JP2022055575A - Lighting device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a lighting device that allows workers or the like to easily confirm setting information set related to an operation of a lighting fixture.SOLUTION: A lighting device of an embodiment includes a lighting fixture and an IC tag. The IC tag is attached to the lighting fixture and stores information readable by wireless communication. The information stored in the IC tag includes setting information set related to an operation of the lighting fixture.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

Embodiments of the present invention relate to a lighting device.

Some lighting fixtures are set to operate by using an operation terminal such as a remote controller capable of wireless communication. The setting related to the operation of the luminaire includes the setting related to turning on and off the luminaire, and the setting related to the brightness (dimming rate) of the illuminating light when the luminaire is lit. In such a lighting fixture, when a command related to operation is transmitted from the operation terminal, the operation such as the brightness of the illumination light is controlled based on the command from the operation terminal and the setting information set for the operation. ..

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2020-74349

In a lighting system in which settings related to the operation of each of the lighting fixtures are performed using an operation terminal or the like, for example, when the lighting fixture is replaced, the setting information regarding the operation of the lighting fixture installed before the replacement is installed after the replacement. It is necessary to set it as setting information regarding the operation of the lighting equipment. In the setting of the setting information for the lighting fixture after the replacement, it is required that the operator or the like can easily confirm the setting information set for the operation of the lighting fixture before the replacement. That is, it is required that the operator or the like can easily confirm the setting information set regarding the operation of the lighting equipment.

An object to be solved by the present invention is to provide a lighting device in which an operator or the like can easily confirm the setting information set regarding the operation of the lighting equipment.

According to the embodiment, the luminaire comprises a luminaire and an IC tag. The IC tag is attached to a lighting fixture, and information readable by wireless communication is stored in the IC tag. The information stored in the IC tag includes the setting information set for the operation of the luminaire.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a lighting device that allows an operator or the like to easily confirm the setting information set regarding the operation of the lighting equipment.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a lighting system according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing a communication system for each of an operation terminal and a reader terminal and a control system of a light source module for one lighting device among a plurality of lighting devices of the lighting system according to the embodiment. Is. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an example of control (group control) in which the same group is collectively turned on and off in a plurality of lighting fixtures in the lighting system according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of one lighting scene in a lighting scene with a plurality of lighting fixtures in the lighting system according to the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an example of one lighting scene different from FIG. 4 in a lighting scene with a plurality of lighting fixtures in the lighting system according to the embodiment. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing an example of information stored in each IC tag of the lighting device in the lighting system according to the embodiment.

The luminaire (101) of the embodiment includes a luminaire (105) and an IC tag (106). The IC tag (106) is attached to the lighting fixture (105), and the IC tag (106) stores information readable by wireless communication. The information stored in the IC tag (106) includes the setting information set for the operation of the luminaire (105). As a result, the operator or the like can easily confirm the setting information set regarding the operation of the lighting fixture (105) of the lighting device (101).

Further, in the lighting device (101) of the embodiment, the setting information regarding the operation of the lighting device (105) is the lighting device in each of one or more lighting scenes by the plurality of lighting devices (105) including the lighting device (105). Setting information about the operating state of (105), setting information about the group to which the lighting fixture (105) belongs in the control of turning on and off the same group collectively among the plurality of lighting fixtures (105), and the plurality of lighting fixtures. Contains any one or more of the setting information for the address given to each of the luminaires. As a result, by reading the setting information regarding the operation of the lighting fixture (105) from the IC tag (106), the control (scene) of switching to one lighting scene corresponding to the command in the lighting scene by the plurality of lighting fixtures (105). The operator or the like can easily confirm the settings related to (control). Further, it is related to a control (group control) in which the same group of a plurality of lighting fixtures (105) is turned on and off at once by reading the setting information regarding the operation of the lighting fixture (105) from the IC tag (106). Workers and others can easily confirm the settings to be set. Further, when the operation of each of the lighting fixtures (105) is controlled by using the addresses assigned to each of the plurality of lighting fixtures (105), the setting information regarding the operation of the lighting fixture (105) is input to the IC tag. By reading from (106), the address of the lighting fixture (105) can be easily confirmed.

Further, in the lighting device (101) of the embodiment, the IC tag (106) is an RFID tag. By reading the stored information from the RFID tag, it is possible to estimate the position information of the luminaire (105) based on the intensity of the radio wave from the RFID tag. As a result, the worker or the like can easily confirm the position information of the lighting fixture (105).

Further, in the lighting device (101) of the embodiment, information indicating the manufacturing time of the lighting device (105) is further stored in the IC tag (106). As a result, the worker or the like can easily confirm the manufacturing time of the lighting fixture (105).

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a lighting system 100 according to an embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the lighting system 100 includes one or more lighting devices 101, an operation terminal 102, and a reader terminal 103. In one example of FIG. 1, a plurality of lighting devices 101 are provided in the lighting system 100. Each of the lighting devices 101 includes a lighting device 105 and an IC tag 106.

The luminaire 105 includes a fixture body 111 and a light source module 112. The appliance main body 111 is installed on a wall surface such as a ceiling surface. The light source module 112 is attached to the fixture body 111 from the side opposite to the wall surface and is supported by the fixture body 111. For example, the light source module 112 is attached to the fixture main body 111 installed on the ceiling surface from the vertically lower side. The light source module 112 of the luminaire 105 includes a light emitting element (not shown). Examples of the light emitting element include a light emitting diode (LED) and a light bulb. In the luminaire 105, the light emitted by the light emitting element is irradiated as the illuminating light. In one example of FIG. 1, the luminaire 105 is a base light type luminaire, but the type of the luminaire 105 is not limited to this.

In each of the luminaires 101, the IC tag 106 is attached to the luminaire 105. The IC tag 106 is, for example, an RFID (radio frequency identification) tag. Here, in one example of FIG. 1, in each of the lighting fixtures 105, the IC tag 106 is attached to the fixture body 111. However, in another example, in any one or more of the luminaires 105, the IC tag 106 may be attached to the light source module 112.

The operation terminal 102 is, for example, a remote controller, and can wirelessly communicate with each of the lighting fixtures 105 of the lighting device 101. The operation terminal 102 transmits information to each of the lighting fixtures 105 by wireless communication including radio wave communication, infrared communication, and the like. Further, each IC tag 106 of the lighting device 101 can wirelessly communicate with the reader terminal 103 by receiving the radio wave from the reader terminal 103. The reader terminal 103 receives information from each of the IC tags 106 by wireless communication. When each IC tag 106 of the lighting device 101 is an RFID tag, the reader terminal 103 receives information from the RFID tag by radio wave communication.

FIG. 2 shows a communication system for each of the operation terminal 102 and the reader terminal 103, and a control system of the light source module 112 for one lighting device 101A in the lighting device 101. Regarding the lighting device 101 other than the lighting device 101A, the communication system for each of the operation terminal 102 and the reader terminal 103 and the control system of the light source module 112 are the same as those of the lighting device 101A. As shown in FIG. 2, in each of the luminaires 101 including the luminaire 101A, the luminaire 105 includes a control unit 115, a storage medium 116, and a communication unit 117 in addition to the light source module 112 described above.

Each control unit 115 of the luminaire 105 includes a processor. The processor includes any one of a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), a microcomputer, an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), a DSP (Digital Signal processor) and the like. Examples of the storage medium 116 include a memory such as a semiconductor memory. In each control unit 115 of the luminaire 105, only one processor may be provided, or a plurality of processors may be provided. In each of the lighting fixtures 105, the processor of the control unit 115 performs processing by executing a program or the like stored in the storage medium 116 or the like.

At the operation terminal 102, an operation related to each operation of the luminaire 105 can be input by a user or the like of the luminaire 101. The operation terminal 102 transmits a command corresponding to the above-mentioned operation input to each of the lighting fixtures 105 by wireless communication. As a result, in each of the lighting devices 101, the communication unit 117 of the lighting device 105 receives a command from the operation terminal 102 regarding the operation of the lighting device 105. Then, in each of the lighting devices 101, the control unit 115 of the lighting equipment 105 controls the operation of the lighting equipment 105 including the operation of the light source module 112 based on the command received by the communication unit 117.

In each of the luminaires 101, the control unit 115 of the luminaire 105 turns on or off the luminaire 105 or brightens the illumination light of the luminaire 105 based on a command from the operation terminal 102 regarding the operation of the luminaire 105. Adjust the light (dimming rate). In each of the luminaires 105, for example, by controlling the power supply state to the light emitting element of the light source module 112, it is possible to switch between the lit state and the extinguished state, and the brightness of the illuminating light can be adjusted. Is.

In one example, the plurality of luminaires 105 include a luminaire 105 in which the light color of the illumination light can be changed. In this case, in the luminaire 105 in which the light color of the illuminating light can be changed, the control unit 115 may adjust the light color of the illuminating light based on a command from the operation terminal 102 regarding the operation of the luminaire 105. In another example, the plurality of luminaires 105 include a luminaire 105 in which the irradiation direction of the illumination light can be changed. In this case, in the luminaire 105 in which the irradiation direction of the illuminating light can be changed, the control unit 115 adjusts the irradiation direction of the illuminating light by adjusting the posture of the illuminating fixture 105 or the like.

Further, in each of the lighting devices 101 including the lighting device 101A, the IC tag 106 includes a processing unit 121, a storage medium 122, and an antenna 123. The processing unit 121 includes a processor similar to the control unit 115 of the lighting fixture 105, and the processor of the processing unit 121 is configured in the same manner as the processor of the control unit 115. The storage medium 122 is configured in the same manner as the storage medium 116 of the lighting fixture 105. In each of the IC tags 106, the processor of the processing unit 121 performs processing by executing a program or the like stored in the storage medium 122 or the like.

Further, the reader terminal 103 includes a processing unit 125, a storage medium 126, an antenna 127, and a user interface 128. The processing unit 125 includes a processor similar to the control unit 115 of the lighting fixture 105 and the processing unit 121 of the IC tag 106, and the processor of the processing unit 125 is the same as the processor of the control unit 115 and the processor of the processing unit 121. It is composed. The storage medium 126 is configured in the same manner as the storage medium 116 of the lighting fixture 105 and the storage medium 122 of the IC tag 106. In the reader terminal 103, the processor of the processing unit 125 performs processing by executing a program or the like stored in the storage medium 126 or the like.

The user interface 128 of the reader terminal 103 includes a button, a touch panel, or the like as an operation unit. The processing unit 125 of the reader terminal 103 causes each of the IC tags 106 to transmit radio waves from the antenna 127 based on the operation of the operation unit of the user interface 128. As a result, in each of the lighting devices 101, the antenna 123 of the IC tag 106 receives the radio wave from the reader terminal 103. Then, in each of the IC tags 106, when the antenna 123 receives radio waves, power is supplied to the processing unit 121, and the processing unit 121 is operated. In each of the IC tags 106, the processing unit 121 is operated by the radio waves from the reader terminal 103, so that the processing unit 121 transmits the information and the like stored in the storage medium 122 to the reader terminal 103 by wireless communication.

In the reader terminal 103, the antenna 127 receives the information from each of the IC tags 106. Then, in the reader terminal 103, the processing unit 125 stores the information received from each of the IC tags 106 in the storage medium 126 or the like. In one example, the user interface 128 includes a notification unit, and the processing unit 125 may notify the information received from each of the IC tags 106 by the notification unit of the user interface 128. In this case, the information is notified by either screen display or voice. Further, in another example, the processing unit 125 may transmit the information received from each of the IC tags 106 to a server or the like separate from the reader terminal 103.

Further, information can be written to each storage medium 122 of the IC tag 106 by using a writer. In one example, the reader terminal 103 may function as a writer capable of reading information from each of the IC tags 106 and writing information to each of the IC tags 106.

Further, in each of the lighting devices 101, for example, settings related to the operation of the lighting device 105 are made by wireless communication using the operation terminal 102. In each of the lighting devices 101, for example, when the lighting device 105 is installed on the wall surface, settings related to the operation of the lighting device 105 are made. In each of the lighting fixtures 105, the setting information set for the operation is stored in the storage medium 116 or the like. In each of the lighting devices 101, when the control unit 115 of the lighting fixture 105 receives a command regarding the operation of the lighting fixture 105 from the operation terminal 102, in addition to the command from the operation terminal 102, the setting information regarding the operation of the lighting fixture 105 is used. Based on this, the operation of the luminaire 105 is controlled.

In each of the lighting fixtures 105, as the setting related to the operation, the setting related to each of lighting and extinguishing, the setting related to the brightness (dimming rate) of the illumination light at the time of lighting, and the like are performed. Further, for the luminaire 105 in which the light color of the illuminating light can be changed, the setting regarding the light color of the illuminating light may be made. Further, for the luminaire 105 whose irradiation direction of the illumination light can be changed, the setting regarding the irradiation direction of the illumination light may be made.

Further, in the lighting system 100 of the present embodiment, the plurality of lighting fixtures 105 are grouped into a plurality of groups. Then, the operation terminal 102 sets a command for collectively turning on or off the lighting fixture 105 belonging to the same group among the plurality of lighting fixtures 105 as a command for each operation of the lighting fixture 105 based on the operation input. It can be sent. In each of the lighting fixtures 105 belonging to the group to be turned on or off collectively, when the above-mentioned command is received from the operation terminal 102, the control unit 115 turns on or off the light emitting element of the light source module 112. Therefore, in the lighting system 100, the control unit 115 of the operation terminal 102 and the plurality of lighting fixtures 105 can collectively control the lighting and extinguishing of the same group in the plurality of lighting fixtures 105 (group control). It is possible.

FIG. 3 shows an example of control for turning on and off the same group in a plurality of lighting fixtures 105 at once. In one example of FIG. 3, the lighting fixture 105 (lighting device 101) of the lighting system 100 is divided into three groups X1 to X3. Then, the operation terminal 102 collectively turns on or off the lighting fixture 105 belonging to the group X1, a command for collectively turning on or off the lighting fixture 105 belonging to the group X2, and a group X3 in response to the operation input. It is possible to output a command to turn on or off the lighting fixtures 105 belonging to the above all at once. For example, when a command to collectively turn on the lighting fixtures 105 belonging to the group X1 is transmitted from the operation terminal 102, the control unit 115 turns on the light emitting element of the light source module 112 in each of the lighting fixtures 105 belonging to the group X1. ..

Further, in each of the lighting devices 101, as a setting related to the operation of the lighting device 105, a setting related to a control (group control) for turning on and off the same group in a plurality of lighting devices 105 at once is performed. Then, for each of the luminaires 105, a group belonging to the control (group control) is set as a setting related to the above-mentioned control (group control). In one example of FIG. 3, as a setting relating to the operation of the luminaire 105A, it is set that the luminaire 105A belongs to the group X1 in the control of turning on and off the same group collectively among the plurality of luminaires 105.

Further, in the lighting system 100 of the present embodiment, one or more lighting scenes can be realized by a plurality of lighting fixtures 105. Then, the operation terminal 102 can transmit a command for switching to any one of the one or more lighting scenes as a command for each operation of the lighting fixture 105 based on the operation input. In each of the lighting fixtures 105, when the above-mentioned command is received from the operation terminal 102, the control unit 115 corresponds to the lighting scene to be switched in the command regarding the operating state including the brightness (dimming rate) of the lighting light. Control to make it. Therefore, in the lighting system 100, the control unit 115 of the operation terminal 102 and the plurality of lighting fixtures 105 controls to switch to one lighting scene corresponding to the command in the lighting scene by the plurality of lighting fixtures 105 (scene control). Is possible.

In one example, three lighting scenes A1 to A3 can be realized by the lighting fixture 105 (lighting device 101) of the lighting system 100. Then, the operation terminal 102 can output a command for switching to the lighting scene A1, a command for switching to the lighting scene A2, and a command for switching to the lighting scene A3 in correspondence with the operation input. For example, when a command to switch to the lighting scene A1 is transmitted from the operation terminal 102, in each of the lighting fixtures 105, the control unit 115 switches the operating state including the brightness of the lighting light to the state corresponding to the lighting scene A1. ..

FIG. 4 shows an example of a lighting scene A1 which is one of the three lighting scenes A1 to A3, and FIG. 5 shows an example of a lighting scene A2 different from the lighting scene A1. In the example of FIGS. 4 and 5, in the lighting scene A1, the illumination light of the luminaire 105 in the region α1 has a dimming rate of 0%, the illumination light of the luminaire 105 in the region α2 has a dimming rate of 5%, and the region α3. The illumination light of the luminaire 105 is controlled (dimmed) to a dimming rate of 20%, and the illuminating light of the luminaire 105 in the region α4 is controlled (dimmed) to a dimming rate of 50%. Then, in the lighting scene A2, the illumination light of the illumination fixture 105 in the region β1 has a dimming rate of 10%, the illumination light of the illumination fixture 105 in the region β2 has a dimming ratio of 30%, and the illumination light of the illumination fixture 105 in the region β3. Is controlled (dimmed) to a dimming rate of 70%, and the illumination light of the lighting fixture 105 in the region β4 is controlled to a dimming rate of 100%.

Further, in each of the lighting devices 101, as a setting related to the operation of the lighting device 105, a setting related to control (scene control) for switching to one lighting scene corresponding to a command in the lighting scene by the plurality of lighting devices 105 is provided. Will be done. Then, for each of the lighting fixtures 105, the operating state in each of the one or more lighting scenes is set as the setting related to the above-mentioned control (scene control). For example, when the lighting scenes A1 to A3 can be realized in the lighting system 100, the operating states of the lighting scenes A1 to A3 are set for each of the lighting fixtures 105.

In the examples of FIGS. 4 and 5, the lighting of the lighting fixture 105A is set to 0% in the lighting scene A1 and the lighting of the lighting fixture 105A in the lighting scene A2 as the setting for the operation of the lighting fixture 105A. Is set to have a dimming rate of 10%. Further, for each of the lighting fixtures 105, the dimming rate (brightness) of the illumination light in each of the one or more lighting scenes is set as the setting of the operating state in each of the one or more lighting scenes. In addition, any one of the light color and the irradiation direction of the illumination light in each of the one or more illumination scenes may be set.

Further, in the lighting system 100 of the present embodiment, an address is assigned to each of the plurality of lighting fixtures 105, and the operation of each of the lighting fixtures 105 is controlled by using the address. For example, in the lighting fixture 105, lighting and extinguishing are controlled by using the assigned address. In this case, in each of the lighting devices 101, an address used for controlling the operation of the lighting device 105 is assigned and set as a setting related to the operation of the lighting device 105. The address to be set is, for example, an individual address for each luminaire 105, and is different for each luminaire 105.

Further, in each of the lighting devices 101, the setting information set as described above regarding the operation of the lighting device 105 is stored in the storage medium 122 of the IC tag 106. Therefore, in each of the lighting devices 101, the setting information regarding the operation of the lighting device 105 stored in the storage medium 116 of the lighting device 105 is also stored in the IC tag 106. In each of the lighting devices 101, after making the above-mentioned settings regarding the operation of the lighting fixture 105, the set setting information is written in the storage medium 122 of the IC tag 106 using a writer, so that the setting information is set in the IC tag 106. Is stored and stored.

As for each of the lighting fixtures 105, as described above, as a setting related to operation, a group belonging to a control (group control) for turning on and off the same group collectively among a plurality of lighting fixtures 105 is set, and a plurality of lightings are set. The operating state of each of one or more lighting scenes by the instrument 105 is set. Further, for each of the lighting fixtures 105, an address used for controlling the operation is assigned and set. Therefore, in each of the lighting devices 101, the setting information stored in the IC tag 106 is the setting information about the operating state of the lighting device 105 in each of one or more lighting scenes by the plurality of lighting devices 105, and the plurality of lighting devices. In the control to turn on and off the same group at once in 105 (group control), the setting information about the group to which the lighting fixture 105 belongs and the setting information about the address given to each of the plurality of lighting fixtures 105. Includes any one or more.

In each of the lighting devices 101, information indicating the fixture model name of the lighting fixture 105 is stored in the IC tag 106. Further, in one example, in each of the lighting devices 101, in addition to the setting information regarding the operation of the lighting device 105, the information indicating the manufacturing time of the lighting device 105 is stored in the IC tag 106. Information indicating the manufacturing time of the luminaire 105 includes the lot number of the luminaire 105 and the like. In each of the lighting devices 101, information indicating the manufacturing time of the lighting device 105 is written in the storage medium 122 of the IC tag 106 using a writer at the time of manufacturing the lighting device 105 or when constructing the lighting device 105 on the wall surface. Is done.

Further, in each of the lighting devices 101, sensor information indicating a sensor linked with the lighting device 105 is stored in the IC tag 106. The number of sensors linked with the luminaire 105 may be one or a plurality. Examples of the sensor linked with the lighting fixture 105 include an image sensor and an infrared sensor used as a motion sensor.

FIG. 6 shows an example of information stored in each IC tag 106 of the lighting device 101. In one example of FIG. 6, in each of the lighting devices 101, the device model name of the lighting device 105, the setting information set for the operation of the lighting device 105, the lot number indicating the manufacturing time of the lighting device 105, and the lighting device 105 are used. Sensor information indicating the linked sensors is stored in the IC tag 106 as information regarding the luminaire 105. Then, in each of the luminaires 101, as setting information regarding the operation of the luminaire 105, the luminaire 105 is group X1 to control in the control (group control) to turn on and off the same group collectively among the plurality of luminaires 105. Setting information about which of X3 it belongs to, setting information about the dimming rate of the illumination light of the lighting fixture 105 in each of the lighting scenes A1 to A3 by the plurality of lighting fixtures 105, and the address given to the lighting fixture 105. The control address, which is the setting information for, is stored in the IC tag 106.

For example, in the lighting device 101 including the lighting device 105A of the example of FIGS. 3 to 5, the control address assigned to the lighting device 105A is stored in the IC tag 106 as setting information. Further, in the lighting device 101 including the lighting fixture 105A, the lighting fixture 105A is set to the group X1 in the control (group control) for turning on and off the same group collectively among the plurality of lighting fixtures 105. It is stored in the IC tag 106 as setting information. In the lighting device 101 provided with the lighting device 105A, the dimming rate of the lighting device 105A is set to 0% in the lighting scene A1, 10% in the lighting scene A2, and 100% in the lighting scene A3, respectively. Is stored in the IC tag 106 as setting information.

Further, when the RFID tag is provided as the IC tag 106 in each of the lighting devices 101, the reader terminal 103 detects the intensity of the radio wave transmitted from each of the IC tags 106 in reading the information from each of the IC tags 106. do. Then, the processing unit 125 of the reader terminal 103 estimates the position information of the lighting fixture 105 for each of the lighting devices 101 based on the intensity of the radio wave from the detected IC tag 106. Therefore, for each of the lighting devices 101, the reader terminal 103 reads the stored information including the setting information regarding the operation of the lighting device 105 from the IC tag 106, and at the same time, acquires the position information of the lighting device 105.

In the present embodiment, in the luminaire 101, the IC tag 106 is attached to the luminaire 105. Then, the IC tag 106 stores the setting information set for the operation of the luminaire 105, including the setting information regarding the brightness of the illuminating light of the luminaire 105. Therefore, by reading the above-mentioned setting information from the IC tag 106 using the reader terminal 103 or the like, the operator or the like can easily confirm the setting information set regarding the operation of the lighting fixture 105.

For example, when the lighting fixture 105 (lighting device 101) is replaced, it is necessary to set the setting information regarding the operation of the lighting fixture 105 installed before the replacement as the setting information regarding the operation of the lighting fixture installed after the replacement. There is. In the present embodiment, as described above, by reading the setting information from the IC tag 106, it becomes possible to easily confirm the setting information regarding the operation of the lighting fixture 105 installed before the replacement. Therefore, the setting regarding the operation of the lighting fixture installed after the replacement can be easily and efficiently performed.

Further, in the lighting fixture 105, when the setting information set for the operation is lost or the like, it is necessary to perform the setting related to the operation including the brightness of the illumination light again. In the present embodiment, even if the setting information disappears from the storage medium 116 or the like of the lighting fixture 105, the setting information related to the operation of the lighting fixture 105 can be confirmed by reading the setting information from the IC tag 106. Therefore, the resetting regarding the operation of the luminaire 105 is easily and efficiently performed.

Further, in the present embodiment, in the lighting system 100, it is possible to execute control (scene control) for switching to one lighting scene corresponding to a command in the lighting scene by a plurality of lighting fixtures 105. Then, in each of the lighting devices 101, the setting information stored in the IC tag 106 includes setting information about the operating state of the lighting device 105 in each of one or more lighting scenes by the plurality of lighting devices 105. Therefore, by reading the setting information regarding the operation of the luminaire 105 in each of the luminaires 101 from the IC tag 106, the settings related to the above-mentioned control (scene control) for each of the luminaires 105 can be easily confirmed. It becomes.

Further, in the present embodiment, in the lighting system 100, it is possible to execute control (group control) to turn on and off the same group in a plurality of lighting fixtures 105 at once. In each of the lighting devices 101, the setting information stored in the IC tag 106 includes the setting information for the group to which the lighting fixture 105 belongs in the above-mentioned control (group control). Therefore, by reading the setting information regarding the operation of the luminaire 105 in each of the luminaires 101 from the IC tag 106, the settings related to the above-mentioned control (group control) for each of the luminaires 105 can be easily confirmed. It becomes.

Further, in the lighting system 100 of the present embodiment, an address is assigned to each of the plurality of lighting fixtures 105, and the operation of each of the lighting fixtures 105 is controlled by using the address. Then, in each of the lighting devices 101, the setting information stored in the IC tag 106 includes the setting information about the address (control address) given to the lighting device 105. Therefore, when the operation of each of the lighting fixtures (105) is controlled by using the addresses assigned to each of the plurality of lighting fixtures (105), the operation of the lighting fixture 105 is related to each of the lighting devices 101. By reading the setting information from the IC tag 106, the address of the lighting fixture (105) can be easily confirmed. Further, in the replacement of the lighting fixture 105, the same address as the lighting fixture 105 installed before the replacement can be easily assigned and set as the address of the lighting fixture 105 installed after the replacement.

Further, in one example, in the lighting device 101, in addition to the setting information regarding the operation of the lighting device 105, the information indicating the manufacturing time of the lighting device 105 is stored in the IC tag 106. Therefore, the operator or the like can easily confirm the manufacturing time of the lighting fixture 105 by using the reader terminal 103. Further, in one example, the IC tag 106 is an RFID tag. Then, in reading from the IC tag 106 such as the above-mentioned setting information using the reader terminal 103, the position information of the lighting fixture 105 (lighting device 101) can be estimated based on the intensity of the radio wave from the IC tag 106. .. Therefore, the operator or the like can easily confirm the position information of the lighting fixture 105 by using the reader terminal 103. From the manufacturing time and position information of the luminaire 105, the worker or the like can easily confirm the position of the luminaire 105 that needs to be replaced in a timely manner among the plurality of luminaires 105.

Further, in one example, in the lighting device 101, sensor information indicating a sensor linked with the lighting device 105 is stored in the IC tag. The operator or the like can easily confirm the sensor with which the lighting fixture 105 is linked by using the reader terminal 103.

In the above-described embodiment, in the lighting device 101, the setting information regarding the operation of the lighting device 105 is stored in both the storage medium 116 of the lighting device 105 and the storage medium 122 of the IC tag 106, but the lighting device 105 The setting information regarding the operation may be stored only in the IC tag 106. In this case, in the lighting device 101, the control unit 115 of the lighting fixture 105 can read the information stored in the IC tag 106. Then, in the lighting device 101, when the control unit 115 of the lighting fixture 105 receives the command regarding the operation of the lighting fixture 105 from the operation terminal 102, the control unit 115 regarding the operation of the lighting fixture 105 reads the setting information regarding the operation of the lighting fixture 105 from the IC tag 106. Then, the control unit 115 of the luminaire 105 controls the operation of the luminaire 105 based on the command from the operation terminal 102 and the setting information regarding the operation of the luminaire 105. Also in this case, by reading the above-mentioned setting information from the IC tag 106 using the reader terminal 103 or the like, the operator or the like can easily confirm the setting information set regarding the operation of the lighting fixture 105.

Further, in the above-described embodiment and the like, the IC tag 106 is a passive type in which power is supplied to the processing unit 121 by receiving radio waves, but the present invention is not limited to this. In one example, the IC tag 106 may be an active type that has a built-in battery and is supplied with power from the battery to the processing unit 121.

According to at least one of these embodiments or embodiments, the IC tag attached to the luminaire stores readable information by wireless communication, and the information stored in the IC tag is set with respect to the operation of the luminaire. Includes configuration information. This makes it possible to provide a lighting device that allows an operator or the like to easily confirm the setting information set regarding the operation of the lighting equipment.

Although some embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other embodiments, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are also included in the scope of the invention described in the claims and the equivalent scope thereof.

100 ... Lighting system, 101 ... Lighting device, 102, Operation terminal, 103 ... Reader terminal, 105 ... Lighting equipment, 106 ... IC tag.

Claims (4)

With lighting equipment;
An IC tag that is attached to the luminaire and stores information that can be read by wireless communication, and includes an IC tag that stores setting information set for the operation of the luminaire.
A lighting device equipped with. The setting information regarding the operation of the luminaire is the same in the setting information about the operating state of the luminaire in each of one or more lighting scenes by the plurality of luminaires including the luminaire, and the plurality of luminaires. A request including one or more of the setting information about the group to which the luminaire belongs and the setting information about the address given to each of the plurality of luminaires in the control for turning on and off the group collectively. Item 1 lighting device. The IC tag is an RFID tag and is
In reading the stored information from the RFID tag, it is possible to estimate the position information of the luminaire based on the intensity of the radio wave from the RFID tag.
The lighting device according to claim 1 or 2. The lighting device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further storing information indicating the manufacturing time of the lighting fixture in the IC tag.

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