KR20140145230A - Portable dimming setting apparatus for lighting device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a portable dimming setting apparatus of a lighting device, which is installed in a lighting target area and controls dimming of a plurality of LED lighting devices including a communication module performing a wireless communication function through wireless communication. The portable dimming setting apparatus of a lighting device comprises a communication unit performing wireless communication with the LED lighting devices to transmit a dimming setting signal and receiving a state information signal from the LED lighting devices; a connection rod connected to one end of the communication unit to vertically move the communication unit; and a control unit installed on one side of the connection rod to generate a dimming setting signal including a dimming level and a dimming time, controlling dimming of the LED lighting devices individually or by group by using the dimming setting signal, and displaying a dimming state of the LED lighting devices through the state information signal. Thus, in the present invention, a dimming setting signal can be transmitted to the LED lighting devices through wireless communication, state information of the LED lighting devices can be received, and a dimming setting process and a state of the LED lighting devices can be checked through a display unit in real time. Also, since an operator can adjust the portable dimming setting apparatus in four directions to a position close to the LED lighting devices, while carrying the apparatus, communication accuracy with an LED lighting device intended to be set for dimming can be further enhanced.

Description

[0001] DESCRIPTION [0002] PORTABLE DIMMING SETTING APPARATUS FOR LIGHTING DEVICE [0003]

The present invention relates to a portable dimming setting apparatus for a lighting apparatus, and more particularly to a dimming setting apparatus for a dimming setting apparatus, which transmits dimming setting signals through wireless communication with an LED lighting apparatus, receives status information of the LED lighting apparatus, To a portable dimming setting device of an illuminating device capable of adjusting up, down, left, and right to a position close to a lighting device.

In addition to the development of the network technology, network construction is carried out in the outdoor and in the building. Such a network enables one server and various electronic devices to be connected to each other, thus enabling remote control of various electronic devices by the server.

The remote control can provide various services while controlling the electronic devices connected to the network, in particular, the lighting. In other words, the remote control of the light allows the on / off and brightness, color, and color temperature of the light to be adjusted through the server.

Incident lighting, such as incandescent lamps, fluorescent lamps, mercury lamps, neon lights, sodium lamps, etc., or LED lights that have recently improved power saving and illumination have been applied. Normally, public lighting is turned on at sunset and turned off at sunrise. This is accomplished by turning on or off the illumination lamp by means of a light sensor which senses the light.

However, the remote control of the illumination can not transmit the response signal resulting from the control command to the server in the unidirectional direction, that is, unilaterally transmitting the control command from the server to the illumination, and in particular, even if the illumination of the server is controlled The user of the server side can not monitor the state information of the lighting lamp according to the control, so that it is very difficult to receive the reliability of the lighting control.

As a prior art document, patent registration No. 10-1110173 (filed on Jan. 19, 2012) discloses a description of sequential lighting control methods through group and individual control.

In the conventional sequential lighting control method by group and individual control, a group of sensors and LED converters is set, and when a command is received from the Zigbee circuit part of the sensor to the Zigbee circuit part of the LED converter, the microcontroller analyzes the received command It is determined whether the group is the group to which it belongs, the front / rear group of the group to which the group belongs, or the group that is two steps away from the group to which the group belongs, and transmits an ON / OFF control command to the dimming control unit according to the situation. By passing a gradual brightness reduction signal after a lapse of time, a person or an object is lighted in advance before arriving at a destination, thereby eliminating the inconvenience and anxiety, and immediately turning off after a person or an object is turned off, And intelligent lighting system by sequential lighting control by individual control Can be implemented.

Conventionally, a sequential lighting control method through group and individual control includes a remote controller to which a communication module for Zigbee communication is mounted and transmits a control command including an ON / OFF command of LED lighting to a zigbee circuit section, Although the remote control has an advantage of being portable, it can not confirm whether the control command is normally transmitted to the LED lighting lamp, and the status of the LED lighting control can not be confirmed.

The present invention can transmit the dimming setting signal through the wireless communication with the LED lighting device, receive the status information of the LED lighting device, check the dimming setting process and the status of the LED lighting device in real time through the display means Provided is a portable dimming setting device for a lighting device which can improve the accuracy of communication with an LED lighting device that allows dimming setting by allowing a worker to carry it up, down, left and right to a position close to the LED lighting device while carrying it.

Among the embodiments, the portable dimming setting device of the lighting device is a portable dimming setting device of a lighting device which is installed in an area to be illuminated and controls the dimming of a plurality of LED lighting devices including a communication module performing a wireless communication function by wireless communication A communication unit for wirelessly communicating with the LED lighting device to transmit a dimming setting signal and receive a status information signal from the LED lighting device; A connection rod connected to one end of the communication unit to move the communication unit up and down; A dimming setting signal including a dimming level and a dimming time is provided on one side of the connecting rod, dimming control is performed on the LED lighting apparatus by individual or group using the dimming setting signal, And a control unit for displaying a dimming state of the light source.

The portable dimming setting apparatus may further include a torque providing unit that connects the wireless communication unit to one end and the connecting rod is connected to the other end to rotate the wireless communication unit left and right.

The portable dimming setting apparatus may further include a power transmission unit assembled in a multistage manner and having a lower end of the connecting rod for intermittently expanding and retracting the connecting rod.

Wherein the control unit assigns a private ID for each of the LED lighting devices and a group ID for grouping the LED lighting devices to each other and sets an ID for setting the group ID and the private ID to be dimmed Setting section; A dimmer type setting unit for setting a dimmer type of the LED lighting apparatus; A dimming setting unit for setting a dimming level and a dimming time of the LED lighting apparatus; A group ID search unit for searching a group ID set by the ID setting unit in a specific search area; A setting status confirmation unit for communicating with the group ID retrieved by the group ID retrieving unit to confirm the dimming setting status or the communication status of the LED lighting apparatus in the group; A dimming setting unit, a dimming setting unit, a group ID searching unit, and a setting status checking unit, and outputs a dimming setting signal to the wireless communication unit, A control unit for displaying current dimming setting status or communication status of the LED lighting apparatus; And a display unit for displaying a dimming setting process, a dimming setting result or a communication error condition under the control of the control unit.

The control unit may further include: a power supply unit for supplying driving power; And a warning sound output unit for analyzing the status information signal and outputting a warning sound when a communication failure or failure of the LED lighting apparatus is detected.

Wherein the control unit sets a delay lighting / non-lighting setting unit for setting on / off of delay fade-in and delay fade-out of the LED lighting apparatus and setting the delay lighting and delay lighting off times .

The dimmer type setting unit may include a master dimmer type capable of bidirectional communication; A slave dimmer type for receiving a dimming setting signal from the master dimmer; A sensor dimmer type including a specific sensor, for transmitting a sensing signal of the sensor to the master dimmer and receiving a dimming setting signal from the master dimmer; And a multi-sensor dimmer type that includes a specific sensor and an LED in a group, transmits a detection signal of the sensor to the master dimmer, and receives a dimming setting signal from the master dimmer.

Data transmitted / received between the wireless communication unit and the LED lighting device is divided into byte units, and the byte data includes a private ID (PID), a reception_transmission function designation (Rx_Tx), a command, a group ID_high (GID_High ), A group ID_row (GID_Low), a current dimming level (Dim_Level), a maximum dimming (Dim_Max), a minimum dimming (Dim_Min), a dimming time (Dim_Time), a dimmer type A row (Sub_Low), and a checksum (CheckSum).

The portable dimming setting apparatus of the lighting apparatus of the present invention transmits a dimming setting signal through wireless communication with the LED lighting apparatus and can receive status information of the LED lighting apparatus. It is possible not only to check the status in real time but also to control the vertical and horizontal adjustments to the position close to the LED lighting apparatus while the operator is carrying it, thereby improving the communication accuracy with the LED lighting apparatus.

1 is a view for explaining a portable dimming setting device of an LED lighting device and a lighting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a view for explaining an appearance of a portable dimming setting apparatus of a lighting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the control unit of Fig.
Fig. 4 is a view for explaining an example of a data packet in the wireless communication unit and the LED illuminator period in Fig. 1;
5 is a view showing an example of a screen of the display unit of Fig.

The description of the present invention is merely an example for structural or functional explanation, and the scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited by the embodiments described in the text. That is, the embodiments are to be construed as being variously embodied and having various forms, so that the scope of the present invention should be understood to include equivalents capable of realizing technical ideas. Also, the purpose or effect of the present invention should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention, since it does not mean that a specific embodiment should include all or only such effect.

Meanwhile, the meaning of the terms described in the present invention should be understood as follows.

The terms "first "," second ", and the like are intended to distinguish one element from another, and the scope of the right should not be limited by these terms. For example, 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.

It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected to the other element, but there may be other elements in between. On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between. On the other hand, other expressions that describe the relationship between components, such as "between" and "between" or "neighboring to" and "directly adjacent to" should be interpreted as well.

It should be understood that the singular " include "or" have "are to be construed as including a stated feature, number, step, operation, component, It is to be understood that the combination is intended to specify that it does not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

In each step, the identification code (e.g., a, b, c, etc.) is used for convenience of explanation, the identification code does not describe the order of each step, Unless otherwise stated, it may occur differently from the stated order. That is, each step may occur in the same order as described, may be performed substantially concurrently, or may be performed in reverse order.

All terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs, unless otherwise defined. Commonly used predefined terms should be interpreted to be consistent with the meanings in the context of the related art and can not be interpreted as having ideal or overly formal meaning unless explicitly defined in the present invention.

1 is a view for explaining a portable dimming setting device of an LED lighting device and a lighting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the LED lighting apparatus 100 includes an LED 110, a dimmer 120, and a Switched Mode Power Supply (SMPS) 130.

The dimmer 120 controls the amount of current supplied from the SMPS 130 to output a dimming signal for adjusting the brightness of the LEDs.

The dimmer 120 may be of various types and includes a master dimmer Tx1 capable of bidirectional communication, a slave dimmer Rx0 receiving a dimming setting signal from the master dimmer Tx1, A sensor dimmer Rx2 that includes a sensor and transmits a sense signal to the master dimmer Tx1, and a multi-sensor dimmer MSRx3 that includes a sensor and an LED.

The multi-sensor dimmer (MSRx3) is installed at an adjacent position between the magnetic group and the neighboring group, and transmits the sensing signal sensed by the sensor to the master dimmer (Tx1) of the magnetic group and also to the master dimmer of the neighboring group . Further, the multi-sensor dimmer MSRx3 receives the dimming setting signal from the master dimmer Tx1.

The SMPS 130 is driven by a dimming signal generated by the dimmer 120 to supply a switching mode power supply, which supplies a power less than 5 V DC, which can stably use the LED 110.

On the other hand, the portable dimming setting apparatus 200 includes a wireless communication unit 210, a control unit 220, and a connecting rod 230.

The wireless communication unit 210 performs wireless communication with the dimmer 120 of the LED lighting apparatus 100 to transmit a dimming setting signal and receives the status information signal from the LED lighting apparatus 100. [

The control unit 220 communicates wired or wirelessly with the wireless communication unit 210 and transmits and receives the dimming setting signal and the status information signal to and from the wireless communication unit 210 and controls the dimming state of the LED lighting apparatus 100 Display.

The connection rod 230 is provided with a wireless communication unit 210 on the upper side and a control unit 220 on the lower side. The connecting rod 230 can move the wireless communication unit 210 manually or automatically up and down and left and right.

FIG. 2 is a view for explaining an appearance of a portable dimming setting apparatus of a lighting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, the portable dimming setting apparatus 200 of the lighting apparatus includes a wireless communication unit 210, a control unit 220, a connecting rod 230, a turning force providing unit 240, a power transmitting unit 250, (260) and a handle (270).

The connecting rod 230 has a wireless communication unit 210 connected to the upper end thereof, a control unit 220 connected to the lower end thereof, and a knob 270 connected to the end thereof. The connecting rod 230 is assembled in multiple stages and can be vertically adjusted by manual or automatic operation.

The turning force providing unit 240 is connected to one end of the wireless communication unit 210, the connecting rod 230 is connected to the other end, and provides a rotational force to rotate the wireless communication unit 210 left and right. The rotational force providing unit 240 may be a motor such as a step motor.

The power transmitting unit 250 is installed at the lower end of the connecting rod 230 and intermittently stretches and shrinks the connecting rod 230 by a user command.

The display unit 260 is an LCD capable of performing a touch input function and displays a setting status so that a dimming setting signal can be generated and transmitted to the LED lighting apparatus 100. The display unit 260 displays a communication result with the wireless communication unit 210 do.

Also, the display unit 260 can support key input required for adjusting the left and right angles of the rotational force providing unit 240, and key input required for the up and down movement of the power transmitting unit 250.

Fig. 3 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of the control unit of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 is a diagram for explaining an example of a data packet of the wireless communication unit and the LED illuminator period of Fig.

3, the control unit 220 includes an ID setting unit 221, a dimmer type setting unit 222, a dimming setting unit 223, a group ID search unit 224, a setting status confirmation unit 225, A control unit 227, a display unit 260, a power supply unit 228, and a warning sound output unit 229. The delayed ON / OFF setting unit 226, the control unit 227, the display unit 260,

The ID setting unit 221 is assigned a private ID for each LED lighting apparatus 100 and group IDs of the LED lighting apparatuses by zones to give a group ID to each group. And the private ID.

The dimmer type setting unit 222 sets a dimmer type to be dimmed among the dimmer types of the master dimmer Tx1, the slave dimmer Rx0, the sensor dimmer Rx2 and the multisensor dimmer MSRx3.

The dimming setting unit 223 sets a dimming level and a dimming time of the LED lighting apparatus 100.

The group ID search unit 224 searches for the group ID set by the ID setting unit 221 within the search area of about 50 cm.

The setting status confirmation unit 225 communicates with the group ID searched by the group ID search unit 224 to confirm the dimming setting status or the communication status of the LED lighting apparatus 100 in the group. The setting status confirmation unit 225 informs the control unit 227 of the communication failure status when communication with the LED lighting apparatus 100 of the group ID currently communicating is not established and the control unit 227 displays the communication failure status on the display unit 260 ) To output the message "UART Network Error ".

The delay ON / OFF setting unit 226 sets ON / OFF of delay fade-in and delay fade-out of the LED lighting apparatus 100 and sets the delay lighting and delay And determines the time for turning off.

The control unit 227 includes an ID setting unit 221, a dimmer type setting unit 222, a dimming setting unit 223, a group ID search unit 224, a delay ON / OFF setting unit 226, And outputs the dimming setting signal to the wireless communication unit 210. The current dimming setting status of the LED lighting apparatus 100 according to the confirmation result of the setting status confirming unit 225 or the current dimming setting status of the LED lighting apparatus 100, . In addition, the controller 227 may analyze the status information signal of the LED lighting apparatus 100 to determine whether the LED is faulty.

The control unit 227 is connected to the wireless communication unit 210 in a wired or wireless manner and transmits or receives various signals including a dimming setting signal through a separate transmission line or a communication unit 227a. In addition, the control unit 227 may include an internal or external memory 227b for storing a private ID, a group ID, dimming setting information, communication failure information, and LED status information.

The wireless communication unit 210 transmits the dimming setting signal transmitted through the control unit 227 to the master dimmer (Tx1) type LED lighting apparatus (Tx1) through a data packet having one frame of 16 bytes as shown in FIG. (100).

Referring to FIG. 4, data transmitted / received between the wireless communication unit 210 and the LED lighting apparatus 100 is divided into byte units, and 16 bytes of byte data are gathered to form one frame.

The byte data includes a private ID (PID), a reception_transmission function designation (Rx_Tx), a command, a group ID_high (GID_High), a group ID_row (GID_Low), a current dimming level (Dim_Level) ), Minimum dimming (Dim_Min), dimming time (Dim_Time) dimmer type (Dim_Type), time, Sub_High, Sub_Low and CheckSum.

A master dimmer (Tx1) type LED lighting apparatus 100 transmits a wireless setting signal to a slave dimmer, a sensor dimmer, and a multisensor dimmer. Further, the master dimmer receives the sensing signal transmitted from the sensor dimmer or the multi-sensor dimmer, confirms the communication state with the slave dimmer, the sensor dimmer, and the multi-sensor dimmer, and transmits the state information signal to the wireless communication unit 210.

The display unit 260 displays the ID setting unit 221, the dimmer type setting unit 222, the dimming setting unit 223, the group ID search unit 224, and the delay ON / OFF setting unit (not shown) under the control of the control unit 227 226, respectively, and the setting status confirmation unit 225 displays whether or not the communication failure of the LED lighting apparatus 100 is detected.

The power supply unit 228 provides driving power and the alarm sound output unit 229 outputs a warning sound for the occurrence of communication failure or failure of the LED lighting apparatus 100 under the control of the control unit 227.

5 is a view showing an example of a screen of the display unit of Fig.

Referring to FIG. 5, the display unit 260 provides a setting group menu, a group search menu, and a result group.

The setting group menu sets the address of the new group ID, the old group ID and the private ID, and sets the dimming type, the dimming level, the dimming time, the ON / OFF of the delay ON / You can set the group you want.

In the setting group menu, the multi-sensor dimmer (MSRx3) transmits the sensing signal of the sensor to the magnetic group, and transmits the sensing signal to the neighboring group. Therefore, the address of the master dimmer of the neighboring group is designated as the secondary address .

In the group search menu, the group ID to be searched is entered into 'Find GroupID', a start-end search address is designated, and a search button is clicked to search for a group ID to be searched in a certain search area.

The group result menu outputs the result of the communication failure via the communicated connection (Connect) with the retrieved group ID to the result window (Result).

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 present invention as defined by the following claims It can be understood that

100: LED lighting device 110: LED
120: Dimmer 130: SMPS
200: portable dimming setting device 210: wireless communication unit
220: control unit 230: connecting rod
240: rotational force providing unit 250: power transmitting unit
260: Display portion 270: Handle

Claims (8)

A portable dimming setting device of a lighting apparatus for controlling dimming of a plurality of LED lighting apparatuses including a communication module performing a wireless communication function by wireless communication,
A wireless communication unit that wirelessly communicates with the LED lighting device to transmit a dimming setting signal and receives a status information signal from the LED lighting device;
A connection rod connected to one end of the communication unit to move the communication unit up and down;
A dimming setting signal including a dimming level and a dimming time is provided on one side of the connecting rod, dimming control is performed on the LED lighting apparatus by individual or group using the dimming setting signal, And a control unit for displaying a dimming state of the dimming device.
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the portable dimming setting device comprises:
Further comprising a turning force providing unit that connects the wireless communication unit to one end and the connecting rod is connected to the other end to rotate the wireless communication unit left and right.
The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a power transmission unit assembled in a multistage manner and provided at a lower end of the connecting rod to intermittently extend and retract the connecting rod.
The apparatus according to claim 1,
An ID setting unit for assigning a private ID for each of the LED lighting devices and a group ID for grouping the LED lighting devices to each other and setting the group ID and the private ID to be dimmed;
A dimmer type setting unit for setting a dimmer type of the LED lighting apparatus;
A dimming setting unit for setting a dimming level and a dimming time of the LED lighting apparatus;
A group ID search unit for searching a group ID set by the ID setting unit in a specific search area;
A setting status confirmation unit for communicating with the group ID retrieved by the group ID retrieving unit to confirm the dimming setting status or the communication status of the LED lighting apparatus in the group;
A dimming setting unit, a dimming setting unit, a group ID searching unit, and a setting status checking unit, and outputs a dimming setting signal to the wireless communication unit, A control unit for displaying current dimming setting status or communication status of the LED lighting apparatus; And
And a display unit for displaying a dimming setting process, a dimming setting result, or a communication error condition under the control of the control unit.
5. The apparatus according to claim 4,
A power supply unit for supplying driving power; And
Further comprising a warning sound output unit for analyzing the status information signal and outputting a warning sound when a communication failure or a failure of the LED lighting apparatus is detected.
5. The apparatus according to claim 4,
And a delay lighting / non-lighting setting section for setting on / off of delay fade-in and delay fade-out of the LED lighting apparatus and setting the delay lighting time and the delay lighting off time And a portable dimming setting device of the lighting device.
The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the dimmer type setting unit
A master dimmer type capable of bidirectional communication;
A slave dimmer type for receiving a dimming setting signal from the master dimmer;
A sensor dimmer type including a specific sensor, for transmitting a sensing signal of the sensor to the master dimmer and receiving a dimming setting signal from the master dimmer; And
A dimmer type of a multisensor dimmer type including a specific sensor and an LED in a group and transmitting a detection signal of the sensor to the master dimmer and receiving a dimming setting signal from the master dimmer, Portable dimming setting device for lighting equipment.
The method according to claim 1,
Data transmitted / received between the wireless communication unit and the LED lighting device is divided into byte units, and the byte data includes a private ID (PID), a reception_transmission function designation (Rx_Tx), a command, a group ID_high (GID_High ), A group ID_row (GID_Low), a current dimming level (Dim_Level), a maximum dimming (Dim_Max), a minimum dimming (Dim_Min), a dimming time (Dim_Time), a dimmer type A sub-low, and a checksum.

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