CN205490542U - Control circuit of beacon equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a control circuit of beacon equipment, including power, the control unit, reference clock circuit, realtime clock circui, the power connect in the control unit is used for doing the control unit provides the power, reference clock circuit connection in the control unit is used for synchronization circuit unit in the the control unit, realtime clock circui connects the control unit for do in the setting -up time section the control unit provides timing signal and is used for the clock pulse signal of timing, the control unit is used for the basis timing signal and clock pulse signal that realtime clock circui provided, the worker module of control beacon equipment works in the setting -up time section, closes or get into low -power consumption power -saving mode in non - setting -up time section, and this control circuit can prolong beacon equipment battery life or reduce beacon equipment power consumption.

Description

A kind of control circuit of Beacon equipment

[technical field]

This utility model relates to a kind of control circuit, particularly to the control circuit of a kind of Beacon equipment.

[background technology]

Beacon equipment the most periodically sends one by bluetooth BLE communications protocol with wireless transmission means Marking signal, this specific marking signal can be arranged in pairs or groups with some position coordinates of indoor map so that other are blue As long as tooth equipment arrives Beacon equipment appurtenance and detects that the marking signal of Beacon just can be learnt certainly by map The position at own place.Therefore Beacon is in the application of indoor positioning, and its function is relative to outdoor gps satellite location Satellite in system.The marking signal that Beacon sends can also allow search with businessman or the tie-in sale of Merchant sales Rope learns the information of businessman or commodity, example to the equipment of Beacon marking signal in the range of Beacon signal reaches As given a discount, preferential activity etc., simultaneously work as guiding potential customers to enter the effect of shop consumption on solid shop/brick and mortar store or line. Generally speaking, Beacon is a kind of based on Bluetooth Low Energy technology emerging technology, can be the most popular indoor activity There is provided effective convenient.

Beacon equipment is typically to power with battery, and battery can be button cell, or general dry battery.Battery Life-span is exactly the important parameter affecting Consumer's Experience.Battery life is the longest, and the frequent degree changing battery is the lowest, no It is only user and saves battery cost, also can reduce the human cost changing battery, in view of problem above, it is provided that be a kind of novel The prolongation Beacon device battery life-span or reduce Beacon equipment electricity consumption control circuit be necessary.

[utility model content]

The purpose of this utility model is to provide the control circuit of a kind of Beacon equipment, can extend Beacon equipment Battery life or minimizing Beacon equipment electricity consumption.

Technical problem of the present utility model is solved by following technical scheme:

The control circuit of a kind of Beacon equipment, including power supply, control unit, reference clock circuit, real-time clock electricity Road；Described power supply is connected to described control unit, for providing power supply for described control unit；Described reference clock electricity Road is connected to described control unit, for synchronizing the circuit unit in described control unit；Described real time clock circuit is even Connect described control unit, for set in the time period for described control unit provide timing signal and for timing time Clock signal；Described control unit is for the timing signal provided according to described real time clock circuit and clock pulses Signal, the operational module controlling Beacon equipment works in setting the time period, closes or enter within the non-setting time period Enter low-power consumption battery saving mode.

This utility model is compared with the prior art and provides the benefit that:

This utility model adds reference clock circuit and real time clock circuit on Beacon equipment, by clock circuit with The cooperating of control unit, makes Beacon equipment possess real-time timing function, and user can set according to actual needs The working time section of Beacon equipment, makes Beacon equipment be automatically switched off within the non-setting time period or enter low-power consumption Battery saving mode, to save power consumption, thus extends Beacon device battery service life or reduces Beacon equipment use Electricity.

[accompanying drawing explanation]

Fig. 1 is the block diagram of the control circuit of the Beacon equipment in this utility model detailed description of the invention；

Fig. 2 is the concrete structure schematic diagram of the control circuit of the Beacon equipment in this utility model detailed description of the invention；

Fig. 3 is another concrete structure signal of the control circuit of the Beacon equipment in this utility model detailed description of the invention Figure；

Fig. 4 is the workflow diagram of the control circuit of the Beacon equipment in this utility model detailed description of the invention；

Fig. 5 is the time diagram of existing Beacon electricity consumption of equipment；

Fig. 6 is that the control circuit of the Beacon equipment in this utility model detailed description of the invention is under a kind of control model Time diagram；

Fig. 7 is that the control circuit of the Beacon equipment in this utility model detailed description of the invention is under another kind of control model Time diagram；

Fig. 8 is the typical application scenarios schematic diagram of the Beacon equipment in this utility model detailed description of the invention；

Fig. 9 be the Beacon equipment in this utility model detailed description of the invention mutual with external piloting control equipment time scene show It is intended to

[detailed description of the invention]

Below in conjunction with detailed description of the invention and compare accompanying drawing this utility model is described in further detail.It should be emphasized that It is, that the description below is merely exemplary rather than in order to limit scope of the present utility model and application thereof.

Such as Fig. 1, in this embodiment, it is provided that the control circuit of a kind of Beacon equipment, including power supply 1, Control unit 2, reference clock circuit 4, real time clock circuit 7.Real-time clock is set by outside main control device 3 Circuit 7 working time, timing signal that control unit 2 provides according to real time clock circuit 7 and clock pulse signal Control working in setting the time period of Beacon equipment, within the non-setting time period, close or enter low-power consumption power saving mould Formula.

Specifically, as in figure 2 it is shown, control unit 2 includes electric power management circuit 23, control module 21, communicate mould Block 22 and memory module 24.Electric power management circuit 23, control module 21, communication module 22 and memory module 24 etc. Can be integrated in a chip.

Such as Fig. 2, in this embodiment, power supply 1 is disposable button cell, general dry battery or alternating current Source, connects electric power management circuit 23, provides power supply for electric power management circuit 23.Electric power management circuit 23, one end is even Being connected to power supply 1, the other end is connected to control module 21, communication module 22, memory module 24, by power supply 1 Voltage is converted into the voltage required for each other modules, provides power supply for each module.Control module 21 is connected to Electric power management circuit 23, memory module 24 and communication module 22, logarithm Ju carries out calculation process, control each circuit, The work of module.Memory module 24 one end is connected to described electric power management circuit 23, and one end is connected to control module 21, Receive several Jus that also storage control module 21 needs to use.Communication module 22 one end is connected to electric power management circuit 23, Communication module 22 one end is connected to control module 21, and bluetooth transmission circuit is opened under the control of control module 21 or closes Close, with transceiving data.Communication module 22 can be wireless communication module or wire communication module, preferably radio communication mold Block, specifically, it may include bluetooth transmission circuit and antenna.Bluetooth transmission circuit, for leading to the data that need to transmit Cross bluetooth standard and complete data transmit-receive wirelessly；Antenna is used for converting electrical signals into electromagnetic wave and occurring to sky In or aerial electromagnetic wave changed into the signal of telecommunication be received processing.

Real time clock circuit 7 includes realtime clock source 5 and timing circuit 6.Wherein, realtime clock source 5 connects control Module 21, provides required real-time clock signal and clock pulse signal for control module 21；Timing circuit 6 is connected to Control module 21, provides required timing, timing signal for control module 21.Reference clock circuit 4 is connected to control Module 21, synchronizes each circuit unit of whole Beacon internal system.External main control device 3, can be mobile phone, Panel computer or PC computer, main control device 3 interacts with real time clock circuit 7, is used for setting real time clock circuit 7 working times；The clock work signal that control module 21 is provided according to timing circuit 6 and reference clock circuit 4, Control Beacon equipment to work in setting the time period, within the non-setting time period, be automatically switched off or enter low-power consumption power saving Pattern.

In this embodiment, real time clock circuit is passive real time clock circuit.Passive real time clock circuit bag Include crystal oscillator and timer.Wherein, crystal oscillator can be a passive crystal oscillator or ceramic resonator. And if included timer in some control unit 2, then can be directly used in passive real time clock circuit herein, A crystal oscillator of arranging in pairs or groups i.e. may make up passive real time clock circuit herein.In other embodiments, time real-time Clock circuit is alternatively active real time clock circuit.When Fig. 3 is real time clock circuit employing active real time clock circuit Situation.9 is active clock source, and 6 is timing circuit, and this active clock source 9 and timing circuit 6 collectively form active Real time clock circuit.

Preferably, reference clock circuit 4 uses the altofrequency that signal frequency range value is 4MHz to 52MHz being Crystal oscillator, use high-frequency crystal oscillator can allow integrated circuit work be speed faster, and time in real time Clock source 5 uses the low frequency crystal oscillator to 1MHz that signal frequency range is 4KHz, low frequency crystal Agitator can allow integrated circuit energy consumption when sleep lower, and therefore these two kinds of frequency crystal oscillator combine and both can protect The card circuit performance when normal work, can guarantee that again power saving under circuit enters sleep state.This detailed description of the invention In, reference clock circuit 4 is the crystal oscillator of 26MHz for signal frequency.Real time clock circuit 7 is by clock pulses Frequency is the realtime clock source 5 of 32768Hz, forms in conjunction with timing circuit 6.What i.e. real time clock circuit 7 provided determines Time clock signal and the frequency of clock pulse signal be 32768Hz.

In this detailed description of the invention, by adding real time clock circuit 7 on the circuit of Beacon equipment, see Fig. 1 Shown in, allow Beacon equipment be provided with the function of timing in real time.

Fig. 4 is the control module work process schematic diagram of Beacon equipment in this detailed description of the invention.

Beacon device power resets after starting, and Beacon equipment enters normal periodic mode of operation, starts clock electricity Road 6, starts real-time timing, and timing is not reaching to the power saving time period starting point set, and Beacon equipment is properly functioning； Once timing reaches the power saving time period starting point set, and control module 21 will be currently running in closedown Beacon equipment All circuit, enter battery saving mode or process low power consumpting state；When timing reaches the end of the power saving time period set Time point, control module 21 will be restarted Beacon equipment, and be made Beacon equipment enter normal mode of operation.If not yet Having the end time point arriving the power saving time period, control module 21 will not restart Beacon equipment, until it reaches power saving The end time point of time period, Beacon equipment is restarted, and just reenters normal periodic mode of operation.

Fig. 5 is the time diagram of existing Beacon electricity consumption of equipment.

400 is time shaft, and 401 is Beacon electricity consumption of equipment fluxion amount axle, and 404 is machine cycle Tp, 402 Signal times N b is sent for Beacon equipment within a working cycle.403 are being actually sent out for Beacon equipment Overall power consumption magnitude of current Ib during working signal.405 is the overall power consumption when not sending working signal of the Beacon equipment Magnitude of current Is.406 send signal time length Tb for Beacon equipment when real work.So overall Beacon Average consumption stream be

$Ia=\frac{Ib\×Tb\×Nb+Is\×(Tp-Nb\×Tb)}{Tp}---\left(1\right)$

Fig. 6 is the Beacon equipment of the present embodiment time diagram under a kind of control model.

In Beacon circuitry, add reference clock circuit and real time clock circuit, under circuit cooperating under, After Beacon equipment have passed through normal periodic working time section Ton (421), in power saving time period Toff (420) In, the work of Beacon equipment is wholly off, and therefore overall Beacon equipment comprises the big of power saving time period total The average consumption electric current of time period in cycle 422 is:

$Ia\≈\frac{Ib\×Tb\×Nb+Is\×(Tp-Nb\×Tb)}{Tp}\×\frac{Ton}{Toff+Ton}---\left(2\right)$

It is assumed here that the average current within the Toff time period is far smaller than the average current in the Ton time period.

Fig. 7 is the Beacon equipment of the present embodiment time diagram under another kind of control model.

Adding timing control circuit in Beacon circuitry, under timing circuit sets, Beacon equipment passes through After normal periodic working time section Ton (421), in power saving time period Toff (420), enter low merit Consumption power-saving working mode, under this pattern, the working signal frequency of the operational module in Beacon equipment is relative to normal work In time period, working signal frequency is significantly slowed down, and therefore overall Beacon equipment comprises the power saving time period total The average consumption electric current of large period 422 time period is:

$Ia\≈\frac{Ib\×Tb\×Nb+Is\×(Tp-Nb\×Tb)}{Tp}\×\frac{Ton}{Toff+Ton}---\left(3\right)$

It is same it is assumed here that the average current within the Toff time period is far smaller than the average current in the Ton time period.

The control circuit application in the scene of the Beacon equipment of the present embodiment is expanded on further shown in below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings Process:

Fig. 8 is the application scenarios case schematic diagram of a kind of typical Beacon equipment.100 is larger retail clothes , there is extensive stock 120 in dress shop inside shop 100.Businessman is internal in shop and doorway arranges Beacon everywhere and sets Standby 110.The mobile phone held when Dian Wai consumer 101 senses the Beacon equipment on doorway, will automatically receive hotel owner Advertisement 131 attract consumer to enter shop.After consumer 101 enters shop, there is the Beacon that can sense in other shops Equipment, learns merchandise news 134, concrete commercial promotions information 133, and cartographic information 132 in shop, side in real time Consumer is helped to be easier to the commodity finding her interested.In most of present commercial applied environment, businessman has Certain business hours, in non operation time, send corresponding label information to reach to attract client's without Beacon Effect.Add real-time timing circuit on Beacon equipment in this detailed description of the invention, outside main control device 3 set Determining real time clock circuit 7 working time, memory module 24 stores the information set, the control module 21 in control circuit The clock work signal provided according to realtime clock source 5 and real time clock circuit 7, controls Beacon equipment and is setting Send respective markers information in time period normally to work, within the non-setting time period, namely businessman's non-service time In section so that Beacon equipment can be automatically switched off or enter low-power consumption battery saving mode, to reach to save power consumption, prolong Long Beacon device battery service life or the purpose of minimizing Beacon equipment electricity consumption.

Above-mentioned Beacon equipment specifically, can be Eddystone equipment or for iBeacon equipment.

It would be recognized by those skilled in the art that it is possible that above description is made numerous accommodation, so embodiment and attached Figure is intended merely to describe one or more particular implementation.

Being counted as example embodiment of the present utility model although having been described above and describing, those skilled in the art will be bright In vain, it can be variously modified and replace, without departing from spirit of the present utility model.Furthermore it is possible to make Many amendments to be fitted to religious doctrine of the present utility model by particular case, without departing from this utility model described here Central concept.So, this utility model is not only restricted to specific embodiment disclosed here, but this utility model may be also Including all embodiments and the equivalent thereof that belong to this utility model scope.

Claims (11)

1. the control circuit of a Beacon equipment, it is characterised in that: include power supply, control unit, reference clock Circuit, real time clock circuit；Described power supply is connected to described control unit, for providing power supply for described control unit； Described reference clock circuit is connected to described control unit, and output reference clock signal to described control unit, for same Walk the circuit unit in described control unit；Described real time clock circuit connects described control unit, for when setting Between provide timing signal and the clock pulse signal for timing for described control unit in section；Described control unit is used for The timing signal provided according to described real time clock circuit and clock pulse signal, control the Working mould of Beacon equipment Block works in setting the time period, closes or enter low-power consumption battery saving mode within the non-setting time period.

2. the control circuit of Beacon equipment as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that: described real-time clock electricity Road is active real time clock circuit or passive real time clock circuit.

3. the control circuit of Beacon equipment as claimed in claim 2, it is characterised in that: described passive real-time time Clock circuit includes crystal oscillator and timing circuit.

4. the control circuit of Beacon equipment as claimed in claim 3, it is characterised in that: described crystal oscillator For passive crystal oscillator or ceramic resonator.

5. the control circuit of Beacon equipment as claimed in claim 2, it is characterised in that: described active real-time time Clock circuit includes active clock source and timing circuit.

6. the control circuit of Beacon equipment as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that: described reference clock electricity The frequency range of the reference clock signal of road output is 4MHz to 52MHz；The timing that described real time clock circuit provides The frequency range of signal and clock pulse signal is 4KHz to 1MHz.

7. the control circuit of Beacon equipment as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that: described control unit bag Include communication module, control module, electric power management circuit and memory module；Described electric power management circuit one end is connected to institute Stating power supply, the other end is connected to described control module, described communication module and described memory module, described power supply Management circuit, for supply voltage is converted into the voltage required for each module, provides power supply for each module；Described storage Module one end is connected to described electric power management circuit, and one end is connected to control module, is used for receiving and store number Ju；Institute Stating communication module one end and connect described control module, one end is connected to described electric power management circuit, is used for receiving or sending Data；Described control module is for controlling the work of each module.

8. the control circuit of Beacon equipment as claimed in claim 7, it is characterised in that: described communication module is Wireless communication module or wire communication module.

9. the control circuit of Beacon equipment as claimed in claim 8, it is characterised in that: described radio communication mold Block is bluetooth module or wifi wireless module.

10. the control circuit of Beacon equipment as claimed in claim 9, it is characterised in that: described bluetooth module bag Include bluetooth transmission circuit and antenna；Described bluetooth transmission circuit, for passing through bluetooth standard by the data of required transmission Complete data transmit-receive wirelessly；Described antenna, be used for converting electrical signals into electromagnetic wave and occur to aerial or Aerial electromagnetic wave changes into the signal of telecommunication be received processing.

The control circuit of 11. Beacon equipment as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that: described power supply is button Battery, general dry battery or alternating current.