JP6233751B2 - Light control console and lighting control system using the light control console - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a dimming console and a lighting control system using the dimming console.

  Conventionally, a dimming console used for dimming control of a plurality of lighting loads has been provided (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  The dimming console includes a plurality of faders, and each fader is associated with at least one lighting load in advance. When any one of the faders is operated, the dimming console transmits a control signal corresponding to the operation state of the fader and the illumination load associated with the fader in advance, and the dimming panel that receives the control signal Controls the power supply to the lighting load. As a result, the illumination load is controlled (that is, dimming control) so as to be lit with a light beam according to the operation state of the fader. When a plurality of lighting loads are associated with one fader, the plurality of lighting loads are collectively controlled (so-called group control) according to the operation state of the one fader.

  In the dimming console as described above, it is necessary to perform a so-called patch operation in which each illumination load is associated with a fader before use.

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  Conventionally, in the above patch work, it is necessary to specify a fader to be associated and a lighting load to be associated. In particular, the designation of the associated illumination load is performed by inputting a number (so-called circuit number) assigned in advance for each illumination load. For this reason, since it was necessary to know the circuit number for each illumination load at the time of patch work, the patch work was relatively troublesome.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a dimming console with relatively easy patch work and an illumination control system using the dimming console. .

  The dimming console of the present invention includes a plurality of control input units that receive a dimming control instruction for a lighting load, an input unit that receives an operation input, and a correspondence relationship between the control input unit and the lighting load. A storage unit in which a control table is stored, a communication unit configured to transmit a signal instructing dimming control of the lighting load, and a dimming control instruction received in the control input unit A control unit that controls the communication unit to transmit a signal that causes the lighting load associated in the control table to perform a dimming operation according to the instruction to the control input unit that has received the dimming control instruction; A name table indicating a correspondence relationship between the name and the lighting load is stored in the storage unit, and the input unit is a selection input unit that receives an input for selecting the control input unit A name input unit that receives an input of a name, and the control unit selects any of the names included in the name table in a state where the control input unit is selected by the selection input unit. The control table is updated so that the lighting load associated with the name input to the name input unit in the name table is associated with the selected control input unit. It is characterized by that.

  The lighting control system of the present invention controls power supply to the lighting load according to any one of the dimming consoles, the plurality of lighting loads, and a signal received from the communication unit of the dimming console. And a light control panel.

  According to the present invention, in the patch work for associating the illumination load with the control input unit, the designation of the illumination load is performed by inputting the name, so that the illumination load is designated by inputting the number. This makes patching easier.

It is a block diagram which shows the illumination control system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the outline of said illumination control system. It is explanatory drawing which shows the input column vicinity of an example of the display in said display part. It is explanatory drawing which shows the illumination mark vicinity of an example of a display in said display part. It is explanatory drawing which shows the illumination mark vicinity of another example of the display in said display part. It is explanatory drawing which shows the vicinity of the input column of another example of the display in said display part. It is explanatory drawing which shows the input column vicinity of another example of the display in said display part.

  The dimming console 1 of the present invention includes an input unit 11 having a plurality of control input units 111 that accepts dimming control instructions for the lighting load 2, and a control that indicates a correspondence relationship between the control input unit 111 and the lighting load 2. And a storage unit 12 in which a table 121 is stored. Further, the dimming console 1 includes a communication unit 13 configured to transmit a signal instructing dimming control of the lighting load 2 and a control unit 15 that controls the communication unit 13. When the control input unit 111 receives a dimming control instruction, the control unit 15 sets the lighting load 2 associated in the control table 121 to the control input unit 111 that has received the dimming control instruction. The communication unit 13 is controlled to transmit a signal for performing the dimming operation according to the instruction. The storage unit 12 stores a name table 122 that indicates the correspondence between the name and the illumination load 2. The input unit 11 includes a selection input unit 112 that receives an input for selecting the control input unit 111 and a name input unit 113 that receives an input of a name. The control unit 15 updates the control table 121 when any of the names included in the name table 122 is input to the name input unit 113 while the control input unit 111 is selected by the selection input unit 112. In this update, the lighting load 2 associated with the name input to the name input unit 113 in the name table 122 is associated with the selected control input unit 111.

  Consider a case where a name not included in the name table 122 is input to the name input unit 113 while the control input unit 111 is selected by the selection input unit 112 in the dimming console 1. In this case, it is desirable that the control unit 15 adds the above name to the name table 122 in association with the illumination load 2 associated with the selected control input unit 111 in the control table 121.

  In the dimming console 1, in the state where the control input unit 111 is selected by the selection input unit 112, a name having a plurality of associations with the lighting load 2 in the name table 122 is input to the name input unit 113. Consider the case. In this case, the control unit 15 accepts an operation of selecting one of the associations with the illumination load 2 in the input unit 11 and selects the illumination load 2 related to the selected association with the selected control input unit. It is desirable to update the control table 121 so that it corresponds to 111.

  The lighting control system of the present invention controls power supply to the lighting load 2 according to any one of the dimming console 1, the plurality of lighting loads 2, and a signal received from the communication unit 13 of the dimming console 1. And a light control panel 3 to be provided.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the lighting control system according to the present embodiment illuminates according to a dimming console 1 that receives operation inputs, a plurality of lighting loads 2, and signals input from the dimming console 1. And a light control panel 3 for controlling power feeding to the load 2.

  The illumination load 2 is, for example, stage illumination, and can be realized using a known electrical light source such as an incandescent lamp, a discharge lamp, or a light emitting diode. The number of lighting loads 2 here is based on the light control panel 3. That is, even when the structure appears to be plural, for example, individual control by the light control board 3 such as being connected to the light control board 3 in series and controlling power feeding as a single series circuit. Is impossible, it is handled as one illumination load 2. On the contrary, even if they are structurally integrated, they can be handled as separate illumination loads 2 if individual control by the light control panel 3 is possible in a circuit.

  The light control board 3 controls the amount of power supplied to the illumination load 2 from, for example, an external power source (not shown), thereby turning on and off the illumination load 2 and adjusting the light flux of the illumination load 2. Control such as control is performed. As a specific method of the dimming control, a known method such as phase control, PWM control, or current control can be appropriately used depending on the type of the illumination load 2.

  The dimming console 1 adjusts an input unit 11 that receives operation inputs, a storage unit 12 that includes a nonvolatile memory, and a signal that instructs dimming control of the lighting load 2 (hereinafter referred to as a “control signal”). The communication part 13 comprised so that it might transmit to the optical board 3 and the display part 14 which performs various displays are provided. In addition, the dimming console 1 includes a control unit 15 that controls the communication unit 13 and the display unit 14 according to the operation input received by the input unit 11 and the information stored in the storage unit 12.

  The input unit 11 includes a plurality of control input units 111 that receive a dimming control instruction for the illumination load 2. As the control input unit 111, for example, a variable resistor (so-called fader) having a knob that linearly displaces upon receiving an operating force, or a variable resistor (so-called volume) having a knob that rotates by receiving an operating force is used. be able to.

  In addition, the storage unit 12 stores a control table 121 that indicates a correspondence relationship between the control input unit 111 and the illumination load 2.

  When the control input unit 111 receives a dimming control instruction, the control unit 15 causes the control input unit 111 to perform a dimming operation on the illumination load 2 associated in the control table 121 according to the dimming control. The communication unit 13 is controlled to transmit a control signal to the light control panel 3. As a result of the power supply amount being controlled by the light control panel 3 that has received the control signal, the illumination load 2 is, for example, a fader knob as the control input unit 111 that is associated with the illumination load 2 in advance in the control table 121. Lights up with a light beam according to the position (light control operation). Further, in response to an input to the control input unit 111, for example, the lighting load 2 may be controlled to be turned off when a fader knob is at one end of the movable range. When a plurality of lighting loads 2 are associated with one control input unit 111 in the control table 121, the control using the one control input unit 111 is performed by the plurality of lighting loads 2. This is so-called group control that is collectively controlled. The control unit 15 as described above can be realized by a known technique using, for example, a microcomputer.

  The control signal transmitted by the communication unit 13 may be a wired signal or a wireless signal. In any case, the communication unit 13 can be realized by a known technique.

  As the display unit 14, for example, a known display device such as a liquid crystal panel can be used.

  Furthermore, the input unit 11 includes a selection input unit 112 that receives an input for selecting the control input unit 111 and a name input unit 113 that receives an input of a name.

  As the selection input unit 112, for example, a known pointing device such as a touch panel or a mouse can be used.

  As the name input unit 113, for example, a known keyboard can be used.

  Further, when a virtual fader displayed on the screen and operated by a pointing device is used as the control input unit 111, the control input unit 111 and the selection input unit 112 can be used as a single pointing device. Further, when a virtual keyboard (so-called software keyboard) displayed on the screen and operated by a pointing device is used as the name input unit 113, the name input unit 113 can also be used as the above pointing device.

  Hereinafter, an operation when the control table 121 is updated will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 3, for example, at the lower end of the display unit 14, a plurality of input fields 141 corresponding to the control input unit 111 on a one-to-one basis are displayed side by side. On the upper side of the input field 141, a channel number assigned in advance to the control input unit 111 (the number in the CH field in FIG. 3, 1, 2, 3, etc.) is displayed. When any of these input fields 141 is selected by the selection input unit 112, the control input unit 111 corresponding to the selected input field 141 is selected. In order to allow the user to recognize which input field 141 is selected, for example, the control unit 15 highlights only the selected input field 141 or places the cursor in the selected input field 141. The display unit 14 is controlled to display. In addition, in the display unit 14, for example, on the upper side of the input field 141, as shown in FIG. ) And displayed on the map. When the illumination mark 142 is selected by the selection input unit 112 in a state where any one of the input fields 141 is selected, the selection state / non-selection state of the selected illumination mark 142 is alternately switched. In the initial state, all the illumination marks 142 are displayed in a non-selected state and in an unlit state. Moreover, the illumination mark 142 which is a selected state is displayed in a lighting state or a blinking state. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 3, the circuit number of the lighting load 2 corresponding to the lighting mark 142 in the selected state is displayed in the input field 141. Note that the circuit number of the lighting load 2 may be a combination of a character other than a number such as an alphabet and a number as shown in FIG. 3, or only a number. When the illumination mark 142 is selected in the state where the input field 141 is selected as described above, only the illumination load 2 corresponding to the illumination mark 142 in the selected state is transferred to the control input unit 111 corresponding to the input field 141 described above. The control unit 15 updates the control table 121 so as to be associated with each other. For the illumination load 2 already associated with the control input unit 111 in the control table 121, as shown in FIG. 5, the channel number of the associated control input unit 111 (1 in the example of FIG. 5) is the illumination. It is displayed so as to overlap the mark 142.

  In addition, the storage unit 12 stores a name table 122 that indicates the correspondence between the name and at least one illumination load 2. The name table 122 is, for example, as shown in the following table. In the example in the table below, the circuit number (the number in the column of lighting load No) consists of only numbers.

  The contents of the name table 122 can be changed (updated) by an operation input to the input unit 11. Hereinafter, an operation when the name table 122 is updated will be described.

  When a name is input to the name input unit 113 in a state where any one of the input fields 141 is selected, the input name (“set” in the example of FIG. 6) is input as described above, as shown in FIG. It is displayed in the column 141. Here, in the example of FIG. 6, the circuit number is displayed in the input field 141 as shown in FIG. 3 by an appropriate operation (for example, clicking the button 143 displayed on the left side of the input field 141), The state in which the name is displayed in the input field 141 as in FIG. As the display in the input field 141, instead of switching as described above, as shown in FIG. 7, the area where the name is displayed (the “name” field in FIG. 7) and the area where the circuit number is displayed ( The “DIM” field in FIG. 7 may be divided in the input field 141.

  When a name is input to the name input unit 113 as described above, the control unit 15 determines whether or not the input name is included in the name table 122.

  If the input name is included in the name table 122, the control unit 15 switches the selection state / non-selection state of all the illumination marks 142 and updates the control table 121 according to the name table 122. To do. That is, the control unit 15 selects only the illumination mark 142 corresponding to the illumination load 2 associated with the name in the name table 122 and sets all other illumination marks 142 to a non-selected state. Further, the control unit 15 controls the lighting load 2 corresponding to the control input unit 111 corresponding to the selected input field 141 to match the lighting load 2 associated with the name in the name table 122. The table 121 is updated. Furthermore, the control unit 15 may control the communication unit 13 so that the lighting load 2 associated with the name is turned on.

  When the input name is not included in the name table 122, the control unit 15 adds the input name to the name table 122. At this time, in the name table 122, all the lighting loads 2 associated in the control table 121 with the control input unit 111 corresponding to the selected input field 141 are associated with the name to be added. For example, when a name “set guess” not in the name table 122 is entered in the input field 141 in which the name “set” associated with the lighting load 2 is entered, the name “set guess” is as shown in the following table. It is added to the name table 122 in association with the same illumination load 2 as “set”.

  Further, when the selection state / non-selection state of the illumination mark 142 is switched in a state where the input field 141 in which the name has already been input is selected, the control unit 15 includes the control table 121 and the name table 122. Update both. That is, in the control table 121, the illumination load 2 corresponding to the illumination mark 142 in the selected state is associated with the control input unit 111 corresponding to the input field 141 described above. In the name table 122, the illumination load 2 corresponding to the illumination mark 142 in the selected state is associated with the name input in the input field 141.

  According to the above configuration, by inputting a name included in the name table 122 in a state where the control input unit 111 is selected, the illumination loads 2 previously associated with the name in the name table 122 are collectively displayed. It can be associated with the control input unit 111 described above. Thereby, compared with the case where the designation of the illumination load 2 associated with the control input unit 111 is performed by inputting a number, the patch work for associating the illumination load 2 with the control input unit 111 becomes easier.

  In addition, if a user who has grasped the correspondence relationship between the lighting load 2 and the circuit number in advance is appropriately registered in the name table 122, the user who performs the patch work after that uses the name to load the lighting load 2. Can be specified, so there is no need to be aware of the circuit number.

  The update of the control table 121 and the name table 122 may be executed simultaneously with the change of selection or the input of the name, or a predetermined confirmation operation (for example, pressing of a confirmation button (not shown)) is performed. Sometimes it may be executed.

  In addition, when the control input unit 111 is a virtual fader that is displayed on the image of the display unit 14 and is operated by a pointing device, it is desirable that the input field 141 is disposed close to the corresponding fader in the image. . In this case, since the user can intuitively grasp the correspondence relationship between the control input unit 111 and the input field 141 without being aware of the channel number, convenience is improved.

  Here, when an operation for associating the illumination load 2 already associated with the control input unit 111 with another control input unit 111 is performed, the illumination load 2 changes the corresponding control input unit 111. Or may be associated with a plurality of control input units 111. When the corresponding control input unit 111 is changed, in the control table 121, the correspondence relationship between the control input unit 111 and the illumination load 2 that the illumination load 2 corresponds to before the change is canceled. When one illumination load 2 is associated with a plurality of control input units 111, the control unit 15 assigns the one illumination load 2 to, for example, the highest light flux among the plurality of control input units 111. The communication unit 13 is controlled to follow the control input unit 111 for instructing.

  In the name table 122, as shown in the following table, a plurality of combinations of the lighting loads 2 may be associated with one name. For example, when the input field 141 in which the name has already been input is selected and the illumination mark 142 is switched between the selected state and the non-selected state, the illumination load corresponding to the illumination mark 142 in the selected state 2 and the name are added to the name table 122. In this case, the association before the switching to the name remains in the name table 122 as it is.

  In this case, when the name (“set” in the above example) having a plurality of associations with the lighting load 2 in the name table 122 is input to the name input unit 113, the control unit 15 The selection input unit 112 accepts an operation for selecting one. Then, the control unit 15 updates the control table 121 so that the illumination load 2 related to the selected association is associated with the control input unit 111. For example, when the association with ID No. 2 is selected in the above table, the circuit number (illumination load No) is 1, 2, 3, 14, 15 for the selected control input unit 111. The control table 121 is updated so that the five lighting loads 2 are associated. As described above, even when a plurality of associations are registered for one name in the name table 122 by accepting an operation for selecting one of the associations, A plurality of types of association can be used properly by the user. Note that the selection input unit 112 may be used as described above, or a button or the like of the name input unit 113 may be used for the above selection.

  When the association of the lighting load 2 with the name as described above is confirmed by the confirmation operation after selection, the control unit 15 turns on the illumination load 2 related to the selected association until the confirmation operation is performed. As described above, the communication unit 13 may be controlled. In addition, even if the input is completed by selecting and confirming the notation after inputting the reading of the name, such as Japanese romaji input, the name of the selected notation is changed until the confirming operation is performed. The associated illumination load 2 may be turned on.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Light control console 2 Lighting load 3 Light control board 11 Input part 12 Storage part 13 Communication part 15 Control part 111 Control input part 112 Selection input part 113 Name input part 121 Control table 122 Name table

Claims (4)

An input unit having a plurality of control input units for receiving instructions for dimming control with respect to the lighting load and receiving operation inputs;
A storage unit storing a control table indicating a correspondence relationship between the control input unit and the illumination load;
A communication unit configured to transmit a signal instructing dimming control of the lighting load;
When an instruction for dimming control is received in the control input unit, a dimming operation is performed according to the instruction for the illumination load associated in the control table with respect to the control input unit for which the dimming control instruction is received A control unit for controlling the communication unit to transmit a signal to be transmitted,
In the storage unit, a name table indicating a correspondence relationship between the name and the illumination load is stored,
The input unit includes a selection input unit that receives an input for selecting the control input unit, and a name input unit that receives an input of a name,
The control unit is input to the name input unit when any of the names included in the name table is input to the name input unit in a state where the control input unit is selected by the selection input unit. The dimming console, wherein the control table is updated so that the lighting load associated with the name in the name table is associated with the selected control input unit.   In the state where the control input unit is selected by the selection input unit, when a name that is not included in the name table is input to the name input unit, the control unit is selecting the name. The dimming console according to claim 1, wherein the light control console is added to the name table in association with the illumination load associated with the control input unit in the control table.   In the state where the control input unit is selected by the selection input unit, the control unit, when a name having a plurality of associations with the lighting load in the name table is input to the name input unit, The control table receives an operation for selecting one of the associations with the illumination load at the input unit, and associates the illumination load related to the selected association with the selected control input unit. The light control console according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the light control console is updated. The light control console according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
A plurality of the lighting loads;
A lighting control system, comprising: a light control panel that controls power supply to the lighting load according to a signal received from the communication unit of the light control console.

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