KR101504108B1 - Communication systmem and device-control system for improving processing speed using input/output port - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided are a communication system and a device control system. The communication system comprises a master driving unit and a plurality of slave driving units connected to the master driving unit through ring communication, wherein at least one of the plurality of slave driving units provides specific information to the master driving unit by using an input/output port when specific information is generated, wherein the input/output port comprises an input/output port usable between the master driving unit and the plurality of slave driving units or an input/output port assigned in communication specifications.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a communication system and an apparatus control system using an input / output port,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication system and an equipment control system, and more particularly, to a communication system and an equipment control system that improve the processing speed by using an input / output port.

The ring communication system refers to a network communication system that is connected to a remote terminal or a main computer so as not to process data but to be connected to each other to form a ring. That is, a network in which all devices are connected in a loop, meaning that the information is provided from one device to the next device in a predetermined direction, and finally fed back to the master device that provides the first information .

In order to increase the information processing speed of the ring communication method, it is required to increase the entire communication specification or to conduct communication in parallel by expanding the facilities. As a result, researches on a more efficient and cost-reducing method have been continuously carried out have.

An object of the present invention is to provide a communication system for improving the information processing speed between a master and a slave connected by a ring communication method using an input / output port in the system.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an equipment control system that improves the speed of information processing between a master and a slave connected by a ring communication method using an input / output port in the system, and improves the accuracy of equipment control.

The problems to be solved by the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned problems, and other matters not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication system including a master driving unit and a plurality of slave driving units connected to a master driving unit by a ring communication method, wherein at least one of the plurality of slave driving units includes an input / And the input / output port includes an input / output port usable between the master driving unit and the plurality of slave driving units or an input / output port assigned in the communication specification.

The plurality of slave driving units may include an X-axis beam driving unit, a Y-axis beam driving unit, and a head driving unit.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an equipment control system including a first master driving unit driven by a ring communication system and a second slave driving unit, wherein at least one of the second slave driving units includes an input / And an image capturing device for capturing an image by receiving specific information from a first master driving unit, wherein the input / output port is connected to the first master driving unit and the second slave, An input / output port usable between the driving units, and an input / output port assigned in the communication specification.

The second slave driving unit includes an X-axis beam driving unit that receives position information from the first master driving unit and moves in the X-axis direction, a Y-axis beam driving unit that receives positional information from the X- And a head driving unit that receives position information from the Y-axis beam and moves in the Z-axis direction, and the head driving unit can provide feedback information to the first master driving unit.

The position information includes a position in the X-axis direction, a position in the Y-axis direction, and a position in the Z-axis direction, and the specific information includes information that the Y-axis beam arrives at the Y- .

When the Y-axis beam arrives at a position corresponding to the positional information, specific information may be generated and provided to the first master driving unit through the input / output port.

The image capturing apparatus includes a second master driving unit that receives the specific information from the first master driving unit, an illuminating unit that emits light based on the specific information provided from the second master driving unit, And a capture unit for performing a capture operation based on the captured image.

Other specific details of the invention are included in the detailed description and drawings.

The embodiments of the present invention have at least the following effects.

In order to improve the information processing speed of the ring communication system, the information processing speed between the master and the slave connected by the ring communication method is improved by using the input / output port in the system, and the accuracy of the equipment control is improved by improving the information processing speed .

The effects according to the present invention are not limited by the contents exemplified above, and more various effects are included in the specification.

1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a schematic diagram showing a specific example of the communication system of Fig.
3 is a schematic diagram illustrating an equipment control system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The advantages and features of the present invention and the manner of achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. Is provided to fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the specification.

It is to be understood that when an element or layer is referred to as being "on" or " on "of another element or layer, All included. On the other hand, a device being referred to as "directly on" or "directly above " indicates that no other device or layer is interposed in between.

The terms spatially relative, "below", "beneath", "lower", "above", "upper" May be used to readily describe a device or a relationship of components to other devices or components. Spatially relative terms should be understood to include, in addition to the orientation shown in the drawings, terms that include different orientations of the device during use or operation. For example, when inverting an element shown in the figures, an element described as "below" or "beneath" of another element may be placed "above" another element. Thus, the exemplary term "below" can include both downward and upward directions. The elements can also be oriented in different directions, so that spatially relative terms can be interpreted according to orientation.

One element is referred to as being "connected to " or" coupled to "another element, either directly connected or coupled to another element, One case. On the other hand, when one element is referred to as being "directly connected to" or "directly coupled to " another element, it does not intervene another element in the middle. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the specification. "And / or" include each and every combination of one or more of the mentioned items.

Although the first, second, etc. are used to describe various elements, components and / or sections, it is needless to say that these elements, components and / or sections are not limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element, element or section from another element, element or section. Therefore, it goes without saying that the first element, the first element or the first section mentioned below may be the second element, the second element or the second section within the technical spirit of the present invention.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of illustrating embodiments and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. In the present specification, the singular form includes plural forms unless otherwise specified in the specification. It is noted that the terms "comprises" and / or "comprising" used in the specification are intended to be inclusive in a manner similar to the components, steps, operations, and / Or additions.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein may be used in a sense commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Also, commonly used predefined terms are not ideally or excessively interpreted unless explicitly defined otherwise.

Hereinafter, a communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Figs. 1 and 2. Fig.

1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a schematic diagram showing a specific example of the communication system of Fig.

Referring to FIG. 1, a communication system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a master driving unit 10 and a plurality of slave driving units 15, 20, and 25. The communication system 1 described below is described as an example in which it is driven by a ring communication system, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

The master driving unit 10 may serve as a host in the ring communication system and may be connected to the first slave driving unit SLAVE1 of the plurality of slave driving units 15, And can also provide information to the connected first slave driver 15.

The plurality of slave driving units 15, 20 and 25 may include a first slave driving unit 15, a second slave driving unit SLAVE2 20 and a third slave driving unit SLAVE3 25, for example. In the present invention, the plurality of slave driving units 15, 20, and 25 are shown as including three slave driving units, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The slave driving units 15, 20 and 25 may include an additional slave driving unit, have.

The first slave driving unit 15 is connected to the master driving unit 10 serving as a host and can receive information from the master driving unit 10. The first slave driving unit 15 may perform a specific operation according to the information provided from the master driving unit 10 and may provide the provided information to the second slave driving unit 20. [

The second slave driving unit 20 is connected to the first slave driving unit 15 and can receive information from the master driving unit 10 through the first slave driving unit 15. [ Also, a specific operation can be performed according to the information provided from the master driving unit 10 through the first slave driving unit 15. Here, the second slave driver 20 can provide specific information to the master driver 10 using, for example, an input / output port. That is, the second slave driver 20 can generate specific information in connection with the execution of a specific task according to the information, and transmits the generated specific information to the master driver 10 directly using the input / . Here, the input / output port may include an input / output port usable between the master driving unit 10 and the second slave driving unit 20 or an input / output port assigned in the communication specification, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

As described above, since the master driving unit 10 receives the specific information directly from the second slave driving unit 20 without having to wait for feedback from the third slave driving unit 25, the information processing speed can be improved . That is, since the specific information is directly supplied from the second slave driving unit 20 without delay time occurring until the feedback is received from the third slave driving unit 25, information is transmitted to the master driving unit 25 via the third slave driving unit 25, (10).

The third slave driving unit 25 is connected to the second slave driving unit 20 and can receive information from the master driving unit 10 through the second slave driving unit 20. Also, it is possible to perform a specific operation according to the information provided from the master driving unit 10 through the second slave driving unit 20.

In addition, the third slave driving unit 25 corresponds to the final slave driving unit according to the present invention and may be connected to the master driving unit 10 corresponding to the host and may provide the feedback information to the master driving unit 10.

Referring to FIG. 2, a concrete example of the communication system 1 shown in FIG. 1 is shown, and it can be seen that a plurality of slave drivers 15, 20 and 25 are slave drivers that play different roles.

For example, the first slave drive unit 15, the second slave drive unit 20 and the third slave drive unit 25 may include an X-axis beam drive unit (X-axis), a Y-axis beam drive unit But it is not limited thereto. Here, the X-axis beam driving unit is a driving unit that receives positional information from the master driving unit 10 and moves in the X-axis direction. The Y-axis beam driving unit receives positional information from the X- However, the present invention is not limited thereto. Also, the head unit can receive the positional information from the Y-axis beam driving unit, move in the Z-axis direction, and perform the role of mounting or lowering the component.

The communication system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention can process information between the master driving unit 10 and the second slave driving unit 20 connected by a ring communication method using input / output ports in the system, And the information processing speed can be improved. In the present invention, information is provided through the input / output port only between the second slave driver 20 and the master driver 10, but this is only a partial example, and the other slave driver and master driver 10 ) Can be provided directly through the input / output port.

Hereinafter, the equipment control system 2 according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The difference from the communication system 1 of Fig. 1 described above will be mainly described.

3 is a schematic diagram illustrating an equipment control system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, an apparatus control system 2 according to another embodiment of the present invention may include a driving apparatus 100 and an image capturing apparatus 200. In the present invention, the driving apparatus 100 is described as an apparatus driven through a ring communication system, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

The driving apparatus 100 includes a first master driving unit MASTER1 110, an X axis beam driving unit 120, a Y axis beam driving unit 130 and a head driving unit 140, . ≪ / RTI >

The first master driving unit 110 may serve as a host in the ring communication system, for example, and may be connected to the X-axis beam driving unit 120. And can also provide position information to the connected X-axis beam driver 120. Here, the position information may include a position in the X-axis direction, a position in the Y-axis direction, and a position in the Z-axis direction.

The X-axis beam driving unit 120 is connected to a first master driving unit 110 serving as a host and can receive location information from the first master driving unit 110. [ The X-axis beam driving unit 120 moves to a position corresponding to the X-axis coordinate according to the position information provided from the first master driving unit 110 and provides the received position information to the Y-axis beam driving unit 130 .

The Y-axis beam driving unit 130 is connected to the X-axis beam driving unit 120 and can receive position information from the first master driving unit 110 through the X-axis beam driving unit 120. And may move to a position corresponding to the Y-axis coordinate according to the position information provided from the X-axis beam driver 120. Here, the Y-axis beam driving unit 130 may provide specific information to the first master driving unit 110 using, for example, an input / output port. That is, the Y-axis beam driving unit 130 can generate specific information in association with, for example, movement to a position corresponding to the Y-axis coordinate according to the position information, and generates the specific information using the input / And the first master driving unit 110, respectively. Specifically, when the Y-axis beam driving unit 130 arrives at a position corresponding to the position information (i.e., the Y-axis coordinate), it can generate specific information and provide it to the first master driving unit 110 through the input / output port . Here, the specific information may include information that the Y-axis beam driver 130 has arrived at the Y-axis coordinate corresponding to the positional information, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

The input / output port may include an input / output port usable between the first master driving unit 110 and the Y-axis beam driving unit 130 or an input / output port allocated in the communication specification, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

The head driving unit 140 is connected to the Y-axis beam driving unit 130 and receives position information from the first master driving unit 110 through the Y-axis beam driving unit 130. And may move to a position corresponding to the Z-axis coordinate according to the position information provided from the Y-axis beam driving unit 130. [

The head driving unit 140 is connected to the first master driving unit 110 corresponding to the host and corresponds to the final driving unit of the driving apparatus 100 and may provide the feedback information to the first master driving unit 110 have. In addition, the head driving unit 140 may mount or dismount parts or equipment. When the head driving unit 140 arrives at a position corresponding to the Z-axis coordinate according to the positional information provided from the first master driving unit 110, Can be performed.

The image capturing apparatus 200 may include a second master driving unit MASTER2 210, a light unit 220, and a CAMERA 230, for example.

The second master driving unit 210 may receive specific information from the first master driving unit 110. That is, the second master driving unit 210 may receive the specific information generated by the Y-axis beam driving unit 130 and provided to the first master driving unit 110 through the input / output port.

The illumination unit 220 receives specific information from the second master driving unit 210 and emits light based on the specific information. That is, the illuminating unit 220 can assist the capturing unit 230, which will be described later, by photographing light emitted from the second master driving unit 210 to receive specific information.

The capture unit 230 may receive specific information from the illumination unit 220 and may perform a capture operation based on the specific information. That is, the capture unit 230 receives the specific information (information that the Y-axis beam driver 130 has arrived at the Y-axis coordinate corresponding to the position information), so that the Y- You can capture and capture precisely located moments. Here, the capture unit 230 may include, for example, a camera, but is not limited thereto.

Since the first master driving unit 110 receives the specific information directly from the Y-axis beam driving unit 130 without waiting for the feedback from the head driving unit 140, the first master driving unit 110 can achieve the improvement of the information processing speed Due to the improvement of the information processing speed, the image capturing apparatus 200 can capture the moment when the Y-axis beam driving unit 130 is accurately positioned on the Y-axis coordinate without delay. That is, the accuracy of the equipment control can be improved.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, It is to be understood that the invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive.

1: Communication system 2: Equipment control system
10: Master driver 15: First slave driver
20: second slave driver 25: third slave driver
100: driving device 110: first master driving part
120: X-axis beam driver 130: Y-axis beam driver
140: head driving part 210: second master driving part
220: illumination unit 230: capture unit

Claims (7)

A master driving unit; And
And a plurality of slave drivers connected to the master driver by a ring communication method,
Wherein at least one of the plurality of slave drivers provides the specific information to the master driver using an input / output port when specific information is generated,
Wherein the input / output port includes an input / output port separately provided from the ring communication. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the plurality of slave driving units comprise:
An X-axis beam driver, a Y-axis beam driver, and a head driver. Wherein at least one of the second slave driving units includes a driving unit for supplying the specific information to the first master driving unit by using an input / output port when specific information is generated, the first master driving unit and the second slave driving unit driven by a ring communication method, ; And
And an image capture device for capturing an image by receiving the specific information from the first master driving unit,
Wherein the input / output port includes an input / output port provided separately from the ring communication. The method of claim 3,
The second slave drive unit includes:
An X-axis beam driver for receiving positional information from the first master driver and moving in the X-axis direction;
A Y-axis beam driver for receiving the positional information from the X-axis beam driver and moving in the Y-axis direction;
And a head driving unit that receives the position information from the Y-axis beam driving unit and moves in the Z-axis direction,
And the head driving unit provides feedback information to the first master driving unit. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the position information includes a position in the X-axis direction, a position in the Y-axis direction, and a position in the Z-
Wherein the specific information includes information that the Y-axis beam driver reaches a Y-axis coordinate corresponding to the position information. 6. The method of claim 5,
And the Y-axis beam driver generates the specific information upon arrival at a position corresponding to the position information, and provides the specific information to the first master driving unit through the input / output port. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the image capture device comprises:
A second master driving unit receiving the specific information from the first master driving unit,
An illumination unit for emitting light based on the specific information provided from the second master driving unit,
And a capture unit for performing a capture operation based on the specific information provided from the illumination unit.

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