CN113784318A - Network connection system, plant equipment and corresponding plant - Google Patents
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Abstract
Disclosed is a network connection system (1) for connecting at least one plant device (2) to the internet, said network connection system (1) comprising at least: a device-side wireless network device (11) for communication connection with a corresponding plant device (2); wherein at least one of the device-side wireless network apparatuses (11) is configured to be able to communicate with the internet by wireless. A corresponding plant arrangement (2) and a corresponding plant are also disclosed. According to the present invention, a network connectable to the internet can be deployed in a simple manner so as to enable remote access to plant equipment, and can be independent of the existing internet access facilities of the plant.
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Technical Field
The present invention relates to a network connection system for connecting at least one plant device to the internet, and to a corresponding plant device and a corresponding plant.
Background
With the development of technology, factories are becoming more intelligent, and in particular, various factory devices within a factory can be interconnected so that data can be exchanged with each other and transmitted, stored, collected, and processed to analyze such data. Therefore, the production efficiency of a factory can be improved, and the problems of factory equipment can be found timely.
An intelligent factory can be called as an intelligent factory, is a new stage of modern factory informatization development, and is characterized in that on the basis of a digital factory, information management and service are enhanced by using the technology of the Internet of things and the factory equipment monitoring technology, the production and marketing process is clearly mastered, the controllability of the production process is improved, manual intervention on a production line is reduced, production line data are collected timely and correctly, and the production planning and production progress is reasonable.
However, there are still many factories that do not have internet access facilities or that do not have convenient access to the internet. The following are specific cases: some plants do not have internet access facilities at all, some plants have difficulty in distributing ethernet ports and ethernet cables to plant equipment, and some plants are less willing to connect plant equipment in their own local area networks.
In this case, machine remote maintenance cannot be achieved, and in most cases requires on-site handling and resolution. Moreover, maintenance engineers are not able to efficiently analyze problems and solve problems.
Moreover, with the development of various cloud applications, the problem of the inability to efficiently access the internet is more and more urgently needed to be solved, because in this case, online cloud applications cannot be deployed.
Disclosure of Invention
It is an object of the invention to provide a network connection system for connecting at least one plant device to the internet, as well as a corresponding plant device and a corresponding plant.
According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a network connection system for connecting at least one plant device to the internet, the network connection system comprising at least: a device-side wireless network apparatus for communication connection with a corresponding plant device; wherein at least one of the device-side wireless network apparatuses is configured to be able to communicate with the internet by wireless.
According to an optional embodiment of the invention, the network connection system further comprises an internet-side wireless network device for connecting with the internet, and at least one of the device-side wireless network devices capable of being communicatively connected with the internet is configured to be wirelessly connectable with the internet-side wireless network device.
According to an alternative embodiment of the present invention, a device-side wireless network apparatus capable of communicative connection with the internet is configured as a telecommunications network router; and/or the internet-side wireless network device is configured as a router.
According to an optional embodiment of the invention, an equipment side wireless network device capable of being in communication connection with the internet is in communication connection with the internet side wireless network device through WiFi; and/or the device-side wireless network apparatus capable of communicative connection with the internet is configured as a telecommunications network router in a site mode.
According to an alternative embodiment of the present invention, at least one of the apparatus-side wireless network devices that is communicatively connectable with the internet is configured to be wirelessly communicatively connectable with a wireless communication network that is connected with the internet.
According to an alternative embodiment of the invention, the wireless communication network is a telecommunications carrier station; and/or the device-side wireless network apparatus capable of communicative connection with the internet is configured as a telecommunications network router.
According to an optional embodiment of the present invention, a device side wireless network apparatus capable of communicative connection with the internet is configured as a telecommunications network router in a hotspot mode; and/or the telecommunications network router is equipped with a SIM card with directional access presets allowing only factory devices to communicate with a specific address.
According to an optional embodiment of the present invention, the at least one plant equipment comprises a plurality of plant equipments, and the equipment-side wireless network devices collectively form a local area network.
According to an optional embodiment of the present invention, the device side wireless network apparatus forms a local area network in a wireless manner.
According to an optional embodiment of the invention, the device side wireless network apparatus capable of being communicatively connected to the internet comprises at least a first functional antenna for a wireless communication network and a second functional antenna for forming a local area network with the device side wireless network apparatus not communicatively connected to the internet.
According to an alternative embodiment of the invention, the second functional antenna is a WLAN antenna; and/or the network connection system further comprises a local cloud server network device configured to be wirelessly communicatively connectable with a corresponding plant device.
According to an optional embodiment of the invention, the local cloud server network device is configured to be capable of connecting with corresponding plant equipment through WiFi wireless communication.
According to an optional embodiment of the present invention, the device side wireless network apparatus is configured as a 4G router; and/or the plant equipment is a machine tool.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a plant apparatus equipped with an apparatus-side wireless network device configured to be able to communicatively connect with the internet and/or other apparatuses by wireless.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a plant comprising at least one plant device and said network connection system.
According to the present invention, a network connectable to the internet can be deployed in a simple manner so as to enable remote access to plant equipment, and can be independent of the existing internet access facilities of the plant.
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The principles, features and advantages of the present invention may be better understood by describing the invention in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The drawings comprise:
fig. 1 shows a schematic diagram of a network connection system for connecting plant equipment to the internet according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 shows a schematic diagram of a network connection system for connecting plant equipment to the internet according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating a network connection system for a plurality of plant devices according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
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In order to make the technical problems, technical solutions and advantageous effects of the present invention more apparent, the present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and exemplary embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and do not limit the scope of the invention.
Fig. 1 shows a schematic diagram of a network connection system for connecting plant equipment to the internet according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in fig. 1, the network connection system 1 may include at least an apparatus-side wireless network device 11 for communicating with the plant apparatus 2, such as a machine tool, and an internet-side wireless network device 12 for wirelessly or wiredly connecting with the internet, wherein the apparatus-side wireless network device 11 is wirelessly connected with the internet-side wireless network device 12, so that the internet-side wireless network device 12 is communicatively connected with the plant apparatus 2 through the apparatus-side wireless network device 11, so as to remotely access the plant apparatus 2 through the internet, for example, and further diagnose the plant apparatus 2, obtain relevant data of the plant apparatus 2, such as operating parameters, and the like, and/or control relevant operations of the plant apparatus 2.
According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the device-side wireless network apparatus 11 may be, for example, a router, such as a telecommunication network router. More particularly, it may be a 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G or 6G router.
According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the internet-side wireless network device 12 may be a router connected to the internet.
Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the device-side wireless network apparatus 11 and the internet-side wireless network apparatus 12 are not limited thereto, but may be any suitable wireless network apparatus as long as they are capable of wireless pairing communication.
Preferably, the device-side wireless network apparatus 11 and the internet-side wireless network apparatus 12 are connected by WiFi communication.
In this case, the device-side wireless network apparatus 11 may be configured as a telecommunication network router in a Station (STA) mode, for example, a 4G router.
It is understood that the device-side wireless network apparatus 11 may establish a communication connection with the plant device 2 through the network interface 21, for example, a network card, of the plant device 2.
In this way, a network can be conveniently constructed so that the relevant personnel, such as remote maintenance personnel, can access the plant equipment 2 via the internet. For example, such wireless networking does not require the deployment of network cables.
When a plurality of plant devices 2 are provided in a plant, the internet-side wireless network device 12 may be used for the plurality of plant devices 2, that is, one device-side wireless network device 11 may be provided for each plant device 2, and all the device-side wireless network devices 11 may be communicatively connected to the internet-side wireless network device 12. Alternatively, a plurality of internet-side wireless network devices 12 may be arranged such that each internet-side wireless network device 12 is in charge of one or more plant apparatuses 2. The present invention is not limited to this, and can flexibly perform networking according to the actual situation, for example, the location of the plant 2.
Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the device-side wireless network apparatus 11 may be integrated into the plant equipment 2.
Fig. 2 shows a schematic diagram of a network connection system for connecting plant equipment 2 to the internet according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in fig. 2, the network connection system 1 may include at least an apparatus-side wireless network device 11 for communication connection with the plant apparatus 2, for example, a machine tool, the apparatus-side wireless network device 11 being capable of wireless communication connection with a wireless communication network 13, the wireless communication network 13 being connected with the internet.
According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the wireless communication network 13 may be a telecommunications carrier station. Thus, for example, a 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G or 6G network is possible.
According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the device-side wireless network apparatus 11 may be a telecommunication network router. More particularly, it may be a 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G or 6G router. In this case, the device-side wireless network apparatus 11 can exchange data with the telecommunications carrier station through telecommunications network signals.
In this case, the device-side wireless network apparatus 11 may be configured as a telecommunication network router, for example, a 4G router, in a hotspot (AP) mode.
According to an exemplary embodiment of the invention, the telecommunication network router may be equipped with a SIM card, which may have a directional access preset, so that the plant device 2 can only communicate with a specific address, for example only with an address specified by a service provider of the plant device 2. This not only provides security of access, but also reduces possible unnecessary network traffic.
It is also understood by those skilled in the art that, when there are a plurality of plant apparatuses 2 in the plant, one apparatus-side wireless network device 11 may be provided for each plant apparatus 2, and details thereof are not described herein. Of course, it is also understood by those skilled in the art that if a plurality of plant apparatuses 2 in a plant itself already form a local area network, remote internet access to the plurality of plant apparatuses 2 can be realized by one apparatus-side wireless network device 11.
Furthermore, it will also be understood by those skilled in the art that the possible networking of a plurality of plant apparatuses 2 described above with respect to fig. 1 is also applicable to the present embodiment. For the sake of clarity, no further description is provided herein.
Fig. 3 shows a schematic diagram of a network connection system adapted to a plurality of plant apparatuses 2 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in fig. 3, the network connection system 1 may include at least a plurality of device-side wireless network apparatuses 11 for communicating with the corresponding plant devices 2, for example, machine tools, wherein at least one of the plurality of device-side wireless network apparatuses 11 is capable of wirelessly communicating with a wireless communication network 13, the wireless communication network 13 is connected with the internet, and the plurality of device-side wireless network apparatuses 11 are configured to be capable of wirelessly forming a local area network so that the respective plant devices 2 can communicate and transfer data with each other.
According to an exemplary embodiment of the invention, the wireless communication network 13 may be a telecommunications carrier station. Thus, for example, a 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G or 6G network is possible.
According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the device-side wireless network apparatus 11 may be a telecommunication network router. More particularly, it may be a 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G or 6G router.
In this case, the device-side wireless network apparatus 11 capable of wireless communication connection with the wireless communication network 13 may be configured as a telecommunication network router in the hotspot mode, for example, a 4G router.
According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the device-side wireless network apparatus 11 that is not communicatively connected to the wireless communication network 13 may be configured as a telecommunication network router in the site mode, for example, a 4G router, or as a wireless relay.
According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the apparatus-side wireless network device 11 capable of wireless communication connection with the wireless communication network 13 has at least the first functional antenna 111 and the second functional antenna 112. The first functional antenna 111 is used for telecommunication network signals, i.e. data can be exchanged between the equipment side wireless network device 11 and a telecommunication operator station, and the second functional antenna 112 is used for wirelessly forming a local area network with the equipment side wireless network device 11 of other plant equipment 2. To this end, the first functional wire 111 may be a telecommunication network antenna, e.g. a 4G antenna, and the second functional antenna 112 may be a WLAN antenna.
According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the device-side wireless network apparatuses 11 that are not communicatively connected to the wireless communication network 13 may have only WLAN antennas for constituting local area networks with the device-side wireless network apparatuses 11 of other plant apparatuses 2.
As can also be seen in fig. 3, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the network connection system 1 may further include a local cloud server network device 14 that is wirelessly communicatively connectable with each respective plant device 2 to allow local access to the respective plant device 2. In this case, the relevant personnel within the plant may access the corresponding plant equipment 2 through the local cloud server network device 14.
According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the local cloud server network device 14 is communicatively connected to each device-side wireless network device 11 through WiFi. To this end, the local cloud server network device 14 may be configured as a WiFi router.
According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, in the case where the plant equipment 2 is at a different router level, a static routing configuration may be added in the upper level router to ensure that the intended communication is achieved.
In this case, with this wireless network configuration, each respective plant device 2 can be accessed either remotely via the internet or locally, and the need for field network cabling can be eliminated or minimized. This is very advantageous for plants that do not have internet access infrastructure. In addition, internet access is independent of the customer's infrastructure, thus providing flexibility for networking.
In the case where each plant device 2 is remotely accessible via the internet, application possibilities are provided for various cloud applications that are currently widely developed, such as various internet of things platforms.
In particular, it is very advantageous to integrate plant devices 2 with device-side wireless network means 11, which provides the possibility of flexible networking independent of the internet infrastructure of the plant.
Although specific embodiments of the invention have been described herein in detail, they have been presented for purposes of illustration only and are not to be construed as limiting the scope of the invention. Various substitutions, alterations, and modifications may be devised without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
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1. A network connection system (1) for connecting at least one plant device (2) to the internet, the network connection system (1) comprising at least:
a device-side wireless network device (11) for communication connection with a corresponding plant device (2);
wherein at least one of the device-side wireless network apparatuses (11) is configured to be able to communicate with the internet by wireless.
2. The network connection system (1) according to claim 1,
the network connection system (1) further comprises an internet-side wireless network device (12) for connecting with the internet, and at least one of the apparatus-side wireless network devices (11) capable of communicative connection with the internet is configured to be wirelessly connectable with the internet-side wireless network device (12).
3. The network connection system (1) according to claim 2,
a device-side wireless network apparatus (11) capable of communicative connection with the internet is configured as a telecommunication network router; and/or
The internet-side wireless network device (12) is configured as a router.
4. The network connection system (1) according to claim 3,
the equipment side wireless network device (11) capable of being in communication connection with the Internet is in communication connection with the Internet side wireless network device (12) through WiFi; and/or
A device-side wireless network apparatus (11) capable of communicative connection with the Internet is configured as a telecommunication network router in a site mode.
5. The network connection system (1) according to claim 1,
at least one of the apparatus-side wireless network devices (11) capable of being communicatively connected with the internet is configured to be capable of being wirelessly communicatively connected with a wireless communication network (13), the wireless communication network (13) being connected with the internet.
6. The network connection system (1) according to claim 5,
the wireless communication network (13) is a telecom operator station; and/or
A device-side wireless network apparatus (11) capable of communication connection with the Internet is configured as a telecommunication network router.
7. The network connection system (1) of claim 6,
a device-side wireless network apparatus (11) capable of communicative connection with the internet is configured as a telecommunication network router in a hotspot mode; and/or
The telecommunication network router is equipped with a SIM card with directional access presets allowing only factory devices (2) to communicate with a specific address.
8. The network connection system (1) according to any one of claims 5-7,
the at least one plant device (2) includes a plurality of plant devices (2), and the device-side wireless network apparatuses (11) collectively form a local area network.
9. The network connection system (1) according to claim 8,
the equipment side wireless network device (11) forms a local area network in a wireless mode.
10. The network connection system (1) according to claim 9,
the device-side wireless network apparatus (11) capable of being communicatively connected to the Internet includes at least a first functional antenna (111) for a wireless communication network (13) and a second functional antenna (112) for forming a local area network with the device-side wireless network apparatus (11) not communicatively connected to the Internet.
11. The network connection system (1) according to claim 10,
the second functional antenna (111) is a WLAN antenna; and/or
The network connection system (1) further comprises a local cloud server network device (14) configured to be wirelessly communicatively connectable with a respective plant equipment (2).
12. The network connection system (1) according to claim 11,
the local cloud server network device (14) is configured to be connectable in WiFi wireless communication with a respective plant equipment (2).
13. The network connection system (1) according to any one of claims 1-12,
the device-side wireless network apparatus (11) is configured as a 4G router; and/or
The plant (2) is a machine tool.
14. A plant device (2), the plant device (2) being provided with a device-side wireless network apparatus (11), the device-side wireless network apparatus (11) being configured to be able to communicatively connect with the internet and/or other devices (2) by wireless means.
15. A plant comprising at least one plant device (2) and a network connection system (1) according to any of claims 1-13.
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