EP4690691A1 - Procede de configuration d'une installation domotique - Google Patents
Procede de configuration d'une installation domotiqueInfo
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- EP4690691A1 EP4690691A1 EP24717660.5A EP24717660A EP4690691A1 EP 4690691 A1 EP4690691 A1 EP 4690691A1 EP 24717660 A EP24717660 A EP 24717660A EP 4690691 A1 EP4690691 A1 EP 4690691A1
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- home automation
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- 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
- H04L12/2807—Exchanging configuration information on appliance services in a home automation network
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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
- G05B15/00—Systems controlled by a computer
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- 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
- H04L2012/284—Home automation networks characterised by the type of medium used
- H04L2012/2841—Wireless
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- 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
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- the present invention relates to a method for configuring a home automation installation.
- the invention also relates to a remote control configured to implement such a configuration method.
- the invention further relates to a home automation device configured to implement such a configuration method.
- the invention relates to a computer program, a data storage medium and a signal from a data medium in connection with the configuration method.
- some home automation devices are controlled by one or more remote controls via a wireless communication protocol, for example a Zigbee protocol.
- a wireless communication protocol for example a Zigbee protocol.
- the Zigbee protocol has a mesh network type operation which requires the presence in the network of a device powered by the mains and which serves as a repeater. At least one repeater has a coordinator function, that is to say master of the network, which will designate the relationships and functions of the other members of the mesh network.
- a home automation box or smart gateway type device can connect the network to other terminals via an external link to a physical or virtual server, also called a cloud.
- the home automation box can act as a repeater.
- the home automation box also generally takes on the role of network coordinator.
- the coordinator of a mesh network can carry out operations to discover the home automation devices in the network installation and create the links necessary for building and meshing the network.
- the principle is a simple connection, without having to go through the network coordinator and without using an advanced interface, such as that of a smartphone.
- This function is identified in the context of the Zigbee protocol under the name "Touchlink". It conventionally makes it possible to associate one or more devices such as a light bulb with a remote control. It is similar to local programming, usually activated by at least one action by a user or installer on a mechanical element of the device to be connected (for example, pressing a button on the electrical appliance). This association in unconnected mode may also extend to an installation without equipment powered on the network.
- the operation is faster than when the coordinator has to carry out an equipment discovery, since the exchange is done directly between two selected electrical devices.
- the offline mode ensures that the scenario works even if the coordinator, in particular the home automation box, is not yet installed or is out of service.
- the association in offline mode is an option that is added to the possibility of carrying out the association managed by the coordinator.
- the remote control automatically selects the home automation device with the best radio performance (i.e. the home automation device transmitting with the highest RSSI level "Received Signal Strength Indication").
- the home automation device may consistently appear as the home automation device proposed for pairing, when another device or devices could or should be paired.
- Home automation devices can be paired (and respond to Touchlink mode) when they are in a pairing target state. In particular, this can be the case in the following situations:
- a lighting fixture can remain in a pairing target state for its entire lifetime
- a device without configuration can remain in a pairing target state for a specific period of time, for example 5 minutes, after being powered on,
- a device may be switched to a pairing target state by resetting a remote control during a network rebuild and remain in that pairing target state for a specified period, e.g. 15 minutes, or
- a device can be switched to a pairing target state by instruction from a remote control with which the home automation device is already paired.
- the present invention aims to solve the aforementioned drawbacks and to propose a configuration method improving the known configuration methods.
- the configuration method according to the invention makes it possible to facilitate the configuration of an installation when it is desired to pair a remote control and a specific home automation device located near at least one other home automation device.
- a method of configuring a home automation installation comprising the following equipment: - a set of home automation devices,
- the method may comprise, following the step of configuring the first selected home automation device,
- the method may further comprise a step of classifying discovered or detected home automation devices, all the discovered or detected home automation devices being automatically classified according to a criterion, in particular a criterion of better radio performance such as their RSSI level or a priority degree criterion.
- the first home automation device can be automatically selected in the order of the sorted home automation devices.
- the selection modification step may include a step of exiting the configuration step of the first home automation device without recording any modification of operating parameters of the first home automation device.
- the method may include a step of detecting home automation devices in configuration mode, or even a step of detecting home automation devices in configuration mode and in proximity to the first remote control.
- the method may comprise a step of constituting a list of home automation devices, the list containing identifiers of the home automation devices detected in configuration mode.
- the method may comprise, following the selection modification step during which the first home automation device is deselected, a step of excluding the first home automation device.
- the exclusion step may include adding the identifier of the first excluded home automation device to a list of excluded home automation devices.
- the step of selecting the first home automation device may include selecting a home automation device that is in configuration mode and is not excluded.
- the step of switching the equipment into a configuration mode can be controlled by an order issued by the first remote control.
- the configuration mode can be maintained for a maximum determined time delay, in particular a time delay of between 3 minutes and 7 minutes, typically 5 minutes or at least for a duration greater than a predefined duration of configuration of a home automation device.
- the configuration mode may be a mode allowing reduced-range communication between the home automation device and the remote control and/or a mode in which the signals transmitted or received are attenuated by at least 2 dB, typically 3 dB, compared to the signals transmitted or received in usage mode.
- the step of configuring the selected home automation device may include at least one network sharing step between the remote control and the selected home automation device and, preferably, at least one pairing step between the remote control and the selected home automation device.
- the first selected home automation device automatically switching from the configuration phase to the usage phase as soon as a configuration of this first home automation device is validated in the configuration phase.
- the configuration phase can be iterated on all remote controls and on all home automation devices to be configured or iterated on all remote control-home automation device pairs that need to be configured.
- a remote control comprises hardware and/or software elements implementing the method defined above, in particular hardware and/or software elements designed to implement the method defined above.
- a remote control comprises means for implementing the method defined above.
- a home automation device comprises hardware and/or software elements implementing the method defined above, in particular hardware and/or software elements designed to implement the method defined above.
- a home automation device comprises means for implementing the method defined above.
- a computer program product comprises program code instructions recorded on a computer-readable medium for implementing the steps of the method defined above when said program operates on a computer.
- a computer program product downloadable from a communications network and/or recorded on a data medium readable by a computer and/or executable by a computer is characterized in that it comprises instructions which, when the program is executed by the computer, cause the latter to implement the method defined above.
- the invention also relates to a data recording medium, readable by a computer, on which is recorded a computer program comprising program code instructions for implementing the method defined above.
- the invention further relates to a computer-readable recording medium comprising instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the latter to implement the method defined above.
- the invention also relates to a signal of a data carrier, carrying the computer program product defined above.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of two home automation devices of a home automation installation
- FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of two home automation devices of the home automation installation
- FIG. 3 is a schematic partial longitudinal cross-sectional view of a home automation device of a home automation installation
- FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a remote control and two home automation devices located near the remote control
- FIG. 5 is a block diagram of an algorithm of a first embodiment of a configuration method according to the invention
- FIG. 6 is a block diagram of an algorithm of a second embodiment of a configuration method according to the invention.
- Figure 7 is a block diagram of an algorithm of a third mode of execution of a configuration method according to the invention;
- Figure 8 is a block diagram of an algorithm of a fourth mode of execution of a configuration method according to the invention.
- the home automation installation is, for example, a closing, concealing or solar protection installation 100 according to the invention and linked to a building.
- the installation 100 comprises home automation devices 3a, 3b such as, for example, concealing devices 3a, 3b, in particular motorized blinds equipped with screens 2a, 2b, placed at openings 1a, 1b of the building.
- the openings 1a, 1b are, for example, windows or doors.
- the occultation devices 3a, 3b may be interior or exterior blinds with screens 2a, 2b made of fabric or, possibly, with adjustable slats.
- the present invention applies to all types of occultation devices and more generally to all types of home automation devices.
- the installation 100 comprises the occultation devices 3a, 3b.
- the occultation devices 3a, 3b can be fixed on a structure of the building or on a structure annexed to the building, for example on a structure of a pergola or an arbour.
- the screens 2a, 2b of the occultation devices 3a, 3b are wound on winding tubes 4a, 4b driven by motorized drive devices 5a, 5b.
- the screens 2a, 2b are movable between a wound position, in particular high in the embodiment of FIGS. 1 and 2, and an unwound position, in particular low in the embodiment of FIGS. 1 and 2.
- the box 9a, 9b is fixed to the structure, for example at the level of an opening in the structure.
- the installation 100 comprises either the local control unit 12a, 12b, or the central control unit 13, or the local control unit 12a, 12b and the central control unit 13.
- the electromechanical actuator 11 comprises an electric motor 16.
- the electric motor 16 comprises a rotor and a stator, not shown and positioned coaxially around an axis of rotation X, which is also the axis of rotation of the winding tube 4 in the mounted configuration of the motorized drive device 5.
- Means for controlling the electromechanical actuator 11, allowing the movement of the screen 2 of the occultation device 3, are constituted by at least one electronic control unit 15.
- This electronic control unit 15 is capable of operating the electric motor 16 of the electromechanical actuator 11, and, in particular, allowing the supply of electrical energy to the electric motor 16.
- the electronic control unit 15 controls, in particular, the engine electric 16, so as to open or close the screen 2, as previously described.
- the control means of the electromechanical actuator 11 comprise hardware and/or software means.
- the hardware means may include at least one microcontroller 31.
- the electronic control unit 15, the local control unit 12a, 12b and/or the central control unit 13 may also be in communication with a server 28, so as to control the electromechanical actuator 11 according to data made available remotely via a communication network, in particular an internet network which can be connected to the server 28.
- the selection elements may include push buttons and/or touch sensitive keys.
- the display elements may include light emitting diodes and/or an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or TFT (Thin Film Transistor) display.
- the display elements may include or consist of one or more light emitting diodes.
- Selection and display elements can also be carried out using a touch screen.
- the display element(s) may not include a screen and may be limited to one or more light sources such as one or more light-emitting diodes.
- the control unit is then called a basic control unit.
- the local control unit 12a, 12b or central control unit 13 comprises at least one second communication module 36.
- the second communication module 36 of the local control unit 12a, 12b or central control unit 13 is configured to transmit, in other words emit, control orders, in particular by wireless means, for example radioelectric.
- the second communication module 36 of the local control unit 12a, 12b or central control unit 13 can also be configured to receive, in other words receive, control orders, in particular via the same means.
- the second communication module 36 of the local control unit 12a, 12b or central control unit 13 is configured to communicate, in other words communicates, with the first communication module 27 of the electronic control unit 15.
- the second communication module 36 of the local control unit 12a, 12b or central control unit 13 exchanges control orders with the first communication module 27 of the electronic control unit 15, either in a one-way or two-way manner.
- the local control unit 12a is a fixed or nomadic control point and/or the local control unit 12b is a point of fixed or nomadic control.
- a fixed control point may be a control box intended to be fixed on a facade of a wall of the building or on a face of a fixed frame of a window or a door.
- a nomadic control point may be a remote control, a smartphone or a tablet.
- the remote control unit 12a may be a remote control of the basic type, that is to say without a display screen.
- the local control unit 12a, 12b or central control unit 13 also comprises a controller 35.
- the motorized drive device in particular the electronic control unit 15, is preferably configured to execute movement control orders, in particular closing and opening, of the screen 2 of the occultation device 3. These control orders can be issued, in particular, by the local control unit 12a, 12b or by the central control unit 13.
- all communications between the elements of the installation are implemented via a wireless communication protocol, in particular the Zigbee protocol.
- communications between the remote controls 12a, 12b and the home automation devices 3a, 3b are implemented via a wireless communication protocol, in particular the Zigbee protocol.
- the motorized drive device 5 may comprise an autonomous electrical energy supply device 26.
- the autonomous electrical energy supply device 26 comprises at least one photovoltaic panel 25 and at least one storage device. of electric energy 24.
- the autonomous electrical energy supply device 26 is configured to supply electrical energy to the electromechanical actuator 11 a, 11 b.
- the autonomous electrical energy supply device 26 makes it possible to supply electrical energy to the electromechanical actuator 11a, 11b, without itself being electrically connected to a mains electrical supply network.
- the photovoltaic panel 25 is electrically connected to the electrical energy storage device 24.
- the electromechanical actuator 11a, 11b is electrically connected to the autonomous electrical energy supply device 26 and, more particularly, to the electrical energy storage device 24.
- the electromechanical actuator 11a, 11b is electrically connected to the autonomous electrical energy supply device 26 and, more particularly, to the electrical energy storage device 24 by means of at least one electrical power supply cable 18, so as to allow the electromechanical actuator 11 to be supplied with electrical energy from the autonomous electrical energy supply device 26.
- the electronic control unit 15 is electrically connected to the autonomous electrical energy supply device 26 and, more particularly, to the battery electrical energy storage device 24.
- the electrical energy storage device 24 comprises at least one battery 32.
- the battery 32 comprises at least one electrical energy storage element, not shown.
- the battery 32 comprises a plurality of electrical energy storage elements.
- the electrical energy storage elements are electrically connected in series.
- the number of electrical energy storage elements in the battery is not limited.
- the electrical energy storage device 24 is of the rechargeable type and is configured to supply electrical energy to the electromechanical actuator 11. Furthermore, the electrical energy storage device 24 is configured to be supplied with electrical energy by the photovoltaic panel 25.
- the recharging of the electrical energy storage device 24 is implemented by solar energy, by means of the photovoltaic panel 25.
- the electrical energy storage device 24 can be recharged without having to dismantle a part of the trunk 9a, 9b of the concealment device 3.
- the photovoltaic panel 25 comprises at least one photovoltaic cell and, more particularly, a plurality of photovoltaic cells.
- the photovoltaic panel 25 comprises charging elements configured to charge the battery 32 of the electrical energy storage device 24 from the solar energy recovered by the photovoltaic panel 25.
- the charging elements configured to charge the battery 32 of the electrical energy storage device 24 from solar energy make it possible to convert the solar energy recovered by the photovoltaic panel 25 into electrical energy.
- the motorized drive device 5a, 5b in particular the electromechanical actuator 11a, 11b, is supplied with electrical energy by means of the battery 32 or from a mains power supply network, in particular by the commercial AC network, in particular depending on a state of charge of the battery 32.
- a casing 17 of the electromechanical actuator 11 is, preferably, of cylindrical shape.
- the housing 17 is made of a metallic material.
- the material of the electromechanical actuator housing is not limiting and may be different. In particular, it may be a plastic material.
- the electromechanical actuator 11 also comprises a reducer 19, a brake 29 and an output shaft 20.
- the reducer 19 comprises at least one reduction stage.
- the reduction stage may be an epicyclic type gear train.
- the type and number of reduction stages of the reducer are not limiting.
- the number of reduction stages can be greater than or equal to two.
- the brake 29 may be a spring brake, a cam brake or an electromagnetic brake.
- the electromechanical actuator 11 may also include an end-of-travel and/or obstacle detection device, which may be mechanical or electronic.
- the electric motor 16, the brake 29 and the reducer 19 are mounted inside the casing 17 of the electromechanical actuator 11.
- the winding tube 4 is rotated about the axis of rotation X and the casing 17 of the electromechanical actuator 11 while being supported by means of two pivot connections.
- the first pivot connection is made at a first end of the winding tube 4 by means of a crown 30 inserted around a first end 17a of the casing 17 of the electromechanical actuator 11.
- the crown 30 thus makes it possible to produce a bearing.
- the second pivot connection is made at a second end of the winding tube 4, not visible in this figure.
- the electromechanical actuator 11 comprises a torque support 21.
- the torque support 21 projects at the first end 17a of the casing 17 of the electromechanical actuator 11, in particular the end 17a of the casing 17 receiving the crown 30.
- the torque support 21 of the electromechanical actuator 11 thus makes it possible to fix the electromechanical actuator 11 to a frame 23, in particular to a cheek of the trunk 9a, 9b.
- the torque support 21 of the electromechanical actuator 11 can make it possible to close the first end 17a of the casing 17.
- the torque support 21 of the electromechanical actuator 11 can be used to support the electronic control unit 15.
- the electronic control unit 15 can be supplied with electrical energy by means of the electrical power supply cable 18.
- the electronic control unit 15 is thus arranged, in other words integrated, inside the casing 17 of the electromechanical actuator 11.
- the electronic control unit 15 is arranged outside the casing 17 of the electromechanical actuator 11 and, in particular, mounted on the frame 23 or in the torque support 21. In a variant not shown, the electronic control unit 15 is distributed between the inside and the outside of the casing 17 of the electromechanical actuator 11 and, in particular, partially housed in the torque support 21.
- the electronic control unit 15 supports in particular human-machine interface elements, such as light-emitting diodes and/or push buttons.
- human-machine interface elements can be accessible at the torque support 21 of the electromechanical actuator 11.
- the output shaft 20 of the electromechanical actuator 11 is arranged inside the winding tube 4 and at least partly outside the casing 17 of the electromechanical actuator 11.
- one end of the output shaft 20 projects relative to the casing 17 of the electromechanical actuator 11, in particular relative to a second end 17b of the casing 17 opposite the first end 17a.
- the output shaft 20 of the electromechanical actuator 11 is configured to drive in rotation a connecting element 22 connected to the winding tube 4.
- the connecting element 22 is produced in the form of a wheel.
- the electric motor 16 and the reducer 19 rotate the output shaft 20.
- the output shaft 20 of the electromechanical actuator 11 rotates the winding tube 4 via the connecting element 22.
- the winding tube 4 rotates the screen 2 of the occultation device 3, so as to open or close the opening 1.
- the installation 100 in particular the remote controls 12a, 12b and/or the home automation devices 3a, 3b comprise all the hardware and/or software means for implementing the configuration method which is the subject of the invention. These means may comprise software modules.
- the home automation installation is described above with two local remote controls 12a and 12b each controlling a home automation device.
- the home automation installation 100 may comprise only one or more than two local remote controls and/or each local remote control can control more than one home automation device 3a, 3b.
- the same home automation device can be controlled by several local remote controls.
- a first step S110 of requesting switching to a configuration mode the installer or the user commands the remote control 12a and/or several home automation devices 3a, 3b to switch to configuration mode.
- This step can be carried out by performing an action on each of the devices concerned, for example by pressing a control button on each of the devices concerned.
- the installer or the user can press a control button on the remote control 12a.
- the remote control can broadcast a command to switch to configuration mode.
- the home automation devices On receipt of this command to switch to configuration mode, the home automation devices switch from a usage mode to the configuration mode for a determined maximum time delay, for example between 3 minutes and 7 minutes, typically 5 minutes.
- the transmission power and/or reception power of signals at the home automation devices can be attenuated, to allow configuration or pairing actions based in particular on proximity between two devices. The attenuation only concerns configuration and pairing commands.
- one of the devices advantageously the remote control 12a, performs a scan (i.e. a search and a detection) of the other devices in configuration mode.
- a scan i.e. a search and a detection
- the home automation devices 3a and 3b which are in the vicinity of the remote control 12a and have been placed in configuration mode are detected as being in configuration mode.
- FIG. 4 Such a situation is illustrated by FIG. 4 where the home automation devices 3a and 3b are within range (delimited by the dotted circle) of the remote control 12a.
- the home automation devices in configuration mode transmit signals that are received by the remote control 12a so that the latter is informed and becomes aware of or detects home automation devices that are in configuration mode. Each of these signals may include the identifier of the home automation device transmitting the signal.
- This discovery step is executed for a determined duration, for example a duration of less than one minute, in particular one or more tens of seconds.
- a duration of less than one minute in particular one or more tens of seconds.
- the remote control 12a switches to the operating mode in which it was before switching to the configuration mode. For example, the remote control switches back to usage mode or to factory setting mode.
- the remote control 12a can still issue a command to exit the configuration mode to the home automation devices.
- the home automation devices can exit the configuration mode at the end of the time delay mentioned in the description of step S110. Note that the characteristics of the configuration mode of the remote control and the home automation devices may be different.
- selection On the other hand, at the end of the determined duration, if several home automation devices are detected, we move on to a step S140 called selection. At the end of this discovery step, all discovered or detected home automation devices are automatically classified according to a criterion.
- This selection criterion can notably be a criterion of better radio performance (i.e. home automation devices are classified according to their RSSI level "Received Signal Strength Indication").
- Another criterion can be a degree of priority, this degree of priority can be indicated by the detected home automation devices themselves.
- a first detected home automation device is automatically selected in the order of the classified home automation devices.
- it is automatically the first detected home automation device appearing in the classification carried out according to the criterion (and, preferably, only this one) which is selected.
- a configuration step S150 settings or a configuration of the first selected home automation device 3a are implemented.
- a network construction and/or a pairing are implemented, if necessary.
- a network identifier is created by the remote control 12a and transmitted from the remote control 12a to the selected home automation device 3a.
- the remote control 12a and the home automation device 3a are then on the same network.
- a pairing of the remote control 12a and the selected home automation device 3a is preferably implemented.
- the remote control 12a and the home automation device 3a are then at least temporarily on the same shared network and share a network identifier.
- configuration or adjustment operations of the selected home automation device 3a can take place from the remote control 12a.
- These adjustment operations include, for example, adjustments of the end of travel, direction of rotation, and an intermediate position of a home automation device for the motorized operation of a screen.
- the adjustment operations can further include pairing with a possible other remote control 12b and/or with a possible other home automation device 3b.
- step S150 all or any part of the operations of step S150 are optional.
- a verification procedure can be set up to ensure that the selected home automation device is indeed the one that was intended to be configured. This can be done by performing an action on the selected home automation device that can be noticed by the installer or the user. For example, this action can be visible and/or audible to the installer or the user.
- the configuration step S150 automatically follows the selection step S140, without there being any need for a particular action at the remote control level executed by the installer or the user to move on to this configuration step.
- a home automation device in configuration mode and which has indicated itself as such during a discovery step S120 is able to be selected (in step S140) and then directly adjusted during this adjustment step S150.
- step S150 the installer or user can command the exclusive execution of one of the following steps S160, S170, S180 and S190, which complete the configuration step S150.
- step S160 called the cancellation of settings step
- all configurations and settings that may have been made in step S150 are cancelled and deleted.
- the information relating to the temporary network share is deleted if there was one during step S150. If a home automation device belonged to a network before step S150, the information relating to this network is not deleted.
- step S170 the information relating to the pairing contained in a memory of the selected home automation device is erased.
- step S180 pairing
- the adjustment and pairing operations are validated, or even the adjustment, pairing and network data sharing operations, which may have been carried out in step S150.
- step S190 selection modification, as in step S160, all or part of the configurations and settings that may have been made in step S150 are canceled and erased and the operation loops to step S120, taking into consideration that the home automation device(s) already selected in step S140, since the last execution of step S110, should preferably no longer be retained in step S120.
- the first home automation device is deselected. For example, to do this, the selected and possibly partially or completely adjusted home automation device is commanded to exit its configuration mode and switch, for example, to usage mode following step S190, as generally following steps S160, S170 or S180.
- step S195 the remote control 12a switches to the usage mode.
- the remote control 12a can still issue a command to exit the usage mode.
- configuration for home automation devices may exit configuration mode after the time delay mentioned in the description of step S110.
- the home automation devices also switch to usage mode.
- the plurality of detected home automation devices is maintained in a configuration mode for a predetermined duration, preferably greater than a predefined duration of configuration of a home automation device, so that they are easily discovered and selectable in turn at the end of the configuration step of the first home automation actuator, without needing to be subjected to a new step of requesting switching to configuration mode.
- this duration is extended automatically as soon as a new home automation device is selected, by transmitting a configuration mode extension command from the remote control 12a.
- a second remote control can be considered as a home automation device.
- This second execution mode differs from the first execution mode in that it comprises, between steps S120 and S140, a logic test step S310 making it possible to execute an alternative procedure to step S140 and consisting of steps S320 to S350.
- step S310 it is tested whether, in step S120, one or more home automation devices were detected. If only one home automation device was detected, the method proceeds according to the first embodiment.
- Step S150 is proceeded to.
- step S150 the home automation device detected and automatically selected is set if necessary.
- step S320 equivalent to selection step S140 is proceeded to, in which a first home automation device is selected from the plurality of detected home automation actuators. All the detected home automation devices can be identified, for example in the form of a list of targets (a target being a home automation device in configuration mode), on the basis of an individual identifier transmitted to the remote control 12a during step S120 described above.
- the detected home automation devices are classified in the list of targets according to an order of priority according to at least one given classification criterion.
- This classification criterion may in particular be a criterion of best radio performance (i.e. the home automation device transmitting with the highest RSSI level "Received Signal Strength Indication").
- Another classification criterion may be a degree of priority, this degree of priority being able to be indicated by the detected home automation devices themselves.
- the first home automation actuator in the target list that has not already been selected is then selected.
- a step S330 it is tested whether the first selected home automation device corresponds to the one that the installer or user wishes to configure. Indeed, if this is the case, we move on to a step S350 in which the installer or user validates the selection of the first home automation device that he wishes to configure. Following this selection, we move on to step S150. On the other hand, if the first selected home automation device does not correspond to the home automation device that the installer or user wishes to configure, the installer or user indicates this by a defined manipulation of the remote control 12a. The first home automation device can then switch to the usage mode in a step S340. Alternatively, this step S340 can be implemented by default of action of the installer or user at the end of a time delay triggered by step S320. Alternatively, the home automation devices may exit the configuration mode only at the end of the time delay mentioned in the description of step S110. Alternatively, the first home automation device is simply deselected during this step S340 and the method loops back to step S320 or possibly to step S120.
- step S190 we optionally loop to step S320, in which a second home automation device 3b from the list of targets is selected, distinct from the first home automation device 3a.
- the method loops back directly to discovery step S120.
- the plurality of detected home automation devices is maintained in a configuration mode for a predetermined duration, preferably greater than the configuration duration of the first home automation device, so that they are easily selectable in turn at the end of the configuration step of the first home automation actuator, without needing to be subjected to a new step of requesting switching to configuration mode.
- this duration is extended automatically as soon as a new home automation device is selected, by transmitting an extension command from the remote control 12a.
- This third mode of execution differs from the first mode of execution in that it includes:
- step S230 replacing step S195 described previously.
- step S240 the home automation device selected in the preceding step S140 is added to an exclusion list on which there are so-called excluded home automation devices, i.e. devices which do not correspond to the home automation device that the installer or user wishes to configure.
- step S210 it is tested whether the home automation device selected in step S140 is part of the exclusion list. If this is the case, it goes to a step S220 in which an error message is issued, for example by flashing a light-emitting diode of the remote control 12a. Following this step S220, the method can loop back to the discovery step S120. Alternatively, the method ends and the remote control is switched to usage mode. The remote control 12a can then still issue a command to exit the configuration mode for the home automation devices. Alternatively, the home automation devices may exit configuration mode at the end of the time delay mentioned in the description of step S110. The home automation devices also switch to usage mode. If the home automation device selected in step S140 is not part of the exclusion list, we proceed to step S150.
- step S230 the remote control 12a switches to usage mode.
- the remote control 12a can still issue a command to exit the configuration mode to the home automation devices.
- the home automation devices can exit the configuration mode at the end of the time delay mentioned in the description of step S110.
- the home automation devices also switch to usage mode.
- the exclusion list is reset, i.e. all the home automation devices are deleted from this exclusion list.
- the plurality of detected home automation devices is maintained in a configuration mode for a predetermined duration, preferably greater than the configuration duration of the first home automation device, so that they are easily selectable in turn at the end of the configuration step of the first home automation actuator, without needing to be subjected to a new step of requesting switching to configuration mode.
- this duration is extended automatically as soon as a new home automation device is selected, by transmitting an extension command from the remote control 12a.
- This fourth execution mode combines the second and third execution modes.
- step S240 the process loops to step S320 or to step S120.
- the method further comprises a test step S360 between steps S350 and S150. Indeed, in step S360, it is tested whether the home automation device selected in step S350 is part of the exclusion list. If this is the case, the process loops to step S330, otherwise the process goes to step S150.
- the plurality of detected home automation devices is maintained in a configuration mode for a predetermined duration, preferably greater than the configuration duration of the first home automation device, so that they are easily selectable in turn at the end of the configuration step of the first home automation actuator, without needing to be subjected to a new step of requesting switching to configuration mode.
- this duration is extended automatically as soon as a new home automation device is selected, by transmitting an extension command from the remote control 21a.
- the configuration mode mentioned is the “Touchlink” mode of the Zigbee protocol.
- any other configuration mode and in particular any other pairing configuration mode can be considered.
- the mode of use is the normal and usual operating mode of the home automation installation in which the home automation devices perform their main functions and execute commands determined by users or by automatisms.
- the configuration process is preferably iterated on all remote controls and on all home automation devices to be configured. In other words, the configuration process is preferably iterated for each remote control-home automation device pair that is to be configured.
- the configuration mode is a mode allowing communication between the home automation device and the remote control provided that the remote control is in the vicinity of the home automation device, typically less than 2 meters or less than 1.5 meters.
- the remote control is in the vicinity of the home automation device, typically less than 2 meters or less than 1.5 meters.
- when a home automation device is in use mode it transmits and receives messages with a normal range.
- When a home automation device is in configuration mode it transmits and receives messages with a reduced range compared to the normal range, in particular reduced by approximately 3 dB.
- network membership or the network itself is defined by a network identifier.
- the pairings are defined by a network identifier and a group identifier
- a group can be made up of a single actuator.
- a target list containing several detected home automation devices, these are individually identified by an individual identifier exchanged during the process.
- this individual identifier is forgotten.
- network shares can consist of sending and receiving network keys or network identifiers. This is equivalent to exchanging a common key.
- a message requesting switching to home automation device programming mode is sent at normal power (not reduced) so that it can be retrieved by all the home automation devices concerned (because the home automation devices to be reached are within radio range in the case of an unconnected network).
- the implementation of optimized means allowing an installer or user to move efficiently and conveniently from selecting the current home automation device in the list to selecting the next home automation device in the list, without recording the configuration of the current home automation device from the list and without physical intervention of the installer or user on the home automation devices.
- the home automation device desired by the installer or user As soon as the home automation device desired by the installer or user is selected, it can be configured.
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