Patent ID: 9541300
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: F24F,G05D,G06F

Claim:
1. A thermostat, comprising: a processing system configured to control a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system; a plurality of first HVAC connectors configured to receive a corresponding plurality of first HVAC control wires from the HVAC system, each of the plurality of first HVAC connectors being associated with a single possible HVAC function; one or more second HVAC connectors configured to receive a corresponding one or more second HVAC control wires from the HVAC system, each of the one or more second HVAC connectors being associated with a plurality of possible HVAC functions; and a connection sensing module coupled to the plurality of first HVAC connectors and coupled to the one or more second HVAC connectors and configured to determine which of the plurality of first HVAC connectors and which of the one or more second HVAC connectors have wires inserted therein; wherein the processing system is further configured to: