KR20120095277A - User interface automatic generation and industrial facility controlling system using portable terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A user interface automatic generation for a portable terminal and a facility control system using the same are provided to read information from a control panel by using the portable terminal. CONSTITUTION: A facility controller(350) controls various facilities. A control facility information terminal(300) is attached on a measuring instrument. A portable terminal(400) read the information of the facility controller or the control facility information terminal. The portable terminal orders to operate or check a facility by using a user interface. A contact service server(200) provides components for the user interface to the portable terminal.

Description

Automatic generation of user interface of mobile terminal and facility control system using it {USER INTERFACE AUTOMATIC GENERATION AND INDUSTRIAL FACILITY CONTROLLING SYSTEM USING PORTABLE TERMINAL}

The present invention relates to a control system for controlling an industrial facility, and more particularly, to a facility control system that automatically generates a user interface using a mobile terminal and reads control information of the corresponding facility to check or operate the industrial facility. It is about.

The control system that controls most industrial facilities is integrated into the central operation room for efficient management. Therefore, the equipment is checked and operated in the field to communicate with the central operation room using mobile communication equipment.

In some cases, the MMI is embedded in a portable device and operated in the field, but each MMI uses a different hardware environment, and most of the users use a portable notebook because the system is heavy.

Various MMIs that can be operated in WEB-based and small terminal environments are also being released, but using dedicated tools for development in PC-based environments, they should be designed according to individual facilities and loaded on portable terminals. The coherence relationship with the facility is inconvenient for the operator to judge.

In order to make up for this shortcoming, the portable terminal provides information necessary for monitoring and control in individual controllers, control panels, or lower measuring instruments in the field, and the portable terminal uses this information to automatically form a user interface to operate the facility more easily. There is a need for a device that can.

In addition, due to the convenience of providing a variety of services, such as location-based, video, it is also an urgent task to develop an application program that can be economically operated without any additional hardware using a commonly used smartphone.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is to invent a controller that includes monitoring control information and has a communication unit for communication with a portable terminal and automatically generates a user interface in response to the information. We want to build a facility control system.

In addition to the facility controller, the detection stage at the end of the facility and the final drive facility

In order to create an interface with the old controller, we will build a facility control system with control equipment information terminals that implement RFID, BARCODE, and QRCODE.

A user interface automatic generation and facility control system using a portable terminal according to the present invention for solving the above problems is a facility controller for controlling a variety of facilities; A control facility information terminal attached to the terminal measuring device detected and driven by the input / output device of the facility controller; A mobile terminal which reads the information of the facility controller or the control facility information terminal, receives a user interface from the contact service server, and issues a command to check or operate the facility; And a contact service server for providing a UI component to the portable terminal according to various types of protocols and standard symbols and information on unique characteristics of the portable terminal for each facility controller.

Here, the facility controller is a unique identifier for the interface with the mobile terminal, the number (code) of the standard symbol to be displayed on the mobile terminal, the coordinates for the display position, the name of the equipment, the address for controlling the target equipment It is preferable to include a control information module for managing the communication unit for communication with the portable terminal.

Here, the communication unit for the interface of the portable terminal WiFi, CDMA,

It is desirable to have a module that supports Buletooth, Zigbee, etc.

Here, the control facility information terminal is connected to the facility controller and the existing facility controller

It is preferable to further include an RFID, a BARCode, a QR Code including information that can be accessed.

Control information module for managing the unique identifier for the mobile terminal and the interface, the number (code) of the standard symbol to be displayed on the mobile terminal, the coordinates for the display position, the name of the equipment, the address for controlling the target equipment And a communication unit for communication with the mobile terminal.

Here, the control information module preferably has one or more control item information in which item-specific information of a plurality of control target equipment is recorded.

Here, the control item information includes UI standard information for performing a separator function on what type of UI the control point for the control target equipment should be represented on the mobile terminal, and all UIs regardless of the UI standard information. Common UI information including information values that components have in common, individual UI information expressing individual information so as to be expressed in a different type of UI for each equipment to be controlled according to the classification of the UI standard information, and equipment to be controlled An address for accessing each control point of the terminal may be made of control point access information that reads the current value on the portable terminal and expresses the current value on the UI and transmits the input information of the operator's UI as a control command.

Here, the portable terminal is provided with a set of standard components (UI components) including control attributes for automatic generation of a user interface and a basic template for placing them, and reads the control information of the equipment controller or the control equipment information terminal and It is preferable to arrange the standard symbol in the basic template according to the order of the symbols, and then perform facility monitoring control using the arranged screen.

According to the above-described configuration of the present invention, a mobile terminal is used from a controller having specific information for monitoring control or from a control panel in which specific information is stored and acquired by non-contact service (RFID, BARCODE, QRCode, etc.). It reads the information and automatically generates a user interface on the portable terminal has the advantage of effective facility operation.

In addition, there is no need for separate equipment for facility inspection and operation, and it is economical and can be used in combination with facility history, patrol service, and location-based service because it can perform daily and regular work by using a universal mobile terminal (smart phone). The ripple effect is very large.

1 is a block diagram of an automatic user interface generation and facility control system using a portable terminal according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the facility controller of FIG. 1.
3 is a block diagram illustrating a control information module of the facility controller of FIG. 2.
4 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the control equipment information terminal of FIG. 1.
5 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of the mobile terminal of FIG. 1.
6 is a data flow diagram of an automatic user interface generation and facility control system using a mobile terminal according to the present invention.
7 is an example of an embodiment screen displayed on the portable terminal in the automatic user interface generation and facility control system using the portable terminal according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings looks at the structure, operation and effects of the "user interface automatic generation and equipment control system using a mobile terminal" according to the present invention.

1 is an automatic generation of a user interface using a mobile terminal according to the present invention;

It is a block diagram of the facility control system.

As shown in FIG. 1, the integrated surveillance control PC 100, the contact service server 200, the control facility information terminal 300, the facility controller 350, and the portable terminal 400 are included.

The integrated supervisory control PC 100 may be configured to form a whole network and to be remotely operated by the integrated supervisory control PC 100 to operate the facility in the integrated supervisory control PC in a conventional conventional facility operation.

The contact service server 200 is a server that provides various types of portable terminals 400, different protocols for each facility controller 350, and a UI component type for a user interface.

When the mobile terminal 400 is used for the first time, the mobile terminal 400 is configured to be connected to the contact service server 200 and to download and use the information.

Even if the mobile terminal 400 is not used for the first time, if there is no function required by the facility controller 350 and the control facility information terminal 300, the mobile terminal 400 may be upgraded with respect to a new function by connecting to the contact service server 200. have.

The control facility information terminal 300 is detected and driven by an input / output device of the facility controller 350, and is attached to the terminal stage side device or the facility.

The control equipment information terminal 300 includes an RFID, BARCode or QR Code including information that can be connected to the conventional equipment specifications and the controller so that the equipment controller 350 can be used as well as the existing general controller. And the same type of information as that of the control information module of the storage device built in the facility controller 350.

The facility controller 350 is networked with the PC 100 for integrated monitoring and control, and includes a portable terminal 400 and a wireless communication module (WiFi, CDMA, Buletooth, Zigbee, etc.) for wireless communication, and the portable terminal 400. And a control information module having unique identifier information for the interface and corresponding facility information for monitoring of the facility.

The mobile terminal 400 includes user interface information (user interface downloaded and executed from the contact service server 200) and a wireless device (WiFi, CDMA, Buletooth, Zigbee, etc.) for wireless connection with the facility controller 350. It is configured to include.

User interface information on the mobile terminal 400 using the wireless network of the facility controller 350 in front of the equipment to be controlled using the portable terminal 400 in such a system (equipment controller 350, control equipment information terminal 300). The screen can be read out, the screen can be automatically configured, and the screen can be checked or operated.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the facility controller of FIG. 1.

As shown in FIG. 2, the facility controller 350 has a structure of an input / output device 351, a central processing unit 352, a communication unit 353, and a memory device 354.

The communication unit 353 is configured to support a general wireless module (Zigbee, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, CDMA, RF ID, etc.) supported by the mobile terminal 400 for a non-contact service with the mobile terminal 400.

The memory device 354 includes a unique identifier 355 and a control information module 356 for interfacing with the mobile terminal 400.

When communicating with the mobile terminal 400 for the screen configuration, the wireless module provides a unique identifier 355 and a control information module 356 in a text format as a standard protocol for each wireless module, and controls the input / output device 351 after the screen configuration. The communication for using the dedicated protocol of the facility controller 350. The facility controller 350 preferably uses Modbus, which is an industrial protocol of an open structure.

The unique identifier 355 of the storage device 354 has an IP, a port, and a protocol name for controlling the input / output device 351 of the facility controller 350. This information is controlled after the automation surface configuration in the mobile terminal 400. Use it for access.

The control information module 356 is composed of a module having information for screen configuration of the mobile terminal 400.

The storage device 354 and the control facility information terminal 300 of the facility controller 350 have the same functions only with the characteristics of the recording medium, and the configuration of the control facility information terminal 300 is described in the description of the storage device 354. Replace with

3 is a block diagram illustrating a control information module of the facility controller of FIG. 2.

As shown in FIG. 3, the control information module 356 includes one or more control item information 356a, and each control item information 356a is again a UI standard information 356b, common UI information 356c. , Individual UI information 356d and control point access information 356e.

One or more control item information 356a is included, and since there are generally a plurality of control objects (equipment), it is preferable to configure a plurality of control item information 356a.

The control item information 356a provides specific information for directly accessing each input / output information that can be monitored or controlled through the facility controller 350.

The control item information 356a includes “UI standard information 356b”, “common UI information 356c”, “individual UI information 356d”, and “control point access information 356e”. Is the same as

Since the “UI standard information 356b” needs to be expressed in a different form of UI according to the function and control value of each control point in the controlled device, the “UI standard information 356b” indicates that the control point is a UI of some type. The function of the delimiter as to whether to be represented on the mobile terminal 400 is to be performed.

“Common UI information 356c” means that all UI components (regardless of “UI standard information 356b”) designating which UI form each control point to be represented as a UI on the mobile terminal 400 should be represented as. Component) is a common information value, and includes, for example, coordinates on a terminal, equipment name, and the like.

"Individual UI information 356d" is represented by a different type of UI according to the delimiter of each control point "UI standard information 356b" on the mobile terminal 400, and individual information is required accordingly.

For example, the operating current and the temperature of the equipment to be controlled are configured to be included in the “individual UI information 356d” because a range of minimum and maximum values is required in order to increase the readability of the UI.

"Control Point connection information 356e" is an address for accessing each control point of the control target facility of the facility controller 350, and the current value using this "Control Point connection information 356e" on the mobile terminal 400. It reads it and expresses it on the UI and passes the input information of the operator's UI to the control command.

4 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the control equipment information terminal of FIG. 1.

As shown, the control facility information terminal 300 includes an RFID or a BARCode, a QR Code including information that can be connected to the conventional facility specifications and the controller, the same as the storage device 354 of the facility controller 350 It is configured to include information in the form.

The unique identifier 301 and the control information module 302 have the same characteristics as the configuration of the storage device 354 of the facility controller 350 and the control device information terminal 300 in front of the facility to be controlled in the mobile terminal 400. It is possible to read and to communicate with the facility controller 350 using the information to perform monitoring control of the facility.

5 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of the mobile terminal of FIG. 1.

As shown in FIG. 5, the mobile terminal 400 includes a UI standard model 401, an additional service interworking module 402, a control information storage module 410, a user designation module 411, a communication module 412, and the like. The screen display control 420 may be performed.

When the corresponding equipment connected to the mobile terminal 400 is selected, the control information modules 302 and 356 are stored in the control information storage module 410 of the mobile terminal 400 through the communication module 412. do.

The "screen display control 420" is a template of the basic structure related to the layout of the screen. The "UI standard module 401" uses the "control item 356a" information of the "control information storage module 410". Call and place it in the template of "screen display control 420" in order of control item information 356a on the screen.

The “user designation module 411” stores user-specified facility names to enhance user preferences and screen readability, and also saves “control information storage module” to “user designation module” to access the initial controller according to the user's selection. By omitting the process of acquiring the control information, the controller immediately performs the input / output control of the controller.

“Additional Service Interworking Module 402” This module works in conjunction with the functions supported by the mobile terminal. It sends GPS, SMS, and image services to the current GPS-related equipment location and equipment operation status via SMS. Use video telephony services to consult a remote specialist for equipment.

6 is a data flow diagram of an automatic user interface generation and facility control system using a mobile terminal according to the present invention.

First, if the mobile terminal 400 does not have a basic program for screen generation, the mobile terminal 400 directly installs the mobile terminal 400 or accesses the contact service server 100 to make a service request (S100) to download the corresponding program.

Generate a basic program (S101), and executes a control information request (S102) to the control facility information terminal 300 or facility controller 350 after execution.

When the control information request is made to the control equipment information terminal 300, the control information S103 is read using the mobile terminal 400 (S103), and the control information of the read equipment is analyzed and a UI corresponding thereto is constructed ( S104).

When the control information request is made to the facility controller 350, the control information provided from the facility controller 350 is read using the mobile terminal 400 (S103), the control information of the read equipment is interpreted, and the UI corresponding thereto is read. It constitutes (S104).

When the UI configuration (S105) is completed, access to the equipment controller 350, and read the state information value of the target device according to the properties of the UI to express on the UI or monitor the target device through the operator's UI input (S106) Do it.

The facility controller 350 provides or drives an input / output value according to the monitoring control (S106) command of the mobile terminal 400 (S107).

7 is an example of an embodiment screen displayed on the portable terminal in the automatic user interface generation and facility control system using the portable terminal according to the present invention.

As illustrated in FIG. 7, the mobile terminal 400 uses a plurality of control items using a “control information module” 356 read from a control target device (control facility information terminal 300, facility controller 350). By constructing UI for, express current value and receive UI input of operator.

For example, an example of data on the “control item information 356a” for the top two items in the illustrated screen may be configured as follows.

Example of item "Equipment temperature"

Example of items such as “center corridor”

According to such a configuration, information is read out by using a mobile terminal from a controller having specific information for monitoring control or a control panel equipped with a medium (RFID, BARCODE, QRCode, etc.) that can store specific information and obtain the data by a non-contact service. In addition, since the user interface is automatically generated on the portable terminal, there is an advantage that can be effectively operated.

While the present invention has been described with reference to exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, As will be understood by those skilled in the art. Therefore, it should be understood that the above-described embodiments are to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description, It is intended that all changes and modifications derived from the equivalent concept be included within the scope of the present invention.

100: Integrated monitoring and control PC 200: Contact service server
300: control equipment information terminal 301, 355: unique identifier
302, 356: control information module 350: facility controller
351: input / output unit 352: central processing unit
353: communication unit 354: memory device
356a: control item information 356b: UI standard information
356c: common UI information 356d: individual UI information
356e: control point connection information 400: portable terminal
401: UI standard module 402: additional service interworking module
410: control information storage module 411: user specified module
412: communication module 420: screen display control

Claims (3)

An equipment controller for controlling various equipments;
A control facility information terminal attached to the terminal measuring device detected and driven by the input / output device of the facility controller;
A mobile terminal which reads the information of the facility controller or the control facility information terminal, receives a user interface from the contact service server, and issues a command to check or operate the facility;
And a contact service server for providing a UI component to the portable terminal according to various types of protocols and standard symbols and information on unique characteristics of the portable terminal for each facility controller.
Each of the facility controller or the control facility information terminal includes a unique identifier for interface with the mobile terminal, a code of a standard symbol to be displayed on the mobile terminal, coordinates for a display position, a name of the facility, and a target facility. And a control information module for controlling an address for controlling, and a communication unit for communicating with the portable terminal. The method of claim 1,
The communication unit has a module that supports WiFi, CDMA, Bluetooth, Zigbee, etc. for the interface of the portable terminal,
The control equipment information terminal further comprises an RFID or BARCode, QR code containing information that can be connected to the facility controller and the existing facility controller, automatic generation of the user interface of the mobile terminal and facility control system using the same. The method of claim 1,
The mobile terminal is provided with a set of standard components (UI components) including control attributes for automatic generation of a user interface, and a basic template for placing them.
Automatic generation of the user interface of the mobile terminal, which reads the control information of the facility controller or the control facility information terminal, arranges the corresponding standard symbols in the basic template according to the order of the standard symbols, and performs facility monitoring control using the arranged screens. Facility control system using this.

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