Room condition monitoring system

Abstract

A room condition monitor (RCM) that includes a processor with an embedded router software object that is in signal communication with a first communication connector including an interface for the transmission receipt of data packages over a building management system (BMS) communication network according to a first network protocol. A second communication connector with a second network protocol interface is provided for communication with network legacy devises (I/O devices) through the RCM router according to a second network protocol.

1 . A room condition monitoring system, comprising:
 a housing defining an interior volume and an opening to the interior volume, wherein the housing supports operating electrical components;   a display module including a frame attached to the first housing and a display screen affixed to the frame and the display screen is in signal communication with one or more of the operating electrical components;   wherein the operating electrical components comprise:
 a processor in signal communication with one or more I/O devices of a BMS; 
 a router that is in signal communication with the processor and with the BMS, via a first communication connector, according to a first network protocol and the router is configured to transmit one or more data packages according to the first network protocol based on signals received from the processor, which are in turn are based on signals received from the I/O devices, via an electrical connector or via a second communication connector and router according to a second network protocol that is different than the first network protocol; 
   wherein the display screen is configured to display information based on data received at the processor from the I/O devices upon commands input at the display screen.   
     
     
         2 . The room condition monitor system of  claim 1 , further comprising a sensor, other than a sensor of the one or more I/O devices, for detecting a condition of a room and the sensor is in direct signal communication with the processor to transmit signals to the processor and the signals are indicative of a condition of the room, and the router is configured to generate data packages on the BMS according to the first network protocol and based on signals received at the processor from the sensor and the display screen is configured to display information for the room condition based on commands input at the display screen. 
     
     
         3 . The room condition monitor system of  claim 2 , wherein the housing is a first housing that has a first electrical connector and the system further comprising a second housing supporting the sensor and a second electrical connector, and the second housing is detachably secured to the first housing, and wherein the second electrical connector is in electrical communication with the sensor and at least one of the operating electrical components to provide signal communication there between, when the first and second electrical connectors are secured together and the sensor module is affixed to the first housing. 
     
     
         4 . The room condition monitor system of  claim 2 , wherein the sensor is a pressure transducer to detect a pressure within the room or a pressure differential in the room relative to another room in the building. 
     
     
         5 . The room condition monitor system of  claim 1 , wherein the electrical components includes one or more analog or digital connectors connected to at least one of the I/O devices and to the processor for transmission of signals from the at least one I/O device to the processor. 
     
     
         6 . The room condition monitor system of  claim 1 , wherein the first network protocol is a BACnet/IP protocol. 
     
     
         7 . The room condition monitor of  claim 1 , wherein the first network protocol is BACnet/IP and the second network protocol is Modbus RTU. 
     
     
         8 . The room condition monitor of  claim 1 , wherein the first network protocol is BACnet/IP and the second network protocol is a serial protocol conforming to a standardized serial protocol. 
     
     
         9 . A room condition monitoring system, comprising:
 a housing defining an interior volume and an opening to the interior volume, wherein the housing supports operating electrical components;   a display module including a frame attached to the housing and a display screen affixed to the frame and the display screen is in signal communication with one or more of the operating electrical components;   a room condition sensor in signal communication with the operating electrical components to detect a condition within a room of the building, and the sensor transmits signals to one or more of the operating electrical components, and the signals are indicative of a detected condition of a room in a building; and,   wherein the operating electrical components comprise a processor configured to process the signals received from the sensor and generate data representing the detected condition of the room; and,   at least one communication connector including an Ethernet interface in signal communication with a building management system (BMS) including a BMS communication network according to Modbus TCP protocol to transmit the data from the processor over the BMS network according to the Modbus TCP protocol or receive signals over the BMS network according the Modbus TCP protocol.   
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the operating electrical components comprise a router, and the BMS includes a plurality of I/O devices one or more of which is in signal communication with the processor or router, and the router is configured to transmit one or more data packages according to the Modbus TCP protocol responsive to signals received from the one or more I/O devices. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10 , further comprising one or more analog I/O connections and signals received from the one or more I/O devices are analog signals transmitted to the processor which generates data based on the signals from the one or more I/O devices and the router transmits one or more data packages according to the Modbus TCP protocol in response to the data generated by the processor and the signals received from the one or more I/O devices. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 10 , further comprising one or more digital I/O connectors and signals received from the one or more I/O devices are digital signals transmitted to the router which transmits one or more data packages according to the Modbus TCP protocol in response to the received digital signals. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the Modbus TCP protocol is a first network protocol and the signals from the one or more I/O devices are transmitted to the router as data packages according to a second network protocol that is different than the first network protocol, and the router is configured to transmit one or more data packages according to the first network protocol in response to signals 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the first network protocol is Modbus TCP and the second network protocol is Modbus RTU. 
     
     
         15 . The system of claim  19 , wherein the room condition sensor is a pressure transducer that detects a pressure in the room or pressure differential between the room and another room in the building. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the one or more I/O devises is in analog signal communication with the processor is a room condition monitor that monitors a room condition, within the room or in another room, other than pressure or a pressure differential. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the one or more I/O devices in signal communication with the processor is a temperature monitor or a room humidity monitor.