTO button 526. Selecting the SET ALL TOAUTO button 526 will cause theuser interface device 20 to do so. -
FIG. 51 shows ascreen 570 that includes the list ofdata points 442 and accompanyinglist 444 of current values. Selecting one of the listed data points will cause theuser interface device 20 to display ascreen 580 in which theCOMMAND bar 92 includes the name of the selected data point. Thescreen 580 includesadditional information 582 regarding the selected data point. If the user desires, they can select the SET TOAUTO button 526 to change control of the selected data point from manual to auto. -
FIG. 53 shows ascreen 590 in which theCOMMAND bar 92 includes the name of the selected data point. Thescreen 590 includesadditional information 582 regarding the selected data point. If the user desires, they can select theedit button 152 to edit the selected data point. Selecting theedit button 152 causes theuser interface device 20 to display ascreen 600, as shown inFIG. 54 . The current value of the selected data point is shown in theACTION bar 108. Thescreen 600 includes thenumeric keypad 422 so that the user can edit the numeric value of the data point. - In some cases, it will be appreciated that in many of these illustrated screens, there may be considerably more data to display than can fit on a single screen. While the
user interface device 20 may be built to be any desired size, in some cases theuser interface device 20 itself or at least the display 54 (FIG. 3 ) may be relative small. For example, thedisplay 54 may have a rectilinear shape having a width that ranges from about 2 or 3 inches to about 5 or 6 inches and a height (perpendicular to its width) that ranges from about 1 or 2 inches to about 3 or 4 inches. However, thebuilding controller 12 may control hundreds of points that pertain to a number of plants. Accordingly, there needs to be a way to sequentially display this data. In some cases, a user may be able to scroll line by line up or down through displayed data. In some instances, however, theuser interface device 20 may instead display data page by page, and let the user page through. -
FIG. 55 shows ascreen 610 that shows LIST pagination. Thescreen 610 includes alist 612 of data points along with alist 614 of the corresponding current values of the data points. Thescreen 610 includes aPAGE icon 616 that informs the user that the current screen includes more than one page. In some cases, thePAGE icon 616 is only displayed transiently. For example, thePAGE icon 616 may only be displayed for about 3 seconds or so. The user is able to page through by scrolling up, as schematically illustrated by thearrow 618.FIG. 56 shows ascreen 620 that representspage 2 of the data initially displayed inFIG. 55 . It can be seen that thePAGE icon 616 has been updated to indicate that thescreen 620 showspage 2.FIG. 57 shows ascreen 630 pertaining to data point detail pagination. Thescreen 630 includesadditional details 632 regarding the particular data point (named within the COMMAND bar 92).FIG. 58 shows ascreen 640 that results once the user has advanced topage 2, by scrolling vertically on thescreen 630. -
FIG. 59 shows ascreen 650 that may be displayed by theuser interface device 20 when paging through filter pages. Thescreen 650 includes aCLEAR button 652 and anAPPLY button 654 in theCOMMAND bar 92. Thescreen 650 includes a listing 656 of point types and corresponding radio buttons and of course includes thePAGE icon 616.FIG. 60 shows ascreen 660 that includes a listing 662 of plant types, and of course includes thePAGE icon 616 so that the user knows to scroll vertically. -
FIGS. 61 through 64 pertain to adding data point filtering whileFIGS. 65 through 68 pertain to clearing data point filtering.FIG. 61 shows ascreen 670 that includes in the COMMAND bar 92 aFILTER icon 676. Thescreen 670 includes alist 672 of data points and alist 674 of the corresponding values of each of the listed data points. Selecting theFILTER icon 676 causes theuser interface device 20 to display a screen 680 (FIG. 62 ). Thescreen 680 includes a listing 682 of point types and accompanying radio buttons so that a user may select one or more of the point types.FIG. 63 shows ascreen 690 in which several of the point types have been selected, as indicated by the filled in radio buttons. Selecting theAPPLY button 654 causes theuser interface device 20 to display a screen 700 (FIG. 64 ) that showsinformation 702, resulting from the previous filtering. -
FIG. 65 shows ascreen 710 that may be displayed by theuser interface device 20. If the user selects theFILTER icon 676, theuser interface device 20 will display ascreen 720, as seen inFIG. 66 . In thescreen 720, it can be seen that several of the point types shown in thelist 682 have been selected, as indicated by the filled in radio buttons. If the user selects theCLEAR button 652, theuser interface device 20 displays ascreen 730, as shown inFIG. 67 , in which all of the radio buttons have been cleared. Subsequently selecting theAPPLY button 654 will cause theuser interface device 20 to display ascreen 740, as shown inFIG. 68 , in which the unfiltered data points are listed in thelist 672, along with the corresponding values shown in thelist 674. -
FIGS. 69 through 79 are examples of SETTINGS screens that may be displayed by theuser interface device 20.FIG. 69 shows ascreen 750 that may be reached by selecting the SETTINGS icon 84 (FIG. 5 ). Thescreen 750 includes alist 752 of individual settings along with alist 754 of their current settings. If a user selects the first setting listed, which is LOCK SCREEN TIME, theuser interface device 20 will display ascreen 760 as shown inFIG. 70 . Thescreen 760 includes a listing 762 of available settings for the LOCK SCREEN TIME. The current setting, 15 minutes, is highlighted. If the user wishes to change this setting, they can simply select one of the other times, followed by selecting theSAVE button 106. If they decide not to change the time, they can cancel out by selecting the CANCELbutton 104. -
FIG. 71 shows ascreen 770 that includes alist 752 of individual settings along with alist 754 of their current settings. If a user selects the second setting listed, which is POINT LIST SETTINGS, theuser interface device 20 will display ascreen 780 as shown inFIG. 72 . Thescreen 780 includes a listing 782 of possible settings for the POINT LIST SETTINGS, with the current value highlighted. If the user wishes to change this setting, they can simply select one of the other times, followed by selecting theSAVE button 106. If they decide not to change the time, they can cancel out by selecting the CANCELbutton 104. -
FIG. 73 shows ascreen 790 that includes alist 752 of individual settings along with alist 754 of their current settings. If a user selects the third setting listed, which is LOCK SCREEN DATAPOINT, theuser interface device 20 will display ascreen 800 as shown inFIG. 74 .FIG. 75 shows ascreen 810 that may be displayed by theuser interface device 20 for setting point types to search for. The point types are listed in alist 812.FIG. 76 shows ascreen 820 that shows several of the point types selected.FIG. 77 shows ascreen 830 that includes alist 832 of data point names and alist 834 of corresponding values. -
FIG. 78 shows ascreen 840 that may be reached by selecting the SETTINGS icon 84 (FIG. 5 ). Thescreen 840 includes alist 752 of individual settings along with alist 754 of their current settings. If a user selects the fourth setting listed, which is AUTO REFRESH RATE, theuser interface device 20 will display ascreen 850 as shown inFIG. 790 . Thescreen 790 includes a listing 852 of available settings for the AUTO REFRESH RATE. The current value, 5 seconds, is highlighted. If the user wishes to change this setting, they can simply select one of the other times, followed by selecting theSAVE button 106. If they decide not to change the time, they can cancel out by selecting the CANCELbutton 104. - Those skilled in the art will recognize that the present disclosure may be manifested in a variety of forms other than the specific embodiments described and contemplated herein. Accordingly, departure in form and detail may be made without departing from the scope and spirit of the present disclosure as described in the appended claims.
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