Automated commissioning of controllers in a window network
In one aspect, a method, system, and/or computer program product is described for generating a graphical user interface for providing information and controlling optically switchable windows connected by a network. Windows are graphically represented using interactive smart objects that are placed within views of the graphical user interface in a manner corresponding to their physical location. In another aspect, a method, system, and/or computer program product is described for associating network IDs of optically switchable windows with the locations at which the windows are installed. Window locations are determined by analyzing received wireless transmissions that are sent from transmitters associated with each of the optically switchable windows. The determined locations are then compared with a representation of the building that provides the window locations. Upon comparison, the network ID of each window, which is communicated through the window transmissions, is associated with the appropriate window location on the representation of the building.
1. A method of associating network IDs of optically switchable windows with installed locations of the optically switchable windows in a building, wherein each of a plurality of optically switchable windows has a network ID and a transmitter configured for wireless communication, the method comprising:
(a) receiving one or more drawings or other representations of the building, wherein the one or more drawings or other representations provide locations of the plurality of optically switchable windows within or on the building;
(b) receiving a wireless communication signal from the transmitter of at least one of the plurality of optically switchable windows, wherein the communication includes or identifies the network ID of the at least one optically switchable window;
(c) analyzing the received wireless communication signal to determine the location of the at least one optically switchable window; and
(d) comparing the location determined in (c) with the locations of at least some of the plurality of optically switchable windows from the one or more drawings or other representations received in (a), and associating the network ID of the at least one optically switchable window with one location provided in the one or more drawings or other representations.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitter of each of the plurality of the optically switchable windows is on or in the optically switchable window.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the optically switchable window is an insulated glass unit comprising an electrochromic device.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless communication signal conforms to a wireless protocol selected from the group consisting of pulse-based ultra-wideband, Bluetooth, BLE, and Wi-Fi.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the wireless communication signal conforms to pulse-based ultra-wideband protocol.
6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the wireless communication signal conforms to ECMA-368 or ECMA-369.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more drawings or other representations comprise an architectural drawing or an interconnect drawing.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the network ID is a CAN ID.
9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising storing the association from (d) of the network ID of the at least one optically switchable window with the one location provided in the one or more drawings or other representations.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein storing the association from (d) comprises storing the association from (d) in a network configuration file.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the network configuration file is stored in memory at a location selected from the group consisting of a master controller, a network controller, a remote wireless device, and the cloud.
12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitter comprises an antenna is disposed on a window controller affixed to the window.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the window controller is configured to issue pulse-based ultra-wideband communication signals.
14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitter is part of a micro-location chip.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the micro-location chip is configured to transmit the wireless communication signal in a manner permitting identification of a micro-location chip's position to within about 10 centimeters or less.
16. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more drawings or other representations in (a) further comprise locations of one or more non-window components, and wherein the one or more non-window components have a network ID and a transmitter for wireless communication, the method further comprising:
receiving a wireless communication signal from the transmitter of at least one non-window component, wherein the communication includes the network ID of the at least one non-window component;
analyzing the received wireless communication signal to determine the location of the at least one non-window component; and
comparing the determined location of the at least one non-window component with the locations of the one or more non-window components provided by the one or more drawings or representations in (a), and associating the network ID of the at least one non-window component with one location provided in the one or more drawings or other representations.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the at least one non-window component is a master controller or a network controller of a window controller network.
18. A system for associating network IDs of optically switchable windows with installed locations of optically switchable windows in a building, wherein each of a plurality of optically switchable windows has a network ID and a transmitter configured for wireless communication, the system comprising:
a window network comprising a plurality of optically switchable windows being installed at locations in or on a building and having transmitters; and
commissioning logic configured to execute the following operations:
(a) receiving one or more drawings or other representations of the building, wherein the one or more drawings or other representations provide the locations of the plurality of optically switchable windows within the building;
(b) receiving a wireless communication signal from the transmitter of at least one of the plurality of optically switchable windows wherein the communication includes or identifies the network ID of the at least one optically switchable window;
(c) analyzing the received wireless communication signal to determine the location of the at least one optically switchable window; and
(d) comparing the location determined in (c) with the locations of at least some of the plurality of optically switchable windows from the one or more drawings or other representations received in (a), and associating the network ID of the at least one optically switchable window with one location provided in the one or more drawings or other representations.
19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the transmitter of each of the optically switchable windows is configured for wireless communication using a wireless protocol selected from the group consisting of pulse-based ultra-wideband, Bluetooth, BLE, and Wi-Fi.
20. The system of claim 18 , wherein the transmitter of each of the optically switchable windows is configured for wireless communication using a pulse-based ultra-wideband protocol.
21. The system of claim 20 , wherein the transmitter of each of the optically switchable windows is configured for wireless communication using ECMA-368 or ECMA-369.
22. The system of claim 18 , wherein the window network further comprises non-window components having a network ID and a transmitter for wireless communication, and wherein the commissioning logic is further configured to execute the following operations:
receive a wireless communication signal from the transmitter of at least one non-window component, wherein the communication includes the network ID of the at least one non-window component;
analyze the received wireless communication signal to determine the location of the at least one non-window component; and
compare the determined location of the at least one non-window component with the locations of the non-window components provided by the one or more drawings or representations in (a), and associating the network ID of the at least one non-window component with one location provided in the one or more drawings or other representations.