Classifications

• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
  • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
  • H04L12/00—Data switching networks
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• • G—PHYSICS
  • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
  • G05B—CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS
  • G05B19/00—Programme-control systems
  • G05B19/02—Programme-control systems electric
  • G05B19/418—Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • G05B19/4185—Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM] characterised by the network communication
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
  • G05B—CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS
  • G05B19/00—Programme-control systems
  • G05B19/02—Programme-control systems electric
  • G05B19/418—Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
  • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
  • H04L12/00—Data switching networks
  • H04L12/02—Details
  • H04L12/12—Arrangements for remote connection or disconnection of substations or of equipment thereof
• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
  • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
  • H04L12/00—Data switching networks
  • H04L12/28—Data switching networks characterised by path configuration, e.g. LAN [Local Area Networks] or WAN [Wide Area Networks]
  • H04L12/2803—Home automation networks
• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
  • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
  • H04L61/00—Network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming
  • H04L61/50—Address allocation
  • H04L61/5038—Address allocation for local use, e.g. in LAN or USB networks, or in a controller area network [CAN]
• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
  • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
  • H04L61/00—Network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming
  • H04L61/50—Address allocation
  • H04L61/5084—Providing for device mobility
• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
  • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
  • H04L12/00—Data switching networks
  • H04L12/28—Data switching networks characterised by path configuration, e.g. LAN [Local Area Networks] or WAN [Wide Area Networks]
  • H04L12/2803—Home automation networks
  • H04L2012/2847—Home automation networks characterised by the type of home appliance used
  • H04L2012/285—Generic home appliances, e.g. refrigerators

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a method and a device for controlling a change of at least one network-capable device, in particular a networkable domestic appliance from a first network access device to a second network access device in a communication network arrangement, in which the respective device after its connection to the first network access device has registered from its initial state at this first network access device itself and has received assigned by this a unique address in said communication network arrangement.
• a bistable switching element is used in each of the household appliances connected to the power supply network to cause a network access of the respective household appliance.
• the respective bistable switching element in its ON position requests an address assignment by a likewise provided in the communication network control device, and in its OFF position, the respective bistable switching element switches off this address request function again.
• Such an address assignment is carried out for the respective domestic appliance after its installation on said power grid.
• the invention is based on the object, in a method and a circuit arrangement of the type mentioned switching the registration of at least one network-enabled device, in particular home appliance from a connected to a communication network arrangement first network access device to be connected to the respective communication network arrangement or connected second network access device Easy to do without manual intervention in the relevant devices or household appliances.
• the above object is achieved in a method of the type mentioned in the present invention, that in the course of the change from a controller connected to the communication network arrangement, the respective devices registered at the respective first network access device is issued in a state for a new application resetting separate command signal and that thereupon, when the first network access device is removed or disconnected from the communication network arrangement, a new application is made in the second network access device by the respective device, by means of which the respective device assigned a unique address in said communication network arrangement.
• the invention has the advantage that, by utilizing the property of the respective appliance or domestic appliance, namely self-logging from its initial state on a network access device, the mentioned change from the first network access device to the second network access device is achieved solely with the aid of a separate command signal which can be delivered by a control device connected to the communication network arrangement. A manual intervention in the individual devices or home appliances for the said change is not required.
• the respective devices are connected via Netzzu- gang means and their other communication networks are each connected by means of gateway devices with said one communication network or with each other, the separate Command signal issued from or via one of the gateway devices.
• a device of the type mentioned above is preferably used, which is connected to the communication network arrangement, a control device in the course of said change in one of the respective devices at the respective first network access device allows a new application causing state controlling separate command signal to submit to its delivery in weg taken away from the communication network arrangement or disconnected first network access device a Neuanmeldungsprozedur is executable only with said second network access device.
• control device is formed by a network gateway device which connects the communication networks forming the communication network arrangement, or by a control and / or monitoring device connected or connectable to this network gateway device. This results in the advantage that can be done without additional facilities.
• a communication network arrangement comprising a plurality of communication networks is shown schematically, with which a plurality of devices, which are in particular household appliances, are connected via network access or network gateway devices.
• a plurality of domestic appliances HG 1... HGn is schematically illustrated, the bus coupling units BCU 1 ... BCUn representing network access devices are connected to a bus line arrangement HB, which forms a first communication network of the mentioned communication network arrangement.
• each of the household appliances HGl..HGn is connected to the bus line arrangement HB via its own bus coupler of the bus couplers BCU1... BCUn belonging to it. It should be noted here that optionally also several home appliances can be connected to a bus coupler.
• the bus line arrangement HB forming a first communication network is connected via network gateway devices GW1 to GWx, also called gateways, to the relevant communication networks NET1 to NETx Communication network arrangement connected to which external control and / or monitoring devices PC1 to PCx are connected. It should be noted at this point that a very similar arrangement of household appliances has already been described in detail elsewhere (see DE 103 13 360 A1).
• the domestic appliances HG 1... HGn indicated in the drawing are, for example, similar or different home appliances belonging to a household or several households, such as one or more washing machines, one or more electric stoves, one or more dishwashers one or more microwave ovens, one or more refrigerators, one or more extractor hoods, one or more air conditioning units, one or more coffee machines, one or more vacuum cleaners, one or more cooktops or one or more freezers, etc
• the relevant home appliances HG1 ... HGn are not shown here in detail; rather, only the elements necessary for an understanding of the present invention are shown, and more specifically only with respect to the domestic appliance HG1.
• the above-mentioned elements of the household appliance HG 1 include, inter alia, a central processing unit CPU which is connected to an internal bus IB, to which a read-only memory ROM and a read-write memory RAM and via a parallel or serial-operated domestic appliance-internal interface device IFA a display D and controls B are connected.
• a central processing unit CPU which is connected to an internal bus IB, to which a read-only memory ROM and a read-write memory RAM and via a parallel or serial-operated domestic appliance-internal interface device IFA a display D and controls B are connected.
• IFA parallel or serial-operated domestic appliance-internal interface device
• the read-write memory RAM is used in the course of execution of such work programs as working memory of the illustrated memory system.
• the central processing unit CPU can be used here together with the memories ROM and RAM for performing various other tasks, such as for performing a resetting of the domestic appliance HG1 corresponding state in which a new message procedure is carried out under delivery of a corresponding message signal, namely on a geonder - tes command signal, which is supplied to the relevant household appliance HG1.
• the central processing unit CPU is connected via a switch SP, indicated in FIG. 1, to a voltage supply PS, which supplies either the power supply or the power supply PS.
• a voltage supply PS which supplies either the power supply or the power supply PS.
• this voltage supply device PS is still available, for example, even in the event of a failure of the supply or mains voltage serving for the operation of the domestic appliance HG1 in question in order to obtain state information from the home appliance-internal computer system (CPU, ROM, RAM) To provide message signals for a possible remote inquiry.
• an interface device IF1 is also connected, which serves for communication connections to and from the household appliance HG1 concerned.
• This interface device IF1 may be, for example, a serial interface device or a parallel interface device, as is commonly used for data transmission.
• the previously mentioned remote request can be made via this interface device IF1.
• the mechanical registration switch SL is adjustable in at least two different switching positions; in the present case, it is also adjustable only in these two different switching settings.
• the so-called bistable mechanical application switch SL which may be formed for example by a changeover switch, outputs a signal corresponding to a logic signal or bit "0" to the interface device IFA.
• the relevant mechanical registration switch SL emits a signal corresponding to a logic signal or bit "1" to the registration switch IFA.
• the relevant mechanical registration switch SL can also emit different address signals as mutually different signals corresponding to its respective setting to the interface device IFA.
• the different signals mentioned here either only the one signal (eg the signal corresponding to a logic signal or bit "1") or a signal change, ie a change from one signal to the other signal is used as a registration or initialization signal by the Deliver the relevant household appliance HG1 logs in the bus network HB comprehensive communication network and is registered in it so that; If appropriate, with this application then in the household appliance in question a basic setting of different states, in particular an address transfer - ie an initialization - connected.
• the previously considered mechanical registration switch SL is here in only two stable switching positions adjustable. However, it is also possible to use e.g. to provide in three different stable switch positions adjustable mechanical registration switch. Such a registration switch could in its first switching position, for example, no signal or a commissioning of the domestic appliance blocking blocking signal and in its second and third switching positions, for example, a binary signal "0" corresponding signal or a binary signal "1" corresponding signal to the Hand over interface device IFA.
• this circuit can be constructed in the same way as the domestic appliance HG1 considered above.
• the indicated home appliance HGn is equipped with its own interface device IFn in accordance with the aforementioned interface device IF 1.
• This interface device IFn can also be a parallel or serial interface device.
• the domestic appliances HG1 to HGn are connected to associated bus couplers BCU1 to BCUn via connecting lines CB1 to CBn shown in the drawing as bidirectionally operated connecting lines.
• the household appliances HG 1 to HGn are connected to the first communication network via these bus couplers BCU1 to BCUn, which represent network access devices, which is represented in FIG. 1 by a line-bound communication network comprising a single bus line arrangement HB, which can have a plurality of individual lines.
• the mentioned bus couplers BCU1 to BCUn serve, inter alia, to implement home appliance-specific protocols or data formats (ie so-called proprietary protocols) into bus-standardized or standardized protocols or data formats, and vice versa they serve to those used in the bus line HB Bus-standardized or standardized protocols or data formats in household appliances to implement specific protocols or data formats for the individual household appliances.
• home appliances HG 1 to HGn alone, but above all the bus couplers BCU 1 to BCUn, are responsible for the data exchange and the bustypical network management.
• the bus line arrangement HB forming the above-mentioned first communication network can be a so-called home bus in the case where the home appliances HG 1... HGn are located, for example, in a house or in neighboring houses home or in the houses in question houses the first communication network.
• the first communication network with the bus line arrangement HB can also be a line-bound communication network whose communication lines are formed by power supply lines of the individual household appliances fed by a mains voltage source. That is, in this case, the communications between the bus couplers BCU 1 ... BCUn and the gateway devices GW1 ... GWx pass through power lines of the individual home appliances connected to the respective bus couplers BCU 1 ... BCUn.
• the first communication network comprising the bus line arrangement HB can also be operated as a radio network, in which the individual home appliances communicate by means of transmit / receive devices, which then fulfill the functions of the mentioned bus couplers BCU1... BCUn.
• the first communication network forming bus line HB, the mentioned gateway devices GW1 to GWx are connected, via which the respective first communication network is connected to at least one second communication network of the at least two communication networks comprehensive communication network arrangement;
• a plurality of further communication networks NET1 to NETx is arranged.
• These further communication networks NET1 to NETx may be, for example, a public communication network or the Internet.
• external control and / or monitoring devices connected, which may be formed for example by personal computer PC1 to PCx.
• BCUn yet another bus coupler BCUIa is shown, which is connected in parallel to the bus coupler BCU 1 via dashed lines illustrated.
• This further bus coupler BCUIa should, as will be explained in more detail below, take the place of the first bus coupler BCU 1 as the second bus coupler, which is illustrated in the drawing in that the connection lines of the bus coupler BCU1 to the interface device IF1 of the household appliance HG 1 and with the home network forming the first communication network HB are marked by dashed capital letters X. This is to express that the first bus coupler BCU 1 is to be replaced by the further or second bus coupler BCUIa.
• This replacement can be done either by device replacement of the first bus coupler BCU 1 by the further or second bus coupler BCUIa, or by the fact that the first bus coupler BCU 1 is switched off in parallel to him further bus coupler BCUIa, that is made ineffective.
• bus coupler BCU 1 is present and not to be replaced by the other bus coupler BCUIa.
• the household appliance HG 1 shown in the drawing is connected to the bus line arrangement HB via its associated bus coupler BCU 1 and reports to it, for example, by the actuation of the associated registration switch SL and an associated message signal delivery, then it runs by means of the bus coupler BCU 1 a registration and thus registration procedure for the relevant domestic appliance HG 1 in the first communication network comprising the bus line HB.
• the registration procedure in question begins, for example, with a so-called home address management, which is followed, for example, by a link address management.
• Home address management corresponds to an address lookup method, referred to as trial and error.
• the domestic appliance HG1 within the first communication network receives a unique home address under the household appliances HG1 ... HGn connected to the bus line arrangement or to the home or household bus HB.
• a house address search is carried out by the associated bus coupler BCU 1 of the relevant household appliance HG 1; This bus coupler BCU 1 generates addresses and outputs them via the home or home bus HB. If such an address already exists for another domestic appliance, e.g. Assign the home appliance HGn, this reports its associated bus coupler, as the bus coupler BCUn, in a sense as an "objection".
• the bus coupler BCU 1 of the first-mentioned domestic appliance HG1 attempts it with at least one other address until finally there is a "positive" response from the other bus couplers which are connected to the home bus HB.
• This address is then assigned to the home appliance HG1 within the relevant home appliance association in the considered virtual network as a home address, and it remains assigned to the relevant home appliance HG1 in that association in the associated bus coupler BCU1, e.g. After switching off the respective household appliance HG 1 or after its removal from and reconnection to the associated bus coupler BCU 1. It is assumed here that even after switching off the relevant household appliance HG1 or after removing it from and reconnecting to the associated bus coupler BCU 1 of this bus coupler BCU 1 still exists.
• the respective domestic appliance such as the home appliance HG 1
• the domestic appliance HG 1 in question is not yet accessible from the other communication networks NET1 and NETx via the bus line arrangement, ie the home or home bus HB.
• the bus line arrangement ie the home or home bus HB.
• information is still required about which bus coupler the household appliance in question is connected to said bus line arrangement HB.
• a chain or link address management is used, by which the bus coupler of a household appliance, with respect to which just a home address management performed has received a unique link address within the bus network or the home bus HB comprehensive virtual network.
• a change of at least one domestic appliance such as e.g. of the domestic appliance HG 1 is controlled by the bus coupler BCU 1 as a first network access device to the further bus coupler BCUIa as a second network access device, without the logon switches, such as the logon switch SL, in the household appliances registered on the bus coupler BCU 1, as in the domestic appliance HG 1 , must be pressed.
• the aforementioned control is performed here, for example, by one of the gateway devices or by one of the gateways GW1 to GWx, which acts as a control device.
• the relevant gateway device such as serving as a control device gateway GW1 to the registered on the bus coupler BCU 1 home appliances, so in the present case to the registered there home appliance HG1 a this or this in his or her new application causing state controlling issued separate command signal.
• the respective command signal is evaluated after its arrival in the household appliance HG 1, for example, from the associated computer system (CPU, ROM, RAM) for triggering the new message procedure.
• the respective command signal may possibly also be used to switch off the said first Buskopplers BCU1 at the same time.
• the home appliance HG1 causes the said separate command signal that the domestic appliance HG 1 is controlled in a performing a re-registration effecting state.
• This initial or new application state speaks the state that leads by pressing the associated registration switch SL of the relevant household appliance HG1 that this home appliance HG1 logs - now again - to the communication network arrangement with the communication networks HB, NET1 and NETx.
• This application now takes place via the further bus coupler BCUIa, which is connected in parallel or connected in place to the now inoperative bus coupler BCU 1 on the input and output side.
• the further bus coupler BCUIa now run from the same processes, as have been described above with respect to the bus coupler BCU1 after the registration of the household appliance HG1. This means that first a house address management is performed and that subsequently a link address management is executed.
• the delivery of the separate command signal to the domestic appliance HG 1 thus does not cause a simple control of the domestic appliance HG1 in its initial state - in which no further actions would be carried out from the domestic appliance HG 1 - but it corresponds in effect rather a renewed actuation of the registration switch SL of the relevant domestic appliance HG1. Only then is the new application procedure triggered by the domestic appliance HG 1.
• the separate command signal is output, for example, from the network gateway GW1 serving as the control device.
• the relevant command signal can, however, also be delivered by another control device.
• any other device connected to the communication network arrangement such as one of the personal computers PC1 to PCx shown in the drawing, can also serve as the control device.
• the mentioned separate command signal is output via the relevant network gateway device.
• the respective command signal after its arrival in the household appliance HG 1 from the associated computer system (CPU, ROM, RAM) for triggering the new message procedure with delivery of a corresponding message signal via the associated interface. device IF1 is evaluated.
• the said command signal is already detected in the interface device IF1 itself and evaluated by issuing a corresponding message signal.
• this interface device IF1 itself triggers the aforementioned new application procedure in the bus coupler BCU1.
• the triggering of the mentioned Neuanmel- dungsprozedur corresponds to the initial state of the household appliance HG 1, from which the first network logon took place.
• PCI 1 PCx external control and / or monitoring devices, personal computers

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