JPH10135910A - Microcomputer loading type control panel and parking lot management system provided with control panel - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform remote control and batch management, without attendance by providing a function for receiving signals from a portable terminal equipment, a communication function with an external computer and the control function of an industrial equipment in a microcomputer loading type control panel. SOLUTION: To a CPU unit part 1, a display part 2 for displaying the operation guidance, using status and fault parts, etc., of a three-dimensional parking lot 40, a touch panel part 3 where a user operates this control panel A and an input/output part 4 are electrically connected. Further, to the CPU 1, a transmission/reception unit part 5, provided with a transmission/reception function with the portable terminal 21 and a second transmission/reception unit part 6 provided with a connection terminal function to the external computer 22, are connected through a gate array 8. Then, a ROM 7a and a RAM 7b for storing a control program, a communication program and an instruction exception program are connected to the control panel A. The control panel is operated and remotely controlled, by operating the portable terminal equipment for originating infrared rays or the like incorporating a PHS, a portable telephone set or the like and an IC card.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a control panel equipped with a microcomputer and having a communication function. A microcomputer-equipped control panel that receives a predetermined input signal from a portable terminal such as a device and has a communication function with a host computer, and has a microcomputer-equipped control panel. The host computer enables remote management, user identification, The present invention relates to a parking lot management system for calculating usage fees, centrally managing the usage fees, and making payment decisions.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional industrial equipment control panel has a sequencer mounted therein. As for the sequencer, in recent years, many of the conventional sequencers are executed by a flowchart method close to a microcomputer program or a step ladder method which is easier to understand, in place of a conventional ladder method in which a conventional operating program is unique.

[0003]

However, even with these flowchart systems and step ladder systems,
Since it is different from a general microcomputer language, it has not been easy to control, for example, connection with another personal computer, remote monitoring, and connection with other communication devices, and particularly to network a large number of control panels. In addition, the operation methods, maintenance tools to be created, and maintenance tools to be developed are not uniform among companies, and there are many problems in maintaining or controlling a long term of various industrial machines in which various generations of microcomputers are mixed. Was. In addition, when the control of industrial equipment becomes complicated and diversified, the control panel by the sequencer control increases the number and size of the sequencers to be used. As a result, the control panel becomes large and the manufacturing cost increases.

[0004] The present invention has been proposed in view of the above circumstances. One is to provide a compact signal processing circuit by providing a microcomputer, and to realize highly accurate wiring by realizing accurate wiring. It can be manufactured at low cost, and in operation, in addition to a touch panel, a signal received from a portable telephone that transmits and receives an optical signal such as a PHS or a wireless telephone such as a portable telephone or an IC card is transmitted to an external host. The user's identification by the computer is determined, and based on the signal transmitted from the operating program of the host computer after the determination, the remote control and the remote management are performed and the operation is performed by its own control program. Network management is easy and operating programs based on individual specifications Further, etc. also to provide a microcomputer-equipped control panel can be easily in a personal computer.

[0005] Another is that the user can determine whether or not the user is a registrant simply by making a call operation on the portable terminal, and can select an optimal pallet in the parking lot to be used. This can be selected and made to operate automatically, so that the user can quickly enter and leave the work without getting out of the car, and calculate the usage time and use it for each user and pallet owner. It is extremely useful for the management of the usage status of the pallets, the calculation and management of the usage fee, and the final decision on the price, so that the pallet owner can effectively use the empty pallets and the parking lot for the users It is an object of the present invention to provide a multi-story parking lot equipped with a microcomputer-equipped control panel, which can be used promptly.

[0006]

A control panel with a microcomputer according to the first configuration of the present invention proposed to achieve the above object has a function of receiving a signal transmitted from a portable terminal, and an external control function. At least a communication function with a host computer and a control function of industrial equipment.

A microcomputer-equipped control panel according to a second configuration of the present invention has the above-mentioned configuration, and has a display screen section for displaying operation guides and usage conditions of industrial equipment and the like, and failure locations. A touch panel unit for operating the industrial equipment, an input / output unit serving as an input / output terminal to the industrial equipment, etc., and at least reception of radio waves of a predetermined frequency and transmission / reception of optical signals such as infrared rays by the portable terminal. A transmission / reception unit having one or both of these transmission / reception functions and a communication function with an external host computer, and a memory section in which a control program for industrial equipment and a communication program to the host computer are input are at least It is characterized by being connected to the CPU unit.

[0008] A microcomputer-equipped control panel according to a third configuration of the present invention has the above-described first or second configuration, and the telephone function of the transmission / reception unit is a PH function.
It is a wireless telephone function corresponding to S and mobile phones,
In addition, a radio telephone base station is connected to the transmitting / receiving unit.

Further, a microcomputer-mounted control panel according to a fourth configuration of the present invention has any one of the first to third configurations and receives at least the radio wave of the predetermined frequency. The functioning mobile terminal is a wireless telephone corresponding to a PHS, a mobile phone, and the like.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a microcomputer-equipped control panel having any one of the first to fourth aspects, for transmitting and receiving the optical signal such as the infrared ray. The portable terminal is characterized in that an IC card into which at least information for identifying a user is input is detachably mounted.

In the first to fifth configurations, the display screen section provided on the control panel is constituted by a liquid crystal display or a plasma display or the like, and has a screen corresponding to a control program or the like installed in the memory section. Are displayed. The touch panel unit has a transparent switch placed on the screen or emits light from the corner of the screen so that the input operation can be performed by touching the display screen with a finger, and the position can be confirmed from the reflected light. Although it is preferable that the display device is configured, it does not matter if the display device does not overlap the display screen.

The transmitting / receiving unit connected to the CPU unit provided near the control panel has three major features. One of them is a function of receiving at least a wireless telephone such as a PHS or a mobile telephone. This allows the user to transmit a wireless signal to the control panel by a simple operation of the wireless telephone at the start of use. Note that the mobile phone may have a function of transmitting to a wireless telephone, that is, a function as a telephone in addition to the reception function. The two are functions of transmitting and receiving optical signals such as infrared rays. As a portable terminal corresponding to this, an IC card having a personal identification function (especially a next-generation IC cash card which is a substitute for the current magnetic card type bank cash card is suitable) is used exclusively for this control panel. The personal identification number can be automatically transmitted by installing it as necessary. Of course, the IC cash card can be easily taken out. The three functions are a communication function with a general telephone line, and are for enabling communication with an external host computer. This may be a wired telephone line or a wireless telephone line such as a PHS or a mobile phone. In the case of having a function as a wireless telephone line described later, a base station for wireless telephone relay is connected to this transmitting / receiving unit from outside the control panel via a wired line.

It is preferable that the control panel of the present invention has the above-mentioned three features. Among these features, the control panel has at least one of the first function or the second feature and the third feature. It does not matter.

The second transmitting / receiving unit is for connecting a personal computer from outside the control panel. By connecting the personal computer externally, it is possible to periodically perform external diagnosis, find faults, and change the operating system. Become.

An operating program for operating industrial equipment, a communication program with an external host computer, and an execution program based on the communication are installed in a CPU unit (ROM) of the monitoring panel. The monitoring panel and the device are periodically diagnosed by the host computer through an automatic diagnosis program via a communication line.

A control unit for industrial equipment is connected between the input / output unit connected to the CPU unit and the industrial equipment, and a control unit for the industrial equipment is connected between the CPU unit and the transmitting / receiving unit and the second transmitting / receiving unit. A gate array is connected to compactly combine complicated and diverse connection circuits.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a parking lot management system including the above-mentioned control panel, wherein the portable terminal receives a transmission signal and receives the transmission signal according to the operating program input to the microcomputer. A registration number or the like is transmitted to an external host computer, and a specific and best pallet is specified by an operating program of the host computer, and the pallet is operated according to the operation program input to the microcomputer in response to the specified signal. The host computer performs the calculation of the usage fee based on the use time of each pallet, the sales management of each user, and the payment decision.

That is, when the user of the pallet wishes to use the parking lot borrowed from the car, the user operates the portable terminal owned by himself / herself and transmits the information to the parking lot. Automatically sends the user's personal information (registrant information) to the host computer, confirms that the user is a registrant on the host computer, selects the most suitable pallet, and drives it. To the control panel. The control panel receives this signal and operates the pallet according to its own operating (control) program. The parking time is managed by the control panel or the host computer, and the host computer calculates this when the user leaves the store. Remote control and centralized management can be performed by computer, especially calculation and sales management of usage fee for each individual pallet and individual user, and host computer for each pallet owner,
The payment decision is made by electronic decision, for example.

[0019]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The purpose and structure of the present invention are as described above, and the specific structure of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a control panel of a multi-story parking lot as an industrial machine, FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a procedure for entering a multi-story parking lot using a portable terminal, and FIG. It is the flowchart which showed the storage procedure similarly.

The CP installed in the control panel A shown in FIG.
The U unit section 1 includes a display screen section 2 for displaying operation guidance and use status of the multi-story parking lot 40 which is a control device, a failure location, and the like. And an input / output unit 4 serving as a terminal unit for inputting / outputting a signal to / from the control unit 30 of the multi-story parking lot 40 are electrically connected to each other. A wireless base station 20 of a portable terminal 21 represented by a wireless telephone such as a telephone
Is externally connected, and has a transmission / reception unit 5 provided with a transmission / reception function with the portable terminal 21 (at least a reception function when the portable terminal 21 is a wireless telephone), and a connection terminal to the external personal computer 22. A second transmitting / receiving unit 6 having a function is electrically connected via a gate array 8, and a memory unit 7 is connected to the CPU unit 1.

In the ROM 7a constituting the memory unit 7, at least a control program for the multi-story parking lot 40, a communication program for communicating with a host computer (not shown), a command execution program from the host computer, and the like are installed. The RAM 7b constituting the unit 7 stores, for example, a signal input from the touch panel unit 3, an outgoing signal from the portable terminal 21, a control signal transmitted from a host computer described later, and the like, as necessary, in a temporary memory. Is done.

The gate array 7 has a power
A supply unit (PSU) 9 is connected from the outside of the control panel A, and a multi-story parking lot 40 has a motor 4 serving as a power source for driving a pallet (not shown) in the direction of loading and unloading.
2. A plurality of limit switches 41 for stopping and positioning the pallet, and a solenoid 43 for switching the rotation direction of the motor 42 are provided.

There are two types of fatigue terminals 22, one of which is the PHS and the mobile phone itself, which are operated by dialing them, and the other is an IC card (for example, an IC bank card, Mobile terminal 22 that can receive and transmit infrared rays, allowing easy insertion and removal of IC credit cards)
It has a function of inserting an IC card into the portable terminal 22 at the time of specification, automatically reading out personal information in the IC card with the portable terminal 22 and transmitting it as an optical signal. The terminal 22 is provided with an operation unit (not shown) such as an operation button or the like at a required maximum limit, for example, for inputting a parking lot number or operating one of the entrance and exit.

The host computer has a function of identifying the user's personal data based on the signal from the control panel A, selection and execution of an optimum pallet, calculation of the use of each pallet and sales management thereof, A usage tally, a payment decision, and a regular diagnostic program for the periodic parking lot 40 are installed. Therefore, the multi-story parking lot 4
0 can be managed unattended, and many multi-story parking lots 40
. It becomes possible to manage the network with Passonko and the like. The selection of the optimal pallet as described above means effective use by checking the empty time zone of empty pallets, and shortening the waiting time for entry by shortening the moving time of empty pallets as much as possible near the gate of the multi-story parking lot. This refers to a case where empty pallets are selected with priority, and in particular, pallet operation control is preferably fuzzy control.

A multi-story parking lot 4 equipped with the control panel A and the like of this configuration
There are two specific methods for using 0. Part 1
One is to use the above-mentioned portable terminal 22 such as a PHS, a mobile phone, or the like, and a terminal that emits (emits) infrared rays with a built-in IC card. This is a method of operating the touch panel unit 3 according to the display of No. 2.

An example of the former is a flowchart shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. First, the procedure will be described along each step of FIG. It is to be noted that the following description of the flowchart illustrates a typical example of the present invention.

First, a user registered with the management company wants to put a vehicle in a desired multi-level parking lot among a number of multi-level parking lots registered in advance with a predetermined management company as temporary lending. At that time, the person operates the portable terminal from before or near the gate of the corresponding multi-story parking lot to transmit a signal to a desired multi-story parking lot 40 (control panel) (step 100). If this portable terminal is a portable wireless device, dialing is performed by key operation and a registrant code is also transmitted, and if the portable terminal has a built-in IC card, the information in the IC card is automatically transmitted. You.

Upon receiving this signal, the control panel automatically makes a telephone call to the host computer (step 101), and the host computer checks the code number to determine whether or not the user is a registrant (step 102, step 102). 103)), if it is confirmed that the user is not a registrant, communication with the user's wireless telephone is cut off. At this time, a message indicating that the registrant does not appear may be transmitted by voice.

If the registrant is confirmed, the communication is continued and a signal is sent to a specific multi-story parking lot to shift to the next operating system (step 104). Upon receiving this signal, the control panel sends a signal to the user's portable terminal indicating whether it is entry or exit (step 10).
5) The user who has detected this signal sends a signal to that effect (for example, $ 1 in the case of a wireless telephone) in the case of entry (step 106), and the control panel transmits this signal to the host computer of the management company. (107), an optimum pallet is selected by the host computer, and this signal is transmitted to the control panel (10). Upon receiving this signal, the control panel drives the corresponding pallet according to its own operating program (step 109), and then moves on to the parking operation of the vehicle (step 110). The control panel temporarily stores the multi-story parking lot, the pallet number, the use start time, and the user's dial number (including the code number) and transmits them to the host computer (step 111). In addition, the process regarding storage is completed by this.

When it is desired to leave the vehicle, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 3, the same transmission operation as in steps 100 to 105 is performed, and then a retrieval code (for example, # 2) is transmitted (step 206). Then, the control panel sends this signal to the host computer (step 20).
7) Upon receiving this signal, the host computer selects the corresponding pallet and transmits this signal to the control panel (step 208). Then, the control panel which has received this signal drives the pallet in the forward direction of the gate (step 20).
9).

The user can leave the vehicle from the pallet (step 210), and the control panel transmits data on the use to the host computer (step 21).
1), the host computer calculates the exit time and the entry time stored in the storage at the time of entry, and the usage fee is calculated as follows:
It is created as time borrowing data for the registrant and as sales data for each owner of each pallet, and collective electronic approval is made at a later date.

[0032]

According to the above-described control panel equipped with a microcomputer according to the present invention, since it is operated by a microcomputer, its shape is smaller than that of a conventional sequencer, and complicated signal control becomes possible. , Its reliability and ability will be greatly improved. Also, compared to conventional sequencer control,
Since the number of parts is small and the operating program is for general microcomputers, maintenance inspections and operating programs can be easily performed on a personal computer.
In addition, because mass production was possible, costs could be significantly reduced.

The control board equipped with a microcomputer of the present invention has a PHS
It was possible to operate a portable terminal that transmits (emits) infrared rays or the like that incorporates an IC card, a mobile phone, or the like, thereby enabling remote control. In addition, since the control panel can be externally connected to a host computer via a wireless or wired telephone line, unified management of the control panel and industrial equipment such as a multistory parking lot can be performed unattended.

According to the multi-story parking system having such a control panel, in addition to the above-mentioned effects, selection and movement of the pallets of the multi-story parking lot can be smoothly and effectively performed by the host computer. . As a result, loading and unloading work can be performed in a short time, and the management of idle time that differs for each pallet and sales by effective use can be achieved. In particular, user identification and individual pallet owners In terms of management, selection of optimal pallets, and sales calculation and sales management for each user, and sales management for each pallet owner, a large number of multi-story parking lots can be managed simultaneously and unattended. This is an extremely effective system. In addition, the fee decision could be made electronically.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a control panel of a multistory parking lot as an industrial machine.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a procedure for entering a multistory parking lot using a portable terminal.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the same warehousing procedure.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A Microcomputer-mounted control panel (control panel) 1 CPU unit section 2 Display screen section 3 Touch panel section 4 Input / output section 5 Transmission / reception unit section 6 Second transmission / reception unit section 7 Memory section 8 Gate array 9 Power supply unit 20 Base station 21 portable terminal 22 personal computer 30 control unit 40 multi-story parking lot

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Claims (6)

[Claims] A microcomputer-equipped control panel comprising at least a function of receiving a signal transmitted from a portable terminal, a function of communicating with an external host computer, and a function of controlling industrial equipment. . 2. A display screen section for displaying operation guidance and use status of industrial equipment and the like, a failure location, etc., a touch panel section for operating the industrial equipment and the like, and an input / output terminal for inputting and outputting to the industrial equipment and the like. An output section, a transmission / reception unit section having at least one of reception of radio waves of a predetermined frequency and transmission / reception of optical signals such as infrared rays by the portable terminal, or a transmission / reception function of both, and a communication function with an external host computer The microcomputer-equipped control panel according to claim 1, wherein the control unit and the memory unit in which the control program for the industrial equipment and the communication program to the host computer are input are connected to at least a CPU unit. 3. The telephone function of the transmitting / receiving unit is P
The microcomputer-equipped control panel according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the control panel has a wireless telephone function corresponding to an HS and a mobile telephone, and a wireless telephone base station is connected to the transmitting / receiving unit. 4. The microcomputer mounted type according to claim 1, wherein the portable terminal having a function of receiving at least the radio wave of the predetermined frequency is a wireless telephone corresponding to a PHS and a portable telephone. control panel. 5. The portable terminal for transmitting and receiving an optical signal such as an infrared ray, wherein an IC card into which at least information for identifying a user is input is mounted so as to be easily taken out. Control board with microcomputer as described in section. 6. When the portable terminal receives the transmission signal, the registration number of the caller is transmitted to an external host computer in accordance with the operating program input to the microcomputer, and specified by the operating program of the host computer. In addition, the best pallet is specified, and in response to the specified signal, the pallet is operated in accordance with the operation program input to the microcomputer, the usage fee is calculated based on the usage time of each pallet, the sales management and the price of each user are performed. 6. A parking lot management system comprising the microcomputer control panel according to claim 1, wherein a decision is made by the host computer.