Patent ID: 9575477
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: G05B,G08B

Claim:
1. A method for installing a sensor in a building management system, comprising the steps of: identifying, during said installation of said sensor, a building management hardware system controller to connect the sensor to by identifying a closest building management system hardware controller in an area where said sensor is being installed; automatically determining a sensor type of said sensor from among a plurality of supported sensor types by analyzing image information collected by using a software installation and verification application on a mobile device of a user, wherein the image information collected comprises one or more of an image of the sensor and a unique identifier; identifying configuration information required by said building management system for said determined sensor type; obtaining, during said installation of said sensor, said required configuration information from said user using an interface on said mobile device, wherein at least a portion of said interface is generated to accommodate one or more requirements of said building management system with respect to said determined sensor type; providing said obtained required configuration information to said building management system for said installing and a verification of the installed sensor; and providing a guided verification procedure to perform a set of tests that verify correctness of data reported by the installed sensor.