WO2001077764A2 - Rf home automation system comprising replicable controllers - Google Patents
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- a network can be supported by the system, and is there any required minimum density of signal repeaters or amplifiers. Also, can a node be connected to the network to send and receive signals anywhere within the range of the network, or are there any "dead spots”.
- Wired networks are very inflexible, if a node is desired at a position outside the existing network, or at a position within the network, which is connected with wire, a new wire branch must be drawn and connected to the network.
- wired networks generally provide a better quality
- wireless networks have become more and more popular as a cheap and easy accessible network solution.
- Wireless networks clearly overcome the above-mentioned drawbacks of wired networks.
- US 5,905,442 discloses a wireless automation system with a centralized remote control which controls I/O devices for providing electrical power to appliances from power outlets of the power mains in building.
- the remote control and I/O devices comprise RF transceivers, and the system includes dedicated repeater units for repeating signals to I/O devices out of the range of the remote control.
- US 4,427,968 discloses a wireless automation system with flexible message routing.
- a central station produces a signal for a I/O device, the signal contains a route code, an address code, an identifying code and a message code.
- Dedicated repeaters in the architecture receive the signals and follow a specified procedure for repeating signal. Repeaters may also be addressed as end nodes, e.g. in order for the controller to download routing tables.
- the present invention provides a high quality, low cost wireless automation system using radio frequency (RF) signals.
- the system according to the present invention preferably operates at bandwidth dedicated for control commands i.e. a bandwidth around 10 kbps.
- bandwidth dedicated for control commands i.e. a bandwidth around 10 kbps.
- Such a low bandwidth allows for chips which can be mass produced at lower prices than chips for large bandwidth systems.
- RF transmitters and receivers of the system preferably operate within a "public" frequency range wherein a license is not required, thereby further reducing cost.
- a low bandwidth gives a low capacity in the amount of data which can be comprised in signals.
- a second memory holding a controller identifier identifying the first controller, and a processor for controlling the reception and transmission of signals and being adapted to store and read device identifiers in the first memory
- the processor comprising means for generating a signal addressed to one or more devices and comprising instructions related to the operation of the appliance connected to the device
- a second controller comprising: a radio frequency transmitter for transmitting signals, a radio frequency receiver for receiving signals, a first memory for holding, in a corresponding organized data structure, device identifiers of devices to be controlled by the second controller, a second memory for holding a controller identifier identifying the second controller, and a processor for administering the reception and transmission of signals and being adapted to store and read device identifiers in the first memory
- the processor comprising means for generating a signal addressed to one or more devices and comprising instructions related to the operation of the appliance connected to the device
- the processor of the first controller further comprises means for generating one or more signals comprising the device identifiers from the organized data structure of the
- the processor of the second controller is adapted to store the data comprised in received signals in that it comprises means for storing the received data correspondingly in the organized data structure of the first memory of the second controller.
- Data received by the second controller is stored correspondingly if it is stored in a region which is dedicated to store a type of data, which type of data is similar to the type of data that the region from which the data was read is dedicated to store.
- memory designates one or several memory areas adapted to store digital information. Preferably, it is possible to read, write and delete data in the memory.
- the memory might be allocated in a larger memory structure comprising several memories utilized by a processor for e.g. application program storage and/or data storage.
- all controllers and devices in the system have a unique identifier so that no two controllers or devices are addressed identically.
- the processor of a controller is adapted to generate signals comprising at least one device identifier and at least one predetermined setting held in relation to said device identifier.
- the first processor is adapted to generate a signal comprising commands for devices and addressing the signal to one or more devices.
- a command is a code, word or phrase to which the receiving processor responds in a predetermined way.
- a respond is any action carried out by the controller or device initiated by the reception of the command.
- signals comprising commands for devices may be addressed to all devices without addressing each device individually, instead a general designation to which all signals are adapted to respond is used. Such signals are referred to as broadcast signals.
- the devices further comprise a status setting for determining whether the device should respond to commands in a broadcast signal addressed to all devices.
- the processor of the second controller is preferably adapted to store; alphanumerical data related to each device identifier, predetermined settings characterizing the operation devices, predetermined settings characterizing the operation of an appliance connected to a device, or predetermined routines related to the dynamical operation of one or more devices over a period of time, correspondingly in the corresponding organized data structure of the first memory of the second controller.
- the organized data structure of the first memory of the first controller may also comprise a routing table indicating, for each device, other devices which can receive and process a signal transmitted by said device.
- the means, in the first controller, for generating a signal preferably comprise means for generating the one or more signals so as to comprise the routing table of the first controller.
- the processor of the second controller is preferably adapted to store said routing table in the first memory.
- the processor of the second controller preferably comprises means for identifying device identifiers in the routing table of devices for repeating a transmitted signal having a predetermined destination identifier and to include said device identifiers as repeater identifiers in the transmitted signal.
- the system according to the present invention preferably comprises a protocol.
- a protocol is any set of operational procedures, which enable data such as identifiers, settings and frames and any data comprised in a frame as well as stored data to be transferred and administered within the system.
- the means for generating a first signal, and various means comprised in these means are typically programs or routines forming part of the protocol.
- it is the protocol of the transmitting controller/device which generates frames to be transmitted in a signal.
- Such frame preferably designates the system, the source controller/device and the destination controller/device by their identifiers, and one or more signal repeating devices by their identifiers.
- the protocol includes the commands, information or data transferred by the frame.
- it is preferably the protocol in the receiving part, which reads the received frame and enables the receiving part to respond to the signal.
- the system protocol preferably comprises operational procedures for applying a masking procedure to the commands issued in a frame.
- a considerable amount of the commands, status messages, information, data etc. distributed in the system is standard instructions.
- the devices may already know these and the data transmission can be reduced by applying a masking procedure to these different types of standard instructions.
- the system protocol preferably comprises operational procedures adapted to generate and transmit a frame of a second type comprising two or more instructions from a second table of instructions comprised in the memory of a controller.
- the protocol comprises a procedure of masking a first group of instructions in the table of the controller in order to generate a string of bits forming part of the frame, so that each bit corresponds to an instruction of the first group, the value of said bit determining whether the one or more corresponding instructions applies to devices receiving the frame.
- the protocol will often, but not always, comprise one or more commands for performing the specified function.
- the processor of the second controller is preferably adapted to, when storing said device identifiers correspondingly in the organized data structure, overwrite information related to device identifiers in the first memory.
- the processors of the first and second controllers preferably further comprise means for dynamically assigning controller identifiers to a controller or a device upon introduction of the controller or the device in the system. These means assigns identifiers using a predetermined sequence of controller or device identifiers.
- the means for generating a signal may comprise means for generating a signal holding an indication of the current identifier in the predetermined sequence of controller or device identifiers.
- the processor of the second controller may further be adapted to receive said signal and store said indication so as to allow the processor of the second controller to assign the controller or device identifier which is next in sequence to the last controller identifier assigned by the first controller, to a controller or a device.
- the present invention provides a method for sharing information between a first and a second controller in a wireless automation system for controlling and monitoring a plurality of devices using controllers, so as for the second controller to have at least the same functionality as the first controller in terms of controlling the devices of the system, the first controller comprising a memory holding an organized data structure comprising device identifiers of devices controlled by the first controller, the method comprising the steps of generating and transmitting one or more signals comprising the device identifiers of devices controlled by the first controller, receiving said one or more signals at the second controller and storing said device identifiers in an equivalent organized data structure in a memory of the second controller.
- the second controller comprises a processor having a first, normal mode of operation wherein it is adapted to transmit signals to, and receive signals from, devices controlled by the second controller, and a second mode of operation wherein it is adapted to receive said one or more signals from the first controller and store said device identifiers correspondingly in the organized data structure of the memory of the second controller, the method further comprising the step of setting the processor of the second controller in its second mode of operation.
- the second controller may comprise a learning mode where it is adapted to receive the one or more signals.
- the step of storing said device identifiers correspondingly in the organized data structure of the memory of the second controller comprises the step of overwriting corresponding device identifiers already stored in the memory of the second controller.
- the method may further comprise the step of, before storing said device identifiers in the memory of the second controller, erasing all information related to device identifiers in the memory of the second controller.
- the method may further comprise including instructions related to the set-up and learning of the system in said one or more signals.
- Figure 1 and 2 are diagrams illustrating the identifiers for controllers and devices used to address signals according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 through 12 shows an example of a topology map of a system network, the figures illustrate an automated repeater detection process according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- Figure 21 is a flow diagram showing the procedure for creating a mood on the controller according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- Figure 23 shows an example of a diagram of an electrical circuit for measuring the power supplied by a device according to the second preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- the communication protocol designed to overcome the usual problems seen in radio communication applications
- the most common problem is noise, which can cause the data communicated between two devices to be lost or corrupted
- the general rule is that the less data being transferred the bigger chance there is for a successful transfer
- the size of the frame format holding the data to be sent is not of very high importance, since it typically takes up a very small part of the total amount of data bits
- the general format of the frames used in the communication protocol of a preferred embodiment of the present invention is designed to reduce the amount of data, i e to obtain a short frame, is to be able to send commands to more than one device in one single frame and to address these devices in a concise notation
- the commands comprised in the frame should also be minimized
- the protocol designed for the present invention take these considerations into account in that it provides masking of device identifiers and commands as well as compression of data
- a processor for performing the storage and administration of information and for generating and processing the communication frames
- the communication protocol of the first embodiment has a general format for the frames carrying the instructions and information between the devices of the system.
- Table 3 At least command values of command 22, 24, 25, and 26 will be longer than 8 bit.
- the communication protocol designates the length of command values for each command.
- the following frame type comprises the command and the individual addresses, i.e. Device ID's, of a group of recipient devices.
- - Destination Device ID ( ⁇ bit): Array of ⁇ bit destination device ID's indicating whether the receiving device should react to the command or not.
- the addressing of devices makes up a considerable amount of the total data bits to be sent. It is an important feature of the communication protocol of the first embodiment of the present invention that it provides a way to reduce the addressing data bits.
- the masking of Device ID's is an operation that indicates whether certain of the receiving devices should react to the command or not.
- a register of entries, each entry corresponding to the enumeration of Device ID's, holds a bit pattern called a mask with each bit set to '1' where a corresponding Device ID is to be selected and '0' otherwise.
- Destination Device ID Mask 1 bytes destination device ID mask with each bit indicating whether the receiving device should react to the command or not.
- the least significant bit (LSB) represents Device 1.
- the frame format should be of the "masked Device ID 1-16" frame type. Thereby, some, or all, of the first 16 device ID's can be addressed in two bytes as shown in Table 6.
- the least significant bit (LSB) represents Device 1.
- the frame type field typically defines the devices corresponding to the mask
- the frame type may also allow for a Mask Index range defining which 8 (or other number of) devices are covered by the following Destination Device ID Mask.
- Each mask range covers 8 consecutive devices ID's in step of 8 (with the exception of frame type 5).
- a Mask Index (an ⁇ bit value) indicates which mask range the following Destination Device ID Mask covers.
- the mask ranges are numbered consecutively, hence Mask Index '0' indicates a Destination Device ID Mask ranging from Device ID 1 to ⁇ .
- Mask Index of 1 indicates a Destination Device ID Mask ranging from 9 to16.
- the mask By providing tables of predetermined commands such as Table 3 in the protocol on both controllers and devices, the mask will be a register of entries, each entry corresponding to the enumeration of commands, forming a bit pattern with each bit set to '1' where a corresponding command is to be selected and '0' otherwise.
- the command values of Table 3 can be subject to a similar masking.
- all devices are adapted to act as repeater if instructed so by a controller.
- addressing devices it is important to take into consideration that the frame may have to be repeated by one or more times.
- the following frame type comprises the command, the destination identifier of the addressed device, and the repeater identifiers being the device identifiers of the devices used to repeat the signal for it to reach the destination device.
- the repeater specific fields can be applied to all the above-mentioned frame types specified in Table 2 and will also be used in the acknowledgement of received frames.
- Figure 7 shows that two devices, namely 23 and 24, have been appointed Repeaters while three devices, namely 20, 21 and 22, have been declared unsuitable as Repeaters.
- the newly appointed Repeater 24 can reach two new devices 25 and 26.
- Device 25 can reach three new devices whereas device 26 can reach one new device.
- FIG 10 shows that device 26 is randomly appointed Repeater. There are now two potential repeaters, one (device 32) which cannot reach any new devices and one (device 33) which can reach two new devices.
- step 5 for the next devices having a "1" in the row of the repeater device of step 2 in the routing table.
- the new device is added in the device table, and may be added in the group table and may be named.
- the signal for assigning the device (or controller) ID to a new device (or controller) has frame type 1 (see Table 2) since it addresses only a single device.
- the commands used are command 27 (assigning device ID) and command 28 (assigning controller ID), a typical frame, assigning device ID is: ⁇ 14 13 12- 11 10 L8' . 6 '2 *
- the procedure may be carried out differently, e.g. by simply installing the device physically and thereafter positioning a new device on the corresponding position in the topology map on the controller.
- the system may now itself find which (existing or new) repeaters should be used to communicate with the new device and may itself prepare the device for receiving Home and Device ID.
- the system according to the first preferred embodiment is optimized to operate as simple as possible without loosing quality in terms of reliability, range/coverage, versatility, and flexibility.
- the data structure of the controller which allows for sharing information and performing functions in the most appropriate and efficient manner, is described.
- Group Table This table holds information on which devices from the Device Table that are grouped together in which group. This table also holds information on the current setting of the specific group.
- This table is similar to the Trigger Action Table. It holds certain events in the form of small programs, which is executed when predetermined conditions are fulfilled. Examples are turning on the coffee machine or car heater when a certain time has been read from the timer.
- This table holds large programs, macros or routines to be executed on command.
- Child Protection Function This allows the user to restrict the use of one or more devices by use of a code or an action.
- the restriction can have several effects, i.e.:
- the device or the appliance connected thereto can only operate at a specified level, for a specified period of time, or within a specified time period unless a valid code has been specified.
- E.g. used to restrict the output level of the Audio equipment restrict the amount of children's TV watching when the parents are out, or restrict the solarium working periods to those actually paid for by the customer.
- the system of the second preferred embodiment is to form a base for a complete home control system including other subsystems such as HVAC control, alarm system control, access control, etc.
- the following description of the Power & Lighting control system mainly deals with those aspects not comprised in the high-level description of general parts of the conceptual, scaleable system given in the description of the first preferred embodiment of the automation system. However, details and features described only in relation to the second embodiment are also valid with respect to the first preferred embodiment.
- the Power & Lighting control system consists of the following elements.
- the controller is a mobile control panel such as a remote control, so that the use or programming of the system is not restricted to certain locations.
- Controllers have a display such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) display.
- the controllers can optionally interface with a computer; moreover, a computer may also act as a controller in the system.
- the initial implementation and often also later setting of a device is carried out in the vicinity of the device.
- the data protocols makes use of addressing of devices using device identifier's, the person performing the programming can rely on his/her visual confirmation of the connection of an appliance to a given device.
- the programming interface does not rely on the users ability to remember device codes, assigned numbers or alike.
- the Mood button which sets the state of the speed buttons to be moods -
- the OK button which is mainly used within the menu system.
- the following actions can be performed with the controller: - Programming devices to belong to the system (i.e. programming them with the unique Home ID number)
- Output devices are operationally connected between a power source and an electric appliance, typically in the form of an outlet socket connected to the power supply socket.
- the output devices can perform switching, dimming and optionally metering of power or current delivered to the electric appliance. Also, the output devices are able to perform as repeaters in the system. A number of different types of output devices are feasible, ranging from low voltage switches to HVAC output devices etc.
- Each output device has only one actuator button. This button is used every time the device should notify a controller of its Device ID during programming procedures. The button can also be used to turn on/off and dim the output power supplied by the device without the use of a controller. However, this function can be overruled by the child protection function by making the button inactive for power adjustment purposes.
- the different functions of the button are utilized by pressing the button for different periods of time, e.g. a short period for turning on/off and dimming up/down when the button is pressed continuously.
- the output devices can perform the following actions:
- Group Button By pressing “Group Button” the user enters functions dealing with a single or a group of appliances such as lamps. By pressing “Mood Button” the user enters functions dealing with moods (e.g. setting a predefined Lighting for the room) . .
- a user can turn on or off a single or a group of appliances by either using the speed buttons 1- ⁇ or by using the scroll button. If the user uses button 1- ⁇ then only a short press is required. The button will work as a toggle. If the scroll button is used the user must scroll to the desired group and press an OK button.
- buttons 1-8 buttons 1-8 are used, the dimming will be activated when the button is pressed continuously. When the correct dimming level is reached the button is released. If the scroll button is used the user must scroll to the desired group and press additional buttons to dim up/down.
- Each command initiated by the user will be acknowledged through the display.
- a typical acknowledgement could for example be that "all lights are now off.”
- the control panel Upon activating a device, the control panel expects an acknowledgement receipt from the device that the command has been carried out. Two events can occur:
- the controller indicates e.g. "out of reach or device defect' •
- the device responds with an error message such as No Current Detected In Mains:
- the controller indicates e.g. "Bulb or lamp defect"
- the controller indicates e.g. "All OK"
- Mood programming function Moods can be programmed into the control panel by pre-setting the different devices to the desired current level, and afterwards storing this level in the control panel. Moods can be stored in buttons 1- ⁇ or by using the scroll button for additional storage.
- a user can activate pre-set moods (e.g. TV watching or working mood) by using the control panel's 1- ⁇ buttons. If the scroll button is used the user must scroll to the desired group and press an OK button. All on/off setting
- a user can turn on or off all switches by pressing the "all on/off' button.
- a device will per default be programmed to respond to the "all on/off' button, but can also be programmed not to.
- Random on/off setting The user can use the control panel to set a device to random turn on and off (i.e. used to keep away burglars).
- the device will keep turning on and off with e.g. 3 hrs. interval and abort this action next time it receives any instruction from the control panel.
- the time interval in which the control panel should randomly switch on and off can also be set (e.g. from 16:00 to 23:00)
- Device Resetting All devices can be reset whereby the Home ID and the Device ID held by the device is deleted and all references to the Device ID in the controller is deleted.
- the resetting is carried out by setting the controller in "device reset" mode and pressing the actuator button on the device. This makes the device transmit information to the controller, which then perform the resetting.
- Figure 20 First the user selects the "Remove Switch from Group” menu option and is prompted for the group number in which the device is to be removed. Then the user has to press a button on the output device in order for controller to get the device id to remove. When the button on the output device has been pressed to specific device has been removed from the group table and the menu system return to the main menu.
- Mood menu Moods are groups of devices in which the setting of each device is set to a desired dim level or current. When selecting the mood menu on the main menu, the following options are available in the mood menu section.
- This menu item allows the user to add devices into a mood.
- the procedure is outlined in Figure 21.
- First the user selects the "create a Mood" menu option and is prompted to select devices to include in the mood.
- the user then presses a button on all of the output devices which are to be included in the mood and presses OK when done.
- the output devices then transmit its current dim level to the controller.
- the user is prompted for a mood number to add the already selected devices into. If the mood is already is in use then user has to determine whether to replace the mood with the selected devices or to choose another mood number.
- the user then has the option to name the mood.
- the user can now select the alphanumerical characters on a toggle menu using the Left/Right and the OK button. When the name is typed, the user holds the OK button for more than 2 seconds whereby the controller saves the mood name and returns to the main menu.
- Each mood can be named with alphanumerical numbers to improve the user friendliness.
- the all On/Off functionality is per default set to be all devices known by the controller. Individual switches can repeatable be removed or added from this function. There is also a possibility to customize whether the button is to toggle On/Off or only to use this button as a switch off button.
- the updating process is shown in Figure 22.
- the user is first prompted for whether the current controller should send data to the other controller or receive data from the other controller. If the user selects receiving data the controller enters a learning-programming mode and will return to the main menu when the updates has been received. If the user selects the option to send data, the user is prompted for whether he/she wants to update the other controller or make an identical copy/replication of current controller. If the update is chosen, only specific data is transmitted. If identical copy/replication is chosen, the Home ID and all tables containing Groups, Moods, etc. is transmitted. When the update or identical copy/replication is completed, the system returns to the main menu.
- Some or all the output devices can include means for measuring the power supplied to the one or more appliances connected to each device.
- the power measuring means are means for measuring the current supplied to the appliance at constant voltage, in order to allow for determination of the power, in e.g. KW/h or VoltAmpere/h, received by the one or more appliances connected to the device.
- a possible way to implement power meter functionality in the existing switches is outlined in Figure 23. This implementation requires the consuming appliance to pull it's current in a sinus form which would be the case for ordinary lamps. The power meter would then be able to measure volt-amperes, which would be identical to Watts.
- This power meter function allows the controller to monitor the power consumption of individual appliances, all appliances in a given group, all appliances in a given mood, and of all appliances connected to the system. Hence, one can practice a total power metering, revealing detailed information of specific appliances or sections in the building.
- the devices are adapted to sum up the power consumption for a given period of time and to report the power consumption to a controller either in response to a request to do so from the controller, or on its own motion at e.g. a predetermined time or total power consumption.
- the controllers and the devices according to the first and/or second embodiment have some common hardware such as: • RF Transceiver with the following characteristics:
- the Power & Lighting system, the control panel and the output devices further comprises:
- Battery holder for three type AAA batteries • Timer chip which is used to show the time and set timers for the burglar deterrent function.
- the output devices are the output devices:
- the components on the devices are powered from the 220/110-volt power outlets in the wall after it has been transformed down to 3.3v.
- the dim and on/off function is controlled by a very powerful TRIAC.
- the output devices have one actuator button used in programming procedures and to adjust the power supplied by the device.
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