Control system having an adjacent electronic display for auto labeling and guided wiring
A controller is described with an adjacent electronic display which allows users to input building plans, and to design where devices (e.g., equipment and sensors) are to go. The controller has access to databases of the devices including wiring diagrams and protocols, such that the controller can automatically create a wiring diagram that can be used to wire the building and the controller. The adjacent display can be moved to show controller wiring, while the display shows a wiring diagram which describes a diagram of the controller wiring including devices that are connected, and wiring information about the devices.
1. A controller comprising:
a housing;
computer hardware and a programmable memory attached to the housing;
a moveable interactive screen, attached to the housing, controlled by the computer hardware and programmable memory;
an inside surface of the housing with a controller terminal attachment;
the moveable interactive screen operationally able to display a representation of the controller terminal attachment;
the moveable interactive screen able to move in a first way such that:
the inside surface of the housing is exposed, showing the controller terminal attachment,
a representation of the controller terminal attachment in a current state is displayed on the moveable interactive screen;
the moveable interactive screen operationally able to move in a second way to hide the inside surface of the housing, hiding the controller terminal attachment;
wherein the controller terminal attachment is operationally able to attach to a removable module; and
wherein the moveable interactive screen is operationally able to close to hide the removable module when the removable module is attached to the controller terminal attachment.
2. The controller of claim 1 , further comprising an updater which is operationally able to update the representation of the controller terminal attachment on the moveable interactive screen when the controller terminal attachment is modified.
3. The controller of claim 1 , further comprising operational ability to allow a parameter definition of the representation of the controller terminal attachment to be modified upon receipt of an instruction by the moveable interactive screen that the parameter definition has been-received.
4. The controller of claim 1 , further comprising operational ability to display, on the moveable interactive screen, a representation of the controller terminal attachment, a representation of the removable module, and a representation of a device operationally attached to the removable module.
5. The controller of claim 4 , wherein the representation of the device is moveable to a representation of a second controller terminal attachment.
6. The controller of claim 5 , further comprising operational ability to modify a protocol of the device.
7. The controller of claim 6 , further comprising operational ability to modify a controller terminal attachment.
8. A controller comprising:
a housing;
computer hardware and a programmable memory attached to the housing;
a moveable interactive screen attached to the housing, the moveable interactive screen operationally able to display images;
a controller terminal attachment on an inside surface of the housing;
the moveable interactive screen in a first position operationally able to show a representation of the controller terminal attachment in a current state;
the controller operationally able to hide the inside surface, including the controller terminal attachment, when the moveable interactive screen is in a second position;
wherein the controller terminal attachment is operationally able to attach to a removable module; and
wherein the moveable interactive screen is operationally able to close to hide the removable module when the removable module is attached to the controller terminal attachment.
9. The controller of claim 8 , further comprising the computer hardware and programmable memory operationally able to allow a user to define a representation of a device using the moveable interactive screen, the device operationally able to connect to the controller terminal attachment.
10. The controller of claim 8 , further comprising the controller operationally able to display, on the moveable interactive screen, a representation of the controller terminal attachment, a representation of the removable module, and a representation of a device operationally attached to the removable module.
11. The controller of claim 8 , further comprising a module attachment, and wherein the module attachment comprises a bar to load a spring in the removable module.
12. The controller of claim 8 , further comprising a module attachment, and wherein the module attachment comprises a hook tab.
13. The controller of claim 9 , further comprising the controller operationally able to modify the controller terminal attachment.
14. The controller of claim 13 , further comprising the moveable interactive screen operationally able to display the representation of the device when the moveable interactive screen is in the second position.
15. The controller of claim 8 , further comprising the computer hardware and programmable memory operationally able to allow a user to define a representation of a device using the moveable interactive screen, the device operationally able to connect to the controller terminal attachment.
16. The controller of claim 15 , further comprising the computer hardware and programmable memory operationally able to modify the controller terminal attachment.
17. The controller of claim 16 , further comprising modifying the controller terminal attachment upon receipt of a message sent from the moveable interactive screen.
18. A controller in a box with an inside, the controller with a processor and memory, comprising:
a device connection mounted on the inside of the box, the device connection operationally able to couple to at least one device;
a screen moveably attached to the controller, the screen operationally able to move such that the inside of the box, and the device connection is shown;
the screen operationally able to move such that the inside of the box, and the device connection is hidden;
the screen configured to display a current state of at least one representation of the device connection;
wherein the device connection is operationally able to attach to a removable module; and
wherein the screen is operationally able to close to hide the removable module when the removable module is attached to the device connection.
19. The controller of claim 18 , further comprising being operationally able to change-operation of the at least one device connection upon receipt of an instruction.
20. The controller of claim 19 , further comprising changing a functionality of the device connection to match requirements of a new device upon receipt of an instruction by the screen that the new device has been chosen.