JPH06292264A - Lighting control system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a lighting performance system in which performance control for plural optional areas is attained and fluctuation of performance control due to careless operation error or the like is prevented. CONSTITUTION:The lighting control system is provided with a main controller 30, control terminal equipments 39, 42, 48 connecting to the main controller via transmission lines 31, 43, and lighting fixtures 38, 40, 44 connected to a control terminal equipment and subjected to on/off and dimmer control by a transmission signal from the control terminal equipment, and an ID code input output device 45 connecting to the master controller via the transmission lines and able to make the lighting fixtures in the control state set in advance to the master controller or the control terminal equipments through the entry of an ID code. Thus, performance control of plural optional areas is attained without individual operation of a pattern control switch and a scene control switch or the like and desired performance control is attained by inputting the ID code, then fluctuation of performance control due to careless mis- operation is blocked.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention installs a control terminal in, for example, an atrium of a building, an entrance hall, a garden, etc., based on a control signal such as dimming data sent from a main controller to a transmission line. Further, the present invention relates to a lighting control system for performing on / off and dimming control of each lighting fixture.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in this type of lighting control system,
Performance control is performed, in which automatic or manual lighting device on / off control and so-called scene control for changing the light amount from 0 to 100% are performed with time management.

Such effect control includes control for turning on / off the lighting load (hereinafter referred to as pattern control) and dimming control for changing the light amount from 0 to 100% as described above (hereinafter referred to as scene control). There is).

The scene control includes, for example, effect reproduction such as continuous strobe emission, swing reproduction for reproducing fluctuation light, and the like.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a conventional lighting control system for performing a plurality of effect controls for the illustrated areas A and B, and a main control unit for effecting the effect control manually or automatically. 2 and this main control unit 2 and 2
An on / off control terminal 7 is provided which is connected to the line transmission path 4 and to which a plurality of lighting fixtures 6a to 6d for performing scene control in the area A are connected.

Further, an optical sensor terminal 9 provided with an optical sensor 8 for detecting the amount of ambient light, a pattern control switch 10 for wall mounting, and a scene control switch 11 are provided. Further, for controlling the scene in the area B, an on-device connected to a plurality of lighting fixtures 12a to 12d.
The off-control terminal device 13 is provided.

Further, an optical sensor 14 for detecting the amount of ambient light
An optical sensor terminal 15 provided with, a pattern control switch 16 for wall mounting, and a scene control switch 17 are provided. Further, in this example, in order to perform pattern control, a transmission terminal 21 accommodating a dimmer 20 to which the lighting fixtures 19a to 19d are connected is connected to the high-speed cyclic transmission path 18 from the main control device 2. ing.

In the system configured as described above, when the light level detected by the light sensor 8 exceeds or falls below a predetermined threshold value, or when the pattern control switch 10 or the scene control switch 11 is operated. When the activation signal for effect control is transmitted to the main control device 2 via the two-wire transmission path 4, the illumination devices 6a to 6d corresponding to the area A are controlled for effect.

Similarly, when the light level detected by the light sensor 14 exceeds or falls below a predetermined threshold value, or when the pattern control switch 16 or the scene control switch 17 is operated, a production control start signal is sent. When transmitted to the main controller 2 via the two-wire transmission path 4, the lighting fixtures 12a to 12d corresponding to the area B are subjected to effect control.

Here, when the pattern control is set by, for example, the dimmer 20 is controlled by the high-speed cyclic transmission line 18 and the transmission terminal 21 from the main controller 2 and connected. The lighting fixtures 19a to 19d are dimmed and turned on.

[0011]

However, in the conventional lighting production system as described above, the area A,
An optical sensor, a pattern control switch, a scene control switch, or the like is required for each B, and since each switch or the like is usually arranged in the vicinity of each area, when plural areas are separated from each other, etc. However, there is an inconvenience that the operation becomes complicated when the production control of both areas is attempted.

Further, if the pattern control switch or the scene control switch is operated incorrectly, the effect control is switched, and as a result, there is a possibility that proper effect control cannot be performed.

Therefore, the present invention solves the above-mentioned inconvenience, enables the production control of arbitrary plural areas, and can prevent the variation of the production control due to an easy operation mistake. The purpose is to provide a lighting production system.

[0014]

In order to achieve the above object, a lighting control system of the present invention includes a main control device, a control terminal connected to the main control device via a transmission line, and a control terminal. And a lighting device which is connected to the terminal and can be turned on / off and dimmed by a transmission signal from the control terminal,
It is equipped with an ID code input / output device that is connected to the main control device via a transmission line and can shift the lighting fixture to a control state preset in the main control device or the control terminal by inputting an ID code. It is characterized by

[0015]

According to the lighting control system of the present invention, by inputting the ID code, the lighting fixture can be shifted to the control state preset in the main controller or the control terminal.
Since the D code input / output device is provided, it is possible to perform effect control in any of a plurality of areas without individually operating the pattern control switch, the scene control switch, and the like, and the desired effect control inputs the ID code. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the fluctuation of the effect control due to an easy operation mistake.

[0016]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an illumination production system according to an embodiment of the present invention. A main controller 30 for performing two controls, pattern control and scene control by automatic or manual setting. The two-wire transmission line 31 is connected to the two-wire transmission line 31. The two-wire transmission line 31 is connected to an optical sensor terminal 33 including an optical sensor 32 for detecting the amount of ambient light and a pattern control switch 36 for wall mounting. There is. Further, an on / off terminal device 39 to which a plurality of lighting devices 38a to 38d for performing pattern control in the area A are connected
Is also connected to the two-wire transmission line 31.

Further, the two-wire transmission line 31 has a plurality of lighting fixtures 40a-4a for controlling the pattern in the area B.
The on / off terminal 42 to which 0d is connected is further connected. Further, in this area B, in order to perform scene control, the high-speed cyclic transmission line 4 from the main controller 30 is transmitted.
3, a transmission terminal 48 accommodating a dimmer 46 to which the lighting loads 44a to 44d are connected and a scene control switch 37 for wall mounting are provided.

Here, this transmission terminal inputs the dimming signal of, for example, 256 gradations transmitted from the main control device 30, and the lighting loads 44a to 44d connected thereto are 0 to 100%.
The light is dimmed in the range.

The ID code input / output device 45 connected to the main controller 30 via the two-wire transmission line 31 is equipped with, for example, a porcelain card or an IC card (not shown) and sends a control start signal to the main controller 30. In other words, when the ID code is input, the control activation signal is sent to the main controller 30.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the main control device 30 in FIG. 1. As shown in FIG. 2, the main control device 30 includes a main control unit 51 for controlling each part. ,
A transmission control unit 52 that monitors and controls the optical sensor terminal 33, the pattern control switch 36, the scene control switch 37, the on / off terminals 39 and 42, and the ID code input / output device 45,
A program setting unit 54 for setting pattern control and scene control for each desired area by automatic setting or manual operation is provided.

Further, in this system, a liquid crystal display panel 55 for displaying the contents set in the program setting section 54 and the control operation status, and an LCD control section 5 for controlling the same.
6 and an IC card controller 57 for loading an IC card (not shown) to read the stored pattern control and scene control programs.

Further, a pattern switch monitor 60 for selecting a desired pattern from a plurality of pattern controls and displaying it by turning on a built-in LED, and a scene switch monitor 62 for similarly selecting and displaying a desired scene, It has an expansion bus 63 for connecting to.

A dual port RAM 66, a dimming calculation processing unit 67 for performing scene control, and a dimming signal transmission control unit 68 for connecting the high-speed cyclic transmission path 43 and performing scene control through a transmission terminal 48. , And an expansion bus 69 to which these are connected to exchange data.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

First, as shown in FIG. 3, the two-wire transmission line 31
When a control activation signal is input to the transmission control unit 52 from the ID code input / output device 45 via the, the main control unit 51 takes in this and the stored ID code and the ID code included in the control activation signal are If they match, the pattern control and scene control for each area corresponding to the control activation signal are checked.

Here, desired pattern control and scene control for each area corresponding to the control activation signal preset by the automatic setting or the manual operation in the program setting section 54 of the main controller 30 is selected, and for example, as shown in FIG. The luminaires 38a to 38d and 40a to 40d therein are controlled to be turned off, and the luminaires 44a to 44d are turned on by scene control.

Further, when the control start signal is not input to the transmission control unit 52, or when the ID code included in the control start signal does not match the ID code stored in the main control device 30, or the control start signal is received. For areas other than the areas selected in accordance with the above, the production control is performed based on the output of the control switch and the optical sensor for each area, and the time based on the signal of the external clock or the built-in clock is also used. By the schedule function, time-controlled production control is performed.

In the embodiment described above, the ID
A code input / output device for inputting an ID code by using an external recording medium such as a porcelain card or an IC card has been described in detail. However, for example, a device for inputting an ID code by a key may be used. Means are applicable.

[0030]

As described above, according to the lighting control system of the present invention, by inputting the ID code, it is possible to shift the lighting fixture to the control state preset in the main controller or the control terminal. Since it is equipped with an ID code input / output device, it is possible to perform effect control in any of a plurality of areas without individually operating the pattern control switch, the scene control switch, etc. Moreover, the desired effect control inputs the ID code. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the fluctuation of the effect control due to an easy operation mistake.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of a lighting control system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a main controller in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the main control device in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of a conventional lighting control system.

[Explanation of symbols]

30 ... Main control device 31 ... Two-wire transmission line 32 ... Optical sensor 33 ... Optical sensor terminal 36 ... Pattern control switch 38a-38d, 40a-40d, 44a-44d ...
・ Lighting equipment 39, 42 ・ ・ ・ ON / OFF terminal device 43 ・ ・ ・ High-speed cyclic transmission line 46 ・ ・ ・ Dimmer 48 ・ ・ ・ Transmission terminal 37 ・ ・ ・ Scene control switch 45 ・ ・ ・ ID code input Output device

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Hiroshi Nishinami 1-4-2, Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo Inside Toshiba Litec Co., Ltd. (72) Hiroyuki Masuda, 3-16-12, Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo Toshiba L-T Engineering Co., Ltd.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A main control device, a control terminal connected to the main control device via a transmission line, and an on / off state connected to the control terminal device by a transmission signal from the control terminal device. And a lighting fixture capable of dimming, wherein the lighting fixture is connected to the main control device via the transmission line, and an ID code is input to pre-install the main lighting device in the main control device. An illumination control system comprising an ID code input / output device capable of shifting to a control state set in the control terminal. 2. The ID code input / output device reads the ID code recorded in an external recording medium to obtain the ID code.
The lighting control system according to claim 1, wherein a code is input.