Disclosure of Invention
Therefore, it is necessary to provide an AISG protocol conversion adapter and an electrical downtilt adjustment and control system for solving the problems of high cost, large volume and poor portability of the conventional adjustment and control equipment for adjusting the electrical downtilt.
In order to achieve the above object, an embodiment of the present invention provides an AISG protocol conversion adapter, including a protocol conversion circuit, an AISG connector for connecting a host device, and a coaxial cable connector for connecting a BT device; the protocol conversion circuit is connected between the AISG connector and the coaxial cable connector;
the AISG connector transmits a first power supply signal to the coaxial cable connector through the protocol conversion circuit; the coaxial cable connector transmits a second power supply signal to the AISG connector through the protocol conversion circuit;
the AISG connector transmits a first control signal to the protocol conversion circuit; the protocol conversion circuit transmits a first interface signal obtained by converting the first control signal to the BT device through the coaxial cable connector;
the coaxial cable connector transmits a second interface signal to the protocol conversion circuit; and the protocol conversion circuit transmits a second control signal obtained by converting the second interface signal to the master device through the AISG connector.
In one embodiment, the protocol conversion circuit comprises a signal conversion circuit and a power conversion circuit;
the signal conversion circuit is connected between the AISG connector and the coaxial cable connector; the power conversion circuit is connected between the AISG connector and the coaxial cable connector.
In one embodiment, the signal conversion circuit comprises an RS485 to serial port circuit and an RS485 to OOK circuit;
the first end of the RS485 serial port circuit is connected with the AISG connector; the second end of the RS 485-to-serial port circuit is connected with the first end of the RS 485-to-OOK circuit;
and the second end of the RS 485-OOK circuit is connected with a coaxial cable connector.
In one embodiment, the AISG connector is an AISG male connector or an AISG female connector; the coaxial cable connector is an N-type connector, a BNC connector, an SMA connector or a TNC connector.
In one embodiment, the device further comprises a shell; the protocol conversion circuit is arranged in the shell;
the AISG connector is arranged close to the first end of the shell; the coaxial cable connector is disposed proximate a second end opposite the first end of the housing.
In one embodiment, the first interface signal is an OOK signal; the second interface signal is an OOK signal.
On the other hand, the embodiment of the invention also provides an electrical downtilt adjustment and control system, which comprises a master device, RET antenna equipment, BT equipment and any AISG protocol conversion adapter;
one end of the AISG protocol conversion adapter is connected with the main equipment, and the other end of the AISG protocol conversion adapter is connected with the first end of the BT equipment; the second end of the BT device is connected with the main device, and the third end of the BT device is connected with the RET antenna device.
In one embodiment, the primary device is an RCU or a base station device.
In one embodiment, the RET antenna equipment comprises an electric tilt antenna, and an SBT equipment and an ACU which are respectively connected with the electric tilt antenna;
the first end of the SBT equipment is connected with the third end of the BT equipment, the second end of the SBT equipment is connected with the electrically-regulated antenna, and the third end of the SBT equipment is connected with one end of the ACU; the other end of the ACU is connected with an electrically-adjusted antenna.
On the other hand, the embodiment of the invention also provides an electrical downtilt regulation and control system, which comprises a handheld AISG control device, an intelligent antenna device and any AISG protocol conversion adapter;
one end of the AISG protocol conversion adapter is connected with handheld AISG control equipment, and the other end of the AISG protocol conversion adapter is connected with intelligent antenna equipment.
One of the above technical solutions has the following advantages and beneficial effects:
connecting the AISG connector based on the protocol conversion circuit; the protocol conversion circuit is connected with the coaxial cable connector. The AISG connector transmits a first power supply signal to the coaxial cable connector through the protocol conversion circuit; the coaxial cable connector transmits a second power supply signal to the AISG connector through the protocol conversion circuit; the AISG connector transmits a first control signal to the protocol conversion circuit; the protocol conversion circuit transmits a first interface signal obtained by converting the first control signal to the BT device through the coaxial cable connector; the coaxial cable connector transmits a second interface signal to the protocol conversion circuit; and the protocol conversion circuit transmits a second control signal obtained by converting the second interface signal to the master device through the AISG connector. The AISG protocol conversion adapter of the embodiment of the invention has small volume and low cost, is convenient to be matched with various devices to finish the modulation-demodulation protocol conversion function, and can be directly matched with the existing BT device to provide full-function AISG control.
Detailed Description
To facilitate an understanding of the present application, the present application will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings. Preferred embodiments of the present application are shown in the drawings. This application may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete.
Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs. The terminology used herein in the description of the present application is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application. As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.
In order to solve the problems of high cost, large volume and poor portability of the conventional adjusting and controlling equipment for adjusting the electrical downtilt angle, an embodiment of the invention provides an AISG protocol conversion adapter, and fig. 1 is a first structural schematic diagram of the AISG protocol conversion adapter in one embodiment. As shown in fig. 1, it includes a protocol conversion circuit 110, an AISG connector 120 for connecting a host device, and a coaxial cable connector 130 for connecting a BT device; the protocol conversion circuit 110 is connected between the AISG connector 120 and the coaxial cable connector 130.
The AISG connector 120 transmits a first power supply signal to the coaxial cable connector 130 through the protocol conversion circuit 110; the coaxial cable connector 130 transmits the second power supply signal to the AISG connector 120 through the protocol conversion circuit 110.
The AISG connector 120 transmits a first control signal to the protocol conversion circuit 110; the protocol conversion circuit 110 transmits the first interface signal obtained by converting the first control signal to the BT device through the coaxial cable connector 130. The coaxial cable connector 130 transmits the second interface signal to the protocol conversion circuit 110; the protocol conversion circuit 110 transmits the second control signal obtained by converting the second interface signal to the master device through the AISG connector 120.
The protocol conversion circuit 110 refers to a circuit capable of converting a signal transmission protocol. The protocol conversion circuit 110 may be configured to perform protocol conversion on the input signal, and further output the signal after the protocol conversion, so as to implement modulation and demodulation of the signal. The AISG (Antenna Interface Standards Group) connector 120 refers to a connector that meets an Antenna Interface standard. The coaxial cable connector 130 refers to a connector to which a coaxial cable is connected. A master device refers to a device having an AISG connector receptacle. The master device may be used to connect the AISG connector 120. The BT (feeder) device may be a feeder or a device including a feeder. The first power supply signal refers to the power supply signal transmitted by the AISG connector 120. The second power signal refers to the power signal transmitted by the coaxial cable connector 130. The first control signal refers to a signal transmitted by a master device to the AISG connector 120. The second control signal refers to a signal transmitted by the AISG connector 120 to the master device. The first interface signal refers to a signal transmitted to the BT device by the coaxial cable connector 130. The second interface signal refers to a signal transmitted by the BT device to the coaxial cable connector 130.
Specifically, the protocol conversion circuit 110 has one end connected to the AISG connector 120 and the other end connected to the coaxial cable connector 130. The AISG connector 120 may transmit a first power signal transmitted by the master device to the protocol conversion circuit 110, and the protocol conversion circuit 110 may transmit the first power signal to the coaxial cable connector 130. The coaxial cable connector 130 may transmit a second power signal transmitted by the BT device to the protocol conversion circuit 110, and the protocol conversion circuit 110 may transmit the second power signal to the AISG connector 120. The AISG connector 120 may receive the first control signal transmitted by the master device and transmit the first control signal to the protocol conversion circuit 110. The protocol conversion circuit 110 performs forward protocol transmission conversion on the first control signal to obtain a first interface signal, and transmits the first interface signal to the BT device through the coaxial cable connector 130. The coaxial cable connector 130 may receive the second interface signal transmitted by the BT device and transmit the second interface signal to the protocol conversion circuit 110. The protocol conversion circuit 110 performs a reverse protocol transmission conversion on the second interface signal to obtain a second control signal, and transmits the second control signal to the master device through the AISG connector 120.
In a particular embodiment, the AISG connector is an AISG male connector or an AISG female connector.
The AISG male connector is used for transmitting the first power supply signal to the coaxial cable connector through the protocol conversion circuit; the AISG female connector is used for receiving a second power supply signal transmitted by the protocol conversion circuit.
Wherein, the AISG male connector refers to a male type AISG connector. The AISG female connector refers to a female model AISG connector.
Specifically, a power supply signal (first power supply signal) carried by the AISG male connector is transmittable to the coaxial cable connector through the protocol conversion circuit. The AISG female connector may receive a power supply signal (second power supply signal) transmitted by the coaxial cable connector through the protocol conversion circuit.
In a specific embodiment, the coaxial cable Connector is an N-type Connector, a BNC (Bayonet Nut Connector), an SMA (SubMiniature version a) Connector, or a TNC (Threaded Neill-excelman) Connector.
In a specific embodiment, the first interface signal is an OOK signal; the second interface signal is an OOK signal.
Here, the OOK (On-Off Keying) signal refers to a signal having an OOK protocol.
Specifically, the AISG connector may receive a first control signal transmitted by the master device and transmit the first control signal to the protocol conversion circuit. The protocol conversion circuit carries out forward conversion of protocol transmission on the first control signal to obtain an OOK signal, and the OOK signal is transmitted to the BT device through the coaxial cable connector. The coaxial cable connector may receive OOK signals transmitted by the BT device and transmit the OOK signals to the protocol conversion circuit. And the protocol conversion circuit carries out protocol transmission reverse conversion on the OOK signal to obtain a second control signal, and transmits the second control signal to the main equipment through the AISG connector.
In the above embodiment, the AISG connector is connected based on the protocol conversion circuit; the protocol conversion circuit is connected with the coaxial cable connector. The AISG connector transmits a first power supply signal to the coaxial cable connector through the protocol conversion circuit; the coaxial cable connector transmits a second power supply signal to the AISG connector through the protocol conversion circuit; the AISG connector transmits a first control signal to the protocol conversion circuit; the protocol conversion circuit transmits a first interface signal obtained by converting the first control signal to the BT device through the coaxial cable connector; the coaxial cable connector transmits a second interface signal to the protocol conversion circuit; and the protocol conversion circuit transmits a second control signal obtained by converting the second interface signal to the master device through the AISG connector. The AISG protocol conversion adapter of the embodiment of the invention has small volume and low cost, is convenient to be matched with various devices to finish the modulation-demodulation protocol conversion function, and can be directly matched with the existing BT device to provide full-function AISG control.
In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, there is provided an AISG protocol conversion adapter including a protocol conversion circuit, an AISG connector for connecting a host device, and a coaxial cable connector for connecting a BT device; the protocol conversion circuit is connected between the AISG connector and the coaxial cable connector. Wherein the protocol conversion circuit 21 includes a signal conversion circuit 210 and a power conversion circuit 220.
The signal conversion circuit 210 is connected between the AISG connector and the coaxial cable connector; the power conversion circuit 220 is connected between the AISG connector and the coaxial cable connector.
The signal conversion circuit 210 refers to a circuit that converts a signal transmission protocol. The power conversion circuit 220 refers to a circuit that converts a power supply signal.
Specifically, the signal conversion circuit 210 has one end connected to the AISG connector and the other end connected to the coaxial cable connector. The power conversion circuit 220 has one end connected to the AISG connector and the other end connected to the coaxial cable connector. The AISG connector may transmit a first power signal transmitted by the master device to the power conversion circuit 220, and the power conversion circuit 220 may transmit the first power signal to the coaxial cable connector. The coaxial cable connector may transmit a second power signal transmitted by the BT device to the power conversion circuit 220, and the power conversion circuit 220 may transmit the second power signal to the AISG connector. The AISG connector may receive the first control signal transmitted by the master device and transmit the first control signal to the signal conversion circuit 210. The signal conversion circuit 210 performs forward protocol transmission conversion on the first control signal to obtain a first interface signal, and transmits the first interface signal to the BT device through the coaxial cable connector. The coaxial cable connector may receive the second interface signal transmitted by the BT device and transmit the second interface signal to the signal conversion circuit 210. The signal conversion circuit 210 performs protocol transmission reverse conversion on the second interface signal to obtain a second control signal, and transmits the second control signal to the master device through the AISG connector.
In the above embodiment, the AISG protocol conversion adapter is small in size, low in cost and convenient to cooperate with various devices to complete the modem protocol conversion function, and can be directly cooperated with the existing BT device to provide full-function AISG control. The cavity filter in the existing SBT feeder is stripped, the size of the whole device is greatly reduced, the weight of the device is reduced, and various AISG (automatic identification system) equipment can be conveniently and flexibly matched for use.
In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, there is provided an AISG protocol conversion adapter including a protocol conversion circuit, an AISG connector for connecting a host device, and a coaxial cable connector for connecting a BT device; the protocol conversion circuit 31 includes a signal conversion circuit 310 and a power conversion circuit 320. The signal conversion circuit 310 includes an RS485 to serial circuit 312 and an RS485 to OOK circuit 314.
The first end of the RS485 serial port circuit 312 is connected with an AISG connector; the second end of the RS 485-to-serial port circuit 312 is connected with the first end of the RS 485-to-OOK circuit 314; a second end of the RS485 to OOK circuit 314 is coupled to a coaxial cable connector.
The RS485 (protocol standard of RS-485) to serial port circuit 312 refers to a circuit capable of converting a signal into a serial port protocol. The RS 485-to-OOK (On-Off Keying) circuit 314 refers to a circuit capable of converting a signal of a serial port protocol into a signal of an OOK interface protocol.
Specifically, the AISG connector may receive a first control signal transmitted by the master device and transmit the first control signal to the RS 485-to-serial port circuit 312. The RS485 to serial port circuit 312 may convert the first control signal into a serial port protocol signal, and transmit the serial port protocol signal to the RS485 to OOK circuit 314. The RS485 to OOK circuit 314 may convert the signal of the serial port protocol into a first interface signal, and transmit the first interface signal to the BT device through the coaxial cable connector. The coaxial cable connector may receive the second interface signal transmitted by the BT device and transmit the second interface signal to the RS485 to OOK circuit 314. The RS485 to OOK circuit 314 may convert the second interface signal into a serial protocol signal inversely, and transmit the serial protocol signal to the RS485 to serial circuit 312. The RS485 serial-to-serial circuit 312 inversely converts the signal of the serial protocol into a second control signal, and transmits the second interface signal to the master device through the AISG connector.
Further, the signal of the serial protocol may be a TTL level signal. The first interface signal may be a first OOK signal. The second interface signal may be a second OOK signal. For example, a signal entering the AISG connector passes through an RS485 serial port conversion circuit and is converted into a TTL level signal. The TTL level signal is converted into an OOK signal through an RS 485-OOK conversion circuit, and the OOK signal can be transmitted to the BT device through the coaxial cable connector.
In the above embodiment, various interface adaptation occasions are conveniently applied through standardized interface branch of academic or vocational study, and then can cooperate current BT equipment to realize all functions of SBT, improve this use flexibility who implements the adapter, reduce the upgrading cost of AISG equipment, have obvious producibility.
In one embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, an AISG protocol conversion adapter is provided. The device also comprises a shell; the protocol conversion circuit is arranged in the shell.
The AISG connector is arranged close to the first end of the shell; the coaxial cable connector is disposed proximate a second end opposite the first end of the housing.
Specifically, the first end of the housing has a receptacle for connection to a host device. The second end of the housing has a jack for connecting a BT device. The device can be directly installed on equipment with AISG interfaces to provide OOK interface functions, switching equipment is not needed, engineering installation burden is not increased, and further weight and volume are reduced.
In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 5, there is provided an electrical downtilt adjustment system, including a master device 510, a RET (remote control antenna) antenna device 520, a BT device 530, and the AISG protocol conversion adapter described above;
the AISG protocol conversion adapter 540 has one end connected to the master device 510 and the other end connected to a first end of the BT device 530; the BT device 530 has a second terminal connected to the master device 510 and a third terminal connected to the RET antenna device 520.
Therein, the RET antenna device 520 refers to an antenna device capable of electrical tuning.
Specifically, the first terminal of the BT-based device 530 is connected to the AISG protocol conversion adapter 540, the second terminal is connected to the master device 510, and the third terminal is connected to the RET antenna device 520. The AISG protocol conversion adapter 540 is connected to the host 510. The master device 510 may transmit the electrical tuning control signal to the AISG protocol conversion adapter 540, perform protocol transmission conversion on the electrical tuning control signal through the AISG protocol conversion adapter 540, and transmit the converted signal to the BT device 530. The BT device transmits the received signal to the RET antenna device 520. And further realize the electrical downtilt adjustment of the antenna. The main device 510 transmits a radio frequency signal to the BT device, and the BT device transmits a received radio frequency signal to the RET antenna device 520.
In a specific embodiment, the master device is an RCU (Remote Control Unit) and a base station device.
In a specific embodiment, the RET Antenna device includes an electrically tunable Antenna, and an SBT device and an ACU (Antenna Control Unit) connected to the electrically tunable Antenna, respectively;
the first end of the SBT equipment is connected with the third end of the BT equipment, the second end of the SBT equipment is connected with the electrically-regulated antenna, and the third end of the SBT equipment is connected with one end of the ACU; the other end of the ACU is connected with an electrically-adjusted antenna.
Specifically, the coaxial cable connector of the AISG protocol conversion adapter is connected with the BT device, the main device couples the electric tilt control signal into the main feeder line and transmits the electric tilt control signal to an antenna end, the signal is converted into a standard AISG control signal through the SBT device, the standard AISG control signal is transmitted to the ACU (antenna control unit), and then the antenna control unit can be simultaneously controlled through the AISG control protocol, so that the electric downtilt adjustment of the antenna is realized.
In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 6, an electrical downtilt regulation system is provided, which includes a handheld AISG control device 610, a smart antenna device 620, and the AISG protocol conversion adapter 630 described above.
The AISG protocol conversion adapter 630 has one end connected to the handheld AISG control device 610 and the other end connected to the smart antenna device 620.
The smart antenna apparatus 620 refers to an antenna apparatus including an ACU (antenna control unit) and a signal calibration port.
Specifically, the AISG protocol conversion adapter 630 has one end connected to the handheld AISG control device 610 and the other end connected to the smart antenna device 620. The calibration port of the intelligent antenna device can be conveniently accessed through the AISG protocol conversion adapter 630, and the antenna control unit in the intelligent antenna can be simultaneously controlled through the AISG control protocol, so that the electrical downtilt of the antenna can be adjusted.
In fig. 1 to 3, thicker connecting lines indicate internal connections of the AISG protocol conversion adapter.
The technical features of the embodiments described above may be arbitrarily combined, and for the sake of brevity, all possible combinations of the technical features in the embodiments described above are not described, but should be considered as being within the scope of the present specification as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features.
The above-mentioned embodiments only express several embodiments of the present application, and the description thereof is more specific and detailed, but not construed as limiting the scope of the invention. It should be noted that, for a person skilled in the art, several variations and modifications can be made without departing from the concept of the present application, which falls within the scope of protection of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present patent shall be subject to the appended claims.