Patent ID: 8065039
Filing Date: 2011-11-22
Classification: E06B,G05B

Abstract:
1. A method for operating a plurality of autonomous, processor-controlled, multi-position actuators from a separate control station, comprising: establishing a wireless communication network that originates with the separate control station and provides bidirectional message transfer between the separate control station and each multi-position actuator; assigning a processor-readable address to each multi-position actuator; providing a command set for each multi-position actuator that includes for each command in the command set the assigned actuator address and one of a plurality of executable functions, wherein the command set further includes at least one command to realize one position value from a plurality of position values defined for the respective actuator, and wherein the command set further includes at least one stop command; assigning each of the multi-position actuators to a group; defining a plurality of group commands, including in each group command a plurality of discrete commands to perform a like executable function, directed to the addresses of the plurality of multi-position actuators in the group; processing a current position of each of the multi-position actuators; and equalizing a position of a group of barriers associated with the group of multi-position actuators.