Device Function Expansion Method, Apparatus, Device, and Storage Medium

By building programmable control modules and wireless communication modules, collecting production information and expanding functions, the problem of high cost of automatic control or function expansion of industrial old equipment is solved, and low-cost equipment transformation is achieved.

CN115729165BActive Publication Date: 2025-07-25DONGFENG LIUZHOU MOTOR
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Application Number
CN202211434879.1
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2022-11-16
Publication Date
2025-07-25
Estimated Expiration
2042-11-16

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Technical Problem

The prior art cannot effectively reduce the cost of automatic control or functional expansion of old industrial equipment that is difficult to transform. The cost of directly replacing equipment is high and time is wasted.

Method used

By building programmable control modules, wireless communication modules and sensing modules, the production information of old industrial equipment is collected, the functions to be expanded are determined according to production needs, and the functions to be expanded through programmable control modules and wireless communication modules are expanded.

Benefits of technology

Automatic control or functional expansion of old industrial equipment that is difficult to transform is achieved, reducing expansion costs and avoiding large-scale wiring transformation.

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Abstract

The present invention relates to the field of industrial manufacturing technology, and discloses a method, device, equipment and storage medium for expanding the functions of equipment. The method includes: determining the equipment functions to be expanded according to the production requirements of the target industrial production area; constructing a programmable control module, a wireless communication module and a sensing module according to the equipment functions to be expanded; collecting the current production information of the industrial old equipment through the sensing module, and determining the initial equipment functions according to the current production information; expanding the initial equipment functions through the programmable control module and the wireless communication module; by the above means, after determining the initial equipment functions, expanding the initial equipment functions according to the programmable control module, the wireless communication module and the sensing module, as well as the automatic control of the industrial old equipment, can realize the automatic control or function expansion of the industrial old equipment that is not easy to transform, and effectively reduce the cost of automatic control or function expansion of the industrial old equipment.
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Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of industrial manufacturing, and particularly to a method, device, equipment and storage medium for expanding equipment functions. Background Art

[0002] With the continuous development of industrial technologies, industrial production equipment is updated extremely fast, resulting in an increasing demand for expansion. The most common expansion contents are function expansion and automatic control. For old equipment, especially the equipment in traditional hard-wired systems, most of this equipment does not meet the expansion conditions. Even if it meets the expansion conditions, the implementation cost is relatively high. Currently, the commonly used related technology for expansion is to directly replace the equipment with new ones. However, the above technology has the problems that the cost of replacing all equipment is high and a large amount of time will be wasted when replacing the normally operating equipment, ultimately resulting in extremely high costs for automatic control or function expansion of industrial old equipment that is not easily transformed.

[0003] The above content is only used to assist in understanding the technical solution of the present invention, and does not represent an admission that the above content is prior art. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The main objective of the present invention is to provide a method, device, equipment and storage medium for expanding equipment functions, aiming to solve the technical problem that the prior art cannot achieve automatic control or function expansion of industrial old equipment that is not easily transformed at extremely high costs.

[0005] To achieve the above objective, the present invention provides a method for expanding equipment functions, and the method for expanding equipment functions includes the following steps:

[0006] Determine the equipment functions to be expanded according to the production requirements of the target industrial production area;

[0007] Construct a programmable control module, a wireless communication module and a sensing module according to the equipment functions to be expanded;

[0008] Collect the current production information of the industrial old equipment through the sensing module, and determine the initial equipment functions according to the current production information;

[0009] Expand the initial equipment functions through the programmable control module and the wireless communication module.

[0010] Optionally, the step of determining the equipment functions to be expanded according to the production requirements of the target industrial production area includes:

[0011] Obtain the production requirements of the target industrial production area and the current production information of at least one industrial old equipment;

[0012] Obtain the actual production data of the target industrial production area according to the current production information of the at least one industrial old equipment;

[0013] When the actual production data does not meet the production requirements, determine the equipment information to be expanded and the production requirements to be improved;

[0014] Determine the functions of the equipment to be expanded according to the equipment information to be expanded and the production requirements to be improved.

[0015] Optionally, the wireless communication module includes a wireless communication receiving module and a wireless communication transmitting module;

[0016] After constructing the programmable control module, the wireless communication module, and the sensing module according to the functions of the equipment to be expanded, it further includes:

[0017] Set the programmable control module to be connected to the wireless communication transmitting module in a serial communication manner;

[0018] Set the wireless communication receiving module to be connected to the sensing module in a wireless communication manner;

[0019] Set the wireless communication receiving module to be connected to the signal conversion module in a wireless communication manner.

[0020] Optionally, collecting the current production information of the industrial old equipment through the sensing module and determining the initial equipment functions according to the current production information includes:

[0021] Collect the current production information of the industrial old equipment through the sensing module;

[0022] Determine the input material information and output product information of the industrial old equipment according to the current production information;

[0023] Obtain the material change information according to the input material information and output product information;

[0024] Determine the initial equipment functions according to the material change information.

[0025] Optionally, expanding the initial equipment functions through the programmable control module and the wireless communication module includes:

[0026] Write the equipment function program code through the programmable control module according to the functions of the equipment to be expanded;

[0027] Generate an equipment expansion program according to the equipment function program code;

[0028] Transmit the equipment expansion program to the industrial old equipment controller through the wireless communication module so that the industrial old equipment controller can self-install the equipment expansion program;

[0029] After receiving the installation success information fed back by the controller of the industrial old equipment, the expansion of the initial equipment functions is completed.

[0030] Optionally, after obtaining the actual production data of the target industrial production area according to the current production information of the at least one industrial old equipment, the method further includes:

[0031] When the actual production data meets the production requirements, obtain the control mode of at least one industrial old equipment;

[0032] When the control mode of the at least one industrial old equipment is a non-automatic control mode, construct a programmable control module, a wireless communication module, and a sensing module;

[0033] Automatically control the at least one industrial old equipment through the programmable control module, the wireless communication module, the sensing module, and the intermediate relay.

[0034] Optionally, the at least one industrial old equipment is connected to the normally closed contact of the relay, and the wireless communication receiving module of the wireless communication module is connected to the normally open contact of the relay;

[0035] The automatically controlling the at least one industrial old equipment through the programmable control module, the wireless communication module, the sensing module, and the relay includes:

[0036] Obtain the production status of the at least one industrial old equipment and the production status of the previous node equipment through the sensing module;

[0037] Generate an old equipment automatic control instruction through the programmable control module according to the production status of the at least one industrial old equipment and the production status of the previous node equipment;

[0038] When the type of the old equipment automatic control instruction is a shutdown type, control the shutdown of the at least one industrial old equipment through the relay according to the old equipment automatic control instruction;

[0039] When the type of the old equipment automatic control instruction is a forward rotation start type, control the forward rotation of the at least one industrial old equipment through the wireless communication module and the relay according to the old equipment automatic control instruction;

[0040] When the type of the old equipment automatic control instruction is a reverse rotation start type, control the reverse rotation of the at least one industrial old equipment through the wireless communication module and the relay according to the old equipment automatic control instruction.

[0041] In addition, to achieve the above object, the present invention also proposes a device function expansion device, and the device function expansion device includes:

[0042] A determination module, configured to determine the device functions to be expanded according to the production requirements of the target industrial production area;

[0043] A construction module, configured to construct a programmable control module, a wireless communication module, and a sensing module according to the device functions to be expanded;

[0044] An acquisition module, configured to acquire the current production information of the industrial old equipment through the sensing module, and determine the initial device functions according to the current production information;

[0045] An expansion module, configured to expand the initial device functions through the programmable control module and the wireless communication module.

[0046] In addition, to achieve the above object, the present invention further provides a device function expansion device, where the device function expansion device includes: a memory, a processor, and a device function expansion program stored on the memory and executable on the processor, and the device function expansion program is configured to implement the device function expansion method as described above.

[0047] In addition, to achieve the above object, the present invention further provides a storage medium, where a device function expansion program is stored on the storage medium, and when the device function expansion program is executed by a processor, the device function expansion method as described above is implemented.

[0048] The device function expansion method provided by the present invention determines the device functions to be expanded according to the production requirements of the target industrial production area; constructs a programmable control module, a wireless communication module, and a sensing module according to the device functions to be expanded; acquires the current production information of the industrial old equipment through the sensing module, and determines the initial device functions according to the current production information; expands the initial device functions through the programmable control module and the wireless communication module; in the above manner, after determining the initial device functions, expanding the initial device functions according to the programmable control module, the wireless communication module, and the sensing module, and automatically controlling the industrial old equipment, it is possible to achieve automatic control or function expansion of the industrial old equipment that is not easily transformed, and effectively reduce the cost of automatic control or function expansion of the industrial old equipment. Description of the Drawings

[0049] Figure 1 It is a schematic structural diagram of a device function expansion device in the hardware operating environment related to the embodiment solution of the present invention;

[0050] Figure 2 It is a schematic flowchart of the first embodiment of the device function expansion method of the present invention;

[0051] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of a device function expansion system in an embodiment of the device function expansion method of the present invention;

[0052] Figure 4 It is a schematic flowchart of the second embodiment of the method for expanding the functions of the device of the present invention;

[0053] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the functional modules of the first embodiment of the device function expansion device of the present invention.

[0054] The implementation, functional characteristics and advantages of the object of the present invention will be further described with reference to the embodiments and the accompanying drawings. Specific Embodiments

[0055] It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present invention and are not used to limit the present invention.

[0056] Referring to Figure 1 , Figure 1 It is a schematic structural diagram of the device for expanding the functions of the hardware operating environment involved in the solution of the embodiment of the present invention.

[0057] As Figure 1 shown, the device for expanding the functions of the device may include: a processor 1001, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a communication bus 1002, a user interface 1003, a network interface 1004, and a memory 1005. Among them, the communication bus 1002 is used to realize the connection and communication between these components. The user interface 1003 may include a display screen (Display), an input unit such as a keyboard (Keyboard), and optionally the user interface 1003 may further include a standard wired interface and a wireless interface. The network interface 1004 may optionally include a standard wired interface and a wireless interface (such as a wireless-fidelity (Wi-Fi) interface). The memory 1005 may be a high-speed random access memory (Random Access Memory, RAM) or a stable non-volatile memory (Non-Volatile Memory, NVM), such as a disk memory. The memory 1005 may optionally be a storage device independent of the aforementioned processor 1001.

[0058] Those skilled in the art can understand that Figure 1 the structure shown in

[0059] does not constitute a limitation on the device for expanding the functions of the device, and may include more or fewer components than shown, or combine some components, or have different component arrangements. Figure 1 shown, the memory 1005, as a storage medium, may include an operating system, a network communication module, a user interface module, and a program for expanding the functions of the device.

[0060] InFigure 1 In the device function expansion device shown, the network interface 1004 is mainly used for data communication with the network integrated platform workstation; the user interface 1003 is mainly used for data interaction with the user; the processor 1001 and the memory 1005 in the device function expansion device of the present invention can be arranged in the device function expansion device, and the device function expansion device calls the device function expansion program stored in the memory 1005 through the processor 1001 and executes the device function expansion method provided by the embodiments of the present invention.

[0061] Based on the above hardware structure, an embodiment of the device function expansion method of the present invention is proposed.

[0062] Refer to Figure 2 , Figure 2 It is a schematic flowchart of the first embodiment of the device function expansion method of the present invention.

[0063] In the first embodiment, the device function expansion method includes the following steps:

[0064] Step S10, determine the device function to be expanded according to the production requirements of the target industrial production area.

[0065] It should be noted that the execution subject of this embodiment is the device function expansion device, and it can also be other devices that can achieve the same or similar functions, such as the device function expansion system, etc. This embodiment does not limit this. In this embodiment, the device function expansion system is taken as an example for illustration.

[0066] It should be understood that referring to Figure 3 , Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the device function expansion system. Specifically, the device function expansion system includes a programmable control module 1, a wireless communication transmitting module 2, a wireless communication receiving module 3, a sensing module 4, an industrial old device 5, a programmable controller 6, an intermediate relay 7, a signal conversion module 8, a normally closed contact 9 of the intermediate relay 7, and a normally open contact 10 of the intermediate relay 7.

[0067] It can be understood that the device function to be expanded refers to the function that needs to be expanded on the basis of the initial function of the industrial old device, and the production requirement refers to the actual requirement for industrial production in the target industrial production area. For example, the production requirement of the target industrial production area is to classify and synthesize products through the industrial old device, but currently the industrial old device can only achieve product classification. At this time, the synthesis of products is the function that the industrial old device needs to expand, that is, the device function to be expanded.

[0068] Step S20, construct a programmable control module, a wireless communication module, and a sensing module according to the device function to be expanded.

[0069] It can be understood that the programmable control module refers to a control module used for programming the functions corresponding to the equipment to be expanded. The programmable control module can be a PLC. The wireless communication module refers to a module that transmits signals and instructions between the programmable control module and the sensing module. The wireless communication module includes a wireless communication receiving module and a wireless communication transmitting module. The sensing module is used to connect to the input module of the wireless communication receiving module for positioning and collecting production information of industrial old equipment.

[0070] Further, after step S20, it further includes: setting the programmable control module and the wireless communication transmitting module to be connected in a serial communication manner; setting the wireless communication receiving module and the sensing module to be connected in a wireless communication manner; setting the wireless communication receiving module and the signal conversion module to be connected in a wireless communication manner.

[0071] It should be understood that after constructing the programmable control module, the wireless communication module, and the sensing module, set the programmable control module and the wireless communication transmitting module to be connected in a serial communication manner, set the wireless communication receiving module and the sensing module to be connected in a wireless communication manner; set the wireless communication receiving module and the signal conversion module to be connected in a wireless communication manner, so as to avoid the transformation work of large-scale wiring, and the wireless communication transmitting module and the wireless communication receiving module perform data interaction.

[0072] Step S30, collect the current production information of the industrial old equipment through the sensing module, and determine the initial equipment function according to the current production information.

[0073] It should be understood that the current production information refers to the relevant information during the production process of the industrial old equipment. For example, production name, production time, and material information used in production, etc. The initial equipment function refers to the function that the industrial old equipment has before expansion.

[0074] Further, step S20 includes: collecting the current production information of the industrial old equipment through the sensing module; determining the input material information and output product information of the industrial old equipment according to the current production information; obtaining the material change information according to the input material information and output product information; determining the initial equipment function according to the material change information.

[0075] It should be understood that the input material information refers to the material information input into the industrial old equipment for production, the output product information refers to the material information after the industrial old equipment has completed production, the material change information refers to the change information between the input material information and the output product information, and after obtaining the material change information, determine the initial equipment function according to the material change information.

[0076] Step S40, expand the initial device functions through the programmable control module and the wireless communication module.

[0077] It can be understood that after obtaining the initial device functions, the programmable control module and the wireless communication module are used to expand the initial device functions to increase the functions of industrial old devices.

[0078] Further, step S40 includes: writing device function program codes according to the device functions to be expanded through the programmable control module; generating a device expansion program according to the device function program codes; transmitting the device expansion program to the industrial old device controller through the wireless communication module so that the industrial old device controller performs self-installation on the device expansion program; and after receiving the installation success information fed back by the industrial old device controller, completing the expansion of the initial device functions.

[0079] It should be understood that the device function program codes refer to the program codes that can implement the device functions to be expanded. The device function program codes are generated by the programmable control module according to the device functions to be expanded, and then the device expansion program is transmitted to the industrial old device controller through the wireless communication module. The industrial old device performs self-installation of the device expansion program. After the installation is completed, the programmable control module will send action instructions to test and use the expanded functions.

[0080] In this embodiment, the device functions to be expanded are determined according to the production requirements of the target industrial production area; a programmable control module, a wireless communication module, and a sensing module are constructed according to the device functions to be expanded; the current production information of the industrial old device is collected through the sensing module, and the initial device functions are determined according to the current production information; the initial device functions are expanded through the programmable control module and the wireless communication module; in the above manner, after determining the initial device functions, the initial device functions are expanded according to the programmable control module, the wireless communication module, and the sensing module, as well as the automatic control of the industrial old device, which can realize the automatic control or function expansion of industrial old devices that are not easy to transform, and effectively reduce the cost of automatic control or function expansion of industrial old devices.

[0081] In an embodiment, as Figure 4 described, a second embodiment of the device function expansion method of the present invention is proposed based on the first embodiment. The step S10 includes:

[0082] Step S101, obtain the production requirements of the target industrial production area and the current production information of at least one industrial old device.

[0083] It should be understood that the production demand refers to the actual demand for industrial production in the target industrial production area, the current production information refers to the relevant information of the industrial old equipment during the production process, and the number of industrial old equipment with expanded functions can be multiple.

[0084] Step S102, obtain the actual production data of the target industrial production area according to the current production information of the at least one industrial old equipment.

[0085] It can be understood that the actual production data refers to the data actually generated by the industrial old equipment. For example, currently the industrial old equipment can only classify products, and the actual production data at this time is production classification data.

[0086] Further, after step S102, it further includes: when the actual production data meets the production demand, obtain the control mode of at least one industrial old equipment; when the control mode of the at least one industrial old equipment is a non-automatic control mode, construct a programmable control module, a wireless communication module, and a sensing module; perform automatic control on the at least one industrial old equipment through the programmable control module, the wireless communication module, the sensing module, and the intermediate relay.

[0087] It should be understood that when the actual production data meets the production demand, it indicates that there is no need to expand the functions of the industrial old equipment at this time, that is, it is necessary to adjust the control mode of the industrial old equipment. Specifically, obtain the control mode of at least one industrial old equipment, and then determine whether the control mode of the at least one industrial old equipment is a non-automatic control mode. If so, perform automatic control on the at least one industrial old equipment through the programmable control module, the wireless communication module, the sensing module, and the intermediate relay, that is, adjust the control mode of the at least one industrial old equipment to an automatic control mode.

[0088] Further, the performing automatic control on the at least one industrial old equipment through the programmable control module, the wireless communication module, the sensing module, and the relay includes: obtaining the production status of the at least one industrial old equipment and the production status of the previous node equipment through the sensing module; generating an old equipment automatic control instruction according to the production status of the at least one industrial old equipment and the production status of the previous node equipment through the programmable control module; when the type of the old equipment automatic control instruction is a shutdown type, controlling the shutdown of the at least one industrial old equipment through the relay according to the old equipment automatic control instruction; when the type of the old equipment automatic control instruction is a forward rotation start type, controlling the forward rotation of the at least one industrial old equipment through the wireless communication module and the relay according to the old equipment automatic control instruction; when the type of the old equipment automatic control instruction is a reverse rotation start type, controlling the reverse rotation of the at least one industrial old equipment through the wireless communication module and the relay according to the old equipment automatic control instruction.

[0089] It can be understood that the previous node device refers to the device at the previous node of the industrial old equipment on the production line. The old equipment automatic control instruction refers to the instruction for automatically controlling the operation of the old equipment. The old equipment automatic control instruction is generated based on the production status of at least one industrial old equipment and the production status of the previous node device in the programmable control module, and then the industrial old equipment is controlled to perform forward and reverse rotations and start and stop according to the type of the old equipment automatic control instruction. Specifically, when the type of the old equipment automatic control instruction is the shutdown type, at least one industrial old equipment is shut down by the relay according to the old equipment automatic control instruction. When the type of the old equipment automatic control instruction is the forward rotation start type, at least one industrial old equipment is controlled to perform forward rotation by the wireless communication module and the relay according to the old equipment automatic control instruction. When the type of the old equipment automatic control instruction is the reverse rotation start type, at least one industrial old equipment is controlled to perform reverse rotation by the wireless communication module and the relay according to the old equipment automatic control instruction.

[0090] Step S103, when the actual production data does not meet the production requirements, determine the equipment information to be expanded and the production requirements to be improved.

[0091] It should be understood that after obtaining the actual production data, it is judged whether the actual production data meets the production requirements. If so, the equipment information to be expanded and the production requirements to be improved are determined according to the actual production data and the production requirements. The equipment information to be expanded refers to the equipment information that needs to be functionally expanded, and the production requirements to be improved refer to the requirements added to the initial equipment functions.

[0092] Step S104, determine the functions of the equipment to be expanded according to the equipment information to be expanded and the production requirements to be improved.

[0093] It can be understood that after obtaining the equipment information to be expanded, the equipment that needs to be functionally expanded is determined according to the equipment information to be expanded, and then the functions to be expanded of the equipment are determined according to the production requirements to be improved, that is, the functions of the equipment to be expanded.

[0094] In this embodiment, the production requirements of the target industrial production area and the current production information of at least one industrial old equipment are obtained; the actual production data of the target industrial production area is obtained according to the current production information of the at least one industrial old equipment; when the actual production data does not meet the production requirements, the information of the equipment to be expanded and the production requirements to be improved are determined; according to the information of the equipment to be expanded and the production requirements to be improved, the functions of the equipment to be expanded are determined; in the above way, the actual production data is obtained according to the production requirements of the target industrial production area and the current production information of at least one industrial old equipment, and then it is judged whether the actual production data meets the production requirements. If not, the functions of the equipment to be expanded are determined according to the information of the equipment to be expanded and the production requirements to be improved, so as to effectively improve the accuracy of obtaining the functions of the equipment to be expanded.

[0095] In addition, an embodiment of the present invention also provides a storage medium, on which a device function expansion program is stored. When the device function expansion program is executed by a processor, the steps of the device function expansion method described above are implemented.

[0096] Since this storage medium adopts all the technical solutions of the above-mentioned all embodiments, it has at least all the beneficial effects brought by the technical solutions of the above-mentioned embodiments, which will not be elaborated here one by one.

[0097] In addition, with reference to Figure 5 , an embodiment of the present invention also provides a device function expansion device, which includes:

[0098] A determination module 10, configured to determine the functions of the equipment to be expanded according to the production requirements of the target industrial production area.

[0099] A construction module 20, configured to construct a programmable control module, a wireless communication module, and a sensing module according to the functions of the equipment to be expanded.

[0100] An acquisition module 30, configured to acquire the current production information of the industrial old equipment through the sensing module, and determine the initial equipment functions according to the current production information.

[0101] An expansion module 40, configured to expand the initial equipment functions through the programmable control module and the wireless communication module.

[0102] In this embodiment, the device functions to be expanded are determined according to the production requirements of the target industrial production area; a programmable control module, a wireless communication module, and a sensing module are constructed according to the device functions to be expanded; the current production information of the industrial old equipment is collected through the sensing module, and the initial device functions are determined according to the current production information; the initial device functions are expanded through the programmable control module and the wireless communication module; in the above manner, after the initial device functions are determined, the initial device functions are expanded according to the programmable control module, the wireless communication module, and the sensing module, as well as the automatic control of the industrial old equipment, which can realize the automatic control or function expansion of the industrial old equipment that is not easy to transform, and effectively reduce the cost of the automatic control or function expansion of the industrial old equipment.

[0103] It should be noted that the above-described work process is only illustrative and does not limit the protection scope of the present invention. In actual applications, those skilled in the art can select some or all of them according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of this embodiment, and no limitation is made here.

[0104] In addition, for the technical details not described in detail in this embodiment, reference can be made to the device function expansion method provided in any embodiment of the present invention, and details are not described here again.

[0105] Other embodiments or implementation methods of the device function expansion device of the present invention can refer to the above method embodiments, and details are not repeated here.

[0106] In addition, it should be noted that in this article, the term "including", "comprising" or any other variant thereof is intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or system including a series of elements not only includes those elements, but also includes other elements not explicitly listed, or further includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or system. Without further limitation, an element defined by the statement "including a..." does not exclude the existence of another identical element in the process, method, article or system including that element.

[0107] The above serial numbers of the embodiments of the present invention are only for description and do not represent the advantages and disadvantages of the embodiments.

[0108] Through the description of the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the above-described example methods can be implemented by means of software plus a necessary general hardware platform. Of course, they can also be implemented by hardware, but in many cases the former is a better implementation. Based on such an understanding, the technical solution of the present invention, in essence, or the part that contributes to the prior art can be embodied in the form of a software product. This computer software product is stored in a storage medium (such as a read-only memory (ROM) / RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk), and includes several instructions for causing a terminal device (which can be a mobile phone, computer, integrated platform workstation, or network device, etc.) to execute the methods described in the various embodiments of the present invention.

[0109] The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and do not limit the patent scope of the present invention. Any equivalent structure or equivalent process transformation made by using the content of the specification and drawings of the present invention, or directly or indirectly applied in other related technical fields, shall be equally included in the patent protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for expanding device functions, characterized in that, The method for expanding the functions of the device includes the following steps: Determine the device functions to be expanded according to the production requirements of the target industrial production area; Construct a programmable control module, a wireless communication module, and a sensing module according to the device functions to be expanded; Collect the current production information of the industrial old equipment through the sensing module, and determine the initial device functions according to the current production information; Expand the initial device functions through the programmable control module and the wireless communication module; The determination of the device functions to be expanded according to the production requirements of the target industrial production area includes: Obtain the production requirements of the target industrial production area and the current production information of at least one industrial old equipment; Obtain the actual production data of the target industrial production area according to the current production information of the at least one industrial old equipment; When the actual production data does not meet the production requirements, determine the device information to be expanded and the production requirements to be improved; Determine the device functions to be expanded according to the device information to be expanded and the production requirements to be improved; The expansion of the initial device functions through the programmable control module and the wireless communication module includes: Write the device function program code according to the device functions to be expanded through the programmable control module; Generate a device expansion program according to the device function program code; Transmit the device expansion program to the industrial old equipment controller through the wireless communication module, so that the industrial old equipment controller performs self-installation on the device expansion program; After receiving the installation success information fed back by the industrial old equipment controller, complete the expansion of the initial device functions.

2. The device function expansion method according to claim 1, characterized in that The wireless communication module includes a wireless communication receiving module and a wireless communication transmitting module; After constructing the programmable control module, the wireless communication module, and the sensing module according to the device functions to be expanded, it further includes: Set the programmable control module to be connected to the wireless communication transmitting module in a serial communication manner; Set the wireless communication receiving module to be connected to the sensing module in a wireless communication manner; Set the wireless communication receiving module to be connected to the signal conversion module in a wireless communication manner.

3. The device function expansion method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The collection of the current production information of the industrial old equipment through the sensing module and the determination of the initial device functions according to the current production information includes: Collect the current production information of the industrial old equipment through the sensing module; Determine the input material information and output product information of the industrial old equipment according to the current production information; Obtain the material change information according to the input material information and the output product information; Determine the initial device functions according to the material change information.

4. The device function expansion method according to claim 1, characterized in that After obtaining the actual production data of the target industrial production area according to the current production information of the at least one industrial old equipment, it further includes: When the actual production data meets the production requirements, obtain the control methods of at least one industrial old equipment; When the control method of the at least one industrial old equipment is a non-automatic control method, construct a programmable control module, a wireless communication module, and a sensing module; Automatically control the at least one industrial old equipment through the programmable control module, the wireless communication module, the sensing module, and the intermediate relay.

5. The device function expansion method according to claim 4, wherein The at least one industrial old device is connected to the normally closed contact of the relay, and the wireless communication receiving module of the wireless communication module is connected to the normally open contact of the relay; The automatic control of the at least one industrial old device by the programmable control module, the wireless communication module, the sensing module and the relay includes: Obtaining the production status of the at least one industrial old device and the production status of the previous node device through the sensing module; Generating an old device automatic control instruction according to the production status of the at least one industrial old device and the production status of the previous node device through the programmable control module; When the type of the old device automatic control instruction is the shutdown type, controlling the shutdown of the at least one industrial old device according to the old device automatic control instruction through the relay; When the type of the old device automatic control instruction is the forward rotation start type, controlling the forward rotation of the at least one industrial old device according to the old device automatic control instruction through the wireless communication module and the relay; When the type of the old device automatic control instruction is the reverse rotation start type, controlling the reverse rotation of the at least one industrial old device according to the old device automatic control instruction through the wireless communication module and the relay.

6. A device function expansion device, characterized in that, The device function expansion device includes: A determination module for determining the device function to be expanded according to the production requirements of the target industrial production area; A construction module for constructing a programmable control module, a wireless communication module and a sensing module according to the device function to be expanded; An acquisition module for collecting the current production information of the industrial old device through the sensing module and determining the initial device function according to the current production information; An expansion module for expanding the initial device function through the programmable control module and the wireless communication module; The determination module is further configured to obtain the production requirements of the target industrial production area and the current production information of the at least one industrial old device; obtain the actual production data of the target industrial production area according to the current production information of the at least one industrial old device; when the actual production data does not meet the production requirements, determine the device information to be expanded and the production requirements to be improved; determine the device function to be expanded according to the device information to be expanded and the production requirements to be improved; The expansion module is further configured to write device function program codes according to the device function to be expanded through the programmable control module; generate a device expansion program according to the device function program codes; transmit the device expansion program to the industrial old device controller through the wireless communication module so that the industrial old device controller performs self-installation on the device expansion program; after receiving the installation success information fed back by the industrial old device controller, complete the expansion of the initial device function.

7. An equipment function expansion device, characterized in that, The device function expansion device includes: a memory, a processor, and a device function expansion program stored on the memory and executable on the processor, and the device function expansion program is configured to implement the device function expansion method according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

8. A storage medium, characterized in that, A device function expansion program is stored on the storage medium, and when the device function expansion program is executed by a processor, the device function expansion method described in any one of claims 1 to 5 is implemented.

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