EP1706851B1 - Programming device for transmitter/receiver systems for contactlessly actuating doors and gates - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a programming device for transmitter / receiver systems for contactless operation of doors and gates.

Such transmitter / receiver systems form multi-component systems for remote control or remote coding of doors and gates. Such a multi-component system is used, for example, for radio-controlled opening and closing of one or more garage doors. For each authorized person a handheld radio transmitter is available as a transmitter, with which a transmitter code can be sent to a the gate operator of a garage door associated radio receiver as a receiver to open the garage door remote controlled or close. The opening or closing of the garage door is then released via an actuator when the emitted transmitter code matches a receiver code stored in the radio receiver.

To enter the transmitter codes in the transmitter or the receiver codes in the receiver can be provided on these units mechanically actuable encoder. Such a coding switch has a switching strip with a predetermined number of switches, each switch having two switching states. By pressing the switch, a binary number can be entered as a codeword in the transmitter and receiver whose length is determined by the number of switches.

From the WO 99/67759 there is known an apparatus for assigning such codes in code-controlled multi-component systems in which the manual coding switches are replaced by programmable coding circuits.

This coding circuit has, instead of a switching strip with switches, a number of switches corresponding number of manually operable actuators, which are part of a programmer for entering code words. The coding circuit formed in this way thus has a control surface corresponding to the coding switches, so that these units are compatible and, if appropriate, can be exchanged for one another. By coupling the actuators to the programmer, however, a codeword of any length can be entered, the length of the codeword being particularly independent of the number of actuators.

From the FR 2 837 270 A For example, an access system for a building is known which has a remote control unit with a transponder and an associated transmitter and receiver. Furthermore, a central access unit is provided, which can release access to the building in dependence on signals received from the remote control unit. Furthermore, a programming device is provided, by means of which access data can be read out and checked from a memory of the remote control unit and can also be read into the central access unit.

The DE 198 21 998 C1 concerns a signal-operated locking system for doors and gates. The locking system uses to permit uncontrolled duplication of authorization codes on the one hand, but on the other hand, if desired, a simple duplication of these authorization codes, at least three types of signal codes as authorization codes, namely freely replaceable normal codes, only copyable security codes and non-copy copied security codes. The normal components (normal transmitters) used in a locking system can distinguish which signal code is involved in a learning process in which a new authorization code is to be programmed. For this purpose, the signal codes used have identifiers that may be modified during learning. Security codes can only be used by a special programmer (security transmitter) which has the security code in an original identifier. When copying these security codes, the identifier is changed. A learning operation with such a copied security code is denied, whereas the normal components (eg the normal transmitter) can pass on a normal code identically.

The US RE 37,986 E concerns a remote control system for garage doors. This system comprises a receiver in which several codes from assigned transmitters can be stored. The receiver can be programmed to open the garage door when receiving multiple codes from transmitters.

The invention has for its object to provide a programming device for transmitter / receiver systems for non-contact operation of doors and gates, which has a high ease of use and also ensures a safe and easy allocation of codes for the transmitter / receiver systems.

To solve this problem, the features of claim 1 are provided. Advantageous embodiments and expedient developments of the invention are described in the subclaims.

The programming device according to the invention is used for programming transmitter / receiver systems for contactless operation of doors and gates. To operate a door or a gate, a transmitter of a transmitter / receiver system reads a transmitter code into an associated receiver and compares it with receiver codes. The programming device according to the invention has a computer unit for managing the transmitter codes and the receiver codes of the transmitter / receiver systems. In addition, the programming device according to the invention includes an input unit for defining the transmitter codes and receiver codes of the transmitter / receiver systems. Furthermore, the programming device according to the invention has an interface unit For connecting transmitters and receivers via which receiver codes can be output to connected receivers and transmitter codes to connected transmitters. In the computer unit, a list of codes is stored, from which by means of the input unit receiver codes can be selected. Alternatively, the receiver codes can be entered by means of the input unit. A transmitter code can be predetermined for a transmitter of a transmitter / receiver system by selecting from the receiver codes of the associated receiver by means of the input unit. Furthermore, a receiver code assigned as a transmitter code is masked in the computer unit, with masked receiver codes being blocked for further assignment of the transmitter codes.

The basic idea of the invention is thus to specify the transmitter codes and receiver codes of transmitter / receiver systems for the contactless operation of doors and gates centrally via the programming device. The transceiver systems can generally transmit infrared signals, ultrasonic signals, radio signals or optical signals for remote control or remote control of doors or gates. In this case, a transmitter / receiver system preferably has a receiver which is assigned to an actuating device for actuating a door or a door. Furthermore, the transmitter / receiver system preferably comprises a plurality of transmitters in the form of handheld devices. Particularly advantageously, the codes of several transmitter / receiver systems can be specified with the programming device according to the invention. The transmitter / receiver systems can be used in particular for opening and closing garage doors.

A significant advantage here is that Codierleisten or coding circuits on the transmitters and receivers for entering code words are no longer needed. Apart from the fact that this leads to a considerable structural simplification of the transmitters and receivers, the central input option via the programming device considerably simplifies the input of codes for the transmitter / receiver systems for the user.

In this case, a further significant advantage of the invention is that centrally in the programming device, the administration of the transmitter codes and receiver codes of the transmitter / receiver systems, which can be viewed and controlled by the user at any time.

In the event that several transmitter / receiver systems are managed in the programming device, these are expediently provided with an identifier, by means of which a unique identification is possible. The identifier can be specified user-specifically. Under the identifier, the transmitter codes and receiver code of the respective transmitter / receiver system can be called up and displayed in the programming device. Furthermore, the input unit can be used to edit the transmitter codes and receiver codes.

For a transmitter / receiver system, the receiver codes for the receiver are initially specified. This can be done by directly entering the receiver codes via the input unit. Particularly advantageously, a list of codes is stored in the computer unit, from which the receiver codes can be selected. By masking once given codes on the computer unit, a multiple selection of a code can be avoided. This input option is particularly easy to carry out.

The receiver codes defined in this way are read into the connected receiver via the interface unit.

The assignment of the transmitter codes for this transmitter / receiver system then takes place in that a subset is selected from the receiver codes in the programming device for each transmitter and read into these via the interface unit. Preferably, each transmitter is assigned an individual transmitter code by selecting one of the receiver codes from the user and then reading the transmitter into the transmitter as transmitter codes. To avoid multiple allocations, the selected receiver code is masked in the programmer so that it can not be used a second time to define a transmitter code.

The masking of the recipient codes is expediently displayed to the user.

Furthermore, a change, in particular deletion of transmitter codes and / or receiver codes of the transmitter / receiver systems can also be carried out with the programming device. The changes made in this way are easy for the user to carry out and also easily controllable on the basis of the updated lists with the corresponding codes in the programming device.

The interface unit for connecting transmitters and receivers can be designed in the form of an interface adapter. In this case, a cable connection is established between the programmer and the transmitter or receiver to be programmed. The thus formed interface unit consists of standard components that can be produced inexpensively. Alternatively, the interface unit may also have interfaces for non-contact data transmission between the programming device and the transmitters and receivers of the transmitter / receiver systems. This interface unit is particularly suitable for the programming of receivers at their installation locations in the doors or gates.

In an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the programming device can be connected to a personal computer or integrated in a personal computer. In this case, the terminal of the personal computer can be used as the display unit and the keyboard of the personal computer as the input unit of the programmer. Furthermore, standard programs installed in the personal computer, in particular word processors and spreadsheet programs, can be used as software modules for the programmer.

Figur 1:

Schematische Darstellung eines Schließsystems mit einem Sender/Empfängersystem zur berührungslosen Betätigung eines Garagentors.

Figur 2:

Schematische Darstellung eines Programmiergeräts zur Programmierung von Sender-/Empfängersystemen gemäß Figur 1.

Figur 3:

Liste von in dem Programmiergerät gespeicherten Codes zur Definition von Empfängercodes für Sender-/Empfängersysteme.

Figur 4:

Liste von Empfängercodes eines Sender-/Empfängersystems.

The invention will be explained below with reference to the drawings. Show it:

FIG. 1:

Schematic representation of a locking system with a transmitter / receiver system for contactless operation of a garage door.

FIG. 2:

Schematic representation of a programming device for programming transmitter / receiver systems according to FIG. 1 ,

FIG. 3:

List of codes stored in the programmer to define receiver codes for transmitter / receiver systems.

FIG. 4:

List of receiver codes of a transmitter / receiver system.

FIG. 1 schematically shows a locking system 1 for contactless operation of a garage door 2. Instead of a garage door 2 can be operated with the locking system 1 generally a gate or a door.

The locking system 1 comprises a transmitter / receiver system with a plurality of transmitters 3, and a receiver 4 associated with the transmitters 3. The receiver 4 is mounted in the region of the garage door 2 and connected to a door drive 5, with which the garage door 2 can be closed and opened ,

The transmitters 3 each have an identical structure. Each transmitter 3 is designed as a hand-held transmitter, which is integrated in a housing 6. The transmitter 3 has a radio transmitter module 7 for transmitting coded radio signals. The transmitter 3 can be actuated by means of keys, not shown, wherein predetermined radio signals are emitted by actuation of specific key combinations. Furthermore, a processor 8 with integrated memory unit and an interface unit 9 are integrated in the transmitter 3. The processor 8 takes over the control of the individual components of the transmitter 3.

The receiver 4 has a radio receiving module 10 for receiving the radio signals of the transmitter 3. Furthermore, the transmitter 3 has a processor 11 with an integrated memory unit in which the radio signals of the transmitters 3 are decoded. Furthermore, the receiver 4 has an interface unit 9 ', which is identical to the interface unit 9 of the transmitter 3.

For actuating the garage door 2, one of the transmitters 3 is actuated so that it transmits a transmitter code to the receiver 4 with the emitted radio signals. In the processor 11 of the receiver 4, the decoded transmitter code is compared with receiver codes which are stored in the memory unit of the processor 11 in the receiver 4. If the read transmitter code matches one of the stored receiver codes, the door drive 5 is activated to open or close the garage door 2.

In the transmitters 3 of the transmitter / receiver system individual transmitter codes are stored, which are stored as receiver codes in the receiver 4. Thus, only these transmitters form 3 authorized transmitting units, by means of which the garage door 2 can be opened and closed.

In general, such transmitter / receiver systems can transmit and receive optical signals, in particular infrared signals, ultrasound signals or the like, instead of radio signals. In any case, the signals are transmitted in the form of transmitter codes, which are compared on the receiver side with receiver codes for enabling the operation of a door or a door.

For complex systems and buildings, it is typically also possible to use a plurality of locking systems 1. In particular, several locking systems 1 with transmitter / receiver systems according to FIG. 1 for opening and closing a number of garage doors 2 are used.

For configuring such transmitter / receiver systems, in particular for assigning the transmitter codes and receiver codes for the individual transmitter / receiver systems, the programming device 12 is in accordance with FIG. 2 intended.

The programmer 12 has an interface unit 9 "for connecting the transmitters 3 and receivers 4 of transceiver systems according to FIG FIG. 1 on. In this case, the interface unit 9 "of the programming device 12 is identical to the interface units 9, 9 'of the transmitter 3 and receiver 4. In the present case, the interface units 9, 9', 9" are designed as interface adapters, each with a serial interface. The connection between the programmer 12 and a transmitter 3 or a receiver 4 is made via a connecting cable, not shown. The portable transmitter 3 are brought to the programmer 12 for this purpose. The receiver 4 is also brought to the programmer 12, wherein the receiver 4 is connected to the programming device 12 before startup. Furthermore, the receiver 4 can also be detached from its respective installation position on the garage door 2 and connected to the programming device 12. The receiver 4 does not need to have its own power supply. Finally, the receiver 4 can in principle also be connected in its respective installation position on the garage door 2 to the programming device 12.

In principle, the interface units 9, 9 ', 9 "can also be formed by interfaces for non-contact data transmission between the programming device 12 on the one hand and the transmitters 3 and the receiver 4 of the transmitter / receiver systems on the other hand The data transmission can be effected by exchanging optical signals, in particular infrared signals , Radio signals or ultrasound signals.

The programming device 12 has a computer unit 13 for controlling the functions and components of the programming device 12. Further points the programmer 12 has a control panel 14, which serves as a display unit for displaying data and as a input unit for inputting data.

Finally, the programming device 12 has an interface 15, via which the programming device 12 can be connected to a corresponding interface 15 'of a personal computer 16. The personal computer 16 has a processor unit 17 and a terminal 18 and a keyboard 19 The terminal 18 can be used as a display unit for the connected programmer 12. The keyboard 19 of the personal computer 16 can be used as an input unit for the programmer 12.

In general, the programming device 12 may also be designed as a self-sufficient unit that can be operated without a personal computer 16 or the like. Furthermore, the programmer 12 may also be integrated in a personal computer 16 or the like.

The programming device 12 is used for programming transmitter / receiver systems, in particular for programming transmitter codes in the transmitter 3 and receiver codes in the receiver 4 of preferably several transmitter / receiver systems.

For a transmitter / receiver system, the receiver 4 is first connected to the programming device 12 via the interface unit 9 'before it is put into operation. For the receiver 4, a predetermined number of receiver codes is then input via the input unit. These receiver codes are preferably stored in the computer unit 13 of the programming device 12 under an identifier which identifies the transmitter / receiver system to which the receiver 4 belongs. The identifier may preferably be freely chosen by the user. The programming can be done by an immediate input of the receiver codes via the input unit. In a particularly advantageous embodiment, the programming can be menu-guided, wherein the user a number of in the computer unit 13 of the programmer 12 stored code from which the user can select the receiver codes.

Such a table with codes C1, C2,... CN is in FIG. 3 shown schematically. From these codes, the user can select a predetermined number as the recipient code. In order to avoid multiple assignment of a code as the receiver code, a code once specified as a receiver code is masked via the computer unit 13 of the programming device 12 so that it is blocked for further assignment as a receiver code. In the embodiment, the first two codes are masked, which is indicated to the user by a corresponding graphical mark. The remaining codes C3, ... CN are still available for assignment as receiver codes. Depending on the design of the software in the computer unit 13, the codes C1, C2, ... assigned according to their order in the table as receiver codes or can be freely selected by the user.

In the case of preferably menu-guided programming of the receiver 4, further data can preferably also be entered into the programming device 12. These include, for example, the type of building of the receiver 4 and its serial number. Furthermore, a receiver 4 may have a plurality of channels for receiving radio signals. In this case, the channel of the receiver 4 can be entered, to which the einzules end recipient codes are assigned. Preferably, the number of assigned transmitters 3 and thus the total number of receiver codes to be entered can also be queried before the start of the programming of the receiver 4.

After the receiver codes have been entered into the programmer 12, they are read by the programmer 12 in the connected receiver 4. The read-in process is preferably displayed to the user via the display unit of the programmer 12.

In the present case, for a receiver 4 of a transmitter / receiver system M, receiver codes EC1, ... ECM have been learned, which are described in the table in FIG FIG. 4 are shown.

On the basis of these learned receiver codes, the transmitter codes for the transmitters 3 of this transmitter / receiver system are subsequently assigned.

To program a transmitter 3, it is connected to the programming device 12 via the interface unit 9 "The user then selects from the table of receiver codes displayed on the display unit a receiver code which is assigned to the transmitter 3 as transmitter codes is stored with further data of the transmitter 3, in particular the type of construction and the serial number of the transmitter 3 in the computer unit 13 of the programmer 12 under the identification of the respective transmitter / receiver system the read-in process is again displayed and acknowledged via the display unit.

So that different senders 3 individual, unique transmitter codes are assigned, takes place after assignment of a receiver code from the table according to FIG. 4 as transmitter code a masking of this receiver code. Thus, this receiver code is blocked for further assignment as a transmitter code. The masking of the given receiver codes is again displayed graphically. In the present embodiment, the receiver code EC2 is in FIG. 4 while the remaining receiver codes are still available for assignment as transmitter codes.

After the assignment of the transmitter codes for the transmitter 3 and the receiver 4 of a transmitter / receiver system, the corresponding locking system 1 is ready.

Even after start-up, the transmitter codes and receiver codes for a transmitter / receiver system can be changed by means of the programmer 12. In particular, transmitter codes and receiver codes can also be deleted. The corresponding programming of changes via the programming device 12 takes place in the same way as the first allocation of transmitter codes and receiver codes.

The current versions of the transmitter codes and receiver codes assigned to the transceiver systems are managed in the programmer 12. In particular, there the history of different versions of sentences with transmitter codes and receiver codes for a transmitter / receiver system can be stored. Preferably, for this purpose, the times of creation of the individual versions are recorded. These versions can be viewed via the display unit. If, with the programming device 12 alone, no administration of the transmitter codes and receiver codes is possible, the connected personal computer 16 can additionally be used for this purpose.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

(1)

locking system

(2)

garage

(3)

transmitter

(4)

receiver

(5)

door drive

(6)

casing

(7)

Radio Transmitter

(8th)

processor

(9, 9 ', 9 ")

Interface unit

(10)

Radio receiver module

(11)

processor

(12)

Programming device

(13)

computer unit

(14)

Control panel

(15,15 ')

interface

(16)

personal computer

(17)

processor unit

(18)

terminal

(19)

keyboard

C1

code

CN

code

EC1

receiver code

ECM

receiver code

Claims (15)

1. Programming apparatus for transmitter/receiver systems for contactless actuation of doors and gates, wherein for actuation of a door or a gate of a transmitter (3) by a transmitter/receiver system a transmitter code is read into an associated receiver (4) and compared there with receiver codes, comprising the following components:

   - a computer unit (13) for management of the transmitter codes and the receiver codes of the transmitter/receiver systems,

   - an input unit for definition of the transmitter codes and receiver codes of the transmitter/receiver systems,

   - and an interface unit (9") for connection of transmitters (3) and receivers (4), by way of which receiver codes can be output at connected receivers (4) and transmitter codes output at connected receivers (4) and transmitter codes output at connected transmitters (3),

   wherein stored in the computer unit (13) is a list of codes from which receiver codes are selectable by means of the input unit or the receiver codes can be input by means of the input unit,
   wherein a transmitter code is presettable for a transmitter (3) of a transmitter/receiver system by selection from the receiver codes of the associated receiver (4) by means of the input unit,
   characterised in that a receiver code, which was already allocated as transmitter code, is masked in the computer unit (13) so that this masked receiver code is blocked for further allocation of the transmitter codes.
2. Programming apparatus according to claim 1, characterised in that this comprises an indicating unit by means of which the transmitter codes and receiver codes can be visualised.
3. Programming apparatus according to one of claims 1 and 2, characterised in that in this a specific identification is assigned to the transmitter codes and the receiver codes of a transmitter/receiver system.
4. Programming apparatus according to claim 3, characterised in that the transmitter codes and the receiver codes of a transmitter/receiver system are stored in the computer unit (13) under the identification.
5. Programming apparatus according to one of claims 3 and 4, characterised in that the identification is presettable by way of the input unit.
6. Programming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterised in that receiver codes for a receiver (4) and/or transmitter codes for a transmitter (3) of a transmitter/receiver system can be changed by means of the input unit.
7. Programming apparatus according to claim 6, characterised in that receiver codes and/or transmitter codes can be erased by means of the input unit.
8. Programming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterised in that the respective current version of the transmitter codes and the receiver codes is stored in the computer unit (13).
9. Programming apparatus according to claim 8, characterised in that updated transmitter codes can be output at the respective transmitter, and/or updated receiver codes at the respective receiver (4), by way of the interface unit (9").
10. Programming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterised in that this is connectible with a personal computer (16).
11. Programming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterised in that this is integrated in a personal computer (16).
12. Programming apparatus according to one of claims 10 and 11, characterised in that the indicating unit is formed by a terminal (18).
13. Programming apparatus according to any one of claims 10 to 12, characterised in that the input unit is formed by a keyboard (19).
14. Programming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 13, characterised in that the interface unit (9") comprises at least one interface adapter.
15. Programming apparatus according to any one of claim 1 to 14, characterised in that the interface unit (9") comprises at least one interface (15) for contactless data transmission.

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