JP2009260451A - Radio control system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a radio control system for reducing loads of a radio network and a gateway node and improving the reliability of the system. <P>SOLUTION: In the radio control system for transmitting data from a plurality of sensor nodes configuring the radio network to a monitoring system through at least one of the plurality of gateway nodes, each gateway node has a plurality of radio communication parts having different communication configuration set thereto, and each sensor node selects one of the respective radio communication parts of each gateway node, selects a path with the best communication quality among paths leading to the radio communication part, and transmits the data. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a radio control system, and more particularly to a radio control system that can reduce the load on a radio network and a gateway node (hereinafter referred to as a GW node) and improve the reliability of the system.

  In recent years, for example, it has been proposed to configure a wireless control system using wireless communication as a process control system in industrial automation. This is because the conventional control system is configured as a wired network, and sensors that measure temperature, flow rate, etc. can be installed at the optimal position in the plant due to restrictions on communication distance and wiring routing. In order to eliminate the disadvantage that the control accuracy is reduced.

  Prior art documents related to such a conventional radio control system include the following.

JP 2005-515695 A

  FIG. 8 is a configuration block diagram showing an example of a conventional radio control system. In FIG. 8, a monitoring system 1 that collects and stores measurement data measured by the sensor nodes 20 to 25 is connected to a GW node 10 that communicates with each sensor node via a network NW100.

  The GW node 10 is connected to sensor nodes 20 to 23 having a sensor function for measuring a physical quantity such as temperature and flow rate and a wireless communication function for wirelessly transmitting measurement data via a wireless network line (hereinafter referred to as a wireless line). The

  The sensor node 21 is connected to the sensor nodes 20, 22, 23, 24, and 25 via a wireless line. The sensor node 24 is connected to the sensor nodes 22 and 25 via a wireless line, and the sensor node 23 is connected to the sensor nodes 20 and 25 via a wireless line.

  Thus, the sensor nodes 20 to 25 form a mesh type multi-hop wireless network. Further, FIG. 8 shows a data communication NR100 in which the sensor node 23 transmits data to the monitoring system 1 via the sensor node 20 and the GW node 10.

  Although not particularly illustrated, the GW node 10 includes a wireless communication unit that performs wireless communication with the sensor node and other GW nodes, a communication unit (wired) that performs communication with the monitoring system, and an operation that controls the operation of each unit. The storage unit stores a control unit, a program for operating as a GW node, route information from the own node to the monitoring system 1, and the like.

  The sensor nodes 20 to 25 include a wireless communication unit that performs wireless communication with other sensor nodes and GW nodes, an arithmetic control unit that controls the operation of each unit, a program for operating as a sensor node, and a GW from the sensor node. It consists of a storage unit that stores information such as route information to reach the node.

  Here, the sensor nodes 20 to 25 perform route search together with address / name resolution, or route information for transferring data to the GW node 10 in advance by an operator setting route information in each sensor node in advance. I know. Further, the GW node 10 grasps in advance the route information to reach the monitoring system 1.

  The operation of the conventional radio control system will be described by taking the data communication NR100 as an example. The sensor node 23 measures physical quantities such as a flow rate and temperature by a sensor function, and stores measurement data. The sensor node 23 selects the sensor node 20 as a relay point for transferring the measurement data to the monitoring system 1 based on the path information stored in advance in the storage unit, and transmits the measurement data.

  The sensor node 20 selects the GW node 10 as a relay point for transferring the measurement data to the monitoring system 1 based on the path information stored in advance in the storage unit, and transmits the measurement data obtained by the sensor node 20. .

  In the GW node 10, the wireless communication unit receives measurement data from the sensor node 20 via a wireless line, and the arithmetic control unit stores the measurement data in the storage unit. Then, the arithmetic control unit controls the communication unit based on the path information stored in advance in the storage unit, and transmits the measurement data to the monitoring system 1 via the network NW100.

  That is, the sensor node 23 transmits measurement data to the monitoring system 1 via the sensor node 20 and the GW node 10 as shown in the data communication NR100.

  The monitoring system 1 stores the measurement data transferred from the GW node 10 to grasp the measurement data measured by the sensor node 23, and similarly collects and stores the measurement data from other sensor nodes, Understand plant operating conditions.

  Then, the monitoring system 1 transfers the collected measurement data to a controller (not shown). The controller calculates control data for operating and controlling a control device such as a valve and a regulating valve (not shown) so that the measurement data converges to a predetermined target value, and controls the control device based on the control data.

  As a result, the monitoring system can grasp the operation state of the plant by collecting and storing the measurement data from each sensor node, and can support the optimum operation of the plant.

  By the way, in constructing such a wireless control system, each sensor node needs to know network information such as a location of the GW node and an IP address in advance. Therefore, network information is set in advance in each sensor node, or network information is acquired via a wireless network using an address / name resolution mechanism.

  However, in the conventional wireless control system, since all communication including wireless communication related to transmission / reception of measurement data and wireless communication related to acquisition of network information is performed through the GW node, the GW node and its surrounding sensor nodes There is a problem that the communication load of the network becomes large.

  In addition, when the communication load around the GW node increases in this way, in the wireless network, the performance and reliability of the entire system decrease because the wireless communication property directly affects the deterioration of communication performance such as speed and error rate. There is a problem that it will.

  Also, depending on the installation location of the sensor node, if there is an obstacle, radio interference is likely to occur and wireless communication is likely to be unstable, and the communication load of the GW node is biased to reduce the performance of the entire system. There is.

  Also, in wireless communication between GW nodes and sensor nodes, the received signal strength deteriorates due to overlapping of a plurality of reflected waves due to subtle differences such as several centimeters of installation positions regardless of the distance between the nodes. However, since there is a conventional problem (deterioration of communication performance due to multipath fading), a large amount of data is concentrated on the GW node in the conventional radio control system, so the communication quality is deteriorated due to multipath fading.

  For the problem of communication performance degradation due to this multipath fading, it is necessary to determine an appropriate installation position of each node, but in the conventional wireless control system, the GW node has only one wireless communication unit, The degree of freedom of the installation position of the GW node is small, and it is difficult to determine the installation position and the posture at which fading does not occur for all sensor nodes and all GW nodes.

  Moreover, in order to reduce the communication load with respect to the problem of the increase in the communication load of the GW node as described above, the communication load is distributed by installing a plurality of GW nodes. Depending on the installation location of the GW node, the communication load of the GW node may be biased, and as a result, the load of the GW node may not be controlled.

  On the other hand, in the case of a radio control system in which alarm data with a high degree of urgency and data with a relatively low priority coexist, at least one GW node among a plurality of GW nodes has an alarm with a high degree of urgency in a specific frequency band in advance. Data communication is performed with priority set for data transmission and reception priority.

  Even in such a case, a frequency band for data communication with a high degree of urgency is required. However, in the above-described conventional radio control system, the GW node includes only one radio communication unit. Prioritizing data by bandwidth allocation is difficult.

  Specifically, there are technologies such as frequency hopping and time division communication as methods for realizing bandwidth allocation in one wireless communication unit, but these technologies have problems in performance such as real-time data and throughput. There is a problem that it is not suitable for transmission of alarm data with high urgency.

  The present invention solves these problems, and an object of the present invention is to realize an uncontrolled system that can reduce the load on the wireless network and the gateway node and improve the reliability of the system. .

In order to achieve such a problem, the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is:
In a radio control system for transmitting data to a monitoring system from at least one of a plurality of gateway nodes from a plurality of sensor nodes constituting a radio network,
Each of the gateway nodes has a plurality of wireless communication units capable of setting different communication settings,
Each sensor node selects one wireless communication unit among the wireless communication units of each gateway node, selects a route with the best communication quality among the routes reaching the wireless communication unit, and receives data. It is characterized by transmitting.

The invention according to claim 2
Each gateway node changes a communication setting including a frequency channel, a modulation scheme, and an identification ID of each wireless communication unit.

The invention described in claim 3
The radio control system according to claim 1 or 2,
The sensor node is
Based on the wireless communication setting of each wireless communication unit of each gateway node, one wireless communication unit is selected as a relay point to reach the monitoring system among the wireless communication units.

The invention according to claim 4
In the radio control system according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The sensor node, when the measurement data obtained in its own node or the measurement data received from another sensor node is emergency data, based on the wireless communication settings of each wireless communication unit of each gateway node, Select a wireless communication unit for which emergency data communication is set for wireless communication from the wireless communication units, select the route with the best communication quality among the routes reaching this wireless communication unit, and transmit data It is characterized by that.

The invention according to claim 5
In the radio control system according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
Each gateway node includes a plurality of wireless communication units that perform wireless communication, a communication unit that performs wired or wireless data communication with the monitoring system, and the monitoring from each sensor node via at least each of the gateway nodes. A storage unit for storing GW information notification data including route information to reach the system, address information of the own node, and wireless communication setting information of each wireless communication unit, and communication setting of the wireless communication unit, It is comprised from the arithmetic control part which transmits information notification data to each said sensor node, and transfers the said data from each said sensor node to the said monitoring system based on the said route information.

The invention described in claim 6
In the radio control system according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
Each of the sensor nodes includes a storage unit that stores at least route information and route cost information from the node to the gateway node, a wireless communication unit that performs wireless communication, and the GW information notification data to other sensors. Transfer to the node, store at least address information of each gateway node in the storage unit based on the GW information notification data, and reach the gateway node based on the route information, the route cost information, and the GW information notification data A calculation control unit that selects a route with the best communication quality among the routes to be transmitted, and transmits data obtained by the own node based on this route or data received from another sensor node to the gateway node or other sensor node; It is comprised from these.

  According to the radio control system of the present invention, the load on the radio network and the gateway node can be reduced, and the reliability of the system can be improved.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of a radio control system according to the present invention. Components common to those in FIG. The difference from FIG. 8 is that the GW node 50 is provided with a plurality of wireless communication units 50 and 51 capable of setting physical characteristics and communication settings of different wireless communication such as output, frequency, modulation method, etc. The node selects and connects any one of a plurality of wireless communication units of the GW node.

  In FIG. 1, the monitoring system 1 is connected to a GW node 50 via a network NW 100. In FIG. 1, a monitoring system 1 that collects and stores measurement data measured by sensor nodes 61 to 64 and 71 to 73 is connected to a GW node 50 via a network NW100.

  The wireless communication unit 51 of the GW node 50 is connected to the sensor nodes 61 and 62 via a wireless line. The sensor node 62 is connected to the sensor nodes 61, 63, and 64 via a wireless line.

  The wireless communication unit 52 of the GW node 50 is connected to the sensor nodes 71 and 72 via a wireless line. The sensor node 72 is mutually connected to the sensor nodes 71 and 73 via a wireless line.

  Thus, the sensor nodes 61 to 64 and 71 to 73 form a mesh type multi-hop wireless network. FIG. 1 shows an operation of data communication NR200 in which the sensor node 63 transmits data to the monitoring system 1 via the sensor node 61 and the GW node 50.

  FIG. 2 is a configuration block diagram showing an example of the wireless communication function of the GW node 50 of FIG. In FIG. 2, the wireless communication units 51 and 52 and the communication unit 53 are connected to the calculation control unit 54, and the calculation control unit 54 is connected to the storage unit 55.

  The communication unit 53 performs data communication with the monitoring system 1 mainly based on the TCP / IP protocol, for example. The wireless communication unit 51 includes an antenna element for transmitting and receiving wireless communication, for example, and mainly performs wireless communication with the sensor nodes 61 to 64 and other GW nodes not shown. The wireless communication unit 52 includes an antenna element, for example, and mainly performs wireless communication with the sensor nodes 71 to 73 and other GW nodes not shown.

  The arithmetic control unit 54 (for example, CPU) controls various functions and operations of the respective units. The storage unit 55 is, for example, a RAM or a ROM, and programs and applications for operating mainly as an OS or a GW node, data used when executing these programs, and a route from the own node to the monitoring system 1 Stores various information such as information.

  FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the arithmetic control unit 54 constituting the GW node 50 of FIG. The data transmission / reception unit 54 a mainly generates a data frame and transmits / receives data via the wireless communication units 51 and 52 and the communication unit 53. The route information storage unit 54b mainly stores route information from the own node to the monitoring system 30.

  The route information providing unit 54c notifies each sensor node of network information such as the installation location and address of the GW node. The measurement data management unit 54 d stores the measurement data from the sensor nodes 61 to 64 and 71 to 73 received through the wireless communication units 51 and 52 and extracted and acquired by the data transmission / reception unit 54 a in the storage unit 55. The communication setting unit 54e changes settings related to physical characteristics of wireless communication such as outputs, frequencies, and modulation schemes of the wireless communication units 51 and 52, and stores the wireless communication setting information in the storage unit 54.

  Note that the radio control system may be provided with a GW node having a plurality of radio communication units as described above.

  FIG. 4 is a configuration block diagram showing an example of the wireless communication function of the sensor node 61 of FIG. In FIG. 4, the wireless communication unit 611 is connected to the calculation control unit 612, and the calculation control unit 612 is connected to the storage unit 613.

  The wireless communication unit 611 mainly communicates with the monitoring system 1 and performs data communication with the monitoring system 1 based on, for example, the TCP / IP protocol. The wireless communication unit 611 mainly performs wireless communication with other sensor nodes and other GW nodes (not shown).

  An arithmetic control unit 612 (for example, a CPU) controls various functions and operations of each unit. The storage unit 613 mainly includes programs and applications for operating as OS and sensor nodes, data used when executing these programs, route information from the own node to the monitoring system 1, route cost information, Various information such as physical characteristics information of wireless communication such as output, frequency, modulation method and the like in wireless communication of each GW node is stored. The sensor nodes 61 to 64 and 71 to 73 have the same configuration as the sensor node 61.

  The route information only needs to store at least the next hop destination such as the IP address of the sensor node or GW node and the final destination that is the IP address of the GW node. May be associated with each other.

  The route cost information is an index representing the communication quality of the entire route from the data transmission source to the transmission destination. For example, the number of hops calculated by each sensor node and the GW node and the reception intensity of the radio wave, respectively. Integrated value, bit error rate, position information (using GPS, triangulation, etc.), etc.

  FIG. 5 is a functional block example diagram of the arithmetic control unit 612 constituting the sensor node 61 of FIG. The data transmission / reception unit 61a mainly generates data frames and transmits / receives data. The route information storage unit 61b mainly stores the next hop address, route information until reaching each GW node, route cost information, and the like.

  The route information providing unit 61c notifies other sensor nodes of network information such as the installation location and address of the own node and other sensor nodes. The route selection unit 61d sends measurement data to the monitoring system 1 based on the physical information of the wireless communication such as the route information, route cost information of the route information storage unit 61b, and the output, frequency, modulation method, etc. Choose the best route for transferring. The sensor unit 61e controls a physical quantity such as a flow rate and a temperature by controlling a sensor (not shown).

  FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram for explaining the operation of the radio control system according to the present invention. The sensor nodes 61 to 64 and 71 to 73 perform address / name resolution, set route information to each sensor node in advance, and route data to the GW node 50 via each sensor node. It is assumed that the route information, the route cost information, the next hop destination, etc. are transferred in advance.

  Hereinafter, the data communication NR200 of FIG. 1 will be described. First, in sequence SQ101, the operation control unit 54 of the GW node 50 performs settings related to wireless communication of the individual wireless communication units 51 by reading and executing the stored program.

  Specifically, the communication setting unit 54e of the arithmetic control unit 54 sets the wireless communication settings (frequency channel, modulation method, etc.) of the wireless communication unit 51 to predetermined values. For example, the communication setting unit 54e of the GW node 50 allocates a specific frequency band for emergency data communication with respect to the communication setting of the wireless communication unit 51.

  The operation of the arithmetic control unit 54 of the GW node 50 that reads and executes the program stored in the storage unit 55 to control each unit is the same, and will not be described below.

  In sequence SQ102, the GW node 50 performs settings related to wireless communication of the individual wireless communication units 52. For example, the communication setting unit 54e sets the wireless communication setting (frequency channel, modulation scheme, etc.) of the wireless communication unit 52 to a predetermined value. Note that such wireless communication setting in the wireless communication unit 51 may be performed at startup or dynamically during system operation.

  In sequence SQ103, the route information providing unit 54c of the calculation control unit 54 of the GW node 50 controls the data transmission / reception unit 54a, and adds the address information of the GW node 50, wireless communication setting information, and the like from the wireless communication unit 51 to “gateway” Information notification data (hereinafter referred to as GW information notification data) "is transmitted to each sensor node connected to the own node.

  For example, the wireless communication unit 51 of the GW node 50 operates based on the wireless setting set by the arithmetic control unit, and transmits to the sensor node 61 GW information notification data including information such as address information and communication frequency handled by the wireless communication unit. To do.

  In sequence SQ104, the calculation control unit 612 of the sensor node 61 reads out and executes the program stored in the storage unit 613, and based on the GW information notification data obtained from the wireless communication unit 51 of the GW node 50, the GW node 50 Is stored in the route information storage unit 61b, and the data transmission / reception unit 61a is controlled to transfer the GW information notification data obtained from the GW node 50 to the sensor node 63.

  The operation of the calculation control unit 612 of the sensor node 61 reading out and executing the program stored in the storage unit 613 to control each unit is the same as that of other sensor nodes, and will not be described below.

  In sequence SQ105, the route information providing unit 54c of the calculation control unit 54 of the GW node 50 controls the data transmitting / receiving unit 54a, and the GW information notification data is transmitted from the wireless communication unit 52 to each sensor node connected to the own node. Send. For example, the GW node 50 transmits GW information notification data to the sensor node 63.

  In sequence SQ106, the arithmetic control unit 612 of the sensor node 61 reads out and executes the program stored in the storage unit 613, and based on the GW information notification data obtained from the wireless communication unit 52 of the GW node 50, the GW node 50 Is stored in the route information storage unit 61b, and the data transmission / reception unit 61a is controlled to transfer the GW information notification data obtained from the GW node 50 to the sensor node 63.

  In sequence SQ107, the route selection unit of the calculation control unit of the sensor node 63 sets the wireless communication setting status of each wireless communication unit, the route information stored in the route information storage unit, the route cost information (including the congestion degree of the communication frequency channel). ) And the priority of the measurement data stored in the storage unit, the wireless communication unit of the appropriate GW node is selected as the communication partner, and the route with the best communication quality is selected from the routes reaching the GW node 50. .

  For example, when the measurement data obtained by the sensor unit is alarm data having a high degree of urgency, the sensor node 63 includes information including the priority of the measurement data acquired by the sensor unit and the congestion degree of the communication frequency channel and the GW information. Based on the notification data, the wireless communication unit 51 of the GW node 50 for which the wireless communication setting for emergency data communication is performed is selected as a communication partner.

  The sensor node 63, for example, based on the route information and route cost information stored in the route information storage unit, has the best communication quality (for example, the route reaching the wireless communication unit 51 of the GW node 50 (for example, , Sensor node 61 → GW node 50 → path to reach monitoring system 1).

  In sequence SQ108, the data transmission / reception unit of the calculation control unit of the sensor node 63 transmits the measurement data obtained by the sensor unit to the sensor node based on the route selected by the route selection unit and the route information stored in the route information storage unit. 61.

  In sequence SQ109, the data transmission / reception unit 61a of the calculation control unit 612 of the sensor node 61, based on the measurement data and the route information obtained from the sensor node 63, has the best communication quality in the route reaching the GW node 50 ( For example, the GW node 50) is selected, and the measurement data obtained from the sensor node 63 is transmitted to the GW node 50.

  In sequence SQ110, the calculation control unit 54 of the GW node 50 converts the communication protocol in order to transmit the measurement data received by the wireless communication unit 51 from the communication unit 53 and perform data communication with the monitoring system.

  In sequence SQ111, the communication unit 53 of the GW node 50 transfers the measurement data received from the sensor node 61, that is, the data measured by the sensor node 63, to the monitoring system 1 based on the route information in the route information storage unit 54b.

  The monitoring system 1 can grasp the operating state of the plant by collecting and storing measurement data from other sensor nodes as well as the GW node 50.

  Then, the monitoring system 1 transfers the collected measurement data to a controller (not shown), and the controller controls the operation of control devices such as a valve and a regulating valve (not shown) so that the measurement data converges to a predetermined target value. Data is calculated, and the control device is operated and controlled based on the control data.

  As a result, in the radio control system according to the present invention, since the GW node includes a plurality of radio communication units, it is possible to reduce the load on the radio network and the GW node and improve the reliability of the system.

  Specifically, in the conventional system, the traffic load is concentrated on the GW node and the performance of the entire system is deteriorated. However, according to the radio control system of the present invention, the GW node has a plurality of radio communication units. As a result, the traffic load can be distributed, and the reliability of communication of the GW node is improved. As a result, the reliability of the entire system is improved.

  In the radio control system of the present invention, since the GW node includes a plurality of radio communication units, it is possible to acquire diversity and avoid performance degradation due to multipath fading.

  In addition, since the GW node includes a plurality of wireless communication units, the priority band can be secured and the QoS control can be easily realized by allocating a plurality of channels.

  In addition, since instruments such as field devices and sensor nodes in the conventional system are installed with respect to the measurement point, it was difficult to adjust the position due to the convenience of the communication function, but the wireless control system of the present invention is When the GW node includes a plurality of wireless communication units, the degree of freedom of node installation is improved and the installation position can be easily adjusted.

  In addition, unlike a mobile device in an office, a normal sensor node has a poor user interface, so it is difficult to check the communication status between devices at the site and fine positioning is difficult. In the control system, the GW node includes a plurality of wireless communication units, so that the degree of freedom of installation of the node is improved and the installation position can be easily adjusted.

  As described above, in the wireless control system of the present invention, since the GW node includes a plurality of wireless communication units, the degree of freedom of installation of each GW node and sensor node is improved, and system operation and installation work are simplified. Maintenance can also be done easily.

  In addition, the wireless control system of the present invention allows the GW node to dynamically change communication settings by coexisting wireless functions of a plurality of modulation methods, so that wireless communication methods having different functions and features can be appropriately used according to the environment and application. The load on the wireless network and the GW node can be reduced, and the reliability of the system can be improved.

  In the above-described embodiment, the GW node 50 is described as including the wireless communication units 51 and 52. However, the GW node may include a plurality of wireless communication units.

  In the wireless control system of the above-described embodiment, each sensor node is described as performing data communication with the monitoring system 1 via the GW node 50. However, the wireless control system includes a plurality of GW nodes. Each sensor node may perform data communication with the monitoring system 1 via any GW node.

  FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram in the case where the radio control system includes a plurality of GW nodes. The same reference numerals are given to portions common to FIG. 1, and description thereof will be omitted as appropriate. The difference from FIG. 1 is that a plurality of GW nodes are provided.

  A wireless control system having a plurality of GW nodes can distribute traffic load by increasing the number of interfaces for wireless communication, improving the reliability of communication of GW nodes, and as a result, the reliability of the entire system. Will improve.

  In the above-described embodiment, the example in which the wireless control system supports the operation of the plant in industrial automation has been described. However, the present invention is not particularly limited to this. For example, the water purification plant control system in factory automation or the air conditioning of a building -It may support driving of a lighting system or the like.

  For example, in a building automation system, when lighting, a switch, or the like is used as a sensor node, there are many obstacles such as equipment and fixtures in the building where the sensor node is installed, and radio interference is likely to occur.

  In this case, each GW node includes a plurality of wireless communication units, transmits GW information notification data including GW node information such as address information to each sensor node, and each sensor node stores the GW information notification data. At the same time, the data is transferred to each sensor node, and one of the wireless communication units of the GW node is selected as a relay point until reaching the monitoring system based on the wireless communication setting of each wireless communication unit of each GW node.

  The sensor node selects a route with good communication quality from the route that reaches the wireless communication unit of the GW node and transmits measurement data to reduce the load on the wireless network and the GW node, thereby improving system reliability. Can be improved.

  In the radio control system according to the present invention, the GW node or the sensor node may include a function partially premised on a special radio scheme such as SDR (Software Defined Radio). Note that SDR is a technique for supporting various wireless communication means having different frequency bands, modulation methods, and the like by rewriting software of one wireless device. By using this SDR, operations such as the communication frequency and modulation method described in the present invention can be performed easily and flexibly.

  In addition, the communication setting unit in the wireless control system according to the present invention changes the communication setting (frequency band, modulation scheme) of each wireless communication unit based on schedule information (such as an observation schedule) that is predetermined and stored in the GW node. It is also possible to select a wireless communication unit or change its communication setting when performing highly urgent data communication.

  The data transmission / reception unit 54a of the arithmetic control unit 54 of the GW node in the radio control system according to the present invention may have a data frame generation function, a multi-hop data relay function, and the like. Any thing may be used.

  In addition, the monitoring system 1 in the wireless control system according to the present invention includes an arithmetic control unit (for example, a CPU) that controls various functions (not shown) and operation of each unit, a communication unit that communicates between each device, an OS, and each device. It consists of hardware and programs such as programs and applications to operate, data used during execution of these programs, and storage units such as RAM and ROM for storing various information, etc., and these units are connected to each other via a bus. These may be configured by independent devices.

  In this case, the arithmetic control unit of the monitoring system 1 starts up the OS stored in the storage unit, reads out and executes the program stored on the OS, and controls each device or the entire unit. Performs operations specific to the device or each part. At this time, the storage unit expands the program or application executed by the arithmetic control unit in the program storage area, and temporarily stores the input data or data such as processing results generated when the program or application is executed in the work area. You may do.

  In the monitoring system 1 having such a configuration, for example, the arithmetic control unit controls each unit and transfers measurement data collected from each sensor node to a controller (not shown) so that the controller converges the measurement data to a predetermined target value. Control data for operating and controlling control devices such as valves and regulating valves (not shown) is calculated, and the control devices are controlled based on the control data.

  In the above embodiment, the GW node 50 is described as being connected to each sensor node and the monitoring system. However, a plurality of GW nodes having a plurality of wireless communication units capable of setting different communication settings are connected to each sensor node. The sensor nodes may be connected to the monitoring system, and each sensor node selects one wireless communication unit from among the wireless communication units of the plurality of GW nodes, and is most communicable along a route reaching the wireless communication unit. Data may be transmitted by selecting a route with good quality.

  In the above embodiment, a wireless network including sensor nodes 61 to 64 and 71 to 73 is shown. However, the wireless communication system uses IEEE 802.15.4, which is a standard for wireless communication. Any sensor node may be used as long as each sensor node can transmit and receive data via a wireless line.

  In the above-described embodiment, the monitoring system and the GW node explain that data communication is performed. The network infrastructure formed by the monitoring system and the GW node can perform any communication as long as it can transmit and receive data. It may be a system (for example, Ethernet (registered trademark) / LAN may be used).

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to realize an uncontrolled system that can reduce the load on the wireless network and the gateway node and improve the reliability of the system.

1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of a radio control system according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a configuration block diagram illustrating an example of a wireless communication function of a GW node 50 in FIG. 1. It is an example of a functional block of the calculation control part 54 which comprises the GW node 50 of FIG. FIG. 2 is a configuration block diagram illustrating an example of a wireless communication function of a sensor node 61 in FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is a functional block example diagram of an arithmetic control unit 612 configuring the sensor node 61 of FIG. 1. It is a sequence diagram explaining operation | movement of the radio | wireless control system which concerns on this invention. It is a block diagram in case a radio | wireless control system is provided with two or more GW nodes. It is a block diagram showing an example of a conventional radio control system

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Monitoring system 10, 50 Gateway node 11, 53 Communication part 12, 51, 52, 611 Wireless communication part 13, 54, 612 Operation control part 13a, 54a, 61a Data transmission / reception part 13b, 54b, 61b Path | route information storage part 13c, 54c, 61c Route information providing unit 13d, 54d Measurement data management unit 54e Communication setting unit 61d Route selection unit 61e Sensor unit 14, 55, 613 Storage unit 20-25, 61-64, 71-73 Sensor node

Claims (6)

In a radio control system for transmitting data to a monitoring system from at least one of a plurality of gateway nodes from a plurality of sensor nodes constituting a radio network,
Each of the gateway nodes has a plurality of wireless communication units capable of setting different communication settings,
Each sensor node selects one wireless communication unit among the wireless communication units of each gateway node, selects a route with the best communication quality among the routes reaching the wireless communication unit, and receives data. A wireless control system for transmitting. Each gateway node is
The radio control system according to claim 1, wherein communication settings including a frequency channel, a modulation scheme, and an identification ID of each radio communication unit are changed. The sensor node is
The wireless communication unit is selected as a relay point for reaching the monitoring system from the wireless communication units based on the wireless communication settings of the wireless communication units of the gateway nodes. Or the radio | wireless control system of Claim 2. The sensor node is
When the measurement data obtained by the own node or the data received from another sensor node is emergency data, the emergency communication among the wireless communication units is based on the wireless communication setting of each wireless communication unit of each gateway node. A wireless communication unit for which wireless communication settings for data communication are set is selected, and a route having the best communication quality is selected from the routes reaching the wireless communication unit, and data is transmitted. The wireless control system according to claim 1. Each gateway node is
A plurality of wireless communication units for performing wireless communication;
A communication unit for performing data communication with the monitoring system by wired communication or wireless communication;
A memory for storing GW information notification data including route information from each sensor node to the monitoring system via each gateway node, address information of the own node, and wireless communication setting information of each wireless communication unit And
From the arithmetic control unit that performs communication settings of the wireless communication unit, transmits the GW information notification data to the sensor nodes, and transfers the data from the sensor nodes to the monitoring system based on the route information The radio control system according to claim 1, wherein the radio control system is configured. Each sensor node is
A storage unit for storing at least route information and route cost information from the node to the gateway node;
A wireless communication unit for performing wireless communication;
The GW information notification data is transferred to another sensor node, and at least address information of each gateway node is stored in the storage unit based on the GW information notification data, and the route information, the route cost information, and the GW information notification are stored. Based on the data, the route having the best communication quality among the routes reaching the gateway node is selected, and the data obtained at the own node based on this route or the data received from another sensor node is selected as the gateway node or other The wireless control system according to claim 1, further comprising: an arithmetic control unit that transmits to the sensor node.

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