Building automation systems and methods
View Patent ↗A monitoring system, including an interface configured to communicate with a building device, a sensor, and a memory. The monitoring system includes a processor configured to communicate with the memory and the interface. The processor is configured to transmit a test signal to at least one of the building device and the sensor. The processor is further configured to receive a return signal from at least one of a building device signal and a sensor signal. Further, the processor is configured to associate the building device to the sensor based on the return signal.
1. A monitoring system including an interface configured to communicate with a building device, a sensor, and a memory, comprising:
a processor configured to communicate with the memory and the interface, the processor configured to transmit a test signal to at least one of the building device and the sensor, the processor further configured to receive a return signal from at least one of the building device and the sensor; and
wherein the processor is configured to associate the building device with the sensor based on the return signal.
2. The monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the test signal is at least one of a sine wave, a pulse, a white noise, and a step change.
3. The monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the building device is an actuator.
4. The monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to transmit a plurality of test signals in a sequential order.
5. The monitoring system of claim 4 , wherein the plurality of test signals are pulses.
6. The monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to transmit a plurality of test signals substantially simultaneously.
7. The monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the building device is a damper.
8. A method of monitoring a system, comprising:
transmitting a test signal to at least one of a building device and a sensor;
receiving a return signal from at least one of the building device and the sensor; and
determining an association between the building device and the sensor based on the return signal.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the test signal is at least one of a sine wave, a pulse, a white noise, and a step change.
10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the building device is an actuator.
11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the building device is a damper.
12. The method of claim 8 , further comprising transmitting a plurality of test signals in a sequential order.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the plurality of test signals are pulses.
14. The method of claim 8 , further comprising transmitting a plurality of test signals substantially simultaneously.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the plurality of test signals are sine waves.
16. A program product for monitoring a system, the program product comprising machine-readable program code for causing, when executed, one or more machines to perform the following method steps:
transmitting a test signal to at least one of a building device and a sensor;
receiving a return signal from at least one of the building device and the sensor; and
determining an association between the building device and the sensor based on the return signal.
17. The program product of claim 16 , wherein the test signal is at least one of a sine wave, a pulse, a white noise, and a step change.
18. The program product of claim 16 , further comprising transmitting a plurality of test signals in a sequential order.
19. The program product of claim 18 , wherein the plurality of test signals are pulses.
20. The program product of claim 16 , further comprising transmitting a plurality of test signals substantially simultaneously.