CN101691946B

CN101691946B - Network air conditioner

Info

Publication number: CN101691946B
Application number: CN200910192456A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 黄涛; 罗高诚; 余梦林; 肖静
Original assignee: FOSHAN ZHONGEWEI ELECTRONIC Co Ltd
Current assignee: FOSHAN ZHONGEWEI ELECTRONIC Co Ltd
Priority date: 2009-09-18
Filing date: 2009-09-18
Publication date: 2012-08-29
Anticipated expiration: 2029-09-18
Also published as: CN101691946A

Abstract

The invention provides a network air conditioner, which comprises a monitoring computer, a router, an exchanger, a middleware, a wire controller and an air conditioner, wherein the air conditioner is provided with an RS485 communication interface; firstly the wire controller sends out a broadcast data packet, the middleware in a local area network receives the information and then sends an IP and an MAC of the middleware, air-conditioning information of each RS485 port and position information of the air conditioner to the wire controller; the position information of the air conditioner is set when the air conditioner passes through the wire controller during mounting; after receiving, the wire controller saves the information; the air conditioner required to be controlled is queried through the wire controller, and the air conditioner can be controlled by entering an air conditioner control interface; and when the information on the middleware in the local area network is changed, the air conditioner queried from the wire controller cannot be contacted, and then the wire controller can resend the broadcast data packet to update the originally saved information on the middleware so that the air conditioner required to be controlled by oneself can be queried again. After adopting the technical scheme, the air conditioner in a network can be monitored in real time or the air-conditioning temperature can be set so as to achieve the functions of managing the air conditioner intensively, querying states and feeding back faults.

Description

A kind of network air-conditioner

Technical field:

The present invention relates to the air conditioner controlling technology field, refer in particular to a kind of network air-conditioner.

Background technology:

Air-conditioning generally adopts IR remote controller to control at present; Through this control mode domestic air conditioning is almost satisfied; But not all right to some user prerequisite front opening air-conditioning of wanting to go home, and need very not enoughly for the control of company and this type of hotel, require energy-conservation such as company; But some employee opens air-conditioner temperature very lowly, is very difficult central controlled with present IR remote controller.

Summary of the invention:

The objective of the invention is to overcome the deficiency of prior art, a kind of real-time monitoring that is used for air-conditioning is provided, and can be provided with and manage concentratedly the network air-conditioner of air-conditioning through network.

For realizing above-mentioned purpose; Technical scheme provided by the present invention is: a kind of network air-conditioner; It includes monitoring computer, router, switch, middleware, line control machine, air-conditioning, and air-conditioning is provided with the RS485 communication interface, and air-conditioning is realized data passes through RS485 communication interface and middleware;

Switch is a plurality of, and switch is connected on the router, and router is realized exchanges data through switch and being connected of middleware;

Line control machine is the input block of air-conditioning, has to show and keyboard entry function that the operational order of air-conditioning is sent by line control machine, and line control machine has the function of searching air conditioner state and air-conditioning fault message;

Monitoring computer is connected to the internet through router, and air conditioning monitoring software is housed in the monitoring computer, utilizes the internet to realize Long-distance Control, searching air conditioner state and air-conditioning fault message;

Middleware is provided with network interface and eight RS485 ports; Middleware is connected with router or switch through network interface; And RS485 communication interface or line control machine through RS485 port and air-conditioning are connected; The instruction of sending from monitoring computer or line control machine is transferred to middleware according to the ICP/IP protocol form; Middleware converts the RS485 protocol format again to and sends to air-conditioning, after air-conditioning is received instruction, carries out corresponding action; The relevant information of air-conditioning also will be conveyed to monitoring computer or line control machine through middleware the data in real time of air-conditioning is upgraded.

The control flow of described line control machine: because the middleware in a LAN has a plurality of; At first line control machine is sent out a broadcast data packet and is gone out, all will be the IP of oneself, MAC after the middleware in the LAN is received this information; The air-conditioning information of each RS-485 port and the positional information of air-conditioning send to line control machine; The positional information of air-conditioning is that air-conditioning just sets during through line control machine when installing, and after line control machine receives, preserves these information; Inquire through line control machine and to want the air-conditioning controlled, get into air-conditioning control interface and just can realize controlling this air-conditioning; When the middleware information in the LAN has change, can't get in touch with from the air-conditioning that line control machine inquires, line control machine can be retransmitted broadcast data packet and go out, and upgrades original middleware information of preserving, and inquires so oneself to want the air-conditioning controlled again;

When the air-conditioning that will control is positioned on the middleware that line control machine connects, the information of control air-conditioning is without network, and middleware directly is forwarded to the information that receives on the port of control corresponding air-conditioning;

When the air-conditioning that will control is on other middleware; Control information will be passed through network; The middleware that middleware that line control machine inserted and air-conditioning insert is when same switch, and the control information that line control machine sends is dealt into switch through middleware, and the destination-mac address of switch inspection data is in the MAC port tabulation of oneself; Just be dealt into corresponding ports to data after finding, the middleware that air-conditioning connected receives data and just is dealt into corresponding air-conditioning to data; When air-conditioning not on same switch, middleware just upwards level-1 router or switch is paid, router inspection IP is dealt into the corresponding port to it; When the middleware of addressing just at the port of router; Just directly be dealt into middleware,, just issue this router when the middleware of addressing not during port at router; Let this router be dealt into corresponding middleware, thereby reach the purpose of control air-conditioning according to MAC Address.

Described monitoring computer control flow: monitoring computer has LAN air-conditioning control interface and outer net control interface, and is the same with line control machine for the control procedure in the LAN; Externally during network control system, monitoring computer will be connected with public network server, and server database has the information of all middlewares; Can receive and send messages with middleware in blanking time at ordinary times, keep the dynamic port mapping of their communication on router, guarantee whenever server can send information to middleware; The information that monitoring computer provides through server is sought by different classifying rules and oneself to be wanted the air-conditioning controlled, finds and oneself wants the air-conditioning controlled; After getting into the control interface; Be dealt into server to control information, be dealt into the air-conditioning that to control by server again, realized the control of whole network air-conditioner like this.

The present invention is after having adopted such scheme; Monitoring computer can be monitored the temperature of air-conditioning in real time to the air-conditioning in the network; And can minimum temperature be set through network air-conditioner; Can reach air-conditioning centralized management and energy-conservation like this, but also have plenty of remote status inquiry and fault feedback, the main just maintenance of air-conditioning.

Description of drawings:

Fig. 1 is an overall schematic of the present invention.

The specific embodiment:

1 couple of the present invention is described further below in conjunction with accompanying drawing; Preferred embodiment of the present invention is: a kind of network air-conditioner; It includes monitoring computer 1, router two, switch 3, middleware 4, line control machine 5, air-conditioning 6; Air-conditioning 6 is provided with the RS485 communication interface, and air-conditioning 6 is realized data passes through RS485 communication interface and middleware 4.

The switch 3 of present embodiment is three, and router two is realized exchanges data with middleware 4 through being connected of switch 3, and middleware 4 quantity can infinite expanding; And switch 3 each port can connect a plurality of middlewares 4 in the native system, also can connect switch 3 again, and the port of middleware 4 also can connect middleware 4 in addition; Because the microprocessor of each middleware 4 has only been controlled 8 ports, even infinitely great capacity system, the speed of its deal with data can not reduce yet.

Line control machine 5 is input blocks of air-conditioning 6, has to show and keyboard entry function that the operational order of air-conditioning 6 is sent by line control machine 5, and line control machine 5 has the function of searching air conditioner 6 states and air-conditioning 6 fault messages; Line control machine 5 can insert any one RS485 port of any middleware 4, plug and play; Line control machine 5 contains the information of identity characteristic in its software function, when it was inserted into any RS485 port of middleware 4, the microprocessor of middleware 4 will be read its identity information, and handles; The practicality and the convenience of line control machine 5 have so just been improved greatly.

Monitoring computer 1 is connected to the internet through router two, and air-conditioning 6 monitoring softwares are housed in the monitoring computer 1, utilizes the internet to realize Long-distance Control, searching air conditioner 6 states and air-conditioning 6 fault messages.

Middleware 4 is connected with router two or switch 3 through network interface, and is connected through the RS485 communication interface or the line control machine 5 of RS485 port and air-conditioning 6, when middleware 4 rigidly connects network; It can obtain IP automatically, and sends the label of oneself to server, after server is received packet; Check whether the label that this middleware 4 sends is special label; Special in this way label then goes to data on the control software in the monitoring computer 1, can understand the concrete installation site of this network middleware 4 with trade connection, formulates the label of this middleware 4 according to relevant information; With the control software in the monitoring computer 1 this label is dealt into server again; Server writes database with this label and address information, also sends to middleware 4 to this label and the information of revising label simultaneously, accomplishes the setting to the label of middleware 4; The instruction of sending from monitoring computer 1 or line control machine 5 is transferred to middleware 4 according to the ICP/IP protocol form, and middleware 4 converts the RS485 protocol format again to and sends to air-conditioning 6, after air-conditioning 6 is received instruction, carries out corresponding action; The relevant information of air-conditioning 6 also will be conveyed to the data in real time renewal of monitoring

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1 or 5 pairs of air-conditionings 6 of line control machine through middleware 4; Because the different terminal air-conditioning equipment contains different identity informations, the microprocessor of middleware 4, will detect, and information is handled in case port has equipment to insert the inquiry of port status scan, carries out corresponding program according to the result.

The control flow of line control machine 5: because the middleware 4 in a LAN has a plurality of; At first 5 broadcast data packet of line control machine are gone out, all will be the IP of oneself, MAC after the middleware 4 in the LAN is received this information; Air-conditioning 6 information of each RS-485 port and the positional information of air-conditioning 6 send to line control machine 5; The positional information of air-conditioning is that air-conditioning 6 just sets during through line control machine 5 when installing, and after line control machine 5 receives, preserves these information; Inquire through line control machine 5 and to want the air-conditioning 6 controlled, get into air-conditioning 6 control interfaces and just can realize controlling this air-conditioning 6; When 4 information of the middleware in the LAN have change, can't get in touch with from the air-conditioning 6 that line control machine 5 inquires, line control machine 5 can be retransmitted broadcast data packet and go out, and upgrades original middleware 4 information of preserving, and inquires so oneself to want the air-conditioning 6 controlled again.

When the air-conditioning that will control 6 is positioned on the middleware 4 that line control machine 5 connect, the information of control air-conditioning 6 is without network, and middleware 4 directly is forwarded to the information that receive on the port of control corresponding air-conditioning 6.

When the air-conditioning that will control 6 in 4 last times of other middleware; Control information will be passed through network; Whether the middleware 4 that middleware that line control machine 5 is inserted 4 and air-conditioning 6 insert is when same switch 3, and the control information that line control machine 5 sends is dealt into switch 3 through middleware 4, and the destination-mac address of switch 3 inspection data is in own MAC port is tabulated; Just be dealt into corresponding ports to data after finding, the middleware 4 that air-conditioning 6 is connected receives data and just is dealt into corresponding air-conditioning 6 to data; When air-conditioning 6 not on same switch 3, middleware 4 just upwards level-1 router 2 or switch 3 pay, router two inspection IP is dealt into the corresponding port to it; When the middleware 4 of addressing just at the port of router two; Just directly be dealt into middleware 4,, just issue this router two when the middleware 4 of addressing not during port at router two; Let this router two be dealt into corresponding middleware 4, thereby reach the purpose of control air-conditioning 6 according to MAC Address.

Monitoring computer 1 control flow: monitoring computer 1 has LAN air-conditioning control interface and outer net control interface, and is the same with line control machine 5 for the control procedure in the LAN; Externally during network control system, monitoring computer 1 will be connected with public network server, and server database has the information of all middlewares 4; Can receive and send messages with middleware 4 in blanking time at ordinary times, keep the dynamic port mapping of their communication on router two, guarantee whenever server can be to middleware 4 transmission information; The information that monitoring computer 1 provides through server is sought by different classifying rules and oneself to be wanted the air-conditioning 6 controlled, finds and oneself wants the air-conditioning 6 controlled; After getting into the control interface; Be dealt into server to control information, be dealt into the air-conditioning 6 that to control by server again, realized the control of whole network air-conditioner 6 like this.

The embodiment of the above is preferred embodiment of the present invention only, is not to limit practical range of the present invention with this, so the variation that all shapes according to the present invention, principle are done all should be encompassed in protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. network air-conditioner; It includes monitoring computer (1), router (2), switch (3), middleware (4), line control machine (5), air-conditioning (6); It is characterized in that: air-conditioning (6) is provided with the RS485 communication interface, and air-conditioning (6) is realized data passes through RS485 communication interface and middleware (4);

Switch (3) is a plurality of, and switch (3) is connected on the router (2), and router (2) is realized exchanges data through switch (3) and being connected of middleware (4);

Line control machine (5) is the input block of air-conditioning (6), has to show and keyboard entry function that the operational order of air-conditioning (6) is sent by line control machine (5), and line control machine (5) has the function of searching air conditioner (6) state and air-conditioning (6) fault message;

Monitoring computer (1) is connected to the internet through router (2), and air-conditioning (6) monitoring software is housed in the monitoring computer (1), utilizes the internet to realize Long-distance Control, searching air conditioner (6) state and air-conditioning (6) fault message;

Middleware (4) is provided with network interface and eight RS485 ports; Middleware (4) is connected with router (2) or switch (3) through network interface; And RS485 communication interface or line control machine (5) through RS485 port and air-conditioning (6) are connected; The instruction of sending from monitoring computer (1) or line control machine (5) is transferred to middleware (4) according to the ICP/IP protocol form; Middleware (4) converts the RS485 protocol format again to and sends to air-conditioning (6), after air-conditioning (6) is received instruction, carries out corresponding action; The relevant information of air-conditioning (6) also will be conveyed to monitoring computer (1) or line control machine (5) through middleware (4) data in real time of air-conditioning (6) is upgraded.

2. a kind of network air-conditioner according to claim 1; It is characterized in that: the control flow of line control machine (5): because the middleware (4) in a LAN has a plurality of; At first line control machine (a 5) broadcast data packet is gone out; All will be after middleware (4) in the LAN is received this information the IP of oneself, MAC, the positional information of the air-conditioning of each RS-485 port (6) information and air-conditioning (6) sends to