KR102095906B1 - Automatic setting method of heating valve controller and valve controller linked with home net - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is an automatic valve controller setting method and a valve controller interlocked with a home net. A method for automatically setting a valve controller interlocked with a home net includes (A) defining common functions of a plurality of communication standards when designing a controller product in a database and storing common functions for each communication standard; (B) storing individual communication interlocking programs for each of a plurality of communication standards supporting common functions when designing a controller product in a database; (C) the information extraction module identifying a plurality of interlocking standards during product operation; (D) the interlocking module automatically changes a setting according to the identified interlocking standard; And (E) the control module calling a communication program corresponding to the setting from the database, and being automatically controlled through the called communication program; It includes.

Description

Valve controller for heating connected with home net and automatic setting method of valve controller {AUTOMATIC SETTING METHOD OF HEATING VALVE CONTROLLER AND VALVE CONTROLLER LINKED WITH HOME NET}

The present disclosure relates to a method for automatically setting a valve controller for heating, and specifically, to a valve controller and a method for automatically setting a valve controller that automatically sets a protocol corresponding to a protocol for each device specification of a home net central control server or a communication object.

Unless otherwise indicated herein, the content described in this section is not prior art to the claims of this application and is not admitted to be prior art by inclusion in this section.

Smart home (smart home) is a technology that connects and controls all devices in the house, including home appliances, as well as home appliances (TV, air conditioner, refrigerator, etc.), energy consuming devices (water, electricity, air conditioning, etc.), security devices (door locks, It refers to a technology that can monitor and control everything by connecting it to a communication network in various fields other than surveillance cameras. In the smart home service, electronic devices inside the home may be automatically operated or remotely controlled according to a user's characteristics. Smart home technology is expanding to provide control over opening and closing of heating and gas valves.

However, according to various communication standards between the heating controller and the home automation, there is an inconvenience in that a different program is input to the controller or a different set value is used in the same program. Referring to FIG. 1 showing examples of different protocols according to manufacturers, as described in companies A to D, when the manufacturers of controllers are different, they have different interfaces. That is, if the communication object and the controller do not have the same interface, interlocking and communication between two devices is limited. Accordingly, the valve controller for heating interlocked with the home net is limited to a device type with a controller that uses the same specifications or communication protocol as the central controller that controls it. For this reason, if the valve controller fails, it can be replaced only with a controller of the same communication protocol as the central controller, which is a great inconvenience for users or administrators.

1. Korean Patent Registration No. 10-14483 (2014.09.30) 2. Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0985391 (2010.09.29)

In the interlocking method between the heating controller that satisfies a specific standard and home automation, the heating valve controller automatically recognizes various communication standards, and when installing the controller, the central heating device and various controllers and the valve controller are automatically interlocked without a separate protocol setting process. As much as possible.

The valve controller according to the embodiment allows the controller to operate regardless of the type of interface with a communication object to be interlocked by changing a setting change to support all of various interfaces installed in devices of different specifications.

A method for automatically setting a valve controller interlocked with a home net according to an embodiment includes (A) defining common functions of a plurality of communication standards when designing a controller product in a database and storing common functions for each communication standard; (B) storing individual communication interlocking programs for each of a plurality of communication standards supporting common functions when designing a controller product in a database; (C) the information extraction module identifying a plurality of interlocking standards during product operation; (D) the interlocking module automatically changes a setting according to the identified interlocking standard; And (E) the control module calling a communication program corresponding to the setting from the database, and being automatically controlled through the called communication program; It includes.

A valve controller interlocked with a home net according to another embodiment includes a database for storing communication data interlocked with the home net, home automation device standards and set values for each device standard and communication information; An information extraction module that detects home net and home automation device standards and communication methods, and extracts setting information corresponding to the detected standards and communication methods; An interlocking module for changing settings with the extracted setting information; And a control module that adjusts heating according to a control command received from a central control unit interlocked with the home net. It includes.

In the embodiment, since the controller automatically sets the communication protocol with other devices by recognizing the communication protocol of other devices, when replacing the heating valve controller, the device limitation for the heating valve controller is removed.

In addition, when communicating with the valve controller and other devices, the interlocking process can be quickly performed and communication time and errors between the controller and other devices can be reduced.

In addition, in case of supporting a common hardware interface, it is possible to operate regardless of an independent interface for each manufacturer, and separate hardware equipment is not required to connect a controller and a heating device.

It should be understood that the effects of the present invention are not limited to the above-described effects, and include all effects that can be deduced from the configuration of the invention described in the detailed description or claims of the present invention.

1 is an example of a different protocol depending on the manufacturer
2 is a view showing the configuration of a valve controller automatic setting system according to an embodiment
3 is a view showing a data processing block of the automatic setting device of a valve controller according to an embodiment
Figure 4 is a flow chart showing the data processing flow of the automatic setting device of the valve controller according to the embodiment

Advantages and features of the present invention, and methods for achieving them will be clarified with reference to embodiments described below in detail together with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but may be implemented in various different forms, and only the embodiments allow the disclosure of the present invention to be complete, and common knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains. It is provided to fully inform the holder of the scope of the invention, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. The same reference numerals refer to the same components throughout the specification.

In describing embodiments of the present invention, when it is determined that a detailed description of known functions or configurations may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description will be omitted. In addition, terms to be described later are terms defined in consideration of functions in an embodiment of the present invention, which may vary according to a user's or operator's intention or practice. Therefore, the definition should be made based on the contents throughout this specification.

2 is a view showing the configuration of a valve controller automatic setting system according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 2, an automatic valve controller setting system according to an embodiment may include a valve automatic setting device 100, a central control server 200, and a user terminal 300.

The automatic valve setting device 100 controls the heating valve according to the valve control signal of the central control server 200 or the user terminal 300. The valve automatic setting device 100 according to the embodiment is capable of smooth communication with a control object according to a communication protocol and a device standard that transmits a control signal, and receives a valve control signal to automatically control a valve. To set.

The central control server 200 adjusts the temperature of the individual space and the hot water temperature in the central heating system or the individual heating system. The user terminal 300 allows the user to check the on-off state and control state of devices included in the home net, such as heating, gas, and lighting, in a home net system, which is a kind of smart home service, and remotely includes the devices included in the home net. Control.

3 is a view showing a data processing block of the automatic setting device of a valve controller according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 3, the automatic valve controller setting device according to the embodiment may include a database 110, an information extraction module 130, an interlocking module 150, and a control module 170. As used herein, the term 'module' should be interpreted to include software, hardware, or a combination thereof, depending on the context in which the term is used. For example, the software may be machine language, firmware, embedded code, and application software. As another example, the hardware can be a circuit, processor, computer, integrated circuit, integrated circuit core, sensor, micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS), passive device, or combinations thereof.

The database 110 stores communication data interworking with a home net, home automation device standards, and setting values and communication information for each of the device standards. For example, in the database 110, common functions and commands of each communication standard interworking with the home net may be classified and stored.

The information extraction module 130 detects the homenet and home automation device standards and communication methods, and extracts setting information corresponding to the detected standards and communication methods. The information extraction module 130 checks a protocol that operates as a slave function when interworking with the homenet, waits for a transmission packet from the homenet central control server, and checks the protocol again if a transmission packet is not received for a certain time. Then, the start and end bytes included in the protocol are checked, the fixed length of the protocol is checked, and the protocol setting of the home net and the controller protocol setting are compared.

The interlocking module 150 changes the communication protocol setting with the extracted setting information. When interlocking, check the protocol operating as the master function, and send the test packet to start communication to the controller to check the protocol using the received data.

The control module 170 adjusts heating according to a control command received from the central control unit interlocked with the home net.

Hereinafter, a method for automatically setting a valve controller according to an embodiment will be described in order. The operation (function) of the automatic method for setting the valve controller according to the embodiment is essentially the same as the functions on the automatic setting device for the valve controller and the system, and thus descriptions overlapping with those in FIGS. 2 and 3 will be omitted.

4 is a flow chart showing a data processing flow of the automatic setting device for a valve controller according to an embodiment.

In step S10, common functions of a plurality of communication standards are defined when designing a controller product. In the embodiment, the individual communication interlocking programs have common controller functions such as heating, stop, and going out, and call common functions according to the identified communication standards. Specifically, communication protocols corresponding to common control signals such as heating, stop, and going out can be defined and classified according to functions.

In step S20, communication data interlocked with the home net, home automation device standards, and setting values and communication information for each of the device standards are stored in a database.

In step S30, the information extraction module detects the homenet and home automation device standards and communication methods, and extracts setting information corresponding to the detected standards and communication methods.

 In the embodiment, the step of identifying a plurality of interworking standards confirms a protocol operating as a slave function when interworking with a controller and a central control server or a user terminal. At this time, the controller waits for the transmission packet and moves back to the process of checking the protocol if communication data is not received for a certain time. In the process of confirming the protocol in the embodiment, the data received from the controller checks the protocol composed of the start byte and the end byte, and the received data checks the protocol having a fixed length, and the specific hardware (for example, RS-485 hardware) and Check the protocol with different settings.

In step S40, the setting is changed to the setting information extracted from the interlocking module. That is, in step S40, when the controller and the communication object are interlocked, the protocol operating as the master function is checked. Subsequently, a test packet indicating the start of communication is transmitted to the slave device controller, and the controller receives the packet to confirm the protocol.

In step S50, the control module adjusts the heating according to the control command received from the central control unit interlocked with the home net.

The valve controller and the controller automatic setting method according to the embodiment support automatic connection when the hardware interface is the same in the interlocking of the equipment having the independent interface specification, so that communication can be started after interworking with other communication objects only with the controller's unique interface specification. do. In addition, the embodiment provides a controller that is automatically set without additional software for interworking with other consoles, thereby eliminating the limitations of replaceable and installable controllers, and enables quicker communication and interlocking of controllers for heating.

The disclosed content is only an example, and can be variously modified by a person having ordinary skill in the art without departing from the gist of the claims claimed in the claims. It is not limited to the examples.

110: database
130: information extraction module
150: interlocking module
170: control module

Claims (9)

In a method for automatically setting a valve controller interlocked with a home net, the valve controller includes a database, an information extraction module, an interlocking module, and a control module.
(A) defining a common function of a plurality of communication standards when designing a controller product in a database, and storing common functions for each communication standard;
(B) storing individual communication interlocking programs for each of a plurality of communication standards supporting common functions in designing the controller product in a database;
(C) the information extraction module identifying a plurality of interlocking standards during product operation;
(D) the interlocking module automatically changes a setting according to the identified interlocking standard; And
(E) the control module calls the communication program corresponding to the setting from the database, and is automatically controlled through the called communication program; And includes
The (C) information extraction module is a step of identifying a plurality of interlocking standards during product operation; The
Checking a protocol operating as a slave function when interworking with a home net; And
Waiting for a transmission packet and re-checking the protocol if a transmission packet is not received for a predetermined time; And includes
Checking a protocol operating as a slave function when interworking with the home net; The
Identifying a start byte and an end byte included in the protocol;
Identifying a fixed length of the protocol; And
Comparing the protocol setting of the homenet and the controller protocol setting; Including,
The (D) interlocking module automatically changes a setting according to the identified interlocking standard; The
Checking a protocol operating as a master function when interlocking;
Transmitting a test packet for starting communication to the controller, and confirming a protocol using the data received by the controller; Including,
The communication interlocking program in step (B) is
In order to provide a common control function including heating, stop, and going out, and to call common functions according to the identified communication standard, a communication protocol corresponding to a common control signal including heating, stop, and going out is defined, Automatic control method of the valve controller, characterized in that to check the protocol having a fixed length of the classification reception data according to the function, and to check the protocol different from the specific hardware.
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A database for storing communication data interworking with a home net, home automation device standards, setting values for each device standard, and communication information;
An information extraction module that detects the homenet and home automation device standards and communication methods, and extracts setting information corresponding to the detected standards and communication methods;
An interlocking module for changing settings with the extracted setting information; And
A control module for adjusting heating according to a control command received from a central control unit interlocked with the home net; And
The information extraction module
When interlocking with the home net, check the protocol that operates as a slave function. Wait for the transmission packet from the home net central control server, and if the transmission packet is not received for a certain period of time, check the protocol again.
The information extraction module
Check the start byte and end byte included in the protocol, check the fixed length of the protocol, compare the protocol setting of the home net with the controller protocol setting,
The interlocking module
When interworking, check the protocol operating as a master function, and when the controller receives a test packet for starting communication, check the protocol using the test packet and
The database above
In order to provide a common control function including heating, stop, and going out, and to call common functions according to the identified communication standard, a communication protocol corresponding to a common control signal including heating, stop, and going out is defined, A valve controller, characterized in that it stores a communication interlocking program that identifies a protocol whose classification reception data has a fixed length according to a function, and which checks protocols having different settings from specific hardware.
The method of claim 5, wherein the database
A valve controller characterized in that common functions and commands of each communication standard interlocked with the home net are classified and stored.
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