JP5652144B2 - Lighting control system - Google Patents

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to a lighting control system.

  Generally, in this type of lighting control system, a lighting device, a human sensor, a wall switch, or the like is electrically connected to a control device (controller) via a signal line as a controlled terminal. A device that controls turning off or dimming with a control device is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In this type of lighting control system, a setting device is connected to the control device, and various controls such as lighting fixtures are provided on a predetermined lighting area of a layout diagram of a building or the like displayed on the display unit of the setting device. By placing an icon indicating a monitoring point, terminal information specifying the position (address) and control method of a terminal (controlled terminal) such as a lighting fixture or a human sensor is placed on the layout diagram. Assigned to the icon.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-255102

  However, in such a conventional lighting control system, there is a problem that the efficiency of the assignment work of assigning terminal information by arranging icons on a layout drawing of a building or the like by a setting device is low.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an illumination control system that improves the ease of assignment work in which terminal information of a terminal controlled by a control device is assigned to a control point.

  According to the embodiment of the present invention, a control device having a plurality of terminals including at least a lighting fixture, a storage unit storing terminal information including at least an address, a type, and a group number of the terminal and a control unit that controls the terminal; It has.

In addition, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the terminal information for one unit read from the storage unit of the control device and the layout diagram of the illumination area in which the control points to which the terminal information is not assigned are arranged in advance are displayed on the display unit. When the control point is selected, when the control point is selected, the control point has an allocating means for allocating terminal information for one unit being displayed, and the control point of the terminal information being displayed on the display unit when the assignment to have been completed, while erasing the terminal information after the assignment from the display unit, and includes a display switching means for displaying the next terminal information on the display unit, a setting unit for chromatic, the.

  According to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to improve the ease of assignment work for assigning terminal information of a terminal controlled by a control device to a control point.

The block diagram which shows the structure of the illumination control system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows the data table of the terminal information memorize | stored in the memory of the controller shown in FIG. The figure which shows an example of the terminal information displayed on the monitor (display part) of the setting device shown in FIG. The figure which shows an example of a display when the layout figure of the illumination area where the unallocated icon (control point) is arrange | positioned previously, and terminal information are both displayed on the display part. The flowchart of the program for allocation which allocates the terminal information read from the controller to an unallocated icon by the setting device shown in FIG. The figure which shows the data table of the setting information after the setting set by the setting device shown in FIG.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the accompanying drawings, the same or corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of a lighting control system 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, a lighting control system 1 includes a controller 2, which is an example of a control device, and terminals (covers) such as a plurality of lighting fixtures 3, 3,..., Human sensor 4, optical sensor 5, wall switch 6 and the like. A control terminal) and a setting device 7.

  The lighting control system 1 is disposed in a required building 8, and a plurality of lighting fixtures 3, 3,..., A human sensor 4, an optical sensor 5, and a wall switch 6 are connected to the controller 2 via a transmission signal line 9. Are connected so that two-way data communication is possible. That is, the illumination control system 1 includes a controller 2 provided for each floor in the building 8 or each required illumination area, and a fluorescent lamp or LED (light emitting diode) provided for each required illumination area. A plurality of lighting fixtures 3, 3,... Such as lamps, light bulbs, etc., wall switches 6 for performing lighting, extinguishing control (ON / OFF) and dimming control for each lighting fixture 3, 3,. , A human sensor 4 for detecting the presence or absence of a person arranged for each required illumination area, and an optical sensor 5 for detecting the brightness of the illumination area. The address and group number of each lighting fixture 3, human sensor 4, optical sensor 5, and wall switch 6 are recorded in the storage device (storage means) of the controller 2 as terminal information of the terminal that is the control target of the controller 2. Yes.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the human sensor 4, the optical sensor 5, and the wall switch 6 include display lamps 4 a, 5 a, 6 a of required colors such as red (LED) lamps or miniature bulbs, for example. doing. These display lamps 4a, 5a, 6a are turned on or off by a lighting control signal and a lighting control signal from the controller 2.

  FIG. 2 is a data table 10 showing an example of terminal information stored in the storage device of the controller 2. The data table 10 is a terminal that is controlled by the controller 2 in response to a control operation command signal such as turning on, turning off or dimming from a switch such as the wall switch 6, a human sensor 4 and the optical sensor 5 and the address and group number of the switch such as the wall switch 6. The terminal information 10 is set in advance at the time of factory shipment, for example, and stored in the storage unit of the controller 2. The address is used to specify the lighting fixture 3 when controlling each lighting fixture 3 for each control terminal, for example, controlling lighting, lighting, dimming, and the like of the lighting fixture 3.

  Group numbers are grouped (grouped) into a plurality of groups by assigning the same number to terminals such as a plurality of lighting fixtures 3, 3,... Are used for the same control. In addition, the group number given at the time of factory shipment is a default value (standard value) set temporarily, and after the terminal such as the lighting fixture 3 is actually arranged in the lighting area such as the required building 8 or the like, It is set or changed anew by the setting device 7 in the field of the illumination area.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the setting device 7 is composed of a computer system having a CPU (Central Processing Unit), RAM, and ROM, and when connected to the controller 2 through a signal line 11, the setting device 7 is connected to the terminal from the storage device of the controller 2. Reading means (not shown) for reading information and the like, and display means for displaying the read terminal information 10 on a monitor (not shown) as an example of a display unit as a terminal information sub-window 12 shown in FIG.

  The setter 7 creates an illumination area 15 of a desired building 8 in which the illumination control system 1 is disposed, for example, as a layout diagram 14 shown in a plan view in advance in a factory or the like and records a recording medium such as a memory stick (registered) (A trademark, not shown) has a slit into which a detachable insertion is possible. The layout diagram 14 recorded on the memory stick is read by the reading means and displayed on the monitor.

  As shown in FIG. 4, in the terminal information sub-window 12, the terminal information 10 read by the reading means of the setting device 7 is displayed on the monitor of the setting device 7, or is displayed as a sub-window together with the layout diagram 14.

  Similarly to the terminal information 10 shown in FIG. 2, the terminal information sub-window 12 has display boxes 12a for displaying addresses, types, and groups of the terminals such as the lighting fixtures 3, 3,. . The terminal information sub-window 12 includes display buttons such as an up / down switch button 12b, an appliance button 12c, a lighting button 12d, a light-off button 12e, an allocation button 12f, and a deletion button 12g.

  The up / down switch button 12b causes the monitor to display the next page or the previous page of the terminal information 10 recorded in the memory. The fixture button 12c selectively reads out the terminal information 10 of the lighting fixture 3 from among the plurality of pieces of terminal information 10 and causes the monitor to display it on the pressing operation by the click.

  The lighting button 12d is used for displaying the lighting fixtures 3, 3,... Or the human sensor 4, the optical sensor 5 and the wall switch 6 being displayed in the type display box 12a of the terminal information sub-window 12 by a pressing operation by clicking. A lighting operation signal for lighting any one of the lamps 4a, 5a, 6a is given to the controller 2 to light any one of these lighting fixtures 3, 3,... Or these display lamps 4a, 5a, 6a. 3, 3,... Or each of the placement positions of the human sensor 4, the optical sensor 5, and the wall switch 6 is made visible.

  In addition, the extinguishing button 12e can be operated by pressing the lighting fixture 3, 3,..., Or the display lamps 4a, 5a, 6a of the human sensor 4, the optical sensor 5, and the wall switch 6 by a pressing operation. A light-off operation signal for turning off the light is supplied to the controller 2, and any one of the lighting fixtures 3, 3,... Or the human sensor 4, the optical sensor 5, and the wall switch 6 is turned off.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the allocation button 12 f is clicked on the terminal information of the terminals 3 to 6 being displayed in the display box 12 a of the type of the terminal information sub-window 12, and clicks a desired unallocated icon. Assign to 16.

  The delete button 12g can be used when the terminal information 10 is once assigned to the unassigned icon 16 and then this assignment is changed or deleted.

  That is, by clicking and selecting the assigned icon 16 and then clicking the delete button 12g, the icon 16 is returned to the unassigned icon 16 and the assigned terminal information 10 is changed to the terminal information sub. It can be displayed again as window 12 to allow reassignment. That is, the delete button 12g has a redisplay means (redisplay function).

  FIG. 4 shows a monitor screen 13 displayed on the monitor of the setting device 7. The monitor screen 13 displays an example of the layout diagram 14 and the terminal information subwindow 12 shown in FIG. In FIG. 4, 15 is an illumination area in the building 8 shown in the layout diagram 14, 15 a is an outer frame of the illumination area, 15 b is an elevator well arranged in the center of the illumination area 15, for example, 15 c is an illumination area 15. The outer frame 15a is a plurality of rooms partitioned by a plurality of partition walls 15d, 15d,.

  In the layout diagram 14, a plurality of unallocated icons 16, 16,... Having a required shape, which is an example of a control monitoring point indicated by a small circle in FIG. 4, are respectively arranged at required positions in the illumination area 15. ing. These unallocated icons 16, 16,... Are unallocated icons to which the terminal information 10 has not yet been allocated, are preset at the time of factory shipment or at the site of the lighting area 15, and are Memory Stick (registered trademark). Is recorded.

  FIG. 5 shows the terminal information 10 of the terminals such as the luminaires 3 and 3 that are actually arranged at positions corresponding to the positions of these unassigned icons 16, 16,. The flowchart of the program for allocation which allocates and allocates is shown. The allocation program is recorded in, for example, a ROM of the setting device 7, and the CPU is configured as an allocation unit by executing the allocation program.

  Next, the allocation program will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 5, S1 to S8 indicate the steps of the flowchart.

  First, when the CPU starts and starts the allocation program by the CPU, the setting device 7 reads the layout diagram 14 from a memory stick inserted in a memory stick insertion slit (not shown) of the setting device 7 in S1.

  In the next S2, this layout diagram 14 is displayed on the monitor of the setting device 7 as shown in FIG.

  Thereafter, in S3, a plurality of unallocated icons 16, 16,... Are arranged at arbitrary locations on the layout diagram 14.

  Next, in S4, the setting device 7 is connected to the controller 2 through the signal line 11 as shown in FIG.

  Thereafter, in S5, the terminal information 10 of each of the terminals 3-6 stored in the storage device of the controller 2 is read by the reading means of the setting device 7, respectively, and in the next S6, the terminal information for one required type. 10 is displayed on the monitor of the setting device 7 as a terminal information sub-window 12 as shown in FIG.

  In the next S6, the page of the terminal information 10 to be allocated is selected by the up or down operation by the click operation of the up / down switch 12b of the terminal information subwindow 12. Then, the type of terminal for the selected terminal information 10, that is, any one of the lighting fixture 3, the human sensor 4, the optical sensor 5, and the wall switch 6, its address and group number are displayed in each display box 12 a. , 12a, respectively.

  Here, for example, when the appliance button 12c is pressed by clicking, the required illumination fixtures in a plurality of units are displayed in the type display box 12a, and the address and group number of the illumination fixture 3 are displayed in each display box 12a, 12a. Here, since the group number is a default value set at the time of factory shipment, the default value can be changed as necessary.

  Further, in order to identify the location where one lighting fixture 3 displayed in the terminal information sub-window 12 is specified, for example, the setting device 7 is brought into the lighting area 15 where the lighting fixture 3 is placed and turned on. The button 12d is clicked, and the lighting fixture 3 is turned on.

  Thereby, since the position of the lighting fixture 3 is specified, the unallocated icon 16 on the monitor screen 13 in the position corresponding to this position is clicked in S7, and the allocation button 12i is clicked.

  Then, in next S8, the terminal information of the luminaire 3 being displayed in the terminal information subwindow 12 is allocated to the unallocated icon 16. As a result, the shape or color of the unallocated icon 16 changes to indicate that it has been allocated.

  Thereafter, in S9, the terminal information of all the terminals 3 to 6 connected to the controller 2 is not displayed on the layout diagram 14 displayed at positions corresponding to the actual arrangement locations of these terminals 3 to 6. The allocation is performed by clicking the allocation icons 16, 16,.

  That is, the required terminal information 10 of these terminals 3 to 6 is sequentially read out and displayed as the terminal information sub-window 12 by the up / down operation of the up / down switch 12b. For example, after the terminal information 10 of the human sensor 4 is displayed as the terminal information subwindow 12, the lighting button 12d is clicked.

  Then, since the display lamp 4a of the human sensor 4 is turned on, the actual installation location of the human sensor 4 can be visually confirmed.

  Therefore, after clicking the allocation button 12f, the unallocated icon 16 on the layout diagram 14 displayed at the position corresponding to the actual installation location of the human sensor 4 is clicked. Then, the terminal information of the human sensor 4 is assigned to the unassigned icon 16 displayed at a position corresponding to the actual installation location of the human sensor 4. Thus, the terminal information 10 of all the terminals 3 to 6 is sequentially allocated to the unallocated icons 16.

  FIG. 6 shows an example of a data table of the setting information 17 that is stored in the storage device of the setting device 7 after being assigned the terminal information 10 and is given to and stored in the storage device of the controller 2. Note that X and Y in the setting information 17 indicate the positions of the X and Y coordinates of the icon 16. After assigning the terminal information 10 of the required illumination area 15 in this way, the assignment of the terminal information 10 of the terminals 3 to 6 arranged in the other illumination areas is sequentially performed by the above assignment method.

  The setting information 17 such as the assignment information and the group number setting is stored in the storage device of the setting device 7, and is given to the controller 2 and stored and stored in the storage device.

  Next, the operation of the illumination control system 1 will be described.

  When a lighting operation for individually lighting the required lighting fixture 3 with the wall switch 6 is performed, for example, a lighting operation signal including an individual address for specifying the lighting fixture 3 is given to the controller 2 via the transmission signal line 9. It is done.

  When the controller 2 receives the lighting operation signal, the controller 2 refers to the setting information 17 such as the terminal information 10 stored in the storage device of the controller 2 to identify the address of the lighting fixture 3 to be lit, and the identification A lighting control signal is given to the lighting fixture 3 of the addressed via the transmission signal line 9, and this lighting fixture is lighted.

  Similarly, when the turn-off or dimming operation of the required lighting fixture 3 is operated by the wall switch 6, this operation signal is sent to the lighting fixture 3 to be turned off or dimmed. Along with the address, it is given to the controller 2 via the transmission signal line 9.

  When the controller 2 receives the turn-off or dimming operation signal, the controller 2 refers to the setting information 17 including the terminal information 10 and identifies the lighting fixture 3 to be turned off or dimmed. 3 is given a light extinction or dimming control signal, and is extinguished or dimmed.

  In the wall switch 6, when group control for selecting a group of lighting fixtures 3 is selected along with control operations such as lighting, extinguishing, and dimming, the operation signal and the group selection signal are transmitted via the transmission signal line 9. To the controller 2.

  The controller 2 receives the operation signal and the group selection signal, refers to the setting information 17 including the terminal information 10, and gives a control signal to each luminaire 3 having the same group number via the transmission signal line 9. These are controlled for each group such as lighting, extinguishing, and dimming.

  When there is a person in the required illumination area 15, the presence sensor 4 detects the presence of the person, and a person detection signal is given to the controller 2 via the transmission signal line 9 together with the address of the presence sensor 4. It is done.

  When the controller 2 receives the person detection signal, the controller 2 refers to the terminal information 10 and when the person detection signal is received, the controller 2 turns on the lighting fixture 3 having an address set in advance as the lighting fixture 3 to be turned on. Give a signal and turn it on.

  Further, the brightness detection signal detected by the optical sensor 5 is given to the controller 2 through the transmission signal line 9 together with the address of the optical sensor 5 so as to be constant at a preset brightness setting value. It is used for feedback control of the dimming of the luminaire 3.

  And according to this lighting control system 1, when displaying the terminal information 10 recorded in the controller 2 on the monitor screen 13 of the setting device 7 as the terminal information sub-window 12 together with the layout diagram 14, By simply clicking the allocation button 12f and clicking the required unallocated icon 16 on the layout diagram 14, the terminal information 10 of any of the terminals 3 to 6 displayed on the monitor screen 13 is selected. It is possible to easily and quickly assign to the unallocated icons 16.

  That is, as compared with the case of assigning the terminal information sub-window 12 to the unassigned icon 16 to be assigned by dragging and dropping on the monitor screen 13, it is possible to simplify and speed up the assignment work.

  Further, when the terminal information 10 is allocated by drag and drop, the terminal information 10 may be dropped during the dragging, and the allocation accuracy is low.

  However, in the present embodiment, as described above, the terminal information 10 can be assigned to the unallocated icon 16 by simply clicking the allocation button 12f and the unallocated icon 16, and drag and drop is not performed. Further, the allocation accuracy can be improved.

  These effects become remarkably excellent as the scale increases, as in the case where a large number of lighting fixtures 3, 3,.

  Further, after the terminal information 10 is assigned to the unassigned icon 16, the assignment can be deleted simply by clicking the delete button 12g. Thereby, reassignment of the terminal information 10 can be performed easily and quickly.

  Further, according to the lighting control system 1, the setting device 7 is lit to turn on the lighting fixtures 3, 3,..., The human sensor 4, the light sensor 5, and the display lamps 4a, 5a, 6a of the wall switch 6. Since the button 12d and the extinguishing button 12e to be turned off are provided, it is possible to visually check the actual arrangement positions of the lighting fixtures 3, 3,..., The human sensor 4, the optical sensor 5, and the wall switch 6. .

  Therefore, it is possible to improve the matching accuracy in which the actual arrangement locations of the terminals 3 to 6 and the arrangement of the icons 16, 16,. For this reason, the position accuracy of the icon 16 on the layout diagram 14 after the assignment can be improved.

  When the assigned icon 16 of the terminal information 10 is selected and the delete button 12g is clicked, the assigned icon 16 is returned to the unassigned icon 16 by the redisplay means, and the terminal information 10 is displayed on the monitor screen 13. Therefore, the workability of the reallocation can be improved.

  In addition, according to the said embodiment, although the case where the page of the terminal information 10 was moved back and forth by the up-down operation of the up-down switch 12b of the setting device 7 was demonstrated, this invention is not limited to this, For example, a terminal When the information 10 is assigned to the unassigned icon 16, the assigned terminal information 10 is deleted from the monitor screen 13, and the terminal information 10 of the next page is displayed on the terminal information subwindow 12. May be.

  According to this, after the terminal information subwindow 12 of the terminal information 10 is assigned, the up / down operation of the up / down switch 12b for reading and displaying the terminal information 10 on the next page can be omitted. Accordingly, it is possible to further simplify and speed up the assignment work.

  As mentioned above, although several embodiment of this invention was described, these embodiment is shown as an example and is not intending limiting the range of invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, substitutions, and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Lighting control system, 2 ... Controller (control apparatus), 3 ... Lighting fixture, 4 ... Human sensor, 5 ... Optical sensor, 6 ... Wall switch, 7 ... Setting device, 10 ... Terminal information, 12 ... Terminal information sub Window, 12b ... Up / down switch, 12c ... Appliance button, 12d ... Light button, 12e ... Light off button, 12f ... Assign button, 12g ... Delete button, 13 ... Monitor screen, 14 ... Layout diagram, 15 ... Lighting area, 16 ... Unassigned icon.

Claims (3)

A plurality of terminals including at least lighting fixtures;
A control device having storage means for storing terminal information including at least an address of the terminal and control means for controlling the terminal;
When the terminal information for one unit read from the control device and the layout diagram of the illumination area in which the control points to which the terminal information is not assigned are arranged in advance are displayed on the display unit, this control point is selected And assigning means for allocating terminal information for one unit being displayed to the control point, and when assignment of terminal information being displayed on the display unit to the control point is completed, the terminal after the assignment while erasing the information from the display unit, a setting unit for a display switching means for displaying the next terminal information on the display unit, to Yes;
A lighting control system comprising: 2. The illumination control system according to claim 1, wherein the setting device includes terminal control means for supplying a control signal for controlling the terminal to the control device and controlling the terminal. The setting device includes a redisplay unit that returns a control point to which terminal information has been assigned to an unassigned control point, and redisplays the terminal information for one unassigned unit on the display unit. The illumination control system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein

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