Patent ID: 7821218

Claim:
A system controller for controlling the operation of a heating or cooling system and a blower motor controller within the heating or cooling system, comprising: a local memory associated with the system controller; a communication means through which the system controller is configured to transmit to and receive signals from a blower motor controller and at least one other controller; an input interface through which system parameter information relating to the heating or cooling system is received, said system parameter information including at least motor related parameters relating to the operation of one or more types of blower motors; and a processor that stores in the local memory the motor related parameters received via the input interface, and receives via the communication means identifying information from the blower motor controller that identifies the type of blower motor installed in the system, said processor being configured to retrieve from the local memory the motor related parameters corresponding to the specific identified blower motor controller, and to send said corresponding motor related parameters to the blower motor controller, to thereby provide the specific operating parameters corresponding to the identified blower motor to said blower motor controller, for use in controller operation of the blower motor.