JPH06149818A - Building controller - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily restore a data base against a reloading operation by correcting the updated data base based on the correction contents of a set operation storage file after the data base is updated. CONSTITUTION:A set operation storage means 6 transfers the set operation storage record to a data base control means 3. The means 3 rewrites the designated item of the designated record of a file pointed by the set operation storage record into the contents of the set data. Then an initial data base in changed by the updating of the specifications of a building controller. In such a case, a new data base is read by a data base loading means 2 and a data base 4 is updated via the means 3. Then the records stored in a set operation storage file 7 are successively read out and sent to the means 3, and the base 4 is updated again based on the time series.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a building management device for monitoring and controlling various facilities in a building.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG.
Will be described with reference to. FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a software configuration of a conventional building management device.

In FIG. 8, 1 is a database input means, 2 is a database loading means, 3 is a database management means, 4 is a database, and 5 is a database execution means.

In general, a building management device manages a method of monitoring equipment in a building, a control method, and the like as a group of information called a database 4. The database 4 is managed by the database management means 3, and the database input means 1 changes the database 4 via the database management means 3, and the database loading means 2 stores the database in the building management device from other media. Load 4. Further, the database execution means 5 reads the information in the database 4 and performs the instructed control and monitoring.

Next, the operation of the above-mentioned conventional building management device will be described. In building management, when the equipment of the target building is determined, the monitoring method and control method of the equipment are described in data, and the data is stored in a medium such as a floppy disk.

This data is stored in the building management device by using the database loading means 2 in the building management device. This method is performed, for example, by reading from a floppy disk or through communication from a personal computer or the like. Next, the loaded database 4 is further finely modified by the database input means 1 provided in the building management device, and the database 4 suitable for the target building is created.

When the database 4 is completed, the database execution means 5 thereafter carries out predetermined monitoring and control according to the database 4. Further, when the database input means 1, the database loading means 2, and the database execution means 5 refer to and change the database 4, it is generally performed through the database management means 3.

[0008]

However, in the conventional building management device, since the contents changed by the database input means 1 are only reflected in the database 4 in the building management device, the facility change and the building management are performed. When the initial database needs to be reloaded due to improvements in the function of the device, the contents changed up to that point are lost. Therefore, there is a problem in that it is necessary to perform fine setting again after reloading.
Depending on the building management device, it is possible to save the set databases all at once, but since it is difficult to change the initial database and merge the saved data, it is necessary to actually reset the database. There was a problem.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, and the change items changed by the database input means are stored as setting operation storage data, and when the database is initialized. By automatically reading the stored data, the same effect as that manually input can be applied to the database. Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a building management device that can easily restore the database even when the initial database is changed or reloaded due to an accident.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a building management apparatus capable of erasing duplicated settings by making it possible to edit the setting operation storage data and reduce the storage capacity. And

[0011]

A building management apparatus according to claim 1 of the present invention comprises the following means. [1] A database that stores data that defines the monitoring and control methods for equipment inside the building. [2] Database input means for correcting the contents of this database. [3] Setting operation storage means for storing the correction content in a setting operation storage file in a predetermined format. [4] Setting operation storage reading means for correcting the update database according to the correction contents of the setting operation storage file after the database is updated.

The building management apparatus according to claim 1 of the present invention comprises the following means. [1] A database that stores data that defines the monitoring and control methods for equipment inside the building. [2] Database input means for correcting the contents of this database. [3] Setting operation storage means for storing the correction content in a setting operation storage file in a predetermined format. [4] Setting operation memory changing means for editing the correction contents of the setting operation memory file. [5] Setting operation storage reading means for correcting the update database according to the correction contents of the setting operation storage file after the database is updated.

[0013]

In the building management apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, the database stores the data defining the method of monitoring and controlling the equipment in the building. Further, the contents of the database are modified by the database input means. Further, the correction contents are stored in the setting operation storage file in a predetermined format by the setting operation storage means.
Then, after the database is updated by the setting operation storage reading means, the update database is corrected according to the correction contents of the setting operation storage file.

In the building management apparatus according to the second aspect of the present invention, the database stores the data defining the method of monitoring and controlling the equipment in the building. Further, the contents of the database are modified by the database input means. Further, the correction contents are stored in the setting operation storage file in a predetermined format by the setting operation storage means. Further, the correction contents of the setting operation storage file are edited by the setting operation storage changing means. Then, after the database is updated by the setting operation storage reading means, the update database is corrected according to the correction contents of the setting operation storage file.

[0015]

【Example】

Example 1. Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the software configuration of the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the first embodiment of the present invention. Also, FIG.
[Fig. 3] is a diagram showing a structure of a database. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a schedule control file of the database.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing records in the schedule control file. Further, FIG. 6 is a diagram showing records in the setting operation storage file. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a setting operation storage file.

In FIG. 1, database input means 1 to 1
The database execution means 5 is the same as the above-mentioned conventional apparatus, 6 is a setting operation storage means, 7 is a setting operation storage file, 8 is a setting operation storage reading means, and 9 is a setting operation storage changing means.

Referring to FIG. 2, the hardware of the first embodiment of the present invention comprises a CPU 10 for executing various calculations and controls.
A ROM 11 for storing programs, a RAM 12 as a work area for calculation, a non-volatile memory 13 for storing a database 4, a building management for controlling facilities.
Signal interface 14 for monitoring, display device 15 for displaying and editing the contents of database 4.
And an input device 16 and a data input device 17 for reading the initial database.

FIG. 1 shows a database management method of a building management apparatus. In FIG. 1, an initial database of equipment to be managed by the building management apparatus is read by a database loading means 2 by a floppy disk or the like and written in a database 4 by a database management means 3.

After that, the contents of the database 4 are finely changed by the database input means 1. This means that the name of the facility is changed, the management method is changed, and the operating time of the lighting and air conditioning is stopped. The unique management information is added to the database 4 as a change.

In order to make such changes possible, the database 4 has a structure as shown in FIG. In FIG. 3, 4A is called a directory, a schedule control file 4B and an event control file 4
C, file management information such as area and size in the database of the demand control file 4D is stored. Each of the control files 4B to 4D stores parameters necessary for the building management device to control and monitor.

For example, in the schedule control for operating or stopping the equipment at a predetermined time, as shown in FIG. 4, each schedule control record (1, 2, 3) is set so that a plurality of schedule controls can be performed. , ~, N) are arranged with parameters required for schedule control.

Further, the schedule control record is divided into detailed data necessary for schedule control, as shown in FIG. Here, this data is divided into units in which changes in the database occur, and will be referred to as items.

In FIG. 5, the items are the day of the week on which the schedule is activated, the operation start time, the operation stop time, and the target equipment number. Similarly, record and item are defined for all parameter files.

Referring back to FIG. 1, for example, when the parameter of the schedule control is changed by the database input means 1, the data shown in FIG. 5 is read from the database 4 and displayed, and the data is corrected. To be

The contents of this correction are stored in the setting operation storage means 6 of FIG.
Pass to. At this time, as shown in FIG. 6, the control item number, the record number, the item number, and the setting data are stored as a set operation storage record in the setting operation storage file 7. As shown in FIG. 7, the setting operation storage file 7 is an array of setting operation storage records.

In FIG. 1, the setting operation storage means 6 passes the setting operation storage record to the database management means 3, and the database management means 3 designates the designated item of the designated record of the file designated by the setting operation storage record. To the contents of the setting data.

Next, by changing the specifications of the building management device,
When the initial database is changed, a new database is loaded by the database loading means 2 and the database 4 is accessed via the database management means 3.
To update. After that, the setting operation reading means 8 sequentially reads the stored records of the setting operation storage file 7 and transfers them to the database management means 3, and changes the database 4 again in chronological order to change the database 4.

As a result, the database 4 becomes a database in which the changes due to the specification change and the setting items according to the operation of the building are combined, and the database execution means 5 can perform optimum building management.

Further, since the setting operation storage file 7 has an array of records as shown in FIG. 7, it can be edited by the setting operation storage changing means 9. This makes it possible to delete only the last change to the same item and delete the item that is no longer needed due to the specification change. Further, modifications such as changing the data can be added.

The first embodiment of the present invention, as described above,
The changed contents of the database 4 are set by the setting operation storage means 6
It is stored in the setting operation storage file 7 in a specific format (setting operation storage record), and the stored contents can be read by the setting operation storage reading means 8 to change the database 4 in response to a request. is there. That is, the correction is made to the database 4 in exactly the same way as the correction was made using the database input means 1.

Therefore, when the specifications of the building management apparatus are changed due to the change of facilities or the database 4 is updated due to the improvement of the functions of the building management apparatus, the contents of the changes made in the database are stored in another file (setting). Since it is stored in the operation memory file 7), the new database and the setting contents can be automatically matched.

Since the contents of the setting operation storage file 7 can be directly edited by the setting operation storage changing means 9, the size can be reduced by deleting unnecessary records, and the specifications can be changed. The operation contents can be changed by editing the setting operation storage file 7.

[0033]

As described above, the building management apparatus according to claim 1 of the present invention stores a database that stores data that defines a method for monitoring and controlling equipment in a building, and a database that corrects the contents of this database. Inputting means, setting operation storing means for storing the correction contents in a setting operation storage file in a predetermined format, and setting operation for correcting the update database according to the correction contents of the setting operation storage file after the database is updated Since the storage / reading means is provided, the database can be easily restored even when the initial database is changed or reloaded due to an accident.

As described above, the building management apparatus according to claim 2 of the present invention is a database for storing data defining a method for monitoring and controlling equipment in a building, and a database input means for correcting the contents of this database. Setting operation storage means for storing the correction content in a setting operation storage file in a predetermined format, setting operation storage changing means for editing the correction content of the setting operation storage file, and after the database is updated, Since the setting operation memory reading means for correcting the update database according to the correction contents of the setting operation memory file is provided, the effect that the database can be easily restored even if the initial database is changed or reloaded due to an accident or the like. Play. Further, by making it possible to edit the setting operation storage data, it is possible to delete duplicate settings and the like, and it is possible to reduce the storage capacity.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a software configuration of a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a database according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a schedule control file of a database according to the first embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a record of a schedule control file according to the first embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a record of a setting operation storage file according to the first embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a setting operation storage file according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a software configuration of a conventional building management device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Database Input Means 2 Database Loading Means 3 Database Management Means 4 Databases 5 Database Execution Means 6 Setting Operation Storage Means 7 Setting Operation Storage Files 8 Setting Operation Storage Reading Means 9 Setting Operation Storage Changing Means

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A database for storing data defining a method for monitoring and controlling facilities in a building, a database input means for correcting the contents of the database, and a setting for storing the correction contents in a setting operation storage file in a predetermined format. A building management device comprising: an operation storage means; and a setting operation storage reading means for correcting the update database according to the correction content of the setting operation storage file after the database is updated. 2. A database for storing data defining a method for monitoring and controlling facilities in a building, a database input means for correcting the contents of this database, and a setting for storing the correction contents in a setting operation storage file in a predetermined format. Operation storage means, setting operation storage changing means for editing the correction content of the setting operation storage file, and setting operation storage reading means for correcting the update database according to the correction content of the setting operation storage file after the database is updated A building management device characterized by being equipped with.