JPS61281306A - Home controller - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent a setting error by displaying an ON-condition or an OFF- condition which has been set already, when setting the remaining one condition. CONSTITUTION:A home controller for controlling an electrical equipment such as an air conditioner, a lighting apparatus, etc. through a control equipment interface 9 is constituted of a control circuit 1 for executing a control of the whole device, a CRT control circuit 2 for controlling a CRT 3 of a display means, a light pen 4, a light pen counter 5, a storing circuit 6, a timer circuit 7, a connecting sensor interface 8 connected to various sensors, etc. In this state, a control condition (an ON-condition, an OFF-condition) of an object equipment, which has been set previously is displayed on the CRT 3, when setting a control condition of its equipment. In this way, an operator can confirm a condition which has been set already, and a setting error caused by a misunderstanding can be prevented.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION A) Field of Industrial Application The present invention is applicable to controlling domestic electrical equipment such as a microwave oven or other cooker, an air conditioner, or a television.
Especially regarding home controllers that centrally control the creation of monitoring operations based on information from various sensors such as crime prevention monitoring devices, fire detectors, and rain detectors installed in the home, as well as the recording of household schedules, electrical equipment ON, OF
This relates to setting conditions for F control.

A home controller for use in a home with various additional functions has been proposed, and the complete details of the home controller can be found in, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 59-225475.

%IJ[, No. 59-201103 describes the ON of electrical equipment.
, a home controller is disclosed in which OFF control can be performed using a time signal from a clock circuit and also based on a signal from a sensor. The ON/OFF control conditions for one target device are set by inputting two conditions in succession.

However, it is also possible to control only either ON or OFF, and if one condition has been previously set and the other condition is newly set, the already set condition is not known. or,
Even when setting control conditions for multiple devices at the same time, there is a risk that one of the control conditions entered earlier for one device may not be understood, making it easy to set the control conditions incorrectly, and even worse. There may be cases where the home controller no longer functions as a home controller.c) Problems to be solved by the invention The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and
To provide a home controller in which errors in F control condition setting are unlikely to occur.

2) Means for solving the problem The present invention enables ON/OFF control of various electrical devices in the home based on time signals from timer circuits as well as information signals from various sensors placed in the home. In a home controller, the ON condition or OFF condition of the electrical equipment control that has already been set via the input means can be turned OFF.
This is a home controller that displays on the display means when setting the F condition or the ON condition.

e) Display the control conditions of the target device that were set before the operation, and
Since other control conditions for the target device are set, the operator can check the conditions that have already been set, and setting errors due to misunderstanding can be prevented.

f) Implementation example FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

(11 is a control circuit that controls the entire device, (2) is a CRT control circuit that controls CRT (3) which is a display means, +41 is a light pen, (51 is the CR' by the light pen (4)) I' (3) a light pen counter that detects a specified position on the screen; (6) a memory circuit; (7) a timer circuit; (8) a connection sensor interface that connects the main body of the device with various sensors (not shown); (91 is a control device interface to which electric devices (not shown) such as an air conditioner and a lighting device that are controlled by the device are connected.

In this embodiment, all input is performed using a light pen (4). A specific meaning is assigned to a specific position on the CRT+31 display screen, and the control circuit (11) receives the meaning of the position specified by the light pen (4) as input.

A timer number is assigned to the electrical equipment connected to the control equipment interface (91), and when setting ON/OFF control, specify the timer number and ON condition or OFF condition setting. The timer number 1 is assigned to the outdoor lighting, and the timer number 5 is assigned to the outdoor lighting.
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C',! , ft, OFF The outdoor lighting uses a light sensor that detects the brightness and turns it on when it gets darker than a certain brightness.

Otherwise, set it to turn OFF.

First, when timer number 1 and OFF condition setting are specified when setting timer 0N10FF conditions, a screen as shown in FIG. 2 is displayed on the CRT (5). Since 25° C. or higher has already been set as the condition for turning on the air conditioner, this information is stored in the memory circuit (61), so the control circuit (11) reads and displays information regarding timer number 1. When you specify "time" as the OFF condition using the light pen (41), the display shown in Figure 5 is displayed.
When MJ is specified, the display is displayed, and when "set" is specified, the memory is stored in the memory circuit (6), and the setting of timer number 1 is completed. Next, when setting the ON condition for timer number 5, the display shown in FIG. 4 is displayed. At this time, since the OFF condition is not set, there is no indication to that effect. And O
If you specify "Sensor" as the N condition, the display shown in Figure 5 will be displayed, if you specify "Optical Sensor", the display part of "Optical Sensor" will link, and if you specify "Set", this will be memorized and the setting will be completed. . Furthermore, when setting the OFF condition, the display shown in FIG. 6 is displayed.

Here, the control circuit (11 reads out the information of timer number 3 from the memory circuit (6) and displays it. 2. Specify "sensor" as the OFF condition and display the screen shown in FIG. 7 in the same manner as above. Setting the OFF condition) Effect of the invention As is clear from the above explanation, the present invention displays the already set ON condition or FiOF'F condition when setting the remaining -1 condition, so that the operation is easy. This allows the person to check the conditions that have already been set, and prevents setting errors due to misunderstandings. Moreover, since setting errors can be prevented, there is no problem with the function as a home controller.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 2 to 7 are display screens when setting a timer. (11... control circuit, (41... light pen,
(6)...Memory circuit, (7)...Timer circuit.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1) A home controller that allows ON/OFF control of various electrical devices in the home based on time signals from timer circuits as well as information signals from various sensors placed in the home, through input means. A home controller characterized in that an ON condition or an OFF condition for controlling the electrical equipment that has already been set is displayed on a display means when an OFF condition or an ON condition is set.