CN115665595A - Wireless switch, its processing method, and control system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a wireless switch, its processing method, and a control system, wherein the wireless switch includes: a core processing module, a power supply module, at least one operating element, and at least one operation sensing unit; the core processing module is used for: When not in the network distribution mode, determine that the wireless switch enters the network distribution mode in response to at least one trigger signal brought by the switch network distribution operation of the operating member; when in the network distribution mode, generate and externally Send a switch network distribution message, after the network distribution is completed, generate and send a control message to the outside in response to at least one trigger signal brought by the control operation of the operating part, so that: the control message is: The pointed control result can be executed by the corresponding controlled device.

Description

Wireless switch, its processing method, and control system

technical field

The invention relates to the field of field switches, in particular to a wireless switch, a processing method thereof, and a control system.

Background technique

A wireless switch can be understood as a switch equipped with a wireless communication circuit, and the wireless communication circuit usually uses radio frequency signals to achieve external interaction. .

When the wireless switch implements control, it will send a control message in response to the operation of the switch. However, in the related art, the wireless switch usually can only control the paired receiver, which is difficult to meet various control requirements.

Contents of the invention

The invention provides a wireless switch, its processing method, and a control system to solve the problems in the prior art.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a wireless switch is provided, including: a core processing module, a power supply module, at least one operating element, and at least one operating sensing unit;

The power supply module is electrically connected to the core processing module to supply power to the core processing module;

The operating member can touch the corresponding operation sensing unit in response to the operation;

The operation sensing unit is electrically connected to the core processing module, so as to transmit a trigger signal to the core processing module when touched;

The core processing module is used for:

When it is not in the network distribution mode, it is determined that the wireless switch enters the network distribution mode in response to at least one trigger signal brought by the switch network distribution operation of the operating member;

When in the network distribution mode, generate and send a switch network distribution message to the outside, so that: after the designated device obtains the switch network distribution message, instruct the wireless switch to join the network corresponding to the gateway to complete the network distribution ; The designated device includes a terminal and/or the gateway; wherein, the wireless switch after completing network distribution can communicate with the gateway through the network;

After the network distribution is completed, in response to at least one trigger signal brought by the control operation of the operating element, a control message is generated and sent to the outside, so that: the control result pointed to by the control message can be correspondingly The controlled device executes.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a method for processing a wireless switch is provided, including:

When not in the network distribution mode, the wireless switch enters the network distribution mode in response to a switch network distribution operation for the wireless switch;

When in the network distribution mode, the wireless switch generates and sends a switch network distribution message to the outside, so that: after the designated device obtains the switch network distribution message, the wireless switch is added to the designated device corresponding network to complete the distribution network;

When in the configured network mode, the wireless switch generates and sends out a control message in response to the control operation of the wireless switch, so that: the control result pointed to by the control message can be executed .

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a control system is provided, including the wireless switch, the intelligent controller, the terminal, and the gateway involved in the first aspect and its optional solutions; the network is the network of the gateway, and the wireless Both the switch and the intelligent controller can communicate with the gateway after joining the network; the terminal can directly or indirectly communicate with the gateway;

When the intelligent controller is used as the controlled device of the wireless switch, the intelligent controller can receive first control information from the gateway, and execute the control result pointed to by the first control information; The first control information is generated based on a control message of the wireless switch.

In the wireless switch and its processing method provided by the present invention, and in the control system, the wireless switch can be added to the network of the gateway through the distribution network in the distribution network mode, and then, based on the added network, the connection between the wireless switch and the gateway can be realized. Communication, on this basis, the control message of the wireless switch can not be limited to be sent to the paired device (that is, the controlled device will no longer be limited to the paired device), it can be seen that the present invention effectively expands the wireless switch can control objects to meet more diverse control requirements, such as controlling other devices that join the network.

Description of drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings that need to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the accompanying drawings in the following description are only These are some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can also be obtained according to these drawings without any creative effort.

Fig. 1 is a structural schematic diagram 1 of a control system in an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a structural schematic diagram II of the control system in an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of the third structure of the control system in an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a first structural schematic diagram of a wireless switch in an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of the second structure of the wireless switch in an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of the third structure of the wireless switch in an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a wireless switch in an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 8 is a structural schematic diagram of an intelligent controller in an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 9 is a structural schematic diagram 1 of an intelligent controller in an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 10 is a structural schematic diagram II of an intelligent controller in an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 11 is a schematic flowchart of a processing method of a wireless switch in an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed ways

The following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some, not all, embodiments of the present invention. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art without making creative efforts belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

The terms "first", "second", "third", "fourth", etc. (if any) in the description and claims of the present invention and the above drawings are used to distinguish similar objects and not necessarily Describe a specific order or sequence. It is to be understood that the data so used are interchangeable under appropriate circumstances such that the embodiments of the invention described herein can be practiced in sequences other than those illustrated or described herein. Furthermore, the terms "comprising" and "having", as well as any variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, for example, a process, method, system, product or device comprising a sequence of steps or elements is not necessarily limited to the expressly listed instead, may include other steps or elements not explicitly listed or inherent to the process, method, product or apparatus.

The technical solution of the present invention will be described in detail below with specific embodiments. The following specific embodiments may be combined with each other, and the same or similar concepts or processes may not be repeated in some embodiments.

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 , the present disclosure provides a control system, which may include a wireless switch 1 , an intelligent controller 2 , a terminal 5 and a gateway 3 .

The wireless switch 1 can be any switch capable of external communication based on wireless communication, and the wireless communication can be any method such as radio frequency, bluetooth, Wifi, etc. In the following part of the description, it is mainly described based on the bluetooth method.

The intelligent controller 2 can be any device or combination of devices that can be controlled to realize on-off control, and it is provided with circuits with data processing capabilities such as processing modules (such as processing module 205), and is also provided with a wireless communication module. (such as the wireless communication module 202) and other circuits with wireless communication capabilities, in one example, it can be a wall switch, and in other examples, the intelligent controller can also be a fan, lamp, socket, garbage disposal equipment, etc., or with connected devices. The external communication mode of the intelligent controller 2 may include at least one of the following: radio frequency, bluetooth, Wifi, mobile network, etc.; in the following part of the description, the description is mainly based on the bluetooth mode.

The terminal 5 may be any device or combination of devices with data processing capability and external communication capability, for example, it may be a mobile phone, a computer, a tablet computer, a computer, a vehicle, and the like.

The gateway 3 may be a gateway of any network, such as any one of Wifi network, Zigbee network, and Bluetooth network; in the following part of the description, the description is mainly based on the Bluetooth method. In a further solution, the gateway 3 can be connected to the Internet, so as to realize data exchange with other devices connected to the Internet (such as the terminal 5 and the speaker device 4). In addition, the gateway 3 can be a gateway device specially used as the gateway 3, or other equipment with a gateway function (for example, it can be a speaker device with a gateway function, a display device with a gateway function, a computer with a gateway function, a host, etc. wait).

The control system can also include a speaker device 4, which can be understood as any device capable of playing sound, and also capable of external wired or wireless communication. In some solutions, the speaker device 4 may be an intelligent voice speaker, and furthermore, it may also have voice recognition capabilities, protocol conversion capabilities, and the like. In some schemes, the speaker device 4 can realize external communication by joining the network of the gateway, and in some schemes, the speaker device 4 can also realize external communication by joining the network of the terminal (such as the Wifi hotspot of the terminal or the network to which it is connected) For external communication, in some schemes, the speaker device 4 can also realize external communication in other ways (such as joining other Wifi networks).

If the sound box device 4 adopts the sound box device with the gateway function, then: the sound box device 4 can be utilized as the gateway, and then the control system can include the sound box device 4 with the gateway function (it is also a kind of gateway), and there is no need to configure the sound box device 4 and the gateway function simultaneously. gateway.

It can be seen that the gateway 3 may be a gateway independent of the speaker device 4, or the speaker device may be used as the gateway.

The speaker device 4 can also have Bluetooth communication capability. Furthermore, when the network is not configured, the speaker device 4 can communicate with terminals, gateways, etc. based on Bluetooth. The distribution network can be realized based on the speaker distribution network message, and then added to the Bluetooth network or Wifi network.

In some schemes, the control system can also include a server, the gateway and the terminal can interact with the server, the data interaction between the gateway and the terminal can be realized based on the server, and the speaker device 4 can also interact with the server, and then based on the server and the terminal and/or or gateway interaction. In some examples, the server can mainly play the role of data forwarding, and in some examples, the server can also play the role of data storage and processing.

In one of the implementations, if the gateway 3 is a Bluetooth gateway, and the corresponding network is a Bluetooth network (such as a Bluetooth Mesh network), the wireless switch 1 can join the Bluetooth network after network distribution, and communicate with the gateway 3 (or have a gateway) through Bluetooth signals. 4) communication with the function of the speaker device. At the same time, the wireless switch 1 can also communicate with the intelligent controller 2 through the Bluetooth signal, and then, the wireless switch can send a message to the gateway (or the speaker device 4 with the gateway function) based on the Bluetooth signal, or send a message to the intelligent controller 2 based on the Bluetooth signal. Device 2 sends a message. In addition, the smart controller 2 can also join the Bluetooth network after network distribution, and communicate with the gateway 3 (or the speaker device 4 with the gateway function) through Bluetooth signals. Furthermore, the data interaction between the wireless switch 1 and the terminal 5 and the data interaction between the intelligent controller 2 and the terminal 5 can all be based on the forwarding of the gateway 3 (or the speaker device 4 with the gateway function) (other verifications can also be attached when forwarding) , conversion, etc.).

In one of the implementation manners, if the speaker device 4 is not the gateway 3, then: the speaker device 4 can also join the network of the gateway 3 after network distribution.

In one of the implementations, the speaker device 4 can join the Wifi network of the terminal (such as a Wifi hotspot network or the Wifi network it is connected to) after network distribution, and then access the Internet based on Wifi, thereby communicating with gateways, terminals, etc. .

The wireless switch 1 in some solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below, but the scope of the embodiments of the present invention may not be limited thereto.

Please refer to FIG. 4 to FIG. 7 , the wireless switch 1 may include: a core processing module 103 , a power supply module 104 , at least one operating element 101 and at least one operation sensing unit 102 .

The power supply module 104 is electrically connected to the core processing module 103 to supply power to the core processing module 103; wherein, the power supply module 104 can supply one voltage or multiple voltages.

In one implementation manner, the power supply module 104 includes: a power supply unit 1041 and an energy storage unit 1042 .

The power supply unit 1041 can be understood as any circuit that can provide power. In a further example, the power supply unit 1041 includes at least one of the following: a kinetic energy generator, a solar panel, and a battery; taking FIG. 6 as an example, the power supply unit 1041 may include a battery BAT; the battery therein may be a rechargeable battery or a non-rechargeable battery, for example, the battery may be a button battery. In addition, the power supply unit 1041 may also be provided with other devices or combinations of devices for voltage stabilization, filtering, rectification and the like.

The energy buffer unit 1042 can be understood as a circuit capable of buffering the electric energy provided by the power supply unit 1041; in a further example, taking FIG. 6 as an example, the energy buffer unit 1042 can include a capacitor C, wherein the quantity of the capacitor C is The one shown in the figure can also be multiple, and different capacitors C can output the same voltage or different voltages, which can be output to different nodes of the core processing module or to the same node; in addition, the power supply unit 1041 also has Other devices or combinations of devices for voltage stabilization, filtering, rectification, etc. may be provided.

When the power supply unit 1041 uses a battery BAT, the electrical parameters (such as voltage, current, power, etc.) The capacitor C buffers the electric energy, so that the power supply output to the core processing module 103 can accurately and stably meet the requirements of the core processing module 103 .

The core processing module 103 can be understood as a circuit module with data processing capability and communication capability. On this basis, the core processing module 103 can be added with other circuits or circuit combinations with arbitrary functions. In a further solution, the core processing module 103 may also have other detection and conversion functions.

In one embodiment, the core processing module 103 includes: a processing unit 1031, a wireless communication unit 1032, and the processing unit 1031 is electrically connected to the wireless communication unit 1032; cache unit).

Wherein, the processing unit 1031 can communicate externally via the wireless communication unit 1032 (for example, communicate with a gateway, a speaker device with a gateway function, an intelligent controller, etc.) through the wireless communication unit. The processing unit 1031 and the wireless communication unit 1032 can be integrated together or separated. The wireless communication unit 1032 can be any one of a Bluetooth unit, a radio frequency unit, a Wifi unit, and a Zigbee unit, and the wireless communication unit 1032 can be electrically connected to the corresponding antenna 105 .

In a further example, the core processing module 103 may further include a voltage acquisition unit 1033, the voltage acquisition unit 1033 is electrically connected to the processing unit 1031, and may also be electrically connected to the power supply module 104, for example, may be electrically connected to the power supply unit 1041 and/or the energy buffer unit 1042. Through the voltage acquisition unit 1033, the voltage information of the power supply module 104 can be collected, for example, the voltage information of the power supply unit 1041 and/or the energy buffer unit 1042 can be collected, wherein the voltage information of the power supply unit 1041 can be, for example, the voltage of the battery BAT Voltage information, the voltage information of the energy buffer unit 1042 may be, for example, the voltage information of the capacitor C. The voltage acquisition unit 1033 can convert the collected analog voltage information into digital voltage information and feed it back to the processing unit 1031 by means of analog-to-digital conversion, and can also sample the voltage information through a voltage dividing resistor to obtain a sampled voltage, and then transmit the sampled voltage to the processing unit 1031. No matter what voltage acquisition method is used, it does not depart from the scope of the above examples.

The operating element 101 can be understood as a key of a wireless switch, or can be understood as a combination of a key of a wireless switch and components that can move together, such as a transmission element. The operation element 101 can touch the corresponding operation sensing unit 102 in response to the operation; the touch can be a direct touch or an indirect touch (for example, through other transmission elements).

The operation sensing unit 102 is electrically connected to the core processing module, so as to transmit a trigger signal to the core processing module 103 when touched. In a further example, please refer to FIG. 6 , the operation sensing unit 102 may include a switch device (such as a micro switch), and further, in one example, when touched, the trigger switch device is turned on, and at this time, the core processing module may be 103 (for example, its processing unit 1031) pulls the corresponding port to the ground to make it know that the operator 101 has been pressed. When it is not touched or after the touch is stopped, the trigger switch device is disconnected. At this time, the core processing can be stopped. The corresponding port of the module 103 (such as its processing unit 1031) is pulled to the ground, making it aware that the operating member 101 has been released; in other examples, the switching device can also be disconnected when it is actuated, and when it is not actuated or after it stops actuating. On, the switching device can be pulled down to ground as shown, or it can be pulled up to a specified potential.

In addition, after the operating member 101 is pressed, if it is released (even after the pressing force disappears), the operating member 101 can operate the sensing unit 102 (such as a micro switch) and/or other devices for transmission and reset. The drive of the component resets and returns to the position when it was not pressed.

The core processing module 103 is used for:

A control message is generated in response to at least one trigger signal brought about by the control operation of the operating element, and the control message is sent to the outside.

By sending the control message, the control result pointed to by the control message can be executed by the corresponding controlled device. The controlled devices can be directly controlled smart controllers, or devices that join the gateway network (such as smart controllers, speaker devices, but not limited to this), or other devices that can interact with gateways and terminals (For example, a speaker device added to a Wifi hotspot of the terminal, but not limited thereto), it may also be a device connected to an intelligent controller.

In addition, after the wireless switch is paired with the smart controller, the wireless switch can directly send the control message to the smart controller, so that the smart controller or its connected devices can execute the corresponding control results; After the network, the wireless switch can send the control message to the gateway, and the gateway can send control information to the intelligent controller or other devices based on the control message, and can also forward it to the terminal or server, and then the terminal or server can Control other devices to execute corresponding control results.

The wireless switch 1 can have a distribution network mode and a distribution network mode. When in the distribution network mode, the above process of generating and sending the control message can be performed. In the network distribution mode, the network distribution of the wireless switch 1 and the gateway 3 can be completed. In addition, the pairing of the wireless switch 1 and the intelligent controller 2 can also be completed in the configured network mode.

Furthermore, the wireless switch 1 can also be in the undistributed network mode after leaving the factory or after being reset. At this time, the network distribution can be triggered based on the switch network distribution operation, and then:

The core processing module 103 can also be used for:

When not in the network distribution mode (for example, in the non-distribution network mode), in response to at least one trigger signal brought by the switch network distribution operation of the operating member, determine that the wireless switch enters the network distribution mode;

When in the network distribution mode, generate and send a switch network distribution message to the outside, so that: after the designated device obtains the switch network distribution message, instruct the wireless switch to join the network corresponding to the gateway to complete the network distribution ; The designated device includes a terminal and/or the gateway; wherein, the wireless switch after completing network distribution can communicate with the gateway through the network;

After the network distribution is completed, in response to at least one trigger signal brought by the control operation of the operating element, a control message is generated and sent to the outside, so that: the control result pointed to by the control message can be correspondingly The controlled device executes.

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The configured network mode can be understood as a mode in which the wireless switch 1 can perform normal data transmission with the gateway after the wireless switch 1 is successfully configured to join the network of the gateway;

The network distribution mode can be understood as a mode for realizing the network distribution between the wireless switch 1 and the gateway 3;

The unconfigured network mode can be understood as a mode in which the network configuration between the wireless switch 1 and the gateway 3 has not yet been realized, and furthermore, the wireless switch has not joined the network of the gateway.

The mode of the wireless switch is not limited to the above examples. At the same time, the wireless switch can mark the current mode through the corresponding logo, or not. A wireless switch enables the mode change.

The control operation and the switch network distribution operation can be the same operation or different operations, and the control message sent can also include one control message or multiple identical or different The control message, the switch network distribution message sent, may include one switch network distribution message, or may include multiple same or different switch network distribution messages.

The control message may include: the wireless switch information of the wireless switch that responds to the control operation; the wireless switch information may represent at least one of the following: the corresponding wireless switch, the operating part of the wireless switch that responds to the operation, the operating part Actions. The action represented in the wireless switch information may, for example, include at least one of the following: single click, multiple clicks, and long press on the operating element.

After the wireless switch sends out the switch network distribution message and the control message, the gateway 3 can also forward it to the corresponding device (such as a terminal, a server, etc.) directly or after verification.

Furthermore, in a scheme, terminal 5 can be used for:

After obtaining the switch distribution network message (such as the switch distribution network forwarded from the gateway 3), the wireless switch (that is, the wireless switch that sends the switch distribution network message) is listed as a switch that can be controlled;

The terminal 5 or the gateway 3 is further configured to: after obtaining the network configuration message of the switch, instruct the wireless switch 1 to join the network corresponding to the gateway 3 (such as a Bluetooth network).

When the terminal 5 lists the wireless switch as a controllable switch, it can be specifically used for:

displaying the wireless switch through an interface (for example, a scanning result display interface capable of displaying scanned devices or wireless switches);

In response to the switch addition manipulation of the wireless switch (such as touch manipulation for the scan result display interface, or manipulation of other operable components of the terminal 5), bind the wireless switch (that is, send a switch distribution network message) wireless switch) and a designated account, so that the wireless switch can be used as the controllable switch;

In the case that it has been used as a switch that can be controlled, the terminal can display the wireless switch as The controllable switch.

The interfaces mentioned above may be the same interface or different interfaces.

In addition, after the network configuration is completed (for example, when it is in the configured network mode), the wireless switch is also used (that is, the core processing module therein is also used for): when the operating element is pressed, report the wireless switch to the gateway. switch press event;

The gateway is further configured to: feed back the press event of the wireless switch to the terminal;

The terminal is further used for: prompting the wireless switch press event to the outside, and/or: updating the historical operation record of the wireless switch according to the wireless switch press event.

Specifically, a program (APP) can be run in a terminal (such as a mobile phone), and a list of wireless switches can be listed in the APP. When the wireless switch is pressed (that is, when a wireless switch press event occurs), the APP will Display the event that the wireless switch is pressed (that is, the event of pressing the wireless switch) or historical operation records. The APP can also send a notification to remind the user, and/or: remind the user with vibration, ringtone, etc.

The way the terminal instructs the wireless switch to join the network of the gateway can, for example, be forwarded by the gateway or drive the gateway to send the switch configuration feedback information to the wireless switch. The switch sends switch distribution network feedback information, or sends switch distribution network feedback information to the wireless switch under the drive of the terminal.

Furthermore, before the core processing module 103 sends out a switch distribution network message to determine that the wireless switch enters the network-distributed mode, it is also used for:

The switch distribution network feedback information sent by the gateway or the terminal is obtained. The switch distribution network feedback information includes security information, but is not limited thereto. For example, it may also include the identification, address, and device information of the gateway.

In the case that the security information has been obtained, before the core processing module 103 sends out the control message, it is also used to:

Based on the security information, encrypt the control message, so that after receiving the control message, the gateway or terminal can decrypt and verify the control message, and pass the decryption and verification After that, the corresponding control result is driven to be executed.

The security information can include an encryption key. The wireless switch can use the encryption key to encrypt the message, and the gateway or terminal can decrypt it based on the decryption key. If the decryption is successful, it can be considered as a successful verification. In addition, Verification can be performed in combination with other verification means. For example, verification identification can also be written in the message, and the format of the message and the wireless switch information recorded in the message can also be verified.

It can be seen that in the distribution network mode, after the message sent by the wireless switch is scanned by the terminal or gateway, the switch distribution network feedback information sent by the terminal or gateway is received, and the security information such as the secret key is obtained and stored. Afterwards, in the configured network mode, when sending control messages, the secret key can be used for encryption, so that the gateway or terminal device can normally decrypt and verify and approve the messages sent by the wireless switch.

In addition, the gateway forwards to the server or terminal may be decrypted or not decrypted.

In one of the implementation manners, when the core processing module sends the switch network configuration message to the outside, it is specifically configured to: send the switch network configuration message once every specified network distribution interval.

The network distribution interval can be configured arbitrarily according to requirements, and can be configured according to energy consumption requirements and message processing requirements. In this way, it is helpful to take into account the effective transmission of the switch distribution network message and the energy consumption.

In one of the implementation manners, the core processing module is also used for:

When in the configured network mode, a heartbeat message is sent every specified heartbeat interval.

The heartbeat message can be sent to the gateway, and can also be forwarded to the terminal via the gateway, so that: after the terminal 5 and the gateway 3 obtain the heartbeat message, they can determine the The wireless switch is currently still online.

On this basis, the terminal 5 can be used to display the switch that can be controlled as online in the corresponding interface when it is determined that the wireless switch is still online.

In a further solution, the heartbeat message records the power information of the power supply unit 1041 (or can be understood as remaining power information), and the power information can be characterized as voltage information, and further, the power information can be the collected by the voltage collection unit 1033 in the core processing module 103.

Correspondingly, the terminal 5 can be used to: display the battery information to the outside. Wherein, the power information may be displayed on a corresponding interface of the app.

Each message sent by the wireless switch is sent at least once through different multiple frequency points (that is, the message is sent separately through multiple frequency points, and each frequency point is sent at least once), and then, the message can be effectively guaranteed The text can be obtained by corresponding devices (such as gateways, intelligent controllers, etc.). In one example, the multiple frequency points can be, for example, three frequency points. Especially when the wireless communication unit is a Bluetooth unit, the three frequency points Points can be: 2.402GHz, 2.428GHz, 2.480GHz.

The data rate of the message sent by the wireless switch is greater than 500Kbps.

In one of the implementation manners, the core processing module 103 is also used for:

Before generating and sending any message, control the wireless switch to exit the low power consumption state; The wireless switch exits the low power consumption state;

After generating and sending any message, control the wireless switch to enter the low power consumption state, for example: in the distribution network mode and/or the configured network mode, after generating and sending any message , controlling the wireless switch to enter the low power consumption state;

Wherein, the low power consumption state may be understood as: the power consumption of the wireless switch in the low power consumption state is lower than the power consumption of the wireless switch when generating and sending a message.

In one example, the power supply current output by the power supply module 104 to the core processing module 103 in the low power consumption state is less than 200 microamps; further, it may be less than 50 microamps, that is: Standby current is less than 50 microamps.

When sending a message, the power supply current output by the power supply module 104 to the core processing module 103 is in the range of 5 mA to 100 mA.

It can be seen that except for the time when the message is generated and sent, the wireless switch is in a low power consumption state for the rest of the time (the rest or all of the time), which can help to effectively save power and ensure the battery life of the wireless switch, especially when the wireless switch When the battery is used as the power supply unit, the power of the battery can be effectively saved.

The traditional wireless switch uses the switch to directly turn on or off the power supply. Every time the switch is pressed, it is a cold start. The start-up time is long and the delay is large, and the start-up time consumes a lot of power. The switch adopts low-power sleep mode, and when the switch is operated, the processing unit is triggered to wake up the wireless switch, and the wireless signal is sent at a data rate greater than 500KBPS, with short sending time and low energy consumption.

At the same time, the use of data packets that send messages simultaneously in three frequency points enables it to avoid possible radio interference. At the same time, with the ultra-short sending time, it reduces the possibility of collision with other wireless devices and improves communication. reliability.

In addition, whether it is for control messages, switch distribution network messages, heartbeat messages or pairing messages with intelligent controllers, the above configurations for power consumption and frequency points can be met.

In one of the implementation manners, the wireless switch 1 further includes a light emitting module 106;

The core processing module 103 is also used for:

When the voltage information of the power supply module is higher than the power threshold, control the light emitting module to output a first light signal;

When the voltage information is lower than the electric energy threshold, control the light emitting module to output a second light signal;

Wherein, the voltage information is the voltage information of the power supply unit 1041 or the energy buffer unit 1042 in the power supply module 104 , specifically, it may be the voltage information of the battery BAT and the capacitor C. By comparing the voltage information with the power threshold, it can be found in time whether the voltage is low, and then, only when the voltage information of the power supply unit 1041 is low, it can be prompted by the light-emitting module 106, or only when the voltage information of the energy buffer unit 1042 When it is low, the light-emitting module 106 is used to remind the outside, and when any one of the power supply unit 1041 and the energy cache unit 1042 is low, the light-emitting module 106 is used to remind the outside, and the power supply unit 1041 and the energy cache unit 1042 are also low. The light-emitting module 106 is used to prompt externally. In addition, the power threshold corresponding to the power supply unit 1041 and the power threshold corresponding to the energy cache unit 1042 may be the same or different.

In one of the implementation manners, the colors of the first light signal and the second light signal are different, and the light emitting module 106 includes a first light emitting part for sending out the first light signal and a light emitting part for sending out the light signal. The second light emitting part of the second optical signal. The first light-emitting part and the second light-emitting part may be, for example, indicator lights (also known as light-emitting diodes, LEDs) of different colors.

In a further example, the color of the first light signal is any one of blue, green, and white; the light-emitting duration of the first light signal is between 1 millisecond and 1 second;

The color of the second light signal is any one of orange, red, and yellow; the light-emitting duration of the second light signal is between 1 millisecond and 1 second.

Furthermore, if the power threshold area is 2 volts, then:

When the voltage is greater than 2V, the wireless switch lights up a blue or green or white indicator light, and the lighting time is between 1ms and 1s.

When the voltage is less than 2V, the wireless switch lights up in orange, red or yellow, and the lighting time is between 1ms and 1s.

In addition, one operation sensing unit 102 can also correspond to one or more indicator lights in the light emitting module 106, and then, when the corresponding operation sensing unit 102 is touched, the core processing module 103 can also trigger the corresponding indicator lights to emit light, so as to Externally feedback the currently touched operation sensing unit.

The above first light signal and second light signal can be specifically sent out when the operation sensing unit currently being touched is given external feedback, that is, when it is necessary to use the light signal to indicate to the outside the operation sensing unit currently being touched, it can be implemented : when the voltage information is higher than the electric energy threshold, control the light emitting module to output a first light signal; when the voltage information is lower than the electric energy threshold, control the light emitting module to output a second light signal.

In one of the implementations, the control operation includes: at least one press and at least one release; that is, at least one press and at least one release of the operating member; the press down means that the operating member is pressed and touches the corresponding The operation sensing unit, wherein the release refers to the release of the operating member so as not to touch the operation sensing unit.

The control messages generated by the control operations of different actions are different;

Among them, in the control operations of different actions, at least one of the following is different:

The number of presses and releases;

The duration of the press.

In specific examples:

If the complete action of the control operation is the first action, then the corresponding generated control message includes the first control message; the first action is pressing the operating part and within the first specified time Release; in one example, the first action may be, for example: the user presses down and releases it within 1 second;

If the complete action of the control operation is the second action, then the corresponding generated control message includes the second control message; the second action is that the operation member performs multiple consecutive times within the second specified duration Press down; in one example, the second action can be, for example: press down twice within 2 seconds;

If the complete action of the control operation is the third action, then the corresponding generated control message includes the third control message; the third action is pressing the operating element and lasts at least the third specified duration ; In one example, the third action may be, for example: the user presses the button and it lasts for no less than 3 seconds.

The complete action refers to an action that has at least one press and at least one release, and the number of presses and releases is the same. Furthermore, the corresponding generated control message may include: a complete action control message generated in response to the complete action of the control operation.

The complete action control message may be any one of the above first control message, second control message, and third control message, and may not be limited thereto. Meanwhile, the first control message, the second control message and the third control message may be different messages, for example, the actions represented by the wireless switch information recorded therein are different.

In some solutions, the control message may include:

A post-press control message generated in response to the press in the control operation; the message is generated and sent in response to the press, and may not be a complete action of press and release;

The post-press control message is used to make: the intelligent controller paired with the wireless switch executes a corresponding control result in response to the paired control message.

In one example, when the user presses down, a post-press control message can be sent, and when the user releases or presses for more than 3 seconds, a complete action control message is sent; the control message can be, for example, the first Control message, second control message, third control message, but not limited thereto.

Among them, the complete action control message is usually sent to the gateway, and the gateway can send corresponding control information based on this (for example, send the control information to the intelligent controller), or forward it to the terminal, server, speaker device or other device. After the button is pressed, the control message is usually sent directly to the intelligent controller.

In a further example, the post-press control message is different from the complete action control message.

It can be seen that the post-press control message does not communicate with the gateway or the terminal, but only communicates with the intelligent controller (such as a wall switch). The complete action control message communicates with the gateway or terminal. Based on this, it can be realized that without a gateway or a terminal, the wireless switch and the smart controller can also perform basic pairing and control functions. In the case of a gateway, by using the complete action control message, rich control data can be sent to the gateway, and when it is further forwarded to the server, more abundant control actions can be performed. And the two are seamlessly switched.

Through this design, it is possible to send signals when it is pressed and when it is released, and it can also recognize actions such as double-clicking and long-pressing, and send these information to smart controllers (such as wall switches) and gateways for rich control Actions to achieve rich control effects. Improve the life experience of the majority of people.

Please refer to FIG. 7 , a possible structure of the wireless switch will be described below, but it is not limited thereto. The wireless switch 1 also includes a circuit board 107 , a middle case 109 and a bottom case 108 ;

The middle case 109 is arranged on the opening side of the bottom case 108, the operating member 101 is located on the side of the middle case facing away from the bottom surface of the bottom case 108, and the operating member 101 can move (for example, pivotally) connected to the middle case 109 or the bottom case 108, the circuit board 107 is arranged between the middle case 109 and the bottom case 108, the core processing module 103 and the operation sensor The unit 102 is disposed on the circuit board 107 , and the operation sensing unit 102 is disposed on a side of the circuit board 107 facing away from the bottom surface of the bottom case 108 .

Further, if the power supply unit 1041 uses a battery, then:

The circuit board 107 may also be provided with a battery accommodating portion 1072 for the battery in the power supply module 104 to be embedded, and the middle case 109 may be provided with a battery hole 1091 for passing the battery and the battery accommodating portion. Through the battery accommodating portion 1072 and the battery hole 1091 , the battery can be fixed and the space can be saved.

In one example, the circuit board 107 may also be provided with a positioning hole 1071 to realize its positioning relative to the bottom case and/or the middle case.

In one example, the bottom case 108 is further provided with a buckle 1081 for locking the middle case 109 .

In one example, the operating member 101 may also be provided with a light-transmitting portion 1011 for emitting light from the light-emitting module 106 , and at the same time, a light-guiding column 110 may also be provided between the light-transmitting portion 1011 and the light-emitting module 106 .

In one solution, a call can be implemented based on a control message, so that the speaker device 4 can play specified voice information, and the control message can also be understood as a control message for calling.

Furthermore, in a kind of control message (that is, a control message for calling) sent by the core processing module, it can make: the speaker device can play specified voice information, that is:

When the speaker device is used as the controlled device of the wireless switch, the control result performed by the speaker device is: play specified voice information, and the specified voice information is the control message (that is, for calling The specified voice information mapped to the wireless switch information recorded in the control message), wherein the mapping relationship between each wireless switch information and voice information is defined in the terminal.

It can be seen that the terminal 5 can be used for: defining a mapping relationship.

The mapping relationship can be understood as the mapping relationship between wireless switch information and voice information. Further, since the voice information is played by the speaker device, the mapping relationship can be further: the mapping between wireless switch information, voice information, and speaker devices. relation. In addition, a single wireless switch information can be mapped to one or more voice information; if there are multiple voice information, it can be multiple voice information to be played by a speaker device, or voice information to be played by multiple speaker devices . A single voice information may also be mapped to multiple wireless switch information, no matter how it is mapped, it can be regarded as the mapping relationship here.

When defining the mapping relationship, for example, at least one of the wireless switch, the operation part of the wireless switch, and the action of the operation part can be selected, that is, at least part of the wireless switch information, and the action represented by it can be single click, double click, long press, multiple combos, etc.;

When defining the mapping relationship, the speaker device can also be selected, and its preset prompt tone can be selected or the prompt tone (ie, voice information) to be played can be input.

On this basis, the specified voice information is determined according to the wireless switch information in a control message (that is, the control message used for calling) and the mapping relationship, specifically, according to the wireless switch information and the mapping The process of determining the specified voice information by the relationship can be implemented by at least one of the server, terminal, gateway, and speaker device, as long as the playing device is a speaker device, and the device that sends the corresponding control message is a wireless switch, and it is determined based on the mapping relationship. In addition to specifying voice information, it does not depart from the scope of the above description.

In one example, if the specified voice information is determined by the server, then: the server is used to:

Obtain the mapping relationship from the terminal;

Obtain the control message directly or indirectly (can be understood as the control message for calling); for example, the control message can be received and forwarded from the gateway

Determine the specified voice information according to the wireless switch information in the control message and the mapping relationship;

The specified voice information is sent to the speaker device, so that the speaker device plays the specified voice information; for example, the specified voice information can be sent to the speaker device by using a Wifi hotspot, gateway, terminal, etc. that the speaker device is connected to, If the speaker device is used as a gateway, the speaker device can also directly receive the designated voice information.

In one example, the process of terminal 5 defining the mapping relationship may be, for example:

Display the mapping relationship configuration interface;

In response to the configuration operation on the mapping relationship configuration interface, wireless switch information and voice information are selected to determine the mapping relationship.

Wherein, the mapping relationship between one or more wireless switch information and one or more voice information can be configured in the mapping relationship configuration interface.

In one example, the speaker device 4 can be connected to the Wifi hotspot of the terminal 5 after network distribution, so as to meet the communication requirements of the speaker device 4 .

Specifically, the speaker device 4 is further configured to: respond to the speaker device 4's speaker distribution network operation, enter the distribution network state, and send a speaker distribution network message when in the distribution network state;

The speaker distribution network operation can refer to the direct action on the speaker device 4. For example, the speaker device can be configured with a corresponding switch, button or touch screen. By operating the interface of the switch, button or touch screen, a speaker can be formed. network distribution operation, thereby bringing speaker distribution network messages; in some solutions, the speaker network distribution operation may also indirectly affect the speaker device 4, for example: the speaker network distribution operation can occur in other devices, and then the device can be sent to The speaker device 4 sends a network distribution command, so that the speaker device enters a network distribution state.

Among them, the scanning of the speaker device by the terminal can be obtained by scanning the Bluetooth broadcast message or UDP message sent by the speaker device, and then the WIFI account information connected to the terminal APP is sent in the form of Bluetooth or TCP/UDP message Device the speaker to connect to the WIFI hotspot.

The terminal 5 is also used for:

After the speaker network distribution message is obtained, the speaker device 4 that sends the speaker network distribution message is listed as a controllable speaker.

Further, when the terminal 5 lists the speaker device as a controllable speaker, it is specifically used for:

Display the speaker device through an interface (for example, a scan result display interface that can display the scanned equipment or speaker device); in addition, the scan result display interface that displays the speaker device can be the same as the scan result display interface that displays the wireless switch same, similar, or different;

Binding the speaker device with a specified account in response to the speaker addition manipulation of the speaker device, so that the speaker device serves as the controllable speaker;

In the case that it has been used as a controllable speaker device, the terminal may display the speaker device as the controllable speaker device on an interface (for example, at least one of a speaker device display interface and a device display interface).

The interfaces mentioned above may be the same interface or different interfaces.

The terminal 5 is also used for:

After obtaining the speaker distribution network message, send speaker distribution network feedback information to the speaker device,

The speaker device is further configured to: access the Wifi network of the terminal according to the Wifi information.

The speaker distribution network feedback information may include Wifi information of the terminal, such as Wifi ID, type, password, etc., and the speaker distribution network feedback information may not be limited thereto. The Wifi information may be, for example, Wifi information of a Wifi hotspot of the terminal, and in some solutions, Wifi information of a Wifi network to which the terminal is connected.

Furthermore, in the solution of using a wireless switch to make a call, the wireless switch can be directly or indirectly connected to the speaker device through communication. By setting the mapping relationship between the wireless switch and the speaker device, the wireless switch can trigger the voice speaker to play a prompt tone or preset text Content, so that the wireless switch can be used as a doorbell or a pager, without the need for a special doorbell receiving and ringing device.

In a specific example, a binding relationship between the wireless switch and an account (such as a personal account) can be established through the terminal and the APP running on the terminal, the wireless switch is displayed on the APP of the terminal, and the speaker device and the account (such as Personal account) to establish a binding relationship, display the speaker device on the APP; then, through the APP, establish a mapping relationship between the wireless switch and the voice speaker to play the prompt tone (that is, voice information); on this basis, after operating the wireless switch, you can send out A control message (that is, a control message for calling). Based on the control message, the voice speaker can play a prompt tone (that is, voice information).

Please refer to FIG. 8 , the intelligent controller 2 includes: a power-taking module 201, an output on-off module 204, a processing module 205, a wireless communication module 202, a drive module 203, a button 207, a button identification module 206, and at least two terminals .

The at least two terminals include a live wire input terminal (eg, terminal P1 ) and a live wire output terminal (eg, terminal P2 ); in some examples, the at least two terminals 5 may also include a neutral terminal.

One end of the output on-off module 204 is directly or indirectly electrically connected to the live wire input terminal, and the other end of the output on-off module 204 is directly or indirectly electrically connected to the live wire output terminal.

The power fetching module 201 is electrically connected to the terminal, the processing module 205, the wireless communication module 202 and the driving module 203, so as to convert the incoming AC power into the required DC power, and convert the The required DC power is delivered to the processing module 205 , the wireless communication module 202 and the driving module 203 ; the wireless communication module 202 and the driving module 203 are electrically connected to the processing module 205 .

The processing module 205 can output a driving signal to the driving module 203. Correspondingly, the driving module 203 is configured to: receive the driving signal sent by the processing module, and drive the output channel according to the received driving signal. On-off module;

The key recognition module 206 is electrically connected to the processing module 205;

The key 207 can touch the corresponding key identification module 206 when pressed;

The key recognition module 206 can transmit a touch signal to the processing module 205 when touched.

The button 207 and the button recognition module 206 in the intelligent controller 2 can be understood with reference to the operating element and the operation sensing unit in the wireless switch, and furthermore, the button recognition module 206 can also be a switch device (such as a micro switch).

The processing module 205 may be any circuit capable of data processing, for example, may include a processor, and may also include a memory and other related devices. In addition, the processing module 205 and the wireless communication module 202 may be different modules, or may be integrated into one module.

The power taking module 201 can be any circuit capable of taking power from the alternating current and storing it. Specifically, the power taking module 201 can include an ON state power taking circuit and/or an OFF state power taking circuit, wherein the ON state The power-taking circuit can take power when the output on-off module is turned on, and the power-taking circuit in the OFF state can take power when the output on-off module is turned off. Any ON-state power-taking circuit and OFF-state power-taking circuit in this field can be used as One of the examples. In the above solution, the internal power supply can be realized when the output on-off module is turned off, and the internal power supply can also be realized when the output on-off module is turned on.

The touch signal can be understood as any signal that enables the processing module 205 to determine which key is currently pressed. The trigger signal can be any one of the following: high pulse signal, low pulse signal, high level signal, low level signal. The touch signal can also be a plurality of continuous or discontinuous signals. Regardless of the form adopted, it does not depart from the scope of the above description.

Wherein the output on-off module 204 can be connected to the corresponding line (for example, between the terminals), and then can control the on-off of the line, and the drive module is electrically connected to the control terminal of the output on-off module to respond to the processing The drive signal of the device drives the on-off of the output on-off module. In one example, the output on-off module 204 may use a relay, but it is not limited to this example. Furthermore, the driving module 203 may be any circuit module capable of controlling the on-off of the relay.

In one of the implementation manners, the intelligent controller 2 may include: an indication module 208 , and the indication module 208 is electrically connected to the processing module 205 . The processing module 205 can send an indication signal to the indication module 208, and then change the external indication mode of the indication module 208. The external indication mode of the indication module 208 can change with the indication signal. In some schemes, the state and/or the action of the output on-off module can be reflected through the external indication, and the intelligent controller 2 can also be reflected through the external indication. current state.

The indication module 208 may be a light-emitting indication module, specifically, may include one or more light-emitting indication units (each light-emitting indication unit may be, for example, a group of indicator lights).

The intelligent controller 2 can be used as a controlled device of the wireless switch 1, and can be controlled directly or based on a gateway. The intelligent controller 2 can also be directly or indirectly controlled by the speaker device 4, the terminal 5, and the like.

In one solution, the processing module 205 is configured to output a corresponding driving signal to the driving module according to the control information if the control information sent by the gateway is acquired through the wireless communication module 202 . That is: the intelligent controller 2 can receive control information from the gateway, and execute the control result pointed to by the control information.

The control information may, for example, include at least one of the following:

The first control information, the first control information is generated based on a control message sent by the wireless switch to the gateway; for example: after the gateway decrypts and verifies the control message, the first control message can be obtained A control information, forwarding the first control information to the intelligent controller;

second control information, where the second control information is generated based on a control command of the terminal;

The third control information, the third control information is generated by the speaker device according to the collected voice instructions; the speaker device is independent of the gateway, or: the speaker device functions as the gateway.

For the first control information, in one example, it may include part or all of the wireless switch information in the control message; in another example, the first control information may include directly controlling the output on-off module connection of the intelligent controller. On, off or inversion (the inversion refers to: if it is in the on state, it will be off; if it is in the off state, it will be on).

For the second control information, its content can be understood with reference to the first control information. The terminal can send the control command to the server, the gateway, and finally to the gateway, and the gateway can send the second control information based on the control command. Specifically, the terminal may be configured to: display the smart controller through an interface; and generate the control command in response to manipulation of specific elements (such as buttons and icons) in the interface.

In a further example, a program (APP) can be run in the terminal, and a list of intelligent controllers (such as wall switches) can be listed in the APP, and a command can be sent by clicking the icon of the corresponding wall switch in the APP (that is, the first (2) control information) to the intelligent controller (such as a wall switch), and turn on or close the intelligent controller (such as a wall switch).

For the third control information, its content can be understood with reference to the first control information, the speaker device can generate the third control information based on the voice command, or send the voice command to at least one of the server, terminal, gateway, etc., and then the server, terminal Any one of the gateways and gateways can generate the third control information based on the voice command, and finally, the third control information can be sent to the intelligent controller through the gateway.

At this time, the speaker device is a speaker device that can recognize the user's voice command. In one application scenario, a voice command to turn on the living room switch can be issued. After the speaker device is recognized, the voice command can be directly or indirectly sent to the gateway, and the gateway further sends Command to a smart controller (such as a wall switch) to turn on or off the wall switch.

Among them, the gateway and the intelligent controller can interact based on Bluetooth signals, and the intelligent controller can perform the interaction required for control after joining the network of the gateway. Furthermore, the distribution network between the intelligent controller and the gateway can be realized.

In one of the implementation manners, the processing module 205 is also used for (that is, the intelligent controller 2 is also used for):

When the intelligent controller 2 is in the state to be scanned, generate and send out a controller network distribution message, so that: after the gateway or terminal obtains the controller network distribution message, instruct the intelligent controller to join the gateway The corresponding network to complete the distribution network;

After the network distribution is completed, it is determined that the intelligent controller exits the to-be-scanned state, wherein the intelligent controller after completing the network distribution can communicate with the gateway through the network.

The network configuration between the intelligent controller and the gateway can occur when the network is not configured, or when it needs to be reset to re-configure the network.

Specifically, the intelligent controller 2 can send a controller network distribution message, and the terminal 5 or the gateway 3 can be used to: after obtaining the controller network distribution message, instruct the intelligent controller 2 to join the network corresponding to the gateway 3 ( e.g. Bluetooth network). For example: the terminal 5 or the gateway 3 can send the feedback information of the controller distribution network, and then the intelligent controller can join the network of the gateway based on the feedback information of the controller distribution network.

Further, the terminal 5 can also list the smart controller 2 as a controllable smart controller, specifically, through an interface (for example, a scanning result display interface that can display the scanned device or smart controller ) displays the wireless switch;

Responsive to the controller adding manipulation for the switch of the intelligent controller (for example, touch manipulation for the scan result display interface, or manipulation of other operable components of the terminal 5), bind the intelligent controller (that is, issue a controller distribution network message) and a designated account, so that the wireless switch acts as the controllable intelligent controller;

In the case that it has been used as a controllable intelligent controller, the terminal can display the intelligent controller as a The controllable intelligent controller.

The interfaces mentioned above may be the same interface or different interfaces.

In a specific example, after the smart controller is powered on, it can automatically be in the waiting state, and then the user can click the corresponding icon in the terminal, the terminal APP runs, and the scanning program; the gateway or terminal scans the smart controller (such as a wall switch) The message information sent (that is, the controller network distribution message) is displayed in the APP; the user clicks the icon, and the terminal can perform the adding action; the smart controller establishes a connection with the terminal or gateway. After the connection is established, the smart controller (such as a wall switch) can be controlled through the terminal APP or voice speaker.

If the network distribution occurs based on the reset requirement, then: the processing module 205 is also used for:

In response to at least one touch signal brought by the reset operation of the key, it is determined that the intelligent controller enters the state to be scanned. That is: the intelligent controller 2 can enter the waiting state in response to the reset operation.

The reset operation includes: first pressing the button for a specified number of times within the first duration, then pressing the button again within the second duration and keeping it for the third duration; or: first pressing the button within the fourth duration press the key and keep it for the fifth time, and then after releasing the key, press the key again within the sixth time and keep it for the seventh time.

An example of network configuration operation is: first quickly operate the switch twice within 2 seconds, then press the button within the next 2 seconds and hold it for more than 3 seconds, then the network configuration reset will be triggered. Another example is: first press the button for more than 3 seconds, release it, and then press the button again within 3 seconds and hold it for more than 3 seconds, then the network configuration reset will be triggered. After resetting the distribution network, the intelligent controller (such as a wall switch) will automatically return to the state of waiting for network distribution (ie, the state of waiting for scanning).

In some solutions, the processing module 205 is also used to:

If it is detected that the intelligent controller has left the network, it is determined that the intelligent controller enters the state to be scanned; wherein, the intelligent controller is separated from the network under the control of the gateway, and After the gateway receives the controller deletion instruction generated by the terminal, the intelligent controller is separated from the network; the controller deletion instruction is the terminal responding to the corresponding operation (for example, the controller deletion operation) And produced.

In a further example, you can click or long press the device icon through the APP in the terminal, and then click the delete device button to delete the device from the network. At this time, the terminal can generate a corresponding controller deletion command, and the terminal will The controller deletion command is sent to the gateway, and the gateway can make the intelligent controller disconnect from the network. After deletion, the intelligent controller (such as a wall switch) will automatically return to the state of waiting for scanning.

In one of the implementation manners, the processing module 205 is also used for:

If the pairing control message directly sent by the paired wireless switch is received through the wireless communication module, then according to the pairing control message, a corresponding drive signal is output to the drive module; that is: the intelligent controller 2 It is also used for: if a paired switch control message directly sent by the paired wireless switch is received, a corresponding driving signal can be output to the driving module according to the paired switch control message.

The content of the paired control message can be understood by referring to the various control messages in the previous article. It can be any one of the first control message, the second control message, the third control message, the complete action control message, and the press control message, and it is not limited thereto.

In order to realize the above paired control, a pairing process can be implemented between the intelligent controller 2 and the wireless switch 1 .

The processing module 205 is also used for:

In response to at least one touch signal brought by the pairing operation of the button, it is determined that the intelligent controller enters the pairing state; that is, the intelligent controller can enter the pairing state in response to the pairing operation; correspondingly, the wireless switch can Entering the pairing mode in response to a pairing operation on the wireless switch (for example, at least one trigger signal brought by the pairing operation of the operating element);

When the smart controller is in the pairing state, perform pairing with the wireless switch in the pairing mode, so as to determine the wireless switch in the pairing mode as the paired wireless switch.

When the processing module 205 is paired with the wireless switch in the pairing mode, it is specifically used (that is, the smart controller 2 is used for):

Controlling the indication module to feed back a distribution network indication signal to externally indicate that the intelligent controller is in the pairing state;

receiving a pairing message sent by the wireless switch in the pairing mode;

In response to the pairing message, storing wireless switch information in the pairing message to complete the pairing.

When the processing module 205 outputs a corresponding driving signal to the driving module according to the pairing control message, it is specifically used (that is, the intelligent controller 2 is used for):

comparing the wireless switch information in the pairing message with the wireless switch information in the pairing control message;

If they match, output a corresponding driving signal to the driving module.

In a further solution, the indication module 208 may be a light-emitting indication module, and the processing module 205 is specifically used (that is, the intelligent controller 2 is used for) when controlling the indication module 208 to feed back the distribution network indication signal to the outside:

The light-emitting indication module is controlled to emit light to the outside with specified parameters, and the specified parameters include at least one of the following: a specified color, a specified blinking frequency, and a specified light-emitting duration. Wherein, the light indicating module may include multiple sets of indicator lights.

Furthermore, in order to form different luminous colors, it can be implemented by using luminous indicating units (for example, indicator lights) of different colors.

In a specific example, the pairing operation of the button can be, for example, long press the button of the smart controller (such as a wall switch) for more than 3 seconds, and the processing module 205 can control the light-emitting indicating module (such as an indicator light) to flash, indicating It enters pairing mode. For example: the flashing frequency can be 0.5-2HZ.

Then, the user can operate the wireless switch that wants to be paired with the smart controller (such as a wall switch), and then the wireless switch can send a pairing message (such as sending a pairing message through a Bluetooth signal), and the smart controller (such as a wall switch) receives a pairing message. After pairing with the wireless switch, it can stop flashing, indicating that the pairing is successful. When pairing, after the smart controller (such as a wall switch) receives the pairing message from the wireless switch, the processing module 205 of the smart controller (such as a wall switch) stores at least part of the wireless switch information of the wireless switch, such as storing in a memory , the information stored therein includes information such as the ID representing the wireless switch, the key value representing the operation element and/or its action, and the like.

After pairing, operate the wireless switch, and the output of the corresponding smart controller (such as a wall switch) will be turned on or off accordingly. Among them, after the intelligent controller (such as the wall switch) receives the control message of the wireless switch (that is, the control message of the paired switch), the intelligent controller (such as the wall switch) intercepts the ID representing the wireless switch and the characterization operation Information such as the key value of the component and/or its action (that is, at least part of the wireless switch information), is compared with the ID and the key value stored in the memory, and if the two match, the control output is turned on or off; If not, no action will be taken.

In one implementation manner, the processing module 205 is further configured to: clear all paired wireless switches of the smart controller in response to at least one touch signal brought by the clearing operation of the button. That is: the smart controller may clear all paired wireless switches of the smart controller in response to the clearing operation, and the clearing process may, for example, delete stored wireless switch information.

In a further solution, the pairing operation may be: the corresponding button is pressed and maintained for a preset first threshold duration; the clearing operation is: the corresponding button is pressed and maintained for a preset second threshold duration; wherein, The second threshold duration is longer than the second threshold duration.

In a specific example, press and hold the button of the smart controller (such as a wall switch) for more than 3 seconds (that is, the first threshold duration is 3 seconds), and the indicator light of the smart controller (such as a wall switch) will flash. Indicates that it is in pairing mode. Then, continue to press and hold the button for a total of at least 6 seconds (that is, the second threshold duration is 6 seconds), and the indicator light of the smart controller (such as a wall switch) can flash twice, indicating that the pairing has been deleted. In this case, in the third step above, it also includes: information such as the ID and key value of the wireless switch stored in the memory can be deleted. After that, the paired wireless switch is operated, but the wall switch does not respond.

In addition, in the above solution, the process of controlling the flickering of the light-emitting indicating module (such as an indicator light) can also be replaced by: controlling the lamp connected to the intelligent controller through the output on-off module to make it flicker, and then controlling the light-emitting indicating The process of module flickering can be applied to use the output on-off module to control the flickering of lamps.

In addition to indicating the mode, the indicating module (such as a light-emitting indicating module) can also characterize the pressing of the key, wherein each light-emitting indicating unit corresponds to a key;

The processing module 205 is also used for:

Outputting a corresponding drive signal to the drive module in response to at least one touch signal brought about by the on-off control operation of the key;

In response to at least one touch signal brought by the on-off control operation, the light-emitting indicating unit corresponding to the key on which the on-off control operation occurs is controlled to emit light.

That is: the intelligent controller 2 is also used for: responding to the on-off control operation of the button, changing the on-off state of the connected line, and also responding to the on-off control operation of the button, controlling the button on which the on-off control operation occurs The corresponding light-emitting indicating unit emits light.

In each of the above schemes, "outputting a corresponding driving signal to the driving module" may be a signal that makes the driving module control the output on-off module to turn on, or a signal that makes the driving module control the output on-off module to turn off, or It is the signal that makes the drive module control the output module to flip.

In one embodiment, the intelligent controller 2 may also include a backlight module, which may be an indicator module (for example, the indicator module and the backlight module are the same module), or other modules independent of the indicator module, The backlight module is electrically connected to the processing module 205;

The processing module 205 is also used for:

Obtain the backlight setting information sent by the terminal through the wireless communication module;

Wherein, the backlight setting information is used to indicate: whether the backlight module emits light when the output on-off module is turned off, and/or: backlight parameters when the backlight module emits light, and the backlight parameters include at least one of the following One: luminous brightness, luminous color, luminous duration;

When the output switching module is turned off, the backlight module is set according to the backlight setting information. That is, the intelligent controller 2 is further configured to: when the output on-off module is turned off, set the backlight module according to the backlight setting information sent by the terminal.

Wherein, the backlight setting information may be sent by the terminal to the gateway, and then forwarded to the intelligent controller.

In a specific example, after the user opens the APP of the terminal, he can click the backlight setting button in an interface to enter the corresponding setting interface. At this time, the backlight can be switched from off to on, or the brightness of the backlight can be adjusted. Furthermore, when the intelligent controller 2 (such as a wall switch) is in the off state (that is, when the output on-off module is turned off), it will turn off the backlight (that is, control the backlight module to emit light), or adjust the brightness of the backlight to a specified value (that is, the backlight module The brightness and/or color modulation of the backlight setting information points to the backlight value).

Furthermore, upon receiving the backlight setting information, it may be stored in the memory of the intelligent controller 2 . When the intelligent controller 2 (such as a wall switch) is switched from on to off (that is, the output on-off module is turned off), or when the power is turned on again, the stored backlight setting information is checked, and the backlight module is set to the backlight setting The brightness and/or color of the information. Wherein, the above-mentioned backlight value is a value between 0-255. In a specific example, 0 can be used to represent that the backlight is completely turned off (that is, no backlight).

Through the above function of setting the backlight, the user can flexibly set whether the backlight of the smart controller (such as a wall switch) is turned on and the brightness. For users who are not sensitive to the light source in the room at night, the backlight value can be turned on, so that the user can easily find the wall switch to operate the wall switch at night. But for people who are sensitive to light sources at night, you can lower the brightness of the backlight or even turn off the backlight to sleep better. Or: the backlight can be adjusted to a preferred color to meet the needs of users.

In one of the implementation manners, the processing module 205 is also used for:

Determining that the intelligent controller is in an external control state;

When the intelligent controller is in the external control state, the drive module controls the output on-off module to keep on;

When the intelligent controller is in the external control state, in response to at least one trigger signal brought by the external control operation of the button, an external control message is sent externally.

Through the external control message, the gateway or terminal can control the corresponding controllable device according to the external control message to execute the control result pointed to by the external control message to be executed by the corresponding controllable device.

Taking the wall switch as an example of an intelligent controller, it is usually a controlled device because it needs to control the on-off output of the lines between the terminals. For example, the function limit of the smart switch helps to meet a variety of control needs.

The corresponding controllable device is controlled by the gateway or the terminal according to the external control message, for example: after sending the external control message to the gateway or the terminal, it can send part of the external control message or All information is forwarded to the corresponding controllable device.

The controllable devices may be, for example, other intelligent controllers (such as wall switches), fans, lamps, sockets, garbage disposal equipment, speaker devices, etc., and may also be gateways and terminals themselves.

In a further solution, when the processing module 205 determines that the intelligent controller is in an external control state, it is specifically used to:

Obtain the first specified command issued by the terminal; the first specified command is generated by the terminal in response to the corresponding manipulation; for example, a corresponding element may be provided in the interface displaying the intelligent controller, and through manipulation of the element, The terminal can generate and issue a first specified command, and the first specified command can be forwarded to the intelligent controller 2 via the gateway;

In response to the first specified command, it is determined that the intelligent controller enters the external control state.

In a specific example, in the ordinary state of the smart controller (such as the state of non-external control and non-pairing state), when external control is required, the user can open the terminal APP, click the device icon of the smart controller in the interface, and the Click "Switch to wireless switch" on the page; then, the smart controller can be switched to the wireless switch mode (that is, the external control state). If the output on-off module of the intelligent controller (such as a wall switch) is in the off state at this time, it will automatically switch to the on state.

In the state of external control, if the user operates the key of the intelligent controller, its processing unit will not send a driving signal to control the shutdown or connection of the output on-off module, but maintain it in the connected state. At the same time, when the user operates the button, at least one message (that is, an external control message) will be sent to the gateway or the mobile terminal. This message can be used by the gateway or mobile phone terminal or server to control other devices. Specifically, the user can send different external control messages under different operations, and send different external control messages respectively under short press, double click, and long press actions.

Through the realization process under the external control state, the wall switch can be endowed with more abundant functions.

In one example, if there are two lamps in the living room, the user can only install a two-button smart controller (such as a wall switch) to control the two lamps in the living room without external control. However, if there is an external control state, you can install a three-button intelligent controller (such as a wall switch), and one of the extra buttons realizes external control under the external control state, for example: configure it as a one-key all-off home All lights and other equipment can be turned off with one key when going out.

In another example, the light controlled by the smart controller (such as a wall switch) can be a dimmable smart light with WIFI or Bluetooth communication capabilities. At this time, if you want to maintain the dimmable function, you need to keep it powered online status. If an ordinary switch or a wall switch without external control status is installed, the smart light will be powered off and offline when the switch is turned off. And if the intelligent controller with external control status is used, external control messages can be sent, and the external control messages can be directly or indirectly transmitted to the dimmable smart lights to control the turning on and off of the smart lights, for example, through Wifi, Bluetooth Directly or indirectly transmit the content of the external control message, and then, there is no need to turn on or off the power supply simply and rudely. It can be seen that the dimming smart light is always powered and kept online.

In one of the implementation manners, the output on-off module is connected in series with a specific smart device, and the specific smart device can change the output state after detecting a power-down event of the output on-off module, and the power-down event indicates The output on-off module changes from the on state to the off state, and changes to the on state after a certain period of time;

The processing module 205 is also used for:

determining that the intelligent controller is in a specific control state;

When the intelligent controller is in the specific control state, if no trigger signal is received, the drive module controls the output on-off module to keep on;

When the intelligent controller is in the specific control state, if a trigger signal is received, in response to the trigger signal, the drive module is controlled to first output a drive signal that is turned off, and after maintaining the specific time length, switch to output The drive signal that is turned on, and keeps outputting the drive signal that is turned on.

Furthermore, through the above control process, according to the specific response of a specific smart device to a power-down event, a power-down event can be actively formed to control its output state to change. The specific smart device can be a dimmable smart lamp, for example, but Nor is it limited to this. In this control process, although a power-down event occurs in a specific smart device, the power of the energy storage module (such as a capacitor) in the specific smart device is usually not used up, so the functions of other circuits of the specific smart module can still be normal Work. For example, since the smart controller (such as a wall switch) automatically recovers after a period of power failure, although the output of the dimmable smart lamp is off (that is, it is not connected to the AC power at this time), its It still has electricity, and Bluetooth and WIFI can continue to be online. With the dimming smart light output off, it will dim its own output to on if it detects a brownout.

In a specific scheme, when the processing module determines that the intelligent controller is in a specific control state, it is specifically used to:

Obtain a second specified command issued by the terminal; the second specified command is generated by the terminal in response to corresponding manipulation; for example, a corresponding element may be provided in an interface displaying an intelligent controller, and through manipulation of the element, The terminal can generate and issue a second specified command, and the second specified command can be forwarded to the intelligent controller 2 via the gateway;

In response to the second specified command, it is determined that the intelligent controller enters the specific control state.

In a further specific example, in the ordinary state of the smart controller (such as the state of non-external control and non-pairing state), the user operates a button, which will trigger the processing module of the smart controller (such as a wall switch) to send a corresponding drive signal , to turn on or off the output on-off module of the intelligent controller (such as a wall switch). When the above specific control needs to be realized, the user can open the terminal APP, click the device icon of the smart controller, and click "turn to Atom mode" on the page; then, the smart controller can be switched to a specific control state. If the output on-off module that the intelligent controller can switch to is in the off state at this time, it will automatically switch to the on state.

In this specific control state, when the user operates the button, the processing module of the intelligent controller (such as a wall switch) will not send a drive signal to control the output on-off module to turn off or on, but will send a corresponding drive signal to control the output on-off The module is turned off, and then maintained for a specific period of time (for example, 10-200ms), and then the output on-off module is controlled to be turned on. During this process, a power-down event can be actively formed.

In one of the implementation manners, the processing module 205 is also used for:

Report the state information of the intelligent controller to the gateway or terminal through the wireless communication module; that is: the intelligent controller reports the state information of the intelligent controller to the gateway or terminal;

When the key of the intelligent controller is pressed, the controller is pressed event is reported to the gateway through the wireless communication module.

Among them, the state information of the intelligent controller may include, for example: information indicating whether its on-off output module is in the on state or in the off state, and may also include, for example: information indicating which state the intelligent controller is in as a whole. At least one of scanning state, pairing state, external control state, specific control state, and common state.

In addition, all the interfaces of the terminal mentioned in this disclosure can be different interfaces, at least part of the interfaces can be the same interface, no matter how the specific interface is set, as long as the corresponding function is realized, no matter how the interface changes, it will not change. outside the scope of its description.

Please refer to FIG. 9 and FIG. 10, the intelligent controller 2 may also include: a base 214, a middle seat 210, a circuit board 212, the button 2 is assembled on the middle shell 3 or the bottom shell 4, and the button 2 is located on The side of the middle shell 3 facing away from the accommodating space. The number of terminal posts 213 is four.

The middle seat 210 covers the open side of the base 214 to form an accommodating space between the base 214 and the middle seat 210. The circuit board 212 and the aforementioned circuit modules can be located in the accommodating space.

In one embodiment, please refer to Fig. 9 to Fig. 10, the intelligent controller 2 further includes at least one key transmission part 211, the middle seat 210 is provided with a key hole, and the key transmission part 211 passes through In the key hole, the first end of the key transmission part 211 is used to directly or indirectly connect with the corresponding key 207, and the second end of the key transmission part 211 is connected to the switch device on the circuit board 212 (not shown in the figure). Show).

Wherein the key transmission part 211 can adopt silica gel key (namely the material of key transmission part 211 adopts silica gel material), and then, it can bring certain elasticity and deformability, specifically, because silica gel is a soft material, can be compressed And restore, setting between the button and the electronic switch can significantly improve the pressing feel; at the same time, the compressibility of the silicone, combined with the pressing structure of the button, can significantly increase the pressing stroke at the end of the button. In other examples, the key transmission member 211 may also use other elastic, deformable or non-elastic, deformable components.

In one of the implementation manners, please refer to FIG. 9 , the smart controller 2 further includes an elastic member 209, and the elastic member 209 is located between the at least one button 207 and the button along the pressing direction of the button 207. Between the seats 210; it can be seen that in some solutions, a single elastic member 209 can extend to the lower side of multiple keys, or only be located on the lower side of one key.

The elastic member 209 can be compressed and deformed by the pressing of the button 207 and the middle seat 210 when the button 207 is pressed, and generate a force to overcome the compression deformation.

The elastic component can assist the rebound of the key. The elastic component, such as foam, has a certain thickness and elasticity, and can help the key to rebound to the natural position against gravity without external force.

Wherein, the deformation resistance of the key transmission member is higher than that of the elastic component. Furthermore, it is possible to prevent the anti-deformation effect of the elastic member from obstructing the function of the key transmission member.

Specifically, the elastic component may include at least one of the following: springs, shrapnel, elastic silicone, and elastic foam. In the illustrated example, elastic foam is used.

In one embodiment, the smart controller 2 may further include a light guide 215 , one end of which may extend to the light emitting portion of the button 207 , and the other end may extend to the above-mentioned indicating module on the circuit board 212 .

Please refer to FIG. 11 , the present disclosure also provides a processing method for a wireless switch, including:

S601: When not in the network distribution mode, the wireless switch enters the network distribution mode in response to a switch network distribution operation on the wireless switch;

S602: When in the network distribution mode, the wireless switch generates and sends out a switch network distribution message;

Furthermore, it may be made that: after the designated device obtains the network configuration message of the switch, the wireless switch is added to the network corresponding to the designated device, so as to complete the network configuration;

S603: When in the configured network mode, the wireless switch generates a control message in response to a control operation on the wireless switch;

S604: sending out a control message;

Furthermore, the control result pointed to by the control message can be executed.

Optionally, after the wireless switch generates and sends out the switch distribution network message, it also includes:

The wireless switch obtains switch distribution network feedback information sent by the specified device, and the switch distribution network feedback information includes security information;

Before sending out the control message, it also includes:

The wireless switch encrypts the control message based on the security information, so that: the designated device can decrypt and verify the control message, and drive the The control result pointed to by the control message is executed.

Optionally, the wireless switch sends a switch network configuration message to the outside, which specifically includes: the wireless switch sends the switch network configuration message once every specified network distribution interval.

The processing method also includes:

When in the configured network mode, the wireless switch sends a heartbeat message at intervals of a specified heartbeat interval, so that: after the terminal and the gateway obtain the heartbeat message, they can, according to The heartbeat message determines that the wireless switch is still online.

Optionally, the processing method also includes:

When in the network distribution mode and/or the network distribution mode, before any message is generated and sent, the wireless switch exits the low power consumption state;

When in the network distribution mode and/or the network distribution mode, after generating and sending any message, the wireless switch enters the low power consumption state;

Wherein, the power consumption of the wireless switch in the low power consumption state is lower than the power consumption when generating and sending messages.

Optionally, the processing method also includes:

When the voltage information of the power supply module in the wireless switch is higher than the power threshold, the light emitting module in the wireless switch outputs a first light signal;

When the voltage information is lower than the electric energy threshold, the light emitting module outputs a second light signal;

Wherein, the voltage information is voltage information of a power supply unit or an energy storage unit in the power supply module.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, rather than limiting them; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that: It is still possible to modify the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or perform equivalent replacements for some or all of the technical features; and these modifications or replacements do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions deviate from the technical solutions of the various embodiments of the present invention. scope.

Claims (10)

1. A wireless switch, comprising: a core processing module, a power supply module, at least one operating element, and at least one operating sensing unit; The power supply module is electrically connected to the core processing module to supply power to the core processing module; The operating member can touch the corresponding operation sensing unit in response to the operation; The operation sensing unit is electrically connected to the core processing module, so as to transmit a trigger signal to the core processing module when touched; The core processing module is used for: When it is not in the network distribution mode, it is determined that the wireless switch enters the network distribution mode in response to at least one trigger signal brought by the switch network distribution operation of the operating member; When in the network distribution mode, generate and send a switch network distribution message to the outside, so that: after the designated device obtains the switch network distribution message, instruct the wireless switch to join the network corresponding to the gateway to complete the network distribution . 2. The wireless switch according to claim 1, wherein the core processing module is further used for: Acquiring switch distribution network feedback information sent by the specified device, the switch distribution network feedback information including security information; Before sending out the control message, the core processing module is also used for: Based on the security information, encrypt the control message, so that: after receiving the control message, the designated device can decrypt and verify the control message, and decrypt and verify the After passing, the corresponding control result is driven to be executed. 3. The wireless switch according to claim 1, characterized in that, when the core processing module sends a switch distribution network message to the outside, it is specifically used to: send the switch configuration once every specified network distribution interval. network message. 4. The wireless switch according to claim 1, characterized in that, The core processing module is also used for: When in the configured network mode after the network configuration is completed, a heartbeat message is sent every specified heartbeat interval, so that: after the terminal and the gateway obtain the heartbeat message, they can The heartbeat message determines that the wireless switch is still online. 5. The wireless switch according to claim 4, wherein the power supply module includes a power supply unit; the heartbeat message records the power information of the power supply unit, so that: the terminal can display all the power information. 6. The wireless switch according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the core processing module is also used for: When in the network distribution mode and/or the network distribution mode after the network distribution is completed, before any message is generated and sent, control the wireless switch to exit the low power consumption state; When in the network distribution mode and/or the network distribution mode, after generating and sending any message, control the wireless switch to enter the low power consumption state; Wherein, the power consumption of the wireless switch in the low power consumption state is lower than the power consumption when generating and sending messages. 7. The wireless switch according to claim 6, wherein the power supply current output by the power supply module to the core processing module in the low power consumption state is less than 200 microamps; When sending a message, the power supply current output by the power supply module to the core processing module is in the range of 5 mA to 100 mA. 8. The wireless switch according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a light emitting module; The core processing module is also used for: When the voltage information of the power supply module is higher than the power threshold, control the light emitting module to output a first light signal; When the voltage information is lower than the electric energy threshold, control the light emitting module to output a second light signal; Wherein, the voltage information is voltage information of a power supply unit or an energy storage unit in the power supply module. 9. A processing method for a wireless switch, comprising: When not in the network distribution mode, the wireless switch enters the network distribution mode in response to a switch network distribution operation for the wireless switch; When in the network distribution mode, the wireless switch generates and sends a switch network distribution message to the outside, so that: after the designated device obtains the switch network distribution message, the wireless switch is added to the designated device corresponding network to complete the distribution network. 10. A control system, characterized in that it comprises a wireless switch, an intelligent controller, a terminal and a gateway according to any one of claims 1 to 19; the network is the network of the gateway, and the wireless switch and the The intelligent controllers can all communicate with the gateway after joining the network; the terminal can directly or indirectly communicate with the gateway; When the intelligent controller is used as the controlled device of the wireless switch, the intelligent controller can receive first control information from the gateway, and execute the control result pointed to by the first control information; The first control information is generated based on a control message of the wireless switch.

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