Siemens Schweiz Ag

Siemens Building Technologies, Inc.

Siemens Industry, Inc.

Robert L Kalafut

Gerhard Brun

Joseph F Vitaterna

Lonnie Douglas Spears

John Jeffers

Andreas Schlumberger

Bruno P Landou

Keith McIlhany

Udo Koch

Ralph Sigrist

Steven T Jaworski

Margaret Seribo

Robert L Old, Jr

Robert Gaffaney

John Biedron

A method for integrating data points of building automation devices into a building controller within a building automation system includes generating on a display an identification of a system object relating to one of a plurality of building automation devices; receiving a user input comprising a filter criterium for filtering a plurality of data points relating to the building automation devices; identifying at least one of the plurality of data points of the building automation devices based on the filter criterium; integrating the identified at least one of the data points into the building controller to be associated with the system object; and generating on the display an identification of at least one of the integrated data points associated with the system object.

Method and system for integrating data points into a building controller of a building automation system

Web-based interaction with building automation is provided. The interaction, regardless of the access point, is browser based. For IP access, hypertext protocol (http) communications of the browser are performed. The web-enabled controller serves responses with building automation information. For non-IP access, a web-server operating as an application in the same device as the browser intercepts the http communication and reformats the communication as appropriate for the non-IP access. Based on a response from the building automation system, the device local web-server responds to the browser. For communicating across different types of networks in the building automation system, controllers may use the embedded web-server to reformat as needed and route requests. The same look, feel, functionality, and/or usability may be provided using the browser regardless of the connectivity to the building automation network.

Web-based interaction with building automation

The systems, methods and devices disclosed herein provide for a field panel that includes a webserver. The field panel and webserver are arranged in communication with one or more automation components and/or field panels deployed for operation in connection with the building automation system. An information request may be directed to a master field panel for authorization. The master field panel may in turn query a node table containing address and/or communication information with the other field panels and/or automation components operable on the wired or wireless communication network. The information within the node table allows for direct communication to the other field panels and/or automation components operable on the network. In this way, authorized access to each of the field panels and/or automation components is achieved while any communications bottleneck at the master field panel may be significantly reduced or eliminated.

Field panel with embedded webserver and method of accessing the same

An arrangement in a building control system includes a plurality of field panel devices. Each field panel device is configured to receive control inputs and further configured to provide control outputs to at least one building control device. Each field panel device includes a data store, a communication circuit, and a processing circuit. The data store maintains a set of global data that is shared by all field panel devices. The communication circuit is operably connected to others of the plurality of field panel devices via a logical network. The processing circuit is operable to communicate changes of any of the set of global data to at least one other field panel device via the communication circuit.

Building control system using network global data

A building control system, such as an HVAC system, has a field unit incorporating a control panel (a field panel) with a local user interface allowing user changes and/or modifications (events) to be made at the field panel to various objects or control points of the field panel, such as the point database, control programs, configurations and other data. A log of the changes made at the control panel is maintained, compiled and/or stored locally (i.e. at the field control panel level). The local log maintains the changes as events. The local log identifies data regarding the change itself, who made the change and when the change was made (identification data). The local log can be viewed locally or uploaded to a workstation where it can be stored, viewed and combined with a system wide log.

Field panel event logging in a building control system

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Robert L Kalafut