JPS59201101A - Home controller - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To perform a manual ON/OFF operation with no alteration of a program by giving higher priority to a manual indication than the program control regardless of the program and resetting to a program operation after releasing the manual indication. CONSTITUTION:The type and ON-and OFF-conditions of an electric device to receive ON/OFF control are stored in a program memory 4 with operation of a keyboard 5. In accordance with the program stored in the memory 4, relays 10, 10... corresponding to outlets 9, 9... of the electric device are controlled via a processor 1 through a priority circuit 7 and a relay driving circuit 8. If it is needed to give a manual ON/OFF operation to the electric device regardless of the program, the designation for the device and ON-or OFF-control are fed through the keyboard 5. Then these input contents are stored in a manual memory 6. When the manual ON/OFF control is not needed any more, the contents of the memory 6 are erased.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (a) Field of use for sedentary work The present invention is applicable to domestic electrical equipment, such as cooking machines such as microwave ovens, air conditioners, televisions, etc.
FF! This invention relates to a home controller that performs monitoring operations based on information from various sensors such as security monitoring devices, fire detectors, and rain detectors installed in the home.

p) Prior Art Home controllers for home use with various additional functions have been proposed. Specifically, as mentioned above, turning on electrical devices in the home.

OFF control required for intensive control and monitoring operations.

Or, as a slightly more sophisticated version, it is equipped with Metsu Sage memory, recall, and household account book functions.

To explain such a home controller in more detail, 1. For example, at 6 a.m., the switch of the '4-kettle is turned on [,, 6:00 p.m.
At 0 minutes, the air conditioner starts working, at 7 o'clock the television is turned on to wake up the family members, and at 8 o'clock, the television receiver is turned on and off, and other electrical equipment is turned on and off. One of its major roles is to automatically perform the ¥A subdivision. Turn on each electrical device like this
, OFF control is programmed and stored in the controller in advance.

After programming in this way, the electrical equipment will automatically turn on.
FF is convenient in its own way, but for example, if you don't need to cook in an electric pot tomorrow, do you have to do some manual operation and turn on the drowsy pot? However, that manual operation must be prohibited in advance.
Since the operation is different from that of the c program, you cannot turn on programs other than that one, such as turning on the air conditioner or the television receiver.
In some cases, operation may be prohibited, or the entire program may be destroyed and there may be no way to restore the program.

Purpose of the Invention The present invention has been made in view of these 41771 problems.
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Home controller '2 & [T? purpose.

71.) Structure of the Invention The present invention is configured in advance. ON+ depending on the program
OF FJ: Q. OIJ, OF according to the manual
In addition to turning on the FFF light, the instruction according to the manual is canceled, and after ζ, the operation depends on program L? It will bring you back.

Embodiment FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the home controller of the present invention, in which (1) a processor consisting of a microcomputer, (2) various sensors (
SKN), such as intruder alarms, smoke detectors, gas detectors,
Signals from water leak NLF alarms, visitor detectors, temperature detectors, etc.? +31 is a clock circuit that performs timekeeping operation, and (4) is a program memory. A program such as turning on and off using the signal is stored in memory. (5) The keyboard is used to set the program to this program memory and perform all other operations for operating the home controller's functions.扛る＠(shi) manually turns on electrical equipment.

A command to turn it off is entered from the keyboard 15.
The manual memo IJ, +71, is the clock circuit (3) according to the program in the program memory H1.
Or turn on electrical equipment using signals from various sensors,
If a manual command is stored in the manual memo I7151, the priority circuit gives priority to the manual command over the output command from the processor l'1.l ;O>.18) is this priority circuit. In the relay drive circuit that is lost in (7), the outlet to the controlled electrical equipment such as an air conditioner, a cooker, a television receiver, a radio receiver, etc.
11101... drive.

Next, the operation of the present invention will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. Keyboard (5) Operate to turn on and off
Input the type of electrical equipment to be controlled, ON conditions, and OFF conditions respectively and store them in the program memory] 4) ・The ON and OFF conditions are most commonly clock circuit + 3
The measured time according to 1 and the oN and oiry times stored in the program memory (4) match, but it is ON or OF based on the signals from each sensor (S, KN).
It may also be a program that runs through F. When the set time of each program matches the current time in the clock circuit (3), or when the set conditions of each program match the signals from each sensor, the OJ OFF flag of the program is set.

According to the program stored in the program memory (4), the processor fil is passed through the priority circuit (7) and the relay drive circuit (8) to the relay 1101u0 for the outlet +91 +91... for the controlled electrical equipment.
1... is the collateral.

If you need to manually turn off an electrical device, such as an iON air conditioner, regardless of this program, you can manually specify the air conditioner and turn it on and off from the separate keyboard (5). Therefore, the input contents are stored in manual memo January 61 fl, manual O
N, turn the OFF flag 11' and turn this manual memory t61 [N, as mentioned above, the stored manual instructions have a higher priority than the instructions corresponding to the program stored in the program memory (4). , priority circuit (7)
If the program instructions and manual instructions conflict with each other, the manual instruction takes priority and the relay drive circuit (8) operates to turn on and off the corresponding magnetic device.
F. The relay drive conditions when the manual ON/OFF flag is '11' are shown in FIG.

When ON and OFF constraints based on the manual are no longer required, enter that information on the keyboard (5) and delete the manual instructions by deleting the contents of the manual memo (January 6). Once again, various electrical devices become a framework in which various electrical devices are restricted depending on program instructions from the program memory (41).

(f) Effects of the Invention As is clear from the above description, the present invention provides the following advantages:
Turn on electrical equipment depending on the program.

It is turned on manually regardless of the OFF system.

OFFmJi is possible, and if the instruction based on the manual is resolved, the program can be restored to its original state without being destroyed, so it is possible to manually turn it ON and OFF without changing the program. The time will come when electrical equipment Z associated with the home controller can be treated equally with equipment unrelated to the home controller, increasing the versatility of such electrical equipment.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the entire internal configuration of the home controller of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation, and FIG. 6 is a condition table diagram of FIG. 2. ) is the processor, (3) is the clock circuit, (11) is the program memory, (6) is the manual memo U, +71
is a priority circuit. (9) is an outlet, please show A.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1) In a home controller that controls various electrical devices in the home according to a friend program that is set in advance, is it possible to control the electrical devices manually regardless of the program, and also provide instructions based on the manual? The home controller is characterized by giving priority to the program collateral, and returning to the program-based operation after the manual instruction is canceled.