Patent ID: 8078326

Claim:
A method for configuring a heating, ventilating, air conditioning, or cooling system, the system including at least one HVAC unit communicatively coupled to a control device for the exchange of control signals, the HVAC unit including a control circuit, the method comprising: receiving a user input of a system identifier from a plurality of system identifiers that are compatible with properties of the system and the control circuit of the at least one HVAC unit, wherein each system identifier specifies a wired system arrangement of hardwired connections within the system, and wherein the hardwired connections define an operational configuration of the system; and digitally configuring one or more components of the system based upon the received user input of the system identifier to create digital communication paths representing the hardwired connections to set the system to the operational configuration, wherein the one or more components comprise the control circuit of the HVAC unit, or the control device, or both, and wherein at least one of the one or more components comprises a replacement component.