KR20200100437A - Development board for disable person - Google Patents

Abstract

A development board for IoT education for the disabled according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a pin header module (30) formed of a plurality of pin headers integrally installed on a main substrate (10); an external sensor connection terminal (40) integrally provided on the main substrate (10); a Wi-Fi module (50) integrally provided on the main substrate (10) and transmitting and receiving data through Wi-Fi communications; a charging/discharging module (70) for charging and discharging a battery (72); at least one USB port (60) for supplying power to the battery (72); a plurality of charging LEDs (74) for displaying a charging state of the battery (72) when charging the battery (72) by power supplied through the USB port (60); and a micro-controller (20) for controlling an electrical part connected through the pin header module (30) and a sensor part connected through the external sensor connection terminal (40).

Description

IOT education development board for the disabled {DEVELOPMENT BOARD FOR DISABLE PERSON}

The present invention relates to a development board for IOT education for persons with disabilities, and more particularly, to a development board for IOT education for persons with disabilities capable of transmitting and receiving data from an external Wi-Fi module 50 and constructing various practice environments.

Arduino (ARDUINO) refers to a complete board and development tool environment equipped with a single board microcontroller based on open source. The Arduino can control external electronic devices such as LEDs or motors by receiving signals from multiple switches or sensors.

Arduino is relatively inexpensive compared to other modules and can easily operate a microcontroller. In general, AVR programming has to go through a cumbersome process, such as having to compile with WinAVR and upload through an ISP device, but Arduino can easily compile and upload through USB. In addition, Arduino is relatively inexpensive compared to other modules, supports Windows, Mac OSX, and various OSes such as Linux, and the circuit diagram of the Arduino training device is disclosed according to CCL, so anyone can make their own board. Can be modified. Arduino includes all development tools and environments related to the microcontroller 20 board.

However, in the Arduino training apparatus according to the prior art, only very limited sensor input/output devices including a microcontroller are provided, and thus controlling an external electronic device through the Arduino training apparatus is very limited.

In addition, for the disabled, not the general public, there is a problem that it is very difficult to implement a complex control circuit using a conventional Arduino training device.

The matters described in this background are prepared to enhance an understanding of the background of the invention, and may include matters not known in the prior art to those of ordinary skill in the field to which this technology belongs.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2017-0135481

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a development board for IOT education for a disabled person capable of transmitting and receiving data to and from an external electronic device through Wi-Fi communication and establishing various practice environments.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a development board for IOT education for the disabled, which enables a person who is difficult to implement a complex circuit device, such as a disabled person, not a general person, to easily conduct education and practice.

The development board for IOT education for the disabled according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object includes a pin header module 30 consisting of a plurality of pin headers integrally installed on the main substrate 10; An external sensor connection terminal 40 integrally provided on the main board 10; A WiFi module 50 integrally provided on the main substrate 10 to transmit and receive data through WiFi communication; A charge/discharge module 70 for charging and discharging the battery 72; At least one USB port 60 for supplying power to the battery 72; A plurality of charging LEDs 74 indicating a charging state of the battery 72 when charging the battery 72 by power supplied through the USB port 60; And a microcontroller 20 for controlling an electric component connected through the pin header module 30 and a sensor component connected through the external sensor connection terminal 40.

The development board for IOT education for the disabled according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a solar panel 80 installed on the main substrate 10 to charge the battery 72.

The development board for IOT education for the disabled according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a solar charging LED 82 that is lit when the battery 72 is charged through the solar panel 80.

The external sensor connection terminal 40 is an LED connection terminal capable of connecting an LED, an illumination sensor connection terminal capable of connecting an illumination sensor, a temperature and humidity sensor connection terminal capable of connecting a temperature and humidity sensor, and a Bluetooth connection terminal capable of connecting a Bluetooth module. It may include.

When power is not supplied through the USB port 60, the plurality of charging LEDs 74 may be lit to display the charging state of the battery 72.

According to the development board for IOT education for the disabled according to the embodiment of the present invention as described above, it is possible to easily implement a user environment for practicing by implementing various electronic/electric circuits desired by the user.

In addition, it is possible to provide a development board for IOT education for the disabled in which a person who is difficult to implement a complex circuit device such as a disabled person other than the general person can easily conduct education and practice.

These drawings are for reference only in describing exemplary embodiments of the present invention, and therefore, the technical idea of the present invention should not be limited to the accompanying drawings.
1 is a block diagram of a development board for IOT education for the disabled according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a view showing a picture of a development board for IOT education for the disabled according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a conceptual diagram showing an LED connection terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a conceptual diagram showing an illuminance sensor connection terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a temperature and humidity sensor connection terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a conceptual diagram showing a Bluetooth connection terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those of ordinary skill in the art may easily implement the present invention. However, the present invention may be implemented in various different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein.

In order to clearly describe the present invention, parts irrelevant to the description have been omitted, and the same reference numerals are assigned to the same or similar components throughout the specification.

In addition, the size and thickness of each component shown in the drawings are arbitrarily shown for convenience of description, so the present invention is not necessarily limited to those shown in the drawings, and the thickness is enlarged to clearly express various parts and regions. Done.

Additionally, some methods may be executed by at least one controller or controller.

The term controller or controller refers to a hardware device comprising a memory and a processor adapted to execute one or more steps that are interpreted as an algorithmic structure.

The memory is adapted to store algorithm steps, and the processor is configured to specifically execute the algorithm steps to perform one or more of the processes described below.

Furthermore, the control logic of the present invention may be implemented in a non-transitory, computer-readable medium on a computer-readable means including executable program instructions executed by a processor, a controller, or the like.

Examples of computer-readable means include, but are not limited to, ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, flash drive, smart card, and optical data storage device.

The computer-readable reproduction medium may be distributed to a computer system connected through a network, and stored and executed in a distributed manner by, for example, a telematics server or a controller area network (CAN).

Hereinafter, a development board for IOT education for the disabled according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram of a development board for IOT education for the disabled according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a view showing a picture of a development board for IOT education for the disabled according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the development board for IOT education for the disabled according to an embodiment of the present invention transmits data with external electronic devices through a microcontroller 20 installed on the Arduino main board 10 and Wi-Fi communication. Wi-Fi module 50 (wifi-module), USB port 60, battery 72, battery 72, charging/discharging module 70, pin header module 30, and external sensor connection terminal 40 ) Can be included.

Through the Wi-Fi module 50 (wifi-module), the IOT educational development board for the disabled may be wirelessly connected to the external Wi-Fi module 50 to transmit and/or receive data from an external electronic device wirelessly connected to the network. The WiFi module 50 may be a WiFi module 50 configured based on ESP-12E. Since the ESP-12E-based Wi-Fi module 50 has the advantage of driving low power, the use time of the development board for IOT education for the disabled operated by the battery 72 can be increased. The WiFi module 50 is implemented to be programmable through an Arduino integrated development environment (ARDUINO IDE).

The USB port 60 (universal serial port) connects an external USB device to a development board for IOT education for the disabled. The USB port 60 may be composed of two USB pods. For example, the first USB port 60 may be a general USB port 60, and the second USB port 60 is a micro 5-pin standard USB port 60 used in small electronic devices such as smartphones. ) Can be.

The battery 72 is installed on the Arduino main board 10 to charge and discharge electric power, and may be formed of a lithium-polymer battery 72. When 5V power is supplied to the Arduino main board 10 through the USB port 60, the battery 72 is charged, and the Arduino main board 10 is charged by the power charged in the battery 72. Various electric/electronic components to be installed can operate.

A charge/discharge module 70 may be installed between the USB port 60 and the battery 72. When the battery 72 is charged through the USB port 60, the charging/discharging module 70 may display a charging state of the battery 72 through a plurality of LEDs. For example, the plurality of LEDs may be composed of four charging LEDs 74. At this time, when the charging state of the battery 72 through the USB port 60 is 25% or less, only one of the four charging LEDs 74 is turned on, and the charging state of the battery 72 increases to 25-50%. If it is between, two of the four charging LEDs 74 are lit, and when the charging state of the battery 72 increases further, and between 50 and 75%, three of the four charging LEDs 74 light up, and the last As a result, if the charging state of the battery 72 is between 75-100%, all four LEDs are lit, so that the user can easily grasp the charging state of the battery 72.

On the other hand, if power is not supplied from the outside through the USB port 60, discharge proceeds from the battery 72 installed on the Arduino main board 10, and the charging state of the battery 72 is indicated by the four charging LEDs described above. It can be grasped from the lighting state of (74). That is, the user can visually grasp the amount of use of the battery 72 from the lighting state of the four charging LEDs 74.

The pin header module 30 is a component for connecting various electric components or electronic components through a development board for IOT education for the disabled. The pin header module 30 is integrally provided on the main substrate 10.

Conventionally, in order to connect external electronic components (eg, sensors, LEDs, resistors, etc.) to the development board for IOT education for the disabled, it is inconvenient to connect a separate breadboard and then connect the electronic components to the breadboard. There was this. However, according to the development board for IOT education for the disabled according to the present invention, by allowing the pin header module 30 to connect external electric/electronic components in the form of pin sockets, the user can connect various electric/electronic components without the need to connect a breadboard. Became possible.

The pin header module 30 may include a first pin header module 30 and a second pin header module 30. The pin configuration of the first pin header module 30 may be formed as follows.

Pin configuration of pin header function RT nRST A0 ADC EX EN EN DO GPIO 16 D5 GPIO 14 D6 GPIO 12 D7 GPIO 13 SO SPI MOSI SI SIP MISO 9 GPIO 9

The pin configuration of the second pin header module 30 may be formed as follows.

Pin configuration of pin header function TX TX RX RX D1 GPIO 5 D2 GPIO 4 D3 GPIO 0 D4 GPIO 2 D8 GPIO 15 SC SPI CLK ST SPI INT 10 GPIO 10

The external sensor connection terminal 40 is a port integrally installed on the Arduino main board 10 to allow a user to easily connect electronic components. To this end, the external sensor connection terminal 40 may include an LED connection terminal, an illumination sensor connection terminal, a temperature and humidity sensor connection terminal, and a Bluetooth connection terminal.

The LED connection terminal may be configured in plural, and in an embodiment of the present invention, three LED connection terminals may be configured on the Arduino main board 10. Since the LED connection terminal is composed of a pin header type, a user can implement a usage environment for controlling the LED by connecting a pin socket type LED to the LED connection terminal. Referring to FIG. 3, the LED connection terminal may be composed of two pin header types, one pin header may be a 3V power input terminal, and the other may be composed of a data input/output terminal. Data input/output terminals of the three LED connection terminals may be configured to be respectively connected to D4 (GPIO 2), D2 (GPIO 4), and D1 (GPIO 5) of the pin header module 30.

The illuminance sensor connection terminal is configured in a pin header type and is a terminal to which a pin socket type illuminance sensor can be connected. By connecting a pin-socket type illuminance sensor to an illuminance sensor connection terminal, a user environment can be implemented in which an external electronic device is controlled using an illuminance value input through the illuminance sensor. Referring to FIG. 4, the illuminance sensor connection terminal may be composed of two pin header types, one pin header may be composed of a 3V power input terminal, and the other may be composed of a data input/output terminal. The data input/output terminal may be configured to be connected to A0 (ADC EX) of the pin header module 30.

The temperature/humidity sensor connection terminal is configured in a pin header type and is a terminal capable of connecting a pin socket type temperature/humidity sensor. By connecting the pin-socket type temperature and humidity sensor to the temperature and humidity sensor connection terminal, a user environment may be implemented in which an external electronic device is controlled using a temperature and/or humidity value input through the temperature and humidity sensor. Referring to FIG. 5, the temperature and humidity sensor connection terminal may be composed of three pin header types, one pin header is a 3V power input terminal, the other pin header is a ground terminal, and the other pin header is data. It can be composed of input/output terminals. The data input/output terminal may be configured to be connected to D5 (GPIO 14) of the pin header module 30.

The Bluetooth connection terminal is configured in a pin header type and is a terminal through which a pin socket type Bluetooth module can be connected. When a user connects a pin-socket type Bluetooth module to a Bluetooth connection terminal, a user environment in which an external electronic device is controlled using an external signal input through the Bluetooth module can be implemented. Referring to FIG. 6, the Bluetooth connection terminal may be composed of four pin header types, one pin header is a 3V power input terminal, the other pin header is a ground terminal, and the other two pin headers are data input/output. It can be configured as a terminal. The data input/output terminal may be configured to be connected to D7 (GPIO 13) and D8 (GPIO 15) of the pin header module 30.

The microcontroller serves to control various components installed on the Arduino main board 10. To this end, the microcontroller is electrically connected to the Wi-Fi module 50, the pin header module 30, and the external sensor connection terminal 40. The microcontroller is implemented to be programmable through an Arduino integrated development environment (ARDUINO IDE).

Meanwhile, the development board for IOT education for the disabled according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a solar panel 80 installed on the main substrate 10 to charge the battery 72. Solar energy is converted into electric energy through the solar panel 80, and the converted electric energy may be charged in the battery 72. In addition, a solar charging LED 82 is installed on the Arduino main substrate 10, and when the battery 72 is charged through the solar panel 80, the solar charging LED 82 is configured to light. . Through this, the user can visually check whether the battery 72 is being charged through the solar panel 80.

In the embodiment of the present invention, when the battery 72 cannot be charged through the USB port 60, the battery 72 can be charged through the solar panel 80, so that the disabled IOT education is used in various environments. It is possible to provide a practice environment using a development board.

Hereinafter, a process in which a user performs various exercises using the development board for IOT education for the disabled according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

The user installs a control target to be controlled on the development board for IOT education for the disabled by using the development board for IOT education for the disabled according to an embodiment of the present invention.

For example, a circuit that controls a motor by an input clock and turns on an LED according to the operation of a three-phase motor will be described as an example. In this case, the user connects a three-phase motor to the output terminal (eg, GPIO 12, GPIO 13, GPIO 14) of the first pin header module 30 of the development board for IOT education for the disabled. And each LED is connected to the two LED connection terminals. Then, a pulse generator that outputs a pulse is connected to an input terminal (eg, SPI CLK) of the second pin header module 30.

After coding a control program capable of controlling the motor through the microcontroller 20 through the integrated development environment, the control program is loaded into the microcontroller 20. Through this process, when a pulse signal is input from the SPI CLK terminal, the motor connected to the pin header module 30 operates, and a circuit in which the LED lights according to the operation of the motor may be implemented.

According to the development board for IOT education for the disabled according to the embodiment of the present invention as described above, it is possible to easily provide a user environment for practicing by implementing various electronic/electric circuits desired by the user.

Various embodiments described herein may be implemented in a recording medium that can be read by a computer or a similar device using, for example, software, hardware, or a combination thereof.

According to hardware implementation, the embodiments described herein include application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), It may be implemented using at least one of processors, controllers 20, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and electrical units for performing other functions.

According to software implementation, embodiments such as procedures and functions described herein may be implemented as separate software modules. Each of the software modules may perform one or more functions and operations described herein. The software code can be implemented as a software application written in an appropriate programming language.

Meanwhile, according to the present invention, in one embodiment, the development board for IOT education for the disabled may be implemented as a computer program including a series of instructions for performing a method or apparatus. That is, the present invention may be a computer program running in a predetermined operating system, for example, a mobile operating system, and the program can process a process according to the series of instructions so that the method according to the present invention is implemented.

Further, in another embodiment of the present invention, the computer program may be stored, such as a floppy disk, CD, DVD, hard disk memory, various types of memory, etc., which can be read by a computer or similar electronic device. , A computer or similar electronic device, such as a smart phone, which has read the computer program in the recording medium, may perform the method according to the present invention according to the series of instructions on the computer program.

Although a preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited thereto, and it is possible to implement various modifications within the scope of the claims, the detailed description of the invention, and the accompanying drawings. It is natural to fall within the scope of the invention.

10: main board
20: microcontroller
30: pin header module
40: external sensor connection terminal
50: wifi module
60: USB port
70: charge/discharge module
72: battery
74: charge LED
80: solar panel
82: solar charging LED

Claims (5)

A pin header module 30 composed of a plurality of pin headers integrally installed on the main substrate 10;
An external sensor connection terminal 40 integrally provided on the main board 10;
A WiFi module 50 integrally provided on the main substrate 10 to transmit and receive data through WiFi communication;
A charge/discharge module 70 for charging and discharging the battery 72;
At least one USB port 60 for supplying power to the battery 72;
A plurality of charging LEDs 74 indicating a charging state of the battery 72 when charging the battery 72 by power supplied through the USB port 60; And
A microcontroller 20 for controlling an electric component connected through the pin header module 30 and a sensor component connected through the external sensor connection terminal 40;
IOT educational development board for the disabled containing a. The method of claim 1,
A solar panel 80 installed on the main substrate 10 to charge the battery 72;
IOT educational development board for the disabled further comprising. The method of claim 2,
When the battery 72 is charged through the solar panel 80, the solar charging LED 82 is lit;
IOT educational development board for the disabled further comprising. The method of claim 1,
The external sensor connection terminal 40 is
A development board for IOT education for people with disabilities that includes an LED connector to connect LEDs, an illuminance sensor connector to connect to an illuminance sensor, a temperature/humidity sensor connector to connect to a temperature and humidity sensor, and a Bluetooth connector to connect to a Bluetooth module. The method of claim 1,
When power is not supplied through the USB port 60, the plurality of charging LEDs 74 are turned on to display the charging state of the battery 72. IOT educational development board for the disabled.

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