KR20140140780A - Auto-addressing apparatus and method of led light control system - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are an auto-addressing apparatus and an auto-addressing method of an LED lighting control system. The LED lighting control system for controlling a plurality of LED lightings includes: a master device which transmits an auto-addressing command, receives an ID corresponding to the auto-addressing command, automatically designates an address to each received ID, and transmits the ID and the address; and a plurality of terminal devices which receives the auto-addressing command, transmits a preset ID, and receives and sets the ID and the address. According to the auto-addressing apparatus and the auto-addressing method of the LED lighting control system as described above, the addresses are automatically designated and assigned to the plurality of terminal devices. Therefore it is possible to remove artificial manipulation of an installer, to reduce lighting installation costs, and reduce and simplify operations for numerous lightings. In addition, since the communications for the LED lighting control are performed by using existing power lines, it is possible to remove concerns for wireless communications interference and to significantly reduce installation costs. Each lighting is connected through the closed loop of the power lines, but a failed lighting is separated from the power lines by using a bidirectional switch. Therefore, the overall operations of the system can be smoothly performed.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to an automatic addressing apparatus and method for an LED lighting control system,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic addressing apparatus and method, and more particularly, to an automatic addressing apparatus and method of an LED lighting control system.

Conventional lighting systems are under constant efforts to reduce power consumption. This tendency is highlighting LED lighting with the issue of environment friendliness.

However, in the conventional lighting system such as a large underground parking lot, since many LED lights are installed, the control thereof is not simple, and it is also an easy task to install an LED lighting control system as well as an LED lighting installation.

Each LED light must be controlled ON / OFF one by one, illuminance control, and overall monitoring.

Thus, the master device controlling the entire lighting lamp controls each lighting lamp using a communication method such as RS485 or ZigBee. In the case of RS495 communication line, there is a disadvantage that double efforts such as permission and supervision of communication line are required in lighting facilities. On the other hand, a wireless communication system such as ZigBee is advantageous in that the construction cost of a lighting control system is low, but a wireless communication system for communication between a firefighting team and a command headquarters is constructed in a building underground parking lot, There is a problem that it is affected. Closed places such as underground parking lots may have more interference from other radio equipment.

However, a digital addressable lighting interface (DALI) system for lighting control has been applied, and such a lighting control protocol is a very expensive system, which has a problem of a high installation cost and a high maintenance cost. In particular, it requires a large amount of work and costs, such as installation costs and installation work for the railway, as well as various setting work for each lighting lamp.

For example, it is very inconvenient to assign an address to each light, if the number is too large. It is necessary to specify the address accurately and conveniently for each illumination lamp and to address the illumination lamp to be newly added more efficiently.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic addressing device of an LED lighting control system.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an automatic addressing method of an LED lighting control system.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for automatically addressing an LED lighting control system for controlling a plurality of LED lights, the system comprising: A master device for receiving the ID and automatically transmitting the ID and address by automatically designating an address for each received ID; And a plurality of terminal devices receiving the automatic addressing command, transmitting a predetermined ID, and receiving and setting the ID and the address.

At this time, LED lights may be connected to the plurality of terminal devices.

Meanwhile, the master device and the plurality of terminal devices may be configured to be connected through power lines of both strands.

And the master device and the plurality of terminal devices may be configured to form a serial closed loop using the power line.

And the terminal device includes: a bi-directional switch provided on the power line; A processor connected in parallel to the power line for performing ON / OFF control and illuminance control of the corresponding LED illumination, and transmitting the ID and a predetermined feedback signal to the master device via the bidirectional switch; And a power supply that is supplied with power through the power line and supplies power to the processor.

Here, the bi-directional switch operates in a switch-on state during normal operation and switches off the process when the processor malfunctions or abnormally operates to pass the signal of the power line, Pass-by. ≪ / RTI >

The automatic addressing device may be configured to automatically address a plurality of LED lights installed in an underground parking lot.

The master device may be configured to transmit and receive various signals through a power line of the closed loop in a forward direction or a backward direction.

And the master device may be configured to transmit an on / off control signal and an illumination control signal to the terminal device so that the processor of the terminal device performs a control operation.

The processor of the terminal device receives the on / off control signal and the illumination control signal, performs on / off control and illuminance control of the LED illumination, and feeds back the on / off state and illumination state to the master device .

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an LED lighting control method for controlling a plurality of LED lights, the method comprising the steps of: Transmitting to a plurality of terminal devices; The plurality of terminal devices receiving the automatic addressing command; Transmitting a predetermined ID to each of the plurality of terminal devices to the master device; Receiving the ID by the master device; The master device automatically assigning an address corresponding to the received ID; The master device transmitting the ID and the designated address to the plurality of terminal devices; Receiving the ID and the designated address from the plurality of terminal equipments and setting an address for the ID in comparison with the ID; And transmitting a signal (ACK) to the master device to confirm that the address is set by the plurality of terminal devices.

At this time, the master device may be further configured to transmit an on / off control signal and an illuminance control signal to the terminal device so that the terminal device performs a control operation.

The terminal device further includes a step of receiving the on / off control signal and the illumination control signal, performing ON / OFF control and illumination control of the corresponding LED illumination, and feeding back ON / OFF state and illumination state to the master device .

Herein, the step of transmitting the on / off control signal and the illumination control signal to the terminal device so that the master device performs the control operation of the terminal device comprises the steps of: forwarding the master device through the power line of the closed loop ) Direction or a backward direction of the on / off control signal and the illumination control signal.

Meanwhile, the master device and the plurality of terminal devices may be configured to be connected through power lines of both strands.

And the master device and the plurality of terminal devices may be configured to form a serial closed loop using the power line.

The terminal device may be installed in an underground parking lot.

According to the automatic addressing apparatus and method of the LED lighting control system as described above, since a plurality of terminal devices are automatically addressed and assigned, an artificial operation of the installer is eliminated, and the installation cost and operation There is an effect to reduce and simplify. In addition, since the conventional power line is used to perform communication for LED lighting control, there is no fear of radio communication interference and the installation cost is greatly reduced. The lighting lamps are connected to each other through the closed loop of the power line, and the malfunctioning lighting lamp is separated from the power line by using the bidirectional switch to smoothly perform the operation of the entire system.

1 is a block diagram of an automatic addressing apparatus of an LED lighting control system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart of an automatic addressing method of an LED lighting control system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the drawings and will herein be described in detail to the concrete inventive concept. It should be understood, however, that the invention is not intended to be limited to the particular embodiments, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention. Like reference numerals are used for like elements in describing each drawing.

The terms first, second, A, B, etc. may be used to describe various elements, but the elements should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as a first component. And / or < / RTI > includes any combination of a plurality of related listed items or any of a plurality of related listed items.

It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, . On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between.

The terminology used in this application is used only to describe a specific embodiment and is not intended to limit the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present application, the terms "comprises" or "having" and the like are used to specify that there is a feature, a number, a step, an operation, an element, a component or a combination thereof described in the specification, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries are to be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the contextual meaning of the related art and are to be interpreted as either ideal or overly formal in the sense of the present application Do not.

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

1 is a block diagram of an automatic addressing apparatus of an LED lighting control system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, an automatic addressing apparatus 100 (hereinafter, referred to as an 'automatic addressing apparatus') of an LED lighting control system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a master device 110 and a plurality of terminal devices 120). Here, the LED lighting lamps 200 may be connected to the respective terminal devices 120.

The automatic addressing apparatus 100 is configured such that the master device 110 automatically assigns addresses to a plurality of terminal devices 120. [ At this time, an LED illumination lamp 200 is installed in the terminal device 120, respectively.

The master device 110 and the plurality of terminal devices 120 can constitute a closed loop by using power lines of the existing two strands. There is an advantage that the installation of a new communication line is not required and the influence of interference due to wireless communication is also reduced because the existing power line is used as it is.

According to the automatic addressing algorithm of the master device 110 and the terminal device 120, there is an advantage that the setting work for a large number of the LED lighting lamps 200 can be performed without any artificial operation.

Hereinafter, the detailed configuration will be described.

The master device 110 is configured to first send an automatic addressing command to each terminal device 120. [ In response to this, the terminal device 120 is configured to receive a predetermined ID from each terminal device 120. It is preferable that the master device 110 knows the ID of the terminal device 120 with respect to the LED lighting device 200 in which the corresponding IDs exist. This is because the LED illumination lamp 200 at a predetermined position can be controlled on / off or illuminated as needed.

However, it is preferable that the terminal device 120 transmits the ID only when the LED lighting lamp 200 is installed in the terminal device 120. That is, it is preferable to control only when the LED lighting lamp 200 is installed.

On the other hand, when receiving the ID, the master device 110 may be configured to automatically specify an address for each received ID, and to transmit the ID and address to the terminal device 120.

The terminal device 120 is configured to receive an automatic addressing command from the master device 110 and to transmit a predetermined ID for each terminal device 120 when received. The terminal device 120 receives the ID and the corresponding address set from the master device 110.

Each terminal device 120 can receive the ID and the address of the other terminal device 120 through the closed loop power line. The ID and address of the other terminal device 120 are directly compared with the ID of the terminal device 120 and the received ID, . Accordingly, the terminal device 120 can find and set the address of its own ID.

On the other hand, the master device 110 may be configured to control the LED lighting lamp 200 on / off by controlling the terminal device 120 remotely or to control illumination. That is, the master device 110 may be configured to remotely control the overall illumination control.

At this time, the master device 110 may be configured to transmit or receive various signals to or from the terminal device 120 in the forward direction or the backward direction through the closed loop power line . That is, the direction of transmission / reception of signals on the closed loop may be any direction. However, if automatic acknowledgment (ACK) is received from the last terminal device 120 on the closed loop in the case of automatic addressing, it can be configured to complete automatic addressing.

Meanwhile, the automatic addressing apparatus 100 preferably controls a plurality of LED lighting lamps 200 installed in an underground parking lot and automatically designates an address.

2 is a block diagram of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, a terminal device 120 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be configured to include a bidirectional switch 121, a processor 122, and a power supply 123. [

At this time, the bidirectional switches 121 may be provided on the power line and connected to each other.

Here, the bi-directional switch 121 operates in a switch-on state during normal operation and switches off the process 122 when the processor 122 fails or operates abnormally, Pass-by " signal of the < / RTI > That is, the failed processor 122 separates from the power line and maintains the normal closed loop power line.

The processor 122 is connected to the power line in parallel to perform on / off control and illuminance control of the corresponding LED illumination 200 and transmits an ID and a predetermined feedback signal to the master device 110 through the bidirectional switch 121 .

The power supply 123 may be configured to receive power via a power line and provide power to the processor 122. That is, it is configured to convert AC power into DC and supply the AC power.

At this time, the processor 122 receives the on / off control signal and the illumination control signal, performs on / off control and illuminance control of the corresponding LED illumination 200, and outputs the on / off state and illumination state to the master device 110 Feedback can be configured.

3 is a flowchart of an automatic addressing method of an LED lighting control system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the master device 110 transmits an automatic addressing command to a plurality of terminal devices 120 each having a plurality of LED lights 200 (S101).

At this time, it is preferable that the master device 110 and the plurality of terminal devices 120 are connected through power lines of both strands, and it is preferable to form a serial closed loop using a power line.

Meanwhile, the terminal device 120 is preferably installed in an underground parking lot.

Next, a plurality of terminal devices 120 receive the automatic addressing command (S102).

 Next, a plurality of terminal devices 120 respectively transmit IDs previously designated to the master device 110 (S103).

Next, the master device 110 receives the ID (S104).

Next, the master device 110 automatically designates an address corresponding to the previously received ID (S105).

Next, the master device 110 transmits the ID and the previously designated address to a plurality of terminal devices 120 (S106).

Next, the plurality of terminal devices 120 receives the ID and the previously designated address, finds its own ID against the corresponding ID, and sets an address for the own ID (S107).

Next, the plurality of terminal devices 120 transmits a signal (ACK) to the master device 110 to confirm that the address is set (S108).

Next, the master device 110 transmits the on / off control signal and the illumination control signal to the terminal device 120 so that the terminal device 120 performs the control operation (S109).

At this time, the master device 110 may be configured to transmit the on / off control signal and the illumination control signal in the forward direction or the backward direction through the power line of the closed loop.

Next, the terminal device 120 receives the on / off control signal and the illumination control signal to perform on / off control and illuminance control of the corresponding LED illumination 200, and outputs the on / off state and the illumination state to the master device 110 (S110).

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as defined in the following claims There will be.

Claims (16)

1. An LED lighting control system for controlling a plurality of LED lights,
A master device for transmitting an automatic addressing command, receiving an ID corresponding to the automatic addressing command, automatically designating an address for each received ID, and transmitting the ID and address;
A plurality of terminal devices receiving the automatic addressing command, transmitting a predetermined ID, and receiving and setting the ID and address,
In the plurality of terminal devices,
LED illumination is connected to each other. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the master device
And is configured to be connected through both power lines of the LED lighting control system. The terminal device according to claim 2, wherein the master device
Wherein the power line is used to form a serial closed loop. The terminal device according to claim 3,
A bi-directional switch provided on the power line;
A processor connected in parallel to the power line for performing ON / OFF control and illuminance control of the corresponding LED illumination, and transmitting the ID and a predetermined feedback signal to the master device via the bidirectional switch;
And a power supply for supplying electric power to the processor through the power line. 5. The bidirectional switch of claim 4,
And operates in a switch-on state during normal operation and switches off the process when the processor malfunctions or abnormally operates to pass-by the signal of the power line Characterized by the automatic addressing of the LED lighting control system. 6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the automatic addressing device comprises:
Wherein the plurality of LED lights installed in the underground parking lot are automatically addressed. 7. The apparatus of claim 6,
And transmits / receives various signals through a power line of the closed loop in a forward direction or a backward direction. 8. The method according to claim 7,
And transmits an on / off control signal and an illumination control signal to the terminal device so that the processor of the terminal device performs a control operation. 9. The terminal device according to claim 8,
Off control signal and an illumination control signal to perform on / off control and illuminance control of the corresponding LED illumination, and to feedback the on / off state and illumination state to the master device. Automatic addressing device. 1. A method for controlling a plurality of LED lights,
The master device transmitting an automatic addressing command to a plurality of terminal devices each having the plurality of LED lights;
The plurality of terminal devices receiving the automatic addressing command;
Transmitting a predetermined ID to each of the plurality of terminal devices to the master device;
Receiving the ID by the master device;
The master device automatically assigning an address corresponding to the received ID;
The master device transmitting the ID and the designated address to the plurality of terminal devices;
Receiving the ID and the designated address from the plurality of terminal equipments and setting an address for the ID in comparison with the ID;
And transmitting a signal (ACK) to the master device to confirm that the address is set by the plurality of terminal devices. 11. The method of claim 10,
Further comprising the step of transmitting the on / off control signal and the illumination control signal to the terminal device so that the master device performs the control operation of the terminal device. 12. The method of claim 11,
The terminal device may further include an on / off control signal and an illumination control signal to perform on / off control and illuminance control of the corresponding LED illumination, and feedback on / off state and illumination state to the master device Wherein the LED lighting control system comprises a plurality of LEDs. 13. The method of claim 12, wherein the step of transmitting the on / off control signal and the illumination control signal to the terminal device to allow the master device to perform the control operation
Wherein the master device transmits the on / off control signal and the illumination control signal in a forward direction or a backward direction through a power line of the closed loop. . 13. The terminal device according to claim 12, wherein the master device
Wherein the plurality of LEDs are connected to each other through power lines of both strands. 15. The terminal device according to claim 14, wherein the master device and the plurality of terminal devices
Wherein the power line is used to form a closed loop. ≪ RTI ID = 0.0 > 11. < / RTI > 16. The terminal device according to claim 15,
Wherein the LED lighting control system is installed in an underground parking lot.

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