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Remise en service automatique de dispositifs électroniques dans un système en réseau Download PDF

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WO2013057666A1
WO2013057666A1 PCT/IB2012/055649 IB2012055649W WO2013057666A1 WO 2013057666 A1 WO2013057666 A1 WO 2013057666A1 IB 2012055649 W IB2012055649 W IB 2012055649W WO 2013057666 A1 WO2013057666 A1 WO 2013057666A1
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L12/00—Data switching networks
    • H04L12/28—Data switching networks characterised by path configuration, e.g. LAN [Local Area Networks] or WAN [Wide Area Networks]
    • H04L12/2803—Home automation networks
    • H04L12/2807—Exchanging configuration information on appliance services in a home automation network
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L61/00—Network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming
    • H04L61/50—Address allocation
    • H04L61/5038—Address allocation for local use, e.g. in LAN or USB networks, or in a controller area network [CAN]
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L12/00—Data switching networks
    • H04L12/28—Data switching networks characterised by path configuration, e.g. LAN [Local Area Networks] or WAN [Wide Area Networks]
    • H04L12/2803—Home automation networks
    • H04L2012/2847—Home automation networks characterised by the type of home appliance used
    • H04L2012/285—Generic home appliances, e.g. refrigerators
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L2101/00—Indexing scheme associated with group H04L61/00
    • H04L2101/60—Types of network addresses
    • H04L2101/69—Types of network addresses using geographic information, e.g. room number

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  • This invention relates to the field of networked systems, in particular, but not exclusively, networked lighting systems.
  • DALI Digital Addressable Lighting Interface
  • the invention provides a method, comprising, at one or more electronic devices: determining that a new component is present in a networked system; determining that a component of the networked system is missing or failing; and causing data relating to the missing or failing component to be assigned to the new component.
  • information relating to a component determined to be missing or failing can be used by the network to recommission a replacement component automatically, i.e.: without the need for human intervention.
  • the networked system comprises a networked lighting system.
  • assigning data to the new component may comprise setting an address for the new component equal to an address for the missing or failing component.
  • a mapping can be set up for the new component in which data (e.g.: location data, predefined dim levels, color levels) which is stored for the missing or failing component is assigned to the new component.
  • the location of the missing or failing component is assigned to the new component.
  • the method may further comprise obtaining type data for the component determined to be missing or failing, and type data for the new component, and determining whether the new component is a replacement type for the missing or failing component. If the new component is determined to be a replacement type for the missing or failing component, data relating to the missing or failing component may be assigned to the new component.
  • automatic recommissioning of a replacement device based on a missing or failing component may be conditional on the replacement device being a replacement type for (e.g.: the same type as) the missing or failing component.
  • the method may include obtaining region information identifying a region of the network which includes the new component and region information identifying a region of the network which includes the component determined to be missing or failing. If the new component is determined to be in the same region of the network as the missing or failing component and/or of a replacement type, then data relating to the missing or failing component may be assigned to the new component.
  • automatic recommissioning of a replacement device based on a missing or failing component may (a) be conditional on the replacement device being in the same region as the missing or failing component and/or (b) conditional on the replacement device being a replacement type for the missing or failing component. In this way, errors in automatic recomissioning can be reduced.
  • coarse location information identifying the region of the network containing the missing or failing component may be obtained and compared with coarse location information identifying the region of the network containing the new component, so as to determine whether the components are in the same region. If they are in the same region, then specific location data for the missing or failing component may be assigned to the new component.
  • the region of the network may be a sub-region (e.g.: a subnet) of the networked system, e.g.: an ethernet subnet.
  • the region may be a DALI line.
  • the region is one of a plurality of regions which together form the networked system.
  • the region information may be defined by neighboring components of the new component and/or neighboring components of the missing or failing component.
  • the method may comprise obtaining information relating to neighboring components of the new component, obtaining information relating to neighboring components of the missing or failing component, and causing data relating to the missing or failing component to be assigned to the new component if it is determined that the new component shares one or more neighbors with the missing or failing component.
  • the method may be carried out at a single electronic device, for example at a network lighting system controller. However, in some embodiments, one or more elements of the method may be carried out at one or more further electronic devices. That is, the method may be carried out at a plurality of electronic devices, which may be located at different locations in the networked system.
  • the invention also provides an apparatus comprising one or more electronic devices having one or more processing units configured to carry out the method.
  • the apparatus may comprise a network lighting system control apparatus.
  • the invention also provides a network lighting system comprising the apparatus.
  • the apparatus may optionally include a plurality of processors distributed amongst different components of the networked system.
  • An apparatus may comprise at least one processor and at least one memory storing instructions which when executed by the at least one processor cause the at least one processor to carry out the method.
  • the invention also provides an apparatus comprising means for determining that a new component is present in a networked system, means for determining that a component of the networked system is missing or failing, and means for causing data relating to the missing or failing component to be assigned to the new component.
  • the invention also comprises a method of automatically recommissioning a replacement component in a networked system, comprising determining that a new component is present in the networked lighting system, determining that a component of the networked system is missing or failing, and causing data relating to the missing or failing component to be assigned to the new component.
  • Figure 1 is a schematic of a networked lighting system comprising DALI components
  • Figure 2 is a block diagram illustrating aspects of the hardware configuration of the controller of Figure 1 ;
  • Figure 3 is a flow chart illustrating steps whereby a replacement component is installed and automatically recommissioned.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic of a networked system in the form of a Digital Addressable Lighting Interface (DALI) line 1 having a DALI controller 2 and a plurality of addressable components 3.
  • DALI Digital Addressable Lighting Interface
  • Each component 3 may for example be a lamp, sensor, ballast, or user interface (e.g.: a knob) having a DALI interface.
  • Each component 3 can be assigned an address in the range 0 to 63, and may also be assigned a group number.
  • the controller 2 can monitor and control each component by way of bi-directional data exchange. Location data and behavioral settings are stored on the network 1 (e.g.: at controller 2) for each component 3.
  • the networked lighting system 1 extends over a room 4 and a corridor 5. Accordingly, location data "corridor” is stored for components 3 located in the corridor 5, and location data "room” is stored for the component 3 located in the room 4.
  • the location data for each component may be mapped to the component's address when the system is first commissioned.
  • Other data e.g.: predefined dim levels, color levels, local address ID, type data identifying the type of component, serial number, etc may also be stored for the components, using known DALI techniques.
  • the controller 2 may be configured to carry out a discovery process at regular intervals, thereby to detect the presence of new devices which are added to the networked lighting system 1.
  • the DALI discovery process is known per se to those skilled in the art and will not be described in detail here. Briefly, when a new device is added to the DALI line, the controller 2 detects the component and obtains certain information relating to the new component, including type data identifying the new component type.
  • FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating some aspects of the hardware and software configuration of the controller 2.
  • the controller 2 includes one or more processors 6, and a memory 7.
  • the memory 7 may include volatile memory such as RAM, DRAM and/or non- volatile memory such as ROM, flash memory or a hard disk.
  • the memory 7 stores computer readable instructions used in operating the controller as well as other data, e.g.: location information relating to the location of components of the networked system, and behavioral settings which determine behavior of components.
  • the processor 6 operates under the control of the computer-readable instructions stored in the memory 7.
  • Figure 3 is a flow chart illustrating exemplary steps whereby a component of the networked lighting system is replaced and recommissioned automatically from the perspective of a user.
  • a component 3 on the DALI line 1 begins to malfunction.
  • the malfunction is automatically detected and logged.
  • an installer later replaces the malfunctioning component 3 with a new, replacement, component of the same type.
  • controller 2 determines that a new component is present on the DALI line 1, by way of a network discovery process.
  • the controller 2 also obtains type data identifying the type of component added.
  • step M5 controller 2 then determines whether a component of the same type has been logged as missing or failing.
  • the controller 2 determines that a component 3 of the same type has been logged as missing or failing and in response, automatically recommissions the new component by configuring the new component to have the same behavior as the missing or failing component 3.
  • Configuring the new component may comprise assigning the address of the missing or failing component 3 to the new component.
  • data relating to the missing or failing component 3 for example data defining the location of the missing or failing component, behavioral settings, and other stored data for the missing or failing component 3, is automatically assigned to the new component, as shown in step M6.
  • the replacement component is recommissioned by way of a computer-implemented method, which is automatic from the perspective of a user.
  • the controller recommissions the new component based on a component of the same type which has been logged as missing or failing.
  • the controller may recommission the new component based on a component of a different type.
  • the controller 2 may recommission the new component based on a missing or failing component, if the new component is determined to be a suitable replacement for the missing or failing component. This determination may for example be made by checking data pre- stored in the memory of the controller which indicates component types which are suitable for replacing others.
  • the new component may be determined to be a suitable replacement for the missing or failing component if the old and new components are determined to have the same family type. In this way, automatic recommissioning may occur when a component of an old type is replaced by a component of a new type.
  • component 3 does not malfunction, but is nonetheless replaced.
  • the component 3 is removed by the installer, it is automatically detected as missing by the network (e.g.: because it fails to respond to queries from the controller 2), and this is logged.
  • the controller 2 detects the new component and determines that it is of a replacement type for the missing component. As a result, the controller 2 automatically recommissions the new component by assigning data relating to the missing component to the new component.
  • controller 2 is described above as executing steps M3 to M6, these and/or other steps involved with automatic recommissioning may alternatively be executed by other electronic device(s) present on the networked lighting system, e.g.: by a building management system, or a dedicated computing system. Alternatively, some or all of the steps involved with automatic recommissioning may be carried out by entities not present on the network, e.g.: by a remote server connected to the networked lighting system via the internet.
  • the automatic recommissioning method is described above in the context of a DALI network, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the method may alternatively be carried out in any suitable networked lighting system, e.g.: based on DALI, ZigBee, BACnet, KNX, 6LowPAN, LMM, Dynet, Starsense (Powerline or RF), Ethernet or Wifi.
  • the network may be an indoor or an outdoor network.
  • the networked lighting system may comprise a mesh network.
  • new devices may be detected for example by a discovery process such as a Universal Plug and Play (UPNP) process.
  • the network controller (or other electronic device) may obtain information identifying the subnet of the Ethernet network containing the new device, and the subnet for the device logged as missing or failing.
  • the controller determines whether a component of the networked lighting system is logged as missing or failing on the same subnet as the new device, and assigns data relating to the missing or failing component to the new component if the subnets are the same.
  • the controller may determine whether a component of the networked lighting system is logged as missing or failing on the same DALI line as the new device, and may assign data relating to the missing component to the new component if the DALI lines are the same.
  • the controller may assign data relating to the missing/ failing component to the new component if 1) the components are in the same region of the network and 2) the new component is determined to be a suitable replacement component for the missing or failing component.
  • the controller may obtain information relating to neighboring components of the new component, and information relating to neighboring components of the missing or failing component.
  • Neighboring components may for example be determined based on routing tables for example in the context of a mesh network (e.g.: in the context of a ZigBee, 6LoWPan or Starsense
  • neighboring components may be determined as components which share the same port of a switch as the new component.
  • an overview of neighboring devices may be maintained (e.g. based on signal strength). The controller may determine whether the new component shares one or more neighbors with the missing or failing component, and, if it does, may cause data relating to the missing or failing component to be assigned to the new component.

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L'invention concerne un procédé de remise en service automatique d'un composant de remplacement, comportant les étapes consistant à : déterminer qu'un nouveau composant est présent dans un système en réseau (M4) ; déterminer qu'un composant du système en réseau est manquant ou défectueux (M5) ; et provoquer l'affectation au nouveau composant de données concernant le composant manquant ou défectueux (M6).
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