CN86103870A

CN86103870A - Programmable multiple controller on wall

Info

Publication number: CN86103870A
Application number: CN86103870.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 格尔登·W·彼尔曼; 斯蒂芬·B·卡尔森
Original assignee: Lightolier Inc
Current assignee: Lightolier Inc
Priority date: 1985-12-05
Filing date: 1986-06-06
Publication date: 1987-06-10
Also published as: AU580168B2; GB8614410D0; DK508186A; BE904876A; GB2183867A; IT1197103B; IT8621506A1; IT8621506A0; CA1293767C; AU5846986A; JPS62136796A; NO862007L; FR2591411B1; MX164851B; NL8601439A; CH670025B; FR2591411A1; ZA863379B; SE8602720D0; SE8602720L

Abstract

Control the lighting circuit controller able to programme of a plurality of household lighting circuits, being included as microprocessor that the household lighting circuit of various loads programs and electronics can wiping type programmable read only memory, refer to that a road of empty controller is output as the heater chain of fluorescent lamp load, then lighting circuit can connect into the combinational circuit of incandescent lamp loads and fluorescent lamp load.Microprocessor is controlled by one group of non-locking key switch on the front panel, and these switches can increase or reduce lighting power.The data of lighting power can be set in memory, also can from memory, call the power data that presets.Press two buttons simultaneously and can start specific program, for example a passage is appointed as the heater chain of fluorescent lamp.

Description

Programmable multiple controller on wall

The present invention relates to a kind of switch enclosure that is installed on the wall, it is used to control the lighting circuit system that a plurality of family expenses ac lighting circuits, particularly wherein one or more circuit include fluorescent lamp.

The typical home distribution line has a lighting switch distribution utmost point usually, and it is positioned at courtyard or passageway, is used to control a plurality of lighting circuits of courtyard and adjacent room thereof.Sometimes also adopt dimmer to control the output power of each lighting circuit.These dimmers are adopted forms such as rheostat usually, are manually placed needed brightness.

We provide the single channel that is used for sort circuit dimmer able to programme in another relevant therewith application, this application title is " lighting switch of Controlled by Microcomputer ", and application number is 724,015.The dimmer able to programme with a pair of single-pole single-throw switch (SPST) control is introduced in that application.This device can be controlled an incandescent lamp loads.It is not suitable for the control fluorescent lamp, because fluorescent lamp also needs the input of a control filament.And common dimmer switch can not be used for fluorescent lamp, because heater chain needs ballast.

The present invention proposes a kind of multi-joint lighting circuit controller that is installed on the wall, and this controller can be according to a plurality of lighting circuits of program control, and the some of them lighting circuit can comprise fluorescent lamp.

Can control 4 lighting circuits in most preferred embodiment, these 4 lighting circuits can have 4 kinds to give fixed brightness.Can use mode of learning that these predetermined values are left in the memory, also can from memory, eliminate." study " button of pressing on the controller panel just can start mode of learning.Put except giving, these 4 independent circuit can be controlled by dimmer switch, and this switch is made up of a pair of non-locking key.Switch be called switch " on ", another is called the switch D score.Press switch " on " increase brightness, then reduce brightness by the switch D score.

Controller comprises a microprocessor and a may command programmable read only memory.Each switch on the panel provides an input for microprocessor.This microprocessor detects the closure of each switch contact according to program, and provides this switch closure desired function.4 load line outputs are arranged, and these outputs can connect 4 tunnel incandescent lighting circuit usually.Yet, if necessary, the heater chain of the one or more fluorescent lighting equipment of one of them circuit (passage 4) on can interface

channel

1,2 or 3.In the program of establishment microprocessor, can specify when certain gives the switch of first appointment on the lower panel, be heater chain with regard to dedicated tunnel 4.In the sort circuit connection, whether the 4th passage connects the power supply that heater chain is provided for one or more fluorescent lamps according to fluorescent lamp, depends on whether these fluorescent lamps are connected.Like this, this passage no longer is used as dimmer, and only is those fluorescent lighting circuits that started power supplies.

Basic purpose of the present invention provides a multi-joint wall invention circuit controller able to programme, and this controller can adopt different circuit connectings according to being to use incandescent lamp or fluorescent lamp.

Another object of the present invention provides a multichannel dimmer able to programme, and in this dimmer, the brightness of illumination of various various combinations can be stored in the memory, and just can access from memory at any time by certain switch on the lower panel.

A further object of the present invention provides a multichannel lighting circuit controller by microprocessor control, and this microprocessor starts various controlled function to the closure generation response of many non-locking single-pole single-throw switch (SPST)s contact.

Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing the present invention is described in detail, this can make purpose of the present invention, characteristics and advantage be easier to not understand, and what have in these purposes, characteristics and the advantage mentions in front, and what have does not also mention as yet.

Fig. 1 is the frame principle figure of multi-channel function controller, provides the arrangement of controller panel among the figure.

Fig. 2 is the frame principle figure of function control device shown in Figure 1.

Fig. 3 is the program flow diagram of the microprocessor among Fig. 2, is the connection that is used for incandescent lamp and fluorescent lighting circuit and Fig. 2 provides.

Multichannel lighting circuit controller 10 comprises panel 12, this panel and power line 9, and the domestic circuit that the neutral line 11 and ground wire 13 are formed links to each other.Controller is installed in panel back, at

output line

14,16,4 tunnel outputs is arranged on 18 and 20.Dotted line is depicted as the another kind of connection of output line 18a and 20a.Circuit 14 drives incandescent lamp loads 22, and circuit 16 drives incandescent lamp loads 24, and

circuit

18 and 20 is driving fluorescent lamp load 26 then.In another kind of connection,

circuit

18 and 20 can drive two other incandescent lamp loads respectively, i.e. incandescent lamp loads 3 in the square frame 28 and the incandescent lamp loads 4 in the square frame 30.In another connection (not providing among the figure), the load in the

square frame

22 and 24 can be the fluorescent lamp load, and circuit 20 should be received the heater chain of two fluorescent lamps in parallel.In other words, how many fluorescent lamps controller 10 is connecting, and what heater chains passage 4 just can drive.Provide 4 circuit among the figure just in order to illustrate, certainly, it can control more external circuit, and the number of circuit depends on the microprocessor that is adopted.

Panel 12 comprises that 4 are given and put switch, and its label is respectively A, B, C and D.Also have a switch " to break " and a switch " study ".All these switches all are single-pole single-throw(SPST non-locking key switches.Press the voltage ground connection that certain switch just provides a locally supplied power source, thereby provide a logical zero input to microprocessor.Microprocessor reads in logical zero has just known that this switch is pressed.These switches can also have other connection, and only importantly each switch all has a service position and an off-position, so that provide logical signal to microprocessor.That each passage comprises is a pair of " on " switch and D score switch, as label on the panel 12 1,2,3 and 4 switch.Passage 1 comprises switch 34A and following switch 34B; Passage 2 comprises switch 36A and following switch 36B; Passage 3 comprises switch 38A and following switch 38B; Passage 4 comprises switch 40A and following switch 40B.

Consult Fig. 2, controller 10 comprises that microprocessor 42 and electricity can wiping type programmable read only memory (EEPROM) 44.

Output line

14,16 comprises

buffer amplifier

46,48,50 and 52 in 18 and 20.Panel 12 links to each other with microprocessor 42 by a series of buses.The upper and lower switch of passage 1-4 links to each other with 8 inputs of microprocessor 42 through bus 54.Give and put line and link to each other with 4 inputs of microprocessor 42 through bus 56.Switch " breaks " and receives on the line 58, and switch " study " is received on the line 60.Oscillator 62 provides internal timing for microprocessor 42.

Microprocessor 42 is that the thyristor (not drawing among the figure) in

load circuit

22,24 and 26 provides open command.The working method of this circuit is well-known, and the registration number of mentioning in front is in that application relevant with the present invention of 724,015 more detailed narration to be arranged.Synchronous for the open command that makes above-mentioned those loads, be provided with a power supply and zero-crossing detector 64.The supply voltage and the neutral line are connected to load 22,24 and 26, make the thyristor conducting from the open command of microprocessor 42, thereby the part of each half cycle of the alternating current waveform of power supply is added in the load.If passage 4 is connected into according to the silk circuit, so, as long as the load of passage 3 is connected, then the thyristor of passage 4 just keeps conducting state, and no matter the what state that brightness is provided with.This is constant because of the heater chain desired power.

Consult Fig. 3, after the controller energized, data are read in from EEPROM44.If the button on the panel 12 " breaks " and other button is pressed, then microprocessor 42 is placed in certain specific working method, thus make it again the regulation external channel be used for fluorescent lamp, stipulate that perhaps passage 4 is non-light modulation passage.Non-light modulation passage or be in fully disconnects, and perhaps is in fully and connects, and just be in full power operation as long as connect.This non-light modulation passage is used for cinematographic projector or slide projector, and the equipment of television set and so on.Therefore, if press the button " breaking " after the controller energized, and press to give and put button D, then microprocessor 42 is carried out keyboard and is diagnosed to determine whether the work of panel 12 is normal fully.Be familiar with the details of the very clear this check problem of people of establishment microprocessor program.Put button A if press to give under the situation that presses the button " breaking ", then whole 4 passages all are re-set as the incandescent lamp dimmer again.If this state and original state are different, then with this information stores in EEPROM.Do not put button A or D if press to give, but the last button 34A of

passage

1,2 or 3,36A or 38A are pressed, and then these passages are with regard to the designated fluorescent lighting circuit that is used for, and passage 4 then appointment is used for filament.At this moment, passage 4 will not be used as dimmer, and be all-pass or complete disconnected, and this depends on whether the fluorescent lighting circuit that is connected is connected.If the some passages in

passage

1,2 or 3 are changed into incandescent lamp circuit (if this passage is fluorescent lamp circuit before this), side is pressed corresponding knob down, i.e. button 34B, 36B and 38B in

lower channel

1,2 or 3.If

passage

1,2 and 3 all is the incandescent lamp circuit, wing passage 4 automatically is appointed as the incandescent lamp passage.If do not specify fluorescent lighting circuit, and press the last button 40A of lower channel 4, then passage 4 is appointed as non-lighting dimming circuit.If press the knob down 40B of lower channel 4, then passage 4 is designated as the incandescent lamp circuit.After this, these regulations write EEPROM with the form of the digital code that microprocessor 42 produces, and till remaining into when changing as the part of microprocessor 42 working procedures next time.After program composition was finished, microprocessor automatically was provided with power supply and opens this spy, and the startup timer brings into operation timer interrupt routine.After this, microprocessor 42 is waited for regularly and being interrupted.

Timer interrupt routine is the conventional program according to each thyristor that gives fixed 4 passages of phase angle startup.In every half period of 60 hertz of AC power, this program can be moved 140 times.The frame mode of this program is well-known, and that registration number that can mention in front is to find in 724,015 the relevant application.

In the time of real work, use panel 12

upper channels

1,2,3 with 4 " on ", the D score switch aligns brightness according to different lighting requirements, thereby programs for controller 10.After the good needed brightness of levelling, press that button is put in suitable giving and just can there be these brightness datas in the memory in the study button.EEPROM can store 4 different values of putting of giving at most.To access from memory and give fixed brightness data, as long as depress A, B, some giving put button and got final product among C or the D.No matter when to align the brightness of any passage in 4 passages, as long as press last switch or the following switch of lower channel 1-4.Pressing switch separately " breaks " and can make whole brightness reduce to zero.

As the part of internal processes, inquiry panel 12 in microprocessor cycle ground is to determine the position of each button.If any switch is pressed in the last switch of passage 1-4 or the following switch, then the power that provides to this passage will be provided microprocessor.In other words, panel is every is inquired once, and microprocessor just according to which button is pressed increases or reduce the power of certain passage progressively.If learn switch is pressed during the inquiry panel, then performance number at that time just is stored in memory.Therefore, whenever pressing A, B, during some buttons, microprocessor leaves power data there in when just taking out study from memory, and that passage is arranged to this brightness among C and the D.The method that has the program of above-mentioned functions for the microprocessor establishment belongs to general technology fully.

Employed term and word be just in order to narrate in the front explanation, rather than restriction.When using these terms and word, do not plan to get rid of those and interior perhaps its partial content of characteristics equivalence given and that illustrate.It is generally accepted that scope of invention is just by following Patent right requirement scope defined.

Claims

1, lighting circuit controller able to programme is used for a plurality of household lighting circuits, this controller comprises that a microprocessor and one can wiping type programmable electronic memory, and comprise a kind of control device, it specifies the heater chain of other one or more lighting circuit of a certain road conduct in the above-mentioned household lighting circuit selectively, if this circuit comprises fluorescent lamp.

When 2, the described lighting circuit controller of claim 1, its control device are included as the programming of above-mentioned electronic memory, can with the switching device of above-mentioned microprocessor communication.

3, the described lighting circuit controller of claim 2, its switching device has at least one to be the non-locking key switch.

4, the described lighting circuit controller of claim 3, its switching device comprises the combination of at least two non-locking key switches, can start above-mentioned control device when pressing these two switches simultaneously.

5, can replace a series of family expenses wall alternating-current switchs to control the programmable circuit controller of a plurality of lighting circuits, comprising:

(a) mode of learning device is used for giving in memory storage and puts signal, and this gives puts the signal representative and provide to above-mentioned each ac lighting circuit and give fixed power level;

(b) level regulating device of the power that provides to above-mentioned each ac lighting circuit of levelling; And

(c) thus from memory, call above-mentioned giving and put signal and in above-mentioned alternating current circuit, obtain giving and decide giving of power level and put device.

6, the described programmable circuit controller of claim 5, wherein said level regulating device comprises that each alternating current circuit has pair of switches, the effect of one of them switch is the power that increases this alternating current circuit, and the effect of another switch is the power that reduces this alternating current circuit.

7, the described programmable circuit controller of claim 6 comprises the programmer that certain circuit in the above-mentioned alternating current circuit is changed into heater chain, and the fluorescent lamp in this heater chain and another ac lighting circuit uses simultaneously.

8, each that levelling power is used in the described programmable circuit controller of claim 6 is made up of the non-locking key switch above-mentioned switch.

9, the described programmable circuit controller of claim 7, wherein, described programmer starts by pressing two switches simultaneously, has at least one to be the switch of regulating power in these two switches.

10, also comprise remote switching device in the described programmable circuit controller of claim 5, this switch is in parallel with above-mentioned programmable circuit controller, is used for from the power of the above-mentioned ac lighting circuit of far distance controlled.