| Abbreviations | Description |
| HVAC | Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning |
| CAV | Constant Air Volume |
| VAV | Variable Air Volume |
| WSN | Wireless Sensor Network |
| IoT | Internet of Things |
| MQTT | Message Queuing Telemetry Transport |
| RPI Broker | Raspberry Pi computer |
| NTP | Network Time Protocol |
| OpenHab | Open Home Automation Bus |
| SSL | Secure Sockets Layer |
| PHP | Personal Home Page |
| SSID | Service Set Identifier |
| PWM | Pulse-Width Modulation |
| LCD | Liquid Crystal Display |
| I2C | Inter-Integrated Circuit |
| ACK | Acknowledgement |
| CSS | Code Composer Studio |
| SDK | Software Development Kit |
| RTOS | Real-Time Operating System |
| CLI | Command Line Interface |
| PRCM | Power Reset and Clock Module |
| LPDS | Low-Power Deep Sleep |
| WAP or AP | Wireless Access Point |
| WPA” | Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 |
| API | Application Programming Interface |
| TLS | Transport Layer Security |
| WLAN | Wireless Local Area Network |
| UART | Universal Asynchronous Receiver-Transmitter |
| TFT | Thin Film Transistor |
| SPI | Serial Peripheral Interface |
| MAC | Media Access Control |
| Variables | Description |
| Output_Temp | Selected temperature at the air outlet of the indoor unit |
| Fan_level | Selected ventilation velocity in the indoor air conditioning unit |
| Return_Temp | Temperature measured in the returned air of the ceiling |
| Set_Temp | Set-point temperature in each of the zones |
| Meas_Temp | Temperature measured in each of the zones |
| Meas_Hum | Humidity measured in each of the zones |
| MTEMP | Average measured temperature for all the active zones |
| MSET | Average set-point temperature |
| IV | Generation of cold (summer, IV = 1) or hot (winter, IV = −1) air flow |