JPH01264538A - Home controller - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce both the number of switches and that of display LEDs by providing load type selection switches, load type displays, room selection control switches, and room monitor displays in the form of switches with display lamps. CONSTITUTION:Load type selection switches 14a-14g, load type displays 15a-15g, room selection control switches 17a-17e, room monitor displays 18a-18e are composed in a state of switches with display lamps. Thus, when the switches 14a-14g provided in a centralized controller are closed, informations of all the rooms relating to the loads of the selected type are displayed on the displays 18a-18e. Accordingly, the operation of an operator is facilitated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a home control device that centrally controls various electrical devices installed in one building.

[Prior Art] FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing the appearance of a conventional device, in which (1) indicates a sharp object, and (2) indicates a display device for monitoring slave devices. In this case, LED>, ( 3) is the slave selection switch, (
4) is an on/off control switch (hereinafter abbreviated as ON/○FF), and (5) is a hanging device (normally, there are multiple hanging devices, but in Figure 6, only one of them is used). )
, '(6) is the hoist setting switch (hereinafter the switch is represented by SW in the drawings), (7) is the on switch, (8)
is the off switch, ku) is the monitor lamp, (10) is the outlet, and (11) is the load.

Next, the operation will be explained. For the sharp tool (1), press the hanger selection switch (3), then turn ON/○FF (4)
When you press either ON or OFF, the hanger selection switch (
3), a signal instructing on or off control is transmitted to the selected hanging device (5). Upon receiving this signal, the hanger (5) turns on or off the power supplied to the outlet (10). The status of power supply to the outlet (10) is displayed on the monitor lamp (9) and at the same time, the hanging device (
5) is sent to the sharp device (1). The sharps device (1) knows whether the outlet of the hanging device (5) is on or off based on the received data and displays it on the display device (2).

[Problem to be solved by the invention] Conventional devices require one switch for sharps (1) as a hanging device selection switch (3) and one LED as a display device (2) for each outlet. However, when the number of electrical outlets is large, the sharp device (1) becomes larger and the operation of selecting one specific switch from a large number of switches becomes difficult and is difficult to use.

Research has been conducted in the past to reduce the number of switches used for control relative to the number of loads to be controlled, or to reduce both the number of control switches and the number of display LEDs, and However, there has not been a home control device in which the most user-friendly display is associated with a control switch. For example, Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 59-9579
In the invention disclosed as a "home control system" in Publication No. 1, the number of keys (switches) is reduced by a combination of "a function selection key for selecting the function of each device and a location selection key for selecting a location". , a CRT display unit is used as the display device, and therefore the control circuit and memory circuit for the display are complex, and the CRT display is a switching display, so there is a problem that it is difficult to grasp the whole picture. .

This invention was made to solve the above-mentioned problems in the conventional devices, and it provides the most user-friendly display regarding switch operations while reducing both the number of switches and the number of display LEDs. The purpose of the present invention is to obtain a home control device that can display the entire picture required at that time.

[Means for solving the problem] In this invention, a sharp instrument (referred to as a central controller □) is provided with a load type selection switch and a load type display in the form of a switch with an indicator light, and also in the form of a switch with an indicator light When a room selection control switch and a room monitor display are installed in the machine, and the load type selection switch is turned on in the machine, the status of the selected load in all rooms is displayed on the room monitor display 1, and the controller I operated the section selection control switch while observing this display.

[Operation] When the load type selection switch provided on the central controller is turned on, information for all rooms related to the selected type of load is displayed on the room monitor display, making operations easier for the controller.

[Examples] Examples of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1st
The figure is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, in which (1a) is a centralized controller, (4'la'),
(l lb), (11d)+' (11e) is each load, (12) is the main control unit, (13) is load type selection means, (14) is load type selection switch, (15) is load type display , (16) is a room selection control means, (17) is a room selection control switch, (18) is a room monitor display, (1
9a>, '(F'9b), ('19c) are respectively transmitting/receiving means, (20) is the home bus, (21a
>', (2'ib) are sub-controllers,
(22a)' and (22b) are room selection switches, respectively (2'3'a).

(23b), <23d), and (23e) are the loads (
1, 1a), (1], b), (lid), (11-e
) is a load specification switch that corresponds to

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the system configuration corresponding to FIG. 1. The same reference numerals as in FIG. 1 indicate the same parts. ], b) controls the het room, and the load (lla), (1], b).

<11. c), (lld), (lie), (11,f)
are respectively: living room air conditioner, living room lighting, living room ventilation fan (not shown in Figure 1), bedroom air conditioner, head room lighting,
This indicates that it is a ventilation fan for the head room (not shown in Figure 1).

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the centralized controller 1-roller. In the figure, (14a) to (1,4g) represent each switch of the load type selection switch (14) shown in FIG.
, 5a) to (15g) represent each display of the load type display shown in Fig. 1, (17a) to (7e) represent each switch of the room selection control switch (core) shown in Fig. 1, and (
18a) to (18e) represent each display of the room monitor display shown in FIG. As shown in Figure 3, switch (], 4
a ) ~ (14g) and display (15a) ~ (1.5g
), and switch (], 7 a) ~ (], 7
e) and the displays (18a) to (18e) are configured in the form of switches with indicator lights. (24) is the switch ALL
ON, (25) is the switch ALI-FF.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operating steps of the apparatus shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the state that changes depending on the display shown in FIG. 3 or the steps shown in FIG.

Conventionally known methods may be used as means for transmitting information between the transmitting/receiving means (19a), (], 9b), and (19c) and as means for avoiding take collision on the home lot (20). , and has no direct relation to this invention, so a general description will be omitted. For example, when the load type selection switch (14a) is pressed, the indicator light (15a) lights up and at the same time, the load air conditioner is not displayed and the code 1- is input to each sub-controller via the Baumhas (20) and temporarily stored.

Next, the central controller (1a) specifies the address of the Subcon 1-Roller (21a) and sends a transmission request command, and this command is input only to the subcontroller (21a) that has the same address as the designated address. In response to this command, the subcomputer 1 roller (21a) sends out a switch status signal (on or off signal) for the air conditioner (lla). This response is based on the centralized controller (1a
), and according to this memory, the living room display (21a>) corresponding to the subcontroller (21a>
18c). Upon completion of receiving the response from the sub-controller (21a), the central controller 1-roller (1a)
A transmission request command is issued by specifying the address of the sub-controller (21b), and the latest information of each room for the load type selected in this way is collected and stored in the central controller (1a). and is displayed on the room monitor display (18).

First, the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. As shown in step (26) in FIG. 4 (FIG. 5(a)), press the load type selection switch (1, 4, b) to select the load to be controlled.

Lighting 1 (141:)) is selected and the load type display (15b
) lights up. Next, step (27) is entered and each room monitor is set to 0N10FF of the load in each room.
N10FF is displayed, resulting in the display shown in FIG. 5(b). In the display of FIG. 5(b), the room monitor displays 18c) and 18e for the living room and spatula 1 to 1 are lit.
Together with the load type display ( ], 5 b ), this indicates that the lights 1 in these rooms are on. Then step (
28), (32) and the control device is room selection control switch (17), ALL 0N (24), or ALL
Controls OFF (25).

Entrance lighting 1. <14b) When trying to turn on the
Press the room selection control switch (17b).

Step (2) is judged, and since the entrance room monitor display is not ON, step (30) is entered, and a command is issued from the central controller (1a) to the entrance sub-controller to turn on the light 1. The sub-controller that received the command executes the command and sends a response indicating completion of execution to the central controller (1a). Upon receiving this response, the central controller (1a) selects the entrance light 1 (14b).
The storage contents storing the status information are corrected according to this response, resulting in the state shown in FIG. 5(c).

To turn off the bedroom light 1 (14b), press the room selection control switch (17e). Step 31) is entered from the determination in step 29), and a command to turn off the light 1 is issued to the sub-controller in the bedroom.

If the judgment in step (28) is No, step (32)
If the answer is NO here as well, step (27) L (2
8) and wait for the switch to be pressed, for example A
If it is detected that the LL oFp (25) is pressed, the process goes to step (34) and the state shown in FIG. 5(d) is reached.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the number of switches and, accordingly, reduce the number of indicator lights, while making it possible to select the face yarn most suitable for operation and to facilitate crowing. There is an effect that it can be done.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a system configuration corresponding to FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the appearance of the centralized controller in FIG. 4
The figure is a flowchart showing the operation steps of the device in FIG. 1, FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing how the display shown in FIG. 3 changes according to the steps in FIG. 4, and FIG. 6 is an explanation of the appearance of the conventional device. figure. (1a) is a centralized controller, (lla) to (11f)
are loads, (14a) to (14g) are load type selection switches, (15a) to (15g) are load type displays, (17a) to (17e) are room selection control switches, (18a) to ( 18e') are room monitor displays, <21a) and (21b) are sub-controllers. Note that the same reference numerals in the figures indicate the same or corresponding parts.

Claims (1)

[Claims] Each sub-controller performs on/off control of a plurality or a single type of load, and a single centralized controller that sends control commands to the plurality of sub-controllers;
In a home control device having means for transmitting data between the centralized controller and each of the sub-controllers, a load provided in the centralized controller and configured to send a signal specifying the type of load to each of the sub-controllers. A type selection switch, a load type display provided corresponding to each switch of this load type selection switch and displaying the status of the switch, and a signal specifying the installation location of the load selected by the load type selection switch. A room selection control switch for sending data to the sub-controller, which is provided corresponding to each switch of this room selection control switch, and displays the state of the load installed in the room among the types of loads selected by the load type selection switch. In the sub-controller that receives the signal sent by the operation of the room selection control switch, the state of the load selected by the load type selection switch is reversed (from off to on or from on to off). ) A home control device characterized by comprising: means for controlling.