WO2005081079A1 - Dispositif de programmation destine a des systemes d'exploitation de stores a enroulement et analogue - Google Patents

Dispositif de programmation destine a des systemes d'exploitation de stores a enroulement et analogue Download PDF

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WO2005081079A1
WO2005081079A1 PCT/EP2005/000689 EP2005000689W WO2005081079A1 WO 2005081079 A1 WO2005081079 A1 WO 2005081079A1 EP 2005000689 W EP2005000689 W EP 2005000689W WO 2005081079 A1 WO2005081079 A1 WO 2005081079A1
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programming device
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Oscar Marchetto
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Nice Spa
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05B—CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS
    • G05B19/00—Programme-control systems
    • G05B19/02—Programme-control systems electric
    • G05B19/04—Programme control other than numerical control, i.e. in sequence controllers or logic controllers
    • G05B19/042—Programme control other than numerical control, i.e. in sequence controllers or logic controllers using digital processors
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B9/00—Screening or protective devices for wall or similar openings, with or without operating or securing mechanisms; Closures of similar construction
    • E06B9/24—Screens or other constructions affording protection against light, especially against sunshine; Similar screens for privacy or appearance; Slat blinds
    • E06B9/26—Lamellar or like blinds, e.g. venetian blinds
    • E06B9/28—Lamellar or like blinds, e.g. venetian blinds with horizontal lamellae, e.g. non-liftable
    • E06B9/30—Lamellar or like blinds, e.g. venetian blinds with horizontal lamellae, e.g. non-liftable liftable
    • E06B9/32—Operating, guiding, or securing devices therefor
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05B—CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS
    • G05B2219/00—Program-control systems
    • G05B2219/20—Pc systems
    • G05B2219/23—Pc programming
    • G05B2219/23039—Remote programmer
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05B—CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS
    • G05B2219/00—Program-control systems
    • G05B2219/20—Pc systems
    • G05B2219/23—Pc programming
    • G05B2219/23406—Programmer device, portable, handheld detachable programmer
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05B—CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS
    • G05B2219/00—Program-control systems
    • G05B2219/20—Pc systems
    • G05B2219/26—Pc applications
    • G05B2219/2653—Roller blind, shutter, sunshade
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05B—CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS
    • G05B2219/00—Program-control systems
    • G05B2219/30—Nc systems
    • G05B2219/36—Nc in input of data, input key till input tape
    • G05B2219/36159—Detachable or portable programming unit, display, pc, pda
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05B—CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS
    • G05B2219/00—Program-control systems
    • G05B2219/30—Nc systems
    • G05B2219/45—Nc applications
    • G05B2219/45242—Door, panel, window operation, opening, closing

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  • the invention relates to a programming device for operating systems of roller blinds in solar protection arrangements, for example sun awnings, Nenetian blinds, shutters ot blinds.
  • Automation plays an increasingly important role also in the sector of roller bli ⁇ ds or the like. Users are more and more appreciative of the possibilities offered by technology, such as, for example, the remote operation of motorized roller blinds, the possibility of programming their parameters, and the automatic computerized management of an entire system of roller blinds.
  • - a logic control unit, which controls the movements of the drive unit .
  • the programming i.e. personalized setting of "mechanical" operating parameters of the operating system (end-stop positions, direction of rotation of the motor, driving torque profiles, etc.), may be performed, in systems which envisage radio control, by means of the same remote control device which controls operation.
  • Said remote control device generally comprises only a few buttons. Therefore, in order to be able to implement all the programming procedures, it is necessary to perform complicated series of operations on the buttons, which must be pressed at given times and in given sequences. The result is that, in practice, programming of the operating system is performed only by an expert installer, albeit sometimes with difficulty, and never by the user.
  • the operating system which in nearly all cases is a tubular motor, with a cable bus communications system by means of which it is possible to operate separately from a control unit each operating system forming part of a set.
  • the programming thereof which includes only the mechanical parameters of the operating system, it is performed using a special test cable. Once programming has been completed by the expert installer , the operating system is connected to the bus by means of a suitable actuator.
  • Other manufacturers exclusively control the operating systems via radio, avoiding the use of a bus, while the programming is performed via cable at the time of installation.
  • the second problem relates to the procedure for storing/ cancelling the codes of the remote radiofrequency (RF) transmitters (for example that of a remote control device) to be enabled during operation.
  • RF radiofrequency
  • This problem is typical of radio transmission systems. Since, with a transmitter, it is required to control a specific operating system, without interference or problems of security, or it is required to be able to choose one from among those of a system, a transmission code which uniquely identifies the transmitter is required. This implies, obviously, that the operating system will have internally a non-volatile memory which memorizes the code of the transmitter to be enabled (or in any case a limited number of reserve codes) and other useful data.
  • the main object of the present invention is to provide a progra-__ ⁇ ming device for operating systems of roller blinds or the like, which is simple to use, both as regards programming of the mechanical operating parameters and in particular as regards the "functional" parameters, in particular memorization of the codes of the remote RF transmitters to be enabled (for example for the remote control devices).
  • Another object of the invention is to solve the problem of re-memorization, cancellation and archiving of the codes of the RF transmitters enabled.
  • - is provided with data transmission/reception means and an associated protocol for the logic unit present in the programming device and that present in the operating system which controls the drive motor thereof;
  • - also comprises a non-volatile memory unit for saving the data transferred to or received from the logic unit in the operating system and/ or from the memory associated with it;
  • - can be interfaced with a personal computer which interacts with the logic unit of said programming device, in order to save/intioduce/modify the data present in the memories of said programming device and/ or operating system.
  • the drawing shows an operating system 10 and a programming device 100.
  • Said operating system comprises a motor M and a control unit 12 for controlling the motor M.
  • Said control unit is interfaced, by means of a dedicated connection 30, with the programming device 100.
  • the connection 30 terminates at a communications interface 20, inside the unit 12, and at an interface 120 inside the programming device 100.
  • the interfaces 20, 120 will be chosen depending on the connection 30, or vice versa.
  • the interface 20 is connected to a bus 40 inside the unit 12, which bus reaches a radio receiver module 50, a non-volatile memory 52, a driver stage 54, for the motor M, to which it is connected by known connections 12a, and a processing logic unit 56, for example a microprocessor.
  • the radio receiver module 50 is responsible for demodulation of the coded data supplied by remote transmitters, for example a remote control device (not shown), used for remote control of the operating system 10. Since it uses known technology, said module 50 does not require further description.
  • the data of the radio module 50 suitably converted, and the data supplied by the interface 20 travel along the bus 40 and are processed by the unit 56, which is able to store it in the memory 52. Moreover, the unit 56 is able to send, via the bus 40, command data for the driver stage 54 of the motor M.
  • the radio receiver module 50 has a known design.
  • the programming device 100 also has an internal bus 140. Said bus has, connected thereto, the interface 120, a logic processing unit 156, a non-volatile memory 152, a user input/output interface 162, a radio receiver module 150 (which is optional, as will described more fully below).
  • the data between these components travels along the bus 140 using ' methods known in the art and therefore not requiring further explanation, as is likewise the case of the bus 40 of the control unit 12.
  • the user interface 162 comprises buttons and visual indicators (for example LEDs, alphanumeric segment, liquid-crystal or dot-matrix displays) and/or acoustic signalling devices (for example buzzers) not shown in the drawing.
  • the user chooses, via said buttons, the parameters of the operating system 10 which is to be programmed.
  • This data will be converted by the interface 162 into signals suitable for reaching the logic unit 156 via the bus 140.
  • This unit will process this data and, then managing the communication via the interface 120, will send them along the connection 30. Here they will be received by the interface 20 and transferred to the logic unit 56 via the bus
  • step-by-step how data are exchanged between the functional blocks, this being well-known by persons skilled in the art. It should be noted, however, how the architecture of the operating system 10 allows a bidirectional flow of data between the logic unit 56 (and/ or the memory 52 associated with it) of the operating system 10 and the logic unit 156 (and/or the memory 152 associated with it) of the programming device 100.
  • the user selects via the interface 162 memorization of said code, i.e. selects as the parameter to be modified the code of the remote transmitter;
  • said interface sends on the bus 140 the request in coded form to the logic unit 156, which acknowledges this request;
  • the radio receiver module 150 receives the signal of said transmitter and demodulates it;
  • the unit 156 processes said demodulated signal received from the radio module 150 via the bus 140 and deciphers the code;
  • the unit 156 transfers said code into the memory 52 of the operating system 10 via the communications channel formed by the bus 140, the interface 120, the connection 30, the interface 20 and the bus 40.
  • the code then reaches the logic unit 56 which performs memorization of said code in the memory 52 for subsequent use.
  • the use of a radio module 150 in the programming device 100 allows the acquisition of transmission codes also with the programming device 100 disconnected from the operating system 10, saving them in the non-volatile memory 152.
  • the availability of the codes in the memory 152 allows, for example, an installer to enable the transmitters for other operating systems without having to repeat the programming procedure. This is extremely useful for the installers.
  • the user selects via the interface 162 memorization of said code, i.e. selects as the parameter to be modified the code of the remote transmitter;
  • the installer with the transmitter to be enabled sends a signal directly to the radio module 50 of the operating system 10;
  • the logic unit 56 decodes the code present in the signal demodulated by the radio module 50; - the logic unit 56 at this point performs memorization of said code in the non-volatile memory 52 for subsequent use.
  • the interface 162 allows the selection of all the mechanical and functional operating parameters of the operating system 10.
  • the operating system 10 may be extensively configured, for example by memorizing a plurality of codes, to be used in the event of breakage of the transmitter (remote control device) or for multiple driving of the operating system 10 by different transmitters.
  • the prograi-timing device 100 is an object which has very small dimensions and may be powered by batteries (not shown) and is therefore very practical and light. This also allows an installer, who is using a ladder, to handle it easily, also in view of the fact that any cable for connecting the programming device 100 and operating system 10 is consequently very short and not bulky.
  • Another advantage of the invention is the possibihty of displaying, via the user interface 162, the codes of the transmitters or the value of the functional parameters. This allows an installer, for example, to check the parameters of a previous installation operation (for example the codes of the transmitters, the triggering levels of wind/ sun protection, etc.) and act accordingly.
  • a further improvement of the invention consists in providing the programming device 100 with a further communications interface 158 and connecting it, in addition to the bus 140, to a personal computer (PC) 200 via a connection 210.
  • PC personal computer
  • the information relating to an installation operation may be archived and, if the user of the operating system 10 loses the remote control device or requires an extra one, it is sufficient, at the factory, to assign to a remote control device the code which has already been introduced into the memory (and therefore already enabled) and simply send the new remote control device already ready for use to the user.
  • This possibihty avoids the user having to perform comphcated programming sequences and an inspection of the users premises by the installer.

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L'invention concerne un dispositif (100) permettant de programmer des paramètres de fonctionnement sauvegardés dans une mémoire non volatile (52) d'un système d'exploitation (10) destiné à des stores à enroulement ou analogue et pouvant fonctionner au moyen d'au moins un émetteur à distance, le dispositif de programmation (100) étant externe au système d'exploitation (10) et comprenant: une interface entrée/sortie (162) destinée à l'utilisateur, des moyens (30, 120) d'interfaçage et de communication électrique avec le système d'exploitation (10) et une unité logique de traitement (156).
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FR2909465A1 (fr) * 2006-12-01 2008-06-06 Franciaflex Motoreducteur d'entrainement d'un store
DE102013000396A1 (de) * 2013-01-11 2014-07-17 ScreenTronic GmbH Jalousiesystem
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