Air conditioner controlled by mobile phone and control method thereof
Technical Field
The invention relates to an air conditioner, in particular to an air conditioner controlled by a mobile phone and a control method thereof.
Background
The current mainstream air conditioner has great progress in various aspects such as refrigeration and heating effect, humidity control, air purification, energy conservation, appearance and the like along with the improvement of the technology, even some leading-edge touch technologies are applied to the air conditioner, and the whole air conditioner is rapidly developed towards the direction of humanization and household.
In the air conditioner for the current home application, no matter a split cabinet or a split hanging machine, the remote control is basically carried out by a traditional remote controller, and the remote controller usually exists in the home as an independent accessory; in general, air conditioners purchased by families are often matched with only one remote controller, and once damaged or lost, certain maintenance is often needed, and even the air conditioners are purchased again; the use feeling of the whole air conditioner is negatively influenced from the aspects of economy and energy, and other aspects of design are required.
Therefore, a new convenient way is needed to solve the problem of controlling the room air conditioner, and in the present society with high-speed development of modern technology, not only the room air conditioner is rapidly developing technology, but also the consumer electronics device as a necessity of daily life is rapidly developing, wherein the representative is a smart phone, and the development trend is generally popularized. As a standard configuration of smart phones, infrared devices and bluetooth devices are almost ubiquitous in all smart phones.
Therefore, if the room air conditioner can be controlled by using the infrared device or the Bluetooth device of the mobile phone, the use feeling and the convenience can be improved to a certain extent.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide the air conditioner controlled by the mobile phone and the control method thereof, which have the advantages of simple and reasonable structure, flexible operation and wide application range and overcome the defects in the prior art.
The air conditioner controlled by the mobile phone comprises the smart phone and the air conditioner, and is characterized in that an infrared module or a Bluetooth module is arranged in the smart phone, and an infrared receiving module or a Bluetooth receiving module is arranged in the air conditioner.
A control method of air conditioner controlled by mobile phone is characterized in that infrared control comprises a remote control signal sending end and a remote control signal receiving end,
a, a remote control signal sending end:
developing a corresponding control program of the air conditioner on a platform of the smart phone, namely developing the same application program on different platforms respectively, providing free installation program downloading for users of the smart phone of each platform, and after the users download and install the corresponding program, replacing a corresponding remote controller of the air conditioner by using the smart phone to carry out infrared remote control on the air conditioner;
wherein, the control program of the air conditioner on the platform of smart mobile phone mainly includes: a temperature selection module, a mode selection module, a wind speed selection module, an auxiliary function module, a timing function module and a locking function module,
during operation, the first step: firstly, an infrared module of the smart phone is opened, a function selection interface of a remote controller of the air conditioner is realized on a screen of the smart phone by utilizing a programming technology, virtual keys with the same function as the function of the actual function keys of the remote controller are provided,
the second step is that: setting infrared emission codes of the virtual keys corresponding to the corresponding functions, and confirming the corresponding set functions by a user after the setting is determined;
the third step: if no error is confirmed, corresponding infrared emission codes are emitted,
b, remote control signal receiving end:
when an infrared receiving module of the air conditioner receives a corresponding infrared transmitting code, the infrared transmitting code is sent to a control chip of the air conditioner, the control chip acquires a corresponding mode code, a preset working mode corresponding to the mode code is opened, and the air conditioner starts to operate according to the working mode;
or,
the Bluetooth control comprises a remote control signal sending end and a remote control signal receiving end,
a, a remote control signal sending end,
developing a corresponding control program of the air conditioner on a platform of the smart phone, namely developing the same application program on different platforms respectively, providing free installation program downloading for users of the smart phone of each platform, and after the users download and install the corresponding program, replacing a corresponding remote controller of the air conditioner by using the smart phone to carry out infrared remote control on the air conditioner of a room;
wherein, the control program of the air conditioner on the platform of smart mobile phone mainly includes: a temperature selection module, a mode selection module, a wind speed selection module, an auxiliary function module, a timing function module and a locking function module,
during operation, the first step: firstly, a Bluetooth module of the smart phone is opened, a function selection interface of a remote controller of the air conditioner is realized on a screen of the smart phone by utilizing a programming technology, virtual keys with the same functions as the function keys of an actual remote controller are provided, even the functions which can be realized by the actual remote controller only by combining the keys can be provided,
the second step is that: selecting a function, and setting a control code of the corresponding function corresponding to the virtual key;
the third step: after the selection is confirmed, the user confirms the corresponding selection function, if the selection is confirmed to be correct, the corresponding control code is transmitted,
b, a remote control signal receiving end,
and when the Bluetooth receiving module of the air conditioner receives the corresponding control code, the control code is sent to a control chip of the air conditioner, the control chip acquires the corresponding mode code, and the working mode corresponding to the mode code is opened after decoding, so that the air conditioner starts to operate according to the working mode.
At present, smart phones have been popularized to a certain extent, and are a trend of comprehensive civilian application in the future. In the hardware configuration of the smart phone, the infrared device and the Bluetooth device are both in basic hardware configuration; in terms of software application of smart phones, the use of mobile phone installation software has become a mature technology. By combining the two aspects of application, the transmission of the air conditioner control signal can be completed.
The air conditioner is controlled by the smart phone, so that the production cost is not greatly increased, and meanwhile, the intelligent housing of the room air conditioner can bring great convenience and comfortableness to users.
The invention has the characteristics of simple and reasonable structure, flexible operation and wide application range.
Drawings
Fig. 1 is a control schematic block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a control program block diagram of the air conditioner.
Fig. 3 is a block diagram of a flow of controlling an air conditioner by infrared.
Fig. 4 is a block diagram of an infrared control process of the smart phone.
Fig. 5 is a block diagram of a process for controlling an air conditioner by bluetooth.
Fig. 6 is a display panel diagram of an air conditioner.
Fig. 7 is a connection diagram of the components of the present invention.
Detailed Description
The invention is further described with reference to the following figures and examples.
Referring to fig. 1 to 7, the air conditioner controlled by the mobile phone comprises a smart phone and an air conditioner, wherein an infrared module or a bluetooth module is arranged in the smart phone, and an infrared receiving module or a bluetooth receiving module is arranged in the air conditioner.
When the infrared control is carried out, the remote control device comprises a remote control signal sending end and a remote control signal receiving end,
a, a remote control signal sending end:
developing a corresponding control program of the air conditioner on a platform of the smart phone, namely developing the same application program on different platforms respectively, providing free installation program downloading for users of the smart phone of each platform, and after the users download and install the corresponding program, replacing a corresponding remote controller of the air conditioner by using the smart phone to carry out infrared remote control on the air conditioner;
wherein, the control program of the air conditioner on the platform of smart mobile phone mainly includes: a temperature selection module, a mode selection module, a wind speed selection module, an auxiliary function module, a timing function module and a locking function module,
in the course of operation,
the first step is as follows: firstly, an infrared module of the smart phone is opened, a function selection interface of a remote controller of the air conditioner is realized on a screen of the smart phone by utilizing a programming technology, virtual keys with the same functions as the function keys of an actual remote controller are provided, even the functions which can be realized by the actual remote controller only by combining the keys can be provided,
the second step is that: setting infrared emission codes of the virtual keys corresponding to the corresponding functions, and confirming the corresponding set functions by a user after the setting is determined;
the third step: if no error is confirmed, corresponding infrared emission codes are emitted,
b, remote control signal receiving end:
after receiving the corresponding infrared emission code, the infrared receiving module of the air conditioner sends the infrared emission code to the control chip of the air conditioner, the control chip obtains the corresponding mode code, and opens the preset working mode corresponding to the mode code, and the air conditioner starts to operate according to the working mode.
When the Bluetooth control is carried out, the remote control device comprises a remote control signal sending end and a remote control signal receiving end,
a, a remote control signal sending end,
developing a corresponding control program of the air conditioner on a platform of the smart phone, namely developing the same application program on different platforms respectively, providing free installation program downloading for users of the smart phone of each platform, and after the users download and install the corresponding program, replacing a corresponding remote controller of the air conditioner by using the smart phone to carry out infrared remote control on the air conditioner of a room;
wherein, the control program of the air conditioner on the platform of smart mobile phone mainly includes: a temperature selection module, a mode selection module, a wind speed selection module, an auxiliary function module, a timing function module and a locking function module,
in the course of operation,
the first step is as follows: firstly, a Bluetooth module of the smart phone is opened, a function selection interface of a remote controller of the air conditioner is realized on a screen of the smart phone by utilizing a programming technology, virtual keys with the same functions as the function keys of an actual remote controller are provided, even the functions which can be realized by the actual remote controller only by combining the keys can be provided,
the second step is that: selecting a function, and setting a control code of the corresponding function corresponding to the virtual key;
the third step: after the selection is confirmed, the user confirms the corresponding selection function, if the selection is confirmed to be correct, the corresponding control code is transmitted,
b, a remote control signal receiving end,
after receiving the corresponding control code, the Bluetooth receiving module of the air conditioner sends the control code to a control chip of the air conditioner, the control chip acquires the corresponding mode code, and the working mode corresponding to the mode code is opened after decoding, the air conditioner starts to operate according to the working mode.
Because the control mode mainly depends on the Bluetooth signal, which is different from the traditional infrared control signal, a Bluetooth receiving module needs to be installed on a display PCB of the air conditioner, and the Bluetooth receiving module is installed on a Bluetooth receiving window. The setting requirement of the Bluetooth receiving window is the same as that of the traditional infrared receiving window, the Bluetooth receiving window must face a remote control signal transmitting end, so that corresponding Bluetooth signals can be conveniently received without obstacles, the Bluetooth receiving window is positioned at the rear end of the display panel, and the Bluetooth receiving window can be placed beside the infrared receiver window for being compatible with the control mode of the traditional infrared remote controller.
In this embodiment, the control chip mainly refers to a microcomputer chip on an indoor main control board in a controller of the air conditioner, that is, a common MCU for air conditioner control, for processing related signals. Common control chips include UPD79F8513AGB and other common control chips.
The DISPLAY panel mainly refers to an air conditioner controller DISPLAY panel and is used for displaying various air conditioner operation information, and common DISPLAY modules comprise liquid crystal DISPLAY, LED DISPLAY, module DISPLAY and the like, such as LCD-MA, DISPLAY-MB and the like.
The infrared receiving module mainly refers to an infrared remote control receiving circuit commonly adopted in the existing air conditioner controller and used for receiving infrared remote control signals, and the common receiving module comprises an infrared receiving head device and the like.
The bluetooth receiving module mainly refers to a receiving module for receiving bluetooth signals, and is used for receiving bluetooth remote control signals, and common receiving modules include bluetooth modules and the like which are standard in the market at present.
The controller mainly refers to a relay, a driver and an integrated circuit which are commonly used in air conditioner control, such as a 2003 driving circuit and the like.
The control equipment mainly refers to controlled running equipment in the air conditioner, comprises running devices such as an indoor fan, an outdoor fan, a compressor, a four-way valve and the like, and is mainly used for actual running such as refrigeration, heating and the like.