JP3395667B2 - Load control data setting device - Google Patents

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Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for setting pattern / group setting data of a load such as a lighting fixture.
The present invention relates to a load control data setting device. 2. Description of the Related Art A conventional load control data setting device will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a load control system using a conventional load control data setting device. FIG. 6 is a block diagram of the load control data setting device. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the flow of the operation for setting the pattern / group setting data. The load control system 100 includes load control units 10 and 11, a central control unit 20, a load control switch 30, and a load control data setting device 40. The load control units 10 and 11 are lighting control terminal devices for controlling the operation of loads such as lighting fixtures.
The load control units 10 and 11 perform on / off control of loads to be controlled. When receiving the load address based on the infrared signal, the load control units 10 and 11 individually set their own addresses based on the received load address. The central control unit 20 corresponds to a master unit of the load control system 100, and the load control units 10, 11
And a transmission process between the load control units 10 and 11 via the multiplex transmission line L. The central control unit 20 rewritably stores pattern / group setting data that is setting data for pattern control and group control based on the load addresses of the load control units 10 and 11. The load control switch 30 is a switch unit having a switch group for operation input provided on the surface. In such a load control system 100, the pattern / group setting data of the central control unit 20 is set and input by the load control data setting device 40. The load control data setting device 40 includes an operation display unit 41, a multiplex transmission signal processing unit 42, and a pattern / group setting processing unit 43. The operation display unit 41 includes a liquid crystal panel for setting and displaying pattern / group setting data. The multiplex transmission signal processing unit 42 transmits and receives the pattern / group setting data stored in the central control unit 20 by multiplex transmission and reception. The pattern / group setting processing unit 43 stores the pattern / group set on the operation display unit 41.
The multiplex transmission signal processing unit 42 transmits the group setting data. In short, the load control data setting device 40
Is connected to the multiplex transmission line L by wire, and the load control unit 1
This is a pattern / group setting unit that transmits pattern / group setting data, which is setting data for pattern control 0 and 11 and group control, to the central control unit 20 for setting. The flow of the operation of setting a pattern / group in the central control unit 20 using such a load control data setting device 40 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 5 and 7. Here, the load address 1-1 is already set in the load control unit 10, and the load control unit 11
, It is assumed that the load address 1-2 has already been set. Further, the setting operator can load the load control units 10, 1
1 is registered in the group setting data G1 of the pattern / group setting data. The setting operator is a load control data setting device 4
At 0, the load control units 10 and 11, that is, the load addresses 1-1 and 1-2 are registered and set in the group setting data G1 (procedure number 1 in FIG. 5 and step 100 in FIG. 7). The setting operator sets the group setting data G1
Is transmitted from the load control data setting device 40 to the central control unit 20 (procedure number 2 in FIG. 5, and step 110 in FIG. 7). The central control unit 20 receives the group setting data G1 transmitted from the load control data setting device 40 and rewrites and updates the group setting data G1 in its own device (FIG. 5).
Procedure number 3 and step 120 in FIG. 7). The setting operator associates one of the operation input switches of the load control switch 30 with the number of the group setting data G1 and stores it in the load control switch 30 (procedure number 4, FIG. 5). And step 130 in FIG. 7). The procedure number 4 and the operation of step 130 are performed in steps 100 to 12 described above.
It is performed independently of the operation of 0. The operator uses the load control system 100 for which the setting operation has been completed as described above. The operator
Among the operation input switches of the load control switch 30, the switch corresponding to the number of the group setting data G1 in step 130 is pressed (procedure number 5 in FIG. 5 and step 140 in FIG. 7). The load control switch 30 transmits the number of the group setting data G1 to the central control unit 20. Central control unit 20
From the load control switch 30 to the group setting data G
When the number 1 is received, the number of the group setting data G1 is searched in the own device, and the load address 1- is searched.
1 and 1-2 are acquired (procedure number 6 in FIG. 5 and step 150 in FIG. 7). The central control unit 20 blinks the load control units corresponding to the load addresses 1-1 and 1-2, that is, the load control units 10 and 11 (procedure number 7 in FIG. 5 and step 1 in FIG. 7).
60). However, in the above-described conventional load control data setting device, after setting the pattern / group in the central control unit 20, the operation input to the load control switch 30 is performed. Since the setting of the pattern / group cannot be confirmed unless is given, if the setting error is made in the above-described step 100 or step 130, or if an incorrect load address is set in the load control unit 10, The setting of the group has to be redone from the above step 100, which is troublesome and time-consuming.
Further, the setting of the pattern / group is performed in step 10 described above.
0 or once performed in step 130, the pattern / group setting data of the central control unit 20 has been updated. Therefore, if it is desired to return to the pattern / group setting data before the setting, the above-described steps 100 to 100 are also performed. There is a problem that it has to be redone and it takes time and effort. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems. It is an object of the present invention to confirm the setting result of pattern / group setting data by a simple operation. An object of the present invention is to provide a load control data setting device that can easily cope with a change in setting of setting data. According to the first aspect of the present invention, there are provided a plurality of load control units for setting a load address which is a load address and performing on / off control of the load;
A plurality of load control units are connected by a multiplex transmission line, and pattern / group setting data, which is setting data for pattern control and group control based on load addresses of the plurality of load control units, is rewritably stored and transmitted. A load control system that is used in a load control system including a central control unit that performs processing, that is connected to a multiplex transmission line by wire, and that transmits and sets pattern / group setting data to the central control unit; An operation display unit for setting and inputting and displaying, a multiplex transmission signal processing unit for transmitting and receiving pattern / group setting data to and from the central control unit by multiplex transmission communication through a multiplex transmission line, and a central control unit. The stored pattern / group setting data and the pattern / group set on the operation display A pattern / group setting storage unit that is a storage destination of constant data, a pattern / group setting processing unit that causes the multiplex transmission signal processing unit to transmit the pattern / group setting data input on the operation display unit, and an operation display unit When the pre-setting test command is input to the central control unit, the control of the load control unit is performed based on the pattern / group setting data being set without rewriting the pattern / group setting data of the central control unit. A load test processing unit for transmitting the pre-test signal from the multiplex transmission signal processing unit to the central control unit. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a load control data setting device according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a load control system using a load control data setting device. FIG.
It is a block diagram of a load control data setting device. FIG.
It is a front view of an operation display part. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the flow of the operation for setting the pattern / group setting data. The load control system 100 includes load control units 10 and 11, a central control unit 20, a load control switch 30, and a load control data setting device 40. The load control units 10 and 11 are lighting control terminal devices for controlling the operation of loads such as lighting fixtures.
The load control units 10 and 11 perform on / off control of loads to be controlled. When receiving the load address based on the infrared signal, the load control units 10 and 11 individually set their own addresses based on the received load address. The central control unit 20 corresponds to a master unit of the load control system 100, and the load control units 10, 11
And a transmission process between the load control units 10 and 11 via the multiplex transmission line L. The central control unit 20 rewritably stores pattern / group setting data that is setting data for pattern control and group control based on the load addresses of the load control units 10 and 11. The load control switch 30 is a switch unit having a switch group for operation input provided on the surface. In the load control system 100, the pattern / group setting data of the central control unit 20 is set and input by the load control data setting device 40. The load control data setting device 40 includes an operation display unit 41, a multiplex transmission signal processing unit 42, a pattern / group setting processing unit 43, a pattern / group setting storage unit 44, and a load test processing unit 45. It is configured with. The operation display section 41 includes a liquid crystal panel for setting and displaying pattern / group setting data. The multiplex transmission signal processing unit 42 transmits and receives pattern / group setting data to and from the central control unit 20 by multiplex transmission communication on the multiplex transmission line L. The pattern / group setting processing section 43 causes the multiplex transmission signal processing section 42 to transmit the pattern / group setting data input on the operation display section 41. The pattern / group setting processing unit 43 causes the pattern / group setting storage unit 44 to store the pattern / group setting data. The pattern / group setting storage unit 44 is a storage destination of the pattern / group setting data stored in the central control unit 20 and the pattern / group setting data set on the operation display unit 41. The load test processing section 45 includes an operation display section 41
When the pre-setting test command is input to the central control unit 2, the control of the load control units 10 and 11 is performed based on the pattern / group setting data being set without rewriting the pattern / group setting data of the central control unit 20.
A multiplex transmission signal processing unit 42 transmits a pre-setting test signal to the effect that it is set to 0 to the central control unit 20. In short, the load control data setting device 40
Is connected to the multiplex transmission line L by wire, and the load control unit 1
This is a pattern / group setting unit that transmits pattern / group setting data, which is setting data for pattern control 0 and 11 and group control, to the central control unit 20 for setting. The flow of the operation of setting a pattern / group in the central control unit 20 using such a load control data setting device 40 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1, 3 and 4. Here, the load control unit 10 includes:
It is assumed that the load address 1-1 has been set, and the load address 1-2 has been set in the load control unit 11. In addition, the setting operator sets the load control unit 1
It is assumed that 0 and 11 are group-registered in the group setting data G1 of the pattern / group setting data. The setting operator sets the load control data setting device 4
At 0, the load control units 10 and 11, that is, the load addresses 1-1 and 1-2 are registered and set in the group setting data G1 (procedure number 1 in FIG. 1 and step 200 in FIG. 4). The setting operator sets the load addresses 1-1, 1
When -2 is registered in the group setting data G1, the user presses the PG setting key 41a in the operation display section 41 of FIG. 3 in order to know before setting whether the lighting control suitable for his image is possible. When the load test processing unit 45 detects that the PG setting key 41a has been pressed, that is, detects that the pre-setting test command has been input to the operation display unit 41, the load test processing unit 45 displays the pattern / group setting data on the operation display unit 41. The pattern / group setting data displayed in the column 41b, that is, the group setting data G1, is recognized, and the load addresses 1-1, 1 and 1 registered in the group setting data G1 are recognized.
-2 (procedure number 2 in FIG. 1 and step 210 in FIG. 4). The load test processing unit 45 switches the operation display unit 41 to another screen (not shown) for a predetermined time,
On this separate screen, the acquired load addresses 1-1, 1-2
Is displayed in a list. The load test processing unit 45
Causes the multiplex transmission signal processing unit 42 to transmit the acquired load addresses 1-1 and 1-2 together with the pre-setting test signal to the central control unit 20 (procedure number 3 in FIG. 1 and step in FIG. 4). 220). Here, the pre-setting test signal refers to the load control units 10 and 11 based on the pattern / group setting data being set without rewriting the pattern / group setting data of the central control unit 20.
Is performed by the central control unit 20. The central control unit 20 receives the pre-setting test signal from the load control data setting device 40 (FIG. 1).
, And the load address 1-1 received together with the pre-setting test signal,
1-2, that is, the load control units 10 and 11 are controlled to blink (procedure number 5 in FIG. 1 and step 230 in FIG. 4). If the setting operator has performed lighting control in accordance with his image in the procedure number 5 in FIG. 1 and step 230 in FIG. 4 (step 240 in FIG. 4), the setting key 41c shown in FIG. push. When detecting that the setting key 41c is pressed, the pattern / group setting processing unit 43 transmits the group setting data G1 to the central control unit 20 (procedure number 6 in FIG. 1 and step 250 in FIG. 4). The setting operator returns the work procedure to the procedure number 1 in FIG. 1 and the step 200 in FIG. When the central control unit 20 receives the group setting data G1, the pre-setting test signal is not added to the reception result, so the central control unit 20 updates the group setting data G1 according to the reception result and stores it in its own device (FIG. 1). Procedure number 7, and step 260 in FIG. 4). Finally, as shown by the procedure number 8 in FIG. 1, the setting operator uses the address setting device 50 attached to the switch to input the group setting data to one of the operation input switches of the load control switch 30. The load control switch 30 stores the number corresponding to G1. Therefore, the load control data setting device 40 is
An operation display unit 41 for setting and inputting and displaying pattern / group setting data; and a multiplex transmission signal for transmitting and receiving pattern / group setting data to and from the central control unit 20 by multiplex transmission communication on the multiplex transmission line L. Processing unit 4
2, a pattern / group setting storage unit 44 as a storage destination of the pattern / group setting data stored in the central control unit 20 and the pattern / group setting data set in the operation display unit 41, and an operation display unit 41 Pattern / group setting processing unit 43 for causing the multiplex transmission signal processing unit 42 to transmit the input pattern / group setting data
When the pre-setting test command is input to the operation display unit 41, the control of the load control units 10 and 11 is performed based on the pattern / group setting data being set without rewriting the pattern / group setting data of the central control unit 20. Is transmitted from the multiplex transmission signal processing unit 42 to the central control unit 20.
And a load test processing unit 45 for transmitting the pattern / group setting data to the load test processing unit 45. Thus, the setting result of the pattern / group setting data can be confirmed by a simple operation, and the load control can easily cope with the setting change of the pattern / group setting data. A data setting device 40 can be provided. That is, the temporary load control can be performed before the pattern / group setting data is transmitted to the central control unit 20 and rewritten and set. Moreover, at the stage where the load control by the pre-setting test signal is being demonstrated, the pattern / group setting data to the central control unit 20 has not been rewritten yet. Can easily return to the pattern / group setting data before setting. Further, if the operator operates one load control data setting device 40 at one place, temporary load control can be demonstrated, so that the load control switch 3
The temporary load control can be demonstrated without actually handling 0, and the labor and time required for setting work can be reduced. In the above embodiment, the lighting fixture is exemplified as the load, but the load is not limited to the lighting fixture. The load may be, for example, an air conditioner. According to the first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of load control units for setting a load address, which is a load address, and performing on / off control of the load, and multiplex transmission to a plurality of load control units. A central control unit connected by a line and storing pattern / group setting data, which is setting data for pattern control and group control based on load addresses of a plurality of load control units, in a rewritable manner and performing transmission processing. A load control data setting device, which is used in a load control system provided with a wire connection to a multiplex transmission line and transmits and sets pattern / group setting data to a central control unit, for setting and inputting and displaying pattern / group setting data. The operation / display section and the multiplex transmission communication on the multiplex transmission line allow pattern / group setting data to be transmitted to the central control unit. A multiplex transmission signal processing unit for transmitting / receiving data to / from the unit, and a pattern / group setting data stored in the central control unit and a pattern / group setting data set in the operation display unit. When a pre-setting test command is input to the operation setting unit, the pattern / group setting processing unit causes the multiplex transmission signal processing unit to transmit the pattern / group setting data input from the operation setting unit. A multiplex transmission signal processing unit that outputs a pre-setting test signal for causing the central control unit to control the load control unit based on the pattern / group setting data being set without rewriting the pattern / group setting data of the central control unit. And a load test processing unit for transmitting to the central control unit from the
It is possible to provide a load control data setting device which can confirm the setting result of the group setting data by a simple operation and can easily cope with a change in setting of the pattern / group setting data.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a load control data setting device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a load control data setting device according to the first embodiment; FIG. 3 is a front view of the operation display unit according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of an operation for setting pattern / group setting data according to the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a load control system using a conventional load control data setting device. FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a load control data setting device according to the first embodiment; FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of an operation for setting pattern / group setting data according to the embodiment. [Description of Reference Codes] 10, 11 Load control unit 20 Central control unit 40 Load control data setting device 41 Operation display unit 42 Multiple transmission signal processing unit 43 Pattern / group setting processing unit 44 Pattern / group setting storage unit 45 Load test processing unit 100 Load control system L Multiple transmission line

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(57) [Claims 1] A plurality of load control units that set a load address, which is a load address, and perform load on / off control, and are connected to the plurality of load control units by a multiplex transmission line,
Pattern / group setting data, which is setting data for pattern control and group control based on load addresses of the plurality of load control units, is rewritably stored;
A load control data setting device that is used in a load control system including a central control unit that performs a transmission process and that is connected to the multiplex transmission line by wire, and that transmits and sets pattern / group setting data to the central control unit; An operation display unit for setting and inputting and displaying group setting data, and a multiplex transmission signal processing unit for transmitting and receiving pattern / group setting data to and from the central control unit by multiplex transmission communication on the multiplex transmission line. A pattern / group setting storage unit which is a storage destination of the pattern / group setting data stored in the central control unit and the pattern / group setting data set in the operation display unit; The pattern / group setting data to be transmitted to the multiplex transmission signal processing unit. When a pre-setting test command is input to the operation display unit, the pattern / group setting data of the central control unit is not rewritten, and the load control unit of the load control unit is set based on the pattern / group setting data being set. A load control data setting device, comprising: a load test processing unit that transmits a pre-setting test signal for causing the central control unit to perform control from the multiplex transmission signal processing unit to the central control unit.