JPH01274204A - Home controller - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent a trouble from occurring by comparing an opposite address with the content of its own address set in advance at the time of setting the opposite address, and deciding whether or not they coincide. CONSTITUTION:A home controller 9 is constituted of a main control part 1, and a display part 2, an operation part 3, a transmission/reception part 4 and a decision part 10 connected to the main control part, and furthermore, an own address setting means 5, an opposite address setting means 6 connected to the decision part 10. Also, the transmission/reception part 4 is connected to an external home bus 7, which attains an interface function with each terminal equipment 8. And in case of deciding which terminal equipment should be a controlled system from the said controller 9, an input content received from the opposite address setting means 6 is compared and decided with its own address registered in advance. In such a way, it is possible to check whether or not the same content as that of its own address is going to be inputted, which improves reliability.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Industrial Application Field The present invention is capable of remotely operating/stopping multiple terminal devices via a home bus, monitoring the operating/stop status and abnormal state of each terminal device, etc. The present invention relates to an improvement in a means for setting and registering a destination address indicating each terminal device at the time of initial setting of a home control device for centralized control.

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional home control device of this type includes a main control section 1, a display section 2, an operation section 3, and a transmitting/receiving section 4, as shown in FIG.
, a self-address setting section 5, and a destination address setting section 6 are connected, so that control signals can be sent onto the home bus 7 through the transmitting/receiving section 4, and response signals from each terminal device can be monitored. . Also, the self-address setting section 5,
The destination address setting section 6 is configured such that its own address or the address of each terminal device to be controlled can be input, set, and registered. On the other hand, each terminal device 8 is also connected to the same home bus and has its own address.

If any terminal device is to be remotely controlled or monitored from the home control device 9, the destination address setting means 6 is used to match the destination address to the self-address of the corresponding terminal device in advance. Furthermore, since the home controller's own address and destination address are located in the same area (space) as shown in FIG. 6, the home controller device 9 and each terminal device 8 do not have their own addresses overlapping each other. It is necessary to set it as follows.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the above configuration, arbitrary contents can be set and registered independently for the self address and the destination address to be controlled. There is a risk of including the same content.

In other words, if the self address and the destination address match,
The problem has been that the home control device, which is supposed to supervise and control each terminal device, is placed in a controlled state, resulting in inconsistencies or inconveniences for the entire system.

The present invention solves this conventional problem, and aims to prevent the same content as the own address from being included in the destination address.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the home control device of the present invention compares the contents of the own address that has already been set when setting the destination address, and determines whether or not they match. It has a structure called a department.

Effect: With the configuration described in the following, the present invention can prevent troubles that conventionally occur due to the self address and destination address matching after the system enters the operating state, at the stage of setting the destination address. It works like this.

Embodiment Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the accompanying drawings.

In FIG. 1, one of the home control devices 9 of the present invention is a main control section, and a display section 2, an operation section 3, a transmitter/receiver section 4, and a determination section 10 are connected to the main control section 1, and a determination section 10 is connected to the main control section 1. The unit 10 is also connected to the self address setting means 5 and the destination address setting means 6. The transmitting/receiving unit 4 is also connected to an external home bus 7 and functions as an interface with each terminal device 8 connected to the same home bus 7.

As an example, the self-address of this home control device is predetermined as No. 1, and the self-addresses of terminal devices A and B to be controlled among the terminal devices on the same home bus 7 are predetermined as No. 2 and No. 3, respectively. Assume that there is. Here, when determining which terminal device is to be controlled (remotely monitored and controlled) by the home control device 9, key operation input from the destination address setting means 6 is performed. 2, 3, and 4 are flowcharts showing the process of the determination unit 10 that compares and determines the input content received from the destination address setting means 6 with the pre-registered own address (=No. 1). However, in Figure 2, no matter how much you try to set the destination address (step 101),
As long as you enter number 1, which is the same as your own address, proceed to step 10.
2, the key input itself cannot be accepted. Key input is accepted at step 103 only after inputting address number 2 or 3, which is different from address number 1, and usually a "beep" message confirming the input is issued, or a "set complete" message is issued.
The data is registered by writing the contents into the nonvolatile memory in the main control unit 1 along with the display. Similarly, in FIG. 3, the contents of the key operation input from the destination address setting unit 6 from step 104 and the contents of the own address are compared and judged in step 105, but if the contents match, Step 106 “
The input process for the other party's address ends with an error message such as "This is the same as my own address." Furthermore, as shown in Fig. 4, if the address matches the content of the own address, it may be possible to display that fact and register the data in the form of +1 address in step 107 (step 10).
8).

In this case, even if an attempt is made to set the recipient's address to be the same as the own address, the determination unit 10 will point out the error with a confirmation sound or display, or prevent the input itself from being accepted. Therefore, it is possible to avoid troubles caused by unknowingly entering the same contents as the own address at the stage of setting the destination address before entering the system operating state.

Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the home control device of the present invention, a function is added to check whether or not the same content as the own address is being entered at the stage of setting the destination address. As well as overall reliability, it greatly contributes to improved operability during construction.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a home control device in an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2, and FIG. 3. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the processing of the determination unit in the same embodiment, FIG. 5 is a system diagram of a conventional home control device, and FIG. 6 is a diagram showing address assignment in the same conventional embodiment. It is. 1... Main control unit, 7... Home bus,
8... Each terminal! , 9... Home control device, 10... Judgment unit. Name of agent: Patent attorney Toshio Nakao and 1 other person7-
Home control branch ・Home control branch Figure 2 Figure 183 Figure 4

Claims (1)

[Claims] A transmitting/receiving unit that sends control signals to terminal devices each having its own address via the home bus or receives response signals from each of the terminal devices, and a transmitting/receiving section provided for monitoring the status of each of the terminal devices. a display section, an operation section including a key input means provided for sending control signals to each of the terminal devices, and a control section connected to the transmitting/receiving section, the display section, and the operation section, and configured to accept key input from the operation section. Accordingly, a control signal for controlling the corresponding terminal device is sent to the transmitting/receiving section, or the transmitted contents are displayed on the display section according to a response signal from each terminal device transmitted from the transmitting/receiving section. a main control unit equipped with a means for indicating a self-address, a self-address setting means for presetting a self-address, and a destination address for presetting a destination address indicating each of the terminal devices to be controlled. is connected to the setting means, the main control unit, the self-address setting means, and the destination address setting means, and compares the content of the self-address that has already been set when setting and registering the destination address; A home control device comprising a determination unit that determines whether or not they match.