WO2021085102A1

WO2021085102A1 - Lighting system

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Publication number: WO2021085102A1
Application number: PCT/JP2020/038506
Authority: WO
Inventors: 中村　重雄; 村上　薫
Original assignee: パナソニックＩｐマネジメント株式会社
Priority date: 2019-10-31
Filing date: 2020-10-12
Publication date: 2021-05-06
Also published as: JP2021072229A

Abstract

This lighting system (10) includes: one or more lighting appliances (12) capable of wireless communication; one or more wireless adapters (30) capable of performing control of the one or more lighting appliances (12) by wireless communication; and a setting device (50) that has a display unit and that is for setting position information regarding the one or more lighting appliances (12) so as to be associated with identification information. The setting device (50) is configured so that, for each of the one or more wireless adapters (30), it is possible to associate either identification information regarding a lighting appliance (12) capable of communication with the wireless adapter (30) or an icon corresponding to the identification information with the wireless adapter (30) and display the result.

Description

Lighting system

This disclosure relates to a lighting system.

Immediately after a plurality of luminaires are installed at installation positions such as the ceiling of a building, the relationship between the identification information of each luminaire and the position information indicating the position of the luminaire is unknown, and each luminaire is turned on. Can not. For this purpose, mapping is performed by using a setting machine, which is a work of associating identification information and position information of a plurality of lighting fixtures.

Patent Document 1 describes a lighting system including a plurality of lighting fixtures and a setting machine for instructing the dimming degree of the plurality of lighting fixtures to enable dimming.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2016-103372

When mapping is performed using a setting machine in a conventional lighting system, when the operator selects the identification information of the lighting equipment displayed on the screen of the setting machine, the lighting equipment corresponding to the selected identification information blinks. The worker goes near the flashing luminaire. Then, the operator confirms the position of the luminaire and touches the mark of the corresponding position in the layout drawing of the luminaire to associate the identification information with the position information. At this time, on the screen of the setting machine, the identification information of the lighting equipment is displayed side by side in the order acquired by the setting machine or the lighting equipment and the wireless adapter capable of communicating with the setting machine. Therefore, if the lighting fixtures are blinked in the order in which the identification information is arranged, it is difficult for the operator to predict the next blinking position, and it takes time to confirm the position of the blinking lighting fixture. As a result, there is room for improvement in improving the work efficiency of mapping.

An object of the present disclosure is to provide a lighting system capable of improving work efficiency when mapping lighting equipment using a setting machine.

The lighting system according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes one or more lighting fixtures capable of wireless communication, one or more wireless adapters capable of controlling one or more lighting fixtures by wireless communication, and a display unit. It also comprises a setting machine for setting the position information of one or more luminaires to be associated with the identification information, and the setting machine can communicate with the wireless adapter for each of the one or more wireless adapters. It is a lighting system configured to be able to display identification information of a lighting fixture or an icon corresponding to the identification information in association with a wireless adapter.

According to the lighting system, which is one aspect of the present disclosure, it is possible to improve the work efficiency when mapping the lighting equipment using the setting machine.

It is a figure which shows the lighting system of an example of an embodiment. It is a figure which shows the arrangement position of a plurality of lighting fixtures in a room in the lighting system of an example of an embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the lighting equipment, the wireless adapter, the lighting control controller, and the setting machine shown in FIG. In the embodiment, it is a figure which shows the arrangement position of a luminaire and a wireless adapter, and the communication range of a wireless adapter. In the embodiment, it is a flowchart which shows the mapping method of the lighting system. It is a sequence diagram which shows the position registration process of the luminaire in the mapping method of FIG. 5A. It is a figure which shows one example of the list of the wireless adapter which can communicate with each luminaire in embodiment. In the embodiment, a display (a) of a list of the number of lighting fixtures capable of communicating with one or more of a plurality of wireless adapters on the display screen of the setting machine and a display (b) corresponding to the selected pattern on the display screen. It is a figure which shows. In the comparative example, it is a figure which shows the state which performs the mapping using the display screen of the setting machine. In another example of the embodiment, it is a figure which shows the state which instructes the setting machine to group lighting fixtures capable of communicating with one or more of a plurality of wireless adapters, and to turn on all at once for each group. In another example of the embodiment, it is a figure which shows the display of the arrangement figure of a plurality of wireless adapters which made it possible to select the area of the lighting equipment to perform mapping on the display screen of a setting machine. In another example of the embodiment, it is a figure which shows the arrangement coordinates of a plurality of wireless adapters registered in a setting machine. In another example of the embodiment, it is a figure corresponding to FIG. 2 which shows one area when a plurality of lighting fixtures are divided by an area. In another example of the embodiment, it is a figure which shows the state which performs the mapping when one area is selected on the display screen of a setting machine. In another example of the embodiment, it is a figure corresponding to FIG. 4 which shows the order of position registration of a luminaire when mapping is performed by a setting machine. In another example of the embodiment, it is a flowchart which shows the order of the position registration of the luminaire in the case of performing mapping.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the lighting system according to the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments described below.

The main body of the system of this disclosure is equipped with a computer. When this computer executes a program, the main functions of the system of the present disclosure are realized. A computer has a processor that operates according to a program as a main hardware configuration. The type of processor does not matter as long as the above functions can be realized by executing the program. A processor is composed of one or more electronic circuits including an integrated circuit (IC) or a large scale integrated circuit (LSI). The plurality of electronic circuits may be integrated on one chip or may be provided on a plurality of chips. The plurality of chips may be integrated in one device, or may be provided in a plurality of devices. The program is also stored in a non-temporary storage medium such as a computer-readable ROM, optical disk, or hard disk drive. The program may be stored in the storage medium in advance, or may be supplied to the storage medium via a wide area communication network including the Internet or the like.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example lighting system 10 of the embodiment. The lighting system 10 includes a plurality of lighting fixtures 12 capable of wireless communication, a plurality of wireless adapters 30 capable of controlling the plurality of lighting fixtures 12 by wireless communication, and a lighting control controller 40 capable of communicating with each wireless adapter 30. It is possible to wirelessly communicate with the lighting control controller 40, and includes a lighting control controller 40 and a setting machine 50 that controls a plurality of lighting fixtures 12 via a wireless adapter 30.

The number of lighting fixtures 12 included in the lighting system 10 is not particularly limited as long as it is one or more. Each of the plurality of luminaires 12 is, for example, a ceiling light. The luminaire 12 may be another type such as a downlight or a spotlight.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the arrangement positions of a plurality of lighting fixtures 12 in the room 100 in the lighting system 10. FIG. 2 shows that the luminaire 12 on the sandy ground is blinking. As shown in FIG. 2, the plurality of luminaires 12 are mounted substantially aligned with the ceiling 101 of one room 100. In FIG. 2, five rows of a plurality of luminaires 12 are arranged substantially evenly in the horizontal direction (horizontal direction in FIG. 2), and three luminaires 12 are substantially evenly arranged in the vertical direction (vertical direction in FIG. 2) in each row. Is placed in. The plurality of luminaires 12 are connected to the external AC power supply 103 (FIG. 3) via the switch 102 (FIG. 3).

As shown in FIG. 4 described later, the plurality of wireless adapters 30 are arranged on the ceiling 101 of the room 100. Each luminaire 12 is capable of wireless communication with one or more wireless adapters 30. The wireless adapter 30 transmits the communication result with the lighting fixture 12 to the setting machine 50 via the lighting control controller 40. The setting machine 50 can display the communication result on the display screen of the operation display unit 51 described later. The number of wireless adapters 30 included in the lighting system 10 is not particularly limited as long as it is one or more.

Each luminaire 12 has identification information (ID). The identification information may be any information as long as it can identify each luminaire 12 with respect to the other luminaire 12. For example, the identification information is a MAC address (MediaAccessControladdress), barcode information, RF (radiofrequency) tag, product number information, IP address, serial number, or the like.

The lighting control controller 40 is arranged in the same room 100 as the plurality of lighting fixtures 12. The lighting control controller 40 acquires the association between the identification information of the lighting fixture 12 and the position information, which is the mapping information of the lighting fixture 12, from the setting machine 50, and after the pairing with the lighting fixture 12 is completed, the lighting is lit. The lighting of the appliance 12 is controlled. The lighting control controller 40 can be a remote controller having an operation unit that allows the user to operate the lighting. In this example, the lighting control controller 40 may be omitted. At that time, the setting machine 50 and each wireless adapter 30 directly perform wireless communication. Then, the setting machine 50 controls the lighting of the lighting fixture 12 after the pairing with the wireless adapter 30 or the lighting fixture 12 is completed.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configurations of the lighting fixture 12, the wireless adapter 30, the lighting control controller 40, and the setting machine 50. Each of the plurality of luminaires 12 includes a power supply device 13 and a light source unit 20. The power supply device 13 has a power conversion unit 14, a communication unit 15, a control unit 16, and a storage unit 17, and is incorporated in the lighting equipment 12. The power conversion unit 14 converts the AC power supplied from the external AC power supply 103 into DC power, adjusts the voltage based on the control signal by the control unit 16 described later, and outputs the voltage to the light source unit 20 described later.

The communication unit 15 is an interface for the lighting fixture 12 to wirelessly communicate with the wireless adapter 30. The communication unit 15 includes a wireless transmission / reception unit.

The control unit 16 controls the communication unit 15 and the power conversion unit 14. The control unit 16 transmits the identification information stored in the storage unit 17, which will be described later, to the wireless adapter 30 and the lighting control controller 40 according to the operation signal received from the setting machine 50 via the lighting control controller 40 and the wireless adapter 30. It is transmitted to the setting machine 50 via. The control unit 16 has, for example, a CPU, and arithmetic processing is executed by a program stored in the storage unit 17.

The storage unit 17 is realized by a ROM such as an EEPROM, a RAM, an HDD, a flash memory, or the like. The storage unit 17 has a function of storing received operation signals and identification information set in each luminaire 12.

The light source unit 20 emits illumination light when electric power is supplied. For example, the light source unit 20 is an LED, a fluorescent lamp, a halogen lamp, or the like.

Each of the plurality of wireless adapters 30 has a lighting side communication unit 31, a setting side communication unit 32, a control unit 33, and a storage unit 34. The lighting side communication unit 31 is an interface for the wireless adapter 30 to wirelessly communicate with the lighting fixture 12. The illumination side communication unit 31 includes a wireless transmission / reception unit. The setting-side communication unit 32 is an interface for the wireless adapter 30 to communicate with the lighting control controller 40 by wire. The setting side communication unit 32 includes a wired transmission / reception unit.

The control unit 33 controls the lighting side communication unit 31 and the setting side communication unit 32. The control unit 33 has, for example, a CPU, and arithmetic processing is executed by a program stored in the storage unit 34.

The storage unit 34 is realized by a ROM, RAM, HDD, flash memory, or the like. The storage unit 34 stores the received operation signal. Further, the storage unit 34 wirelessly transmits to the lighting equipment 12, and when there is a reply to the wireless transmission, the storage unit 34 stores the content of the reply. Thereby, the luminaire 12 capable of communicating with the wireless adapter 30 can be specified. The storage unit 34 may be configured to store association information, which is mapping information set by mapping described later.

Each wireless adapter 30 is provided with a blinking part (not shown) such as an LED light, and the blinking part blinks when the position of the wireless adapter 30 described later is registered.

The lighting control controller 40 has a lighting side communication unit 41, a setting side communication unit 42, a control unit 43, and a storage unit 44. The lighting side communication unit 41 is an interface for the lighting control controller 40 to communicate with the wireless adapter 30 by wire. The setting side communication unit 42 is an interface for the lighting control controller 40 to wirelessly communicate with the setting machine 50. The setting side communication unit 42 includes a wireless transmission / reception unit.

The control unit 43 controls the lighting side communication unit 41 and the setting side communication unit 42. The control unit 43 has, for example, a CPU, and arithmetic processing is executed by a program stored in the storage unit 44.

The storage unit 44 is realized by a ROM, RAM, HDD, flash memory, or the like. The storage unit 44 stores the received operation signal. The storage unit 44 stores the mapping information set by the mapping described later.

Between the setting machine 50 and the lighting control controller 40, and between the wireless adapter 30 and the lighting fixture 12, specific low-power wireless communication using frequencies in the 920 MHz band or 2.4 GHz band, BLE (Bluetooth (registered trademark) Low Energy) ), Wi-Fi (registered trademark), Bluetooth (registered trademark), etc.

The setting machine 50 is a terminal device, for example, a tablet PC or a smartphone having a function of transmitting and receiving signals and a display screen. The setting machine 50 is used to set the position information of the lighting fixture 12 in the building so as to perform mapping related to the identification information of each of the lighting fixtures 12. The lighting fixture 12 can be controlled to be lit by the lighting control controller 40 by performing this mapping and pairing with the lighting control controller 40.

The setting machine 50 includes an operation display unit 51, a communication unit 52, a control unit 53, and a storage unit 54. The operation display unit 51 corresponds to the display unit and has a display screen. The operation display unit 51 has, for example, a touch panel screen which is a display screen when the setting machine 50 is a smartphone. The operation display unit 51 includes a function of an input unit that accepts a user's operation, a mark M (FIG. 7 (b)) indicating one, a plurality, or all of the installation positions of the plurality of lighting fixtures 12, and a plurality of lights. It has a function of displaying the identification information of the instrument 12 or the instrument icon G (FIG. 7B) corresponding to the identification information. When the operation display unit 51 is operated so as to associate the installation position of the lighting fixture 12 with the identification information, the control unit 53 stores the association between the installation position and the identification information in the storage unit 54. The setting machine may be configured to have a display unit and an operation unit separately.

The communication unit 52 is an interface for the setting machine 50 to wirelessly communicate with the lighting control controller 40. The communication unit 52 may be configured to be capable of wireless communication with each wireless adapter 30.

The control unit 53 has a function of controlling the communication unit 52 and a function of controlling the display state of the operation display unit 51. The control unit 53 has, for example, a CPU, and arithmetic processing is executed by a program stored in the storage unit 54.

The storage unit 54 is realized by a ROM, RAM, HDD, flash memory, or the like. The storage unit 54 stores an application program for operating the control unit 53. By causing the control unit 53 to execute a mapping program as an application program, the user can display a screen for mapping the lighting equipment 12 on the operation display unit 51. The mapping program can be read by the setting machine 50, and the setting machine 50 is executed to display the lighting fixture 12 capable of communicating with the wireless adapter 30 for each wireless adapter 30 in association with the wireless adapter 30. Used.

The setting machine 50 is configured to be able to display the identification information of the lighting fixture 12 or the fixture icon G capable of communicating with the wireless adapter 30 for each wireless adapter 30 in association with the corresponding wireless adapter 30.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the arrangement position of the lighting fixture 12 and the wireless adapter 30 and the communication range of the wireless adapter 30 in the embodiment. FIG. 4 corresponds to a perspective view of the lighting fixture 12 and the wireless adapter 30 in the room from above. In FIG. 4, the luminaire 12 is shown by a rectangle, and the number inside the rectangle represents the identification information. In FIG. 4, unlike the arrangement position of the luminaire 12 in FIG. 2, five rows are arranged in the horizontal direction (horizontal direction in FIG. 4), and among the five rows, five luminaires 12 are in the vertical direction except for the central row. It is arranged separately (in the vertical direction of FIG. 4). In the center row, three luminaires 12 are arranged vertically separated. Therefore, the total number of lighting fixtures 12 is 23.

In FIG. 4, the wireless adapter 30 is indicated by a black triangle. AP1, AP2 ... AP6 shown near the wireless adapter 30 represent identification information of the wireless adapter 30. The plurality of wireless adapters 30 are arranged in three rows in the horizontal direction (horizontal direction in FIG. 4) of the ceiling 101, and two wireless adapters 30 are substantially aligned in each row apart in the vertical direction (vertical direction in FIG. 4). Arranged like this.

Each wireless adapter 30 has a circular communication range (one-dot chain line circle in FIG. 4) having substantially the same size when viewed from above. The communication ranges of two or more adjacent wireless adapters 30 partially overlap. Thereby, the lighting fixture 12 that can communicate with each wireless adapter 30 can be specified. For example, the wireless adapter 30 transmits an instruction signal requesting transmission of identification information to the luminaire 12 by broadcast communication, and the luminaire 12 corresponding to the identification information returned in response to the signal can be communicated with the luminaire 12. It can be specified as 12.

For example, when the wireless adapter 30 of AP1 of FIG. 4 transmits the above instruction signal to the luminaire 12, the luminaire 12 of

numbers

1, 2, 6, 7, 10, 11 is within the communication range of the wireless adapter 30. It is in. Thereby, when a reply is received from those luminaires 12, those luminaires 12 can be identified as luminaires capable of communicating with the wireless adapter 30 of AP1. Further, when the wireless adapters 30 of AP1 and AP4 of FIG. 1 transmit the above instruction signal to the luminaire 12, the luminaires 12 of the

numbers

10 and 11 are within the communication range, so that the luminaires 12 are used. When a reply is received, those luminaires 12 can be identified as luminaires 12 capable of communicating with the wireless adapters 30 of AP1 and AP4. Therefore, the wireless adapter 30 determines whether or not the wireless adapter 30 and the luminaire 12 can communicate with each other based on whether or not there is a reply to the wireless transmission from the wireless adapter 30 to the luminaire 12. The wireless adapter 30 transmits information on the communicable lighting fixture 12 to the setting machine 50 via the lighting control controller 40. In the absence of the lighting control controller 40, the wireless adapter 30 directly transmits information about the communicable lighting fixture 12 to the setting machine 50. The setting machine 50 is configured so that for each wireless adapter 30, the identification information of the lighting fixture 12 capable of communicating with the wireless adapter 30 or the fixture icon G (FIG. 7) corresponding to the identification information can be displayed in association with the wireless adapter 30. Will be done. A plurality of luminaires 12 capable of communicating with the wireless adapter 30 are arranged close to each other. As a result, the mapping worker W (FIG. 1) sequentially selects the identification information or the fixture icon associated with the wireless adapter 30, and blinks the lighting fixture 12 corresponding to the selected identification information or the fixture icon in order. The close luminaires 12 blink in order. Therefore, it is easy for the worker W to predict the next blinking position, and the time for confirming the position of the blinking luminaire 12 can be shortened. Therefore, it is possible to improve the work efficiency when mapping the luminaire 12 using the setting machine 50.

Next, the mapping method of the lighting system 10 will be described. FIG. 5A is a flowchart showing a mapping method of the lighting system 10. FIG. 5B is a sequence diagram showing a method of creating a list of luminaires 12 capable of communicating with each wireless adapter 30 in the position registration step of the luminaire 12 in the mapping method of FIG. 5A. Steps S10 to S12 of FIG. 5A are position registration steps of the wireless adapter 30 (AP). Steps S13 to S18 of FIG. 5A are the position registration steps of the luminaire 12.

First, in step S10, the mapping program is activated by the setting machine 50, and by the activation, the control unit 53 of the setting machine 50 determines whether or not the location registration of all the wireless adapters 30 (AP) is completed. .. The location registration of the wireless adapter 30 is to associate the location information of the wireless adapter 30 with the identification information on the setting machine 50. If step S10 is affirmative (YES), the process proceeds to step S13. If step S10 is a negative determination (NO), the process proceeds to step S11, and one of the wireless adapters 30 whose location registration has not been completed is blinked. At this time, the layout drawings (maps) of the plurality of wireless adapters 30 are displayed on the display screen of the operation display unit 51 of the setting machine 50. In step S12, the operator W confirms the position of the blinking wireless adapter 30 and selects the position by touching the mark representing the wireless adapter 30 at the corresponding position in the layout drawing. As a result, the position of the wireless adapter 30 on the layout drawing is registered. After step S12, the process returns to step S10, and the processes of steps S10 to S12 are repeated.

In step S13, the control unit 53 of the setting machine 50 determines whether or not the position registration of the lighting fixture 12 in all the settable areas is completed in the layout drawing of the lighting fixture 12. The position registration of the luminaire 12 is to associate the position information of the luminaire 12 with the identification information in the setting machine 50. If step S13 is a negative determination (NO), the process proceeds to step S14, and the setting machine 50 presents one area on the display screen of the operation display unit 51 in which the position registration of the lighting fixture 12 is incomplete. To do. Next, in step S15, the control unit 53 of the setting machine 50 determines whether or not the position registration of all the lighting fixtures 12 in the presented area is completed. If step S15 is affirmative (YES), the process returns to step S13. If step S15 is a negative determination (NO), in step S16, the lighting fixtures 12 in the presented area are blinked one by one. At this time, on the display screen of the setting machine 50, a layout drawing (map) of a plurality of lighting fixtures 12 including the presented area is displayed. In step S17, the operator W confirms the position of the blinking luminaire 12 and selects by touching the mark M (FIG. 7 (b)) representing the luminaire 12 at the corresponding position in the layout drawing. To do. As a result, the position of the luminaire 12 on the layout drawing is registered. After step S17, the process returns to step S15, and the processes of steps S15 to S17 are repeated.

On the other hand, if step S13 is an affirmative determination (YES), the process proceeds to step S18, and it is determined that the position registration (map registration) of all the lighting fixtures 12 has been completed. At this time, the association between the identification information and the position information of each lighting fixture 12 is stored in the storage unit 54 of the setting machine 50, and the association information is transmitted to the lighting control controller 40. At this time, if the lighting control controller 40 is not provided, the information associated with the wireless adapter 30 is transmitted.

In the above mapping method, the sequence diagram of FIG. 5B identifies the communicable luminaire 12 for each wireless adapter 30 and acquires the received signal strength of the luminaire 12 when shifting from step S10 to step S13. It shows how to create a list showing the results of the above. FIG. 5B shows a case where the MAC address is collected as the identification information of the luminaire 12. First, the setting machine 50 transmits a signal requesting the start of collection of the MAC address and the RSSI value as the received signal strength to the lighting control controller 40. In response to this, the lighting control controller 40 transmits a signal to the radio adapter 30 of the AP1 to instruct the collection of the MAC address and the RSSI value. The wireless adapter 30 of the AP1 transmits a signal instructing a group of communicable lighting fixtures 12 (lighting fixture group) to collect a MAC address and an RSSI value by broadcast wireless communication. In addition, another dedicated communication may be used instead of the broadcast communication. As a result, the corresponding luminaire group returns the MAC address and RSSI value to the wireless adapter 30 of AP1 by unicast wireless communication. At this time, the wireless adapter 30 is included in the reply from the luminaire 12 to the wireless communication from the wireless adapter 30 to the luminaire 12 regarding whether or not the wireless adapter 30 and the luminaire 12 can communicate with each other. Judgment is made based on the received signal strength of the communication from 30 to the luminaire 12. Next, the wireless adapter 30 of AP1 transmits the MAC address and RSSI value of the lighting fixture group to the lighting control controller 40 in a list format.

Next, for the wireless adapters 30 of AP2 to AP6, the same processing as in the case of the wireless adapter 30 of AP1 is repeated between the lighting control controller 40, the wireless adapter 30, and the lighting fixture group.

After the transmission of the MAC address and RSSI value of the lighting fixture group was completed for all the wireless adapters 30 of AP1 to AP6 to the lighting control controller 40, the setting machine 50 received a request signal for acquiring the result of the MAC address. Consider the case. At this time, the lighting control controller 40 transmits a signal for returning the result of the MAC address and RSSI value of the lighting fixture group to the setting machine 50 for all the wireless adapters 30 of AP1 to AP6. Based on this signal, the setting machine 50 creates a list of communicable wireless adapters 30 and a list of received signal strengths for each luminaire 12.

FIG. 6 shows an example of a list of wireless adapters 30 capable of communicating with each luminaire 12 in the embodiment. FIG. 6 corresponds to the case where the luminaire 12 is arranged in FIG. 4, and the numbers 1 to 23 of each luminaire 12 correspond to the MAC address. In FIG. 6, as a list of the first format, the two cases (binary values) of the case where the luminaire 12 has a reply signal to the wireless adapter 30 and the case where there is no reply signal are compared, and the case where there is a reply signal is circled. It is shown by. The column next to FIG. 6 shows the plurality of wireless adapters 30 separately by the identification information AP1, AP2 ... AP6. In the vertical column of FIG. 6, a plurality of lighting fixtures 12 are divided by numbers 1 to 23.

When creating a binary list as a list of the second format, there are two cases where the acquired RSSI value is equal to or more than a predetermined value (for example, 85 dBm or more) and less than a predetermined value (for example, less than 85 dBm). You may divide it. Further, the list in the third format may be divided into three cases: a case where the acquired RSSI value is equal to or more than a predetermined value, a case where the acquired RSSI value is less than a predetermined value, and a case where the RSSI value is not acquired. In the setting machine 50 or the lighting control controller 40, any one of the above lists of the first type to the third type can be selected, and the list of the selected types may be created. The setting machine 50 is configured so that, for example, the list of the first format shown in FIG. 6 can be displayed on the display screen of the operation display unit 51. This list corresponds to information on the correspondence between the wireless adapter 30 and the lighting fixture 12 capable of communicating with the wireless adapter 30 in a list format. The setting machine 50 may be configured to be able to display a list of the second format or the third format on the display screen.

FIG. 7 shows, in the embodiment, a display (a) of a list of the number of lighting fixtures 12 capable of communicating with one or more of a plurality of wireless adapters 30 on the display screen 55 of the setting machine 50, and is selected on the display screen 55. It is a figure which shows the display (b) corresponding to the wireless adapter 30 of the said pattern.

On the display screen 55 of the setting machine 50, according to the list created above, as shown in FIG. 7A, each wireless adapter 30 and each of the plurality of patterns of the combination of the two wireless adapters 30 are wireless. The number of lighting fixtures 12 that can communicate with the adapter 30 is displayed. Then, when the worker W selects one pattern by touch, the setting machine 50 displays the identification information of the luminaire 12 that can communicate with the wireless adapter 30 of the selected pattern on the display screen 55. The appliance icon G corresponding to is displayed in association with the wireless adapter 30. For example, when the pattern of the combination of the wireless adapters 30 of AP1 and AP2 is selected in FIG. 7A, as shown in FIG. 7B, the display screen 55 has an instrument icon area corresponding to the combination. The appliance icon G having the

numbers

2 and 7 is displayed as the appliance belonging to. At the same time, the display screen 55 displays a layout drawing P of the lighting fixture 12 near the wireless adapter 30 of the AP1 and AP2. The layout drawing P shows the arrangement positions of the plurality of lighting fixtures 12 by the arrangement positions of the plurality of circular marks M. In FIG. 7, the instrument icon G is a rectangle numbered on the inside, but the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, various shapes with a number on the inside can be used.

The worker W selects the lighting fixture 12 by touching any one of the fixture icons G of the

numbers

2 and 7 on the display screen 55 of FIG. 7B, and the blinking instruction signal from the setting machine 50. Blinks the selected luminaire 12 by transmitting. The worker W confirms the position of the blinking luminaire 12, and selects the mark M of the corresponding luminaire 12 by touching on the layout drawing P of the display screen 55, whereby the identification information and the position of the luminaire 12 are selected. Associate with information. This operation is performed for all the instrument icons G of the

numbers

2 and 7. At this time, since the lighting fixtures 12 corresponding to the fixture icons G of the

numbers

2 and 7 are within the communication range of the wireless adapters 30 of AP1 and AP2, they are arranged close to each other. As a result, the time required for the mapping work can be shortened, so that the work efficiency when performing the mapping can be improved. After the association of the luminaire 12 in one pattern is completed, the worker W selects another pattern in FIG. 7A, and the luminaire 12 is associated in the same manner as described above, which is the entire pattern. Is repeated at.

According to the above-mentioned lighting system 10, work efficiency can be improved when mapping a plurality of lighting fixtures 12 using the setting machine 50. Specifically, as in the example shown in FIG. 7 above, for each wireless adapter 30, the setting machine 50 corresponds to the identification information or the identification information of the lighting fixture 12 capable of communicating with the wireless adapter 30. G is configured to be displayable in association with the wireless adapter 30. As a result, when performing the mapping work using the setting machine 50, a plurality of lighting fixtures 12 in the communication range of the same wireless adapter 30 that are close to the actual position are blinked to specify the position, so that the mapping work can be performed. The time required can be shortened. As a result, mapping work can be performed efficiently.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a state in which mapping is performed using the display screen of the setting machine 50 in the comparative example. In the comparative example of FIG. 8, when the mapping work is performed, the fixture icons G corresponding to the identification information of the lighting fixture 12 are arranged on the screen of the setting machine 50 in the order acquired by the setting machine 50 or the wireless adapter 30. Is displayed. In FIG. 8, by touching the portion indicated by the triangle at the right end of the column of the appliance icon G, the appliance icons other than the currently displayed appliance icon G are displayed in the acquisition order. Therefore, if the lighting fixtures 12 are blinked in the order in which the fixture icons G are arranged, it is difficult for the worker W to predict the blinking position, and it takes time to confirm the position of the blinking lighting fixture 12. It takes. For example, as shown by the circle number 1 in FIG. 8, after the operator selects the fixture icon G of the number 4 by touch, it corresponds to the position of the blinking lighting fixture 12 as shown by the circle number 2. The lighting fixture 12 in the layout drawing is selected by touch. After that, for example, even if the fixture icon G numbered 5 is selected by touching, the blinking lighting fixture 12 may be located at a position far away from the previously selected lighting fixture 12. As a result, it takes time to confirm the position of the blinking luminaire 12, so there is room for improvement in improving the work efficiency of mapping. According to the embodiments described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7, such inconvenience can be eliminated.

FIG. 9 shows an instruction in another example of the embodiment that the setting machine 50 groups the lighting fixtures 12 capable of communicating with one or more of the plurality of wireless adapters 30 into a plurality of groups and lights them all at once for each group. It is a figure which shows the state which performs. Unlike the display on the display screen 55 of FIG. 7A, the setting machine 50 displays group numbers 1 to 4 according to the pattern of the wireless adapter 30 instead of the number of units. A lighting mark MA is displayed next to the display of the group numbers 1 to 4. When the worker W touches and selects the lighting mark MA, the setting machine 50 selects the group of the lighting fixture 12 having the corresponding group number. The setting machine 50 transmits a command signal to the corresponding luminaire 12 to turn on all the luminaires 12 of the selected group all at once. At this time, the setting machine 50 groups one or a plurality of luminaires 12 located within a communicable range with one or more of the plurality of wireless adapters 30, and the grouped luminaires 12 are grouped for each group. The lighting can be controlled at the same time. Therefore, since the group of the lighting fixture 12 having the selected group number is turned on all at once, the worker W selects one fixture icon from the group and blinks the lighting fixture icon of the fixture icon in advance. It can recognize the position of the group including and move closer. As a result, the efficiency of the mapping work can be further improved. In this example, other configurations and operations are the same as those of FIGS. 1 to 7.

FIG. 10A is a diagram showing a display of an arrangement diagram of a plurality of wireless adapters 30 in which an area of the lighting fixture 12 to be mapped can be selected on the display screen 55 of the setting machine 50 in another example of the embodiment. .. In the case of this example, the setting machine 50 can store the arrangement coordinates as the arrangement position of each wireless adapter 30 in the storage unit 54. The setting machine 50 displays a mark MB representing the wireless adapter 30 on the layout drawing according to the layout coordinates. As a result, the setting machine 50 can display the layout drawings of the plurality of wireless adapters 30 on the display screen 55. In FIG. 10A, the mark MB is indicated by a triangle, but the present invention is not limited to this, and various shapes can be used. In FIG. 10A, the horizontal axis is the X axis and the vertical axis is the Y axis.

FIG. 10B shows the arrangement coordinates of the plurality of wireless adapters 30 of AP1 to AP6 registered in the setting machine 50 with the coordinates of X and Y. Circles C1, C2 ... C6 of the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 10A indicate the communication range of the wireless adapter 30 corresponding to the mark MB located at the center. In FIG. 10A, a plurality of areas A1, A3, A7, A9, A13, A15, in which the inner portion of each circle C1, C2 ... C6 does not overlap with the inner portion of the other circles C1, C2 ... C6. A plurality of areas A2, A4 to A6, A8, A10 to A12, and A14, each of which overlaps the inner portions of two or more circles, can be selected by touch. As a result, the plurality of areas A1 to A15 are defined by the communication range of the plurality of wireless adapters 30.

In the setting machine 50, the boundaries of the selectable areas A1 to A15 are stored in the storage unit 54 by a plurality of coordinates. One area can be selected by touching the display screen 55 from the plurality of areas A1 to A15. When one area is selected, the fixture icon G corresponding to the identification information of one or more lighting fixtures 12 located in the selected area is displayed on the display screen 55 from the created list such as FIG. Is displayed. The setting machine 50 enables position registration, which is an association between the identification information of one or more lighting fixtures 12 located in the selected area and the position information of one or more lighting fixtures 12. For example, area A1 and area A2 whose inside is shaded in FIG. 10A are selected.

FIG. 11 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 2A showing one area when a plurality of lighting fixtures are divided into areas. For example, when the area A1 is selected by touch in FIG. 10A, the luminaire 12 in the alternate long and short dash line frame α of FIG. 11 is selected.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a state in which mapping is performed when the above area A1 is selected as one area on the display screen 55 of the setting machine 50. In FIG. 12, area A1 is shown as area 1. On the display screen 55 of the setting machine 50, as the lighting fixture 12 belonging to the area A1, the fixture icon G corresponding to the identification information of the four lighting fixtures 12 located only in the communication range of the wireless adapter 30 of the AP3 is displayed. At this time, the position of the lighting fixture 12 of the displayed fixture icon G can be registered on the display screen 55 by touching the setting machine 50. When the area A1 is selected, instead of displaying the fixture icon of the lighting fixture 12 located in the selected area A1 on the setting machine 50, the communication range pattern of the wireless adapter 30 belonging to the selected area A1 is displayed. It may be displayed in list format. In the list format display, the displayed pattern may be selectable by touch.

For example, when the area A2 is selected in FIG. 10A, the combination of AP1 and AP1 and AP2 and the list of the communication range of the wireless adapter 30 with AP2 are selected in the list of combination patterns shown in FIG. 7A. It may be displayed as possible. As a result, the setting machine 50 is the information stored in the setting machine 50, and is the information on the correspondence between the wireless adapter 30 and the lighting fixture 12 capable of communicating with the wireless adapter 30, and the information from the wireless adapter 30. One of the communication ranges can be displayed on the operation display unit 51. The setting machine 50 may be configured so that both the corresponding information and the communication range can be displayed on the operation display unit 51 at the same time or separately. Further, the setting machine 50 makes it possible to select one from a plurality of wireless adapters 30 in the above-mentioned correspondence information displayed on the operation display unit 51, and the selected wireless adapter 30 is as shown in FIG. , The fixture icon G corresponding to the identification information of the luminaire 12 that can communicate may be displayed on the operation display unit 51. In this example, other configurations and operations are the same as those of FIGS. 1 to 7.

In the configurations of FIGS. 10A to 12, the current position of the worker W can be selected by touching on the layout drawing P displayed on the setting machine 50, and the area including or the closest to the selected position is The fixture icon G of the lighting fixture 12 that is automatically selected and located in the area may be displayed on the setting machine 50. Each area is defined by the communication range of the wireless adapter 30.

FIG. 13 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 4 showing the order of position registration of the luminaire 12 when mapping is performed by the setting machine 50 in another example of the embodiment. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the order of position registration of the luminaire 12 in the case of performing mapping in another example of the embodiment.

In the case of this example, in the position registration of the lighting fixture 12 using the setting machine 50, the moving distance of the worker in the mapping is shortened by setting the order of the position registration. Therefore, in the case of this example, in step S20 of FIG. 14, the positions of all the wireless adapters 30 are first registered in the setting machine 50 as in the case of the mapping method of FIG. 5A. Next, the setting machine 50 sequentially selects an area for position registration from the corner of the arrangement area of the lighting fixture 12 for each area. For example, in step S22 of FIG. 14, the setting machine 50 selects the area A1a which is the communication range of only AP1 which is the area of one end (upper left) in the vertical axis direction at one end in the horizontal axis direction of FIG. Next, the setting machine 50 displays the fixture icon G for the identification information of the lighting fixture 12 located in the area A1a, and blinks the lighting fixture 12 of the fixture icon G selected by the operator to display the fixture icon. Position registration is performed for all of G's lighting fixtures 12 one by one.

Next, the setting machine 50 sets the area for registering the position of the lighting fixture 12 in the Y-axis direction as shown by the arrow from circle 1 to circle 2 in FIG. Move. For example, the setting machine 50 displays the fixture icon G for the identification information of the lighting fixture 12 located in the area A2a where the communication ranges of AP1 and AP2 overlap, as in step S24. Then, the setting machine 50 blinks the lighting fixture 12 of the fixture icon G selected by the operator to register the positions of all the lighting fixtures 12 of the displayed fixture icons one by one.

Next, the setting machine 50 sets the area for registering the position of the lighting fixture 12 in the Y-axis direction as shown by the arrow from circle 2 to circle 3 in FIG. Move it further. For example, the setting machine 50 displays the fixture icon G for the identification information of the lighting fixture 12 located in the area A3a, which is the communication range of only the AP4, as in step S26. Then, the setting machine 50 blinks the lighting fixture 12 of the fixture icon G selected by the operator to register the positions of all the lighting fixtures 12 of the displayed fixture icons one by one.

Then, after the position registration in the area at the other end (lower left) in the Y-axis direction is completed, the setting machine 50 moves in the X-axis direction as shown by the arrow from the circle 3 to the circle 4 in FIG. The area for registering the position of the lighting fixture 12 is moved. For example, as in step S28, the setting machine 50 displays the fixture icon G for the identification information of the lighting fixture 12 located in the area A4a where the communication ranges of AP4 and AP5 overlap, and illuminates the selected fixture icon G. By blinking the fixture 12, the positions of all the lighting fixtures 12 of the displayed fixture icon G are registered one by one. Then, the setting machine 50 moves the area for registering the position of the lighting fixture 12 in the Y-axis direction, and repeats the same process as described above. For example, the area for position registration is moved like the arrows from 4 to 5 in the circle, the arrows from 5 to 6 in the circle, ... The arrows from 14 to 15 in the circle in FIG. The arrows connecting the circle numbers in FIG. 11 indicate the order of the areas for registering the positions of the luminaire 12. At this time, the processes of steps S30 to S50 of FIG. 12 are executed, and the positions of the luminaires 12 are registered in all the areas A1a to A15a.

According to the above configuration, in the position registration of the lighting fixture 12 using the setting machine 50, the moving distance of the worker in the mapping can be shortened by setting the order of the position registration. In this example, other configurations and operations are the same as those of FIGS. 1 to 7.

In each of the above examples, when the identification information of the luminaire 12 or the luminaire icon is selected in the mapping, the luminaire 12 is blinked, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the luminaire 12 is darkened or brightened. It may be possible to distinguish it from other lighting fixtures 12 by changing the dimming such as.

10 Lighting system, 12 Lighting equipment, 13 Power supply, 14 Power conversion unit, 15 Communication unit, 16 Control unit, 17 Storage unit, 20 Light source unit, 30 Wireless adapter, 31 Lighting side communication unit, 32 Setting side communication unit, 33 Control unit, 34 storage unit, 40 lighting control controller, 41 lighting side communication unit, 42 setting side communication unit, 43 control unit, 44 storage unit, 50 setting machine, 51 operation display unit, 52 communication unit, 53 control unit, 54 Storage unit, 55 display screen, 100 rooms, 101 ceiling, 102 switches, 103 external AC power supply.

Claims

With one or more luminaires capable of wireless communication,
One or more wireless adapters that can be controlled by wireless communication to the one or more luminaires,
It has a display unit, and includes a setting machine for setting the position information of the one or more lighting fixtures to be associated with the identification information.
The setting machine is configured so that for each of the one or more wireless adapters, the identification information of the lighting equipment capable of communicating with the wireless adapter or the icon corresponding to the identification information can be displayed in association with the wireless adapter. Be done,
Lighting system.
In the lighting system according to claim 1,
Whether or not the wireless adapter and the luminaire can communicate is determined by whether or not there is a reply to the wireless transmission from the wireless adapter to the luminaire.
Lighting system.
In the lighting system according to claim 1 or 2.
Communication from the wireless adapter to the luminaire, which is included in the reply from the luminaire to the wireless transmission from the wireless adapter to the luminaire, as to whether the wireless adapter and the luminaire can communicate. Judging by the received signal strength of
Lighting system.
In the lighting system according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
The setting machine is configured to be able to display information on the correspondence between the wireless adapter and the lighting fixture capable of communicating with the wireless adapter in a list format on the display unit.
Lighting system.
In the lighting system according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
The setting machine can store the arrangement position of the wireless adapter, and is information stored in the setting machine, and the wireless adapter and the lighting fixture capable of communicating with the wireless adapter. Correspondence information and one or both of the communication ranges from the wireless adapter are configured to be displayable on the display unit.
Lighting system.
In the lighting system according to claim 4 or 5.
The setting machine makes it possible to select one from a plurality of the wireless adapters in the information displayed on the display unit, and corresponds to the identification information of the lighting equipment capable of communicating with the selected wireless adapter. Display the icon to be displayed on the display unit,
Lighting system.
In the lighting system according to claim 1,
The setting machine can display a layout diagram of a plurality of the wireless adapters on the display unit, and in the layout diagram, one area is selected from a plurality of areas defined by the communication range of the plurality of wireless adapters. It is possible to display an icon corresponding to the identification information of the one or more luminaires located in the selected area on the display unit.
Lighting system.
In the lighting system according to claim 1,
The setting machine can display a layout diagram of a plurality of the wireless adapters on the display unit, and in the layout diagram, one area is selected from a plurality of areas defined by the communication range of the plurality of wireless adapters. It is possible to associate the identification information of the one or more luminaires located in the selected area with the position information of the one or more luminaires, and when the association is completed, the selection is made. It is possible to associate the identification information of the one or more luminaires located in the area adjacent to the area with the position information of the one or more luminaires.
Lighting system.
In the lighting system according to claim 1,
The setting machine is configured to group a plurality of the luminaires located within a communicable range with one or more of the plurality of wireless adapters, and to control the lighting of the grouped luminaires at the same time.
Lighting system.