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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2018
Johnson Controls Technology Company, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Aaron D. Wagner, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Chaitra Shastry, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Jameel Ahmed, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Homero L. Noboa, Waukesha, WI (US);
Camille M. Aucoin, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Hunter R. Hobgood, Franklin, WI (US);
Dinesh Trikha, Shorewood, WI (US);
Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
A controller includes a plurality of configurable input ports, a plurality of configurable output ports, and a configuration circuit. The configuration circuit is configured to provide a graphical user interface configured to facilitate a user in inputting an equipment description, determine a controller configuration based on the equipment description, configure the plurality of configurable input ports in accordance with the controller configuration, configure the plurality of configurable output ports in accordance with the controller configuration, and enable a set of control logic based on the controller configuration. The controller also includes an online control circuit configured to receive inputs via the plurality of configurable input ports, generate outputs based on the inputs and the set of control logic, and provide the outputs to building equipment via the plurality of configurable output ports.