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`For Dynamic Value Reporting For Wireless Automated Systems
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`IN THE UNITED STA TES PA TENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`APPLICATION FOR UNITED STATES LETTERS PATENT
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`INVENTORS:
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`TITLE:
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`CORRESPONDENCE
`ADDRESS:
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`NORMAN R. MCFARLAND
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`Palantine, IL. 60067
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`DYNAMIC VALUE REPORTING
`FOR WIRELESS AUTOMATED
`SYSTEMS
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`Siemens Corporation
`Attn: Elsa Keller, Legal
`Administrator
`Intellectual Property Department
`170 Wood A venue South
`Iselin, NJ 08830
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`TO WHOM IT MAY CONCE3RN, THE FOLLOWING IS A
`SPECIFICATION OF THE AFORESAID INVENTION
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`DYNAMIC VALUE REPORTING FOR
`WIRELESS AUTOMATED SYSTEMS
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`BACKGROUND
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`[0001]
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`The invention relates to remote monitoring of conditions and more
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`particularly
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`to wirelessly reporting a sensed condition over a wireless
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`communication network.
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`[0002]
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`Automation systems include one or more distributed components
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`and/or grouping of components that together form an integrated system for
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`automating a process control. The components include controllers, sensors,
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`switches, alarms, actuators, chillers, fans, humidifiers, and/or air handling units
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`configured to automate process control for heating, ventilation, air conditioning
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`(HV AC), environmental air quality, safety and security, fire, hazard prevention, or
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`other processes for a building or facility. The devices may communicate
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`information over a wired network and/or by wirelessly broadcasting information
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`between and among the components.
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`[0003]
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`The components may detect events, sense conditions, respond to
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`detected events or changes in conditions, and/or control operation of other devices.
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`An event may be detected by a sensor, which communicates related information to
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`a controller. The controller generates control signals, which are communicated to
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`a device for an appropriate responsive action. For example, a temperature sensor
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`wirelessly broadcasts a temperature reading to a controller. The controller reads
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`the information from the sensor and determines whether a responsive control
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`action may be taken.
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`The controller communicates a control signal, as
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`appropriate, to an actuator to control airflow in the room. The controller also may
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`communicate a feedback or status signal to a remote computer.
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`[0004]
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`Wireless networks are limited by the amount of available bandwidth
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`over which the devices may communicate. The number of devices and amount of
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`information communicated over a wireless system may be constrained by the
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`available bandwidth. Systems having many wireless devices may create a noisy
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`environment in which data can be lost, dropped or not communicated with the
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`targeted recipient. The continuous monitoring of conditions and broadcast of
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`information consumes larges amounts of power, which may shorten a limited(cid:173)
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`lifetime power source. The continuous stream of information from and to devices
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`uses a great amount processing power for a controller, and may provide redundant
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`information that may need to be filtered before being processed.
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`[0005]
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`Accordingly, there is a need for a system for reducing an amount of
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`communication over a wireless automated system using dynamic value reporting.
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`BRIEF SUMMARY
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`[0006]
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`The described
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`embodiments
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`include methods,
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`processes,
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`apparatuses, and systems for reporting information over a wireless automation
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`system, and particularly to a wireless building automation system. An automated
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`wireless system using dynamic value reporting provides for a robust process
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`control that minimizes an amount of communications in the wireless network.
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`The amount of wireless traffic in the system may be reduced, and/or the number of
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`devices communicating over a wireless network increased, by minimizing or
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`reducing the amount of information reported by a sensor.
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`[0007]
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`Conditions are monitored, or sensed, during a variable periodic
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`interval to determine whether a measurement for the condition has changed, is
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`above, and/or below a limit or within or outside a range. The measurement may
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`also be compared to measurements made during prior intervals, and/or statistics
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`determined based on prior readings. A statistical analysis of the measurement may
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`be made, and an appropriate control response determined and executed. The
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`measurement, the change over a prior measurement, and/or the results of a
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`comparison to a limit and/or range may be made according to a second periodic
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`interval. The second periodic interval may coincide with the first periodic
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`interval.
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`[0008]
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`In an embodiment, a wireless alltomation device includes a wireless
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`transceiver, such as a RF transceiver, RF transmitter, and/or RF receiver or other
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`device that wirelessly communicates packets of information over a wireless
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`network. A sensor generates a signal based on whether a sensed condition is
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`within a predetermined range.
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`In the device, a controller polls the sensor at a
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`variable periodic interval to read the signal from the sensor. The sensor may be
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`continuously activated, or may be activated upon a polling by the controller. The
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`· controller also controls the transceiver to selectively communicate information
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`associated with the signal from the sensor. The information is transmitted during a
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`variable periodic interval for transmitting the information. The information may
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`be transmitted in response a change in a sensed condition, in response to a sensed
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`condition being outside a predetermined range or limit, and/or in response to an
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`externally received control signal. Transmission of information during an interval
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`may be suspended in response to an externally received control signal. The
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`controller and/or sensor may enter a stand-by or sleep mode during times other
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`than the variable periodic interval.
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`[0009]
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`The present invention is defined by the following claims. Nothing
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`in this section should be taken as a limitation on those claims. Further aspects and
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`advantages of the invention are discussed below in conjunction with the preferred
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`embodiments and may be later claimed independently or in combination.
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`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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`[0010]
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`The components in the figures are not necessarily to scale, emphasis
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`instead being placed upon illustrating the principles of the invention. Moreover, in
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`the figures, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the
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`different views.
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`[0011]
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`automation.
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`[0012]
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`[0013]
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`Figure 1 is an example of a wireless automated system for building
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`Figure 2 is a diagrammatic representation for a sensor device.
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`Figure 3 illustrates a timing chart illustrating the polling interval for
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`a sensor configured for dynamic value reporting.
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`[0014]
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`Figure 4
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`illustrates a
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`timing chart for
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`the
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`transmission of
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`information for a device configured for dynamic value reporting .
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`[0015]
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`controller.
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`Figure 5 illustrates sensor device in communication with a
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`DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENTLY PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
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`[0016]
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`A wireless automation system configured for or using dynamic
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`value reporting communicates data among and between devices related to changes
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`in a value of a monitored condition and/or measured parameter (e.g., a wireless
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`sensor for monitoring environmental temperature). A wireless automation device
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`using dynamic value reporting monitors and wirelessly reports building
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`automation information over a building automation network formed by multiple
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`distributed devices. The distributed devices communicate information between
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`and among the devices from a source device to a destination device.
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`[0017]
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`A device that uses dynamic value reporting senses, samples and/or
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`measures a condition during a period of a sampling or polling interval. A reading
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`of the condition may be taken to identify an indicator associated with the current
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`or present condition. The indicator of the current or present condition may be read
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`during a current period of the sampling interval. The current reading of the
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`indicator may be stored with prior readings of the indicator in a memory. The
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`current readings and prior readings may be stored in memory in order in which the
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`readings were read, such as in a stack manner. The current reading .of the indicator
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`also may be compared to prior readings of the indicator to determine a change.
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`The indicator and /or the change may be compared to a limit or range, such as an
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`absolute limit and/or a range for changes from one or more previous measured
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`values.
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`[0018]
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`The device wirelessly receives and transmits information over the
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`network. The information may include a current indicator of the condition, a
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`value or status for the condition and/or sensor, and/or the comparison of the
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`indicator to a limit or range, the time or interval sequence number in which an
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`indicator was made, the time or interval sequence in which an indicator is deemed
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`to have changed beyond a limit or outside a range and like information. The
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`· information is i:outed as packets, such as according to a TCP/IP transmission
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`protocol. The information is communicated to destination device, such as an
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`actuator, and/or a controller that executes a process control such as executing a
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`responsive action, and/or communicating an appropriate control signal. The
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`device may communicate information during a period of a transmission interval.
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`The device may communicate
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`information during a
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`transmission, or
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`communication, interval. The information may be communicated in response to a
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`comparison that identifies a change in the sensed condition, such as a change
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`outside a band limit, or a reading of the indicator beyond a limit. Similarly, a
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`transmission of information may be suspended for periods of a transmission
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`interval for which no change in the indicator has been identified. The device may
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`enter a sleep mode, or go into a standby mode, between periods of the
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`transmission and/or polling interval. The transmission and polling intervals, the
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`limits and ranges may be changed, varied, regulated, adjusted, extended and/or
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`compressed according to the measured values and/or comparison to the limits.
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`[0019]
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`Figure 1 illustrates a block diagram for an example of a wireless
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`automation system 100 configured for and/or using dynamic value reporting. The
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`illustrated wireless automation system 100 automates a building control process
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`for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HV AC) for one or more buildings
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`and/or facilities. In an embodiment, the building automation system may be an
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`APOGEE TM system provided by Siemens Building Technologies, Inc. of Buffalo
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`Grove, Illinois. The wireless automation system 100 using dynamic value
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`reporting may be any of a variety of other automation systems, including air
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`quality systems, industrial control systems, security and loss. prevention systems,
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`hazard detection and/or prevention systems, lighting systems, combinations and
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`integrations thereof, and the like.
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`[0020]
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`The automation system 100 provides process control functionality
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`for one or more building, or facility operations. The automation system 100
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`includes one or more devices positioned, or distributed, throughout the building.
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`The devices generate and/or receive information related to a specific event,
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`condition, status, acknowledgement, control, combinations thereo.f and the Hke.
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`The devices may also respond to control commands and/or execute an instruction
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`received by or in a signal. The devices may also communicate or route the
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`information between and among components of the system from a source to a
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`destination.
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`[0021]
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`The automation system 100 shown in Figure 1 is a multi-tier
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`architecture having a high-speed or high bandwidth communications level that
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`includes aggregate collections of sensor and/or actuator data, video or other high
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`bandwidth data or long range communications and a level for point-to-point
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`communication between devices. The devices may be field panels, controllers,
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`sensors, actuators and any other component of an automation system. Control
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`processes are distributed to the field panels, controllers, sensors and actuators as
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`appropriate for the particular operations or functions of the device.
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`[0022]
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`The devices of the system 100 communicate information, data and
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`commands according to an assigned binding association. That is, devices may be
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`commissioned as an operating pair or group according to a binding association.
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`Even though devices may be commissioned as an operating pair or group,
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`communications between devices may be routed, or hopped, via one or more other
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`devices of the network. That is, the communication of information between and
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`among devices includes transmitting, routing, and/or information hopping using
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`low..:power wireless RF communications across a network defined by the devices.
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`Multiple paths from a source to a destination may exist in the network.
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`[0023]
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`A sensing device monitors a condition and/or status of an event.
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`The sensing device may report appropriate sensor information, such as a current
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`value or indicator of the condition, timing of a reading, prior measurements, status
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`of the sensor and/or a comparison of a measured· value to a desired limit, range or
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`a previous measurement. Actuators may process sensor information to determine
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`an appropriate action for the actuator. Controllers monitor the process or action of
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`sensors and actuators, and may override the sensor and/or actuators to alter
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`processing based on a regional or larger area control process.
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`[0024]
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`The automation system 100 includes a supervisory control system or
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`workstation 102, one or more field panels 106a, 106b, and one or more controllers
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`108a - 108e. Each controller 108a- l 08e, for example, corresponds to an
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`associated localized, standard building control subsystem such as a space
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`temperature control, air quality control, lighting control, hazard detection, security,
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`combinations thereof, or the like. The controllers 108a- l 08e communicate with
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`one or more sensors 109a using two-way wireless communication protocol. The
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`controllers 108a-108e also may communicate information with one or more
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`actuators 109b using two-way wireless communication protocol. For example,
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`sensor 109a and actuator 109b are commissioned to communicate data and/or
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`instructions with the controller 108a. Sensor 109a may also communicate
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`information directly with actuator 109b using two-way wireless communications.
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`[0025]
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`The controller 108a provides control functionality of each, one, or
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`both of the sensor 109a and the actuator 109b. Controller 108a controls a
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`subsystem based on sensed conditions and desired set point conditions. The
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`controller 108a controls the operation of one or more actuators in response to an
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`event reported by a sensor 109a. The controller 108a may drive the one or more
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`actuator to a desired set point.
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`[0026]
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`The controller 108a is programmed with the set points and a code
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`setting forth instructions that are executed by the controller for controlling the
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`actuators to drive the sensed condition to be with the set point. For example, the
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`actuator 109b is operatively connected to an air conditioning damper and sensor
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`109a may be a room temperature sensor that reports information related to a
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`temperature being monitored by the sensor. The sensor may report current
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`temperature or a relative temperature change compared to a prior measurement. If
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`the temperature sensed by the sensor 109a exceeds a threshold, the actuator may
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`respond accordingly to open a damper, allowing air conditioning to flow into a
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`room. The sensor 109a may communicate the sensed condition to the actuator
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`109b and/or to the controller 108a, which thereafter· provides an appropriate
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`control signal to the actuator 109a.
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`[0027]
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`Sensor, actuator, and set point information may be shared among or
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`common to, controllers 108a-108e, field panels 106a-106b, work station 102, and
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`any other components or elements that may affect control of the building
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`automation system 100.
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`To facilitate sharing of information, groups of
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`subsystems such as those coupled to controllers 108a and 108b are organized into
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`wireless field (or floor) level networks ("WFLN's") and generally interface at least
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`one field panel 106a. Controllers 108c, 108d and 108e along with the field panel
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`106b also may communicate via a low-level WFLN data network 110b.
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`[0028]
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`The WFLN data networks 110a 110b are low-level data networks
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`that may use any suitable proprietary or open protocol. The devices forming a
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`WFLN communicate via two-way radio links. Interfaces, routers and bridges are
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`provided for implementing the WFLN 11 Oa and 11 Ob. While shown as a common
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`bus or interconnection structure, the WFLN may include multiple or different
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`communication links between components with some or no redundancy in any of
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`various patterns.
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`[0029]
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`Any of a wide variety of WFLN architectures may be used. For
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`example, the devices of the WFLN may utilize a wireless MESH technology to
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`form a MESH network. For example, the WFLN configured as a wireless MESH
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`network include multiple nodes that communicate via wireless communication
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`links. The MESH network establishes a grid of nodes that create redundant paths
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`for information flow between and among the nodes.
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`In the MESH network,
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`information may
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`reach a destination either by a direct point-to-point
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`communication or by an indirect communication where the information is routed
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`or hops from node to node, among different paths from a source to the destination.
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`The WFLN may be self-forming and/or self-healing. The WFLN also allows bi(cid:173)
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`directional routing for command and control information. Additional, different or
`fewer networks may be provided. _For example, a WFLN may be wired, while
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`other networks may be wireless, one or both wireless networks include wired
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`components, or the networks may be distributed among only one, three or more
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`levels.
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`[0030]
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`The WFLN' s 11 Oa and 11 Ob operate
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`in accordance with
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`distinguishable or the same wireless communications protocols. For example, the
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`WFLN 110a operates pursuant to the 802.15.4 communications protocols, but
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`IEEE 802.llx (e.g., 802.lla 802.llb, 802.llc .... 802.llg), Wi-Fi, Wi-Max,
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`Bluetooth, ZigBee, Ethernet, proprietary, standard, now known or later developed
`wireless communication protocols may be used. The WFLN 11 Ob may operate
`using the same or different protocol as the protocol employed by WFLN 11 Oa.
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`Any now known or later developed network and transport algorithms may be used.
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`Communication, transport and routing algorithms are provided on the appropriate
`devices. Any packet size or data format may be used.
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`[0031]
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`The field panels 106a and 106b coordinate communication of data,
`information and signals between the controllers 108a-108e and the workstation
`102 and network 104. In addition, one or more of the field panels 106a and 106b
`may control devices such as HVAC actuators 107a and 107b. The field panels
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`106a and 106b accept modification, changes, alterations, and the like from the user
`with respect to objects defined by the building automation system 100. The
`objects are various parameters, control and/or set points, port modifications,
`terminal definitions, users, date/time data, alarms and/or alarm definitions, modes,
`and/or programming of the field panel itself, another field panel, and/or any
`controller in communication with a field panel.
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`[0032]
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`The field panels 106a and 106b may communicate upstream via a
`wireless building level network ("WBLN") 112 to the workstation 102. The
`workstation 102 includes one or more supervisory computers, central control
`panels or combinations thereof. The workstation 102 provides overall control and
`monitoring of the building automation system 100 and includes a user interface.
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`The workstation 102 further operates as a building control system data server that
`exchanges ·data with one or more components of the building automation system
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`100. The workstation f02 may also allow access to the building control system
`data by other applications. The applications are executed on the workstation 102
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`or other supervisory computers that may be communicatively coupled via a
`management level network (MLN) 113.
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`[0033]
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`The workstation provides user access to components of the building
`automation system 100, such as the field panels 106a and 106b. The workstation
`102 accepts modifications, changes, and alterations to the system. For example, a
`user may use the workstation 102 to reprogram set points for a subsystem via a
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`user interface. The user interface may be an input device or combination of input
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`devices, such as a keyboard, voice-activated response system, a mouse or similar
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`device. The workstation 102 may affect or change operations of the field panels
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`106a and 106b, utilize the data and/or instructions from the workstation 102,
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`and/or provide control of connected devices, such as devices 107a and 107b and/or
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`the controllers 108a and 108b. The field panels 106a and 106b therefore accept
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`the modifications, changes, alterations and the like from the user.
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`[0034]
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`The workstation 102 may process data gathered from the field
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`panels 106a and 106b and including maintain a log of events and conditions.
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`Information and/or data are gathered in connection with the polling, query or
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`otherwise. The workstation 102 maintains a database associated with each field
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`panel 106a and 106b, controllers 108a - 108e, and sensor 109a, actuator 109b,
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`controller 108d and devices 107a and 107b. The database stores or records
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`operational and configuration data.
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`The workstation 102 may be communicatively coupled to a web
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`server. For example, the workstation 102 may be coupled to communicate with a
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`web server via the MLN 113 through a network 104 such as an Ethernet network,
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`a LAN, WLAN, or the Internet. The workstation 102 uses the MLN 113 to
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`communicate building control system data to and from other elements on the MLN
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`113. The MLN 113 is connected to other supervisory computers, servers, or
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`gateways through the network 104. For example, the MLN 113 may be coupled to
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`a web server to communicate with external devices and other network managers.
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`The MLN 113 may be configured to communicate according
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`to known
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`communication protocols such as TCP/IP, BACnet, and/or other communication
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`protocols suitable for sharing large amounts of data.
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`[0036]
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`Figure 2 illustrate a block diagram of an automation device 207 for
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`a wireless automation system using dynamic value reporting. The automation
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`device 207 provides service functionality. The automation device 207 may be a
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`function-specific device, or configured to provide one or" more of a variety of
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`functionalities. In an example, the automation device 207 monitors a condition or
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`parameter and wirelessly reports dynamics in the condition or parameter. The
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`automation device 207 may be a sensor that monitors a condition and/or event,
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`such as a building environment. The automation device 207 may be installed,
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`positioned, and/or located with, within,. on, or around a building, facility, a plant,
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`factory, assembly, edifice, structure, colliery, combinations or portions thereof or
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`other environment having conditions to be monitored.
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`[0037]
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`The automation device 207 communicates over a network which
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`may include other automation devices, data processors, desktop computers, a
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`mobile computers, a notebook computers, a tablet computers, controllers, personal
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`computers, workstations, mainframe computers, servers, personal digital assistants
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`("PDA"), personal communications devices such as a cellular telephone, and like
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`devices configured to communicate information over a communication network.
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`The network may be any known or proprietary network of computers, such as a
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`Local Area Network (LAN), a Wireless LAN (WLAN) a Personal Area Network
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`(PAN), Wireless PAN (WPAN) and a Virtual Private Network (VPN),
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`combinations thereof and the like. The automation device 207 may communicate
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`according to any known or proprietary communication protocols such as TCP/IP,
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`BACnet, and/or other communication protocols suitable for sharing large amounts
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`of data. For example, the automation device 207 is a temperature sensor that
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`monitors and reports information related to a temperature in a room or portion
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`thereof. The sensor 207 reports information related to the temperature between
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`and among devices of a building automation system.
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`[0038]
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`The device 207 includes a processor 214, a transceiver 216, and a
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`sensor 209. Additional, different or fewer components may be provided, such as
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`providing a plurality of different or the same types of sensors. For example, the
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`device may also have a memory 226, a storage device 228, a data input device
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`230, and a data output 232. A program 234 resides in the memory 226 and
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`includes one or more sequences of executable code or coded instructions. The
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`program 234 may be implemented as computer software, firmware including
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`object and/or source code, hardware, or a combination of software and hardware.
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`The program 234 may be stored on a computer-readable medium, (e.g., storage
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`device 228) installed on, deployed by, resident on, invoked by and/or used by the
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`processor 214. The program 234 is loaded into the memory 226 from storage
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`device 228. Additionally or alternatively, code may be executed by the controller
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`processor 214 from the storage device 228. The program 234 may be
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`implemented using any known or proprietary software platform or frameworks
`including basic, visual basic, C, C+, C++, J2EE™, Oracle 9i, XML, API based
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`designs, and like software systems.
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`The processor 214 implements a control process for the device 207.
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`The control process may be implemented based on a signal that is read from
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`and/or provided by the sensor 209, such as a measured value of a parameter, an
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`indicator of a sensed condition and/or status of an event. The processor 214 may
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`be may be one or more devices including a general processor, digital signal
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`processor (DSP), control processor unit (CPU), application specific integrated
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`circuit (ASIC), field programmable gate array (FPGA), analog circuit, digital
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`circuit, combinations thereof or other now known or later developed devices for
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`implementing a control process. The processor 214 has a processing power or
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`capability and associated memory corresponding to the needs of one or more of a
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`plurality of different types of sensors 209 and transceiver 216. The processor '214
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`implements a control process algorithm specific to the sensor 209. Other control
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`processes may be stored but unused due to a specific configuration.
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`[0040]
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`The processor 214 executes one or more sequences of instructions
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`of the program 234
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`to process data. Data and/or instructions may be
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`preprogrammed to the device 207 and or provide to the device 207 using the data
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`input device 230. Data and/or instructions may also be received via the
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`transceiver 216. The processor 214 interfaces data input device 230 and/or the
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`transceiver 216 to receive data and instructions. The processor 214 may also
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`interface the storage device 228 for storage and retrieval of data. Data processed
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`by the processor 214 may be stored in and retrieved from in storage device 228,
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`communicated via the transceiver 216, and/or presented via data output device
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`232. The data output device 232 may be a display, monitor, a printer, a
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`communications port, an array of lights, combinations thereof and the like. For
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`example, the processor may control a light array of the output device 232 to
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`indicate an operation status, or read data status, a transmit status and the like. The
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`light array may be internal to an enclosure for the device, and/or externally visible.
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`[0041]
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`The
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`transceiver 216
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`is a receiver,
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`transmitter, combination
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`receiver/transmitter, wireless communication port, wireless communication
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`device, wireless modem and
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`like device capable of wirelessly receiving,
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`communicating, transmitting, and/or broadcasting information. In an embodiment,
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`the transceiver 216 may receive and transmit control information from other
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`components or devices. The information may be control information to alter the
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`implemented control process.
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`The transceiver 216 wirelessly communicates information using one
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`or a combina