CN216216967U - Communication device - Google Patents

Abstract

The application is suitable for the technical field of communication, provides a communication device, and communication device is applied to the remote monitering system including controlgear, programmable controller, and communication device includes: the first application program runs on the control equipment and is used for establishing local area network connection between the control equipment and the communication module; the communication module is used for sending an instruction to the programmable controller when receiving the instruction sent by the control equipment based on the local area network connection. Through the communication device provided by the application, the technical effect that in a scene that a user uses the programmable controller to control the controlled equipment, the user can remotely use the control equipment to communicate with the programmable controller without reaching the field of the programmable controller can be achieved.

Description

Communication device

Technical Field

The application belongs to the technical field of communication, and particularly relates to a communication device.

Background

When the industrial equipment works, the industrial equipment is usually controlled by using a programmable controller and operation data of the industrial equipment is read, however, when a user needs to use the control equipment to communicate with the programmable controller, for example, when the user needs to download a program to the programmable controller, the user needs to use a serial port or a network cable to realize communication between the control equipment and the programmable controller, which may cause the user to go to a site where the programmable controller is located to enable communication between the control equipment and the programmable controller, and in this case, the communication efficiency between the user and the programmable controller is low, which brings inconvenience to the user.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The embodiment of the application provides a communication device, which can solve the problem that a user can only communicate with a programmable controller after a control device is in communication connection with the programmable controller by using a network cable or a serial port cable on the site of the programmable controller.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication apparatus, where the apparatus is applied to a remote monitoring system, where the remote monitoring system includes a control device and a programmable controller, and the communication apparatus includes: the first application program runs on the control equipment and is used for establishing local area network connection between the control equipment and the communication module; and the communication module is used for sending the instruction to the programmable controller when receiving the instruction sent by the control equipment based on the local area network connection.

In a possible implementation manner of the first aspect, an internet of things card is deployed in the communication device.

In a possible implementation manner of the first aspect, a communication manner between the communication module and the programmable controller is any one of serial communication and internet access communication.

In one possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the control device and the communication module communicate with each other using transmission control protocol/internet protocol TCP/IP.

In a possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the communication apparatus further includes a second application program, where the second application program is executed on the control device, and the second application program is used to store data generated by the controlled device controlled by the programmable controller during execution.

In a possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the communication apparatus further includes a third application program, where the third application program runs on the control device, and the third application program is configured to obtain the identification information of the communication module.

In a possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the communication apparatus further includes a third application program, where the third application program runs on the control device, and the third application program is configured to modify the identification information of the communication module.

In a possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the communication apparatus further includes a third application program, where the third application program runs on the control device, and the third application program is configured to store the identification information of the communication module to the second application program.

In a possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the identification information is at least one of an internet protocol IP address of the communication module, a subnet mask of the communication module, a gateway address of the communication module, a domain name resolution system DNS address of the communication module, and a name of the communication module.

In a possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the control device is one of at least two control devices in the remote monitoring system, when the at least two control devices are both used for controlling the programmable controller, and when the communication module communicates with the programmable controller through a serial port, the remote monitoring system further includes a switch, and the at least two control devices are connected together through the switch.

The embodiment of the application adopts the technical means that the first program is used for establishing the local area connection between the control equipment and the communication module, so that the communication module receives the instruction from the control equipment and sends the instruction to the programmable controller, and the technical problem that a user needs to communicate with the programmable controller on site due to the fact that the control equipment needs a network cable or a serial port cable to establish a communication channel between the control equipment and the programmable controller is solved.

In a second aspect, the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium, where a computer program is stored, where the computer program is executed by a processor to perform the functions of any one of the above-mentioned possible communication apparatuses.

In a third aspect, embodiments of the present application provide a computer program product, which when run on a control device, causes the control device to perform the functions described in any one of the above possible communication apparatuses.

It is to be understood that, the beneficial effects of the second to third aspects may be referred to the related description of the first aspect, and are not described herein again.

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In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments or the prior art descriptions will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a remote monitoring system to which a communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application is applied;

fig. 3 (a) is an operation interface diagram of a first application provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 3 (b) is a schematic diagram of an automatic allocation operation interface of a first application provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 3 (c) is a schematic diagram of a static designated operation interface of a first application program according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 3 (d) is a schematic diagram of an operation interface for establishing a connection of a first application according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 (a) is an operation interface diagram of a detection device of a third application program according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 (b) is a schematic diagram of a device identification information interface of a third application provided in the embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 (c) is a schematic diagram of a configuration network operation interface of a third application provided in the embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 (d) is a schematic diagram of a bound device operation interface of a third application provided in the embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

In the following description, for purposes of explanation and not limitation, specific details are set forth, such as particular system structures, techniques, etc. in order to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments of the present application. It will be apparent, however, to one skilled in the art that the present application may be practiced in other embodiments that depart from these specific details. In other instances, detailed descriptions of well-known systems, devices, circuits, and methods are omitted so as not to obscure the description of the present application with unnecessary detail.

It will be understood that the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising," when used in this specification and the appended claims, 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.

It should also be understood that the term "and/or" as used in this specification and the appended claims refers to and includes any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

As used in this specification and the appended claims, the term "if" may be interpreted contextually as "when", "upon" or "in response to" determining "or" in response to detecting ".

Furthermore, in the description of the present application and the appended claims, the terms "first," "second," "third," and the like are used for distinguishing between descriptions and not necessarily for describing or implying relative importance.

Reference throughout this specification to "one embodiment" or "some embodiments," or the like, means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in one or more embodiments of the present application. Thus, appearances of the phrases "in one embodiment," "in some embodiments," "in other embodiments," or the like, in various places throughout this specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, but rather "one or more but not all embodiments" unless specifically stated otherwise. The terms "comprising," "including," "having," and variations thereof mean "including, but not limited to," unless expressly specified otherwise.

In a scenario where a user uses a programmable controller to control a controlled device, when the user needs to use the control device to communicate with the programmable controller, for example, when the user needs to use the control device to download a program to the programmable controller, the user needs to use a serial port or a network cable to enable communication between the control device and the programmable controller, which may cause the user to go to a site where the programmable controller is located to enable communication between the control device and the programmable controller.

Therefore, the embodiment of the application provides a communication device, which can realize remote communication between a control device and a programmable controller through a local area network, so that communication between the control device and the programmable controller can be realized without a user going to a field where the programmable controller is located.

The communication device 100 is described below with reference to fig. 1, wherein the communication device 100 includes a first application 101 and a communication module 102, wherein:

the first application 101 is used to establish a local area network connection between the control device and the communication module 102.

The communication module 102 may be configured to send an instruction of the control device to the programmable controller upon receiving an instruction sent from the control device based on the local area network connection.

In some embodiments, the communication device 100 may further include an internet of things card.

Illustratively, the internet of things card may be any one of a SIM card, a traffic card, and a network card, and the internet of things card is used for accessing the communication module 102 into the local area network.

In some embodiments, the communication apparatus 100 further includes a second application 103, and the second application 103 is configured to store data generated during operation of a controlled device controlled by the programmable controller through the communication module 102.

In some embodiments, the communication device 100 further includes a third application 104, the third application 104 being configured to obtain identification information of the communication module 102.

In some embodiments, the communication device 100 further includes a third application 104, the third application 104 for modifying the network parameters in the identification information of the communication module 102.

In some embodiments, the communication device 100 further includes a third application 104, the third application 104 for storing identification information of the communication module 102 to the second application.

Illustratively, the identification information of the communication module 102 may be at least one of a device name, a network parameter of the device, and a serial number of the device.

Illustratively, the network parameter of the communication module 102 may be at least one of an IP (Internet Protocol) address of the communication module 102, a subnet mask of the communication module 102, a gateway address of the communication module 102, and a Domain Name System (DNS) address of a device of the communication module 102.

The communication device 100 provided in the embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below by taking an example in which the communication device 100 is applied to a remote monitoring system.

An exemplary remote monitoring system with a communication device 100 disposed therein is shown in fig. 2, wherein the remote monitoring system further includes a control device and a programmable controller.

The control device provided in the embodiment of the present application may be any one of a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a wearable device, an in-vehicle device, an Augmented Reality (AR)/Virtual Reality (VR) device, a notebook computer, an ultra-mobile personal computer (UMPC), a netbook, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), and other control devices that can perform internet communication, and the embodiment of the present application does not limit the specific type of the control device.

For example, the first application 101 may run on a control device, the control device may establish a local area network communication connection with the communication module 102 through the first application 101, and the programmable controller may be communicatively connected with the communication module 102 by using a physical link. In this case, when receiving an instruction sent by the control device based on the lan connection, the communication module 102 sends the instruction of the control device to the programmable controller, and the programmable controller sends a control signal to the controlled device according to the instruction of the control device, and/or the control device reads the operation data of the controlled device reported by the programmable controller according to the instruction of the control device.

It should be understood that fig. 2 is only an example and is not to be construed as limiting the embodiments of the present application.

For example, when the first application 101 establishes a local area network connection between the control device and the communication module 102, the IP address of the control device needs to be on the same network segment as the IP address of the communication module 102, where the IP address of the communication module 102, the subnet mask, or a user-defined value is a default value or a user-defined value.

For example, the local area network connection between the control device and the communication module 102 may be established in such a way that the IP address of the control device needs to be in the same network segment as the IP address of the communication module 102.

For example, the user may establish a local area network connection between the control device and the communication module 102 by using the first application 101 to enable the IP address of the control device to be in the same network segment as the IP address of the communication module 102, and the first application 101 is described below with reference to fig. 3 (a) to (d).

Fig. 3 (a) is a schematic view of an operation interface of the first application 101, and a user may select to automatically assign an IP address to the control device according to the IP address of the communication module 102, or to set the IP address of the control device in two ways of assigning an IP address to the control device according to a requirement.

Illustratively, as shown in (b) of fig. 3, when the user selects the automatic allocation 301, the first application 101 automatically allocates an IP address to the control device, and when the control device establishes a local area network communication with the communication module 102, the first application 101 changes the IP address of the control device to the IP address allocated by the first application 101.

Illustratively, as shown in (c) of fig. 3, when the user selects the static designation 302, the user may designate an IP address to be input into the first application 101, and when establishing the local area network communication between the control device and the communication module 102, the first application 101 changes the IP address of the control device to the IP address designated by the user according to the IP address designated by the user.

For example, taking the static designation 302 selected by the user as an example, the operation interface for establishing the connection is described, as shown in (d) in fig. 3, after selecting the IP address mode for setting the control device, the user may select to establish the connection 303, and after selecting to establish the connection 303, the first application 101 will change the IP address of the control device according to the change mode selected by the user.

It should be noted that the IP address of the control device specified by the user and the IP address of the communication module 102 are in the same network segment, that is, the local area network connection between the control device and the communication module 102 can be established, and the IP address of the control device specified by the user and the IP address of the communication module 102 are in different network segments, the local area network connection between the control device and the communication module 102 cannot be established.

For example, if the IP address of the communication module 102 is 192.168.7.10, the local IP address needs to be changed to an IP address that is not used at this time in any of 192.168.7.1 to 192.168.7.254, and then the local area network connection between the control device and the communication module 102 is established.

For example, when the first application 101 establishes a lan connection between the control device and the communication module 102, the communication Protocol may be any one of transmission control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), Packet switching Protocol (Internet Packet Exchange/sequence Packet Exchange, IPX/SPX).

For example, when the programmable controller controls the controlled device, the second application may store the operation data generated by the controlled device during the operation process in the following manner.

For example, the second application 103 may store data generated by the controlled device in the running process to a server used by the established account by establishing the account, and may acquire the data stored in the second application 103 by logging in the account.

For example, the second application 103 may store data generated during operation of the controlled device controlled by the programmable controller in a server, for example, a cloud server, or a local server.

For example, when data generated during the operation of the controlled device is saved, a user may select the operation data to be stored according to the requirement.

For example, the second application 103 may be further configured to store the identification information of the communication module 102, and after the second application stores the identification information of the communication module 102 in the second application 103, the first application 101 may read the identification information of the communication module 102 stored in the second application 103, and establish a local area network connection between the control device and the communication module 102 according to the read network parameter in the identification information of the communication module 102.

Illustratively, when the user uses the third application 104 to obtain the identification information of the communication module 102, the following is described in detail with reference to fig. 4 (a) to (b).

Illustratively, the user may establish a physical link connection between the communication module 102 and the control device using a network cable.

Illustratively, as shown in fig. 4 (a), the auto-detection device 401 may be selected by the user to detect the communication module 102.

Illustratively, when the third application 104 detects the communication module 102, the interface of the third application is as shown in fig. 4 (b), in which the model of the device including the communication module 102 is displayed on the interface 400, the network information of the communication module 102 is displayed on the interface 402, and the first account information is displayed on the interface 403. The user may select to configure the network 4021 to set the network parameters of the communication module 102, and may select the binding device 4031 to store the network parameters of the communication module 102 in the server corresponding to the first account information.

Illustratively, the first account information is account information registered by the user in the second application 103, and the server corresponding to the first account information is a server corresponding to the second application 103.

Illustratively, when the user modifies the network parameters in the identification information of the communication module 102 using the third application 104, the following description will be made in detail with reference to fig. 4 (c).

For example, as shown in (c) of fig. 4, when the user selects to configure the network 4021, the user may modify the network parameters of the communication module 102, where the modified network parameters are the network parameters of the communication module 102 customized by the user.

Illustratively, when the user uses the third application 104 to store the identification information of the communication module 102 to the second application 103, the following description will be made in detail with reference to fig. 4 (d).

For example, as shown in fig. 4 (d), when the user selects the binding device 4031, the user may store the identification information of the internet of things module detected by the third application program 104 in the server of the second application program 103 according to the first account information.

In some embodiments, the communication mode between the communication module 102 and the programmable controller may be any one of serial communication and internet access communication.

Illustratively, when the communication module 102 communicates with the programmable controller through a serial port, the serial port protocol used is any one of serial port protocols of RS232, RS485 and RS 422.

For example, when the communication module 102 communicates with the programmable controller through the internet access, the IP addresses of the communication module 102 and the programmable controller need to be in the same network segment.

For example, when the communication module 102 communicates with the programmable controller through the internet access, the communication protocol used may be a TCP protocol.

In some embodiments, the control device is one of at least two control devices in the remote monitoring system, and when the at least two control devices are both used for controlling the programmable controller and when the communication module 102 communicates with the programmable controller through the serial port, the remote monitoring system may further include a switch, and the at least two control devices are connected together through the switch.

Illustratively, when at least two control devices are connected together through a switch, the control devices connected to the switch may share a virtual serial port to communicate with a programmable controller that remotely communicates with the communication module 102 through a serial port, that is, serial port sharing may be implemented between the at least two control devices to send data in parallel.

Illustratively, the control device may be at least two control devices of a notebook, a desktop computer, a mobile phone and a touch screen.

The embodiment of the present application further provides a computer-readable storage medium, where a computer program is stored, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the computer program can implement the functions in the embodiments of the communication apparatus described above.

Embodiments of the present application provide a computer program product, which when running on a control device, enables the control device to implement the functions in the above-described embodiments of the communication apparatus when executed.

It should be noted that, for the information interaction, execution process, and other contents between the above devices/units, the specific functions and technical effects thereof are based on the same concept as those in the embodiments of the present application, and specific reference may be made to the section of the embodiments of the devices, and details are not described herein again.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that, for convenience and brevity of description, only the above-mentioned division of the functional units and modules is illustrated, and in practical applications, the above-mentioned function distribution may be performed by different functional units and modules according to needs, that is, the internal structure of the apparatus is divided into different functional units or modules to perform all or part of the above-mentioned functions. Each functional unit and module in the embodiments may be integrated in one processing unit, or each unit may exist alone physically, or two or more units are integrated in one unit, and the integrated unit may be implemented in a form of hardware, or in a form of software functional unit. In addition, specific names of the functional units and modules are only for convenience of distinguishing from each other, and are not used for limiting the protection scope of the present application. The specific working processes of the units and modules in the system may refer to the corresponding processes in the foregoing device embodiments, and are not described herein again.

The integrated unit, if implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as a stand-alone product, may be stored in a computer readable storage medium. Based on such understanding, all or part of the functions of the devices according to the embodiments of the present application can be implemented by a computer program, which can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium and can be executed by a processor to implement the functions of the embodiments of the devices according to the embodiments of the present application. Wherein the computer program comprises computer program code, which may be in the form of source code, object code, an executable file or some intermediate form, etc. The computer readable medium may include at least: any entity or device capable of carrying computer program code to a photographing apparatus/terminal apparatus, a recording medium, computer Memory, Read-Only Memory (ROM), Random Access Memory (RAM), an electrical carrier signal, a telecommunications signal, and a software distribution medium. Such as a usb-disk, a removable hard disk, a magnetic or optical disk, etc. In certain jurisdictions, computer-readable media may not be an electrical carrier signal or a telecommunications signal in accordance with legislative and patent practice.

In the above embodiments, the descriptions of the respective embodiments have respective emphasis, and reference may be made to the related descriptions of other embodiments for parts that are not described or illustrated in a certain embodiment.

Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the elements of the examples described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be implemented as electronic hardware, or combinations of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether such functionality is implemented as hardware or software depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the implementation. Skilled artisans may implement the described functionality in varying ways for each particular application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope of the present application.

In the embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed apparatus/network device may be implemented in other ways. For example, the above-described apparatus/network device embodiments are merely illustrative, and for example, the division of the modules or units is only one logical division, and there may be other divisions when actually implementing, for example, a plurality of units or components may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be omitted, or not implemented. In addition, the shown or discussed mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection may be an indirect coupling or communication connection through some interfaces, devices or units, and may be in an electrical, mechanical or other form.

The units described as separate parts may or may not be physically separate, and parts displayed as units may or may not be physical units, may be located in one place, or may be distributed on a plurality of network units. Some or all of the units can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of the embodiment.

The above-mentioned embodiments are only used for illustrating the technical solutions of the present application, and not for limiting the same; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it should be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some technical features may be equivalently replaced; such modifications and substitutions do not substantially depart from the spirit and scope of the embodiments of the present application and are intended to be included within the scope of the present application.

Claims (10)

1. A communication apparatus, wherein the communication apparatus is used in a remote monitoring system, the remote monitoring system includes a control device and a programmable controller, and the communication apparatus includes:

the first application program runs on the control equipment and is used for establishing local area network connection between the control equipment and the communication module;

and the communication module is used for sending the instruction to the programmable controller when receiving the instruction sent by the control equipment based on the local area network connection.

2. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein an internet of things card is disposed in the communication module.

3. The communication device according to claim 2, wherein the communication mode between the communication module and the programmable controller is any one of serial communication and internet access communication.

4. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the control device communicates with the communication module using transmission control/internet protocol (TCP/IP).

5. The communication apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising a second application program, the second application program being executed on the control device, the second application program being configured to store data generated during execution of the controlled device controlled by the programmable controller.

6. The apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising a third application program, the third application program being executed on the control device, the third application program being configured to acquire identification information of the communication module.

7. The communication apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising a third application program, the third application program running on the control device, the third application program being configured to modify the identification information of the communication module.

8. The communication apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising a third application program, the third application program being executed on the control device, the third application program being configured to store identification information of the communication module to the second application program.

9. The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the identification information is at least one of an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the communication module, a subnet mask of the communication module, a gateway address of the communication module, a domain name resolution (DNS) address of the communication module, and a name of the communication module.

10. The communication apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the control device is one of at least two control devices in the remote monitoring system, and when the at least two control devices are both used for controlling the programmable controller and when the communication module communicates with the programmable controller via a serial port, the remote monitoring system further includes a switch, and the at least two control devices are connected together via the switch.

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