JP2021012790A - Lighting system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a lighting system that is a system capable of group setting without using an information communication terminal and can improve constructors' convenience while suppressing an increase in manufacturing cost.SOLUTION: A lighting system which is an example of an embodiment includes a plurality of lighting fixtures having wireless communication means and a dedicated remote control that allows the lighting fixtures to be operated by wireless communication with the lighting fixtures. Each of the lighting fixtures includes a group setting operation unit for grouping the lighting fixtures into groups and a control device that performs an apparatus registration mode in which apparatus registration with the dedicated remote control is performed and acquires ID information from the dedicated remote control.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

The present disclosure relates to a lighting system.

Conventionally, a lighting system including a wireless remote controller for operating a lighting fixture is widely known. In addition, there is also known a lighting system that has a group setting function for dividing a plurality of lighting fixtures into arbitrary groups and can control the lighting state for each group. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a lighting system capable of performing group setting using an information communication terminal such as a smartphone on which predetermined application software (also simply referred to as an "application") is installed.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2018-191035

By the way, the builder who installed the lighting system with the group setting function generally checks the lighting state of the lighting equipment in group units, but in the system where the group can be set only by the information communication terminal, once on the builder's terminal. It is inconvenient for the builder because it is necessary to install a predetermined application and set a group. It is conceivable to add a group setting function to the dedicated remote controller of the lighting system, but in this case, there is a problem that the manufacturing cost of the remote controller increases.

An object of the present disclosure is to provide a lighting system that can set a group without using an information communication terminal and can improve the convenience of a builder while suppressing an increase in manufacturing cost. Is.

The lighting system according to the present disclosure includes a plurality of lighting fixtures having wireless communication means, and a dedicated remote controller capable of operating the plurality of lighting fixtures by wireless communication with the plurality of lighting fixtures. Each of the plurality of lighting fixtures executes a device registration mode for performing device registration with the group setting operation unit for grouping the plurality of lighting fixtures and the dedicated remote controller, and obtains ID information from the dedicated remote controller. It has a control device to acquire.

According to the lighting system according to the present disclosure, it is possible to set a group in which a plurality of lighting fixtures are divided into arbitrary groups without using an information communication terminal, and it is possible to suppress an increase in manufacturing cost and to make it convenient for the installer. Can be improved.

It is a figure which shows the whole structure of the lighting system which is an example of an embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the lighting system which is an example of embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the control procedure on the luminaire side in the device registration mode of the lighting system which is an example of an embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the control procedure of the exclusive remote control side in the device registration mode of the lighting system which is an example of embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the registration method of a sub remote controller. It is a flowchart which shows the control procedure at the time of sub-remote control registration in the lighting system which is an example of embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the configuration in the case of using an information communication terminal in the lighting system which is an example of embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the lighting system according to the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments described below.

The subject of the system of the present disclosure includes a computer. When this computer executes a program, the main functions of the system of the present disclosure are realized. A computer has a processor that operates according to a program as a main hardware configuration. The type of processor does not matter as long as the above functions can be realized by executing the program. A processor is composed of one or more electronic circuits including an integrated circuit (IC) or a large scale integrated circuit (LSI). A plurality of electronic circuits may be integrated on one chip, or may be provided on a plurality of chips. The plurality of chips may be integrated in one device, or may be provided in a plurality of devices. The program is also stored in a non-temporary storage medium such as a computer-readable ROM, optical disk, or hard disk drive. The program may be stored in the storage medium in advance, or may be supplied to the storage medium via a wide area communication network including the Internet or the like.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a lighting system 10 which is an example of an embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the lighting system 10 operates each luminaire by wireless communication between a plurality of luminaires 11, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 having wireless communication means and each of the luminaires. It is provided with a possible dedicated remote controller 20. As will be described in detail later, each of the plurality of lighting fixtures 11, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 executes the device registration mode for device registration with the dedicated remote controller 20 to acquire the ID information of the dedicated remote controller 20. The control device 19 is provided.

Here, the ID information is information for identifying a network (each of a plurality of devices constituting the network), and this information is used for allowing the same devices to communicate with each other. Means.

Each of the plurality of luminaires 11, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 has switches 15, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54. In the present embodiment, the switches 15, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54 are described as having the same form, but they may be different from each other. Each switch includes a group setting operation unit 16, a free setting operation unit 17, and a reset operation unit 18, respectively. That is, each of the plurality of lighting fixtures 11, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 has a group setting operation unit 16, a free setting operation unit 17, and a reset operation unit 18.

Examples of switches 15, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54 include DIP switches having a plurality of positions P1 to P6, or rotary switches. The group setting operation unit 16, the free setting operation unit 17, and the reset operation unit 18 may be configured by different switches. For example, the group setting operation unit 16 may be composed of a DIP switch or a rotary switch different from the free setting operation unit 17 and the reset operation unit 18.

The group setting operation unit 16 is a means for grouping lighting fixtures. A group of lighting fixtures is, for example, a unit in which the lighting state can be collectively operated by a dedicated remote controller 20, and various lighting scenes are realized by interlocking a plurality of lighting fixtures. It is also possible to individually control the lighting state of a plurality of lighting fixtures constituting one group.

An example of the group setting operation unit 16 is a switch for setting a group to which the lighting fixture in which the operation unit is installed belongs, and has a plurality of positions corresponding to the number of setstable groups. By providing the group setting operation unit 16 in each lighting fixture, it is possible to perform group setting without using an information communication terminal such as a smartphone.

The free setting operation unit 17 is a means for setting a group free mode in which group setting is possible using an information communication terminal. By providing the free setting operation unit 17 in each luminaire, it is possible to set a group of luminaires using an information communication terminal such as a smartphone. The reset operation unit 18 is a means for erasing the ID information of the dedicated remote controller 20 acquired by registering the device with the dedicated remote controller 20.

In FIG. 1, ceiling lights, line lights, floor lights, spotlights, and pendant lights are exemplified as the lighting fixtures constituting the lighting system 10, but the type, number, arrangement, and the like of the lighting fixtures are not particularly limited.

The lighting system 10 includes a plurality of groups of lighting fixtures that can be set by operating the group setting operation unit 16. A plurality of groups of lighting fixtures may be set in one space, or may be set for each space such as a living room, a dining room, a kitchen, and a bedroom. In the example shown in FIG. 1, the luminaires 11, 40, 41, 42 form group 1, and the luminaires 11, 43, 44 form group 2. The number of luminaires forming the group is not particularly limited, and one luminaire may form one group.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the lighting system 10 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the lighting system 10, and illustrates the lighting fixture 11 included in both groups 1 and 2 as the lighting fixture.

In the following, the configuration of the lighting system 10 will be described with particular example of the lighting fixture 11, but other lighting fixtures are also represented by the same block diagram as the lighting fixture 11, and group setting, device registration, and transmission of group information. Etc. are configured in the same manner as the lighting fixture 11.

As illustrated in FIG. 2, the luminaire 11 includes a light source unit 12, a lighting circuit 13, a transmission / reception unit 14 for transmitting / receiving information to / from a dedicated remote controller 20, a switch 15, and a control device 19. The luminaire 11 is, for example, a disc-shaped or columnar ceiling light, and is mounted on the ceiling. The luminaire 11 may have a cover that conceals the light source unit 12 and the like.

The light source unit 12 includes a conventionally known light source, and preferably includes a semiconductor light emitting element such as an LED (Light Emitting Diode). The lighting circuit 13 operates under the control of, for example, the control device 19, and controls the power supplied to the light source unit 12 according to the lighting mode, brightness, and the like corresponding to various lighting scenes.

The transmission / reception unit 14 transmits the information processed by the control device 19 to the dedicated remote controller 20, and also receives the information transmitted from the dedicated remote controller 20. The transmission / reception unit 14 is a wireless communication module for performing wireless data communication using a short-range wireless communication method. Examples of short-range wireless communication include Bluetooth (registered trademark) communication, ZigBee (registered trademark) communication, Wi-Fi (registered trademark) communication, infrared communication and the like.

As described above, the switch 15 has a structure in which the group setting operation unit 16, the free setting operation unit 17, and the reset operation unit 18 are integrated. The switch 15 may be installed outside the luminaire 11 or inside the luminaire 11 covered with a cover, and the installation location is not particularly limited. The switch 15 is, for example, a DIP switch or a rotary switch having a plurality of positions P1 to P6, but the configuration of the switch 15 is not particularly limited and may be a push button type switch, and a group number or the like is input. It may be a possible switch.

The group setting operation unit 16 of the switch 15 is a means for setting a group to which the luminaire 11 belongs, and has a plurality of positions corresponding to the number of setstable groups. For example, when the lighting system 10 has a configuration in which four groups can be set, the group setting operation unit 16 has four positions P1 to P4 in which groups 1 to 4 can be selected (see FIG. 1). As illustrated in FIG. 1, when the position of the group setting operation unit 16 is P1, the group to which the luminaire 11 belongs is set to 1 (in the case of P2, the group is 2).

The group setting operation unit 16 can be operated even before the power is supplied to the luminaire 11. By simply switching the group setting operation unit 16, the group of the lighting fixture 11 can be easily changed without using the dedicated remote controller 20 and an information communication terminal such as a smartphone. The group information set based on the operation of the group setting operation unit 16 is stored in the storage unit 19f of the control device 19. When the group setting operation unit 16 is switched, the past group information is deleted and new group information is stored.

The free setting operation unit 17 of the switch 15 is a means for setting the group free mode. Since there is a strong need for the operation of lighting equipment using an information communication terminal such as a smartphone, it is important to enable comfortable operation of the lighting equipment using the information communication terminal also in the lighting system 10. By providing the free setting operation unit 17, it is possible to select a group free mode in which group setting using an information communication terminal is possible.

When the group free mode is selected by the operation of the free setting operation unit 17, the group to which the luminaire 11 belongs is set to free. That is, the group to which the luminaire 11 belongs is not specified. On the other hand, the lighting system 10 may be configured so that a predetermined group (for example, group 1) is set as an initial value even when the group free mode is selected. In this case, when the information communication terminal is not used for the operation of the lighting system 10, the lighting equipment 11 can be operated as a group 1 without being removed one by one.

The reset operation unit 18 of the switch 15 is a means for erasing the ID information of the dedicated remote controller 20 acquired by registering the device with the dedicated remote controller 20. By providing the reset operation unit 18, for example, when the dedicated remote controller 20 registered as a device cannot be used due to a failure or the like, the past ID information can be deleted and a new dedicated remote controller 20 can be registered. Since the past ID information is stored in the storage unit 19f of the control device 19, when the reset operation unit 18 performs the reset operation, the ID information is deleted from the storage unit 19f. Further, even if the lighting system 10 is configured so that information other than the ID information, such as information on the lighting mode of the lighting equipment stored in the storage unit 19f, is deleted by the operation of the reset operation unit 18. Good.

As described above, the control device 19 is configured to execute the device registration mode for registering the device with the dedicated remote controller 20 and acquire the ID information of the dedicated remote controller 20. The control device 19 has a storage unit 19f, and stores the ID information of the dedicated remote controller 20 in the storage unit 19f. The lighting fixture 11 can be operated by a dedicated remote controller 20 having an ID stored in the storage unit 19f. That is, the device registration of the dedicated remote controller 20 is completed by storing the ID information in the storage unit 19f. Further, the control device 19 is configured to control the lighting state of the lighting fixture 11 based on the operation of the dedicated remote controller 20 registered as a device.

The dedicated remote controller 20 is a wireless remote controller for operating a plurality of lighting fixtures including the lighting fixture 11, and is a device that does not correspond to an information communication terminal used by connecting to a wide area communication network such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal. is there. The dedicated remote controller 20 may also be used as a remote controller for a lighting system other than the lighting system 10, an air conditioning system, an audio system, etc., but preferably has a configuration that can be used only for the lighting system 10. The dedicated remote controller 20 may have a display unit for displaying various setting information including the time, the lighting state of the luminaire, and the group information of the luminaire.

The dedicated remote controller 20 is, for example, a card-type remote controller having a rectangular shape when viewed from the front. The dedicated remote controller 20 has an operation button 21 for lighting a plurality of lighting fixtures including the lighting fixture 11. For example, the operation button 21 includes a plurality of operation buttons 21a, 21b, 21c, 21d, and the lighting system 10 causes the lighting fixtures constituting the groups 1, 2, 3, and 4 to be turned on by operating each operation button. It is configured in.

The dedicated remote controller 20 has an all-off button 22 that turns off all the lighting fixtures of the group. The operation button 21 and the all-off button 22 are provided, for example, on the front side of the dedicated remote controller 20. Further, on the front side of the dedicated remote controller 20, an identification display 23 for distinguishing the master remote controller 20A and the sub remote controller 20B (see FIG. 5), which will be described later, and a specification changeover switch 24 are provided (see FIG. 1).

The specification changeover switch 24 is, for example, a means for changing the operation target of the operation button 21 and the all-off button 22, and can select a group unit operation or a group operation. When the group unit operation is selected, in the example shown in FIG. 1, the luminaires 11, 40, 41, 42 forming the group 1 by the operation buttons 21a and the luminaires 11, 43 forming the group 2 by the operation buttons 21b. , 44 are operated in group units, respectively.

The operation buttons 21a, 21b, 21c, and 21d may be used as extinguishing buttons for turning off the luminaire. For example, in the lighting system 10, when the operation button is pressed once (for example, the pressing time is less than 0.5 seconds), the lighting fixture is turned on in groups, and when the operation button is pressed and held (for example, the pressing time is 0.5 seconds or more) The lighting fixtures are configured to turn off in groups. Alternatively, the lighting fixture may be turned off or the lighting state may be changed by operating the operation button a plurality of times.

As a specific example, when the operation button 21a is pressed once, all the lighting fixtures 11, 40, 41, 42 constituting the group 1 are turned on, and when the operation button 21a is pressed twice to 5 times, at least one lighting state of the lighting fixture is turned on. Changes to represent multiple lighting scenes. Alternatively, when the operation button 21a is pressed 2 to 5 times, the output of the illumination gradually decreases. Further, when the operation button 21a is pressed 6 times, all the lighting fixtures in the group 1 are turned off.

When the operation within the group is selected by the operation of the specification changeover switch 24, the operation buttons 21a, 21b, 21c, 21d function as a lighting scene changeover button or a dimming button for one group. As specific examples, the operation button 21a is a "relaxing scene" where it is easy to relax, the operation button 21b is a "theater scene" suitable for watching a movie, the operation button 21c is a "study scene" suitable for studying, and the operation button 21d. Is a button to select each "group scene" suitable for meals, conversations, watching TV, etc.

Further, the dedicated remote controller 20 has a group changeover switch 27 (see FIG. 1 and FIG. 5 described later). The group changeover switch 27 is, for example, a means for selecting a group to be operated when the operation in the group is selected, and is installed on the back side of the dedicated remote controller 20. The group changeover switch 27 may be composed of switches including a plurality of positions corresponding to the number of configurable groups, or may be composed of the same number of switches as the number of groups.

The dedicated remote controller 20 has a copy button 25 and a setting button 26. The copy button 25 is operated when registering the device with the lighting fixture 11 and when registering the sub remote controller 20B (see FIG. 5) described later. As will be described in detail later, by pressing the copy button 25, the dedicated remote controller 20 is in a scanning state for receiving a signal transmitted from the lighting fixture 11 or the sub remote controller 20B for a predetermined time (for example, 5 minutes). The setting button 26 is used when registering the sub remote controller 20B. The copy button 25 and the setting button 26 are provided, for example, on the back side of the dedicated remote controller 20 and covered with the back cover.

The dedicated remote controller 20 has a transmission / reception unit 28 and a remote controller control unit 29. The transmission / reception unit 28 transmits the information processed by the remote control unit 29 to the luminaire 11, and also receives the information transmitted from the luminaire 11. The transmission / reception unit 28 is composed of, for example, a wireless communication module similar to the transmission / reception unit 14 of the lighting fixture 11. The remote control control unit 29 generates an operation signal based on the operation of the operation buttons 21 and the like, and transmits the signal to the lighting equipment 11 via the transmission / reception unit 28. The remote control control unit 29 is composed of, for example, a microcomputer and has a storage unit for storing a control program, ID information, and the like.

The dedicated remote controller 20 is not limited to the above configuration, and has, for example, at least one of a total extinguishing button 22, an identification display 23, a specification changeover switch 24, a copy button 25, a setting button 26, and a group changeover switch 27. It does not have to be. Further, the dedicated remote controller 20 may be provided with more operation buttons 21.

Hereinafter, the control device 19 will be described in detail. The control device 19 is composed of, for example, a microcomputer, and has a processor 19e which is an arithmetic processing unit, a storage unit 19f, an input / output port, and the like. The processor 19e is composed of, for example, a CPU or a GPU, and has a function of reading and executing a control program installed in the storage unit 19f. Generally, the functions of the means described later in the control device 19 are realized by executing the control program. The storage unit 19f includes a non-volatile memory such as a ROM, HDD, and SSD, and a volatile memory such as a RAM. The storage unit 19f (non-volatile memory) stores the group information Ig ₁₁ of the lighting fixture 11, the ID information of the dedicated remote controller 20, and the like in addition to the control program.

The control device 19 has a group setting means 19a for setting a group to which the lighting fixture 11 belongs based on the operation of the group setting operation unit 16, and a device registration execution means 19b for executing device registration with the dedicated remote controller 20. Further, the control device 19 has a group information transmitting means 19c for transmitting the set information Ig ₁₁ of the group of the lighting fixture ₁₁ to the dedicated remote controller 20, and a reset means 19d. The reset means 19d has a function of erasing the ID information of the dedicated remote controller 20 registered as a device based on the operation of the reset operation unit 18. Further, the reset means 19d may delete information other than the ID information, such as information on the lighting mode of the lighting fixture 11, based on the operation of the reset operation unit 18.

The function of each means of the control device 19 is generally executed by a control program installed in the storage unit 19f. In the present embodiment, the information such as the program used for controlling the lighting system 10 and the ID of the dedicated remote controller 20 will be described as being stored in the storage unit of the control device and the control unit, but the information is stored. The storage unit is not particularly limited.

The group setting means 19a acquires an operation signal of the group setting operation unit 16 and sets a group corresponding to the signal. The group information Ig ₁₁ of the luminaire 11 is stored in the storage unit 19f and used as information necessary for lighting control of the luminaire 11. For example, when the position of the group setting operation unit 16 is P1, the group setting means 19a sets the group to which the luminaire 11 belongs to 1, and stores the information in the storage unit 19f.

The group setting means 19a is a group free state in which the group to which the lighting fixture 11 belongs can be group-set by the information communication terminal when the free setting operation unit 17 is operated (when the position of the switch 15 is P5). Set to mode. In this case, the group setting means 19a may set a predetermined group (for example, group 1) as an initial value while making the group setting possible by the information communication terminal. By setting the initial value, the lighting fixture 11 can be operated as a group 1 when the information communication terminal is not used for the operation of the lighting system 10.

The group setting means 19a, for example, sets a group of the luminaire 11 based on an operation signal of the group setting operation unit 16 when the power supply to the luminaire 11 is started. The group setting of the luminaire 11 may be executed after the start of supplying electric power to the luminaire 11 and before the device registration with the dedicated remote controller 20 is started, or may be executed in parallel with the device registration. Further, when the group setting operation unit 16 is operated to change the group after the start of supplying electric power to the luminaire 11, the group setting means 19a sets the group without delay based on the operation signal of the group setting operation unit 16. To execute.

As described above, the device registration executing means 19b executes the device registration mode for device registration with the dedicated remote controller 20, and acquires ID information from the dedicated remote controller 20. By acquiring the ID information of the dedicated remote controller 20 and storing it in the storage unit 19f, the device registration of the lighting fixture 11 and the dedicated remote controller 20 is completed. The device registration executing means 19b starts the device registration mode by transmitting the registration request signal Sd ₁₁ continuously or at predetermined intervals from the lighting equipment 11 (transmission / reception unit 14).

Here, the registration request signal is a signal transmitted from the lighting equipment to the information communication terminal 30 in order to start the device registration mode of the information communication terminal 30 and the lighting equipment. The registration request signal Sd ₁₁ means a registration request signal transmitted from the lighting fixture 11.

The device registration executing means 19b is configured to execute the device registration mode within a predetermined time from the start of supplying electric power to the lighting equipment 11, for example. The device registration executing means 19b transmits a registration request signal Sd ₁₁ from the luminaire 11 when the power supply to the luminaire 11 is started, and until a predetermined predetermined time (for example, 15 minutes) elapses. Continue transmitting the registration request signal Sd ₁₁ . When the dedicated remote controller 20 receives the registration request signal Sd ₁₁ , ID information is transmitted from the dedicated remote controller 20 to the lighting fixture 11, and the device registration executing means 19b stores the ID information in the storage unit 19f.

The device registration execution means 19b is configured not to execute the device registration mode, for example, when the ID information of the dedicated remote controller 20 has already been acquired. That is, the device registration executing means 19b acquires a trigger signal for starting the device registration mode, such as starting the supply of electric power to the lighting fixture 11, when the ID information of the dedicated remote controller 20 is stored in the storage unit 19f. However, the device registration mode is not executed. As a result, unnecessary device registration can be prevented.

The control device 19 is configured to transmit the group information set based on the operation of the group setting operation unit 16 to the dedicated remote controller 20. The group information transmitting means 19c transmits, for example, the group information stored in the storage unit 19f to the dedicated remote controller 20 when the device registration with the dedicated remote controller 20 is completed or in parallel with the device registration. The group information Ig ₁₁ of the luminaire 11 may be transmitted to the dedicated remote controller 20 together with the registration request signal Sd ₁₁ .

From the function of the group information transmitting means 19c, when the dedicated remote controller 20 has a display unit such as a liquid crystal monitor, the group to which the lighting fixture 11 belongs can be confirmed. The group information transmitting means 19c may transmit new group information to the dedicated remote controller 20 when the group of the luminaire is changed.

The control device 19 is configured to erase the ID information of the dedicated remote controller 20 and the like when the reset operation unit 18 is operated (when the position of the switch 15 is P6). The reset means 19d erases the ID information stored in the storage unit 19f by registering the device with the dedicated remote controller 20, for example, based on the operation signal of the reset operation unit 18.

It is preferable that the reset means 19d executes a process for notifying the user of the deletion of the ID information or the like, such as blinking the light source unit 12 when the ID information or the like of the dedicated remote controller 20 is erased. For example, when it becomes necessary to register a new remote controller due to a failure of the dedicated remote controller 20, the ID information of the past dedicated remote controller 20 can be deleted by operating the reset operation unit 18.

Here, the group setting of the luminaire 11 and the device registration procedure (device registration mode) of the luminaire 11 and the dedicated remote controller 20 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. In the device registration mode, FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a control procedure on the lighting fixture 11 side, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a control procedure on the dedicated remote controller 20 side. In FIG. 3, the procedure on the dedicated remote controller 20 side is shown by a chain line.

The group setting and device registration of lighting fixtures other than the lighting fixture 11 can also be executed in the same manner as in the case of the lighting fixture 11. Equipment registration with a plurality of lighting fixtures may be executed in parallel, or may be executed one by one.

As illustrated in FIG. 3, when the power supply to the luminaire 11 is started, the group of the luminaire 11 is set (S10, S11). The group setting of the luminaire 11 is executed by the function of the group setting means 19a based on the operation of the group setting operation unit 16. Further, when the power supply to the luminaire 11 is started, the registration request signal Sd ₁₁ is transmitted from the luminaire 11, and the device registration is started (S10, S12). This procedure is executed by the function of the device registration execution means 19b. The future of S11 and S12 is not particularly limited, and S11 and S12 may be performed in parallel.

Subsequently, when the dedicated remote controller 20 receives the registration request signal Sd ₁₁ , the dedicated remote controller 20 transmits the ID information to the luminaire 11 (S13, S14). As illustrated in FIG. 4, the dedicated remote controller 20 is in a scanning state for receiving the registration request signal Sd ₁₁ when the copy button 25 is operated (S20, S21). As a specific example, when the copy button 25 is pressed for a predetermined time or longer (for example, a long press for 2 seconds or longer), the remote controller control unit 29 sets the dedicated remote controller 20 in the scanning state. Then, when the remote control control unit 29 receives the registration request signal Sd ₁₁ , the remote control unit 29 transmits the ID information to the lighting fixture 11 (S22, S23).

Subsequently, the lighting fixture 11 receives the ID information transmitted from the dedicated remote controller 20 and stores it in the storage unit 19f (S15). This completes the device registration. This procedure is executed by the function of the device registration execution means 19b. Further, the lighting fixture 11 may be set by the group setting means 19a and may transmit the group information Ig ₁₁ stored in the storage unit 19f to the dedicated remote controller 20 (S16). This procedure is executed by the function of the group information transmitting means 19c.

Note that transmission of the registration request signal Sd ₁₁ from the luminaire 11 may be stopped when the acquired ID information of the dedicated remote control 20. Alternatively, even when the ID information of the dedicated remote controller 20 is acquired, the transmission of the registration request signal Sd ₁₁ may be continued for a predetermined time from the start of supplying the electric power to the lighting fixture 11.

According to the lighting system 10 having the above configuration, it is possible to set a group of each lighting fixture by operating the group setting operation unit 16 provided on each lighting fixture without using an information communication terminal and a dedicated remote controller 20. Become. This eliminates the need to once install the application on the information communication terminal of the system builder and set the group, which improves the convenience of the builder. The lighting system 10 is also useful for users who are unfamiliar with the operation of information communication terminals.

Here, with reference to FIG. 5, a method of registering another dedicated remote controller 20 in the lighting system 10 after completing the device registration of the plurality of lighting fixtures including the lighting fixture 11 and the dedicated remote controller 20, that is, using another dedicated remote controller 20. The method for enabling the operation of the luminaire will be described. FIG. 5 shows the front and back of each remote controller (with the back cover (not shown) removed).

As illustrated in FIG. 5, the registration of the sub remote controller 20B is performed by copying the ID of the master remote controller 20A to the sub remote controller 20B. In the present specification, the dedicated remote controller 20 for which device registration has been completed is referred to as "master remote controller 20A", and another dedicated remote controller 20 to be newly registered is referred to as "sub remote controller 20B". That is, the ID information of the master remote controller 20A is stored in the control devices 19 of the plurality of lighting fixtures including the lighting fixture 11.

The master remote controller 20A and the sub remote controller 20B have the same structure as each other, but have different IDs in the initial state. Therefore, the lighting fixture cannot be operated by the sub remote controller 20B in the initial state, but by copying the ID of the master remote controller 20A to the sub remote controller 20B, the sub remote controller 20B can be used to operate the lighting fixture. The identification display 23 is a display for distinguishing between the master remote controller 20A and the sub remote controller 20B. For example, when copying from the sub remote controller 20B is restricted, it is useful to make it easy to distinguish between the two by using the identification display 23.

As described above, the master remote controller 20A and the sub remote controller 20B have a copy button 25 and a setting button 26, respectively. The sub remote controller 20B sends the registration request signal Sd by operating the setting button 26, and the master remote controller 20A enters the scanning state of receiving the registration request signal Sd by operating the copy button 25. Then, when the master remote controller 20A acquires the registration request signal Sd, the master remote controller 20A transmits its own ID information to the sub remote controller 20B. Here, the registration request signal Sd is a signal transmitted from the sub remote controller 20B toward the master remote controller 20A so that the sub remote controller 20B can be used in the lighting system 10.

In the present embodiment, the remote controller control unit 29B of the sub remote controller 20B is configured to transmit the registration request signal Sd when the setting button 26 is pressed for a predetermined time or longer (for example, long press for 2 seconds or longer). There is. Further, the remote controller control unit 29A of the master remote controller 20A is configured to be in a scan state in which the registration request signal Sd can be received when the copy button 25 is pressed for a predetermined time or longer (for example, long press for 2 seconds or longer). Has been done.

The remote controller control unit 29A is configured to transmit the ID information of the master remote controller 20A to the sub remote controller 20B on condition that the registration request signal Sd is received. Then, when the remote control unit 29B receives the ID information, the initial ID is erased from the storage unit, and the ID of the master remote controller 20A is stored in the storage unit. That is, the remote controller control unit 29B is configured to overwrite the initial ID with the ID of the master remote controller 20A.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a control procedure at the time of registration of the sub remote controller 20B. In FIG. 6, the procedure on the master remote controller 20A side is shown by a solid line, and the procedure on the sub remote controller 20B side is shown by a chain line.

As illustrated in FIG. 6, the remote control unit 29A of the master remote controller 20A receives the operation signal of the copy button 25 when the copy button 25 is pressed (for example, long-pressed for 2 seconds or longer). The master remote controller 20A is set to the scanning state (S30, S31). On the other hand, the remote control unit 29B of the sub remote controller 20B requests registration from the sub remote controller 20B when the setting button 26 is pressed (for example, long press for 2 seconds or longer), that is, when the operation signal of the setting button 26 is acquired. The signal Sd is transmitted (S32, S33).

When the remote controller control unit 29A receives the registration request signal Sd, the remote controller control unit 29A transmits the ID information of the master remote controller 20A to the sub remote controller 20B (S34, S35). Then, the sub remote controller 20B receives the ID information of the master remote controller 20A and overwrites the initial ID with the ID of the master remote controller 20A. By the above procedure, a plurality of lighting fixtures constituting the lighting system 10 can be operated by using the sub remote controller 20B.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a configuration when the information communication terminal 30 is used in the lighting system 10. The information communication terminal 30 can be used as a wireless remote controller capable of operating a plurality of lighting fixtures in the same manner as the dedicated remote controller 20 by installing a predetermined application.

As illustrated in FIG. 7, the information communication terminal 30 generates an operation signal based on the operation of the display unit 31 composed of a liquid crystal monitor or the like, the operation unit 32 for operating the lighting equipment, and the operation unit 32. It has a terminal control unit 33. The user can set an arbitrary ID on the information communication terminal 30 in which the dedicated application is installed by operating the operation unit 32. The plurality of lighting fixtures constituting the lighting system 10 can be operated by the information communication terminal 30 having the ID registered by the device registration.

The information communication terminal 30 is, for example, a smartphone and has a touch panel that constitutes a display unit 31 and an operation unit 32. The operation unit 32 is displayed on the touch panel by the function of the dedicated application. The configuration of the operation unit 32 is not particularly limited, and the operation unit 32 may include an all-light button, a light-off button, a nightlight button, a dimming button, a lighting scene switching button, and the like. The plurality of luminaires can be operated in units of groups, and can also be operated in units of luminaires constituting one group.

The information communication terminal 30 can register devices with a plurality of lighting fixtures 11, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 in the same manner as the dedicated remote controller 20. By operating the operation unit 32, the information communication terminal 30 is in a scanning state for receiving a registration request signal transmitted from the lighting equipment for a predetermined time (for example, 5 minutes). The information communication terminal 30 is configured to transmit the set ID information to the lighting equipment when the registration request signal is received from the lighting equipment. At this time, a lighting fixture that can be registered as a device is displayed on the display unit 31, and the user may be able to specify the lighting fixture that executes the device registration.

When the lighting equipment 11 receives the ID information from the information communication terminal 30, the lighting equipment 11 stores the ID information in the storage unit 19f (the same applies to the other lighting equipment). As a result, the device registration of the lighting equipment 11 and the information communication terminal 30 is completed. The device registration executing means 19b (see FIG. 2) of the control device 19 transmits, for example, a registration request signal Sd ₁₁ from the luminaire 11 when the supply of electric power to the luminaire 11 is started, and a predetermined time is set in advance. The registration request signal Sd ₁₁ is transmitted at predetermined intervals until (for example, 15 minutes) elapses.

The information communication terminal 30 acquires group information from the luminaire 11 when the group to which the luminaire 11 belongs has already been set by the operation of the group setting operation unit 16. For example, the group information transmitting means 19c of the control device 19 transmits the group information to the information communication terminal 30 when the device registration is completed or in parallel with the device registration. The terminal control unit 33 of the information communication terminal 30 is configured to store the received group information in the storage unit. Similarly, other lighting fixtures also transmit the information of the set group to the information communication terminal 30. The group information of each luminaire is displayed on the display unit 31 as illustrated in FIG.

It is preferable that the information communication terminal 30 acquires group information from the luminaire when the group of the luminaire is changed by the operation of the group setting operation unit 16. The group information transmitting means 19c transmits new group information to the information communication terminal 30 when the group is changed by the operation of the group setting operation unit 16, for example. Alternatively, the group information transmitting means 19c may transmit group information to the information communication terminal 30 periodically or based on an information request from the information communication terminal 30.

When the luminaire is set to the free mode by the operation of the free setting operation unit 17, the group setting of the luminaire can be performed by using the information communication terminal 30 as in the conventional case. For example, a plurality of lighting fixtures for which device registration has been completed are displayed on the display unit 31, and each lighting fixture can be set to an arbitrary group by operating the operation unit 32. The group setting means 19a of the control device 19 sets the group of the luminaire 11 based on the operation of the information communication terminal 30 in the group free mode. That is, when the group setting means 19a acquires the group setting signal from the information communication terminal 30, the group setting means 19a sets the group according to the signal.

The design of the above embodiment can be appropriately changed as long as the object of the present disclosure is not impaired. For example, the luminaire does not have to have at least one of the free setting operation unit 17 and the reset operation unit 18. Further, the group information set based on the operation of the group setting operation unit 16 does not have to be transmitted to the dedicated remote controller 20.

10 Lighting system, 11, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 Lighting equipment, 12 Light source unit, 13 Lighting circuit, 14, 28 Transmitter / receiver, 15, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54 switches, 16 Group setting operation unit , 17 Free setting operation unit, 18 Reset operation unit, 19 Control device, 19a Group setting means, 19b Device registration execution means, 19c Group information transmission means, 19d Reset means, 19e processor, 19f Storage unit, 20 Dedicated remote controller, 20A master Remote control, 20B sub remote control, 21,21a, 21b, 21c, 21d operation button, 22 all off button, 23 identification display, 24 specification changeover switch, 25 copy button, 26 setting button, 27 group changeover switch, 29 remote control unit, 30 Information and communication terminal, 31 Display unit, 32 Operation unit, 33 Terminal control unit, P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6 position

Claims (8)

With multiple lighting fixtures with wireless communication means,
A dedicated remote controller capable of operating the plurality of lighting fixtures by wireless communication with the plurality of lighting fixtures,
It is a lighting system equipped with
Each of the plurality of lighting fixtures
A group setting operation unit for grouping the plurality of lighting fixtures, and
A control device that executes a device registration mode for device registration with the dedicated remote controller and acquires ID information from the dedicated remote controller.
Has a lighting system. The lighting system according to claim 1, wherein the control device is configured to execute the device registration mode within a predetermined time from the start of supplying electric power to each of the lighting devices. The lighting system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the control device is configured not to execute the device registration mode when the ID information of the dedicated remote controller has already been acquired. The lighting system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the control device is configured to transmit group information set based on the operation of the group setting operation unit to the dedicated remote controller. .. The lighting system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein each of the plurality of lighting fixtures has a free setting operation unit for setting a group free mode capable of group setting using an information communication terminal. .. The lighting system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein each of the plurality of lighting fixtures has a reset operation unit for erasing the ID information of the dedicated remote controller acquired by the device registration. The dedicated remote controller includes a master remote controller in which ID information is registered in at least one of the plurality of lighting fixtures, and a sub remote controller.
The invention according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the master remote controller is configured to transmit the ID information to the sub remote controller when the registration request signal to the system is received from the sub remote controller. Lighting system. The lighting system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the group setting operation unit includes a DIP switch or a rotary switch.

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