CN103941596A

CN103941596A - A configuration method used in a controller of a family system

Info

Publication number: CN103941596A
Application number: CN201310018753.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: Z.肖; J.冯; T.丁
Original assignee: Honeywell International Inc
Current assignee: Honeywell International Inc
Priority date: 2013-01-18
Filing date: 2013-01-18
Publication date: 2014-07-23
Anticipated expiration: 2033-01-18
Also published as: CN103941596B

Abstract

The invention provides a configuration method used in a controller of a family system, the method including the following steps: the controlled plant enters a programming mode; the bar codes of the controller and the controlled plant are input in a telecontroller, and the said telecontroller regards the bar code of controller as its own bar code; and the said telecontroller communicates with the controlled plant and carries on the scene configuration automatically.

Description

Be used for the collocation method of the controller of home system

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of collocation method for controller, relate more particularly to the collocation method for the scene controller of home system.

Background technology

Intelligent domestic system is by the various communication apparatus relevant to information, household electrical appliance and family public security device in family, receive supervision that concentrate or strange land on one family intellectualizing system, control and domestic affairs management by home bus technical battery, and the harmony and the coordination that keep these home amenities and residential environment.Intelligent domestic system also provides wireless Web network panel and wireless handheld PDA, all uses wireless connections, make that user stays at home can carry out Anywhere intercommunication, surf the web, the activity such as family's electric control.

For example, intelligent domestic system can be controlled Household illumination system.While going home, " going home " button on flicking entry place scene controller, default light and electrical equipment scene start automatically, and light is adjusted to default brightness automatically; While leaving home, the flicking button of " leaving home ", all light and electrical equipment are all turned off automatically.The feature of system maximum is scene control, at the same indoor multichannel lighting loop that has, is called scene to reaching certain light atmosphere after each loop brightness adjustment; Can set in advance different scene (building different light environments), being fade-in fade-out time when handoff scenario, makes the soft variation of light.This system also utilizes clock controller to carry out clock control, and light is presented by the variation of the sunrise sunset of every day or free rule.Utilize various sensors and telepilot to reach the automatic control to light.

But in home system, user need to be configured it before use scenes controller.Conventionally, the button of scene controller is little, conventionally only has 2-4, is therefore not enough to definition " increase " button, " deletion " button and other function buttons.If carry out scene configuration operation with Macintosh, be difficult.Meanwhile, in the time that the distance between scene controller and controll plant is very long, they are configured and need two people.Therefore, existing for user finds a kind of method of operating that is easy to configure scene controller.

Summary of the invention

In one embodiment of the invention, provide a kind of collocation method of the controller for home system, comprise the following steps: controll plant enters programming mode; The bar code of controller and controll plant is input in telepilot, and this telepilot is using the bar code of controller as its oneself bar code; And described telepilot and controll plant communicate, and automatically carry out scene configuration.

Brief description of the drawings

Feature described herein can be understood better with reference to accompanying drawing as described below.

Fig. 1 shows common controller in home system and the structural drawing of controll plant;

Fig. 2 shows the existing methodical process flow diagram that configures scene controller and controll plant under the structure of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 shows according to controller in home system of the present invention and the structural drawing of controll plant; With

Fig. 4 shows the process flow diagram that configures the method for scene controller and controll plant according to of the present invention in the structure of Fig. 3.

Although the present invention allows with many multi-form embodiment, but it is shown in the drawings and will be interpreted as that at the specific embodiment of this detailed description the disclosure is considered to the example of the principle of the invention, is not intended to the present invention to be limited to the embodiment of certain illustrated.

Embodiment

Fig. 1 shows controller in home system and the structural drawing of controll plant.In home system, be all fixed on metope such as the controller of scene controller with such as the controll plant of lighting controller.For example, for the illuminator of home system, scene controller can be fixed on the metope of entry, and lighting controller can be fixed on the metope in parlor or bedroom.Conventionally, between controller and controll plant, there is longer distance.Between scene controller and lighting controller, can carry out radio communication.Owing to conventionally there being longer distance between controller and controll plant, therefore they are configured and often need two people collaborative.

Scene controller shown in Fig. 1 has less button, such as four buttons, for example, is used for respectively controlling the switch of lamp, brightness, Night and the day mode of lamp.So few button is not enough to the button of the definition situations such as definition " increase ", " deletion ".If operated with Macintosh, be loaded down with trivial details and difficult.

Fig. 2 shows the existing methodical process flow diagram that configures scene controller and controll plant under the structure of Fig. 1.At step S201, controll plant enters programming mode.At step S202, scene controller enters programming mode.At step S203, by the radio communication such as radio frequency (RF), bar code and controll plant that scene controller sends oneself to controll plant send the bar code of oneself to scene controller, to record bar code each other.At step S204, carry out scene configuration.At step S205, scene controller and controll plant leave programming mode.In one example, by programming between controller and controll plant, the light that can for example controlled plant be connected adds the button of controller to, makes controller can control the unlatching of light, close and scene change.Due to the restriction of the number of keys of controller, scene configuration also can be limited.

In wireless home system, " bar code " is equivalent to " radio address " of scene controller and controll plant.Controller or controll plant all have unique radio address.

Due in the conventional method, controll plant and scene controller need to enter respectively programming mode, and need record bar code each other, therefore the in the situation that of controll plant and scene controller apart from each other, need two people to work in coordination with.

Fig. 3 shows according to controller in home system of the present invention and the structural drawing of controll plant.Similar with the structure of Fig. 1, in the home system of Fig. 3, be also all fixed on metope such as the controller of scene controller with such as the controll plant of lighting controller.As previously mentioned, between controller and controlled plant, conventionally there is longer distance.Between scene controller and lighting controller, can carry out radio communication.Equally, the scene controller shown in Fig. 3 has less button, such as four buttons.These buttons for example adopt soft-touch type design, and button gently can manually be controlled opening and closing or the scene change of light.

In the embodiment shown in fig. 3, use a kind of removable equipment, such as telepilot is helped user and is configured.Telepilot has such as numerical key, directionkeys, determines the various buttons of key, increasing-and-decreasing key, ESC Escape etc.Therefore, this telepilot has enough buttons and allows user define to increase key, delete key or the control to various scenes for use in configuration of other function key.Use the sharpest edges of such telepilot to be, telepilot is removable, user can be moved and be configured neatly.

In one embodiment, between controller, controll plant and telepilot, can carry out radio communication.By radio communication, their unique radio address are sent to telepilot by controller and controll plant, and telepilot is using the radio address of controller as its oneself radio address, and automatically configuration enters the controll plant of programming mode.For example, can automatically the lighting loop of the controll plant being associated with controller be added to numerical key or the scene key on telepilot, make telepilot can long-rangely control the unlatching of light by controlling controll plant, close and scene change.In another example, in numerical key that also can be from telepilot or scene key, delete the lighting loop of the controll plant being associated with controller.

Fig. 4 shows the process flow diagram that configures the method for scene controller and controll plant according to of the present invention in the structure of Fig. 3.At step S401, controll plant enters programming mode.At step S402, the bar code of scene controller and controll plant is input in telepilot, this telepilot is using the bar code of scene controller as its oneself bar code.At step S403, this telepilot is communicated by letter with controll plant, and automatically to carrying out scene configuration.At step S404, controll plant exits programming mode.In wireless system, " bar code " is equivalent to " radio address " of scene controller and controll plant.Controller or controll plant all have unique radio address.

In the present invention, controll plant is not limited to illumination and controls, and can also be other control or its combinations such as air-conditioning control in home system, heating control, curtain control.

Although described some embodiment in detail above-mentioned, other amendment is possible.For example, in order to realize the result of expectation, the logic flow described in the drawings does not need shown particular order, or continuous order.Other step can be provided, or can eliminate some step from described flow process, and can increase other parts or remove assembly from described system described system.Other embodiment can after the scope of claim in.

To see from aforementioned, can in the situation that not deviating from the spirit and scope of the present invention, realize many variations and amendment.It being understood that and be intended to maybe should infer the not restriction with respect to particular system described herein or method.Natch, be intended to cover all this amendments that fall within the scope of claim by claims.

Claims

1. for a collocation method for the controller of home system, comprise the following steps:

Controll plant enters programming mode;

The bar code of controller and controll plant is input in telepilot, and this telepilot is using the bar code of controller as its oneself bar code; And

Described telepilot and controll plant communicate, and automatically carry out scene configuration.

2. collocation method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said controller is scene controller.

3. collocation method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said bar code is radio address.

4. collocation method as claimed in claim 3, wherein said controller and controll plant all have unique radio address.

5. collocation method as claimed in claim 1, the button of wherein said telepilot is more than the button of controller.

6. collocation method as claimed in claim 1, also comprises step: controll plant exits programming mode.

7. collocation method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said controll plant is at least one in illumination control, air-conditioning control, heating control, curtain control.