JP5789722B2 - Building sensor network construction apparatus and method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a building sensor network construction method and method, and more particularly to a building for building a sensor network that can automatically collect information from sensors that measure energy consumption of energy consuming equipment, power generation amount of power generation devices, and the like. The present invention relates to an internal sensor network construction apparatus and method.

  Control systems that control the operating state of energy consuming equipment used in buildings, such as electrical equipment, are already known, and some such control systems communicate with energy consuming equipment and operate energy consuming equipment. Some have a control device that remotely controls the state (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  The system described in Patent Document 1 is an in-house electric equipment remote control system capable of remotely controlling various electric equipment in a house from outside the house by accessing the system from outside the house using a mobile communication terminal. In Patent Document 1, in order to construct such a system, an in-house information distribution board device that functions like a so-called home server is installed after installation of electrical equipment in the house or wiring of electrical wiring equipment or the like. The construction of a home network is to be done during the construction of the house.

And in patent document 1, it is supposed to perform the operation | movement test | inspection of whether the electric equipment in a house can be remotely controlled before handing over a house to a client.
In this operation inspection, it is before handing over the house to the client, so a personal computer for inspection is directly connected to the in-house information distribution panel device in a stand-alone state, and the in-house information distribution panel device is connected. Communicate with electrical equipment in the house to check the operation of these equipment. Search screens, setting sites, etc. are displayed on the personal computer screen for inspection, and the operation is confirmed on these screens.
As a result, there are inconveniences such as a conventional case where an outside person enters the house for inspection after the client moves in, or the client needs to repair the system after moving in. Can be prevented.

Japanese Patent No. 4653448

However, in the conventional technology such as Patent Document 1, since only communication success or failure is displayed at the time of communication confirmation, the inspection operator searches for and determines which part of the connection has a problem. There was a need.
In addition, there are those that cannot automatically recognize the number of circuits branched by a distribution board, the presence or absence of a power measuring device provided in a branch circuit, etc., and the presence or absence of various equipment such as photovoltaic power generation cells and fuel cells. As a result, the operator had to input.
In addition, in the conventional technology such as Patent Document 1, an operation inspection is performed to determine whether or not the electric device in the house can be remotely controlled. However, when the remote control system in the house is constructed, There is no known technology for performing an operation inspection of energy creation equipment such as a fuel cell or an electric energy sensor of each electric device.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to construct an in-building sensor network capable of automatically operating and checking connection of an energy amount measuring sensor installed in a building. It is to provide an apparatus and method.
Another object of the present invention is to indicate which device has a connection problem when connection fails during automatic operation and connection confirmation of the energy measuring sensor installed in the building. An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for constructing a sensor network in a building.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a device for constructing a network between equipment installed in a building, a sensor for measuring an energy amount, and a server, the router and the server A means for attempting automatic connection, a means for displaying a device that has failed to connect to the router or the server when the connection to the router or the server fails, a matter that is considered to be the cause of the connection failure, and a connection to the router and the server. If the connection to either the facility device or the sensor fails via the router and the server, and the connection to the facility device or the sensor fails, the connection failed. Device, means for displaying the matter considered to be the cause of the connection failure, operation check status of the connected equipment and sensor, and installation in the building Means for displaying a location; for the equipment and the sensor that can be connected; a result of the automatic connection attempt; a means for registering information on the operation confirmation status and the installation location in a confirmation result storage means; It is solved by providing.

  According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of constructing a network between equipment installed in a building, a sensor for measuring an energy amount, and a server, wherein the computer includes a router, A procedure for attempting automatic connection to the server; a procedure for displaying a device that has failed to connect to the router or the server when the connection to the server fails; When it is possible to connect to the router and the server, when the connection to the facility device and the sensor fails, and the procedure for automatically connecting to the facility device and the sensor via the router and the server This includes the procedure for displaying the equipment that failed to connect, the items that are considered to be the cause of the connection failure, and the operational accuracy of the equipment and sensors that were successfully connected. The procedure for displaying the situation and the installation location in the building, the result of the automatic connection of the equipment and the sensor that can be connected, and the operation confirmation status and information on the installation location are stored as a confirmation result. And a procedure for registering with the means.

Since it comprises in this way, not only the electric equipment in a building but the sensor which measures an energy amount can be automatically confirmed and connected by the server side.
In addition, when connection to a router or server fails, connection to any of equipment, a device that displays a failed connection, a possible cause of connection failure, and equipment or a sensor fails. Since it has a device that failed to connect and a means to display the items that are considered to be the cause of the connection failure, even if the connection check fails when automatically operating and checking the connection, It is possible to immediately know at which stage the failure has occurred, and it is possible to save time and labor required to construct a sensor network in the building.
Further, when the save button is clicked, the electronic file storing the list is provided with a means for storing the electronic file with identification information for identifying the corresponding building and storing it in the connected device list storage means. With respect to the building, it is possible to leave information on whether or not the operation of the equipment and sensors and the connection confirmation have been completed, and if it has been partially completed, up to which stage it has been completed.

Moreover, the computer of the trader who supplies the said building to the user of this building may be sufficient.
Since it comprises in this way, the supplier who supplies a building can construct the sensor network in a building.

Storage for storing a list of the equipment and sensors and the installation locations of the equipment and sensors on the condition that all the equipment and sensors to be connected to the network can be connected. Means for displaying a button, and when the save button is clicked, the electronic file storing the list is attached with a file name including identification information for identifying the corresponding building, and the connected device list storage means Storing means.
Since the thus constructed, so-called home energy management system for controlling electrical apparatus information of the equipment and the location of the sensor registered in the list stored in the electronic file, it is used in buildings (HEMS ) Can be used.

The sensor that measures the amount of energy, a power meter attached to the circuit provided distribution panel of the building, and a pulse sensor for measuring the amount of water canal, to measure the amount of gas The sensor may be selected from a group including a pulse sensor and a generated power amount sensor that measures the generated power amount of the power generation device.
Since it is configured in this manner, an in-building sensor network that covers various sensors provided in the building can be constructed.

Further, when an instruction to release the connection with the router is given, the connection ID input for permitting connection to the router matches a predetermined ID for connecting to the network that the construction apparatus uses everyday. It may be possible to provide a means for canceling the connection release with the router if they match.
With this configuration, even when the connection ID used to connect to the router matches the predetermined ID for connecting to the network at a daily use workplace, etc., the connection to the router It is not erased automatically when canceling.

Further, the server uses communication when transmitting a control signal to the facility device and the sensor when there is a device that communicates with the communication devices different from each other among the plurality of the facility device and the sensor. A protocol switching unit that can control the facility device and the sensor by switching a protocol according to a communication protocol used by the facility device and the sensor as a transmission destination may be provided.
With the above configuration, the protocol switching means switches the communication protocol according to the communication partner, so that the user side requests the server to control each equipment and sensor without being aware of the difference in the communication protocol. Is possible.

According to the building sensor network construction apparatus of the present invention, not only the electrical equipment in the building but also the sensor that measures the amount of energy can be automatically checked and connected on the server side.
In addition, when connection to a router or server fails, connection to any of equipment, a device that displays a failed connection, a possible cause of connection failure, and equipment or a sensor fails. Since it has a device that failed to connect and a means to display the items that are considered to be the cause of the connection failure, even if the connection check fails when automatically operating and checking the connection, It is possible to immediately know at which stage the failure has occurred, and it is possible to save time and labor required to construct a sensor network in the building.
Further, when the save button is clicked, the electronic file storing the list is provided with a means for storing the electronic file with identification information for identifying the corresponding building and storing it in the connected device list storage means. With respect to the building, it is possible to leave information on whether or not the operation of the equipment and sensors and the connection confirmation have been completed, and if it has been partially completed, up to which stage it has been completed.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of a residential sensor network according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a hardware block diagram of the terminal computer of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow which builds the sensor network in a house of this embodiment. It is a top screen of a check tool program and a router connection screen. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a check tool program. It is a confirmation screen for confirming the connection status of the terminal, router, and home server that execute the check tool program. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a check tool program. It is a connection apparatus confirmation screen for performing connection confirmation of a sensor, an air conditioner, and a storage battery. It is a sensor data input screen for inputting sensor data in advance before confirming sensor connection. They are a branch sensor list screen which displays the status of sensor connection confirmation, and other sensor list screens. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a check tool program. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a check tool program. It is the operation confirmation result screen which shows the connection confirmation result performed with the check tool program, and the connected apparatus list file for preserve | saving the content. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a check tool program. It is an air conditioner list screen displaying the status of air conditioner connection confirmation. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a check tool program. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a check tool program. It is a storage battery list screen which displays the status of connection confirmation of storage batteries.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, the structure demonstrated below does not limit this invention, Of course, it can change variously along the meaning of this invention.
(Residential sensor network)
The in-house sensor network of the present embodiment is a sensor network that monitors the energy production / consumption status in a house as a building, and is a power sensor or a power generator installed in a branch circuit of a distribution board in the house Is a so-called Hall Energy Management System (HEMS), which is an information network capable of transmitting and receiving information between a home server and a power generation amount sensor, gas and water pulse sensor, etc. Used for.
In managing the energy consumption in the house 2, the HEMS visualizes the power consumption of a plurality of electric devices used in the house 2, and uses the visualized information as the information of the house 2. This is a system for informing the user. The home server acquires data such as the power consumption of each electrical facility, the power generation amount of the power generation device, the gas, and the water usage through the sensor network in the present embodiment, and visualizes the energy consumption and the power generation amount.

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a residential sensor network.
The home sensor network is constructed in the home 2 and controlled by a home server 10 as a server, and a terminal computer 51 (communication connected to the home network 21 via the router 13 in the home 2). Hereinafter, the terminal 51 is provided.
The house 2 is an example of a building, and the present invention can also be applied to the case of controlling energy consuming equipment used in buildings other than the house 2, such as commercial buildings, buildings in factories, stores, and the like. In addition, the house 2 is a concept including one room in an apartment house such as a condominium as well as a detached house.
The home server 10 is connected to the Internet (not shown) via the router 13 and can communicate with the server computer of the housing management company through the Internet. May be available.

  In the house 2, a home network 21 that connects each room called a home LAN is constructed. As shown in FIG. 1, the home network 21 measures the electric power of the home server 10 and each circuit. Branch sensor 11a, power measurement tap 11b for measuring the power consumption of the electric device, branch sensor 11a, power measurement tap 11b, generated power amount sensor 11c, generated power amount sensor 11d, gas pulse sensor 11e, for water service A data logger 11g that temporarily accumulates data of power consumption / power generation measured by the pulse sensor 11f and transmits the data to the home server 10; The display 12 for browsing and operating electric devices, the home network 21 and an external network such as the Internet are mutually connected. A storage battery that stores power generated by the router 13, various electric devices such as an air conditioner and lighting, a distribution board 30, a solar power generation device 41, a fuel cell 42, the solar power generation device 41, and the fuel cell 42. 43, a gas pulse sensor 11e and a water pulse sensor 11f are connected.

The home server 10, the home be information in the network 21 a device for managing, manages addresses of the devices of the home network 21 connected to the display 12, the distribution board 30, a photovoltaic power generator 41, electric equipment, etc. In addition, it has a device management function for communicating with these devices, acquiring information such as the device status, and controlling the device status. The home server 10 is realized in the form of being incorporated in a server computer, a personal computer, a set top box, or other existing devices. Since the hardware configuration of the home server 10 is the same as that of the terminal 51, description thereof is omitted.

By the way, in general, it is recommended to use an electric device that adopts a common communication protocol (synonymous with a communication method or communication standard) in the house 2 in which the HEMS is mounted. For example, the ECHONET Consortium proposes it. It is desired that the devices adopt a communication protocol to be unified. On the other hand, as protocols proposed by the ECHONET consortium, there are ECHONET (registered trademark) and its successor standard, ECHONET Lite (registered trademark), and there are cases where both protocols are mixed in electrical equipment in the house 2. Further, in the electric device user purchases it may also contain communication protocols for devices other than ECHONET and ECHONETLite.

In the home network 21, among a plurality of electric devices and sensors used in the house 2, there are devices that communicate with different communication protocols. For this reason, in the storage means of the home server 10, communication bundles for the home server 10 to communicate with the communication partner of the house 2 are stored for each communication protocol. That is, the communication means stores as many communication bundles as the number of types of communication protocols adopted by the electrical devices and sensors in the house 2. Specifically, the storage means includes a bundle for communicating with a first communication protocol (for example, ECHONET), a bundle for communicating with a second communication protocol (for example, ECHONET Lite), and a third communication. A bundle for communicating with a protocol (for example, a communication protocol other than ECHONET or ECHONET Lite) is stored.

  In the home network 21, among the communication bundles stored in the storage unit, the communication bundle that is read and executed is switched according to the communication partner. As a result, the home server 10 can switch the communication protocol adopted when communicating with the electric device and the sensor according to the communication protocol adopted by the electric device and the sensor of the communication partner. Switching the communication protocol is synonymous with rewriting a message (command) transmitted by a certain communication protocol together with the other communication protocol when transmitting a message to a communication device using the other communication protocol. Moreover, the data logger 11g of this embodiment is included in the communication partner electrical equipment with which the home server 10 communicates by switching the communication protocol.

  Here, the program execution environment in the home server 10 will be described. The home server 10 includes an OS, a JAVA (registered trademark) virtual machine (hereinafter, JVM), an OSGi (Open Services Gateway Initiative) framework, and an OSGi framework. With various bundles that operate above. The OSGi framework is built on the JVM and manages a life cycle such as downloading, installing, starting, and stopping a bundle that operates on the OSGi framework. The bundles operating on the OSGi framework can be dynamically replaced, and a plurality of bundles can be executed in parallel.

  Here, among the bundles operating on the OSGi framework, the first communication bundle for communicating with the first communication protocol, the second communication bundle for communicating with the second communication protocol, A third communication bundle for communicating with the third communication protocol is included. Of the functions of the OSGi framework, the communication bundle to be executed is switched according to the communication protocol of the electrical device and sensor that are the communication counterparts when the home server 10 communicates by the function of dynamically switching the bundle. Will come to be. By such communication bundle replacement, the communication protocol employed by the home server 10 is switched. As a result, the home server 10 can communicate with electric devices and sensors in the house 2 regardless of the difference in communication protocol.

  Further, when each communication bundle is registered in the OSGi framework, an interface for using the function of each communication bundle is registered in the service registry. The OSGi framework provides a combination of these interfaces as an API (Application Program Interface). If this API is used, it is not necessary for the user to be aware of the difference in communication bundle, that is, the difference in communication protocol between the electric device and the sensor. In this way, that is, when developing a program that requests the home server 10 to control the electric device and the sensor, the developer only needs to know the object rules for each electric device and the sensor. Communication program development techniques can be applied.

  If the above-mentioned API is used when requesting the home server 10 to communicate with electrical devices and sensors in the house 2, it is not necessary to arrange the request message in a format according to the communication protocol, and it is relatively simple. It becomes a telegram. More specifically, when the resident requests the home server 10 to control the electric device and the sensor, an HTTP request from the display 12, specifically, an execution request for electric device and sensor control is directed to the home server 10. Sent. On the other hand, when receiving the HTTP request from the display 12, the home server 10 communicates with the electric device and the sensor and transmits a control signal to the electric device and the sensor. As a result, the home server 10 comes to control the electric devices and sensors that are the objects of control in accordance with the control rules specified in the HTTP request. Here, the communication protocol employed when the home server 10 transmits the control signal is set to the communication protocol employed by the electrical device and sensor that are the transmission destinations of the control signal.

  The home server 10 further communicates with the electrical device and sensor that have received the control signal, and receives a response signal indicating the operating state of the electrical device and sensor. At this time, the communication protocol employed by the home server 10 is set to the communication protocol employed by the electrical device and sensor that are the source of the response signal.

As described above, in the home network 21, bidirectional communication is performed between the home server 10 and the electric devices and sensors. Specifically, the control signal is transmitted from the home server 10 to each electric device and sensor. A response signal is transmitted from the electric device and the sensor to the home server 10.
The display 12 is a display that is installed in various places such as a kitchen, a living room, and a washroom in the house 2 and includes a transmission / reception function with the home server 10 and a touch panel. Note that the display device 69 of the home server 10 may be used as the display 12.

The electrical equipment, including a general term for equipment used in the home refrigerator and appliances, game machines such as a microwave oven, other AV devices, and sensors, all electric appliances in the home such as lighting.
Each of the electrical devices according to the present embodiment is automatically recognized on the home server 10 side when connected to the home server 10 so as to be communicable. Specifically, among the electrical equipment according to this embodiment, home appliances such as air conditioners and lighting adopt equipment that adopts the ECHONET standard proposed by the ECHONET (Echonet) consortium, or a standard that complies with the standard. It has become a device. Such an electrical device is automatically recognized on the home server 10 side when it is communicably connected to the home server 10 according to the ECHONET standard, and is further used as a device used in the house 2. It is registered in the home server 10. Here, as a technique for automatically recognizing and registering an electric device, a known technique such as a plug and play (registered trademark) technique can be used.

The distribution board 30 is provided with a main circuit 31 which is a main power supply circuit in the entire house 2 and a plurality of branch circuits 32 branched from the main circuit 31. The main circuit 31 and each branch circuit 32 are publicly known. A branch sensor 11a comprising a watt hour meter is attached.
Since the main circuit 31 and each branch circuit 32 are associated with a predetermined power consuming device such as an air conditioner or lighting used in the house 2, a current measurement value of a current passing through the main circuit 31 and each branch circuit 32 From the measured voltage value, the power consumption of the power consuming device corresponding to the main circuit 31 and each branch circuit 32 can be measured by individually measuring the power consumption of the flowing current.

Among the power consuming devices used in the house 2, a device that is not provided with a dedicated power supply circuit and is not associated with the branch circuit 32 is connected to a known power measurement tap 11b, and the power measurement is performed. The power consumption is measured with the tap 11b.
The solar power generation device 41 is composed of a known solar power generation device, and is connected with a known generated power amount sensor 11 c that detects the amount of power generated by the solar power generation device 41.
The fuel cell 42 is a known fuel cell, and is connected to a known generated power amount sensor 11 d that detects the amount of power generated by the fuel cell 42.
Each of the gas pulse sensor 11e and the water pulse sensor 11f is a known pulse sensor that detects the amount of gas used and the amount of water used in the house.

Output branch sensor 11a, the data power measurement tap 11 b are illustrating a power consumption, data gas pulse sensor 11e is showing a consumption gas amount, the data for water pulse sensor 11f is indicating the consumption water amount as a measurement result These data are temporarily stored in the data logger 11g and transmitted from the data logger 11g to the home server 10 every predetermined time such as one minute.

The terminal 51 is a computer used by a person in charge of a house maker in order to check the operation of the home server 10 and other electrical devices connected to the home network 21 in the house 2.
The hardware configuration of the terminal 51 is shown in FIG. The terminal 51 includes a CPU 61 as a data calculation / control processing device, a RAM 62 as a storage device, a ROM 63, an HDD 64, a storage medium device 65, and the like. The CPU 61 executes various processes according to programs stored in the ROM 63 or the HDD 64. The RAM 62 stores data necessary for the CPU 61 to execute various processes.

The HDD 64 stores a check tool program for executing connection between the sensors 11a to 11f, the air conditioner, and the storage battery 43, operation check, and initial registration in the database of the home server 10 such as the name and installation location. ing. The process executed by the check tool program is the process in step S7 in FIG. 3, and specifically, the processes in the flowcharts in FIGS. 5, 7, 11, 12, 14, and 16 to 17. is there.
In addition, the HDD 64 stores a connection and operation check result table in which the results of whether or not the connection of the sensor, the air conditioner, and the storage battery 43 and the operation check have been completed by the check tool program for each house 2 are stored. The connection and operation check result table includes, as items, an identification number unique to the house 2, the IP address of the router 13, a completion flag indicating whether the sensor connection / operation check has been completed, and an air conditioner connection / operation check. Includes a completion flag indicating whether the battery has been completed, and a completion flag indicating whether the connection / operation check of the storage battery 43 has been completed. The completion flag indicates that 1 is completed, and 0 indicates incomplete.
The HDD 64 stores a confirmation result folder for storing a file including data on connection and operation confirmation status of the sensor, the air conditioner, and the storage battery 43 executed by the check tool program for the house 2. The confirmation result folder stores a sensor confirmation result file for storing data of the branch sensor list screen 190 and the other sensor list screen 200, an air conditioner confirmation result file for storing data of the air conditioner list 231 and data of the storage battery list 251. A storage battery confirmation result file is stored, and a file name including an identification number unique to the house 2 and a symbol indicating a sensor / air conditioner / storage battery is attached.
The HDD 64 stores the connected device list file 214 of FIG. 13 including information about the list of the sensors, air conditioners, and storage batteries 43 that have been connected and confirmed by the check tool program for the house 2 and the operation confirmation results. A list folder is stored. The connected device list file 214 has a file name including identification information unique to the house 2.

  The storage medium device 65 is composed of an external hard disk, a CD-R, a DVD, a memory stick, and the like, and can store and read received data.

(How to build a sensor network in a house)
Next, the construction method of the sensor network in a house is demonstrated.
First, the flow for constructing the residential sensor network of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
First, the housing manufacturer examines the specifications of the sensor network based on the equipment configuration and option settings in the house (step S1). Subsequently, a drawing is created based on the specifications of the adopted network configuration and the equipment configuration in the house (step S2).

Then, based on the created drawing, installation work of the electric device is performed (step S3). In this step, the house maker and the electric contractor perform electric wiring in the house and install electric devices. At this time, the home server 10 and the display 12 are also installed.
In addition, the electric contractor performs installation work of the distribution board 30, the sensors 11a to 11f, and the data logger 11g (step S4).

  When the installation work of the electrical equipment, the distribution board 30, the sensors 11a to 11f, and the data logger 11g by the house maker in step S3 and step S4 is completed, the person in charge of the house maker connects, wires, and energizes the electrical equipment. The presence / absence, operation, and the like are inspected (step S5).

Next, the person in charge of the housing manufacturer connects the terminal 51 to the router 13, checks the connection between each electrical device and the home server 10, confirms the operation, and the names and installation locations of all electrical devices of the home server 10. Initial registration in the database is performed (step S6). In this step, the branch sensor 11a, the power measurement tap 11b, the generated power amount sensor 11c, the generated power amount sensor 11d, the gas pulse sensor 11e, the water pulse sensor 11f and the data logger 11g are connected and initially registered.
In the present embodiment, an example in which the home server 10 is connected to the Internet via the router 13 and the terminal 51 is connected to the home server 10 via the Internet and the router 13 from a place away from the house 2 will be described. A person may bring the terminal 51 into the house 2 and connect the terminal 51 directly to the home server 10 in a stand-alone state that is not connected to the Internet of the house 2.
Thereafter, the terminal 51 is connected to the router 13, and the connection between the sensors 11a to 11f, the air conditioner, and the storage battery 43, operation check, and initial registration in the database of the home server 10 such as the name and installation location are performed. (Step S7).
When the connection, operation check, and initial registration between the sensors 11a to 11f, the air conditioner, and the storage battery 43 in step S7 are completed, the operation of the residential sensor network of this embodiment will be explained to the client. Thereafter, the house 2 is delivered to the client (step S9), and the construction of the in-house sensor network is completed.

The operation confirmation and initial registration processing in step S7 in FIG. 3 will be specifically described. The operation confirmation and initial registration processes are processes of a check tool program stored in the HDD 64 of the terminal 51 and are controlled by the CPU 61 of the terminal 51.
When an unillustrated check tool program icon is clicked on the screen of the terminal 51, the CPU 61 of the terminal 51 starts up the check tool program and performs wireless connection for disconnecting and connecting the terminal 51 and the router 13 wirelessly. The top screen 100 of FIG. 4 displaying the button 101, the device connection confirmation button 102, and the wireless connection release button 103 is displayed.

When the wireless connection button 101 is clicked on the top screen 100, the terminal 51 searches for a router that can be wirelessly connected, and acquires the extracted router name and IP address. The acquired router names are displayed in the router list 111 as a list, and the router connection screen 110 is displayed.
The router connection screen 110 is a screen for displaying a list of connectable routers extracted by the terminal 51 and connecting to the router 13. The connectable router list 111 and the image of the router selected in the router list 111 are displayed. A router image display field 112 for displaying the connection, a password input field 113 for connecting to the router, a connection button 114 for connecting to the router, and a cancel button 115 for canceling the connection to the router. .

When one of the router names is clicked in the router list 111, the customer router registration table of the management server (not shown) of the house maker is searched using the IP address of the router name as a key, and the corresponding IP address is hit In this case, the router image name data associated with this IP address in the customer router registration table is acquired from the customer router image storage means, and the corresponding router image is displayed in the router image display column 112.
When the router image is displayed in the router image display column 112, the person in charge knows that the router selected in the router list 111 is the router 13 installed in the house 2 of any customer of the house maker. it can. Further, the router image is compared with the photograph of the router 13 installed in the house 2 or the actual appearance of the router. If they match, the connection processing to the router can proceed.

When the cancel button 115 is clicked, the terminal 51 returns to the message “Cancel connection to the router. Are you sure?”, “Yes” button for executing the cancel, and the router connection screen 110. A confirmation screen (not shown) for displaying the “No” button is displayed.
When the “Yes” button is clicked, the router connection screen 110 is closed and the process is terminated. When the “No” button is clicked, the screen returns to the router connection screen 110.

When the connection button 114 is clicked on the router connection screen 110, it is confirmed whether the password entered in the password field 113 matches the password of the router 13 registered in the customer router registration table. , "The password is wrong. Please enter again" and an error screen that displays the password entry field.
If the password entered in the password field 113 matches the password of the router 13 registered in the customer router registration table, the terminal 51 is connected to the router 13, and if the connection is successful, the process is performed. finish.
If the connection of the terminal 51 to the router 13 fails, an error screen 120 is displayed and the process is terminated.

When the person in charge connects the terminal 51 to the router 13, the person in charge confirms the connection to the home server 10 and each sensor.
When the device connection confirmation button 102 on the top screen 100 is clicked, the terminal 51 starts the processing of the flowchart of FIG. The processing in FIG. 5 is controlled by the CPU 61 of the terminal 51.
In step S11, the IP address of the terminal 51 is acquired. In step S12, it is determined whether the IP address has been successfully acquired. If not successful (step S12: No), in step S14, “failure” is displayed in the IP address display field of the terminal 51 on the confirmation screen 130 in FIG. Then, the process proceeds to step S24, and it is determined whether or not there is “failure” on the confirmation screen 130 of FIG.
If acquisition of the IP address is successful (step S12: Yes), the IP address of the terminal 51 is displayed on the confirmation screen 130 of FIG. 6 in step S13.

Next, an IP address is acquired from the router 13 in step S15. In step S16, it is determined whether the IP address has been successfully acquired. If unsuccessful (step S16: No), in step S17, "failure" is displayed in the IP address display field of the router 13 on the confirmation screen 130 in FIG. Then, the process proceeds to step S24, and it is determined whether or not there is “failure” on the confirmation screen 130 of FIG.
If acquisition of the IP address is successful (step S16: Yes), the IP address of the router 13 is displayed on the confirmation screen 130 in FIG. 6 in step S18.

Next, an IP address is acquired from the home server 10 in step S19. In step S20, it is determined whether the IP address has been successfully acquired. If successful (step S20: Yes), in step S21, the activation status of the HEMS stored in the home server 10 and the software version information of the HEMS are acquired from the home server 10, and in step S22, the home server 6 is displayed on the confirmation screen 130 in FIG. 6, and the process proceeds from step A to FIG. 7A to step S <b> 24 to determine whether there is a “failure” on the confirmation screen 130 in FIG. 6.
If acquisition of the IP address is not successful (step S20: No), “failure” is displayed in the IP address display field of the home server 10 on the confirmation screen 130 in FIG. Then, the process proceeds to step S24 via A in FIG. 7, and it is determined whether or not “failure” exists in the confirmation screen 130 in FIG.

If there is a “failure” (step S24: Yes), the error screen 140 is displayed in step S25, and the process ends.
If there is no “failure” on the confirmation screen 130 in FIG. 6 (step S24: No), in step S26, the connection and operation confirmation result table of the HDD 64 of the terminal 51 is referred to using the IP address of the router 13 as a key, and the sensor The confirmation completion status of the air conditioner and storage battery 43 is acquired.
Next, in step S27, the connected device confirmation screen 150 of FIG. 8 is displayed using the confirmation completion status of the sensor, air conditioner, and storage battery 43 acquired in step S26.
The connected device confirmation screen 150 indicates whether the connection / operation confirmation of the sensor, the air conditioner, and the storage battery 43 has been completed, and if not completed, buttons 151 to 153 for starting connection / operation confirmation of each connected device. Operation confirmation buttons 151 to 153 for the sensor, air conditioner, and storage battery 43, confirmation status display fields 154 to 156 for indicating whether the operation confirmation of the sensor, air conditioner, and storage battery 43 is completed or not, and connection And an operation confirmation processing interruption button 157, which is activated when connection of the connected device and operation confirmation is completed, and a confirmation button 158 for confirming completion.

Next, in step S28, it is determined whether the sensor operation confirmation button 151 has been clicked.
If it is clicked (step S28: Yes), it is determined in step S29 whether there is a communication error with any sensor.
If there is a communication error with any sensor (step S29: Yes), an error screen 160 is displayed in step S30, and it is determined in step S31 whether the interrupt button 157 has been clicked.
If clicked (step S31: Yes), the connection cancellation confirmation screen 104 is displayed in step S32, and information on the connection and operation confirmation results executed up to that point on condition that the end button 105 is clicked is displayed. Is stored in a file, and a file name including an identification number unique to the house 2 and a symbol indicating that it is a sensor is attached to the confirmation result folder in the HDD 64 of the terminal 51, and the process ends.

If the interrupt button 157 is not clicked (step S31: No), it is determined in step S31 whether the interrupt button 157 has been clicked. That is, when the error screen 160 is displayed in step S30, step S31 is repeated until the interrupt button 157 is clicked.
If there is no communication error with any of the sensors (step S29: No), that is, if there is no communication problem with all the sensors, the sensor data input screen 170 of FIG. 9 is displayed in step S33.
The sensor data input screen 170 in FIG. 9 includes a branch sensor number selection field 171, a generated power amount sensor 11c, a generated power amount sensor 11d, a gas pulse sensor 11e, and a water pulse sensor 11f registered in advance in step S6 in FIG. Sensor presence / absence display column 172 for automatically displaying the presence / absence information, flow rate display column 173 for displaying the flow rate per pulse of gas pulse sensor 11e and water pulse sensor 11f by default, and allowing input by the person in charge, A “Next” button 174 is provided for executing sensor communication confirmation.

In step S34, it is determined whether or not the “next” button 174 has been clicked. If it has not been clicked (step S34: No), it is determined in step S34 whether the “next” button 174 has been clicked. That is, step S34 is repeated until the “next” button 174 is clicked.
When the “next” button 174 is clicked (step S34: Yes), it is determined in step S35 whether there is an input omission in the sensor data input screen 170. If there is an input omission (step S35: Yes), an error screen 181 is displayed in step S36, and it is determined in step S34 whether the “next” button 174 has been clicked.
If there is no input omission on the sensor data input screen 170 (step S35: No), it is determined in step S37 whether there is a communication error with the sensor. In step S37, the initial registration of the branch sensor 11a, the power measurement tap 11b, the generated power amount sensor 11c, the generated power amount sensor 11d, the gas pulse sensor 11e, and the water pulse sensor 11f to the data logger 11g is performed in step S6. Since the communication with the data logger 11g is already performed, it is determined whether the communication with the data logger 11g is normal. If there is a communication error (step S37: Yes), an error screen 182 is displayed in step S38, and it is determined whether or not the “next” button 174 has been clicked in step S34.

If there is no communication error with the sensor in step S37 (step S37: No), the sensor operation is confirmed and the installation location is registered in step S39.
In this step, first, the branch sensors 11a installed on the distribution board 30 are sequentially connected to check the operation, and the result is displayed on the branch sensor list screen 190 of FIG. Further, the installation location of the branch circuit 32 connection destination corresponding to each branch sensor 11a is manually input by the person in charge on the branch sensor list screen 190. In the present embodiment, the installation location is manually input, but the installation location may be automatically input from the data of the construction drawing of the house 2. For example, the device ID of each device and sensor is registered in advance in the construction drawing data, the construction drawing data is searched using the device ID of the branch sensor 11a obtained automatically as a key, and the data of the installation location is obtained. And automatically enter it in the installation location field.
When the operation check of all the branch sensors 11a is completed on the branch sensor list screen 190 and the installation locations are registered, the “Next” button 191 is validated. When the “next” button 191 is clicked, the other sensor list screen 200 is displayed, the operation of other sensors is also confirmed, and the result is displayed.
Next, the process proceeds from step B in FIG. 7 to step S40 through step B in FIG. 11 to determine whether a problem has occurred during operation check and installation location registration. If a problem has occurred (step S40: Yes), an error screen (not shown) is displayed in step S41 to indicate that a problem has occurred during operation confirmation and installation location registration, and in step S42, the interrupt button 192 or 202 is displayed. Determine if was clicked.

If clicked (step S42: Yes), the connection release confirmation screen 104 is displayed in step S43, and the result of the connection and operation confirmation executed so far on condition that the end button 105 is clicked. Data of a certain branch sensor list screen 190 and other sensor list screen 200 are stored in a file, and a file name including an identification number unique to the house 2 and a symbol indicating that it is a sensor is attached. The result is saved in the confirmation result folder of the HDD 64, and the process is terminated.
If the interrupt button 192 or 202 is not clicked (step S42: No), it is determined in step S42 whether the interrupt button 192 or 202 is clicked. That is, step S42 is repeated until the interrupt button 192 or 202 is clicked.

For any of the branch sensors 11a and other sensors, when no problem occurs during the operation check and installation location registration (step S40: No), the completion button 201 is displayed in step S44. Next, in step S45, it is determined whether the completion button 201 has been clicked.
If not clicked (Step S4 5: No), at step S4 5, determines whether the completion button 201 is clicked. That is, until the completion button 201 is clicked, repeat steps S4 5.
When the completion button 201 is clicked (step S4 5 : Yes), in step S46, the connection and operation check result table stored in the HDD 64 of the terminal 51 is checked for the record to which the IP address of the router 13 is attached. The connection confirmation and operation confirmation completion flag is set to 1, and the sensor confirmation status is set to complete. Further, the data of the branch sensor list screen 190 and the other sensor list screen 200, which are the results of the connection and operation check, are stored in a file, and the file includes an identification number unique to the house 2 and a symbol indicating the sensor Name it and save it in the confirmation result folder in the HDD 64 of the terminal 51.

Next, in step S47, the connection and operation check result table is referenced using the IP address of the router 13 as a key, and the connection and operation check completion flag is set to “complete” (1) for all of the sensor, the air conditioner, and the storage battery 43. It is determined whether it is done.
If not set (step S47: No), the process proceeds from step C in FIG. 11 to step S26 through step C in FIG. 7, and refers to the HDD 64 connection and operation check result table of the terminal 51 using the IP address of the router 13 as a key. The confirmation completion status of the sensor, the air conditioner, and the storage battery 43 is acquired.
When the connection and operation confirmation completion flag is set to “complete” (1) for all of the sensor, the air conditioner, and the storage battery 43 (step S47: Yes), the process proceeds from step F in FIG. 11 to step S48 through step F in FIG. Then, as shown in FIG. 13, all of the sensor confirmation status display field 154, the air conditioner confirmation status display field 155, and the storage battery confirmation status display field 156 on the connected device confirmation screen 150 are set to “complete”, and at the same time, the completion button 158 is activated. Turn into.

Next, in step S49, it is determined whether the completion button 158 has been clicked. When not clicked (step S49: No), it is determined whether the interruption button 157 was clicked by step S50.
When clicked (step S50: Yes), the connection cancellation confirmation screen 104 is displayed at step S51, and information on the connection and operation confirmation results executed up to that point on condition that the end button 105 is clicked. Is stored in a file, and a file name including an identification number unique to the house 2 is attached to the confirmation result folder in the HDD 64 of the terminal 51, and the process ends.

When the interruption button 157 is not clicked (step S50: No), it is determined whether the completion button 158 is clicked at step S49. That is, when the completion button 158 is validated in step S48, steps S49 and S50 are repeated until the completion button 158 or the interruption button 157 is clicked.
When the completion button 158 is clicked (step S49: Yes), the operation confirmation result screen 210 is displayed at step S52.

The operation confirmation result screen 210 includes a communication confirmation result list 211 indicating the names of the sensors, the air conditioner, and the storage battery 43, their installation locations and communication confirmation results, and the communication confirmation result “failure” in the communication confirmation result list 211. Is included in the reconfirmation button 212 for executing communication confirmation again and the communication confirmation result list 211 does not include the communication confirmation result “failed”. And a save button 213 to be activated.
In step S52, a file included in the confirmation result folder of the HDD 64 of the terminal 51 is searched using the identification number unique to the house 2 as a key, and a file indicating the connection and operation confirmation result executed in the house 2 is extracted. . In this file, it is determined whether the communication confirmation result includes “failure”. If it is included, the reconfirmation button 212 is validated. If not, the save button 213 is selected. It validates and the operation check result screen 210 of FIG. 13 is displayed.

Next, in step S53, it is determined whether the save button 213 has been clicked. When clicked (step S53: Yes), in step S54, the contents of the communication confirmation result list 211 are attached with a file name including an identification number unique to the house 2, and as the connected device list file 214, the terminal 51 Is stored in the connected device list folder of the HDD 64, and the process is terminated.
If the save button 213 is not clicked (step S53: No), it is determined in step S55 whether the reconfirmation button 212 is clicked. If not clicked (step S55: No), it is determined in step S53 whether the save button 213 has been clicked. That is, step S53 and step S55 are repeated until the reconfirmation button 212 or the save button 213 is clicked.

  If the reconfirmation button 212 is clicked (step S55: Yes), the process proceeds from step C in FIG. 12 to step S26 through step C in FIG. 7, and the connection and operation confirmation of the HDD 64 of the terminal 51 is performed using the IP address of the router 13 as a key. The confirmation completion status of the sensor, the air conditioner, and the storage battery 43 is acquired with reference to the result table.

If the sensor operation confirmation button 151 is not clicked in step S28 of FIG. 7 (step S28: No), the process proceeds from step D of FIG. 7 to step S56 through step D of FIG. 14, and the air conditioner operation confirmation button 152 is clicked. Determine if it was done. When clicked (step S56: Yes), all the air conditioners connected to the home network 21 are detected, and in step S57, the air conditioner list screen 230 of FIG. In step S57, items other than the installation location, the presence / absence of the dehumidifying function, and the setting of the energy saving air conditioning function among the display items of the air conditioner list 231 on the air conditioner list screen 230 are automatically displayed.
The installation location, presence / absence of the dehumidifying function, and the energy saving air conditioning function are manually input by the person in charge. In addition, in this embodiment, although these items are input manually, you may input automatically from the data of the construction drawing of the house 2. FIG. For example, the device ID of each device and sensor is registered in advance in the construction drawing data, and the construction drawing data is searched using the automatically acquired device ID of the air conditioner as a key. Get function data and auto-fill these fields.

Next, in step S58, it is determined whether a problem has occurred during operation check and installation location registration. If a problem occurs during the operation check and installation location registration (step S58: Yes), it is determined that the connection and operation check of the air conditioner cannot be completed, and it is determined in step S59 whether the interrupt button 232 has been clicked. If not clicked (step S59: No), it is determined again in step S59 whether the interrupt button 232 has been clicked. That is, step S59 is repeated until the interrupt button 232 is clicked.
If the interrupt button 232 is clicked (step S59: Yes), the connection release confirmation screen 104 is displayed in step S60, and the connection and operation executed up to that point on condition that the end button 105 is clicked. The data of the air conditioner list 231 that is the information of the confirmation result is stored in a file, a file name including an identification number unique to the house 2 is attached, saved in the confirmation result folder of the HDD 64 of the terminal 51, and the process is terminated. To do.

If no problem has occurred during the operation check and installation location registration (step S58: No), it is determined that the operation check has been completed for all the air conditioners, and the completion button 233 is validated in step S61.
Next, in step S62, it is determined whether the completion button 233 has been clicked. If it has not been clicked (step S62: No), it is determined again in step S62 whether the completion button 233 has been clicked. That is, step S62 is repeated until the completion button 233 is clicked.
When the completion button 233 is clicked (step S62: Yes), in step S63, the record of the connection and operation check result table stored in the HDD 64 of the terminal 51 with the IP address of the router 13 is added. Set the connection and operation confirmation completion flag to 1 and set the air conditioner confirmation status to complete. In addition, the data of the air conditioner list 231 that is a result of the connection and operation check is stored in a file, a file name including an identification number unique to the house 2 is attached, and saved in the check result folder of the HDD 64 of the terminal 51. .

Next, in step S64, the connection and operation check result table is referenced using the IP address of the router 13 as a key, and the connection and operation check completion flag is set to “complete” (1) for all of the sensor, the air conditioner, and the storage battery 43. It is determined whether it is done. If not set (step S64: No), the process proceeds from step C in FIG. 14 to step S26 through step C in FIG. 7, and refers to the HDD 64 connection and operation check result table of the terminal 51 using the IP address of the router 13 as a key. The confirmation completion status of the sensor, the air conditioner, and the storage battery 43 is acquired.
When the connection and operation confirmation completion flag is set to “complete” (1) for all of the sensor, the air conditioner, and the storage battery 43 (step S64: Yes), the process proceeds from step F in FIG. 14 to step S48 through step F in FIG. Then, as shown in FIG. 13, all of the sensor confirmation status display field 154, the air conditioner confirmation status display field 155, and the storage battery confirmation status display field 156 on the connected device confirmation screen 150 are set to “complete”, and at the same time, the completion button 158 is activated. Turn into.

In step S56 of FIG. 14, when the operation confirmation button 152 of the air conditioner of FIG. 15 is not clicked (step S56: No), the process proceeds from step E to step S65 through step E in FIG. It is determined whether the operation check button 153 of the storage battery 43 is clicked.
When clicked (step S65: Yes), the storage battery 43 connected to the home network 21 is detected, and in step S66, the storage battery list screen 250 of FIG. 18 that displays the list of detected storage batteries 43 is displayed. In step S66, items other than the installation location and the name among the display items of the storage battery list 251 on the storage battery list screen 250 are automatically displayed.
The installation location and name are manually entered by the person in charge. In addition, in this embodiment, although these items are input manually, you may input automatically from the data of the construction drawing of the house 2. FIG. For example, the device ID of each device and sensor is registered in advance in the construction drawing data, the construction drawing data is searched using the device ID of each device and sensor acquired automatically as a key, and the location and name data. Are automatically entered in these fields.

Next, in step S67, it is determined whether a problem has occurred during operation check and installation location registration. If a problem in the operation check and location registration does not occur (Step S67: No), the storage battery 43, as operation check all is completed, in step S72, the activate the Finish button 2 5 3.
If a problem occurs during operation check and installation location registration (step S67: Yes), the process proceeds from step I to step S68 through step I to step S68, and an error screen 260 is displayed. Next, in step S69, it is determined whether the interruption button 252 is clicked.
If clicked (step S69: Yes), the connection cancellation confirmation screen 104 is displayed in step S70, and information on the connection and operation confirmation results executed up to that point on condition that the end button 105 is clicked is displayed. The storage battery list 251 data is stored in a file, a file name including an identification number unique to the house 2 is attached, saved in the confirmation result folder of the HDD 64 of the terminal 51, and the process ends.

  If the interrupt button 252 has not been clicked (step S69: No), it is determined in step S71 whether there is a problem during operation confirmation and installation location registration. If yes (step S71: Yes), it is determined in step S69 that the interrupt button 232 has been clicked, assuming that the problem has not been recovered. That is, step S69 and step S71 are repeated until the interrupt button 252 is clicked or the problem is recovered.

If there is no problem during the operation check and installation location registration (step S71: No), it is assumed that the problem has been recovered, the process proceeds from step J in FIG. 17 to step S72 through step J in FIG. 16, and the completion button 253 is validated.
Next, in step S73, it is determined whether the completion button 253 has been clicked. If not clicked (step S73: No), it is determined again in step S73 whether the completion button 253 has been clicked. That is, step S73 is repeated until the completion button 253 is clicked.
When the completion button 253 is clicked (step S73: Yes), the storage battery 43 is stored in the connection and operation check result table stored in the HDD 64 of the terminal 51 with the IP address of the router 13 in step S74. Is set to 1 and the confirmation status of the storage battery 43 is set to complete. Further, the data of the storage battery list 251 as a result of the connection and operation confirmation is stored in a file, and a file name including an identification number unique to the house 2 is attached and saved in the confirmation result folder of the HDD 64 of the terminal 51. .

Next, in step S74, the connection and operation check result table is referenced using the IP address of the router 13 as a key, and the connection and operation check completion flag is set to “complete” (1) for all of the sensor, the air conditioner, and the storage battery 43. It is determined whether it is done.
If not set (step S75: No), the process proceeds from step C in FIG. 16 to step S26 through step C in FIG. 7, and refers to the HDD 64 connection and operation check result table of the terminal 51 using the IP address of the router 13 as a key. The confirmation completion status of the sensor, the air conditioner, and the storage battery 43 is acquired.
When the connection and operation confirmation completion flag is set to “complete” (1) for all of the sensor, the air conditioner, and the storage battery 43 (step S75: Yes), the process proceeds from step F in FIG. 16 to step S48 through step F in FIG. Then, as shown in FIG. 13, all of the sensor confirmation status display field 154, the air conditioner confirmation status display field 155, and the storage battery confirmation status display field 156 on the connected device confirmation screen 150 are set to “complete”, and at the same time, the completion button 158 is activated. Turn into.

When the operation check button 153 of the storage battery 43 is not clicked in step S65 of FIG. 16 (step S65: No), it is determined whether the interrupt button 157 is clicked in step S76. When clicked (step S76: Yes), the connection cancellation confirmation screen 104 is displayed at step S77, and information on the connection and operation confirmation results executed up to that point on condition that the end button 105 is clicked is displayed. Is stored in a file, and a file name including an identification number unique to the house 2 is attached to the confirmation result folder in the HDD 64 of the terminal 51, and the process ends.
If the interruption button 157 has not been clicked (step S76: No), it is determined in step S78 whether the completion button 158 has been clicked. If not clicked (step S78: No), the process proceeds from step H in FIG. 16 to step S28 through step H in FIG. 7, and it is determined whether the sensor button 151 has been clicked.
When the completion button 158 is clicked (step S78: Yes), the process proceeds from step G in FIG. 16 to step S52 through step G in FIG. 12, and the operation check result screen 210 is displayed.

After clicking the wireless connection button 101 on the top screen 100, after clicking the connection process to the router 13 and the device connection confirmation button 102, at any timing during the process of confirming the connection to each sensor, air conditioner, and storage battery 43. Alternatively, the connection can be released by clicking the wireless connection release button 103 on the top screen 100 and using the connection release confirmation screen 104.
When the wireless connection release button 103 is clicked, the terminal 51 displays a connection release confirmation screen 104 that displays the wireless ID being connected.
It is determined whether or not the cancel button 106 is clicked. If the cancel button 106 is clicked, the connection cancellation confirmation screen 104 is closed.
If the cancel button 106 is not clicked, it is determined whether the end button 105 has been clicked. When the end button 105 is clicked, it is determined whether the wireless ID being connected matches the company wireless ID that the terminal 51 normally uses in the workplace of the person in charge. If they do not match, the wireless connection is canceled and the process is terminated.
If the wireless ID matches the company wireless ID that the terminal 51 normally uses in the workplace of the person in charge, “The ID of the wireless connection to be disconnected is the same as the company wireless ID. “Cancel the cancellation.” Is displayed and the process is terminated.

  The connected device list file 214 stored in the connected device list folder of the HDD 64 of the terminal 51 in step S54 in FIG. 12 is automatically registered in a storage unit (not shown) of the home server 10 and used for constructing the HEMS. The The connected device list file 214 is stored in the customer data folder of the management server (not shown) of the house maker from the terminal 51 and managed as history information of the house 2.

1 Internet 2 Housing 10 home server 11a branching sensor 11b power measurement taps 11c, the pulse sensor pulse sensor 11f for water 11d generated power sensor 11e gas 11g data logger 12 display 13 router 21 home network
3 0 Distribution board 31 Main circuit 32 Branch circuit 41 Solar power generation device 42 Fuel cell 43 Storage battery 51 Terminal computer

Claims (7)

A device that constructs a network between equipment installed in a building and sensors for measuring the amount of energy and a server,
Means for attempting automatic connection to the router and the server;
A means for displaying a device that has failed to connect to the router or the server when the connection to the router or the server has failed, and a possible cause of the connection failure;
Means for trying to automatically connect to the equipment and the sensor via the router and the server when the router and the server can be connected;
If the connection to either the facility device or the sensor fails, the device that failed to connect, and means for displaying a matter that is considered to be the cause of the connection failure,
Means for displaying the operation confirmation status of the equipment and the sensor that have been connected and the installation location in the building;
A means for registering the result of the automatic connection and information on the operation confirmation status and the installation location in the confirmation result storage means for the equipment and the sensor that can be connected. A device for building sensor networks in buildings.   2. The building sensor network building apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the building network is a computer of a supplier who supplies the building to a user of the building. Storage for storing a list of the facility equipment and the sensor, and the installation location of the equipment and the sensor, on condition that all the equipment and sensors that are targets of the network have been connected. A means of displaying a button;
Means for storing, when the save button is clicked, an electronic file storing the list with a file name including identification information for identifying the corresponding building in a connected device list storage unit. The apparatus for constructing a sensor network in a building according to claim 1 or 2. Pulse Sensor for measuring the amount of energy, to measure the electricity meter attached to the circuit provided distribution panel of the building, and a pulse sensor for measuring the amount of water canal, the amount of gas The building sensor network building apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the sensor is a sensor selected from a group including: a generated power amount sensor that measures a generated power amount of the power generator.   Whether connection ID input for permitting connection to the router when a connection release with the router is instructed matches a predetermined ID for connecting to the network that the construction apparatus uses everyday The apparatus for constructing an in-building sensor network according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising means for canceling the connection release with the router when determined and matched.   The server has a communication protocol used when transmitting a control signal to the facility device and the sensor when there is a device that communicates with the facility device and the sensor using communication protocols different from each other. 6. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a protocol switching unit capable of controlling the facility device and the sensor by switching according to a communication protocol used by the facility device and the sensor as a transmission destination. A device for building sensor networks in buildings. A method for constructing a network between equipment installed in a building and sensors for measuring energy and a server,
A computer trying to automatically connect to the router and the server;
When the connection to the router or the server fails, a procedure for displaying a device that has failed to connect and a matter that may be the cause of the connection failure;
When the computer is able to connect to the router and the server, a procedure for attempting automatic connection to the equipment and the sensor via the router and the server;
If the connection to either the facility equipment or the sensor fails, a procedure for displaying the equipment that failed to connect, and the items that are considered to be the cause of the connection failure,
A procedure for displaying the operation confirmation status of the equipment and the sensor that have been connected and the installation location in the building;
About the said equipment and the said sensor which were able to be connected, The procedure which registers the result of the said automatic connection and the information of the said operation confirmation status and the said installation place in a confirmation result memory | storage means, It is characterized by the above-mentioned. How to build an in-building sensor network.

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