CN111464434B - Industrial gateway and method for manufacturing industrial gateway by using reusable design - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention relates to an industrial gateway and a method for manufacturing the industrial gateway by using a reusable design, wherein the method comprises the following steps: acquiring a main control board design; acquiring a patch panel design; taking the design of the main control board and the design of the adapter board as a reusable design; acquiring the type of an applicable wireless module according to the first application scene to be used as an actual wireless module to be installed by the first industrial gateway; and manufacturing a first industrial gateway according to the reusable design and the actual wireless module. The invention can improve the adaptability and compatibility of industrial gateway products, reduce the cost of design and application and also improve the adaptability of the gateway system to different requirements.
Description
Technical Field
The invention relates to a gateway, in particular to an industrial gateway and a method for manufacturing the industrial gateway by using a reusable design.
Background
The industrial gateway is an intelligent product for data acquisition and reporting in industry. However, currently, a common industrial gateway generally uses a wireless module with a single protocol (for example, a 4G module alone or a 2G module alone) for data transmission, and is not highly adaptable.
Disclosure of Invention
In view of the foregoing, there is a need for an industrial gateway and a method for manufacturing an industrial gateway using a reusable design.
A method of fabricating an industrial gateway using a reusable design, comprising: acquiring a main control board design; acquiring a patch panel design; taking the design of the main control board and the design of the adapter board as a reusable design; acquiring the type of an applicable wireless module according to the first application scene to be used as an actual wireless module to be installed by the first industrial gateway; manufacturing a first industrial gateway according to the reusable design and the actual wireless module; the main control board comprises a first main control board, the first main control board comprises a first printed circuit board, a main control module and a first electric connector head, and the main control module and the first electric connector head are arranged on the first printed circuit board; the adapter plate comprises a first adapter plate, the first adapter plate comprises a second printed circuit board, an electric connector second head, a wireless module pin group and a first circuit, the second printed circuit board comprises a wireless module mounting position and a wireless module extension position, the electric connector second head is matched with the first head of the electric connector and is arranged on the second printed circuit board, the electric connector second head comprises a first wireless module pin for electrically connecting a first wireless module, the first wireless module pin is arranged on the wireless module mounting position, the wireless module extension position comprises at least one extension position, the number of the wireless module pin group is equal to the number of the extension positions, each extension position is used for mounting a wireless module, and each extension position is provided with a group of wireless module pin groups for electrically connecting the wireless module, the first wireless module and each extension position are used for fixing the type of the wireless module to be installed, and each group of wireless module pins is electrically connected to the first wireless module pins by the first circuit; the first industrial gateway comprises a first main control board and a first adapter board, the first main control board and the first adapter board are connected with a first end of the electric connector and a second end of the electric connector, the first industrial gateway further comprises an actual wireless module, and the actual wireless module is installed on an expansion position or a wireless module installation position corresponding to the wireless module type of the actual wireless module.
In one embodiment, the step of obtaining the interposer design includes: and acquiring the pin information corresponding to the first wireless module and the pin information of the wireless module for installation of each extension bit, thereby designing the first wireless module pin and each group of wireless module pins.
In one embodiment, the kind of the wireless module for installation of each extension bit is different from the kind of the first wireless module.
In one embodiment, the first head of the electrical connector comprises a pin header and the second head of the electrical connector comprises a pin header.
In one embodiment, the main control board further includes an external device control interface electrically connected to the main control module, and the external device control interface is used for the industrial gateway to connect to an external device.
In one embodiment, the external device control interface includes at least one of the following: the signal input interface is used for externally connecting a switch state device to realize the monitoring of the switch state by the industrial gateway; the signal output interface is used for externally connecting switching equipment to realize the on-off control of the switching equipment by the industrial gateway; an RS-485 interface; and the current detection interface is used for detecting the current of the external equipment.
In one embodiment, the main control board further includes a debugging interface electrically connected to the main control module, and the debugging interface is used for externally connecting a debugging device to perform debugging operation of the industrial gateway.
In one embodiment, each of the extension bits is used for installing a different wireless module, and is different from the first wireless module.
In one embodiment, the wireless module installation position is used for installing a 4G module, and the wireless module extension position comprises two extension positions, one is used for installing a 2G module, and the other is used for installing an NB-IOT module.
According to the method for manufacturing the industrial gateway by using the reusable design, the basic structure of the main control board and the adapter board is used as the reusable design, and then the proper wireless module type is selected as the first wireless module installed on the adapter board according to the actual application scene. When the actual application scene needs to use wireless modules of other wireless protocols (other types), the industrial gateway configured with the required wireless modules can be obtained by simply changing the design (namely, removing the first wireless module on the adapter plate and adding other types of wireless modules on the wireless module extension position), so that the design of the main control plate does not need to be changed, and the main control plate and the adapter plate are connected by uniformly adopting the first head and the second head of the electric connector no matter how the wireless modules on the adapter plate are changed. Therefore, the adaptability and compatibility of the industrial gateway product can be improved, the cost of design and application is reduced, and the adaptability of the gateway system to different requirements is improved.
A method of fabricating an industrial gateway using a reusable design, comprising: acquiring a main control board design; acquiring a patch panel design; taking the design of the main control board and the design of the adapter board as a reusable design; the main control board design comprises a first main control board, the first main control board comprises a first printed circuit board, a main control module and a first electric connector head, and the main control module and the first electric connector head are arranged on the first printed circuit board; the adapter plate comprises a first adapter plate, the first adapter plate comprises a second printed circuit board, an electric connector second head, a wireless module pin group and a first circuit, the second printed circuit board comprises a wireless module installation position, a wireless module expansion position and a wireless module reservation position, the electric connector second head is matched with the first head of the electric connector and is arranged on the second printed circuit board, the electric connector second head comprises a first wireless module pin for electrically connecting a first wireless module, the first wireless module pin is arranged on the wireless module installation position, the wireless module expansion position comprises at least one expansion position, the number of the wireless module pin group is equal to the number of the expansion positions, each expansion position is used for installing a wireless module, and each expansion position is provided with a group of wireless module pin groups for electrically connecting the wireless module, the first wireless module and each extension position are used for fixing the type of the wireless module to be installed, and each group of wireless module pins is electrically connected to the first wireless module pins by the first circuit; acquiring the type of an applicable wireless module according to a first application scene, recording the type as a first type, and judging whether the first type belongs to one of the types of the first wireless module and the wireless module which is used for installing each extension bit; if so, manufacturing according to the wireless module of the first kind and the reusable design to obtain a first industrial gateway; the first industrial gateway comprises a first main control board and a first adapter board, the first main control board and the first adapter board are electrically connected with a first head of an electric connector and a second head of the electric connector, the first industrial gateway further comprises a first type of wireless module, and the first type of wireless module is installed on an expansion position or a wireless module installation position corresponding to the first type; if not, acquiring pin information of the first type of wireless module, and manufacturing to obtain a second industrial gateway according to the first type of wireless module, the pin information and the reusable design; the second industrial gateway comprises a first main control board and a first adapter board, the first main control board and the first adapter board are connected with a first end of an electric connector and a second end of the electric connector, the first adapter board further comprises a second circuit, a first type of wireless module and a first type of wireless module pin, the first type of wireless module pin is arranged on the wireless module reserved position, the first type of wireless module pin is electrically connected with the first type of wireless module pin, and the second circuit electrically connects the first type of wireless module pin with the first type of wireless module pin.
In one embodiment, the step of obtaining the interposer design includes: and acquiring the pin information corresponding to the first wireless module and the pin information of the wireless module for installation of each extension bit, thereby designing the first wireless module pin and each group of wireless module pins.
In one embodiment, the kind of the wireless module for installation of each extension bit is different from the kind of the first wireless module.
In one embodiment, the first head of the electrical connector comprises a pin header and the second head of the electrical connector comprises a pin header.
In one embodiment, the main control board further includes an external device control interface electrically connected to the main control module, and the external device control interface is used for the industrial gateway to connect to an external device.
In one embodiment, the external device control interface includes at least one of the following: the signal input interface is used for externally connecting a switch state device to realize the monitoring of the switch state by the industrial gateway; the signal output interface is used for externally connecting switching equipment to realize the on-off control of the switching equipment by the industrial gateway; an RS-485 interface; and the current detection interface is used for detecting the current of the external equipment.
In one embodiment, the main control board further includes a debugging interface electrically connected to the main control module, and the debugging interface is used for externally connecting a debugging device to perform debugging operation of the industrial gateway.
In one embodiment, each of the extension bits is used for installing a different wireless module, and is different from the first wireless module.
In one embodiment, the wireless module installation position is used for installing a 4G module, and the wireless module extension position comprises two extension positions, one is used for installing a 2G module, and the other is used for installing an NB-IOT module.
An industrial gateway, comprising: the main control board comprises a main control module and a first electric connector head electrically connected with the main control module, wherein the first electric connector head is used for electrically connecting the main control module to a wireless module electrically connected with the first electric connector head; the adapter plate comprises a first wireless module, a first wireless module expansion position and an electric connector second head matched with the first end of the electric connector, wherein the first wireless module is electrically connected with the electric connector second head which is connected with the first end of the electric connector; the main control module is connected with the second head of the electric connector through the first head of the electric connector to realize the electric connection with the first wireless module and the control of the first wireless module, so that the industrial gateway can carry out wireless communication through the first wireless module; and the second electric connector head is also used for realizing the control of the second wireless module by the main control module through the electric connection with the second wireless module when the second wireless module is installed at the first expansion position of the wireless module, so that the industrial gateway can carry out wireless communication through the second wireless module.
In one embodiment, the main control board comprises a first printed circuit board, and the main control module and the first head of the electrical connector are arranged on the first printed circuit board; the adapter plate comprises a second printed circuit board and a first circuit which connects the electric connector B head to the area where the first expansion position of the wireless module is located, and the first wireless module, the electric connector B head and the first circuit are arranged on the second printed circuit board.
In one embodiment, the first head of the electrical connector comprises a pin header and the second head of the electrical connector comprises a pin header.
In one embodiment, the first wireless module is one of a 2G module, a 3G module, a 4G module, a 5G module, and an NB-IOT module, and the second wireless module is another one of the 2G module, the 3G module, the 4G module, the 5G module, and the NB-IOT module.
In one embodiment, the patch panel further comprises a wireless module second extension bit for mounting a third wireless module; the first wireless module is one of a 2G module, a 4G module and an NB-IOT module, the second wireless module is another one of the 2G module, the 4G module and the NB-IOT module, and the third wireless module is the rest one of the 2G module, the 4G module and the NB-IOT module.
In one embodiment, the main control board further includes an external device control interface electrically connected to the main control module, and the external device control interface is used for the industrial gateway to connect to an external device.
In one embodiment, the external device control interface includes at least one of the following: the signal input interface is used for externally connecting a switch state device to realize the monitoring of the switch state by the industrial gateway; the signal output interface is used for externally connecting switching equipment to realize the on-off control of the switching equipment by the industrial gateway; an RS-485 interface; and the current detection interface is used for detecting the current of the external equipment.
In one embodiment, the main control board further includes a debugging interface electrically connected to the main control module, and the debugging interface is used for externally connecting a debugging device to perform debugging operation of the industrial gateway.
In one embodiment, the second printed circuit board includes two rows of pins, and the second printed circuit board includes a 4G module mounting location, where the two rows of pins are located on two sides of the 4G module mounting location and are pins of the 4G module.
In one embodiment, the interposer further includes a second wireless module pin electrically connected to the second wireless module, and the second wireless module pin is located on the first wireless module extension of the second pcb.
The industrial gateway adopts the design of the main control board and the adapter board, the wireless module is installed on the adapter board and then connected with the main control board, and the wireless module on the adapter board is controlled by the main control board to realize the function of the gateway. The first wireless module and the first expansion position of the wireless module are arranged on the adapter plate, when an actual application scene is not suitable for using the first wireless module and the wireless module with other protocols needs to be used, the industrial gateway provided with the needed wireless module can be obtained through simple design change (namely, the first wireless module on the adapter plate is removed, and other types of wireless modules are added on the first expansion position of the wireless module), so that the design of the main control plate does not need to be changed, and the main control plate and the adapter plate are connected by uniformly adopting the first head and the second head of the electric connector no matter how the wireless module on the adapter plate is changed. Therefore, the adaptability and compatibility of the industrial gateway product can be improved, the cost of design and application is reduced, and the adaptability of the gateway system to different requirements is improved.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a main control board according to an embodiment;
FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an interposer in one embodiment;
FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of an interposer in another embodiment;
FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a main control board in another embodiment;
FIG. 5 is a flow diagram of a method for manufacturing an industrial gateway using a reusable design in one embodiment;
FIG. 6 is a flow diagram of a method for manufacturing an industrial gateway using a reusable design in another embodiment.
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In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the present invention is described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.
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 invention belongs. The terminology used in the description of the invention herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.
It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "upper," "lower," "left," "right," and the like as used herein are for illustrative purposes only. When an element or layer is referred to as being "on," "adjacent to," "connected to," or "coupled to" other elements or layers, it can be directly on, adjacent to, connected or coupled to the other elements or layers or intervening elements or layers may be present. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being "directly on," "directly adjacent to," "directly connected to" or "directly coupled to" other elements or layers, there are no intervening elements or layers present. It will be understood that, although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used to describe various elements, components, regions, layers and/or sections, these elements, components, regions, layers and/or sections should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element, component, region, layer or section from another element, component, region, layer or section. Thus, a first element, component, region, layer or section discussed below could be termed a second element, component, region, layer or section without departing from the teachings of the present invention.
When the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising" are used in this specification, they specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof. The singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
Referring to fig. 1 and fig. 2, the industrial gateway includes a main control board 10 and an interposer 20, where fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the main control board 10 in an embodiment, and fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of the interposer 20 in an embodiment. The main control board 10 includes a main control module 110 and a first electrical connector head 120 electrically connected to the main control module 110, wherein the first electrical connector head 120 is used for electrically connecting the main control module 110 to a wireless module electrically connected to the first electrical connector head 120. In the embodiment shown in fig. 1, the main control board 10 further includes a first printed circuit board 11, and the main control module 110 and the first electrical connector header 120 are disposed on the first printed circuit board 11.
The interposer 20 includes a first wireless module 210, a first expansion bit 230 of the wireless module, and a second header 220 of the electrical connector matching the first header 120 of the electrical connector. The first wireless module 210 is electrically connected to the second electrical connector 220, and the second electrical connector 220 is connected to the first electrical connector 120. The mating of the second electrical connector 220 with the first electrical connector 120 means that the second electrical connector 220 and the first electrical connector 120 are designed as a pair of connector structures for plugging with each other to provide electrical connection, such as a male/female connector of an electrical connector. In the embodiment shown in fig. 1 and 2, the first header 120 of the electrical connector is a pin header and the second header 220 of the electrical connector is a pin header mating therewith; in other embodiments, the second electrical connector 220 and the first electrical connector 120 may be other electrical connector structures known in the art, such as plug/socket; in the embodiment shown in fig. 2, the second header 220 and the first header 120 are in a double-row structure, and in other embodiments, the two rows may be in a single-row structure, a four-row structure, or the like. In the embodiment shown in fig. 2, the interposer 20 further includes a second printed circuit board 21, the first wireless module 210 and the second electrical connector 220 are disposed on the second printed circuit board 21, the first wireless module extension 230 is an area of the second printed circuit board 21 for mounting the second wireless module, and the pin header of the second electrical connector 220 can be disposed on a side of the second printed circuit board 21 opposite to the first wireless module 210.
The main control module 110 is used as a gateway main control system to realize a system control function, and the main control module 110 is connected with the second head 220 of the electrical connector through the first head 120 of the electrical connector to realize electrical connection with the first wireless module 210 and control over the first wireless module 210, so that the industrial gateway can perform wireless communication through the first wireless module 210. The second electrical connector 220 is further configured to, when the second wireless module is installed in the first extension bit 230 of the wireless module, control the second wireless module by the main control module 110 through electrical connection with the second wireless module, so that the industrial gateway performs wireless communication through the second wireless module. In one embodiment, only one wireless module, i.e., one of the first wireless module 210 and the second wireless module, may be mounted on the interposer 20, so that the mounting position of the first wireless module 210 may coincide or partially coincide with the first extension position 230 of the wireless module, so as to save PCB (printed circuit board) area and reduce cost (including cost of PCB and cost of wireless module). The wireless module first extension bit 230 may also be located in an area outside the first wireless module 210 in other embodiments.
The industrial gateway adopts the design of the main control board 10+ the adapter board 20, the wireless module is installed on the adapter board 20 and then connected with the main control board 10, and the wireless module on the adapter board 20 is controlled by the main control board 10 to realize the function of the gateway. The first wireless module 210 and the first wireless module extension bit 230 are disposed on the adapter board 20, and when an actual application scenario is not suitable for using the first wireless module 210 and a wireless module of another protocol is needed, an industrial gateway configured with a needed wireless module can be obtained by simply changing the design (i.e., removing the first wireless module 210 on the adapter board 20 and adding another kind of wireless module to the first wireless module extension bit 230), so that the design of the main control board 10 does not need to be changed, and the main control board 10 and the adapter board 20 are connected together by the first electrical connector head 120 and the second electrical connector head 220 no matter how the wireless module on the adapter board 20 is changed. Therefore, the adaptability and compatibility of the industrial gateway product can be improved, the cost of design and application is reduced, and the adaptability of the gateway system to different requirements is improved. The unified and standard interface is adopted to configure the self-adaptive software for the main control module 110 to realize the compatible docking of the wireless module, so as to be applied to different scenes and to apply emerging technologies, and improve the expansibility and adaptability of the product.
In one embodiment, the adapter board 20 further includes a first circuit for connecting the second connector 220 to the area where the first expansion bit 230 of the wireless module is located, so as to electrically connect the second wireless module to the main control module 110 through the first circuit. In one embodiment, the types of the first wireless module 210 and the second wireless module are fixed (for example, the first wireless module 210 is a 4G module, and the second wireless module is a 2G module), and thus a PIN (PIN) of the second wireless module is mounted on the wireless module first extension bit 230. In one embodiment, the first wireless module 210 is of a different kind (i.e., supports a different wireless protocol) than the second wireless module. In one embodiment, the first wireless module 210 is one of a 2G module, a 3G module, a 4G module, a 5G module, and an NB-IOT (Narrow Band Internet of Things) module, and the second wireless module is another one of the 2G module, the 3G module, the 4G module, the 5G module, and the NB-IOT module. In one embodiment, the patch panel 20 further includes a second extension bit for installing a third wireless module, which is one of the 2G module, the 3G module, the 4G module, the 5G module, and the NB-IOT module, different from the first wireless module 210 and the second wireless module.
In one embodiment, the first radio module 210 is one of a 2G module, a 4G module, and an NB-IOT module, the second radio module is another one of the 2G module, the 4G module, and the NB-IOT module, and the third radio module is the remaining one of the 2G module, the 4G module, and the NB-IOT module.
Referring to fig. 3, in the embodiment shown in fig. 3, the first wireless module 210 is a 4G module, the second wireless module is a 2G module, and the third wireless module for installation of the second extension bit 240 of the wireless module is an NB-IOT module. The 4G module directly realizes the docking of the hardware interface through the pin header of the adapter board 20 and the socket header of the main control board 10, and the main control module 110 can control the 4G module through the docked communication pins to perform the networked transceiving processing of data. The 2G module is welded on the first extension position 230 of the wireless module, and the 2G module realizes the butt joint of the hardware interface through the pin header of the adapter board 20 and the socket header of the main control board 10, so that the butt joint of the main control board 10 of the hardware interface and the 2G module is realized. The control and communication pins of the 2G module are connected to the main control chip of the main control module 110 on the module circuit, so that the 2G module can be controlled, and the 2G communication function is realized. The NB-IOT module is welded on the second expansion position 240 of the wireless module, and the NB-IOT module realizes the butt joint of a hardware interface through the pin header of the adapter board 20 and the socket interface of the main control board 10, so that the butt joint of the main control board 10 of the hardware interface and the NB-IOT module is realized. The control and communication pins of the NB-IOT module are interfaced to the main control chip of the main control module 110 on the module circuit, which can realize the control of the NB-IOT module, thereby realizing the communication function of the NB-IOT module.
In the embodiment shown in fig. 3, the remaining positions of the second printed circuit board 21 may be provided with other components required for the gateway, such as capacitors, resistors, inductors, diodes, SIM cards, etc. In one embodiment, reserved bits for installing other future new technology radio modules may also be reserved for the second printed circuit board 21.
In the embodiment shown in fig. 3, the second header 220 comprises two rows of pins, and the second pcb 21 comprises a 4G module mounting site, wherein the two rows of pins are located on two sides of the 4G module mounting site and are pins of the 4G module. The two rows of pins located on two sides of the 4G module mounting location may be located on the outer side of the 4G module mounting location as shown in fig. 3, or may be located on the inner side of the 4G module mounting location in other embodiments. In one embodiment, the two rows of PINs of the electrical connector header 220 are one row of 12 PINs and one row of 13 PINs; in another embodiment, the two rows of PINs are one row of 12 PINs and one row of 11 PINs.
In the embodiment shown in fig. 4, the main control board 10 further includes an external device control interface 130. The external device control interface 130 is electrically connected to the main control module 110, and is used for connecting the industrial gateway to an external device.
In the embodiment shown in fig. 4, the peripheral control interface 130 includes a signal input interface (DI), a signal output interface (DO), an RS-485 interface, and a current detection interface (AI). The signal input interface is used for being externally connected with a switch state device to realize the monitoring of the switch state by the industrial gateway. The signal output interface is used for being externally connected with the switching equipment to realize the on-off control of the switching equipment by the industrial gateway. The current detection interface is used for detecting the current of the external equipment. Specifically, a signal input interface, a signal output interface, an RS-485 interface, and a current detection interface are led out from the main control module 110. The signal input interface supports the equipment connected with the switching state, and the monitoring of the switching state of the equipment is realized. The signal output interface supports and controls the relay equipment to realize the on-off function of the circuit. The RS-485 interface supports access to industry standard MODBUS devices (e.g., temperature and humidity sensor devices). The current sensing interface supports sensing of device current.
In the embodiment shown in fig. 4, the main control board 10 further includes a debugging interface 140 electrically connected to the main control module 110. The debugging interface 140 is used for externally connecting debugging equipment to perform debugging operation of the industrial gateway. In one embodiment, the debug interface 140 accesses the computer terminal through the serial interface, and performs operations such as information status query, parameter configuration, system debugging and the like of the gateway device through the terminal input instruction.
The application correspondingly provides a method for manufacturing an industrial gateway by using a reusable design, and the industrial gateway described in any embodiment can be manufactured by using the method. FIG. 5 is a flow diagram of a method for manufacturing an industrial gateway using a reusable design in one embodiment, comprising the steps of:
and S510, obtaining the design of the main control board.
The master control board design includes a first master control board. The first main control board is a design drawing of the main control board, and may be an electronic file containing design drawing information of the main control board, for example. The first main control board comprises a first printed circuit board, a main control module and a first end of an electric connector, and the main control module and the first end of the electric connector are arranged on the first printed circuit board.
And S520, acquiring the design of the adapter plate.
The interposer design includes a first interposer, where the first interposer refers to a design drawing of the interposer, and may be an electronic file containing design drawing information of the interposer, for example. The first adapter plate comprises a second printed circuit board, an electric connector second head, a wireless module pin group and a first circuit. The second printed circuit board includes a wireless module mounting position and a wireless module extension position. The second head of the electric connector is matched with the first head of the electric connector and is arranged on the second printed circuit board, the second head of the electric connector comprises a first wireless module pin used for electrically connecting the first wireless module, and the first wireless module pin is arranged on the wireless module mounting position. The wireless module extension position comprises at least one extension position, the number of the groups of the wireless module pin groups is equal to the number of the extension positions, each extension position is used for installing a wireless module, and each extension position is provided with a group of wireless module pin groups which are electrically connected with the wireless module. The first wireless module and the extension positions are fixed in type of the wireless module for installation, and the first circuit electrically connects each group of wireless module pin groups to the first wireless module pins.
And S530, taking the design of the main control board and the design of the adapter board as a reusable design.
For different industrial application scenarios, the industrial gateway is often required to support different wireless protocols, and therefore, when the application scenarios change, the industrial gateway needs to be designed and changed as required. The scheme of the application only needs to be slightly modified on the basis of the reusable design to obtain a new industrial gateway design.
And S540, acquiring the corresponding wireless module type according to the first application scene to be used as an actual wireless module to be installed by the first industrial gateway.
For example, for a certain industrial application scenario, the gateway needs to use 4G for communication, and step S540 selects the 4G module as the wireless module installed in the first industrial gateway.
And S550, manufacturing the first industrial gateway according to the reusable design and the actual wireless module.
The first industrial gateway comprises a main control board and a switch board. The main control board comprises a first printed circuit board, a main control module and a first end of an electric connector, and the main control module and the first end of the electric connector are arranged on the first printed circuit board. The adapter plate comprises a second printed circuit board, an electric connector second head, a wireless module pin group, a first circuit and an actual wireless module. The main control board and the adapter board are connected with the second head of the electric connector through the first head of the electric connector. The second printed circuit board includes a wireless module mounting position and a wireless module extension position. The second head of the electric connector is matched with the first head of the electric connector and is arranged on the second printed circuit board, the second head of the electric connector comprises a first wireless module pin used for electrically connecting the first wireless module, and the first wireless module pin is arranged on the wireless module mounting position. The wireless module extension position comprises at least one extension position, the number of the groups of the wireless module pin groups is equal to the number of the extension positions, each extension position is used for installing a wireless module, and each extension position is provided with a group of wireless module pin groups which are electrically connected with the wireless module. The first wireless module and the extension positions are fixed in type of the wireless module for installation, and the first circuit electrically connects each group of wireless module pin groups to the first wireless module pins.
The actual wireless module mounting position on the adapter board is determined by the wireless module type. In one embodiment, each extension bit is used for installing a different kind of wireless module and is different from the first wireless module. In a further embodiment, the wireless module mounting bit is used for mounting a 4G module, and the wireless module extension bit comprises two extension bits, one for mounting a 2G module and the other for mounting an NB-IOT module. If the actual wireless module is a 4G module, the wireless module is installed on the wireless module installation position, and so on.
According to the method for manufacturing the industrial gateway by using the reusable design, the basic structure of the main control board and the adapter board is used as the reusable design, and then the proper wireless module type is selected as the first wireless module installed on the adapter board according to the actual application scene. When the actual application scene needs to use wireless modules of other wireless protocols (other types), the industrial gateway configured with the required wireless modules can be obtained by simply changing the design (namely, removing the first wireless module on the adapter plate and adding other types of wireless modules on the wireless module extension position), so that the design of the main control plate does not need to be changed, and the main control plate and the adapter plate are connected by uniformly adopting the first head and the second head of the electric connector no matter how the wireless modules on the adapter plate are changed. Therefore, the adaptability and compatibility of the industrial gateway product can be improved, the cost of design and application is reduced, and the adaptability of the gateway system to different requirements is improved.
In one embodiment, step S520 includes obtaining pin information corresponding to the first wireless module and pin information of the wireless module for installation in each extension bit, so as to design the first wireless module pin and each group of wireless module pins. Each wireless module on the adapter board can be purchased from a mature chip of a manufacturer for use, so that the wireless module pins on the adapter board can be designed according to the chip pin information provided by the manufacturer.
In one embodiment, the first header of the electrical connector includes a pin header and the second header of the electrical connector includes a pin header.
In one embodiment, the first main control board further comprises an external device control interface. And the external equipment control interface is electrically connected with the main control module and used for connecting the industrial gateway with the external equipment.
In one embodiment, the peripheral control interface includes a signal input interface (DI), a signal output interface (DO), an RS-485 interface, and a current sense interface (AI). The signal input interface is used for being externally connected with a switch state device to realize the monitoring of the switch state by the industrial gateway. The signal output interface is used for being externally connected with the switching equipment to realize the on-off control of the switching equipment by the industrial gateway. The current detection interface is used for detecting the current of the external equipment.
In one embodiment, the first main control board further includes a debugging interface electrically connected to the main control module. The debugging interface is used for being externally connected with debugging equipment to carry out debugging operation of the industrial gateway. In one embodiment, the debugging interface is accessed to the computer terminal through a serial interface, and the information state query, the parameter configuration, the system debugging and the like of the gateway equipment are performed through terminal input instructions.
The present application also provides another method of manufacturing an industrial gateway using a reusable design, see fig. 6, comprising the steps of:
s610, obtaining the design of the main control board.
The master control board design includes a first master control board. The first main control board is a design drawing of the main control board, and may be an electronic file containing design drawing information of the main control board, for example. The first main control board comprises a first printed circuit board, a main control module and a first end of an electric connector, and the main control module and the first end of the electric connector are arranged on the first printed circuit board.
And S620, acquiring the design of the adapter plate.
The interposer design includes a first interposer, where the first interposer refers to a design drawing of the interposer, and may be an electronic file containing design drawing information of the interposer, for example. The first adapter plate comprises a second printed circuit board, an electric connector second head, a wireless module pin group and a first circuit. The second printed circuit board comprises a wireless module installation position, a wireless module expansion position and a wireless module reservation position. The second head of the electric connector is matched with the first head of the electric connector and is arranged on the second printed circuit board, the second head of the electric connector comprises a first wireless module pin used for electrically connecting the first wireless module, and the first wireless module pin is arranged on the wireless module mounting position. The wireless module extension position comprises at least one extension position, the number of the groups of the wireless module pin groups is equal to the number of the extension positions, each extension position is used for installing a wireless module, and each extension position is provided with a group of wireless module pin groups which are electrically connected with the wireless module. The first wireless module and the extension positions are fixed in type of the wireless module for installation, and the first circuit electrically connects each group of wireless module pin groups to the first wireless module pins.
And S630, taking the design of the main control board and the design of the adapter board as a reusable design.
For different industrial application scenarios, the industrial gateway is often required to support different wireless protocols, and therefore, when the application scenarios change, the industrial gateway needs to be designed and changed as required. The scheme of the application only needs to be slightly modified on the basis of the reusable design to obtain a new industrial gateway design.
And S640, acquiring the type of the applicable wireless module according to the first application scene and recording the type as W.
The wireless module category may be, for example, a 4G module. The term "W" is used for simplicity in the following description of the wireless module type, and does not mean that the wireless module type is represented as "W" in the manufacturing process.
S650, determining whether W belongs to one of the first wireless module and the wireless module with the extension bit for installation, if yes, performing step S660, otherwise, performing step S670.
The types of the first wireless module and the wireless module for installation of each extension bit are fixed and include a commonly used wireless module. In one embodiment, the wireless module installation site is used for installing the 4G module, and the wireless module extension site comprises two extension sites, one is used for installing the 2G module, and the other is used for installing the NB-IOT module. If the wireless module required by the industrial gateway does not belong to any one of the first wireless module and each extension bit-supported wireless module, the process proceeds to step S670.
And S660, manufacturing to obtain the first industrial gateway according to the W and the reusable design.
The first industrial gateway comprises a main control board and a switch board. The main control board comprises a first printed circuit board, a main control module and a first end of an electric connector, and the main control module and the first end of the electric connector are arranged on the first printed circuit board. The adapter plate comprises a second printed circuit board, an electric connector second head, a wireless module pin group and a first circuit. The second printed circuit board comprises a wireless module installation position, a wireless module expansion position and a wireless module reservation position. The second head of the electric connector is matched with the first head of the electric connector and is arranged on the second printed circuit board, the second head of the electric connector comprises a first wireless module pin used for electrically connecting the first wireless module, and the first wireless module pin is arranged on the wireless module mounting position. The wireless module extension position comprises at least one extension position, the number of the groups of the wireless module pin groups is equal to the number of the extension positions, each extension position is used for installing a wireless module, and each extension position is provided with a group of wireless module pin groups which are electrically connected with the wireless module. The first wireless module and the extension positions are fixed in type of the wireless module for installation, and the first circuit electrically connects each group of wireless module pin groups to the first wireless module pins.
The actual wireless module mounting position on the adapter board is determined by the wireless module type. In one embodiment, each extension bit is used for installing a different kind of wireless module and is different from the first wireless module. In a further embodiment, the wireless module mounting bit is used for mounting a 4G module, and the wireless module extension bit comprises two extension bits, one for mounting a 2G module and the other for mounting an NB-IOT module. If the actual wireless module is a 4G module, the wireless module is installed on the wireless module installation position, and so on.
S670, acquiring pin information of W.
The wireless module on the adapter board can be used by purchasing a mature chip of a manufacturer, so that the wireless module pins on the adapter board can be designed according to the chip pin information provided by the manufacturer.
And S680, manufacturing to obtain a second industrial gateway according to W and pin information thereof and the reusable design.
The second industrial gateway comprises a main control board and a patch board. The main control board comprises a first printed circuit board, a main control module and a first end of an electric connector, and the main control module and the first end of the electric connector are arranged on the first printed circuit board. The adapter plate comprises a second printed circuit board, an electric connector B head, a wireless module pin group, a first line, a second line, a W wireless module and a W wireless module pin. The main control board and the adapter board are connected with the second head of the electric connector through the first head of the electric connector. The second printed circuit board comprises a wireless module installation position, a wireless module expansion position and a wireless module reservation position. The second head of the electric connector is matched with the first head of the electric connector and is arranged on the second printed circuit board, the second head of the electric connector comprises a first wireless module pin used for electrically connecting the first wireless module, and the first wireless module pin is arranged on the wireless module mounting position. The wireless module extension position comprises at least one extension position, the number of the groups of the wireless module pin groups is equal to the number of the extension positions, each extension position is used for installing a wireless module, and each extension position is provided with a group of wireless module pin groups which are electrically connected with the wireless module. The first wireless module and the extension positions are fixed in type of the wireless module for installation, and the first circuit electrically connects each group of wireless module pin groups to the first wireless module pins. The W wireless module pin is electrically connected with the W wireless module, and the second line electrically connects the W wireless module pin to the first wireless module pin.
In one embodiment, step S620 includes obtaining pin information corresponding to the first wireless module and pin information of the wireless module for installation of each extension bit, thereby designing the first wireless module pin and each group of wireless module pins.
In one embodiment, the first header of the electrical connector includes a pin header and the second header of the electrical connector includes a pin header.
In one embodiment, the first main control board further comprises an external device control interface. And the external equipment control interface is electrically connected with the main control module and used for connecting the industrial gateway with the external equipment.
In one embodiment, the peripheral control interface includes a signal input interface (DI), a signal output interface (DO), an RS-485 interface, and a current sense interface (AI). The signal input interface is used for being externally connected with a switch state device to realize the monitoring of the switch state by the industrial gateway. The signal output interface is used for being externally connected with the switching equipment to realize the on-off control of the switching equipment by the industrial gateway. The current detection interface is used for detecting the current of the external equipment.
In one embodiment, the first main control board further includes a debugging interface electrically connected to the main control module. The debugging interface is used for being externally connected with debugging equipment to carry out debugging operation of the industrial gateway. In one embodiment, the debugging interface is accessed to the computer terminal through a serial interface, and the information state query, the parameter configuration, the system debugging and the like of the gateway equipment are performed through terminal input instructions.
It should be understood that, although the steps in the flowcharts of fig. 5 and 6 are shown in order as indicated by the arrows, the steps are not necessarily performed in order as indicated by the arrows. The steps are not performed in the exact order shown and described, and may be performed in other orders, unless explicitly stated otherwise. Moreover, at least some of the steps in fig. 5 and 6 may include multiple steps or multiple stages, which are not necessarily performed at the same time, but may be performed at different times, which are not necessarily performed in sequence, but may be performed in turn or alternately with other steps or at least some of the other steps.
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 invention, 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 inventive concept, which falls within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present patent shall be subject to the appended claims.
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1. A method of fabricating an industrial gateway using a reusable design, comprising:
acquiring a main control board design;
acquiring a patch panel design;
taking the design of the main control board and the design of the adapter board as a reusable design;
acquiring the type of an applicable wireless module according to the first application scene to be used as an actual wireless module to be installed by the first industrial gateway;
manufacturing a first industrial gateway according to the reusable design and the actual wireless module;
the main control board comprises a first main control board, the first main control board comprises a first printed circuit board, a main control module and a first electric connector head, and the main control module and the first electric connector head are arranged on the first printed circuit board; the adapter plate comprises a first adapter plate, the first adapter plate comprises a second printed circuit board, an electric connector second head, a wireless module pin group and a first circuit, the second printed circuit board comprises a wireless module mounting position and a wireless module extension position, the electric connector second head is matched with the first head of the electric connector and is arranged on the second printed circuit board, the electric connector second head comprises a first wireless module pin for electrically connecting a first wireless module, the first wireless module pin is arranged on the wireless module mounting position, the wireless module extension position comprises at least one extension position, the number of the wireless module pin group is equal to the number of the extension positions, each extension position is used for mounting a wireless module, and each extension position is provided with a group of wireless module pin groups for electrically connecting the wireless module, the first wireless module and each extension position are used for fixing the type of the wireless module to be installed, and each group of wireless module pins is electrically connected to the first wireless module pins by the first circuit;
the first industrial gateway comprises a first main control board and a first adapter board, the first main control board and the first adapter board are connected with a first end of an electric connector and a second end of the electric connector, the first industrial gateway further comprises an actual wireless module, and the actual wireless module is installed in an expansion position corresponding to the type of the wireless module of the actual wireless module or a wireless module installation position corresponding to the type of the wireless module of the actual wireless module.
2. The method of manufacturing an industrial gateway using reusable designs according to claim 1, wherein the step of obtaining a patch panel design comprises: and acquiring the pin information corresponding to the first wireless module and the pin information of the wireless module for installation of each extension bit, thereby designing the first wireless module pin and each group of wireless module pins.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein each extension bit is different from a type of wireless module used for installation and different from a type of the first wireless module.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first header of the electrical connector comprises a pin header and the second header of the electrical connector comprises a socket header.
5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the main control board further comprises an external device control interface electrically connected to the main control module, and the external device control interface is used for connecting the industrial gateway to an external device.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein the external device control interface comprises at least one of: the signal input interface is used for externally connecting a switch state device to realize the monitoring of the switch state by the industrial gateway; the signal output interface is used for externally connecting switching equipment to realize the on-off control of the switching equipment by the industrial gateway; an RS-485 interface; and the current detection interface is used for detecting the current of the external equipment.
7. The method for manufacturing an industrial gateway using a reusable design according to claim 1, wherein the wireless module mounting site is used for mounting a 4G module; the wireless module extension bit comprises two extension bits, wherein one extension bit is used for installing the 2G module, and the other extension bit is used for installing the NB-IOT module.
8. A method of fabricating an industrial gateway using a reusable design, comprising:
acquiring a main control board design;
acquiring a patch panel design;
taking the design of the main control board and the design of the adapter board as a reusable design; the main control board design comprises a first main control board, the first main control board comprises a first printed circuit board, a main control module and a first electric connector head, and the main control module and the first electric connector head are arranged on the first printed circuit board; the adapter plate comprises a first adapter plate, the first adapter plate comprises a second printed circuit board, an electric connector second head, a wireless module pin group and a first circuit, the second printed circuit board comprises a wireless module installation position, a wireless module expansion position and a wireless module reservation position, the electric connector second head is matched with the first head of the electric connector and is arranged on the second printed circuit board, the electric connector second head comprises a first wireless module pin for electrically connecting a first wireless module, the first wireless module pin is arranged on the wireless module installation position, the wireless module expansion position comprises at least one expansion position, the number of the wireless module pin group is equal to the number of the expansion positions, each expansion position is used for installing a wireless module, and each expansion position is provided with a group of wireless module pin groups for electrically connecting the wireless module, the first wireless module and each extension position are used for fixing the type of the wireless module to be installed, and each group of wireless module pins is electrically connected to the first wireless module pins by the first circuit;
acquiring the type of an applicable wireless module according to a first application scene, recording the type as a first type, and judging whether the first type belongs to one of the types of the first wireless module and the wireless modules with extension positions for installation;
if so, manufacturing according to the wireless module of the first kind and the reusable design to obtain a first industrial gateway; the first industrial gateway comprises a first main control board and a first adapter board, the first main control board and the first adapter board are electrically connected with an electric connector B through a first end of the electric connector, the first industrial gateway further comprises a first type of wireless module, and the first type of wireless module is installed on an expansion position corresponding to the first type or a wireless module installation position corresponding to the wireless module type of an actual wireless module;
if not, acquiring pin information of the first type of wireless module, and manufacturing to obtain a second industrial gateway according to the first type of wireless module, the pin information and the reusable design; the second industrial gateway comprises a first main control board and a first adapter board, the first main control board and the first adapter board are connected with a first end of an electric connector and a second end of the electric connector, the first adapter board further comprises a second circuit, a first type of wireless module and a first type of wireless module pin, the first type of wireless module pin is arranged on the wireless module reserved position, the first type of wireless module pin is electrically connected with the first type of wireless module pin, and the second circuit electrically connects the first type of wireless module pin with the first type of wireless module pin.
9. The method of manufacturing an industrial gateway using reusable designs according to claim 8, wherein the step of obtaining a patch panel design comprises: and acquiring the pin information corresponding to the first wireless module and the pin information of the wireless module for installation of each extension bit, thereby designing the first wireless module pin and each group of wireless module pins.
10. The method of claim 8, wherein each extension bit is different from a different type of wireless module for installation and different from the first wireless module.
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