CN108449851A - A kind of lighting system and its configuration method - Google Patents

A kind of lighting system and its configuration method Download PDF

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CN108449851A
CN108449851A CN201810208337.XA CN201810208337A CN108449851A CN 108449851 A CN108449851 A CN 108449851A CN 201810208337 A CN201810208337 A CN 201810208337A CN 108449851 A CN108449851 A CN 108449851A
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王卫强
胡中南
周嗣容
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The invention discloses a kind of lighting system and its configuration methods.The lighting system includes a master controller and multiple lighting apparatus communicated to connect respectively with the master controller, the master controller is equipped with a configuration signal output end for exporting lighting apparatus configuration trigger signal, each lighting apparatus is equipped with one for receiving configuration trigger signal to execute the configuration signal input part and a configuration signal output end for the output configuration trigger signal after the completion of lighting apparatus configuration of lighting apparatus configuration operation, the signal output end of the master controller is connected to the configuration signal input part of First lighting apparatus, the configuration signal output end of previous lighting apparatus is connected to the configuration signal input part of next lighting apparatus.Lighting system provided by the invention simplifies manual operation, improves the allocative efficiency of lighting apparatus.

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A kind of lighting system and its configuration method
Technical field
The present invention relates to lighting technical field more particularly to a kind of lighting systems and its configuration method.
Background technology
Lighting system it is universal like a raging fire, common communication mode include communication (such as WIFI, bluetooth, 2.4G modules etc.) and wired communication mode (wired communication mode is mainly RS485).Communication is easy for installation, can be with Existing product is directly substituted, but communication needs to match wireless network, has one to the shape and mounting means of product Provisioning request, and communication distance is closer, is easy by the signal interference of same frequency, poor safety performance.And use RS485 communication parties Formula has the advantages that communication distance is remote, reliability is done, is safe, but since RS485 communication modes are that semiduplex list is total Line communication line needs a configuration process to arrange work to lighting apparatus secondary in order to avoid lighting apparatus fights for communication bus Sequence, but system installation is complicated, configuration whole system needs professional to complete, and the ID of lighting apparatus is such as entered into control Device is numbered lighting apparatus, carries out the operation such as testing to system completeness, if necessary to replace the lighting apparatus of failure, Or when increasing new lighting apparatus on existed system, all operations are required for re-executing one time, such system Installation, safeguard and repair cost it is all very high.
Invention content
Technical problem to be solved by the present invention lies in provide a kind of to simplify manual operation, improve lighting apparatus and match Set the lighting system and its configuration method of efficiency.
In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention uses following technical scheme:
On the one hand, the present invention provides a kind of lighting system, the lighting system include a master controller and it is multiple respectively with The lighting apparatus of the master controller communication connection, the master controller are equipped with one for exporting lighting apparatus configuration trigger signal Configuration signal output end, each lighting apparatus be equipped with one for receive configuration trigger signal with execute lighting apparatus configuration operation Configuration signal input part and one for lighting apparatus configuration after the completion of output configuration trigger signal configuration signal output end, The signal output end of the master controller is connected to the configuration signal input part of First lighting apparatus, and previous lighting apparatus is matched Set the configuration signal input part that signal output end is connected to next lighting apparatus.
Wherein, the master controller is additionally operable to whether detection configuration trigger signal breakpoint occurs, and triggering is configured when detecting When breakpoint occurs in signal, if detecting the lighting apparatus being newly added, signal output end is configured by it and sends out configuration triggering Signal triggers and configures the 1st lighting apparatus execution configuration operation that signal output end is connect with it, to reconfigure all illuminations Equipment.
Wherein, it is communicated using RS485 communication modes between the master controller and lighting apparatus.
On the other hand, the present invention provides a kind of illumination control methods based on said lighting system, wherein the illumination System includes a master controller and multiple lighting apparatus communicated to connect respectively with the master controller, the configuration method include:
Master controller exports a configuration trigger signal after receiving configuration order, is executed with the 1st lighting apparatus of triggering Configuration operation;
1st lighting apparatus, one configuration trigger signal of output after completing configuration operation is executed with triggering next lighting apparatus Configuration operation so sequentially makes all lighting apparatus complete configuration operation.
Wherein, the configuration method of the lighting system further includes:
Whether master controller detection configuration trigger signal there is breakpoint, when detecting that breakpoint occurs in configuration trigger signal, If detecting the lighting apparatus being newly added, configuration trigger signal is sent out, the 1st lighting apparatus connected to it is triggered and executes Configuration operation, to reconfigure all lighting apparatus.
Wherein, the master controller configures signal output end by it and exports the configuration trigger signal, with triggering and its The 1st lighting apparatus for configuring signal output end connection executes configuration operation;
The lighting apparatus complete configuration operation after by its configure signal output end output one configuration trigger signal with It triggers next lighting apparatus and executes configuration operation.
Wherein, the configuration trigger signal is a low level or a high level.
Wherein, it is communicated using RS485 communication modes between the master controller and lighting apparatus.
Compared with prior art, beneficial effects of the present invention are:In lighting system provided by the invention, all lighting apparatus In such a way that the configuration signal output end of previous lighting apparatus is connect with the configuration signal input part of latter lighting apparatus, A hand-in-hand queue is automatically formed according to configuration trigger signal so that all lighting apparatus can be automatically performed configuration system successively The all processes of system, simplify manual operation, improve the allocative efficiency of lighting apparatus.
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To describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention more clearly, institute in being described below to the embodiment of the present invention Attached drawing to be used is needed to be briefly described, it should be apparent that, the accompanying drawings in the following description is only some implementations of the present invention Example without creative efforts, can also be implemented for those of ordinary skill in the art according to the present invention The content of example and these attached drawings obtain other attached drawings.
Fig. 1 is a kind of block diagram of the embodiment of the lighting system provided in the specific embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 2 is a kind of method stream of the embodiment of the configuration method of the lighting system provided in the specific embodiment of the invention Cheng Tu.
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For make present invention solves the technical problem that, the technical solution that uses and the technique effect that reaches it is clearer, below The technical solution of the embodiment of the present invention will be described in further detail in conjunction with attached drawing, it is clear that described embodiment is only It is a part of the embodiment of the present invention, instead of all the embodiments.Based on the embodiments of the present invention, those skilled in the art exist The every other embodiment obtained under the premise of creative work is not made, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
A kind of 1 pair of lighting system provided in an embodiment of the present invention is described in further detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.It please join Fig. 1 is examined, is a kind of block diagram of the embodiment of the lighting system provided in the specific embodiment of the invention.Such as Fig. 1 institutes Show, in the present embodiment, the lighting system include a master controller 100 and it is multiple respectively with 100 communication link of the master controller Connect lighting apparatus (201~20N, N be more than or equal to 2), i.e., the signal wire anode (A pins) of master controller respectively with the N platforms The signal wire anode (A pins) of lighting apparatus connects, and the signal wire negative terminal (B pins) of master controller is illuminated with the N platforms respectively The signal wire negative terminal (B pins) of equipment connects;The master controller 100 is equipped with one for exporting lighting apparatus configuration trigger signal Configuration signal output end (OUT pins), each lighting apparatus be equipped with one for receive configuration trigger signal set with executing illumination The configuration signal input part (IN pins) of standby configuration operation and one is for the output configuration triggering letter after the completion of lighting apparatus configuration Number configuration signal output end (OUT pins), the signal output end (OUT pins) of the master controller is connected to First illumination The configuration signal input part (IN pins) of equipment, the configuration signal output end (OUT pins) of previous lighting apparatus are connected to next The configuration signal input part (IN pins) of lighting apparatus.
As a preferred embodiment, the master controller 100 is used for when receiving configuration order by being matched It sets signal output end (OUT pins) and is set to low level to send out configuration trigger signal, trigger the 1st lighting apparatus and execute configuration behaviour Make, wherein configuration operation includes:The device id of lighting apparatus itself is sent to master controller;The master controller sets illumination The device id that preparation is sent is added in lighting apparatus list, and corresponding lighting apparatus is numbered.The N platforms lighting apparatus N Platform lighting apparatus is used to, when it is low level to detect its configuration signal input part (IN pins), execute configuration operation, and worked as Signal output end is configured when being operated at configuration and is set to low level, and configuration operation is executed to trigger next lighting apparatus;Its In, the configuration signal output end for completing the lighting apparatus of configuration operation is low level always, and the illumination for not completing configuration operation is set Standby configuration signal output end is high level always.Configuration signal output end (OUT pins) can certainly be set to high level Send out configuration trigger signal, triggering lighting apparatus executes configuration operation, and the lighting apparatus for completing configuration operation matches confidence Number output end is high level always, and the configuration signal output end for not completing the lighting apparatus of configuration operation is low level always.Always For, configuration trigger signal can be a low level, or a high level.
In the present embodiment, lighting apparatus configures signal output end output configuration trigger signal by it and is set to next illumination Standby, the configuration signal input part of lighting apparatus is used for receiving the configuration trigger signal that a lighting apparatus is sent out, and matches when receiving The configuration operation of access system is just executed when setting trigger signal, and responds relevant action, when lighting apparatus detects that it matches confidence When number input terminal receives configuration trigger signal, the device id of itself is sent to master controller 100, master controller is by lighting apparatus It is added in lighting apparatus list, which is numbered, and feedback configuration completes signal, after the completion of configuration, illumination Equipment configures signal output end output configuration trigger signal by it, and configuration operation is executed to trigger next lighting apparatus;Often Platform lighting apparatus is completed to configure one by one, is added in lighting system.The present embodiment when terminal user take all lighting apparatus with Afterwards, it is only necessary to all lighting apparatus be connected to according to corresponding circuit, after powering on, the sum of lighting apparatus is input to In master controller, master controller and all lighting apparatus can execute corresponding action according to control logic, so that configuration is automated, letter Change manual operation, improves allocative efficiency.
In some embodiments, master controller 100 is additionally operable to whether detection configuration trigger signal breakpoint occurs, when detecting When breakpoint occurs in configuration trigger signal, if detecting the lighting apparatus being newly added, signal output end (OUT is configured by it Pin) configuration trigger signal is sent out, it triggers and configures the 1st lighting apparatus execution that signal output end (OUT pins) is connect with it Configuration operation, to reconfigure all lighting apparatus, to ensure that configuration information is accurately complete.In the present embodiment, illumination system It unites during operation and maintenance, the replacement of failure lighting apparatus only needs directly to replace by new equipment, and then master controller can automatic root According to the breakpoint of configuration trigger signal, the lighting apparatus being newly added is found, completes configuration again, realize automatic increase or is deleted Lighting apparatus reduces maintenance and maintenance cost.
As a preferred embodiment, communicated using RS485 between master controller 100 and lighting apparatus (201~20N) Mode communicates, but is not limited to RS485, other communication modes can also be used to realize.
Lighting system provided in this embodiment, the configuration signal output end that all lighting apparatus pass through previous lighting apparatus The mode being connect with the configuration signal input part of latter lighting apparatus automatically forms one hand in hand according to configuration trigger signal Queue so that all lighting apparatus can be automatically performed all processes of configuration system successively, simplify manual operation, improve The allocative efficiency of lighting apparatus.
It is a kind of illumination control method based on said lighting system provided in the specific embodiment of the invention below Embodiment of the embodiment based on above-mentioned system of embodiment, method realizes that the not most description in method please refers to aforementioned system The embodiment of system.
A kind of 2 pairs of configuration method works of lighting system provided in an embodiment of the present invention are further detailed below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings Description.Referring to FIG. 2, it is a kind of embodiment of the configuration method of the lighting system provided in the specific embodiment of the invention Method flow diagram.In the present embodiment, lighting system include a main controller and it is multiple respectively with the master controller communicate to connect Lighting apparatus, as shown in Fig. 2, the illumination control method includes:
Step S201:Master controller exports a configuration trigger signal after receiving configuration order, with the 1st illumination of triggering Equipment executes configuration operation.
Step S202:The output one after completing configuration operation of 1st lighting apparatus configures trigger signal to trigger next photograph Bright equipment executes configuration operation, and all lighting apparatus is so sequentially made to complete configuration operation.
In some embodiments, it is defeated for exporting the configuration signal of lighting apparatus configuration trigger signal to be equipped with one for master controller Outlet, it is defeated to execute the configuration signal of lighting apparatus configuration operation for receiving configuration trigger signal that each lighting apparatus is equipped with one Enter end and a configuration signal output end for the output configuration trigger signal after the completion of lighting apparatus configuration, the master controller Signal output end be connected to the configuration signal input part of First lighting apparatus, the configuration signal output end of previous lighting apparatus It is connected to the configuration signal input part of next lighting apparatus.In the present embodiment, the master controller is defeated by its configuration signal Outlet exports the configuration trigger signal, and configuring the 1st lighting apparatus that signal output end is connect with it with triggering executes configuration Operation;The lighting apparatus configures one configuration trigger signal of signal output end output to trigger after completing configuration operation by it Next lighting apparatus executes configuration operation.
As a preferred embodiment, main control and lighting apparatus after the power is turned on, do not complete the lighting apparatus of configuration all The configuration signal output end of itself is set to high level;Master controller is set to low level by being configured signal output end and sends out Go out to configure trigger signal;The 1st lighting apparatus is connect with the configuration signal output end of master controller ought detect that its configures signal When input terminal is low level, configuration operation is executed, sends the device id of itself to master controller, master controller illuminates the 1st Equipment be added lighting apparatus list in, the 1st lighting apparatus is numbered, complete configuration after, the 1st lighting apparatus by its Configuration signal output end is set to low level;When 2nd lighting apparatus detects that its configuration signal input part is low level, execute same Sample configuration operation sends the device id of itself to master controller, and the 2nd lighting apparatus is similarly added illumination and set by master controller In standby list, the 2nd lighting apparatus is numbered, after completing configuration, the 2nd lighting apparatus is configured signal output end It is set to low level;And so on complete to configure one by one until all lighting apparatus, be added in master controller.It can certainly Configuration signal output end (OUT pins) is set to high level to send out configuration trigger signal, triggering lighting apparatus executes configuration behaviour The configuration signal output end made, and complete the lighting apparatus of configuration operation is high level always, does not complete the illumination of configuration operation The configuration signal output end of equipment is low level always.Generally speaking, the configuration trigger signal can be a low level, also may be used Think a high level.This embodiment simplifies manual operations, improve the allocative efficiency of lighting apparatus.
As shown in Fig. 2, in some embodiments, illumination control method further includes:
Step S203:Master controller detection configuration trigger signal whether there is breakpoint, when detect configuration trigger signal go out When existing breakpoint, if detecting the lighting apparatus being newly added, configuration trigger signal is sent out, triggers the 1st photograph connected to it Bright equipment executes configuration operation, to reconfigure all lighting apparatus, to ensure that configuration information is accurately complete.
As a preferred embodiment, communicated using RS485 communication modes between master controller and lighting apparatus, but not It is confined to RS485, other communication modes can also be used to realize.
The present embodiment provides the configuration method of lighting system, all lighting apparatus match confidence by previous lighting apparatus The mode that number output end is connect with the configuration signal input part of latter lighting apparatus automatically forms one according to configuration trigger signal A hand-in-hand queue so that all lighting apparatus can be automatically performed all processes of configuration system successively, simplify artificial behaviour Make, improves the allocative efficiency of lighting apparatus.And during operation and maintenance, the replacement of failure lighting apparatus, which only needs to take, newly to be set Standby directly to replace, then master controller can find the lighting apparatus being newly added automatically according to the breakpoint of configuration trigger signal, complete At configuration, realizes automatic increase or delete lighting apparatus, reduce maintenance and maintenance cost.
The technical principle of the present invention is described above in association with specific embodiment.These descriptions are intended merely to explain the present invention's Principle, and it cannot be construed to limiting the scope of the invention in any way.Based on the explanation herein, the technology of this field Personnel would not require any inventive effort the other specific implementation modes that can associate the present invention, these modes are fallen within Within protection scope of the present invention.

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1. a kind of lighting system, including a master controller and multiple lighting apparatus with master controller communication connection respectively, It is characterized in that, the master controller is equipped with a configuration signal output end for exporting lighting apparatus configuration trigger signal, often One lighting apparatus be equipped with one for receives configuration trigger signal with execute lighting apparatus configuration operate configuration signal input part and The one configuration signal output end for the output configuration trigger signal after the completion of lighting apparatus configuration, the signal of the master controller Output end is connected to the configuration signal input part of First lighting apparatus, and the configuration signal output end of previous lighting apparatus is connected to The configuration signal input part of next lighting apparatus.
2. lighting system according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the master controller is additionally operable to detection configuration triggering letter Number whether there is breakpoint, when detecting that breakpoint occurs in configuration trigger signal, if detecting the lighting apparatus being newly added, leads to It crosses its configuration signal output end and sends out configuration trigger signal, triggering configures the 1st lighting apparatus that signal output end is connect with it Configuration operation is executed, to reconfigure all lighting apparatus.
3. lighting system according to claim 1, which is characterized in that used between the master controller and lighting apparatus RS485 communication modes communicate.
4. a kind of configuration method of lighting system, wherein the lighting system include a master controller and it is multiple respectively with the master The lighting apparatus of controller communication connection, which is characterized in that the configuration method includes:
Master controller exports a configuration trigger signal after receiving configuration order, and configuration is executed to trigger the 1st lighting apparatus Operation;
1st lighting apparatus, one configuration trigger signal of output after completing configuration operation executes configuration to trigger next lighting apparatus Operation so sequentially makes all lighting apparatus complete configuration operation.
5. the configuration method of lighting system according to claim 4, which is characterized in that the configuration method of the lighting system Further include:
Whether master controller detection configuration trigger signal there is breakpoint, when detecting that breakpoint occurs in configuration trigger signal, if inspection The lighting apparatus being newly added is measured, then sends out configuration trigger signal, the 1st lighting apparatus connected to it is triggered and executes configuration Operation, to reconfigure all lighting apparatus.
6. the configuration method of lighting system according to claim 4, which is characterized in that the master controller is configured by it Signal output end exports the configuration trigger signal, and configuring the 1st lighting apparatus that signal output end is connect with it with triggering holds Row configuration operation;
The lighting apparatus configures one configuration trigger signal of signal output end output to trigger after completing configuration operation by it Next lighting apparatus executes configuration operation.
7. the configuration method of lighting system according to claim 4, which is characterized in that the configuration trigger signal is one low Level or a high level.
8. the configuration method of lighting system according to claim 4, which is characterized in that the master controller and lighting apparatus Between using RS485 communication modes communicate.
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