KR101946881B1 - Apparatus and method thereof initialing lighting system information - Google Patents

Abstract

The embodiment relates to the initialization operation of the wireless control device information and the network information stored in the illumination device.
If the number of power switch ON / OFF times and the time information for performing the control are preliminarily stored in the memory unit of the lighting apparatus in advance and the number of power switch ON / OFF times inputted for initialization and the corresponding time are compared with each other Initialization of the wireless control device information and / or the network information stored in the illumination device is performed

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for initializing illumination system information,

The embodiment relates to the initialization operation of the wireless control device information and the network information stored in the illumination device.

With the lighting market growing in a variety of ways, control of lighting devices by radio control devices, for example, remote controllers, has become commonplace.

That is, as shown in Patent Publication No. 10-2011-0037107, control of a lighting apparatus using a radio control device such as a remote controller is generalized.

However, when the radio control device is lost or malfunctioned, a problem may arise due to an operation by a learned person or a malfunction of a control unit, and it is necessary to take measures against information of a remote control and a network which are stored in a lighting device and used.

Embodiments propose initialization of the wireless control device and / or network information stored in the lighting device of the lighting system.

In the embodiment, when the predetermined number of power switch ON / OFF times and the time corresponding thereto are stored, the number of times of ON / OFF input for initialization and the corresponding time are compared with each other. / Or initialization of the network information is performed.

In an embodiment, the information to be initialized includes information of the radio control device, network ID information, MAC address and / or node information of the illuminating device.

The illumination system information initialization apparatus according to the embodiment includes a memory unit in which information of a controller for wirelessly controlling the lighting apparatus, the number of times the power supply of the lighting apparatus is turned on / off, On the basis of a result of comparing the total number of times the power is turned ON / OFF of the lighting apparatus and the total time information according to the number of times of power ON / OFF with the total time information corresponding to the number of ON / OFF controlled times stored in the memory unit and the number of times, And a controller for controlling information stored in the radio network controller to be initialized.

A method of initializing illumination system information according to an embodiment includes the steps of: storing information of a wireless control apparatus in a memory unit of a lighting apparatus; A step of storing one or more pieces of information in a memory unit among time information according to the number of power ON / OFF control times of the lighting apparatus and the number of times of power ON / OFF control of the lighting apparatus; Turning on / off the lighting device; Storing one or more pieces of information on the number of times the power of the lighting apparatus is turned on / off and the time when the power is turned on; Comparing the stored information with the previously stored power ON / OFF information; And if the time information according to the number of times of power ON / OFF control and the number of times of pre-stored power supply is satisfied as a result of the comparison, information of the stored radio control device is initialized.

The embodiment can control the operation by another person to be prevented or safely used through the initialization of the wireless control device and / or the network information stored in the illumination device of the illumination system when the wireless control device is lost or broken down .

The embodiment can register a new radio control device through the initialization as described above when a radio control device is lost or broken down.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a lighting system according to an embodiment;
Figure 2 is a block diagram of the lighting device 103 of Figure 1 according to an embodiment.
Figure 3 is a flow chart in which initialization of a lighting device is performed according to an embodiment

Hereinafter, an apparatus and method for initializing illumination system information according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, the terms used in the embodiments of the present invention are selected as general terms that are widely used as far as possible. However, in some cases, terms selected arbitrarily by the applicant may be used. It is to be understood that the present embodiment should be grasped as an action / meaning of a term that is not a name of a simple term.

In the description of the embodiments, the illumination device is an apparatus that includes an LED, a general illumination device, or other illumination device.

In the description of the embodiments, the remote controller has been described as an example of the radio controller, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Therefore, another control means capable of wireless transmission is also possible.

Also, in the description of the embodiments, the connections, connections, or contacts between the components means that they are not only directly connected, but also include mechanical connections, electrical connections, or connections through other components, / Wireless connection is also included.

1 is a block diagram 100 illustrating an illumination system according to an embodiment.

2 is a block diagram 200 of a lighting device according to an embodiment.

1, a remote controller 101 as an input means for inputting a user command as a wireless controller, a lighting device 103 including an illumination unit (LED, other illumination device, etc.) and an interface unit as signal receiving means, And a communication module 102 that wirelessly receives a user control command from the remote controller, processes the received user command, and transmits the processed user command to the lighting device 103. [

On the other hand, the control of the lighting device 103 can be directly controlled by wire rather than wireless.

That is, as shown in Fig. 1, a main device 104 for directly controlling the lighting device is constituted, and a power switch 105 for ON / OFF controlling the lighting device is constituted in the main device. The power switch is a switch that is wired to the lighting device and is generally attached to the wall

Therefore, when the remote controller 101, which is a wireless control device, is broken or lost, the lighting device can be controlled using the power switch 105.

Further, the power switch is used to perform ON / OFF of the power switch, which is an embodiment of the present invention, a predetermined number of times.

The communication module of FIG. 1 can operate according to various radio (RF) communication methods such as Zigbee, WiFi, BLUETOOTH and the like, and operates in accordance with a wireless scheme selected by the user. The wireless communication scheme is a communication scheme between the remote controller 101 and the communication module 102, and a wireless scheme corresponding to the wireless scheme of the remote controller selected by the user is operated in the communication module. That is, the user can select a preferred wireless scheme.

Also, in FIGS. 1 and 2, various control methods are possible between the communication module and the illumination device.

For example, the direct PWM control method (3 pin (VCC, GND, PWM)), UART method (4 Pin (VCC, GND, TX, RX)), SPI method (5 Pin (VCC, GND, DI, , I2C method (4 pin (VCC, GND, CLK, DATA)) can be used.

2 is a block diagram 200 of the lighting device 103 of FIG. 1 according to an embodiment.

An illumination unit 201 including an interface unit 205 configured and connected to correspond to an interface unit of the communication module and a power source unit (PSU, 201b) and a light source 201a, And a memory unit 207 storing ON / OFF reference count information for implementing an embodiment of the present invention and a corresponding threshold time value, .

In this case, the illumination unit includes an LED, general illumination equipment or other illumination equipment.

Further, the control unit in the lighting apparatus may not be structured depending on the manner of use or the manner of operation.

The configuration of the illumination device 200 of FIG. 2 will be further described.

As shown in the figure, the memory unit 207 stores the information of the wireless control device that wirelessly controls the lighting device of the embodiment, the total number of times the power of the lighting device is ON / OFF controlled, ; (For example, three times) and the total time information (for example, five seconds) according to the number of times of power ON / OFF control of the lighting apparatus by the power switch 105 connected by a wire is stored in the stored ON / OFF control And the control unit 203 controls the initialization of the information of the radio network controller stored in the memory unit based on the comparison result with the total time information according to the total number of times and the total time information.

As described above, the power ON / OFF control of the lighting apparatus uses a power switch connected to the lighting apparatus by wire, and the information stored and initialized in the lighting apparatus includes wireless control device information, network ID information, MAC address, And at least one of the node information of the lighting apparatus.

On the other hand, in the embodiment of the present invention, ON / OFF of the lighting apparatus is substantially understood as a concept such as ON / OFF of the power switch. Therefore, the number of ON / OFF switching times of the lighting apparatus is the same as the number of ON / OFF switching times of the power switch for ON / OFF control of the lighting apparatus, and the calculation of the threshold time is interpreted accordingly.

Whether the power switch is turned on or off, whether the lighting device is turned on or off, the result is the same.

If it is determined that the power switch is ON / OFF, information corresponding thereto can be transmitted to the lighting apparatus.

3 is a flowchart 300 in which the initialization of the lighting apparatus is performed according to an embodiment.

First, in the embodiment of the present invention, at least one or more pieces of information of the wireless control device for wirelessly controlling the lighting device, the network ID information, the MAC address, and the node information of the lighting apparatus are stored in advance in the memory unit of the lighting apparatus.

(For example, three times) and the time information (for example, should be made within 5 seconds) in accordance with the number of times of the three times are stored in advance in the memory unit of the lighting apparatus by the power switch do. (S 301)

In the above state, when the radio control apparatus fails or is lost, the initialization setting mode key (not shown) that can be configured in the main apparatus 104 of FIG. 1 is turned on / off . (S303).

The number of times the power of the lighting apparatus is turned on / off and the time when the power is turned on are stored in the memory unit of the lighting apparatus. (S305).

The stored information is compared with the time information according to the number of times of the power ON / OFF control and the number of times of the pre-stored power ON / OFF control, and if the time corresponding to the number of times of power ON / The information of the stored radio control apparatus is initialized. (S 307, S 309, S 311).

In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the total number of times of ON / OFF reference is set to 3, and the total ON / OFF threshold time of 3 times is set to 5 seconds.

Therefore, in the case where the time for three times is as follows, the initialization of the lighting apparatus will be performed according to the present embodiment. (ON / OFF 3 times, total 2 seconds)

- First ON time = 12:50:10

- Second ON time = 12:50:11

- Third ON time = 12:50:12

- When the threshold setting time is 5 seconds, it is determined whether or not three times have been turned on continuously within 5 seconds including the present time by comparing the time with the previously turned on times when the third power is turned ON, .

As described above, the information stored and initialized in the memory unit will be at least one of the information of the wireless control device, the network ID information, the MAC address, and the node information of the lighting device.

In the present embodiment, after the mode for performing the initializing operation of the radio network controller information is selected, the inputted total number of power ON / OFF information and the total time information corresponding thereto are generally stored, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The number and time of input may be stored to determine whether to initialize.

The illumination system initializing apparatus and method according to the above embodiments can be applied not only to LEDs but also to general illumination apparatuses and other special illumination apparatuses.

Further, the technical idea of the present embodiment is not limited to the above-described embodiment and the attached drawings, but is construed according to the appended claims.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims, As will be described below.

101: Radio control device, 102: Communication module, 103: Lighting device
201: illumination unit, 203: control unit, 305:

Claims (8)

An illumination unit;
A memory unit for storing device information of a wireless control device for wirelessly transmitting a first control signal of the illumination unit and condition information for initializing the device information; And
Controls the operation of the illumination unit according to a first control signal input through the wirelessly connected wireless control device and a second control signal input through a wired control device connected through a wired connection, And a controller for selectively initializing device information of the radio network controller stored in the radio network controller,
The device information includes:
The network ID information, the MAC address, and the node information of the lighting apparatus,
The condition information includes:
A threshold time, and an input number of the second control signal input during the threshold time,
Wherein,
When the second control signal is received over the input count for the predetermined time period through the wire control unit, the device information of the radio network controller stored in the memory unit is deleted and initialized,
When the first control signal is received from the radio controller corresponding to the deleted device information after the initialization of the device information, the first control signal is ignored
Lighting device.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the number of times of inputting the second control signal
The number of times of inputting the power on / off signal inputted through the wire control device
Lighting device.
delete delete Storing device information of a wireless control device for wirelessly controlling a lighting device;
Storing initialization condition information for initializing the device information;
Controlling an operation of the illumination unit according to a first control signal transmitted from the wireless control unit and a second control signal transmitted from a wired control unit connected to the illumination unit;
Determining whether a second control signal corresponding to the initialization condition information has been received through the wire control device; And
And deleting and initializing device information of the stored radio control device when a second control signal corresponding to the initialization condition information is received,
The initialization condition information includes:
A threshold time and an input number of power on / off signals corresponding to the second control signal inputted through the wire control device during the critical time,
The device information includes:
The network ID information, the MAC address, and the node information of the lighting apparatus,
And after the initialization of the device information, if the first control signal is received from the radio controller corresponding to the deleted device information, ignoring the received first control signal
A method of controlling a lighting device.
delete delete 6. The method of claim 5,
Selecting a mode for performing an initializing operation of device information of the radio network controller; And
And storing the total time information on which the power on / off signal and the power on / off signal input through the wire control device are input after the mode is selected
A method of controlling a lighting device.

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