CN110762775A - Upgrading method of air conditioner and air conditioner - Google Patents
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Abstract
The embodiment of the invention discloses an air conditioner upgrading method and an air conditioner, relates to the field of OTA, and solves the problems of low upgrading efficiency and poor user experience when an embedded main control chip of the air conditioner is upgraded. The specific scheme is as follows: the air conditioner includes network module and electrical unit, and electrical unit includes: the indoor unit main control unit, the display unit and the indoor data unit of each indoor unit in at least one indoor unit, and the outdoor unit main control unit, the outdoor data unit and the driving unit of each outdoor unit in at least one outdoor unit; the network module, the indoor unit main control unit and the outdoor unit main control unit are connected through a bus; in each indoor unit, the indoor unit main control unit is respectively connected with the display unit and the indoor data unit; in each outdoor unit, the outdoor unit main control unit is respectively connected with the outdoor data unit and the driving unit. The embodiment of the invention is used in the OTA upgrading process of the electric control unit of the air conditioner.
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Technical Field
The embodiment of the invention relates to the field of Over-the-Air Technology (OTA), in particular to an Air conditioner upgrading method and an Air conditioner.
Background
In the prior art, when the program of the embedded main control chip of the air conditioner is upgraded, online upgrade can not be performed through a network, and an engineer needs to go to the field to perform upgrade through wired connection, so that the upgrade efficiency is low, and the user experience is poor.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention provides an air conditioner upgrading method and an air conditioner, and solves the problems of low upgrading efficiency and poor user experience when an embedded main control chip of the air conditioner is upgraded.
In order to achieve the purpose, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:
in a first aspect, the present invention provides an air conditioner, which may include: network module and electric control unit, electric control unit includes: the indoor unit main control unit, the display unit and the indoor data unit of each indoor unit in at least one indoor unit, and the outdoor unit main control unit, the outdoor data unit and the driving unit of each outdoor unit in at least one outdoor unit. The network module, the indoor unit main control unit and the outdoor unit main control unit are connected through a bus; in each indoor unit, the indoor unit main control unit is respectively connected with the display unit and the indoor data unit; in each outdoor unit, the outdoor unit main control unit is respectively connected with the outdoor data unit and the driving unit.
With reference to the first aspect, in one possible implementation manner, the network module is configured to directly communicate with a cloud; or the network module is used for connecting a terminal so as to carry out indirect communication with the cloud terminal through the terminal.
With reference to the first aspect and the possible implementations described above, in another possible implementation, a main control unit of an electrical device other than the air conditioner is further connected to the bus.
In a second aspect, the present invention provides an upgrade method for an air conditioner, which is applied to the air conditioner according to any one of the first aspect or possible implementation manners of the first aspect, and the method may include: through the network module, receive the upgrading instruction that the high in the clouds was sent, the upgrading instruction includes: the device identification, the address of at least one main control unit corresponding to the device identification, and the firmware program of each electric control unit in the electric control units which is corresponding to the address of each main control unit and meets the upgrading requirement; determining that the equipment identifier comprises an identifier of an air conditioner; and in the addresses of the main control units corresponding to the identification of the air conditioner, upgrading each electric control unit in the electric control units meeting the upgrading requirement corresponding to the address of each main control unit by adopting a corresponding firmware program.
With reference to the second aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the receiving an upgrade instruction sent by a cloud includes: receiving an upgrading instruction directly sent by a cloud; or receiving an upgrade instruction sent by the cloud through the terminal.
With reference to the second aspect and the foregoing possible implementation manners, in another possible implementation manner, before receiving, by the network module, the upgrade instruction sent by the cloud, the method further includes: the identification of the air conditioner, the address of the main control unit corresponding to the identification of the air conditioner and the firmware information of the electric control unit corresponding to the address of each main control unit are sent to the cloud end through the network module, so that the cloud end determines the electric control unit meeting the upgrading requirement.
With reference to the second aspect and the foregoing possible implementation manners, in another possible implementation manner, the method further includes: and if the equipment identifier also comprises the identifier of the electrical equipment except the air conditioner, sending a firmware program of the electric control unit which meets the upgrading requirement and corresponds to the address of the main control unit to each main control unit of the electrical equipment through the network module.
In a third aspect, an air conditioner is provided, which may include: the device comprises a receiving unit, a determining unit and an upgrading unit. The receiving unit is used for receiving an upgrading instruction sent by the cloud end through the network module, wherein the upgrading instruction comprises an equipment identifier, an address of at least one main control unit corresponding to the equipment identifier, and a firmware program of each electric control unit in the electric control units meeting upgrading requirements corresponding to the address of each main control unit; the determining unit is used for determining that the equipment identifier comprises an identifier of the air conditioner; and the upgrading unit is used for upgrading each electric control unit in the electric control units meeting the upgrading requirement corresponding to the address of each main control unit in the addresses of the main control units corresponding to the identification of the air conditioner by adopting a corresponding firmware program.
With reference to the third aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the receiving unit is specifically configured to: receiving an upgrading instruction directly sent by a cloud; or receiving an upgrade instruction sent by the cloud through the terminal.
With reference to the third aspect and the foregoing possible implementation manners, in another possible implementation manner, the air conditioner further includes: a transmitting unit; and the sending unit is used for sending the identification of the air conditioner, the address of the main control unit corresponding to the identification of the air conditioner and the firmware information of the electric control unit corresponding to the address of each main control unit to the cloud end through the network module, so that the cloud end determines the electric control unit meeting the upgrading requirement.
With reference to the third aspect and the foregoing possible implementation manners, in another possible implementation manner, the sending unit is further configured to send, to each main control unit of the electrical equipment, a firmware program of the electrical control unit that meets the upgrade requirement and corresponds to the address of the main control unit through the network module if the equipment identifier further includes an identifier of the electrical equipment other than the air conditioner.
Specific implementation manners may refer to the second aspect or the possible implementation manners of the second aspect, to the behavior function of the air conditioner in the upgrade method of the air conditioner.
In a fourth aspect, an air conditioner is provided, which includes: at least one processor, a memory, a communication interface, and a communication bus. The processor is connected with the memory and the communication interface through the communication bus, the memory is used for storing computer execution instructions, and when the air conditioner runs, the processor executes the computer execution instructions stored in the memory, so that the air conditioner executes the upgrading method of the air conditioner according to the second aspect or any one of the possible implementation manners of the second aspect.
In a fifth aspect, there is provided a computer storage medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed on an air conditioner, cause the air conditioner to perform the method of upgrading the air conditioner as in the second aspect or any one of the possible implementations of the second aspect.
The invention provides an upgrading method of an air conditioner, which receives an upgrading instruction sent by a cloud through a network module, wherein the upgrading instruction comprises the following steps: the method comprises the steps of determining that equipment identification comprises identification of the air conditioner in the equipment identification, an address of at least one main control unit corresponding to the equipment identification, and a firmware program of each electric control unit in the electric control units meeting upgrading requirements corresponding to the address of each main control unit, and upgrading each electric control unit in the electric control units meeting upgrading requirements corresponding to the address of each main control unit in the address of the main control unit corresponding to the identification of the air conditioner by adopting a corresponding firmware program. Therefore, the network module, the indoor unit main control unit and the outdoor unit main control unit are connected through the bus, network air upgrading of each electric control unit of the air conditioner is achieved, an engineer does not need to go to on-site upgrading, upgrading efficiency is greatly improved, and user experience is good.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a simplified diagram of a system architecture to which embodiments of the present invention may be applied;
FIG. 3 is a simplified diagram of another system architecture to which embodiments of the present invention may be applied;
fig. 4 is a flowchart of an upgrading method of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of another air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of another air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of another air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of another air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention.
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The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
In order to solve the problems of low upgrading efficiency and poor user experience when an embedded main control chip of an air conditioner is upgraded, the embodiment of the invention provides an air conditioner. As shown in fig. 1, the air conditioner may include: network module and electric control unit. Wherein, the electronic control unit includes: the indoor unit main control unit, the display unit and the indoor data unit of each indoor unit in at least one indoor unit, and the outdoor unit main control unit, the outdoor data unit and the driving unit of each outdoor unit in at least one outdoor unit.
The network module, the indoor unit main control unit and the outdoor unit main control unit are connected through a bus.
In each indoor unit, the indoor unit main control unit is respectively connected with the display unit and the indoor data unit.
In each outdoor unit, the outdoor unit main control unit is respectively connected with the outdoor data unit and the driving unit.
It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the network module, the indoor unit main control unit, the bus connection between the outdoor unit main control units, the connection between the electronic control units in the indoor units, and the connection between the electronic control units in the outdoor units all adopt a hardware connection manner, and the hardware connection manner may include: and connecting modes such as butt wire connection, shielded twisted pair connection, direct welding and the like.
Further, in the embodiment of the present invention, the network module is configured to directly communicate with the cloud, and specifically, a Wireless communication or a wired communication mode may be adopted, such as a Wireless communication mode (Wireless Fidelity, WiFi), a 2G, a 3G, a 4G, a 5G, a narrowband Internet of Things (Narrow Band Internet of Things, NB-IoT) and the like; or the network module is used for connecting a terminal so that the network module can indirectly communicate with the cloud terminal through the terminal. The terminal can be a mobile phone, a computer, a tablet computer and other devices.
Further, in the embodiment of the present invention, the bus may further be connected to a main control unit of other electrical equipment besides the air conditioner. The electrical equipment can be intelligent household equipment such as a refrigerator, a washing machine and a clothes hanger which are located in the same room with the air conditioner, or the electrical equipment can also be equipment groups based on building control technology. It should be noted that fig. 1 illustrates a network module as a component of an air conditioner, but the network module may also be integrated into a separate device and be responsible for OTA upgrade of multiple devices in the same bus system.
Based on the air conditioner in fig. 1, an embodiment of the present invention provides a simplified schematic diagram of a system architecture to which the embodiment of the present invention can be applied, and as shown in fig. 2, the system architecture may include: air conditioner 11, terminal 12, cloud 13 and electrical equipment 14.
For the convenience of understanding of those skilled in the art, fig. 2 illustrates an example in which the network module is disposed in an air conditioner, and the air conditioner includes an indoor unit and an outdoor unit. Specifically, the air conditioner 11 may include: a network module 111 and an electronic control unit 112. Among them, the electronic control unit 112 includes: an indoor unit main control unit 1121, a display unit 1122, and an indoor data unit 1123 in the indoor unit, and an outdoor unit main control unit 1124, a driving unit 1125, and an outdoor data unit 1126 in the outdoor unit. The network module 111, the indoor unit main control unit 1121, and the outdoor unit main control unit 1124 are connected by a bus; the indoor unit main control unit 1121 is connected to the display unit 1122 and the indoor data unit 1123, respectively; the outdoor unit main control unit 1124 is connected to the driving unit 1125 and the outdoor data unit 1126, respectively.
The network module 111 communicates directly with the cloud 13 via a wide area network.
The bus of the network module 111 is also connected with a main control unit of the electrical equipment 14, and the main control unit of the electrical equipment 14 communicates with the cloud 13 through the network module 111.
The terminal 12 directly communicates with the cloud 13 through a wide area network, and an application corresponding to the air conditioner 11 is installed on the terminal 12.
Fig. 3 is a simplified schematic diagram of another system architecture to which the embodiments of the present invention may be applied, as shown in fig. 3, the system architecture may include: air conditioner 11, terminal 12, cloud 13 and electrical equipment 14.
The composition of the air conditioner 11 is the same as that of the air conditioner shown in fig. 2.
The terminal 12 communicates directly with the cloud 13 via a wide area network.
The network module 111 in the air conditioner 11 is connected to the terminal 12, and indirectly communicates with the cloud 13 through the terminal 12.
The main control unit of the electrical equipment 14 is also connected to the bus of the network module 111.
Based on fig. 2 and fig. 3, an embodiment of the present invention provides an upgrading method for an air conditioner, as shown in fig. 4, the method may include:
201. and receiving an upgrading instruction sent by the cloud through the network module.
Wherein, the air conditioner is when carrying out the procedure upgrading, and the network module can receive the upgrading instruction that the high in the clouds was sent, should upgrade and instruct including: the device identification, the address of at least one main control unit corresponding to each device identification, the firmware program of each electric control unit in the electric control unit which meets the upgrading requirement and corresponds to the address of each main control unit, and the identification of each electric control unit. In a specific implementation, based on fig. 2, the network module may receive an upgrade instruction directly sent by the cloud; based on fig. 3, the network module may receive an upgrade instruction sent by the cloud through the terminal.
It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present invention, an address of each main control unit on the bus may be preset to uniquely identify a corresponding main control unit, such as an indoor unit main control unit, an outdoor unit main control unit, a main control unit of an electrical device, and the like.
202. And determining that the equipment identification comprises the identification of the air conditioner.
After receiving the upgrade instruction, the network module may execute the following step 203 when determining that the device identifier of the upgrade instruction includes an identifier of an air conditioner:
203. and in the addresses of the main control units corresponding to the identification of the air conditioner, upgrading each electric control unit in the electric control units meeting the upgrading requirement corresponding to the address of each main control unit by adopting a corresponding firmware program.
When the network module determines that the received equipment identifier comprises the identifier of the air conditioner, the network module can send the firmware programs of the electric control units meeting the upgrading requirements to the main control unit corresponding to each address according to the address of the main control unit corresponding to the identifier of the air conditioner, so that the electric control units can be upgraded by adopting the corresponding firmware programs.
It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the network module may transmit all the firmware programs included in the upgrade instruction to the corresponding electronic control unit after receiving the firmware programs. Alternatively, the network module may receive and transmit the firmware program, that is, transmit the firmware program to the corresponding electronic control unit after receiving the firmware program. And before the network module transmits the firmware program, the network module can encrypt the firmware program.
Further, in this embodiment of the present invention, in step 202, if the network module determines that the device identifier further includes identifiers of other electrical devices except the air conditioner, the network module may send, to the main control unit corresponding to each address through the bus according to the address of the main control unit corresponding to the identifier of the electrical device, where the address of the main control unit corresponds to the firmware program of the electronic control unit meeting the upgrade requirement. In this way, OTA upgrading of the electrical control units of all devices within one bus system is achieved.
Further, in this embodiment of the present invention, before performing step 201, each electronic control unit of the air conditioner may transmit respective firmware information to the main control unit connected thereto through a hardware connection and a communication protocol, and then the main control unit transmits an address of the main control unit, an identifier of the air conditioner, and firmware information of the electronic control unit managed by the main control unit to the network module through a bus, where the firmware information may include an identifier of the electronic control unit, version information of a running firmware program, and the like. Then, the network module can directly or indirectly send the identifier of the air conditioner, the address of the main control unit corresponding to the identifier of the air conditioner and the firmware information of the electric control unit corresponding to each address to the cloud end, so that the cloud end can manage different devices, different addresses and different electric control units, and after the versions of the firmware programs of some electric control units are updated, the electric control units meeting the upgrading requirements can be determined according to the firmware information and the prestored upgrading strategies. And the cloud can also simultaneously upgrade the electric control units of all the addresses of a certain device at one time.
After determining the electronic control unit meeting the upgrading requirement, the cloud end can send prompt information to the application of the terminal, wherein the prompt information is used for prompting a user whether to upgrade the firmware. After the user confirms the prompt message on the terminal, the cloud can send an upgrading instruction to the network module.
It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the electric control unit of the air conditioner may include other electric control units of the indoor unit and other electric control units of the outdoor unit besides the indoor unit main control unit, the display unit, the indoor data unit, the outdoor unit main control unit, the outdoor data unit and the driving unit mentioned in the present invention. The electric control units of other indoor units are respectively connected with the main control unit of the indoor unit, the specific description of upgrading can refer to the related description of upgrading of the indoor data unit and the display unit, the electric control units of other outdoor units are respectively connected with the main control unit of the outdoor unit, and the specific description of upgrading can refer to the related description of upgrading of the outdoor data unit and the driving unit.
The invention provides an upgrading method of an air conditioner, which receives an upgrading instruction sent by a cloud through a network module, wherein the upgrading instruction comprises the following steps: the method comprises the steps of determining that equipment identification comprises identification of the air conditioner in the equipment identification, an address of at least one main control unit corresponding to the equipment identification, and a firmware program of each electric control unit in the electric control units meeting upgrading requirements corresponding to the address of each main control unit, and upgrading each electric control unit in the electric control units meeting upgrading requirements corresponding to the address of each main control unit in the address of the main control unit corresponding to the identification of the air conditioner by adopting a corresponding firmware program. Therefore, the network module, the indoor unit main control unit and the outdoor unit main control unit are connected through the bus, network air upgrading of each electric control unit of the air conditioner is achieved, an engineer does not need to go to on-site upgrading, upgrading efficiency is greatly improved, and user experience is good.
The scheme provided by the embodiment of the invention is mainly introduced from the perspective of an air conditioner. It is understood that the air conditioner includes hardware structures and/or software modules corresponding to the respective functions in order to implement the above-described functions. Those of skill in the art will readily appreciate that the present invention can be implemented in hardware or a combination of hardware and computer software, in conjunction with the exemplary algorithm steps described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein. Whether a function is performed as hardware or computer software drives hardware depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the solution. Skilled artisans may implement the described functionality in varying ways for each particular application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope of the present invention.
The embodiment of the present invention may perform the division of the functional modules for the air conditioner according to the method example, for example, each functional module may be divided corresponding to each function, or two or more functions may be integrated into one processing module. The integrated module can be realized in a hardware mode, and can also be realized in a software functional module mode. It should be noted that, the division of the modules in the embodiment of the present invention is schematic, and is only a logic function division, and there may be another division manner in actual implementation.
In the case of dividing each function module according to each function, fig. 5 shows another possible composition diagram of the air conditioner related to the above embodiment, as shown in fig. 5, the air conditioner may include: a receiving unit 31, a determining unit 32 and an upgrading unit 33.
Wherein, the receiving unit 31 is configured to support the air conditioner to perform step 201 in the upgrade method of the air conditioner shown in fig. 4.
A determination unit 32 for supporting the air conditioner to execute step 202 in the upgrade method of the air conditioner shown in fig. 4.
And an upgrading unit 33 for supporting the air conditioner to perform step 203 of the upgrading method of the air conditioner shown in fig. 4.
Further, in the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 6, the air conditioner may further include: a transmitting unit 34.
The sending unit 34 is configured to support the air conditioner to execute the address of the main control unit corresponding to the identifier of the air conditioner and the address of the electronic control unit corresponding to each address of the main control unit through the network module in the method for upgrading the air conditioner shown in fig. 4; and if the equipment identifier also comprises the identifier of the electrical equipment except the air conditioner, sending a firmware program of the electric control unit which meets the upgrading requirement and corresponds to the address of the main control unit to each main control unit of the electrical equipment through the network module.
It should be noted that all relevant contents of each step related to the above method embodiment may be referred to the functional description of the corresponding functional module, and are not described herein again.
The air conditioner provided by the embodiment of the invention is used for executing the upgrading method of the air conditioner, so that the same effect as the upgrading method of the air conditioner can be achieved.
In the case of an integrated unit, fig. 7 shows another possible schematic composition of the air conditioner according to the above-described embodiment. As shown in fig. 7, the air conditioner includes: a processing module 41, a communication module 42 and a storage module 43.
Wherein the processing module 41 is used for controlling and managing the action of the air conditioner, for example, the processing module 41 is used for supporting the air conditioner to execute step 202, step 203 in fig. 4, and/or other processes for the technology described herein. The communication module 42 is used for supporting the air conditioner to communicate with other network entities, such as other electrical devices, terminals or cloud terminals. For example, the communication module 42 is used to support the air conditioner to perform step 201 in fig. 4. And a storage module 43 for storing program codes and data of the air conditioner.
The processing module 41 may be a processor. Which may implement or perform the various illustrative logical blocks, modules, and circuits described in connection with the disclosure. A Processor may also be a combination of computing functions, including, for example, one or more microprocessors, a Digital Signal Processor (DSP) and microprocessor combination, or the like. The communication module 42 may be a communication interface. The storage module 43 may be a memory.
When the processing module is a processor, the communication module is a communication interface, and the storage module is a memory, the air conditioner may be the apparatus shown in fig. 8.
Fig. 8 is a schematic composition diagram of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in fig. 8, the air conditioner may include: at least one processor 51, a memory 52, a communication interface 53 and a communication bus 54.
The following describes each component of the air conditioner in detail with reference to fig. 8:
the processor 51 is a control center of the air conditioner, and may be a single processor or a collective term for a plurality of processing elements. For example, the processor 51 is a Central Processing Unit (CPU), an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), or one or more Integrated circuits configured to implement embodiments of the present invention, such as: one or more DSPs, or one or more Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs).
In particular implementations, processor 51 may include one or more CPUs such as CPU0 and CPU1 shown in fig. 8 as one example. Also, as an example, the air conditioner may include a plurality of processors, such as the processor 51 and the processor 55 shown in fig. 8. Each of these processors may be a Single-core processor (Single-CPU) or a Multi-core processor (Multi-CPU). A processor herein may refer to one or more devices, circuits, and/or processing cores for processing data (e.g., computer program instructions).
The Memory 52 may be a Read-Only Memory (ROM) or other type of static storage device that can store static information and instructions, a Random Access Memory (RAM) or other type of dynamic storage device that can store information and instructions, an electrically erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM), a Compact Disc Read-Only Memory (CD-ROM) or other optical Disc storage, optical Disc storage (including Compact Disc, laser Disc, optical Disc, digital versatile Disc, blu-ray Disc, etc.), magnetic disk storage media or other magnetic storage devices, or any other medium that can be used to carry or store desired program code in the form of instructions or data structures and that can be accessed by a computer, but is not limited to such. The memory 52 may be self-contained and coupled to the processor 51 via a communication bus 54. The memory 52 may also be integrated with the processor 51.
In a particular implementation, the memory 52 is used for storing data and software programs for implementing the present invention. The processor 51 may perform various functions of the air conditioner by running or executing software programs stored in the memory 52 and calling data stored in the memory 52.
The communication interface 53 is a device such as any transceiver, and is used for communicating with other devices or communication Networks, such as a Radio Access Network (RAN), a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), other electrical devices, terminals, and a cloud. The communication interface 53 may include a receiving unit implementing a receiving function and a transmitting unit implementing a transmitting function.
The communication bus 54 may be an Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) bus, a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus, an Extended ISA (Extended Industry Standard Architecture) bus, or the like. The bus may be divided into an address bus, a data bus, a control bus, etc. For ease of illustration, only one thick line is shown in FIG. 8, but this is not intended to represent only one bus or type of bus.
Through the above description of the embodiments, it is clear to those skilled in the art that, for convenience and simplicity of description, the foregoing division of the functional modules is merely used as an example, and in practical applications, the above function distribution may be completed by different functional modules according to needs, that is, the internal structure of the device may be divided into different functional modules to complete all or part of the above described functions.
In the embodiments provided in the present invention, it should be understood that the disclosed apparatus and method may be implemented in other ways. For example, the above-described device embodiments are merely illustrative, and for example, the division of the modules or units is only one logical functional division, and there may be other divisions when actually implemented, for example, a plurality of units or components may be combined or may be integrated into another device, or some features may be omitted, or not executed. In addition, the shown or discussed mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection may be an indirect coupling or communication connection through some interfaces, devices or units, and may be in an electrical, mechanical or other form.
The units described as separate parts may or may not be physically separate, and parts displayed as units may be one physical unit or a plurality of physical units, that is, may be located in one place, or may be distributed in a plurality of different places. Some or all of the units can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of the embodiment.
In addition, functional units in the embodiments of the present invention may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist alone physically, or two or more units are integrated into one unit. The integrated unit can be realized in a form of hardware, and can also be realized in a form of a software functional unit.
The integrated unit, if implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as a stand-alone product, may be stored in a readable storage medium. Based on such understanding, the technical solution of the embodiments of the present invention may be essentially or partially contributed to by the prior art, or all or part of the technical solution may be embodied in the form of a software product, where the software product is stored in a storage medium and includes several instructions to enable a device (which may be a single chip, a chip, or the like) or a processor (processor) to execute all or part of the steps of the method according to the embodiments of the present invention. And the aforementioned storage medium includes: various media capable of storing program codes, such as a U disk, a removable hard disk, a ROM, a RAM, a magnetic disk, or an optical disk.
The above description is only an embodiment of the present invention, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the present invention are intended to be covered by the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the protection scope of the appended claims.
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1. An air conditioner, characterized in that the air conditioner comprises: network module and electric control unit, electric control unit includes: the indoor unit main control unit, the display unit and the indoor data unit of each indoor unit in at least one indoor unit, and the outdoor unit main control unit, the outdoor data unit and the driving unit of each outdoor unit in at least one outdoor unit;
the network module, the indoor unit main control unit and the outdoor unit main control unit are connected through a bus;
in each indoor unit, the indoor unit main control unit is respectively connected with the display unit and the indoor data unit;
in each outdoor unit, the outdoor unit main control unit is respectively connected with the outdoor data unit and the driving unit.
2. The air conditioner of claim 1, wherein the network module is configured to communicate directly with a cloud; or the network module is used for connecting a terminal so as to carry out indirect communication with the cloud terminal through the terminal.
3. The air conditioner as claimed in claim 1, wherein a main control unit of an electric appliance other than the air conditioner is connected to the bus.
4. An upgrading method of an air conditioner, applied to the air conditioner as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the method comprises:
through the network module, receive the upgrading instruction that the high in the clouds was sent, the upgrading instruction includes: the method comprises the following steps that an equipment identifier, an address of at least one main control unit corresponding to the equipment identifier, and a firmware program of each electric control unit in the electric control units which meet upgrading requirements and correspond to the address of each main control unit;
determining that the equipment identifier comprises an identifier of the air conditioner;
and upgrading each electric control unit in the electric control units meeting the upgrading requirement corresponding to the address of each main control unit in the addresses of the main control units corresponding to the identification of the air conditioner by adopting a corresponding firmware program.
5. The method for upgrading the air conditioner according to claim 4, wherein the receiving of the upgrade indication sent by the cloud comprises:
receiving the upgrading indication directly sent by the cloud; or,
and receiving the upgrading instruction sent by the cloud through a terminal.
6. The method for upgrading an air conditioner according to claim 4, wherein before the receiving, by the network module, the upgrade instruction sent by the cloud, the method further comprises:
and sending the identification of the air conditioner, the address of the main control unit corresponding to the identification of the air conditioner and the firmware information of the electric control unit corresponding to the address of each main control unit to the cloud end through the network module, so that the cloud end determines the electric control unit meeting the upgrading requirement.
7. The upgrading method of an air conditioner according to claim 4, further comprising:
and if the equipment identification also comprises the identification of the electrical equipment except the air conditioner, sending the firmware program of the electric control unit meeting the upgrading requirement corresponding to the address of the main control unit to each main control unit of the electrical equipment through the network module.
8. An air conditioner, characterized in that the air conditioner comprises: the system comprises a receiving unit, a determining unit and an upgrading unit;
the receiving unit is used for receiving an upgrade instruction sent by a cloud end through a network module, wherein the upgrade instruction comprises an equipment identifier, an address of at least one main control unit corresponding to the equipment identifier, and a firmware program of each electric control unit in the electric control units meeting the upgrade requirement and corresponding to the address of each main control unit;
the determining unit is used for determining that the equipment identifier comprises an identifier of the air conditioner;
and the upgrading unit is used for upgrading each electric control unit in the electric control units meeting the upgrading requirements, which correspond to the addresses of the main control units and correspond to the addresses of the main control units, by adopting a corresponding firmware program.
9. The air conditioner according to claim 8, wherein the receiving unit is specifically configured to:
receiving the upgrading indication directly sent by the cloud; or,
and receiving the upgrading instruction sent by the cloud through a terminal.
10. The air conditioner according to claim 8, further comprising: a transmitting unit;
the sending unit is used for sending the identification of the air conditioner, the address of the main control unit corresponding to the identification of the air conditioner and the firmware information of the electric control unit corresponding to the address of each main control unit to the cloud end through the network module, so that the cloud end determines the electric control unit meeting the upgrading requirement.
11. The air conditioner according to claim 10,
and the sending unit is further used for sending the firmware program of the electric control unit meeting the upgrading requirement corresponding to the address of the main control unit to each main control unit of the electric equipment through the network module if the equipment identifier also comprises an identifier of the electric equipment except the air conditioner.
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