99 results about "LonWorks" patented technology

A method of adding a device to an existing or new electrical or electronic automation or multimedia network. The invention facilitates adding a device to the network that can communicate using various protocols such as LonWorks, CEBus, X-10, etc. over media such as AC power line, IR, RF, twisted pair, optical fiber, etc. The method is a mechanism for adding a device to a system that can be used by an ordinary user of network capable electrical devices. The method comprises the steps an installer would perform including the handshaking that needs to occur between devices to accomplish the binding process. A Functional Profile for LonWorks networks is given as an example. This includes a Home Device profile that employs an automated explicit type messaging for all devices intended for use in a home environment. The invention includes adding to the device an install button and a visual indicator for status such as an LED. Alternatively, existing buttons and LEDs on the device may be used for installed and binding purposes. Other methods of binding can be employed by the use of wired or wireless handheld tools, remote controls, etc. Other interfaces and user feedback can be used such as touch screen, personal computers, cellular phones, PDAs, etc which can offer simple ‘virtual’ binding by the press of an icon versus the physical button on the device. The binding can be performed locally or remotely such as via LAN, WAN, Internet, etc.

The invention relates to a field bus building integrated control system based on a LON bus technology. The integrated control system consists of a LonWorks / IP server, an Internet server, a LON DDC controller, an LNS server and a remote client; moreover, the system adopts an intelligent building management system, namely a typical structure of two-level network and three-level management of an intelligent building management system (IBMS), that is to say, a two-level network structure formed by a field bus network, namely LonWorks bus network, and a local area network consisting of a client / server structure, as well as a three-level management structure formed by a field direct digital controller (DDC) for control, a process management server and remote client management are adopted. The field bus building integrated control system has the characteristics of intact structure, advanced technology, visualized image and wide coverage, and is suitable for field bus building integrated control systems involved in university curriculums such as 'Building Automation Technology and Application' and 'Building Automation System Integration Technology'.