JPH0576073A - Environment monitoring device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide an environment monitoring device which is compact, can be set in a limited space, can be easily handled, whose ovserving results and usage is easily managed and can be manufactured at a law cast. CONSTITUTION:Various detecting means 1-5, 13 and 14 which detect various environmental information, a data input selecting means 8 which selects the detecting means 1-5, 13 and 14 in a specified order and inputs the environmental information detected by the detecting means 1-5, 13 and 14 in the order of selection and a signal converting means 91 which converts the environmental information applied to the data input selecting means 8 into a video signal and then outputs the converted video signal as a monitor signal are provided.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an environment monitor device capable of monitoring environment information such as temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure and noise.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional environment monitor will be described below. Conventionally, environmental monitoring devices for observing environmental information such as temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, pH, and noise collect independent devices such as thermometers, hygrometers, barometers, pH meters, and noise meters for each observation target. Is configured. Paper output is mainly used for the output of these devices, and the output format is also determined for each device.

When observing environmental information using the environmental monitor device thus constructed, those devices are installed at appropriate places so that the observer can regularly provide observation result management and output sheets. To replenish.

[0004]

However, in the environment monitor device having the above-mentioned conventional configuration, a wide space is required for installing the device, the handling of the device is complicated, the cost is high, and the observation is difficult. There is a problem that it takes time and effort to manage results and output sheets.

The present invention provides an environment monitor device which is compact in size, can be installed in a narrow space, is easy to handle, easy to manage observation results and use, and low in cost. It is intended to be provided.

[0006]

According to the present invention of claim 1, various kinds of detecting means for detecting various kinds of environment information and various kinds of environments detected by the detecting means are selected in a predetermined order. Data input selecting means for inputting information in the selected order, and signal converting means for converting the environmental information input to the data input selecting means into a video signal and outputting the converted video signal as a monitor signal are provided. It is an environmental monitoring device.

According to the present invention of claim 2, the signal converting means has a memory section for storing the inputted various kinds of environmental information in a predetermined area corresponding to the kind of the environmental information. The environmental monitoring device according to 1.

The present invention according to claim 3 is the environment monitor device according to claim 1, wherein the signal conversion means has a high frequency conversion part for displaying the video signal on the television receiver.

According to the present invention of claim 4, various kinds of detecting means for detecting various kinds of environmental information, and those detecting means are selected in a predetermined order, and various kinds of environmental information detected by the detecting means are selected in the selected order. Data input selecting means for inputting, signal converting means for converting the environmental information input to the data input selecting means into a video signal, and outputting the converted video signal as a monitor signal, and for supplying power to these means In order to switch the supply of the power source to the solar cell means or the external power supply means,
It is an environment monitor device provided with a brightness detection means for detecting the ambient brightness.

[0010]

According to the present invention of claim 1, various detecting means detect various environmental information, the data input selecting means selects various detecting means in a predetermined order, and various environments detected by the detecting means. Information is input, the environment information input by the signal conversion means is converted into a video signal, and the video signal is output as a monitor signal.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, various detecting means detect various environmental information, data input selecting means selects various detecting means in a predetermined order, and various environments detected by the detecting means. Information is input, the environment information input by the signal converting means is stored in a predetermined area corresponding to various kinds of environment information of the memory unit, and further the input environment information or the environment information stored in the memory unit is stored. It is converted into a video signal and the video signal is output as a monitor signal.

According to the present invention of claim 3, various detecting means detect various environmental information, the data input selecting means selects various detecting means in a predetermined order, and various environments detected by the detecting means. Information is input, the signal conversion means converts the input environmental information into a video signal, the video signal is output as a monitor signal, and the high frequency converter generates high frequency radio waves including the video signal.

According to the present invention of claim 4, various detecting means detect various environmental information, the data input selecting means selects various detecting means in a predetermined order, and various environments detected by the detecting means. By inputting information, the signal converting means converts the inputted environmental information into a video signal, and outputting the video signal as a monitor signal, the brightness detecting means detects the ambient brightness, and according to the result, The power supply is switched to the solar cell means or the external power supply means.

[0014]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings showing its embodiments.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an environment monitor apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. That is, various environmental information, for example, temperature sensor 1, humidity sensor 2, pH sensor 3, atmospheric pressure sensor 4, and noise sensor 5 for detecting temperature, humidity, pH, atmospheric pressure, and noise select those sensors. Connected to the data input selection means 8 for inputting the detection information of the sensor. The output of the data input selection means 8 is A for converting the input detection information into digital data.
The / D converter 81 is attached. The A / D converter 81
A video signal conversion unit 9 for converting the converted digital data into a video signal is connected to the video signal conversion unit 9, and the video signal conversion unit 9 includes a data processing unit for processing the obtained digital data of environmental information. 10 and an RF converter 12, which is a high-frequency converter for generating high-frequency radio waves for the television including the converted video signal, are connected.
The data processing unit 10 is connected with a memory unit 11 for storing digital data for a certain period, for example, one month.

Further, a solar cell means 7 and an external power source means 71 are provided as operating power sources of the above-mentioned devices,
A brightness sensor 6 and a switching switch 61 are provided for switching between these power supply means at night and day. The brightness sensor 6 and the switching switch 61 constitute brightness detecting means 62.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of attachment and installation of the environment monitor device in the embodiment. The temperature sensor 1, the humidity sensor 2, the pH sensor 3, the atmospheric pressure sensor 4, the noise sensor 5, and the brightness detecting means 6 are included in the apparatus 30 attached near the support rod 32 of the outdoor UV antenna 31.
2, data input selection means 8, A / D converter 81, video signal conversion unit 9, RF converter 12, data processing unit 10,
The memory unit 11 and the like are built in compactly.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described.

Now, various sensors such as the temperature sensor 1 and the humidity sensor 2 operate simultaneously to constantly detect environmental information such as temperature and humidity. At this time, the data input selection means 8 cannot input the information of a plurality of sensors at the same time, so the sensors are sequentially switched at a certain time interval,
Enter the environmental information data detected by the sensor,
The data, which is analog data, is output to the A / D converter 81. The A / D converter 81 converts the analog data into digital data and outputs it to the video signal converter 9. The video signal conversion unit 9 converts the digital data into character information of a numerical value and a unit corresponding to environmental information by a character generator, further converts it into a video signal containing the character information, and outputs it as a monitor signal. That is, in this case, the environment information is output at regular intervals in the order in which they are input and displayed on the monitor screen.

Further, a part of the video signal is transferred by the RF converter 12 to a high frequency radio wave by utilizing an empty channel of the television channel and output. Therefore, if this output is connected to the antenna feeder, the television receiver can monitor the environmental information as it is without installing a cable for monitor output.

Next, the video signal converting section 9 sends the digital data to the data processing section 10, and the data processing section 10 stores the data in the memory section 11. Data for one month, for example, one month is stored in the memory unit 11. If necessary, the stored data is processed by the data processing unit 10 so that the series of data stored in the memory unit 11, for example, data for one week or one month can be displayed as a graph. Output to 9. Then, the processed data is converted into a video signal by the video signal conversion unit 9 and output as a monitor signal, and the graph of the monitor screen is displayed as shown in FIG. In this case, the current environment information is temporarily stored in the memory unit 11 and sent to the video signal conversion unit 9 when various environment information is prepared, so that all data can be displayed at once as shown in FIG. ..

On the other hand, the brightness sensor 6 detects it and operates the switching switch 61 at night when the solar cell means 7 does not work, and switches it to the external power supply means 71, or conversely, from night to morning, The switching switch 61 is operated in reverse to switch from the external power supply means 71 to the solar cell means 7. In this way, the power supply of this device is secured.

In the above embodiment, the signal conversion means 91
Is configured by the video signal conversion unit 9, the RF converter 12, the data processing unit 10, and the memory unit 11. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be configured by only the video signal conversion unit 9 or the video signal conversion unit 9 and the RF. It may be configured by the converter 12. Alternatively, it may be configured by the video signal conversion unit 9 and the memory unit 11. Alternatively, the video signal conversion unit 9, the data processing unit 10, and the memory unit 11 may be used.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the five detecting means used are the temperature sensor 1, the humidity sensor 2, the pH sensor 3, the atmospheric pressure sensor 4 and the noise sensor 5, which are connected to the data input selecting means 8. Besides, for example, a sensor for detecting the concentration of carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide, etc. may be connected as the detection means (see the CO ₂ sensor 13 and the NO _x sensor 14 connected by the dotted line in FIG. 1), and various sensors may be used. Can be connected.

In the above embodiment, the brightness sensor 6 is used only for switching the power source, but it may be used as a brightness sensor if necessary.

[0026]

As is apparent from the above description, the present invention has a compact device, can be installed in a narrow place, is easy to handle, and is easy to manage observation results and use. It also has the advantage of being inexpensive.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an environment monitoring device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a screen display example of the environment monitor device in the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of attachment and installation of an environment monitor device in the example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Temperature Sensor 2 Humidity Sensor 3 pH Sensor 4 Atmospheric Pressure Sensor 5 Noise Sensor 6 Luminance Sensor 7 Solar Cell Means 8 Data Input Selection Means 9 Video Signal Converter 10 Data Processing 11 Memory Unit 12 RF Converter 61 Switching Switch 62 Luminance Detecting Means 71 external power supply means 81 A / D converter 91 signal conversion means

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. Various kinds of detecting means for detecting various kinds of environmental information, and data input selecting means for selecting the detecting means in a predetermined order and sequentially inputting the various kinds of environmental information detected by the detecting means. An environment monitor device comprising: a signal conversion means for converting the environment information input to the data input selection means into a video signal and outputting the converted video signal as a monitor signal. 2. The signal conversion means has a memory section for storing the various kinds of input environmental information in a predetermined area corresponding to the type of the environmental information. Environmental monitoring device according to 1. 3. The environment monitor device according to claim 1, wherein the signal conversion means has a high frequency conversion unit for displaying the video signal on a television receiver. 4. Various detecting means for detecting various environmental information, and data input selecting means for selecting the detecting means in a predetermined order and sequentially inputting the various environmental information detected by the detecting means. A signal converting means for converting the environmental information input to the data input selecting means into a video signal and outputting the converted video signal as a monitor signal, a solar cell means for supplying power to these means, and an external device. An environment monitoring device comprising: a power supply means; and a brightness detection means for detecting ambient brightness in order to switch the supply of the power supply to the solar cell means or an external power supply means.