Irrigation device and irrigation control system and method

Abstract

The invention discloses an irrigator and an irrigation control system and method, the irrigator comprises a first shell, a first wireless control module and a valve body, the first shell is internally provided with a main water flow channel and a branch water flow channel, the first shell is provided with a water inlet, a first water outlet and a second water outlet, the water inlet is communicated with the head end of the main water flow channel, and the first water outlet is communicated with the head end of the branch water flow channel; the first water outlet is communicated with the tail end of the main water channel, the head end of the branch water channel is communicated with the main water channel, the second water outlet is communicated with the tail end of the branch water channel, the first wireless control module is arranged in the first shell, the valve body is arranged in the first shell, and part of the valve body is located in the branch water channel. The first wireless control module is connected with the valve body so that the branch water channels can be controlled to be opened and closed through the valve body, the design arrangement is simple, control is reasonable and orderly, and the irrigation quality is guaranteed.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of intelligent Internet of Things equipment, and in particular to an irrigation device and an irrigation control system and a control method. Background Art

[0002] Existing smart sprinklers are used to be connected to a water supply source through a water pipe. The sprinkler is connected to components such as a sprinkler head. Users can wirelessly control the sprinkler through a smart device to control the sprinkler to be turned on or off. However, each sprinkler is individually connected to the water supply source through a water pipe. When there are multiple locations that need to be irrigated, the water supply source connector is insufficient. At the same time, when the sprinklers are turned on together, the water pressure that the water supply source can provide to each sprinkler is low. The water pressure affects the spraying range of the sprinkler head, resulting in poor spraying effect. Summary of the invention

[0003] The present invention aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. To this end, the present invention provides an irrigation device and an irrigation control system and a control method, which are simple in layout, reasonably and orderly in control, and ensure irrigation quality.

[0004] According to an embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention, an irrigation device includes: a first shell, in which a mainstream waterway and a branch waterway are arranged, the first shell is provided with a water inlet, a first water outlet and a second water outlet, the water inlet is connected to the head end of the mainstream waterway, the first water outlet is connected to the tail end of the mainstream waterway, the head end of the branch waterway is connected to the mainstream waterway, and the second water outlet is connected to the tail end of the branch waterway; a first wireless control module is arranged in the first shell; a valve body is arranged in the first shell and part of the valve body is located in the branch waterway, the first wireless control module is connected to the valve body so as to be able to control the opening and closing of the branch waterway through the valve body.

[0005] A watering device according to an embodiment of the present invention has at least the following beneficial effects:

[0006] The watering device of the present invention is provided with a mainstream waterway, and multiple watering devices can be connected to each other through water pipes. The first water outlet of the previous watering device is connected to the water inlet of the subsequent watering device through the water pipe to form an irrigation string group, and the water inlet of the frontmost watering device in the irrigation string group can be connected to the water supply source through the water pipe. Water can flow through the mainstream waterway. The user can send a wireless control command through an intelligent device to control the valve body of any one or more watering devices to open, so that the branch waterway is connected. The second water outlet of each watering device can be used to connect with the spray component, and the water flow can be provided to the spray component for irrigation. According to the water pressure, the user can adjust the number of the connected watering devices. The design is simple in layout, reasonable and orderly in control, and the irrigation quality is guaranteed.

[0007] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the watering device further comprises a timing module, wherein the timing module is connected to the first wireless control module, the timing module is used to provide a timing signal, and the first wireless control module controls the opening and closing of the branch waterway through the valve body according to the timing signal.

[0008] According to an embodiment of the second aspect of the present invention, the irrigation control system includes a gateway device and a plurality of irrigation devices disclosed in any of the above embodiments, wherein the gateway device is wirelessly connected to each of the irrigation devices, and the plurality of irrigation devices are connected in series in sequence through water pipes to form at least a partial irrigation string group, wherein, in two adjacent irrigation devices in the irrigation string group, the first water outlet of the preceding irrigation device is connected to the water inlet of the succeeding irrigation device through the water pipe.

[0009] The irrigation control system according to the embodiment of the present invention has at least the following beneficial effects:

[0010] The irrigation control system of the present invention applies the irrigation device disclosed in any of the above embodiments. The first water outlet of the previous irrigation device is connected to the water inlet of the next irrigation device through a water pipe to form an irrigation string group, and the water inlet of the irrigation device at the front end of the irrigation string group can be connected to the water supply source through the water pipe, and the water flow can pass through the mainstream waterway. The user can send a wireless control command through an intelligent device to control the valve body of any one or more irrigation devices to open, so that the branch waterway is connected. The second water outlet of each irrigation device can be used to connect with the spray component, and the water flow can be provided to the spray component for irrigation. According to the water pressure, the user can adjust the number of the conducted irrigation devices. The design is simple in layout, reasonable and orderly in control, and the irrigation quality is guaranteed.

[0011] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the gateway device includes a second shell and a second wireless control module arranged in the second shell, the second wireless control module is used to communicate with a smart device or a cloud platform, and the second wireless control module is wirelessly connected to the first wireless control module of each of the watering devices.

[0012] According to the control method of the third aspect of the present invention, it is applied to the irrigation control system disclosed in any of the above embodiments, and the control method includes: binding the gateway device and each irrigation device in the irrigation string group to form at least part of the irrigation network group; communicating with the gateway device to obtain the identity information of the gateway device and each irrigation device in the irrigation network group; obtaining a first control instruction, and formulating irrigation plan data corresponding to the irrigation network group according to the first control instruction, wherein the irrigation plan data includes the irrigation time corresponding to each irrigation device and the irrigation sequence of multiple irrigation devices; sending the irrigation plan data to the corresponding gateway device, and the irrigation network group enters the first irrigation mode. In the first irrigation mode, each irrigation device in the irrigation network group conducts the tributary waterway according to the irrigation sequence, and each irrigation device shuts off the tributary waterway after reaching its respective irrigation time.

[0013] The control method according to the embodiment of the present invention has at least the following beneficial effects:

[0014] In the control method of the present invention, the gateway device is bound to the distribution network of each irrigation device in the corresponding irrigation string group to form an irrigation network group. The user can communicate with the gateway device through the smart device to control each irrigation device paired with the gateway device. Since the identity information of each irrigation device is obtained, the user can formulate the irrigation plan data corresponding to the irrigation network group for each irrigation device through the first control instruction, and control each irrigation device in the irrigation network group to conduct the branch waterway in the irrigation sequence, and each irrigation device shuts off the branch waterway after reaching its own irrigation time. The irrigation device conducts the branch waterway in sequence, which can ensure the stable water pressure supply of the irrigation device at each position, and the irrigation device at each position has a time period to be turned on to supply water to the corresponding spray component. The design is simple in layout, reasonable and orderly in control, and ensures the irrigation quality.

[0015] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the control method also includes: obtaining a second control instruction; sending the second control instruction to the corresponding gateway device, and the irrigation network group enters a second irrigation mode. In the second irrigation mode, the corresponding irrigation device is controlled to open or close the branch waterway according to the second control instruction.

[0016] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the network binding between the gateway device and each irrigation device in the irrigation string group to form at least a part of the irrigation network group includes: the gateway device enters a network distribution state, in which the gateway device can receive a network distribution request; the irrigation device approaches the gateway device to enter the network distribution communication range of the gateway device, and the irrigation device sends a network distribution request; the gateway device receives the network distribution request and is network bound with the irrigation device to form at least a part of the irrigation network group, and obtains the identity information of the network bound irrigation device.

[0017] According to some embodiments of the present invention, after formulating the irrigation plan data corresponding to the irrigation network group according to the first control instruction, it also includes: presenting an irrigation plan table according to the irrigation time corresponding to each irrigation device and the irrigation order of each irrigation device; for the irrigation device that is conducting the tributary waterway, obtaining the conduction time of the irrigation device that is conducting the tributary waterway, and calculating the remaining conduction time according to the irrigation time and the conduction time; and updating the irrigation plan table using the remaining conduction time.

[0018] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the control method further includes: acquiring a third manipulation instruction, wherein the third manipulation instruction is used to select at least one watering device in a positioning and displaying step; in the positioning and displaying step, the selected watering device outputs prompt information.

[0019] According to some embodiments of the present invention, there are multiple irrigation network groups, and the smart device is communicatively connected to the gateway devices in the multiple irrigation network groups. A preset time value is set between the smart device sending data to the gateway device in one of the irrigation network groups and sending data to the gateway device in another irrigation network group.

[0020] Additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will be given in part in the following description and in part will be obvious from the following description, or will be learned through practice of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] The above and / or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and easily understood from the description of the embodiments in conjunction with the following drawings, in which:

[0022] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of one embodiment of the watering device and the gateway device of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 2 An exploded view of one embodiment of the watering device of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 3 It is a principle structure block diagram of one embodiment of the irrigation control system of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of one embodiment of a watering string group;

[0026] Figure 5 A first flow chart of one embodiment of the control method of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 6 This is a second flow chart of one embodiment of the control method of the present invention.

[0028] Reference numerals:

[0029] Irrigator 100; first shell 110; main water channel 111; tributary water channel 112; water inlet 113; first water outlet 114; second water outlet 115; pipe 116; first wireless control module 120; valve body 130; timing module 140; first button 150; irrigation string group 160; power supply component 170; prompt module 180; gateway device 200; second shell 210; second wireless control module 220; second button 230; smart device 300. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] Embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, examples of which are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals throughout represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are only used to explain the present invention, and cannot be understood as limiting the present invention.

[0031] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that descriptions involving orientation, such as the orientations or positional relationships indicated by terms such as “upper”, “lower”, “front”, “back”, “left”, “right”, “vertical”, “horizontal”, “top”, “bottom”, “inside” and “outside” are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0032] In the description of the present invention, "several" means one or more, "more" means more than two, "greater than", "less than", "exceed" etc. are understood as not including the number itself, and "above", "below", "within" etc. are understood as including the number itself. If there is a description of "first" or "second", it is only used for the purpose of distinguishing the technical features, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying the relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features or implicitly indicating the order of the indicated technical features.

[0033] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", and "connected" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or it can be the internal communication of two components. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0034] like Figure 1As shown in FIG. 4 , an irrigation device 100 according to an embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention comprises a first housing 110, a first wireless control module 120 and a valve body 130. A main waterway 111 and a branch waterway 112 are arranged in the first housing 110. The first housing 110 is provided with a water inlet 113, a first water outlet 114 and a second water outlet 115. The water inlet 113 is connected to the head end of the main waterway 111, and the first water outlet 114 is connected to the tail end of the main waterway 111. The first and second water outlets 115 are connected to each other, the head end of the tributary waterway 112 is connected to the main waterway 111, the second water outlet 115 is connected to the tail end of the tributary waterway 112, the first wireless control module 120 is arranged in the first shell 110, the valve body 130 is arranged in the first shell 110 and part of the valve body 130 is located in the tributary waterway 112, the first wireless control module 120 is connected to the valve body 130 so as to be able to control the on and off of the tributary waterway 112 through the valve body 130.

[0035] Among them, Figure 1 , 2 As shown, the first shell 110 is enclosed by a pipe 116 to enclose a main waterway 111 and a branch waterway 112. The valve body 130 can be a conventional solenoid valve. The valve body 130 partially extends into the branch waterway 112. The valve body 130 can open or close the branch waterway 112 to control whether the second water outlet 115 discharges water. The first wireless control module 120 includes a first control module and a first wireless communication module. The first control module can be selected from an MCU or a CPU and its associated circuits. The first wireless communication module can be selected from a Bluetooth chip, a WiFi chip, A radio frequency chip and its associated circuits are selected, and a power supply component 170 such as a storage battery is also provided in the first shell 110. The power supply component 170 is respectively connected to the first wireless control module 120 and the valve body 130 to supply power to the first wireless control module 120 and the valve body 130. A first button 150 can also be provided on the surface of the first shell 110. The first button 150 is connected to the first wireless control module 120. The user operates the first button 150 to turn on or off the wireless network distribution mode of the watering device 100. In the wireless network distribution mode, the watering device 100 sends a network distribution request to the outside.

[0036] The irrigation device 100 of the present invention is provided with a mainstream waterway 111, and multiple irrigation devices 100 can be connected to each other through a water pipe. The first water outlet 114 of the previous irrigation device 100 is connected to the water inlet 113 of the next irrigation device 100 through the water pipe to construct an irrigation string group 160, and the water inlet 113 of the irrigation device 100 at the front end of the irrigation string group 160 can be connected to the water supply source through the water pipe, and the water flow can pass through the mainstream waterway 111. The user can send a wireless control command through the smart device 300 to control the valve body 130 of any one or more irrigation devices 100 to open, so that the branch waterway 112 is connected, and the second water outlet 115 of each irrigation device 100 can be used to connect with the spray component, and the water flow can be provided to the spray component for irrigation. According to the size of the water pressure, the user can adjust the number of the irrigation devices 100 that are connected. The design is simple in layout, reasonable and orderly in control, and the irrigation quality is guaranteed.

[0037] In some embodiments of the present invention, Figure 3 As shown, the watering device 100 further includes a timing module 140, which is connected to the first wireless control module 120, and is used to provide a timing signal. The first wireless control module 120 controls the opening and closing of the branch waterway 112 through the valve body 130 according to the timing signal.

[0038] The timing module 140 can be a conventional timer element or a timing program in the first wireless control module 120. The timing module 140 provides a timing signal. A default watering time can be set in each watering device 100, such as 5 minutes, 10 minutes, etc. The watering device 100 can also receive time setting instructions in the wireless signal to set the watering time. The tributary waterway 112 of the watering device 100 is turned on to start timing. When the timing signal reaches the watering time, the tributary waterway 112 is controlled to be turned off.

[0039] According to an embodiment of the second aspect of the present invention, the irrigation control system includes a gateway device 200 and a plurality of irrigation devices 100 disclosed in any of the above embodiments, wherein the gateway device 200 is wirelessly connected to each of the irrigation devices 100, and the plurality of irrigation devices 100 are connected in series in sequence through water pipes to form at least a portion of an irrigation string group 160, wherein, in two adjacent irrigation devices 100 in the irrigation string group 160, the first water outlet 114 of the preceding irrigation device 100 is connected to the water inlet 113 of the succeeding irrigation device 100 through a water pipe.

[0040] The irrigation control system of the present invention applies the irrigation device 100 disclosed in any of the above embodiments. The first water outlet 114 of the previous irrigation device 100 is connected to the water inlet 113 of the next irrigation device 100 through a water pipe to construct an irrigation series group 160, and the water inlet 113 of the irrigation device 100 at the front end of the irrigation series group 160 can be connected to the water supply source through a water pipe, and the water flow can pass through the mainstream waterway 111. The user can send a wireless control command through the smart device 300 to control the valve body 130 of any one or more irrigation devices 100 to open, so that the branch waterway 112 is connected. The second water outlet 115 of each irrigation device 100 can be used to connect with the spray component, and the water flow can be provided to the spray component for irrigation. According to the water pressure, the user can adjust the number of the irrigation devices 100 that are connected. The design is simple in layout, reasonable and orderly in control, and the irrigation quality is guaranteed.

[0041] The gateway device 200 can serve as a repeater connecting some of the irrigation devices 100. Some of the multiple irrigation devices 100 can also be connected in series in sequence to form at least some of the irrigation string groups 160. The gateway device 200 and some of the irrigation devices 100 constitute a network. Both the smart device 300 and the cloud platform can communicate with the irrigation devices 100 in the network through the gateway device 200. The smart device 300 and the cloud platform send control instructions to the gateway device 200, and then the gateway device 200 sends the control instructions to each irrigation device 100 in the network.

[0042] In some embodiments of the present invention, the gateway device 200 includes a second shell 210 and a second wireless control module 220 arranged in the second shell 210, and the second wireless control module 220 is used to communicate with the smart device 300 or the cloud platform, and the second wireless control module 220 is wirelessly connected with the first wireless control module 120 of each of the watering devices 100 respectively.

[0043] The second wireless control module 220 includes a second control module and a second wireless communication module, wherein the second control module can be selected from the MCU or the CPU and its associated circuits, and the second wireless communication module can be selected from the Bluetooth chip, the WiFi chip, the radio frequency chip and its associated circuits. The second shell 210 may also include a battery for powering the second wireless control module 220, or a plug may be provided on the second shell 210, and the plug may be connected to an external power supply, so that the second wireless control module 220 is powered by the external power supply. Specifically, there are two second wireless communication modules, one of which is a WiFi chip or a network port, and one of which is used to communicate with the smart device 300 and the cloud platform, and the other second wireless communication module is a radio frequency chip, and the other second wireless communication module is used to connect with each watering device 100 in the network.

[0044] A second button 230 may be provided on the second shell 210, and the second button 230 is connected to the second wireless control module 220. The user operates the second button 230 to turn on or off the wireless network distribution mode of the gateway device 200. In the wireless network distribution mode, the gateway device 200 enters the network distribution state, and the gateway device 200 forms a network distribution communication range. The network distribution request sent outward by the watering device 100 that enters the network distribution communication range can be received by the gateway device 200.

[0045] According to the control method of the third aspect of the present invention, Figure 5 As shown, the control method applied to the irrigation control system disclosed in any of the above embodiments includes:

[0046] S410, the gateway device 200 and each watering device 100 in the watering string group 160 are networked and bound to form at least a part of the watering network group;

[0047] S420, communicating with the gateway device 200 to obtain the identity information of the gateway device 200 and each irrigation device 100 in the irrigation network group;

[0048] S430, obtaining a first control instruction, and formulating irrigation plan data corresponding to the irrigation network group according to the first control instruction, wherein the irrigation plan data includes the irrigation time corresponding to each irrigation device 100 and the irrigation sequence of the multiple irrigation devices 100;

[0049] S440, sending the irrigation plan data to the corresponding gateway device 200, and the irrigation network group enters the first irrigation mode. In the first irrigation mode, each irrigation device 100 in the irrigation network group turns on the tributary waterway 112 according to the irrigation sequence, and each irrigation device 100 turns off the tributary waterway 112 after reaching its own irrigation time.

[0050] The gateway device 200 can be set in one of the irrigation areas. One gateway device 200 can be connected to each irrigation device 100 in the irrigation area. The gateway device 200 can obtain the identity information of each irrigation device 100 bound to the distribution network. The gateway device 200 can upload the identity information of each irrigation device 100 with its own distribution network to the cloud platform, and the user can formulate corresponding irrigation strategies for each irrigation device 100 in a targeted manner.

[0051] The user formulates the irrigation plan data corresponding to the irrigation network group through the first control instruction. The irrigation plan data includes the irrigation time corresponding to each irrigation device 100 and the irrigation order of multiple irrigation devices 100. For example, in the irrigation plan data, it can be formulated that each irrigation device 100 conducts the branch waterway 112 one by one, the previous irrigation device 100 conducts the branch waterway 112 and maintains the irrigation time before shutting off the branch waterway 112, and then the next irrigation device 100 conducts the branch waterway 112 and maintains the irrigation time before shutting off the branch waterway 112. After all the irrigation devices 100 are irrigated, the steps of the above first irrigation mode are stopped or repeated, or the first irrigation mode In the embodiment, multiple sprinklers 100 may simultaneously connect the tributary waterway 112. For example, the first sprinkler 100 initially connects the tributary waterway 112. After the tributary waterway 112 of the first sprinkler 100 is shut off, the second sprinkler 100 and the third sprinkler 100 connect the tributary waterway 112. According to the length of their respective watering times, the second sprinkler 100 and the third sprinkler 100 may shut off the tributary waterway 112 at the same time, or may shut off the tributary waterway 112 one after another, and then the fourth sprinkler 100 connects the tributary waterway 112. Specifically, the watering strategy of the first watering mode is formulated by the watering plan data and is carried out in an orderly manner.

[0052] In the control method of the present invention, the gateway device 200 is networked and bound with each irrigator 100 in the corresponding irrigating string group 160 to form an irrigating network group. The user can communicate with the gateway device 200 through the smart device 300 to control each irrigator 100 paired with the gateway device 200. Since the identity information of each irrigator 100 is obtained, the user can formulate the irrigation plan data corresponding to the irrigation network group for each irrigator 100 through the first control instruction, and control each irrigator 100 in the irrigating network group to conduct the branch waterway 112 in the irrigation sequence, and each irrigator 100 shuts off the branch waterway 112 after reaching its own irrigation time. The irrigator 100 conducts the branch waterway 112 in sequence, which can ensure the stable water pressure supply of the irrigator 100 at each position, and the irrigator 100 at each position has a time period to be turned on to supply water to the corresponding spray component. The design is simple in layout, reasonable and orderly in control, and ensures the quality of irrigation.

[0053] In some embodiments of the present invention, the control method further comprises:

[0054] Obtaining a second control instruction;

[0055] The second control instruction is sent to the corresponding gateway device 200, and the irrigation network group enters the second irrigation mode. In the second irrigation mode, the corresponding irrigation device 100 is controlled to open or close the branch waterway 112 according to the second control instruction.

[0056] The user inputs the second control instruction in the smart device 300 to control any one of the watering devices 100 , and control the branch waterway 112 of the watering device 100 to be opened or closed immediately, so as to flexibly meet the needs of the user.

[0057] In some embodiments of the present invention, Figure 6 As shown, the network binding of each watering device 100 in the gateway device 200 and the watering string group 160 to form at least part of the watering network group includes:

[0058] S510, the gateway device 200 enters a network configuration state, in which the gateway device 200 can receive a network configuration request;

[0059] S520, the watering device 100 approaches the gateway device 200 to enter the network distribution communication range of the gateway device 200, and the watering device 100 sends a network distribution request;

[0060] S530 . The gateway device 200 receives the network configuration request and is network-bound with the irrigator 100 to form at least a portion of the irrigating network group, and obtains the identity information of the irrigator 100 that has been network-bound.

[0061] When network configuration is required, the user presses the second button 230 of the gateway device 200, and at the same time presses the first button 150 on each irrigation device 100 that needs network configuration, and then moves each irrigation device 100 close to the gateway device 200 in turn to enter the network configuration communication range of the gateway device 200, so that the network configuration request sent by the irrigation device 100 can be obtained by the gateway device 200. After the irrigation network group is formed, the gateway device 200 obtains the identity information of the irrigation device 100 that has been bound to the network configuration, so that the control instruction for the corresponding irrigation device 100 can be matched with the identity information of the irrigation device 100 and sent by the gateway device 200 to the corresponding irrigation device 100 to execute the action.

[0062] In some embodiments of the present invention, after formulating the irrigation plan data corresponding to the irrigation network group according to the first control instruction, the method further includes:

[0063] According to the watering time corresponding to each watering device 100 and the watering sequence of each watering device 100, a watering plan table is presented;

[0064] For the watering device 100 that is conducting the branch waterway 112, the conduction time of the watering device 100 that is conducting the branch waterway 112 is obtained, and the remaining conduction time is calculated according to the watering time and the conduction time;

[0065] The watering schedule table is updated with the remaining on-time.

[0066] In the display interface of the smart device 300 and the cloud platform, an irrigation plan table can be displayed. The irrigation plan table can display the networking status of each irrigation device 100, and can present the irrigation sequence, irrigation time, irrigation status, etc. of each irrigation device 100. In addition, the remaining on time is calculated based on the on time and irrigation time of the irrigation device 100 that is conducting the tributary waterway 112, and the remaining on time is used to continuously update the irrigation plan table. The user can see the remaining on time of the irrigation device 100 that is conducting the tributary waterway 112 in real time in the irrigation plan table, so as to facilitate flexible control.

[0067] In some embodiments of the present invention, the control method further comprises:

[0068] Obtaining a third manipulation instruction, wherein the third manipulation instruction is used to select at least one watering device 100 in the positioning display step;

[0069] In the positioning display step, the selected watering device 100 outputs prompt information.

[0070] A prompt module 180 may also be provided on the first shell 110 of each watering device 100. The first wireless control module 120 is connected to the prompt module 180. The prompt module 180 may include an indicator light or a buzzer, etc. The user may click on one of the watering device 100 icons on the smart device 300 to generate a third control instruction. The third control instruction is sent to the gateway device 200. The gateway device 200 sends the third control instruction so that the prompt module 180 of the clicked watering device 100 outputs prompt information, for example, the indicator light emits a flashing green light, etc.

[0071] In some embodiments of the present invention, there are multiple irrigation network groups, and the smart device 300 is communicatively connected with the gateway devices 200 in the multiple irrigation network groups. A preset time value is set between the smart device 300 sending data to the gateway device 200 in one of the irrigation network groups and sending data to the gateway device 200 in another irrigation network group.

[0072] When the smart device 300 controls the watering devices 100 of multiple watering network groups, it needs to send data to the multiple watering network groups. In order to prevent the wireless signal transmission from being too much interfered, the smart device 300 sends the data at intervals, first sending the data to the gateway device 200 in one of the watering network groups, and then sending the data to the gateway device 200 in another watering network group after a preset time value. Specifically, the preset time value can be set by the design staff, for example, 1s, 2s, etc.

[0073] The above control methods can all be executed by a smart device, a cloud platform, a gateway device, and a control device in a watering device. The control device includes a memory and a processor. The memory stores a computer program. When the processor executes the computer program, the control method disclosed in any of the above embodiments is implemented.

[0074] The control device can be any intelligent terminal including a central computer, a remote device terminal computer, etc.

[0075] Specifically, the control device may include:

[0076] The processor may be implemented by a general-purpose central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), or one or more integrated circuits, and is used to execute relevant programs to implement the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present application;

[0077] The memory can be implemented in the form of a read-only memory (ROM), a static storage device, a dynamic storage device, or a random access memory (RAM). The memory can store an operating system and other application programs. When the technical solution provided in the embodiments of this specification is implemented by software or firmware, the relevant program code is stored in the memory, and the processor is called to execute the control method of the embodiments of this application;

[0078] Input / output interface, used to realize information input and output;

[0079] Communication interface, used to realize communication interaction between this device and other devices, which can be achieved through wireless means (such as mobile network, WIFI, Bluetooth, etc.);

[0080] In addition, the present application also includes a computer-readable storage medium, which stores a computer program. When the computer program is executed by a processor, the control method disclosed in any of the above embodiments is implemented.

[0081] The memory, as a non-transient computer-readable storage medium, can be used to store non-transient software programs and non-transient computer executable programs. In addition, the memory may include a high-speed random access memory, and may also include a non-transient memory, such as at least one disk storage device, a flash memory device, or other non-transient solid-state storage device. In some embodiments, the memory may optionally include a memory remotely disposed relative to the processor, and these remote memories may be connected to the processor via a network. Examples of the above-mentioned network include, but are not limited to, the Internet, an intranet, a local area network, a mobile communication network, and combinations thereof.

[0082] The embodiments described in the embodiments of the present application are intended to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application and do not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present application. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that with the evolution of technology and the emergence of new application scenarios, the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present application are also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0083] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the technical solutions shown in the figures do not constitute a limitation on the embodiments of the present application, and may include more or fewer steps than shown in the figures, or a combination of certain steps, or different steps.

[0084] The device embodiments described above are merely illustrative, and the units described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, that is, they may be located in one place or distributed on multiple network units. Some or all of the modules may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of this embodiment.

[0085] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that all or some of the steps in the methods disclosed above, and the functional modules / units in the systems and devices may be implemented as software, firmware, hardware, or a suitable combination thereof.

[0086] The technical features of the above-described embodiments may be arbitrarily combined. To make the description concise, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above-described embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, they should be considered to be within the scope of this specification.

[0087] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A watering device, characterized in that: include: A first shell, in which a main waterway and a branch waterway are provided, wherein the first shell is provided with a water inlet, a first water outlet and a second water outlet, wherein the water inlet is connected to the head end of the main waterway, the first water outlet is connected to the tail end of the main waterway, the head end of the branch waterway is connected to the main waterway, and the second water outlet is connected to the tail end of the branch waterway; A first wireless control module, disposed in the first housing; The valve body is arranged in the first shell and part of the valve body is located in the branch waterway. The first wireless control module is connected to the valve body so as to be able to control the opening and closing of the branch waterway through the valve body.

2. A watering device according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a timing module, which is connected to the first wireless control module. The timing module is used to provide a timing signal. The first wireless control module controls the on-off of the tributary waterway through the valve body according to the timing signal.

3. A watering control system, characterized in that: It comprises a gateway device and a plurality of watering devices as described in any one of claims 1 or 2, wherein the gateway device is wirelessly connected to each of the watering devices, and the plurality of watering devices are connected in series in sequence through water pipes to form at least a partial watering string group, wherein, in two adjacent watering devices in the watering string group, the first water outlet of the preceding watering device is connected to the water inlet of the succeeding watering device through the water pipe.

4. A watering control system according to claim 3, characterized in that: The gateway device includes a second shell and a second wireless control module arranged in the second shell, the second wireless control module is used to communicate with a smart device or a cloud platform, and the second wireless control module is wirelessly connected to the first wireless control module of each of the watering devices.

5. A control method, characterized in that: Applied to the irrigation control system according to any one of claims 3 or 4, the control method comprises: The gateway device and each sprinkler in the sprinkler string group are connected to the distribution network to form at least a part of the sprinkler network group; Communicate with the gateway device to obtain the identity information of the gateway device and each sprinkler in the irrigation network group; Obtaining a first control instruction, and formulating irrigation plan data corresponding to the irrigation network group according to the first control instruction, wherein the irrigation plan data includes the irrigation time corresponding to each irrigation device and the irrigation sequence of multiple irrigation devices; The irrigation plan data is sent to the corresponding gateway device, and the irrigation network group enters the first irrigation mode. In the first irrigation mode, each irrigation device in the irrigation network group conducts the tributary waterway in the irrigation sequence, and each irrigation device shuts off the tributary waterway after reaching its own irrigation time.

6. A control method according to claim 5, characterized in that: Also includes: Obtaining a second control instruction; The second control instruction is sent to the corresponding gateway device, and the irrigation network group enters the second irrigation mode. In the second irrigation mode, the corresponding irrigation device is controlled to open or close the branch waterway according to the second control instruction.

7. A control method according to claim 5, characterized in that: The gateway device and each watering device in the watering string group are networked and bound to form at least a part of the watering network group, including: The gateway device enters the network configuration state. In the network configuration state, the gateway device can receive network configuration requests; The sprinkler approaches the gateway device to enter the network distribution communication range of the gateway device, and the sprinkler sends a network distribution request; The gateway device receives the network configuration request and is network bound with the irrigation device to form at least a part of the irrigation network group, and obtains the identity information of the network bound irrigation device.

8. A control method according to claim 5, characterized in that: After formulating the irrigation plan data corresponding to the irrigation network group according to the first control instruction, the method further includes: Processing according to the watering time corresponding to each watering device and the watering sequence of each watering device to present a watering plan table; For the watering device that is conducting the tributary waterway, the conduction time of the watering device that is conducting the tributary waterway is obtained, and the remaining conduction time is calculated according to the watering time and the conduction time; The watering schedule table is updated with the remaining on-time.

9. A control method according to claim 5, characterized in that: Also includes: Acquire a third manipulation instruction, wherein the third manipulation instruction is used to select at least one watering device in the positioning display step; In the positioning display step, the selected watering device outputs prompt information.

10. A control method according to claim 5, characterized in that: There are multiple irrigation network groups, and the smart device is communicatively connected with the gateway devices in the multiple irrigation network groups. A preset time value is set between the smart device sending data to the gateway device in one irrigation network group and sending data to the gateway device in another irrigation network group.

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