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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
May. 14, 2008
James C. Reed, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Steven T. Jaworski, Grayslake, IL (US);
James C. Reed, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Steven T. Jaworski, Grayslake, IL (US);
SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Abstract
A method of providing access to information on a controller in a building automation system includes providing an external definition file, the external definition file including a first section that includes an application interface definition that defines a set of user interface displays and a second section that defines a functionality of objects using protocol-specific data. The method also includes employing a host application to create a first node comprising one or more objects based upon the protocol-specific data, the first node configured to communicate and exchange information with the controller. The method further includes employing the host application to create a user interface element based on the application interface definition, the user interface element configured to provide a user interface to data relating to the controller received from the first nodes.