KR20050090907A - Mushroom house management system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mushroom cultivation management system, the detection unit for detecting external state information from an external sensor; A memory for storing threshold information and control commands; A control unit which compares the state information with the threshold information read from the memory and outputs a control command according to the threshold information if there is a mismatch; An output unit for controlling an external device according to a control command; Mushroom cultivation control device including a serial communication unit for transmitting and receiving data; And a computer that transmits and receives data in a serial communication manner with the serial communication unit.

The mushroom grower management system of such a configuration enables to control the temperature, humidity and carbon dioxide concentration of the mushroom grower by one means, and to control the mushroom grower control device remotely, thereby managing the mushroom grower more efficiently and economically. It can provide an effect that can be done.

Description

Mushroom house management system

The present invention relates to a mushroom cultivator management system, and more particularly to a mushroom cultivator management system for controlling the growth environment of the mushroom cultivator, such as temperature, humidity, carbon dioxide concentration of the mushroom cultivator by one means.

Mushroom growers should maintain the optimum temperature, humidity, and carbon dioxide concentration for mycelia, which are living microorganisms, to grow as mycelia, leading to the cultivation, germination, and growth of mushrooms in an optimal environment. To this end, mushroom cultivators maintain the growing environment of mushroom cultivators by installing equipment such as coolers, heaters, boilers, humidifiers, and air supply / exhaust devices in mushroom cultivators.

However, in the related art, the apparatus installed in the mushroom grower controls only one element of the mushroom grower's growing environment, and thus, the mushroom grower's growing environment is not effectively controlled. For example, by installing each device as necessary, such as installing a cooler to control the mushroom grower's temperature is too high, and installing a humidifier to control the mushroom grower's humidity is too low, In addition to the low cost for the cost, there were many problems in the operation and operation of each device.

Therefore, there is a need for a new mushroom cultivation management system that can overcome these disadvantages.

The present invention has been made in view of the above necessity, and an object of the present invention is to provide a mushroom cultivator management system capable of controlling external devices for controlling temperature, humidity, and carbon dioxide concentration of mushroom cultivators by one means.

In addition, there is another object to provide a mushroom cultivator management system to set the threshold for the operation control of the external device installed in the mushroom cultivator.

In addition, there is another object to provide a mushroom grower management system capable of setting a timer for the operation of the external device installed in the mushroom grower.

In addition, another object is to provide a mushroom grower management system that can control the mushroom grower control device from a remote.

Mushroom cultivation management system of the present invention for achieving the above object, the detection unit for detecting external state information from an external sensor; A memory for storing threshold information and control commands; A controller which compares the state information with the threshold information read from the memory and outputs a control command according to the threshold information if there is a mismatch; An output unit for controlling an external device according to the control command; And a mushroom cultivation control device including a serial communication unit for transmitting and receiving data with the outside and a computer for transmitting and receiving data in a serial communication manner with the serial communication unit.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram of a mushroom cultivation control device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to the drawings, the mushroom cultivation control device according to the present invention is a detection unit 150, memory 170, control unit 130, output unit 160, display unit 110, input unit 120 and serial communication unit ( 140).

The detector 150 detects the mushroom grower's status information from the sensor 210 installed in the mushroom grower in an analog form, converts the converted state into a digital form, and transmits the converted state information to the controller 130.

The status information may be information related to the growth environment of the mushroom grower that affects the growth of the mushroom, such as temperature, carbon dioxide concentration, humidity. Therefore, the sensor 210 is preferably a temperature sensor such as PT-100 Ohm, a carbon dioxide concentration sensor, or a humidity sensor such as HT1010 suitable for detecting each state information.

The memory 170 stores threshold information set by a user and a control command executed by the controller 130, and may be configured by a combination of a ROM or a RAM. Here, the critical information is information for reaching the growth environment of the mushroom cultivator to a target desired by the user, and a numerical value corresponding to a boundary point for determining the operation and rest of the external device 220 controlled by the mushroom cultivator controller 100. Information (including timer information).

Therefore, when the user sets the threshold information at a temperature of 24 ° C., a carbon dioxide concentration of 60 ppm, a humidity of 72%, and a timer, the mushroom cultivation control device 100 operates the external device 220 until the set threshold information is reached. In addition, the automation of mushroom cultivation can be realized and the efficiency of mushroom cultivation can be improved.

The output unit 160 controls the external device 220 according to the control command. The external device 220 is installed in the mushroom cultivator to control the growth environment of the mushroom cultivator, that is, the temperature, humidity, concentration of carbon dioxide, etc., which controls the temperature of a cooler, a heater, a boiler. It may be a humidifier (Humidifier) for controlling the humidity, a supply and exhaust for adjusting the concentration of carbon dioxide. The external device 220 installed in the mushroom cultivator may be controlled by a user desired method, for example, a set temperature, humidity, concentration or time. The setting method and the operation method by the setting will be described in detail below.

The display unit 110 displays the state information on the external display means 300. The display unit 300 may be a LAMP, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), or the like. In the present invention, the display unit 300 is preferably a light emitting diode (LED) and a flexible numeric display (FND) in consideration of readability.

The user may view the state information displayed on the display unit 300 by the display 110 to sense the mushroom grower's environment in real time, such as the temperature, humidity, and carbon dioxide concentration of the mushroom grower.

The input unit 120 is a component that receives and transmits the threshold information and mode information set by the user through the input means 400 to the control unit 130. Mode information is additional information for controlling various external devices 220 installed in the mushroom cultivator. For example, the mode information may include power supply, automatic / manual operation, and timer setting of each external device 220.

The detection unit 150, the output unit 160, the display unit 110, and the input unit 120 may be integrated into one printed circuit board (PCB) and implemented as an input / output unit. The input / output unit preferably includes an integrated circuit (IC) such as ADC 0804 (National Semiconductor Corp.) that easily interfaces with a microcomputer.

In addition, the input / output unit may further include a photo coupler such as PC 817 to block impedance mismatch with the controller 130 and to prevent noise from flowing into the controller 130.

The input / output unit may preferably drive up to eight elements using an 8-channel Darlington Sink Driver, for example, the TD62083, but is not limited thereto.

2 is an external view of a mushroom cultivation control device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to the figure, the input means 400 for inputting the threshold information and mode information and the display means 300 for displaying the current state information of the mushroom cultivator is located in the front portion of the mushroom cultivator control device 100 exterior do. Therefore, the user can view the current state information of the mushroom cultivator displayed on the display means 300 and can input the desired threshold information and mode information.

In the embodiment of the figure, the input means 400 has five sets of mode keys 412, up keys 414, and down keys 416 in a pair. Consists of a separate switch (450, 452, 454, 456) for the cooler, heater, air supply and humidifier. The alarm 210 may further include an alarm switch 458 configured to notify an alarm when an abnormality occurs in the operation of the sensor 210 and the external device 220 located in the mushroom cultivator.

Hereinafter, a method of setting the threshold information and the mode information by the user will be described by referring to the case of temperature control. First, when the user wants to know the temperature of the current mushroom cultivator, pressing the mode key 412 corresponding to the temperature once, the temperature of the current mushroom cultivator can be detected and displayed through the display means 310. have.

When the user wants to set the temperature of the mushroom cultivator, pressing the mode key 412 twice in succession switches to the critical temperature setting mode of the cooler (in this case, the c may be displayed on the display means). Up key 414 and down key 416 under the key can be used to indicate the desired threshold temperature. If the mode key 412 is pressed again after the proper temperature is displayed, the displayed temperature is set as the threshold of the new temperature.

When the mode key 412 is pressed three times in succession, it switches to the threshold temperature setting mode of the heater (in this case, the h indicating the heater may be displayed on the display means), the up key 414 under the mode key 412, Downkey 416 may be used to indicate a desired threshold temperature for the user. If the mode key 412 is pressed again after the proper temperature is displayed, the displayed temperature is set as the threshold of the new temperature.

When the mode key 412 is pressed four times in succession, it switches to the critical temperature setting mode of the boiler (in this case, b for displaying a cooler may be displayed), and an up key 414 under the mode key 412, Downkey 416 may be used to indicate a desired threshold temperature for the user. If the mode key 412 is pressed again after the proper temperature is displayed, the displayed temperature is set as the threshold of the new temperature.

By pressing the mode key 412 five times in succession, the temperature of the current mushroom grower may be displayed again. Also in the humidity and the concentration of carbon dioxide, the present humidity and the concentration of carbon dioxide can be displayed in the same manner as described above, and the user can set the desired humidity and the concentration of carbon dioxide.

In the case of the humidifier and the supply / exhaust device of the external device 220 installed in the mushroom cultivator, a set of keys (mode key, up key, down key) that can be set for the user to operate for a desired time (412, 414, 446) ) Is assigned.

A timer setting method for each external device 220 will be described by exemplifying a humidifier timer setting. First, when the user presses the mode key 442 assigned to set the humidifier timer once, the user switches to the operation time setting mode of the humidifier and uses the up key 444 and the down key 446 under the mode key 442. The user can display the desired time.

After the appropriate time is displayed, press the mode key 442 again to switch to the idle time setting mode of the humidifier, and use the up key 444 and the down key 446 to display the desired time. Finally, if the mode key 442 is pressed once more, the displayed operating time and rest time are set to the operation and rest time of the humidifier.

The mode information may be set to an on, off or timer state according to the positions of the switches 450, 452, 454, 456, and 458.

The serial communication unit 140 transmits and receives data with the external computer 200 in a serial communication method. The data includes at least one of state information, threshold information, and mode information. The serial communication unit 140 may use RS-232C (Recommended Standard 232 Revision C) or RS244 interface.

The controller 130 collectively controls the mushroom cultivation control device according to the present invention to perform the object of the present invention. 3 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the mushroom cultivation control device according to an embodiment of the present invention. This will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

 First, in a state in which power is applied to the mushroom cultivation control device 100 according to the present invention, the controller 130 checks in which mode the switch is in (S300).

When the switch is in the on mode, the threshold information stored in the memory is read (S312) and the current sensor is detected by operating the corresponding sensor 210 installed in the mushroom cultivator through the detector 150 (S314). When the state information and the threshold information do not match by executing the comparison of the threshold information and the state information (S318), a command corresponding to the threshold information is executed (S320) to operate the corresponding external device 220 through the output unit 160. .

The controller 130 operates the corresponding sensor 210 installed in the mushroom cultivator again after operating the corresponding external device 220 to detect the status information (S314) and compare it with the threshold information (S316) to obtain status information and critical information. Repeat the process (steps S314 to 320) until is matched. If the status information and the threshold information match, the procedure is completed because the user has reached the desired mushroom grower environment.

If the switch is not in the on mode, the controller 130 checks whether the switch is in the timer mode (S350). When the switch is in the timer mode, the recording of the elapsed time is started and the set time stored in the memory 170 is read (S352) and a command for controlling the corresponding external device 220 is executed (S354). Then, the set time and the elapsed time are compared (S356) and the process is repeated (S354) until it matches. If the set time and the elapsed time is matched, the procedure is terminated because the user controlled the corresponding external device 220 installed in the mushroom cultivator for a desired time. In this case, the command executed may be a command for operating the corresponding external device 220 or a command for stopping the corresponding external device 220.

If the switch is not in the ON mode and the timer mode, the procedure is terminated because the external device is turned off.

In addition, the controller 130 stores and updates the threshold information and the mode information received through the input unit 120 to the memory 170, and transmits and receives data transmitted and received to the display 110 and the input unit 120 through the serial communication unit 140. By communicating through) it is possible to remotely control the mushroom cultivation control device 200 through the computer 200.

The controller 130 is an IC that performs a microcontroller (MCU), random access memory (RAM), programmable ROM (PROM), and universal asynchronous receiver / transmitter (UART) functions. It could be a microcomputer like 8051. In this case, the memory 170 and the serial communication unit 140 may be included in the control unit 130.

The mushroom cultivation control device 100 according to the present invention operates effectively at a direct current (DC) 15V, 12V, 5V and the like. Therefore, when the power supply 230 is 220V AC for home use, the voltage is reduced to 15V, 12V, 5V, etc. using a transformer, and then DC 15V using a constant voltage integrated circuit. , 12V, 5V or the like is preferably used.

Figure 4 is a network diagram for the implementation of the mushroom cultivation company management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to the figure, mushroom cultivator management system may comprise a mushroom cultivator control device 100 and a computer in communication therewith.

The mushroom cultivation control device 100 is configured to include a memory 170, a detector 150, a controller 130, an output unit 160, a serial communication unit 140, the configuration and operation described in FIG. As shown.

The mushroom cultivation controller 100 includes a sensor 210 such as a temperature sensor 212, a humidity sensor 214, a carbon dioxide sensor 216, a cooler 221, a boiler 223, a heater 225, a humidifier 226. ) And electrically connected to an external device 220 such as an air supply and exhaust 228 to integrate and control them.

The computer is a computer for controlling the mushroom cultivator control device 100 remotely, a computer 200 installed in the mushroom cultivation farm, a computer 510 or a plurality of mushroom cultivation control device installed in the technology center for supporting technology to the mushroom cultivation farm It may be a remote server 512 to manage (100). Hereinafter, the external computer will be described taking the case of the computer 200 installed in the mushroom cultivation farm for example.

The mushroom cultivation controller 100 and the computer 200 preferably transmit and receive data through RS-232C (Recommended Standard 232 Revision C) or RS244 interface.

5 is a diagram illustrating a user interface provided by the mushroom cultivation management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to the drawings, the user interface 600 provided by the mushroom cultivation management system is a computer 200 to display the functions of the display means 300 and the input means 400 provided in the exterior portion of the mushroom cultivation control device 100 To the user.

The figure illustrates a case where the mushroom grower management system according to the present invention manages five mushroom growth chambers. Hereinafter, operations of the user interface 600 and the mushroom grower management system will be described by selecting a fifth grower among the five growth rooms of the mushroom grower.

The user interface 600 provided by the mushroom cultivator management system may include an external device state display unit 620 and a state information display unit 610.

The external device status display unit 620 displays whether the external device 220 is operated, such as a cooler 221, a heater 225, a boiler 223, a humidifier 226, and an air supply / exhaust 228 installed in a mushroom cultivator. As a part, it may be composed of an icon corresponding to each external device 220.

When power is applied to the external device 220 so that the external device 220 normally operates, the icon may be displayed in a specific color, and the external device 220 operates because power is not applied to the external device 220. If not, the icon may be grayed out. In addition, the external device state display unit 620 may further include a separate icon for notifying an alarm when an abnormality occurs in the operation of the external device 220 (for example, a power cut due to an overload or a gas shortage of the cooler). desirable.

The state information display unit 610 is composed of a state information unit 612 for displaying the current state information of the mushroom cultivator and a timer information unit 614 for displaying the set threshold information, the display means 300 of the mushroom cultivator control device 100 ).

When the user clicks the 'start reception' button 622, the computer 200 transmits a status information request signal to the control unit 130 through the serial communication unit 140 of the mushroom cultivation control device 100. After receiving the status information request signal, the controller 130 detects the current status information of the mushroom cultivator from the sensor 210 installed in the mushroom cultivator through the detection unit 150 and controls the output to the serial communication unit 140. . The computer 200 displays the received state information through the state information unit 612 of the state information display unit 610.

The user interface 600 may further include a 'stop receiving' button 624 that stops receiving the status information in order to give the user flexibility to handle other urgent tasks.

The controller 130 of the mushroom cultivation control device 100 checks whether the timer is set by accessing the memory 170 at the same time as detecting the state information, and sets the timer information together with the state information in the serial communication unit 140 when the timer is set. Control to output The computer 200 displays the received timer information through the timer information unit 614 of the status information display unit 610.

Next, a method of setting threshold information through the user interface 600 will be described. When the user clicks the 'setting' button 616, it is preferable to provide a separate user interface 700 for setting the threshold information.

6 is a diagram illustrating a user interface for setting threshold information provided by a mushroom cultivator management system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to the drawing, the user interface 700 for setting the threshold information includes a use check unit 710, a state setting unit 720, and a timer setting unit 730.

The use check unit 710 is a part for setting whether to operate the external device 220 installed in the mushroom cultivator based on the critical information. As shown, when the 'use' is selected, the external device 220 installed in the mushroom cultivator is controlled according to the set threshold information.

The state setting unit 720 is provided to set the temperature (cooler, heater and boiler), humidity and amount of carbon dioxide. The user selects the setting unit of the corresponding external device 220 to be controlled by using a mouse click or a tab key and inputs threshold information.

The timer setting unit 730 is provided to set the timer of the humidifier 226 or the supply / exhaust 228. The user selects the setting unit of the corresponding external device 220 to set the timer using a mouse click or a tab key and inputs timer information. The time setting to be turned on and off of the external device is as described in the mushroom cultivation control device 100 of FIG. 2. The user interface 700 may further include a 'cancel' button 714 to support easy reset when the threshold information is incorrectly input.

When the user who has completed the setting of the threshold information (including the timer information) clicks the 'OK' button 712, the computer 200 controls the set threshold information through the serial communication unit 140 of the mushroom cultivation control device 100. Send to 130. The controller 130 updates the previous threshold information stored in the memory 170 with the received threshold information.

The mushroom cultivator status information displayed through the user interface described in FIG. 5 may be stored and managed in a database and output in units of minutes, hours, days, months, and years. The status information may be stored as an Excel (Microsoft company) file commonly used on a computer, but is not limited thereto.

The user interface may further provide a graphic window that can grasp collected state information of mushroom growers at a glance, and the user interface 700 may further include a 'graph' button 618. The case where the user clicks the 'graph' button 618 will be described in more detail.

7 is a diagram illustrating a state information graph of the mushroom cultivator provided by the mushroom cultivator management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to the figure, in the state information graph (800) of the mushroom cultivator X axis means time (unit: 20 minutes), Y axis means the amount of temperature, humidity, carbon dioxide. In addition, temperature is O, humidity is Δ, and carbon dioxide is represented by X, but is not limited thereto. For example, the temperature may be distinguished from each other as a color by a red point, a humidity by a green point, and an amount of carbon dioxide by a sky blue point.

Table 1 below illustrates the state information of the mushroom cultivator, the figure shows the state information of Table 1 below as a graph. In this example, although the line graph format is used to easily observe changes per hour, various graph formats provided by computer applications can be selected.

minute Temperature Humidity carbon dioxide 0 24 72 60 20 25 64 47 40 26 60 47 60 27 56 50 80 27 57 51 100 28 55 53 120 28 54 47 140 27 55 46 160 27 57 49 180 27 56 46 200 28 55 44 220 27 58 50 240 27 92 56 260 28 97 57 280 29 95 51

In the case where the external computer is a computer 510 of a technology center that supports technology for a mushroom cultivation farm or a remote server 520 that manages a plurality of mushroom cultivator controls, the external computer is a public telephone network, a public data network, or a dedicated circuit network. It can communicate with the mushroom cultivation control device 100 through a communication network 500, such as. More preferably, the external computers 510 and 520 may communicate with the mushroom cultivation control device 100 through an internet network supporting the World Wide Web (which provides multimedia services such as graphics, voice and video).

In addition, in the case where the external computer is a computer 510 of a technology center supporting technology for a mushroom cultivation farm or a remote server 520 managing a plurality of mushroom cultivation control devices, the mushroom cultivation control device 100 is allowed to access. It is more preferable to provide a user interface to which a user authentication process is further added so that only the recipient can control the mushroom cultivation control device 100.

As described above, the mushroom grower management system of the present invention provides the following effects.

First, by controlling the temperature, humidity and carbon dioxide concentration of the mushroom grower by one means, there is an effect that can be managed more efficiently and economically mushroom growers.

Second, it is possible to set the threshold for the operation control of the external device installed in the mushroom cultivator has the effect of providing a foundation to automate the management of the mushroom cultivator.

Third, since it is possible to set a timer for the operation of the external device installed in the mushroom cultivator, there is an effect of giving flexibility to the management of the mushroom cultivator.

Fourth, it is possible to control the mushroom cultivator control device using a remote computer, the remote mushroom cultivation technology support is facilitated, there is another effect that can centrally manage a plurality of mushroom cultivation.

It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to that described above and illustrated in the drawings and that many more modifications and variations are possible within the scope of the following claims.

1 is a block diagram of a mushroom cultivation control device according to an embodiment of the present invention,

Figure 2 is an external view of the mushroom cultivation control device according to an embodiment of the present invention,

Figure 3 is a flow diagram illustrating the operation of the mushroom cultivation control device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a network diagram for the implementation of the mushroom cultivator management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a diagram illustrating a user interface provided by a mushroom cultivator management system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a diagram illustrating a user interface for setting threshold information provided by a mushroom cultivator management system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a view showing a state information graph of the mushroom grower provided by the mushroom grower management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100 ... Mushroom Cultivator Control 120 ... Input

130 control unit 140 serial communication unit

150 ... detector 160 ... output

170 ... Memory 200 ... Computer

210 ... Sensor 220 ... External device

230 ... power 300 ... indicator

400 ... Input means

Claims (3)

A detector for detecting external state information from an external sensor; A memory for storing threshold information and control commands; A controller which compares the state information with the threshold information read from the memory and outputs a control command according to the threshold information if there is a mismatch; An output unit for controlling an external device according to the control command; Mushroom cultivation control device including a serial communication unit for transmitting and receiving data; And Mushroom cultivation management system comprising a; computer for transmitting and receiving data in a serial communication method with the serial communication unit. The method of claim 1, The control unit of the mushroom cultivator control device to output the status information to the serial communication unit, And the computer displays the received state information through a user interface. The method of claim 1, The computer transmits the threshold information set through the user interface to the serial communication unit of the mushroom cultivation control device, The control unit of the mushroom cultivator control device mushroom cultivator management system, characterized in that for updating the memory with the critical information received through the serial communication unit.