HVAC controller with a zone commissioning mode

1. A Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) controller configured to control a zoned HVAC system that includes a plurality of wireless devices divided into a plurality of zones within a building supported by the zoned HVAC system, the HVAC controller comprising:

a housing;

a user interface accessible from an exterior of the housing;

a controller operably coupled to the user interface, the controller configured to:

operate in an operational mode in which the controller provides operational instructions to the zoned HVAC system;

operate in a commissioning mode in which the controller is configured to enroll the plurality of wireless devices into a particular zone of the plurality of zones;

while in the commissioning mode, accept a first input from a user via the user interface that designates a first zone of the plurality of zones and causes each of two or more first wireless devices that are subsequently placed in an enrollment mode by the user to be enrolled in the first zone and accept a second input from the user via the user interface that designates a second zone of the plurality of zones and causes each of two or more second wireless devices that are subsequently placed in an enrollment mode by the user to be enrolled in the second zone;

while in the commissioning mode with the first zone designated, identify to the user a location of a first one of the two or more first wireless devices that are enrolled in the first zone by sending a command to the first one of the two or more first wireless devices that causes the first one of the two or more first wireless devices to output an audible and/or visual indicator configured to be perceived by the user; and

control the zoned HVAC system using the enrolled wireless devices.

2. The HVAC controller of claim 1 , further comprising a power input for receiving power from a power source to power the HVAC controller.

3. The HVAC controller of claim 2 , wherein the power source comprises line power delivered through one or more wires to the power input of the HVAC controller.

4. The HVAC controller of claim 2 , wherein the power source comprises a portable power pack that is removably attachable to the HVAC controller to deliver power to the power input of the HVAC controller.

5. The HVAC controller of claim 4 , wherein the portable power pack comprises a battery.

6. The HVAC controller of claim 1 , wherein in the commissioning mode, with the first zone designated, the controller is further configured to identify to the user a location of a second one of the two or more first wireless devices that are enrolled in the first zone by sending a command to the second one of the two or more first wireless devices that causes the second one of the two or more first wireless devices to output an audible and/or visual indicator configured to be perceived by the user.

7. The HVAC controller of claim 6 , wherein in the commissioning mode, with the second zone designated, the controller is further configured to identify to the user a location of a first one of the two or more second wireless devices that are enrolled in the second zone by sending a command to the first one of the two or more second wireless devices that causes the first one of the two or more second wireless devices to output an audible and/or visual indicator configured to be perceived by the user.

8. The HVAC controller of claim 1 , wherein in the commissioning mode, with the first zone designated, the controller is further configured to change a first one of the two or more first wireless devices that are enrolled in the first zone from a first state to a second state by sending a command to the first one of the two or more first wireless devices that causes the first one of the two or more first wireless devices to change from the first state to the second state.

9. The HVAC controller of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to receive one or more status indications from each of the enrolled wireless devices, and to display one or more corresponding status indicators on a display of the user interface.

10. The HVAC controller of claim 9 , wherein the one or more status indications comprise one or more of a sensed temperature, an indication of a damper position, a signal strength, an online connection status, or a battery charge status.

11. The HVAC controller of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to display on the user interface a list of enrolled wireless devices, and the controller is further configured to accept via the user interface instructions to move one of the enrolled wireless devices from one zone to another zone.

12. The HVAC controller of claim 1 , wherein at least some of the plurality of wireless devices comprise wireless remote temperature sensors configured to be distributed about the building, and when in the operational mode, the controller is configured to operate the zoned HVAC system in accordance with temperature signals received from the wireless remote temperature sensors.

13. The HVAC controller of claim 1 , wherein the user interface is remote from the housing and is in communication with the controller.

14. The HVAC controller of claim 13 , wherein the user interface is part of a smartphone or tablet that is in communication with the controller.

15. A method of enrolling a plurality of wireless devices into a zoned HVAC system comprising a plurality of zones, the method comprising:

accepting a first input from a user via a user interface that designates a first zone of the plurality of zones;

after accepting the first input, enrolling each of one or more first wireless devices that are subsequently placed in an enrollment mode by the user in the first zone;

accepting a second input from the user via the user interface that designates a second zone of the plurality of zones;

after accepting the second input, enrolling each of one or more second wireless devices that are subsequently placed in an enrollment mode by the user in the second zone; and

controlling the zoned HVAC system using the enrolled wireless devices, wherein at least some of the plurality of wireless devices comprises remote dampers, and when in the operational mode, the controller is configured to provide operational instructions to the remote dampers in order to operate the zoned HVAC system in accordance with temperature signals from the wireless remote temperature sensors.

16. The HVAC controller of claim 1 , wherein the user interface is housed by the housing.

17. The method of claim 15 , further comprising, after accepting the first input and enrolling the one or more first wireless devices, sending a command to a first one of the one of more first wireless devices that causes the first one of the one or more first wireless devices to output an audible and/or visual indicator configured to be perceived by the user.

18. The method of claim 17 , further comprising, after accepting the second input and enrolling the one or more second wireless devices, sending a command to a first one of the one or more second wireless devices that causes the first one of the one or more second wireless devices to output an audible and/or visual indicator configured to be perceived by the user.

19. A Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) controller configured to control a zoned HVAC system that includes a plurality of wireless devices divided into a plurality of zones within a building supported by the zoned HVAC system, the HVAC controller comprising:

a housing;

a user interface accessible from an exterior of the housing;

a controller operably coupled to the user interface, the controller configured to:

operate in an operational mode in which the controller provides operational instructions to the zoned HVAC system;

operate in a commissioning mode in which the controller is configured to enroll the plurality of wireless devices into a particular zone of the plurality of zones;

while in the commissioning mode, accept a first input from a user via the user interface that designates a first zone of the plurality of zones and causes each of two or more first wireless devices that are subsequently placed in an enrollment mode by the user to be enrolled in the first zone and accept a second input from the user via the user interface that designates a second zone of the plurality of zones and causes each of two or more second wireless devices that are subsequently placed in an enrollment mode by the user to be enrolled in the second zone;

while in the commissioning mode, with the first zone designated, the controller is further configured to change a first one of the two or more first wireless devices that are enrolled in the first zone from a first state to a second state by sending a command to the first one of the two or more first wireless devices that causes the first one of the two or more first wireless devices to change from the first state to the second state; and

control the zoned HVAC system using the enrolled wireless devices.

20. The HVAC controller of claim 19 , further comprising a power input for receiving power from a power source to power the HVAC controller, wherein the power source comprises a portable power pack that is removably attachable to the HVAC controller to deliver power to the power input of the HVAC controller.