Patent ID: 11914336
Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 11:
12. A method for setting up a Building Management System (BMS) for controlling a plurality of devices installed at a building, the method comprising:
retrieving a system model configured to be used in controlling the plurality of devices installed in the building, the system model is configured to be developed and implemented in stages during different phases of use of the BMS including two or more of installation, engineering, commissioning, operation, and maintenance, wherein different tools are used by technicians to develop and implement the system model during each of two or more of the different phases, where the system model is configured to be directly accessed and updated by the different tools used by technicians when developing and implementing the system model during each of the two or more different phases including two or more of installation, engineering, commissioning, operation, and maintenance;
using one or more predefined templates of the system model to create the plurality of devices in the system model, wherein the predefined templates include user selectable elements and define one or more of data points, control parameters, schedule configuration, and alarm configuration for the corresponding devices, the predefined templates enforcing standardized device names and standardized point names that are hardware agnostic for use by the different tools when developing and implementing the system model, wherein once the system model is setup, the system model is configured to receive hardware agnostic point information and provide hardware agnostic control commands for controlling the plurality of devices; and
linking the system model to a gateway at the building.