JP2020053358A - Radio control system and radio control method - Google Patents

Abstract

To simply register a relationship between information specific to a controlled apparatus and an installation position of the controlled apparatus.SOLUTION: A radio control system according to an embodiment includes: a plurality of apparatuses that have specific information and disposed at respective positions; a detector that establishes radio communication with the apparatuses by having predetermined positional relationships with respect to the apparatuses and obtains the specific information; a grouping unit that receives the specific information received by the detector and groups the specific information; and an association unit that associates the disposed position of an apparatus for each piece of the grouped specific information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  Embodiments of the present invention relate to a wireless control system and a wireless control method.

  Conventionally, in a facility where many lighting fixtures are installed, a lighting control system may be introduced in order to improve workability and convenience. The lighting control system operates the luminaires collectively (group operation), turns them on and off according to a certain time zone (schedule operation), and uses sensor data that detects the presence of external light from the windows and the presence or absence of people. It has functions such as automatically adjusting the dimming degree.

  In recent years, a wireless control system that wirelessly controls the lighting control system may be adopted. In the wireless control system, the wireless controller uses the ID information given to each lighting device to perform control such as lighting only the lighting device with specific ID information. This address is given to not only the lighting equipment but also all devices (hereinafter, also referred to as lighting-related equipment) that can be controlled by a wireless control system such as a human sensor and used for control by the wireless control system. The user can use a wall switch, a dimmer, a personal computer, a tablet, a smartphone, or another operating device to give an instruction to the wireless controller to control each lighting-related device.

  By the way, in order to be able to control lighting or the like of a lighting-related device at a desired position, it is necessary to grasp the correspondence between each lighting-related device and the arrangement position of each lighting-related device. Therefore, when the wireless control system is introduced, ID information of all the lighting fixtures is collected, and an assignment operation for grasping the relationship with the actual installation position is performed.

  For example, the lighting device is sequentially lit by designating the ID information using a tablet terminal or the like that can communicate with the wireless control system, and by confirming the actual lighting state of the lighting device, the ID information of the lighting device can be obtained. A method of registering the correspondence relationship with the arrangement position can be considered.

  However, there is a problem that the work of checking the lighting state of the lighting fixture and registering the correspondence is extremely complicated.

  In addition to the lighting control system, for example, in a case where a plurality of controlled objects are arranged in a predetermined space such as a room, the correspondence between the actual arrangement position of the controlled objects and the unique information of the controlled object is registered. There is a similar problem.

JP 2008-160787 A

  An object of the embodiments of the present invention is to provide a wireless control system and a wireless control method that can easily register a relationship between information unique to a control target device and an installation position of the control target device.

  A wireless control system according to an embodiment has a plurality of devices each having unique information and arranged at a predetermined position; and establishes wireless communication with the device by being present in a predetermined positional relationship with the device. A detector configured to obtain the unique information; a grouping unit configured to receive the unique information acquired by the detector and group the unique information; and a device for each of the grouped unique information. And an associating unit for associating the arrangement position of

  According to the embodiment of the present invention, there is an effect that the relationship between the information unique to the control target device and the installation position of the control target device can be easily registered.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a wireless control system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. Explanatory drawing which shows an example of the arrangement | positioning figure which shows arrangement | positioning of each control target apparatus L. FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a specific configuration of a lighting device LL. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a specific configuration of a lighting-related device LS. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a specific configuration of a detector DD. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a specific configuration of a controller 2. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a specific configuration of a setting device 3. 9 is a flowchart illustrating arrangement position registration. 9 is a flowchart for explaining short-distance grouping. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a state of wireless communication of each unit. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a state of wireless communication of each unit. 9 is a flowchart used in another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram for describing setting of a short-distance group according to the second embodiment. 9 is a flowchart used in another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram for describing setting of a short-distance group according to the third embodiment.

  A wireless control system according to an embodiment has a plurality of devices each having unique information and arranged at a predetermined position; and establishes wireless communication with the device by being present in a predetermined positional relationship with the device. A detector configured to obtain the unique information; a grouping unit configured to receive the unique information acquired by the detector and group the unique information; and a device for each of the grouped unique information. And an associating unit for associating the arrangement position of

  In addition, a plurality of the detectors are provided so as to exist in a predetermined positional relationship with the device.

  Further, the detector acquires the unique information by being present in a predetermined positional relationship with the device as the device moves.

  The detector measures a radio field intensity at the time of wireless communication with the plurality of devices, and the grouping unit detects the radio field intensity detected by the detector among the devices whose unique information is grouped into a predetermined group. For devices whose is smaller than a predetermined threshold, the unique information is excluded from the predetermined group.

  In addition, the detector has an illuminance detection function, and the grouping unit is a device in which the detection result of the illuminance of the detector is smaller than a predetermined threshold among devices in which the unique information is grouped into a predetermined group. Is excluded from the predetermined group.

  Further, the plurality of devices are lighting devices, the grouping unit is configured by a controller capable of wireless communication with the plurality of lighting devices and the detector, the detector, the plurality of detectors The radio field intensity is measured during wireless communication with the illumination device, and the controller controls the illumination of the illumination device in which the unique information is grouped into a predetermined group based on the detection result of the radio field intensity of the detector.

  The wireless control method according to the embodiment includes detecting a plurality of devices having unique information, each of which is arranged at a predetermined position, and establishing wireless communication with the device by being present in a predetermined positional relationship with the device. Device, establishes the wireless communication to obtain the unique information, receives the unique information acquired by the detector, and groups the unique information acquired for each acquisition of the unique information of the detector And the arrangement position of the device is associated with each of the grouped unique information.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

(First Embodiment)
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a wireless control system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 shows an example in which the wireless control system is applied to a lighting control system. The wireless control system 1 of FIG. 1 includes a plurality of lighting devices LL1, LL2,... (Hereinafter, representatively referred to as lighting devices LL), and a plurality of lighting-related devices LS1, LS2,. , And a plurality of detectors DD1, DD2,... (Hereinafter, typically referred to as detector DD). Further, the wireless control system 1 includes a controller 2 and a setting device 3 that collectively control the lighting device LL, the lighting-related device LS, and the detector DD (hereinafter, also referred to as a control target device L). I have. Devices other than the setting device 3 are supplied with power from the power supply 4.

  The lighting-related devices LS include various lighting-related devices such as a wall switch, a human sensor, an illuminance sensor, and a temperature sensor, not shown. Further, the detector DD may be provided in the lighting device LL or the lighting-related device LS so that the detector DD has the function of the lighting device LL or the lighting-related device LS. FIG. 1 shows only one controller 2 and one detector DD for simplification of the drawing, but the number of these units is not particularly limited.

  The control target device L is installed in a lighting area such as each floor or each area such as an office building or various facilities. The lighting device LL, the lighting-related device LS, and the detector DD are connected to the controller 2 by radio in a predetermined band such as a 920 MHz band. The controller 2 can generally control the lighting devices LS such as the lighting device LL, the wall switch, and the human sensor, and the detector DD. Although the controller 2 and the control target device L are configured to be wirelessly connectable, they may be connected by wire.

  In the present embodiment, the control target devices L each have ID information that is unique identification information. The controller 2 can acquire the ID information of each control target device L. For example, the controller 2 can acquire ID information from each control target device L by wireless communication with each control target device L. Thus, the controller 2 can specify the ID information of each control target device L and perform control such as turning on / off and dimming control on the desired control target device L.

  FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a layout diagram illustrating the layout of the control target devices L.

  The layout plan P1 is a lighting device LL and a lighting-related device LS (hereinafter, these are detected) on a plan view showing sections such as rooms R1, R2,..., A toilet (WWC), and an elevator hall (EV) in the building B1. The arrangement of the detector DD and the detector DD is shown. A square frame in the layout diagram P1 indicates an arrangement position of the illumination device LL or the illumination-related device LS, which is the detector LD, and a filled frame indicates an arrangement position of the detector DD. Each of the devices LL, LS, and DD is provided with ID information unique to the device. Although not shown in the layout diagram P1, the device L to be controlled may be installed not only on the ceiling but also on a wall or floor.

  The controller 2 can acquire the ID information of each control target device L by communicating with the control target device L. However, only by communicating with each control target device L, each control target device L Cannot be recognized. As described above, conventionally, the registration of the location of each controlled device L on the layout diagram, that is, the registration of the correspondence between the ID information of each controlled device L and the location of the controlled device is extremely complicated. there were.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, the illumination device LL and the illumination-related device LS (detected device LD) have a function of transmitting their own ID information to a specific transmission range, and the specific transmission range of the detected device LD. By adopting the detector DD having the function of receiving ID information in, it is possible to simplify the registration of the arrangement position of the control target device L.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a specific configuration of the illumination device LL, FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a specific configuration of the illumination-related device LS, and FIG. 5 is a specific example of a detector DD. It is a block diagram showing an example of a simple structure. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an example of a specific configuration of the controller 2, and FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an example of a specific configuration of the setting device 3. 3 to 7, reference numerals L, S, D, E, and C at the end of the reference numerals assigned to the components indicate the lighting device LL, the lighting-related device LS, the detector DD, the controller 2, or the setting device 3, respectively. Therefore, in the case where it is not necessary to distinguish the devices, the description will be omitted by omitting these reference numerals.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the lighting device LL, the lighting-related device LS, and the detector DD each include a control unit 11, a memory 12, a power supply circuit 13, and a wireless communication interface circuit (hereinafter, wireless communication I). / F) 15a and 15b. The lighting device LL includes a light emitting element unit 14L, and the lighting related device LS includes a sensor unit 14S. In the case where the detector DD has an illumination function or a sensor function, a light emitting element unit or a sensor unit 14D is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the controller 2 includes a control unit 11E, a memory 12E, a power supply circuit 13E, and wireless communication I / Fs 15aE and 15cE. As shown in FIG. 7, the setting device 3 includes a control unit 11C, a memory 12C, a power supply circuit 13C, a touch panel device 21C, an LCD 22C, and a wireless communication I / F 15cC.

  Power is supplied to the power supply circuit 13E from a power supply 4 (see FIG. 1) via a power supply line (not shown). The power supply circuit 13 </ b> E generates power used in each device based on the power from the power supply 4. The setting device 3 is driven by a built-in battery (not shown).

  The control unit 11 has a processor 11a and a storage device 11b. The processor 11a includes a central processing unit (hereinafter, referred to as a CPU), a memory such as a ROM and a RAM. When the CPU executes the program stored in the ROM, various functions of the lighting device LL, the lighting-related device LS, the detector DD, the controller 2, and the setting device 3 are realized.

  In each of the lighting device LL, the lighting-related device LS, and the detector DD, ID information for identifying itself is stored in the ROM of the processor 11a. Note that the processor 11a may be configured by an integrated circuit such as an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array). Note that the ID information may be stored in the rewritable nonvolatile memory 12.

  The lighting device LL, the lighting-related device LS, and the power supply circuits 13L, 13S, and 13D of the detector DD respond to control signals from the control units 11L, 11S, and 11D, respectively. The power is supplied to the unit or the sensor unit 14D. The light-emitting element unit 14L includes, for example, a light-emitting diode (LED), emits light by power from the power supply circuit 13L, and emits illumination light. The control unit 11L can control dimming of illumination light of the light emitting element unit 14L. Further, the sensor unit 14S is supplied with power from the power supply circuit 13S, acquires a predetermined detection result, and outputs it to the control unit 11S.

  In the present embodiment, the lighting device LL, the lighting-related device LS, and the detector DD are provided with two types of wireless communication I / Fs 15a and 15b. The controller 2 is provided with two types of wireless communication I / Fs 15a and 15c, and the setting device 3 is provided with one type of wireless communication I / F 15c. Each of the wireless communication I / Fs 15a to 15c performs wireless communication under the control of the control unit 11.

  The wireless communication I / F 15a performs communication between the controller 2 and the lighting device LL, the lighting-related device LS, and the detector DD. That is, the wireless communication I / F 15aE of the controller 2 can exchange information with the lighting device LL, the lighting-related device LS, and the wireless communication I / F 15a of the detector DD as master devices. In addition, as the wireless communication adopted for the wireless communication I / F 15a, for example, a radio wave in a 920 MHz band or the like may be used. The wireless reach (communicable area) in the wireless communication performed between the controller 2 and the controlled device L is relatively wide, and the controller 2 can control the controlled device L within a range of, for example, several tens of meters. is there.

  On the other hand, the wireless communication I / F 15bD of the detector DD functions as a master device, and can exchange information with the wireless communication I / F 15b of the lighting device LL and the lighting-related device LS. In the present embodiment, the wireless communication I / F 15b is designed to be capable of wireless communication only over a short distance.

  As the wireless communication adopted for the wireless communication I / F 15b, for example, Bluetooth (registered trademark), EnOcean, Wi-SUN (Wireless Smart Utility Network), or various short-range wireless communication standards may be used. The wireless reach (short-range wireless communication range) in wireless communication performed between the detector DD and the illumination device LL and the illumination-related device LS, which are the detectors LD, is relatively narrow, and the detector DD is, for example, several meters. Can be communicated with the detector LD within the range of

  Thereby, each detector DD can establish wireless communication only with the lighting device LL and the lighting-related device LS arranged in a relatively narrow range of the arrangement position of each detector DD, and establish wireless communication. The ID information is acquired from the established lighting device LL and the lighting-related device LS. Each detector DD provides the acquired ID information to the controller 2.

  The controller 2 as a grouping unit groups a plurality of pieces of ID information acquired by the respective detectors DD. That is, the controller 2 groups the plurality of detectors LD from which the detectors DD have acquired the ID information through communication and the detectors DD that have performed the detection as a short distance group. That is, for each detector DD, the detector DD and the lighting devices LL and the lighting-related devices LS belonging to the short-range wireless communication range around the detector DD are grouped as one group.

  The controller 2 sets a group number for each short-distance group, and stores a table (hereinafter, referred to as a group management table) of each ID information of the detector DD, the lighting device LL, and the lighting-related device LS and the corresponding group number in the memory 12E. To memorize. That is, a group number is set for each detector DD, and the lighting device LL and the lighting-related device LS belonging to the short-range wireless communication range of each detector DD have the same group as each detector DD. Numbered. The controller 2 transmits the group number set to the control target device L, and the detector DD, the lighting device LL, and the lighting-related device LS store the group number in the memory 12 of the own device.

  When the controller 2 performs the lighting control by designating the group number, the same control is performed on the detector DD designated by the group number and the lighting devices LL and the lighting-related devices LS belonging to the short-range wireless communication range around the detector DD. Is performed.

  When the detector DD communicates with the surrounding lighting devices LL and the lighting-related devices LS by short-range wireless communication by the wireless communication I / F 15b, the detector DD communicates with each of the lighting devices LL and the lighting-related devices LS. May be stored in the memory 12D. The controller 2 may be configured to be able to receive information on radio wave intensity in communication with each of the lighting devices LL and the lighting-related devices LS together with ID information by communicating with the detector DD. The controller 2 stores the received information on the radio wave intensity together with the ID information in the memory 12E.

  The controller 2 determines whether or not to perform grouping based on whether or not short-range wireless communication between the detector DD and the detector LD is established and the detector DD can receive ID information from the detector LD. An example of doing this has been described. Further, the controller 2 may exclude the detector LD from the group when the radio field intensity in the short-range wireless communication among the detectors LD grouped is equal to or less than a predetermined value.

  The wireless communication I / F 15c performs communication between the controller 2 and the setting device 3. That is, the wireless communication I / F 15cE of the controller 2 can exchange information with the wireless communication I / F 15cC of the setting device 3. In addition, as the wireless communication adopted for the wireless communication I / F 15c, for example, a public wireless standard such as the WiFi (registered trademark) standard may be used. For example, communication using radio waves in the 2.4 GHz band or the like may be employed. Since the setting device 3 and the controller 2 adopt the public wireless standard, the setting device 3 can access the controller 2 from any location. The wireless communication of the wireless communication I / F 15c is not limited to WiFi, and various wireless communication standards such as Bluetooth standard may be adopted.

  As the setting device 3 as the association unit, a general-purpose computer, a tablet terminal, or the like can be employed. The LCD 22C of the setting device 3 is a display for displaying an image generated by the control unit 11C. For example, the touch panel device 21C may be provided on a display screen of the LCD 22C. In this case, the touch panel device 21C can generate an operation signal corresponding to the position on the display screen of the LCD 22C pointed by the user with the finger. This operation signal is supplied to the control unit 11C. Accordingly, when the user touches or slides on the display screen, the control unit 11C determines the touch position of the user, the operation of closing and separating the finger (pinch operation), the position reached by the slide operation or the slide operation. , Various operations such as a sliding direction and a touching period can be detected, and processing corresponding to a user operation can be executed.

  The control unit 11C of the setting device 3 receives a group management table of the control target devices L managed by the controller 2 through communication with the controller 2. The controller 11C stores the group management table in the memory 12C and reads the group management table when registering the arrangement position of the control target device L. The memory 12C also stores floor plan information.

  The control unit 11C can display a floor plan on the display screen of the LCD 22C and display a list display for each short distance group based on the group management table at the time of registration of the arrangement position. The control unit 11C can transmit to the controller 2 a command for designating lighting or the like for the short distance group by the user's operation of designating a predetermined short distance group in the list display by the touch panel device 21C. In addition, the control unit 11C can arrange and set the short-distance group selected by the user at an arbitrary position on the floor screen using an icon or the like.

  Next, the operation of the embodiment configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing arrangement position registration, and FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining short-distance grouping. FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 are explanatory diagrams for explaining the state of wireless communication of each unit.

  10 and 11 schematically show the positional relationship between the lighting devices LL11 to LL16 disposed on the ceiling (not shown) of the room, the detectors DD disposed near the lighting devices LL11 to LL16, and the controller 2 and the setting device 3. In the example of FIG. 10 and FIG. 11, the lighting devices LL11 to LL16 are arranged in two rows, and the detector DD is disposed substantially at the center between the lighting devices LL11 to LL14. Although the controller 2 is arranged at a position away from these control target devices L, its wireless range is sufficiently wide as shown in FIG. 10, and the lighting devices LL11 to LL16 and the detector DD are connected to the controller 2. For example, communication can be performed by 920 MHz radio waves. The controller 2 and the setting device 3 can communicate with each other by WiFi using, for example, a 2.4 GHz band.

  In the present embodiment, the communication range of the wireless communication I / F 15b between the detector DD and the lighting devices LL11 to LL16, which are the detectors LD, is relatively narrow. Note that the short-range wireless communication range of the detector DD and the size of the short-range wireless communication range of each lighting device LL are substantially the same. In FIG. 10, the communication range of the lighting device LL11 in the short-range wireless communication is indicated by a circle. The detector DD is located within a range surrounded by a circle, and the detector DD can perform short-range wireless communication with the lighting device LL11. As described above, the range in which the detector DD and the lighting device LL (illumination-related device LS) can communicate by the wireless communication I / F 15b is relatively narrow, and therefore, the detector DD is located in a relatively narrow range around the detector DD. Communication with the wireless communication I / F 15b can be established only with the located detector LD.

  In the present embodiment, short-distance groups are grouped using short-distance wireless communication between the detector DD and the lighting device LL. That is, in step S1 of FIG. 8, the setting device 3 performs pairing with the controller 2 for registering the arrangement position. Thereby, the setting device 3 and the controller 2 can exchange information by wireless communication. The setting device 3 instructs the controller 2 to group short-distance groups (step S2). Upon receiving this instruction, the controller 2 instructs the detector DD to perform short-range wireless communication in step S11 in FIG.

  In step S12, the detector DD performs short-range wireless communication and requests the lighting device LL and the lighting-related device LS to transmit ID information. When communication with the detector DD is established, the lighting device LL located in the short-range wireless communication range around the detector DD detects the ID information stored in the storage device 11b or the memory 12 of the lighting device LL. Send to DD.

  FIG. 11 shows the communicable range in the short-range wireless communication of each lighting device LL by a frame surrounded by a circle. The bold line frame indicates that the radio wave intensity (electric field intensity) between the lighting device LL and the detector DD is sufficient for information transmission, and the thin line frame indicates that the radio wave intensity is sufficient for information transmission. It is not strength. In the example shown in FIG. 11, the detector DD is located outside the range of the short-range wireless communication of the lighting devices LL15 and LL16, and the radio wave intensity between the detector DD and the lighting devices LL15 and LL16 is sufficiently strong. Therefore, the detector DD cannot establish communication with the lighting devices LL15 and LL16.

  On the other hand, the detector DD can establish communication with the lighting devices LL11 to LL14, and acquires ID information of the lighting devices LL11 to LL14. The detector DD transmits the acquired ID information to the controller 2 (Step S13).

  Upon receiving the ID information of the lighting devices LL11 to LL14 from the detector DD in Step S14, the controller 2 groups the ID information received for each detector DD as a short-distance group and sets a group number (Step S15). ). The controller 2 creates a group management table that associates the received ID information with the set group number, and stores the group management table in the memory 12E. The controller 2 transmits the created group management table to the setting device 3. Thus, in step S3, the control unit 11C of the setting device 3 acquires the group management table. The control unit 11C stores the acquired group management table in the memory 12C.

  In the example of FIG. 8, an example has been described in which the controller 2 creates a group management table after receiving a grouping instruction from the setting device 3. The processing in FIG. 9 may be executed in advance to create a group management table.

  In steps S4 and S5, the control unit 11C of the setting device 3 displays a list display based on the floor plan and the group management table on the display screen of the LCD 22C. The list display shows devices for each short distance group. The list display may indicate only the short distance group by, for example, a group number or the like, or may indicate the ID information of the short distance group and the lighting devices LL and the lighting related devices LS belonging to the short distance group. There may be.

  The user operates the touch panel device 21C to specify a predetermined short-distance group in the list display. The control unit 11 of the setting device 3 determines whether or not a group instruction has been made in step S6. If the user specifies a short distance group, a command for lighting the short distance group specified in step S7. Is transmitted to the controller 2. The lighting instruction is a lighting instruction for the lighting device LL, and a predetermined operation instruction for the lighting-related device LS.

  When receiving the command for the short distance group from the setting device 3, the controller 2 transmits a command for lighting or operation to the lighting device LL, the lighting related device LS, and the detector DD belonging to the specified short distance group. . With this command, the designated lighting device LL is turned on, and the designated lighting-related device LS and the detector DD start a predetermined operation. For example, the illumination-related device LS and the detector DD may perform lighting of an LED (not shown) provided in each of them as a predetermined operation.

  The user confirms that the lighting device LL is turned on and that the lighting-related device LS and the detector DD perform predetermined operations, so that the device belonging to the short-distance group designated by the user is located at any position. Can be recognized. The control unit 11 of the setting device 3 is in a standby state for a setting operation by the user in step S8. When the user recognizes the actual arrangement position of the specified short distance group, the user arranges the icon at the position on the floor drawing corresponding to the arrangement position, and sets and registers the short distance group instructed to light on the icon. (Step S9).

  In step S10 following step S9, the control unit 11 of the setting device 3 determines whether or not a setting end operation has been performed. It should be noted that also in the case of a NO determination in steps S6 and S8, a determination of a setting end operation is performed in step S10. If the setting end operation is not performed, the control unit 11 returns the process to step S6 and repeats steps S6 to S9. In this way, the user confirms the actual lighting position while sequentially specifying each short-distance group in the list table, and arranges and registers the icons corresponding to each short-distance group on the floor plan corresponding to the actual arrangement. I do.

  The placement registration work in steps S6 to S9 is performed for each short distance group. Conventionally, the registration work had to be performed while confirming the actual lighting position in each unit of the lighting device LL and the lighting-related device LS. On the other hand, the registration work has to be performed in the group unit. Can be significantly reduced. For example, as shown in the room R2 in FIG. 2, when each of the detectors DD indicated by solid color and eight surrounding lighting devices LL (lighting-related devices LS) form a short-distance group, the number of registrations is Can be reduced to 1/8.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, devices within a predetermined short-range wireless communication range are grouped as a short-range group by using short-range wireless communication that can communicate only in a relatively narrow predetermined range. At the time of the arrangement position registration work, the lighting of each short distance group is controlled to recognize the position of each device belonging to the short distance group. The arrangement position of each device can be determined for each short distance group, and the arrangement position registration work can be significantly simplified.

  In addition, the controller communicates with the detector to acquire ID information in the short-distance group acquired by short-range wireless communication and create a group management table. In the placement registration work, the grouping is automated. Therefore, complicated work for grouping is unnecessary.

  In addition, for devices other than lighting devices such as a human sensor, the operation state is checked by, for example, an LED, and it is not easy to check the operation state by visually checking the lighting of the LED. However, in the present embodiment, unlike the conventional case where the arrangement position is confirmed for each device, the arrangement position is confirmed for each short distance group. There is also an advantage that the confirmation is easy.

  Further, since the controller performs grouping of the short distance groups based on the ID information obtained by the short distance wireless communication of the detector, one lighting device belongs to a plurality of different short distance groups. There is a possibility. In this case, there is no particular problem. For example, when the lighting range is changed due to the movement of a person, it may be better that the lighting areas of the short distance groups partially overlap. Sometimes it is more convenient to belong. Note that the controller may set each of the control target devices to belong to only one group by giving priority to the short distance group to which the device belongs first.

  Further, in the above description, an example has been described in which all devices constituting the wireless control system perform wireless communication, but communication other than short-range wireless communication between the detector DD and the lighting device LL and the lighting-related device LS is performed. May employ wired communication.

(Modification)
In the description of the first embodiment, when the controller 2 as the grouping unit receives the ID information obtained from each detector DD by short-range wireless communication, the controller 2 groups the short-distance groups for each detector DD. To create a group management table, and transmit this group management table to the setting device 3 as an associating unit. That is, the grouping is performed by the controller 2, but the setting device 3 may perform the grouping of the short-distance groups as a grouping unit.

  In this case, the controller 2 gives the ID information received from each detector DD to the setting device 3 in association with each detector DD. The setting device 3 groups the ID information associated with each detector DD. That is, in the control unit 11C of the setting device 3, the detector DD and the lighting devices LL and the lighting-related devices LS belonging to the short-range wireless communication range around the detector DD are grouped as one short-distance group for each detector DD. You.

  At the time of this grouping, the control unit 11C of the setting device 3 detects the plurality of detectors DD and the ID information of the lighting device LL and the lighting-related device LS corresponding to each of the detectors DD on the display screen of the LCD 22C. It is possible to display a list for each device DD. In this case, the user operates the touch panel device 21C to specify the predetermined detector DD, and the ID information of the detector DD and the lighting device LL and the lighting-related device LS corresponding to the detector DD. Can be grouped.

  Further, the user operates the touch panel device 21C to specify the predetermined detector DD, and individually specifies the ID information of the lighting device LL and the lighting-related device LS corresponding to the specified detector DD by grouping. It is also possible to convert. For example, from the display of the ID information of the designated detector DD and the corresponding lighting device LL and lighting-related device LS, only the desired ID information may be selected and excluded from the group. The lighting device LL or the lighting-related device LS included in the device DD can be designated and included in the group.

(Modification)
In the first embodiment or the modification, whether or not to include the lighting device LL and the lighting-related device LS in the short-range group depending on whether or not communication is established by short-range wireless communication with each detector DD. It was determined. In this modification, the control device 11 of the setting device 3 and the controller 2 sequentially turns on the lighting devices LL belonging to the short distance group obtained by the short distance wireless communication, and belongs to the group by comparing the illuminance at each lighting. It may be decided whether to decide or exclude from the group. For example, when a device equipped with an illuminance sensor is employed as the detector DD, the detector DD transmits a detection result of the illuminance to the controller 2, and the controller 2 determines whether the illuminating device LL having a predetermined illuminance or less is a group. Exclude from

  As described above, by using the detection result of the illuminance sensor, highly accurate grouping can be performed.

(Example of use)
Further, as described above, the detector DD can output to the controller 2 information on the radio field intensity during short-range communication with each of the lighting devices LL and the lighting-related devices LS. The controller 2 can perform lighting control using the information of the radio wave intensity.

  For example, it is assumed that the detector DD has the function of a human sensor. It is considered that the distance between the detector DD and the lighting device LL and the radio wave intensity have a correlation. Therefore, the stronger the radio wave intensity, the closer the distance from the detector DD to the lighting device LL, and the weaker the radio wave intensity, the farther the distance from the detector DD to the lighting device LL. Thus, when the controller 2 detects a person by the function of the human sensor of the detector DD, the controller 2 increases the illumination light amount for the lighting device LL whose radio wave intensity is larger than a predetermined value, and increases the illumination light amount as the radio wave intensity decreases. Control is performed so as to reduce.

  In this case, it is possible to provide illumination that is brighter near a person detected by the human sensor and becomes darker as the distance from the person increases. That is, smooth illumination control according to the position of the person can be performed.

  Further, for example, it is assumed that the detector DD has a function of a temperature sensor. In this case, the controller 2 changes the color of the illumination light according to the temperature detected by the temperature sensor of the detector DD, and also changes the color of the illumination light in fear of the distance of the illumination device LL from the detector DD. And the like can be controlled.

(Second embodiment)
FIG. 12 is a flowchart employed in another embodiment of the present invention. Note that the hardware configuration of the present embodiment differs from FIG. 1 only in that only one detector DD driven by a battery is used, and is not shown. In the first embodiment, a plurality of detectors DD fixed near the detector LD are employed. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, only one movable detector DD is employed. For example, the detector DD in the present embodiment is a portable detector driven by a battery and carried by a person or the like.

  The operation of the embodiment configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 12, the same steps as those in FIG. 8 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram for describing the setting of a short distance group in the present embodiment. In the present embodiment, a short-distance group is set while moving one detector DD, and arrangement position registration is performed. In this embodiment, the method of grouping the controllers 2 is the same as that of FIG.

  FIG. 13 is a plan view showing an arrangement position of the control target device L arranged on the ceiling, for example. The dashed line arrow in FIG. 13 indicates the movement route of the detector DD moving in the room. For example, when a person carries the detector DD and moves on the floor in a room where the control target device L is arranged on the ceiling, the detector DD can be moved along the movement route in FIG. Generally, the lighting device LL and the lighting-related device LS are visible, and a person can move the detector DD along a desired route while checking these control target devices L. The moving route of the detector DD can be freely determined.

  When the detector DD reaches the position Da in FIG. 13, the operator of the setting device 3 gives an instruction for group detection. In step S21, the control unit 11C is in a standby state for an operator's group detection instruction. When the operator performs an operation for instructing group detection, the control unit 11C issues a command for grouping in step S2 to the controller. Send to 2. Note that the person carrying the detector DD and the operator of the setting device 3 may be the same person. In this case, when reaching the position Da, the operator of the setting device 3 may give a grouping instruction.

  The controller 2 executes each step of FIG. 9 to create a group management table. For example, when the detector DD is located at the position Da, short-range wireless communication is performed between the detector DD and the lighting devices LL1 to LL3, and the detector DD acquires ID information of the lighting devices LL1 to LL3. It shall be. In this case, the controller 2 creates a group management table in which the lighting devices LL1 to LL3 are grouped into one group.

  After acquiring the group management table in step S3, the control unit 11C of the setting device 3 determines whether or not a group determination operation has been performed in the next step S22. When the group determination operation is performed, the control unit 11C displays a list of the groups specified by the group management table after displaying the flow diagram (step S4) (step S5).

  Grouping is performed when the detector DD is located at the position Da, the actual position of the detected group is clear, and the lighting instruction for determining the actual position of the short distance group can be omitted. is there. Subsequent processes in steps S8 to S10 are the same as in the first embodiment.

  Thereafter, the person carrying the detector DD performs, for example, an operation for a group detection instruction each time the person reaches the positions Db, Dc, and Dd in FIG. For example, the controller 2 groups the lighting devices LL5 to LL8 at the position Db, groups the lighting devices LL13 to LL16 at the position Dc, and groups the lighting devices LL9 to LL12 at the position Dd.

  When a group determination operation is detected in step S22 for each group by the controller 2, the group of the lighting devices LL5 to LL8, the group of the lighting devices LL13 to LL16, and the group of the lighting devices LL9 to LL12 are registered as short-range groups. Is done.

  In the present embodiment, a plurality of groups detected by the controller 2 can be collected and registered as one group. For example, after the control unit 11C receives the group management table in which the lighting devices LL5 to LL8 corresponding to the position Db are grouped, the operator of the setting device 3 issues a group detection instruction at the position Dc without performing the group determination operation. Assumed to be performed. In this case, the controller 2 outputs to the setting device 3 a group management table in which the lighting devices LL13 to LL16 corresponding to the position Dc are grouped. Here, when the operator performs the group determination operation, the control unit 11C performs the grouping of the lighting devices LL5 to LL8 and the lighting devices LL13 to LL16 into one group.

  The position of the detector DD can be freely set by the user, and the operator of the setting device 3 can register the group of the lighting device LL corresponding to the desired position while appropriately moving the detector DD. is there. The arrangement of the icons on the floor plan and the process of registering the group in the arranged icons are the same as those in the first embodiment.

  In the examples of FIGS. 8 and 9, the lighting instruction of the detected group is omitted, but in order to surely recognize the detection range by the detector DD, every time the controller 2 performs the grouping, The lighting of the group detected by the controller 2 or the setting device 3 may be instructed.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained by using one movable detector instead of the plurality of fixedly arranged detectors. This has the advantage that it is not necessary to install a plurality of detectors. In addition, grouping can be performed while the detector is moved to an arbitrary position, and an arbitrary group can be easily set at the time of registering the arrangement position, and flexible grouping can be performed.

  In the examples of FIGS. 8 and 9, an example has been described in which the setting device 3 performs the final grouping with respect to the grouping in the controller 2. However, the final grouping may be performed in the controller 2. Good.

(Third embodiment)
FIG. 14 is a flowchart used in another embodiment of the present invention. Note that the hardware configuration of the present embodiment is the same as that of the second embodiment. In the second embodiment, the controller 2 performs grouping every time the detector DD reaches a predetermined position. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the detectors LD sequentially detected are added to the group while moving the detector DD.

  The operation of the embodiment configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. The flow of FIG. 14 differs from the flow of FIG. 12 in that steps S31 and S32 for instructing start and end of group detection are employed instead of steps S21 and S22, respectively. FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram for describing the setting of a short distance group in the present embodiment.

  In the present embodiment, as in the second embodiment, a short-distance group is set while moving one detector DD, and arrangement position registration is performed. In the present embodiment as well, the final grouping can be performed by either the controller 2 or the setting device 3, but in the following description, an example in which the final grouping is performed by the setting device 3 will be described. I do.

  FIG. 15 shows, by a plan view, an arrangement position of the control target device L arranged on the ceiling, for example, as in FIG. The dashed line in FIG. 15 indicates the movement route of the detector DD moving in the room. For example, the lighting devices LL1 to LL6 in FIG. 15 are grouped into a group G1, and the lighting devices LL6 to LL11 are grouped into a group G2.

  The operator of the setting device 3 instructs the setting device 3 to start and end the group detection. For example, it is assumed that a group detection start operation is performed at a point 51 in FIG. If the control unit 11C of the setting device 3 determines in step S31 that a group detection start operation has been performed, it instructs grouping in step S2.

  The person carrying the detector DD moves on the movement route in FIG. When the detector DD reaches below the lighting device LL1 in FIG. 15, short-range wireless communication is established between the lighting device LL1 and the detector DD, and the ID information of the lighting device LL1 is transmitted to the detector DD. . The ID information is transmitted from the detector DD to the controller 2, and the controller 2 receives the ID information, groups the ID information, and creates a group management table. In this case, only the lighting device LL1 belongs to this group. The controller 2 transmits the created group management table to the setting device 3. The control unit 11C of the setting device 3 stores the received group management table in the memory 12C.

  Further, when the detector DD moves and reaches below the lighting device LL2, a group management table including the lighting device LL2 as a group is created and stored in the memory 12C of the setting device 3. Thereafter, the same operation is repeated. When the user carrying the detector DD arrives below the lighting device LL6, the user carries out a group detection end operation. The control unit 11C of the setting device 3 collects the groups stored in the memory 12C at the time of determining the end operation of the group detection and sets one group. That is, in this case, a group G1 including the lighting devices LL1 to LL6 as one group is registered.

  Next, the user performs a group detection start operation in a state positioned below the lighting device LL6, sequentially moves so as to pass below the lighting devices LL7 to LL11, and reaches a position below the lighting device LL11. Then, the group detection end operation is performed. Thereby, the group management table of each group of the lighting devices LL6 to LL11 is stored in the memory 12C. The control unit 11C of the setting device 3 collects the groups stored in the memory 12C at the time of determining the end operation of the group detection and sets one group. That is, in this case, the group G2 in which the lighting devices LL6 to LL11 are one group is registered.

  Other operations are the same as those of the first and second embodiments.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the same effect as in the first and second embodiments can be obtained by using one movable detector instead of the plurality of fixedly arranged detectors. it can.

  In the description of FIG. 15, it has been described that the controller 2 creates a group management table by performing grouping based on the acquired ID information every time the detector DD is positioned below the lighting device LL. When the device DD simultaneously establishes communication with only one lighting device LL, the grouping and the creation of the group management table are omitted, and only the acquired ID information is transmitted to the setting device 3. Is also good. Similarly, when the final grouping is performed in the controller 2, ID information is acquired from the start operation to the end operation of the group detection, and after the end operation of the group detection, the group information is acquired using the acquired ID information. And a group management table may be created.

  Although several embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are provided by way of example and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These new embodiments can be implemented in other various forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. These embodiments and their modifications are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are also included in the invention described in the claims and their equivalents.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the lighting system using the lighting-related devices as the control target devices has been described as an example. The technology of the present embodiment can be applied to registration and management of arrangement positions of telephones, personal computers, and the like.

  In the above embodiment, the detector is described as being moved by a person. However, the detector may be moved by a dolly operated by a person or a self-propelled device such as a cleaning robot.

    DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Wireless control system, 2 ... Controller, 3 ... Setting device, 4 ... Power supply, 11 ... Control part, 11a ... Processor, 11b ... Storage device, 12 ... Memory, 13 ... Power supply circuit, 14D ... Light emitting element part or sensor part , 14L: Light-emitting element unit, 14S: Sensor unit, 15a, 15b, 15c: Wireless communication I / F, 21C: Touch panel device, 22C: LCD, DD: Detector, L: Control target device, LD: Detected device, LL: lighting equipment, LS: lighting related equipment.

Claims (7)

A plurality of devices having unique information, each of which is arranged at a predetermined position;
A detector that establishes wireless communication with the device by existing in a predetermined positional relationship with respect to the device and acquires the unique information;
A grouping unit that receives the unique information acquired by the detector and groups the unique information;
An associating unit that associates the arrangement position of the device with each of the grouped unique information;
A wireless control system comprising: 2. The wireless control system according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the detectors are provided so as to have a predetermined positional relationship with the device. 3. The wireless control system according to claim 1, wherein the detector acquires the unique information by being present in a predetermined positional relationship with the device as the device moves. The detector measures radio field intensity during wireless communication between the plurality of devices,
The grouping unit excludes the unique information from the predetermined group for a device whose radio field intensity detected by the detector is smaller than a predetermined threshold among devices whose unique information is grouped into a predetermined group. Item 4. The wireless control system according to any one of Items 1 to 3. The detector has an illuminance detection function,
The grouping unit excludes the unique information from the predetermined group for devices in which the detection result of the illuminance of the detector is smaller than a predetermined threshold among the devices whose unique information is grouped into a predetermined group. Item 4. The wireless control system according to any one of Items 1 to 3. The plurality of devices are lighting devices,
The grouping unit is configured by a controller capable of wireless communication between the plurality of lighting devices and the detector,
The detector measures the radio field intensity during wireless communication with the plurality of lighting devices,
The wireless control system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the controller performs lighting control on the lighting devices in which the unique information is grouped into a predetermined group based on a detection result of the radio wave intensity of the detector. A plurality of devices having unique information, each of which is arranged at a predetermined position, and a detector that establishes wireless communication with the device by being in a predetermined positional relationship with the device, establishes the wireless communication. To obtain the unique information,
Receiving the unique information acquired by the detector, grouping the unique information acquired for each acquisition of the unique information of the detector,
A wireless control method for associating an arrangement position of the device with each of the grouped unique information.

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