JP2018160479A - Illumination control system, terminal device, control method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simply set the address of a plurality of lighting fixtures installed on a floor at a low cost.SOLUTION: An illumination control device 10 controls a plurality of lighting fixtures L installed on a floor. A management device 20 makes the illumination control device 10 generate a state where a lighting state of one lighting fixture L becomes different from the lighting state of the other lighting fixture L. In a position specifying part 322 of a terminal device 30, a position of the lighting fixture which is different from the other in a floor plan is specified on the basis of position designation operation of a user viewing the lighting state of the plurality of lighting fixtures.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a lighting control system, a terminal device, a control method, and a program for controlling a plurality of lighting fixtures installed in a facility such as an office building.

  In office buildings, many lighting fixtures are installed on each floor. Many of these lighting fixtures are centrally controlled by a lighting control device installed in a machine room or the like. When the lighting control device automatically controls lighting on / off by the lighting control schedule function or when a switch installed on the floor wall is operated by the user, an operation signal is transmitted to the lighting control device, The control device controls the corresponding lighting fixture.

  In recent years, lighting fixtures with a communication function have been put into practical use, and individual control of lighting fixtures via a communication line is possible from a lighting control device. In such a lighting control system, an address is assigned to each lighting fixture in order to identify a plurality of lighting fixtures connected to the same communication line. It is conceivable that addresses are set in advance for each lighting fixture, and the construction worker arranges the lighting fixtures on the ceiling in the order of the addresses, but the work while checking the addresses hinders smooth work. .

  It is also conceivable that an address is automatically assigned to a plurality of lighting fixtures from the lighting control device after the lighting fixture is installed. However, since the lighting control device cannot recognize the installation position of each lighting fixture, it is difficult to assign addresses in the order of arrangement of the lighting devices. The lighting control device cannot grasp which address is assigned to the lighting fixture at which position.

  Therefore, a method is used in which an address is set by infrared communication from below the lighting fixture using a remote control device having an infrared port after the lighting fixture is installed.

JP 2013-045662 A JP 2006-277972 A

  The above-described method using the remote control device is suitable for a small-scale system. However, the large-scale system is a complicated operation and the movement of the worker on the floor is also large.

  This invention is made | formed in view of such a condition, The objective is to provide the technique which sets easily the address of the several lighting fixture installed in the floor at low cost.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a lighting control system according to an aspect of the present invention includes a lighting control device that controls a plurality of lighting fixtures installed on a floor, a management device connected to the lighting control device, and the management A terminal device capable of communicating with the device. The management device causes the lighting control device to generate a state in which a lighting state of one lighting fixture is different from a lighting state of another lighting fixture. The terminal device includes: a display unit that displays a floor diagram; and a position specifying operation of a user who is viewing the lighting state of the plurality of lighting fixtures in the floor diagram, the position of a lighting fixture that is different from the other lighting state And a position specifying unit specified based on

  It should be noted that any combination of the above-described constituent elements and a representation of the present invention converted between a method, an apparatus, a system, and the like are also effective as an aspect of the present invention.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the address of the some lighting fixture installed in the floor can be set easily at low cost.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the illumination control system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the illumination control apparatus of FIG. 1, a management apparatus, and a terminal device. Fig.3 (a)-(c) is a figure which shows the example of the positional specification process of a lighting fixture (the 1). FIGS. 4A to 4C are diagrams illustrating an example of the position specifying process of the lighting fixture (part 2). FIGS. 5A to 5B are diagrams illustrating an example of address change processing. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of an address setting process. FIGS. 7A and 7B are diagrams illustrating an example of address setting processing of the brightness sensor.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a lighting control system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, an example in which the lighting control system 1 is installed on a floor F in an office building is assumed. FIG. 1 is a view of the floor F as viewed from above, and the hatched box indicates the position of the pillar. The lighting control system 1 includes a plurality of lighting fixtures L, a lighting control device 10, a management device 20, and a terminal device 30.

  The lighting control device 10 controls a plurality of lighting fixtures L installed on the floor F. Specifically, an operation signal from an operation switch (not shown) installed on the wall of the floor F, a sensor signal from a brightness sensor (not shown) installed on the ceiling of the floor F, and the lighting control device 10 are set. Based on the control schedule and the control signal from the management device 20, the lighting / extinguishing of the specific lighting fixture L is controlled. It is also possible to control dimming.

  The illumination control device 10 is connected to a plurality of communication adapter devices A1 to A5 by a communication line (hereinafter referred to as an adapter communication line) C0 for connecting to the communication adapter device. In the example shown in FIG. 1, five communication adapter devices A1 to A5 are connected. The communication adapter devices A1 to A5 are installed on the ceiling of the floor F. Two communication lines (hereinafter referred to as appliance communication lines) C11 and C12 for connecting to the lighting fixture are connected to the communication adapter device A1. Six lighting fixtures L are connected to one fixture communication line C11, and eight lighting fixtures L are connected to the other fixture communication line C12. In addition, it is good also as a structure by which the illumination control apparatus 10 and an instrument communication line are directly connected, without using communication adapter apparatus A1-A5.

  There is an upper limit to the number of lighting fixtures L that can be connected to one fixture communication line, and any number of lighting fixtures L are connected to one fixture communication line within the upper limit range. Further, the number of instrument communication lines connected to one communication adapter device is not limited to two, and four systems may be used with four instrument communication lines, or one system may be configured with one instrument communication line. In FIG. 1, each of the five communication adapter devices A1 to A5 has two systems of instrument communication lines (C11, C12), (C21, C22), (C31, C32), (C41, C42), (C51, C52). ) Indicates a connected configuration. Hereinafter, a plurality of lighting fixtures L connected to one appliance communication line are considered as one group. A plurality of lighting fixtures L connected to one adapter communication device may be considered as one group, and all the lighting fixtures L connected to one lighting control device 10 are considered as one group. Also good.

  The lighting fixture L includes a device for turning on / off the lighting by the lighting fixture L itself and a device for dimming, and a power line (not shown) is provided from a distribution board or the like. The lighting device L receives a control command for lighting / extinguishing and dimming from the lighting control device 10 through the appliance communication line, and performs lighting / extinguishing and dimming. In addition, the illuminating device L can also be made into the conventional lighting fixture which does not have a communication function. When a conventional lighting fixture is used, each power line is connected to a power switch such as a relay, and the power switch is connected to the lighting control device 10 via a communication line. In this configuration, the lighting control device 10 turns on / off a power switch inserted in a specific power supply line, thereby turning on a plurality of lighting fixtures L belonging to a specific group connected to the power supply line in a lump. / Can be turned off.

  The management device 20 is connected to the lighting control device 10 via the network N1. The management device 20 is constituted by a server, for example. For example, Ethernet (registered trademark) can be used for the network N1. The management device 20 is a device for managing and monitoring the lighting control device 10 and the plurality of lighting fixtures L. For example, management of power consumption of a plurality of lighting fixtures L, management of lighting schedules, and the like are performed. Note that the management device 20 and the lighting control device 10 may be integrated, and in a configuration in which there are a plurality of lighting control devices 10, any one unit may perform management in a centralized manner.

  The terminal device 30 is a device that can communicate with the management device 20 and is used by an operator in the floor F (assuming a lighting engineer or a service person in the present embodiment). Hereinafter, although a tablet is assumed as the terminal device 30 in the present embodiment, it may be a terminal device having a display operation function and a communication function, and may be a notebook PC, a smartphone, or the like.

  In the above configuration, the lighting control device 10 needs to communicate with many lighting fixtures L, and the management device 20 needs to manage many lighting fixtures L. Therefore, it is convenient to give each lighting fixture L an address used for communication and management. Each lighting fixture L is given a fixture-specific fixture ID (for example, a serial number), but it is practically difficult to set the floor F in order of numbers, so it is convenient to assign addresses from the outside after installation. is there.

  Hereinafter, one conventional address setting method will be described. In the method described below, a setting remote controller having an infrared port is used. First, an operator having a setting remote controller goes near the place where the communication adapter device is installed, and changes the communication adapter device to the address setting mode by infrared communication. Next, the operator operates the setting remote controller, and advances in order until the lighting fixture for which an address is to be set flashes. When the luminaire whose address is to be set flashes, the address to be set for the luminaire is input to the setting remote controller and transmitted to the communication adapter device. The specific operation of the luminaire for which this address is desired to be set and the address setting operation are performed for all the luminaires under the control of the communication adapter device. Further, the above operation is performed on all communication adapter devices.

  The above operation is an operation in which time adjustments of a large number of clocks are performed one by one. As the number of luminaires is increased, it takes time and effort. On the other hand, in this embodiment, a method for easily setting addresses in a large number of lighting fixtures in a short time is realized.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating configurations of the lighting control device 10, the management device 20, and the terminal device 30 of FIG. The illumination control device 10 includes a communication unit 11, a control unit 12, a storage unit 13, and a drive circuit 14.

  The management device 20 includes a communication unit 21, a control unit 22, and a storage unit 23. The control unit 22 includes an address setting unit 221, a lighting control instruction unit 222, and a cooperation processing unit 223. In the control unit 22, only functional blocks related to the address setting function of interest in the present embodiment are drawn. The configuration of the control unit 22 can be realized by cooperation of hardware resources and software resources, or by a single hardware resource. Processors, ROM, RAM, and other LSIs can be used as hardware resources. Programs such as operating systems and applications can be used as software resources.

  The terminal device 30 includes a communication unit 31, a control unit 32, a storage unit 33, a display unit 34, and an operation unit 35. The control unit 32 includes a drawing unit 321, a position specifying unit 322, and a cooperation processing unit 323. In the control unit 32, only functional blocks related to the address setting function of interest in the present embodiment are drawn. The configuration of the control unit 32 can also be realized by cooperation of hardware resources and software resources or by a single hardware resource. When a tablet is used as the terminal device 30, the display unit 34 and the operation unit 35 are configured by a touch panel display 34a.

  The worker carries the terminal device 30 and goes to the floor F. The operator operates the touch panel display 34a of the terminal device 30 to instruct activation of the address setting mode. When the activation instruction is received from the touch panel display 34 a, the cooperation processing unit 323 notifies the management device 20 of the activation instruction for the address setting mode via the communication unit 31.

  The communication unit 31 establishes a communication channel with the communication unit 21 of the management apparatus 20 by wireless connection to an access point (not shown) connected to the network N1. If a PC is used instead of a tablet and an access point exists nearby, the PC and the access point may be connected by a wired connection using a LAN cable or the like. When the management device 20 exists near the terminal device 30, the management device 20 may be connected to the management device 20 using short-range wireless communication.

  The cooperation processing unit 323 notifies the management apparatus 20 of an access setting mode activation instruction, and the drawing unit 321 draws a floor diagram of the floor F on the touch panel display 34a. This floor view is a state in which the lighting fixture L is not drawn.

  In the lighting control system 1, a floor diagram is generated for each floor in order to monitor the operation status of the lighting fixture L in the building. The floor plan is generated as a sketch (plan view) when the floor is viewed from above. The building manager graphically displays a floor plan on a console terminal (not shown) connected to the management apparatus 20 and monitors the lighting state of each lighting fixture L. In addition, a resident's terminal device (for example, a PC) may be connected to the network N1 so that a floor diagram of the floor in which the resident is resident can be displayed on the resident's terminal device.

  Floor plans are created in advance by lighting engineers. Conventionally, an icon of a lighting fixture is arranged on a floor plan corresponding to an actual installation position, and an operation for setting an address for the arranged lighting fixture is performed manually on a graphic screen. In the present embodiment, the icons of the lighting fixtures are arranged on the graphic screen of the floor plan, and the operation of setting an address for each lighting fixture is semi-automated. A floor plan is stored in advance in the storage unit 33 of the terminal device 30. Recording media such as SSD and HDD are used for the storage unit 33 of the terminal device 30 and the storage unit 23 of the management device 20.

  When the cooperation processing unit 223 of the management device 20 receives an activation instruction for the address setting mode from the terminal device 30, the cooperation processing unit 223 activates the address setting mode. When the address setting mode is activated, the address setting unit 221 instructs the lighting control device 10 to assign an initial address to a plurality of lighting fixtures L belonging to one group. At that time, it is possible to specify a range of addresses to be assigned to the lighting fixtures L belonging to the group.

  Upon receiving an initial address assignment instruction from the management device 20, the control unit 12 of the lighting control device 10 randomly assigns a specified range of addresses to the plurality of lighting fixtures L belonging to the specified group. For example, a command is transmitted to a plurality of lighting fixtures L connected to a designated group of appliance communication lines, and addresses are assigned in ascending order in the order of responses.

  A communication device (not shown) attached to each lighting fixture L stores an address assigned from the lighting control device 10. The lighting control device 10 may request the communication adapter device of the designated group to perform the above address assignment processing and cause the communication adapter device to execute the address assignment processing. The address given to each lighting fixture L may be a global address or a group address. In the case of a group address, the address of each lighting fixture L and the address of the communication adapter device are combined and used as a global address. Further, in a large-scale system in which a plurality of lighting control devices 10 are used, the addresses of the lighting control devices 10 are further combined and used.

  The lighting control instruction unit 222 of the management device 20 instructs the lighting control device 10 to execute control for lighting the lighting fixture L in the order of addresses. For example, the lighting fixture L with the smallest address in the group is turned on, and the remaining lighting fixtures L are turned off. In addition, in the some lighting fixture L in a group, the lighting state of one lighting fixture L should just produce the condition from which the lighting state of the other lighting fixture L differs. For example, one lighting fixture L may be turned off and the remaining lighting fixtures L may be turned on, or one lighting fixture L may be blinked, and the remaining lighting fixtures L may be turned on or off.

  An operator who is a user of the terminal device 30 watches the lighting state of the plurality of lighting fixtures L in the floor F. The user designates the position of the lighting fixture L whose lighting state is different from others in the floor diagram drawn on the touch panel display 34a. The position may be touched with a finger, or may be touched with a stylus pen. If the mouse can be used, the mouse pointer may be used.

  The position specifying unit 322 specifies the position of the luminaire L whose lighting state is different from the others in the floor diagram displayed on the touch panel display 34a for the position specifying operation of the user. Specifically, the coordinate data of the designated position is acquired. The cooperation processing unit 323 notifies the management device 20 of information indicating that the position of the lighting fixture L whose lighting state is different from the others is specified. In the simplest design, the coordinate data is not notified, but only the fact that the position is specified is notified.

  When the cooperation processing unit 223 of the management device 20 acquires information indicating that the position has been specified from the terminal device 30, it passes the information to the lighting control instruction unit 222. When the lighting control instruction unit 222 acquires the information, the lighting control instruction unit 222 instructs the lighting control device 10 to switch the lighting fixture L whose lighting state is different from that of the other lighting fixture to the next address.

  The cooperation processing unit 223 of the management device 20 notifies the terminal device 30 when the lighting control of all the lighting fixtures L in the group is completed. After the position specification of the last lighting fixture L in the group is completed, the address designating unit 324 of the terminal device 30 changes the addresses of the plurality of lighting fixtures L based on the user's operation. For example, the address designation unit 324 assigns addresses to the plurality of lighting fixtures L in ascending or descending order in the order in which the user touches the plurality of lighting fixtures L in the floor diagram displayed on the touch panel display 34a.

  The address to be assigned may be an address within the range of addresses automatically assigned by the management apparatus 20 at the initial time, or may be an address within a range newly designated by the user. In the latter case, for example, a window may be displayed on the touch panel display 34a for allowing the user to input the start address of the range of addresses to be assigned.

  Fig.3 (a)-(c) is a figure which shows the example of the positional specification process of a lighting fixture (the 1). FIGS. 4A to 4C are diagrams illustrating an example of the position specifying process of the lighting fixture (part 2). FIG. 3A shows a situation in which the third luminaire L1 from the bottom of the leftmost column is lit as a luminaire having a different lighting state from the others on the floor F. The user holding the terminal device 30 in the floor F sees this situation and touches the point P1 in the floor diagram displayed on the touch panel display 34a (see FIG. 3B). The drawing unit 321 draws the icon I1 of the lighting fixture L1 at the P1 point (see FIG. 3C).

  When the terminal device 30 acquires the initial address of the lighting fixture L1 from the management device 20, the drawing unit 321 of the terminal device 30 may draw the initial address in or near the icon I1. A number indicating the drawing order may be drawn instead of the initial address.

  When a plurality of models are used as the lighting fixture L, the model may be input while touching the position of the lighting fixture L. For example, when the position of the luminaire L is touched, a model selection menu may be opened as a pop-up menu so that the user can select it.

  When the management device 20 receives the touched signal from the terminal device 30, the lighting control instruction unit 222 of the management device 20 instructs the lighting control device 10 to turn on the next lighting fixture in the order of the initial addresses. FIG. 4A shows a situation in which the first lighting fixture L2 from the bottom of the leftmost column is lit as the next lighting fixture on the floor F. The user sees this situation and touches the point P2 in the floor diagram displayed on the touch panel display 34a (see FIG. 4B). The drawing unit 321 draws the icon I2 of the lighting fixture L2 at the point P2 (see FIG. 4C). By repeating the above processing, the icons of all the lighting fixtures L are added to the floor plan.

  If the icons of lighting fixtures are added as they are at the touch position of the user, there is a high possibility that the icons will not be neatly arranged. Therefore, a grid line may be displayed so that the icon sticks to the intersection of the grid lines closest to the position touched by the user.

  FIGS. 5A to 5B are diagrams illustrating an example of address change processing. FIG. 5A shows how the addresses of 14 lighting fixtures L installed on the leftmost side of the floor F are changed. In this example, 14 lighting fixtures L connected to the communication adapter device A1 in FIG. 1 are grouped.

  The user traces the icon with his / her finger in the order of the luminaire to which the address is to be assigned (see arrow). FIG. 5B is an enlarged view of the region R1 in FIG. 5A after being traced. The address specifying unit 324 assigns addresses to the lighting fixtures in the order in which they are traced. The drawing unit 321 draws the assigned address in the icon of the lighting fixture. By repeating the above processing for all the lighting fixtures, a floor diagram with the lighting fixtures added is completed. The drawing unit 321 stores the floor plan data in the storage unit 33.

  In FIG. 5 (a), instead of tracing with a finger, the icon may be touched in order with a stylus pen, or with a finger or a stylus pen. May be specified. Moreover, it is also possible to specify an arbitrary lighting fixture one by one and assign an arbitrary address. The address specifying unit 324 may automatically assign an address according to a predetermined rule. For example, when the user designates a range of lighting fixtures to which an address is assigned, the address designation unit 324 sequentially assigns addresses to the lighting fixtures within the range. If the advancing direction in the main scanning direction and the advancing direction in the sub-scanning direction are set in advance, addresses can be automatically assigned.

  The cooperation processing unit 323 provides the management apparatus 20 with information on addresses assigned to the plurality of lighting fixtures. When the initial address of a plurality of lighting fixtures is notified from the management device 20 to the terminal device 30, a correspondence table between the initial address and the address assigned by the terminal device 30 is provided as the address information. When the initial address is not notified to the terminal device 30, a correspondence table of the lighting order in the above lighting control and the addresses assigned to the lighting fixtures lit in each order is provided. In this case, the address setting unit 221 of the management device 20 converts the initial address into an address acquired from the terminal device 30. Moreover, you may provide the data of the floor plan in which the lighting fixture which address has been set is added to the management apparatus 20 from the terminal device 30.

  The address setting unit 221 updates the address table with the converted address and provides it to the lighting control device 10. The control unit 12 of the lighting control device 10 notifies the address to the communication device of each lighting fixture L with reference to the address table. The communication device of each lighting fixture L receives a signal whose destination is its own initial address, and acquires the changed address included in the signal. The lighting control device 10 may always use the initial address as an identifier between the lighting control device 10 and the communication device of the lighting fixture L by always converting the address and the initial address with reference to the address table.

  In the above description, an example in which the drawing unit 321 of the terminal device 30 adds the icon of the lighting fixture L to the floor plan data has been described. However, the drawing unit 321 of the management device 20 may add the icon. . In this case, the data of the same floor plan is shared in advance by the management device 20 and the terminal device 30, and the position of the lighting fixture L that is notified to the management device 20 from the terminal device 30 described above is different from the others. What is necessary is just to include the coordinate data of the said position in the information which shows that.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the flow of address setting processing. When the cooperation processing unit 323 of the terminal device 30 receives an activation operation of the address setting mode from the user, the cooperation processing unit 323 instructs the management device 20 to activate the address setting mode (S30). When the cooperation processing unit 223 of the management device 20 receives an instruction to activate the address setting mode from the terminal device 30, the cooperation processing unit 223 activates the address setting mode (S20). The address setting unit 221 instructs the lighting control device 10 to automatically assign addresses to the lighting fixtures belonging to the designated group (S21).

  When receiving the automatic address assignment instruction from the management device 20, the control unit 12 of the lighting control device 10 randomly assigns addresses to the lighting fixtures belonging to the group regardless of the arrangement of the lighting fixtures (S10).

  When the lighting control instruction unit 222 of the management device 20 acquires the initial address automatically assigned from the lighting control device 10, the lighting control instruction unit 222 instructs the lighting of one lighting fixture (S22). This instruction is given in ascending order of the addresses. Upon receiving the lighting instruction, the control unit 12 of the lighting control device 10 turns on the lighting fixture at the designated address (S11).

  In the floor diagram displayed on the touch panel display 34a, the cooperation processing unit 323 of the terminal device 30 notifies the management device 20 of information indicating that the position is specified when the position of the lit lighting fixture is touched by the user. (S31). Upon receiving the notification, the cooperation processing unit 223 of the management device 20 determines the address of the lit lighting fixture (S23). The cooperation processing unit 223 determines whether or not all addresses have been determined for the luminaires belonging to the group (S24). If not completed (N in S24), the address of the lighting fixture to be lit is incremented (S25). Thereafter, the process proceeds to operation S22. When all the addresses have been confirmed (Y in S24), the cooperation processing unit 223 notifies the terminal device 30 of the completion of address assignment (S26).

  After receiving the address assignment completion notification, the address specifying unit 324 of the terminal device 30 changes the address according to the user's operation (S32). That is, the addresses are reassigned in the order that the user wants to set. The cooperation processing unit 323 notifies the management device 20 of an address change instruction including the changed address (S33). The address setting unit 221 of the management device 20 changes the address of the lighting fixture currently held by the address acquired from the terminal device 30 (S27). The address setting unit 221 notifies the lighting control device 10 of an address change instruction including the changed address (S28). The control unit 12 of the lighting control device 10 changes the address of the lighting fixture currently held by the address acquired from the management device 20 (S12). The cooperation processing unit 223 of the management device 20 ends the address setting mode and notifies the terminal device 3 of the end of the address setting mode (S29).

  So far, the address setting of the lighting fixture and the addition process to the floor plan have been described. In the following, address setting for a brightness sensor, a wall switch, and the like and addition processing to the floor plan will be described. In an address setting process such as a brightness sensor, a setting remote controller (not shown) that cooperates with the terminal device 30 is used. For communication between the terminal device 30 and the setting remote controller, wired communication such as USB or short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) or infrared communication is used.

  FIGS. 7A and 7B are diagrams illustrating an example of address setting processing of the brightness sensor. The user touches the Ps point indicating the position of the brightness sensor in the floor diagram displayed on the touch panel display 34a (see FIG. 7A). The drawing unit 321 of the terminal device 30 adds the brightness sensor icon Is to the touched position. At the same time, an address setting window for the brightness sensor is displayed, and the user inputs an address to be set for the brightness sensor (see FIG. 7B). The input address is transferred to the setting remote controller. The user holding the setting remote controller goes near the brightness sensor and operates the setting remote controller to set the input address to the brightness sensor by infrared communication. Note that the address to be set may be directly input to the setting remote controller by the user.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the user designates the position of the lighting fixture on the floor diagram displayed on the touch panel display 34a while looking at the lighting state of the lighting fixture in the floor F, and reassigns the address. With just a simple operation, you can set the addresses of multiple lighting fixtures. In addition, since an address can be set only with an existing device, no additional cost is incurred. There is no need to provide an infrared light receiver in the lighting fixture L and the communication adapter devices A1 to A5.

  In the present embodiment, icons of lighting fixtures are added to the floor plan along with the address setting. By diverting the floor diagram to which the icon of the lighting fixture is added to the graphic screen of the floor diagram used for monitoring the operation status, the work of creating the graphic screen can be reduced. Furthermore, if the icons are added to the floor plan even when setting the address of the brightness sensor or wall switch, the work of creating the graphic screen can be further reduced. The brightness sensor and the wall switch cannot be used to inform the user of the position of the brightness sensor or the wall switch by blinking or the like. However, since the number of brightness sensors and wall switches is smaller than that of lighting fixtures, it is not necessary to take measures for address setting work until additional costs are incurred. Rather, the effect of adding icons to the floor plan is greater.

  The present invention has been described based on the embodiments. The embodiments are exemplifications, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications can be made to combinations of the respective constituent elements and processing processes, and such modifications are within the scope of the present invention. .

  In the above-described embodiment, after the address setting mode is activated, an example in which addresses in a specified range are randomly given to a plurality of lighting fixtures L belonging to a specified group has been described. In this regard, it is not always necessary to give the lighting device L an initial address, and the lighting control instruction unit 222 of the management device 20 may manage the device ID and lighting order acquired from the lighting control device 10. If the correspondence between the lighting order and the address is acquired from the terminal device 30, the address setting unit 221 of the management device 20 can associate the appliance ID with the address. In the case where an address has already been assigned due to a change in the arrangement of the lighting fixture L or the like, the assigned address can be used. However, when an address that has already been assigned is used, when a lighting fixture that has not yet been given an address is added, it is automatically used within the group only for the lighting fixture L that has not been given an address. Give an address that is not.

  The embodiment may be specified by the following items.

[Item 1]
A lighting control device 10 for controlling a plurality of lighting fixtures L installed on the floor;
A management device 20 connected to the lighting control device 10;
A terminal device 30 capable of communicating with the management device 20,
The management device 20 causes the lighting control device 10 to generate a state in which the lighting state of one lighting fixture L is different from the lighting state of the other lighting fixtures L,
The terminal device 30
A display unit 34 for displaying a floor plan;
A position specifying unit 322 for specifying the position of the lighting fixture L having a different lighting state in the floor diagram based on a position specifying operation of a user who is viewing the lighting state of the plurality of lighting fixtures L. The lighting control system 1 characterized by this.
Thereby, confirmation of the correspondence between the plurality of lighting fixtures L actually installed on the floor and the lighting fixtures drawn in the floor plan can be easily performed at low cost.
[Item 2]
A lighting control device 10 that controls a plurality of lighting fixtures L installed on the floor, and a management device that causes the lighting control device 10 to generate a state in which the lighting state of one lighting fixture L is different from the lighting states of other lighting fixtures L 20, a terminal device 30 in the lighting control system 1 comprising:
A display unit 34 for displaying a floor plan;
A position specifying unit 322 for specifying the position of the lighting fixture L having a different lighting state in the floor diagram based on a position specifying operation of a user who is viewing the lighting state of the plurality of lighting fixtures L. The terminal device 30 characterized by the above.
[Item 3]
A lighting control device 10 that controls a plurality of lighting fixtures L installed on the floor, and a management device that causes the lighting control device 10 to generate a state in which the lighting state of one lighting fixture L is different from the lighting states of other lighting fixtures L And a control method for operating as the terminal device 30 in the lighting control system 1 comprising:
Displaying a floor plan on the display unit 34 of the terminal device 30;
And specifying the position of the lighting fixture L in a different lighting state in the floor diagram based on a position specifying operation of a user who is watching the lighting status of the plurality of lighting fixtures L. Control method to do.
[Item 4]
A lighting control device 10 for controlling a plurality of lighting fixtures L installed on the floor;
A terminal device 30 capable of communicating with the lighting control device 10,
The lighting control device 10 causes the lighting control device 10 to generate a state where the lighting state of one lighting fixture L is different from the lighting state of the other lighting fixtures L,
The terminal device 30
A display unit 34 for displaying a floor plan;
A position specifying unit 322 for specifying the position of the lighting fixture L having a different lighting state in the floor diagram based on a position specifying operation of a user who is viewing the lighting state of the plurality of lighting fixtures L. The lighting control system 1 characterized by this.
[Item 5]
A terminal device 30 that controls a plurality of lighting fixtures L installed on a floor and communicates with a lighting control device 10 that generates a lighting state of one lighting fixture L different from a lighting state of another lighting fixture L. ,
A display unit 34 for displaying a floor plan;
A position specifying unit 322 for specifying the position of the lighting fixture L having a different lighting state in the floor diagram based on a position specifying operation of a user who is watching the lighting state of the plurality of lighting fixtures. Characteristic terminal device 30.
[Item 6]
A plurality of lighting fixtures L installed on the floor are controlled and operated as a terminal device 30 that communicates with a lighting control device 10 that generates a lighting state of one lighting fixture L that is different from a lighting state of another lighting fixture L. A control method for
Displaying a floor plan on the display unit 34 of the terminal device 30;
And specifying the position of the lighting fixture L in a different lighting state in the floor diagram based on a position specifying operation of a user who is watching the lighting status of the plurality of lighting fixtures L. Control method to do.
[Item 7]
A program for causing a computer to execute the control method according to claim 3 or 6.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Lighting control system, 10 Lighting control apparatus, 11 Communication part, 12 Control part, 13 Storage part, 14 Drive circuit, 20 Management apparatus, 21 Communication part, 22 Control part, 221 Address setting part, 222 Lighting control instruction part, 223 Cooperation processing unit, 23 storage unit, 30 terminal device, 31 communication unit, 32 control unit, 321 drawing unit, 322 position specifying unit, 323 cooperation processing unit, 324 address specification unit, 33 storage unit, 34 display unit, 34a touch panel display , 35 operation unit, L lighting fixture, A1 communication adapter device, F floor, C0 adapter communication line, N1 network.

  The present invention is applicable to lighting control systems installed in commercial facilities and office buildings.

Claims (7)

A lighting control device for controlling a plurality of lighting fixtures installed on the floor;
A management device connected to the lighting control device;
A terminal device capable of communicating with the management device,
The management device causes the lighting control device to generate a state in which a lighting state of one lighting fixture is different from a lighting state of another lighting fixture,
The terminal device
A display for displaying a floor plan;
A position specifying unit for specifying a position of a lighting fixture in a different lighting state in the floor diagram based on a position specifying operation of a user who is watching the lighting state of the plurality of lighting fixtures. Lighting control system. A lighting control device that controls a plurality of lighting fixtures installed on the floor, and a management device that causes the lighting control device to generate a state in which the lighting state of one lighting fixture is different from the lighting state of other lighting fixtures A terminal device in a control system,
A display for displaying a floor plan;
A position specifying unit for specifying a position of a lighting fixture in a different lighting state in the floor diagram based on a position specifying operation of a user who is watching the lighting state of the plurality of lighting fixtures. Terminal device to do. A lighting control device that controls a plurality of lighting fixtures installed on the floor, and a management device that causes the lighting control device to generate a state in which the lighting state of one lighting fixture is different from the lighting state of other lighting fixtures A control method for operating as a terminal device in a control system,
Displaying a floor plan on the display unit of the terminal device;
And a step of specifying a position of a lighting fixture in a different lighting state in the floor diagram based on a position specifying operation of a user who is watching the lighting state of the plurality of lighting fixtures. Method. A lighting control device for controlling a plurality of lighting fixtures installed on the floor;
A terminal device capable of communicating with the lighting control device,
The lighting control device causes the lighting control device to generate a state in which a lighting state of one lighting fixture is different from a lighting state of another lighting fixture,
The terminal device
A display for displaying a floor plan;
A position specifying unit for specifying a position of a lighting fixture in a different lighting state in the floor diagram based on a position specifying operation of a user who is watching the lighting state of the plurality of lighting fixtures. Lighting control system. A terminal device that controls a plurality of lighting fixtures installed on a floor and communicates with a lighting control device that generates a lighting state of one lighting fixture different from a lighting state of another lighting fixture,
A display for displaying a floor plan;
A position specifying unit for specifying a position of a lighting fixture in a different lighting state in the floor diagram based on a position specifying operation of a user who is watching the lighting state of the plurality of lighting fixtures. Terminal device to do. A control method for controlling a plurality of lighting fixtures installed on a floor and operating as a terminal device that communicates with a lighting control device that generates a lighting state of one lighting fixture different from a lighting state of another lighting fixture. There,
Displaying a floor plan on the display unit of the terminal device;
And a step of specifying a position of a lighting fixture in a different lighting state in the floor diagram based on a position specifying operation of a user who is watching the lighting state of the plurality of lighting fixtures. Method.   A program for causing a computer to execute the control method according to claim 3 or 6.

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