Exhibition physical trigger controller and system thereof

Abstract

The utility model discloses an exhibition physical trigger controller and a system thereof. The controller comprises a master control box and an expansion box, a main circuit board of the main control box is provided with a control chip, a network interface and an expansion port; an auxiliary circuit board of the expansion box is provided with a deconcentrator, a signal input port and a signal output port; the network interface is connected to the control chip, the control chip is connected with the network communication equipment and the upper computer through the network interface, and the upper computer is used for editing a physical trigger control program in the control chip; the main control box is connected with the expansion box through the expansion port, one end of the deconcentrator is connected with the control chip through the expansion port, and the other end of the deconcentrator is connected with the signal input port and the signal output port. The problems that an exhibition physical triggering system in the related technology is low in integration level and high in unified control difficulty, and then system control is unstable are solved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of intelligent interaction technology, and in particular to a physical trigger controller for an exhibition and a system thereof. Background Art

[0002] In the exhibition and display industry, physical trigger interaction is a common interactive experience method, which often appears in museums, corporate exhibition halls, commercial spaces, cultural tourism and entertainment scenes. The continuous innovation and development of sensor technology, such as motion sensors and pressure sensors, makes human-computer interaction more diversified and intelligent. The advancement of digital media technology makes the experience environment more realistic and interesting.

[0003] In order to highlight the innovation, artistry and uniqueness of museum exhibition halls, most of the exhibits are developed and researched separately. So far, no exhibit manufacturer has developed a highly integrated, standardized and universal physical trigger interactive system control device. To ensure their own interests, manufacturers often take encryption measures for the interactive control devices that have been developed and manufactured, which brings great troubles to the normal operation and subsequent maintenance of the museum's exhibits.

[0004] The current exhibition hall digital media and physically triggered interactive exhibits are mainly realized through various development boards and various components and parts flying wires, and there is a lack of highly integrated products. Physical interactive control devices made of development boards and external flying wires have problems such as high customized development costs for hardware and interactive content, cumbersome hardware maintenance, many restrictions on equipment deployment, poor functional expandability of purchased modules, inconsistent development environment, single interactive form, lack of fun, and insufficient immersive experience.

[0005] Currently, no effective solution has been proposed to address the problem that the physical trigger system of exhibitions in related technologies has low integration, high difficulty in unified control, and thus causes unstable system control. Utility Model Content

[0006] The main purpose of the present application is to provide an exhibition physical trigger controller and a system thereof, so as to solve the problems of low integration and high difficulty in unified control of the exhibition physical trigger system in the prior art, which leads to unstable system control.

[0007] According to one aspect of the present application, a physical trigger controller for an exhibition is provided, including a main control box 1 and an extension box 2; the main control box 1 includes a main control box body 11 and a main circuit board 12, the main circuit board 12 is fixed inside the main control box body 11, and a control chip 31, a network interface 32, and an extension port 33 are arranged on the main circuit board 12; the extension box 2 includes an extension box body 21 and a sub-circuit board 22, the sub-circuit board 22 is fixed inside the corresponding extension box body 21, and a splitter 41, a signal input port 42, and a signal output port 43 are arranged on the sub-circuit board 22; the network interface 32 is connected to the control chip 31, and the control chip 31 communicates with the network through the network interface 32 The communication device is connected to a host computer, and the host computer is used to edit the physical trigger control program in the control chip 31, wherein the physical trigger control program is used to control the connected physical trigger device; the physical trigger device includes a physical trigger detection device and a physical response device; the physical trigger detection device is connected to the signal input port 42, and the physical response device is connected to the signal output port 43; the main control box 1 and the extension box 2 are connected via the extension port 33, one end of the splitter 41 is connected to the control chip 31 via the extension port 33, and the other end of the splitter 41 is connected to the signal input port 42 and the signal output port 43.

[0008] As an optional embodiment, the main control box body 11 and the expansion box body 21 both include a bottom plate 51, a side cover 52, and an upper cover 53; the bottom plate 51 is a rounded rectangle, and a fixing hole 54 is provided on the bottom plate 51 along the edge contour, wherein the fixing hole 54 is used to fix the side cover 52 and the corresponding circuit board on the bottom plate 51; an opening 55 for inserting a connector into an interface on the corresponding circuit board is provided on the outer surface of the side cover 52, and a first fixing portion 56 and a second fixing portion 57 are provided on the inner side surface of the side cover 52, wherein the first fixing portion 56 is used to open the fixing hole 54, install a fixing part, and fix the side cover 52 and the corresponding circuit board on the bottom plate 51; the second fixing portion 57 is used to fix the side cover structure at the opening 55; the corresponding circuit board is fixed below the side cover 52 and above the bottom plate 51; the upper cover 53 is fixed above the side cover 52.

[0009] As an optional embodiment, the main control box 1 also includes a control device 34; the control device 34 is arranged on the main circuit board 12 and is connected to the control chip 31, and the control device 34 is also connected to the physical response device through a signal output port 43; the control device 34 is used to control the physical response device according to the instructions of the control chip 31.

[0010] As an optional embodiment, the control device 34 includes a relay 341; the relay 341 is used to control the on / off of the circuit of the corresponding physical response device; the control device 34 also includes a relay interface 342, which is used to connect and control the relay set on the external circuit.

[0011] As an optional embodiment, the main control box 1 also includes an external storage interface 35; the external storage interface 35 is arranged on the main circuit board 12, connected to the control chip 31, and is used to install an external storage device. The external storage device is connected to the control chip 31 through the external storage interface 35, and the external storage device is used to provide audio data storage services for the control chip 31.

[0012] As an optional embodiment, the main control box 1 also includes an audio playback device 36; the audio playback device 36 is arranged on the main circuit board 12 and is connected to the control chip 31. The audio playback device 36 is also connected to the external storage device. The audio playback device 36 is used to control the corresponding audio data to play according to the instructions of the control chip 31.

[0013] As an optional embodiment, the main control box 1 further includes an audio interface 37; the audio interface 37 is used to connect an external audio device, and the external audio device is used to play audio data.

[0014] As an optional embodiment, there are multiple audio interfaces 37, and the multiple audio interfaces 37 correspond to multiple different external audio devices.

[0015] As an optional embodiment, the expansion box 2 also includes an input / output IO interface 44; the input / output IO interface 44 is connected to the output end of the splitter 41, and the input / output IO interface 44 is respectively connected to the signal input port 42 and the signal output port 43; the signal input port 42 and the signal output port 43 are both multiple.

[0016] On the other hand, the present application also provides a physical trigger control system for an exhibition, including any one of the physical trigger controllers for an exhibition as described above, and a physical trigger device connected to the physical trigger controller for an exhibition.

[0017] In the present application, the main control box is connected to the network communication device and the host computer, and the host computer is used to edit the physical trigger control program in the control chip, so that the control programs of various physical trigger devices of different manufacturers can be uniformly developed and maintained. Separate expansion boxes are used to expand the ports, so that there are multiple signal input ports and signal output ports to connect multiple different physical trigger devices, and realize integrated control of multiple physical trigger devices. During maintenance and control, unified control of multiple connected physical trigger devices can be realized through the main control box. Effective integration of various physical trigger devices is completed, the system integration and work stability are improved, and a foundation is provided for a unified development environment. Thereby solving the problem of low integration and high difficulty of unified control in the physical trigger system of the exhibition in the related technology, which leads to unstable system control, and achieving the technical effect of improving system integration, reducing the difficulty of unified control and development, and improving the stability of system control. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] The drawings described herein are used to provide a further understanding of the present application and constitute a part of the present application. The illustrative embodiments of the present application and their descriptions are used to explain the present application and do not constitute an improper limitation on the present application. In the drawings:

[0019] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of a physical trigger controller for an exhibition disclosed in this application.

[0020] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of a main control box according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

[0021] Figure 3 It is an exploded schematic diagram of the main control box structure of an implementation mode of the present utility model.

[0022] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of a main circuit board of a main control box according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

[0023] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of an expansion box according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

[0024] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of a secondary circuit board of a main control box according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

[0025] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of an exhibition physical trigger control system according to an implementation mode of the present utility model.

[0026] Figure 8-1 This is a schematic diagram of a network chip of a main circuit board, a POE power supply device, and a partial circuit of a backup power supply interface according to an implementation mode of the utility model.

[0027] Figure 8-2 This is a schematic diagram of a control chip, relay, TF card slot, voltage stabilizer, network cable interface and partial circuit of a voice module of a main circuit board of an implementation mode of the utility model.

[0028] The above drawings include the following reference numerals:

[0029] 1—main control box; 11—main control box body; 12—main circuit board; 2—extension box; 21—extension box body; 22—auxiliary circuit board; 31—control chip; 311—microprocessor chip; 312—program development board; 32—network interface; 33—extension port; 34—control device; 341—relay; 342—relay interface; 35—external storage interface; 36—audio playback device; 37—audio interface; 371—speaker interface; 372—3.5mm audio interface; 41—splitter; 42—signal input port; 43—signal output port; 51—bottom plate; 52—side cover; 53—upper cover; 54—fixing hole; 55—opening; 56—first fixing part; 57—second fixing part. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] It should be noted that, in the absence of conflict, the embodiments and features in the embodiments of the present application can be combined with each other. The present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and in combination with the embodiments.

[0031] It should be noted that the terms used herein are only for describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the exemplary embodiments according to the present application. As used herein, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the singular form is also intended to include the plural form. In addition, it should be understood that when the terms "comprise" and / or "include" are used in this specification, it indicates the presence of features, steps, operations, devices, components and / or combinations thereof.

[0032] Unless otherwise specifically stated, the relative arrangement, numerical expressions and numerical values ​​of the parts and steps set forth in these embodiments do not limit the scope of the present application. At the same time, it should be understood that, for ease of description, the sizes of the various parts shown in the accompanying drawings are not drawn according to the actual proportional relationship. The technology, methods and equipment known to those of ordinary skill in the relevant art may not be discussed in detail, but in appropriate cases, the technology, methods and equipment should be considered as a part of the authorization specification. In all examples shown and discussed here, any specific value should be interpreted as being merely exemplary, rather than as a limitation. Therefore, other examples of exemplary embodiments may have different values. It should be noted that similar reference numerals and letters represent similar items in the following drawings, and therefore, once a certain item is defined in an accompanying drawing, it does not need to be further discussed in subsequent drawings.

[0033] In the related technology, when conducting interactive interactions with exhibits, it is necessary to rely on various physical trigger devices. Specifically, different physical trigger detection devices are used to detect the position of the exhibitors, the distance from the target object, the sound, the action, the image and other information to trigger different physical response devices, such as audio playback, video playback, starting motor-driven mechanical equipment, turning on lighting equipment, etc.

[0034] However, different physical trigger devices generally come from different manufacturers, and there is no industry-wide development method, which results in differences in the installation methods and control interfaces required for different physical trigger devices. In scenarios with many physical trigger devices, installers are required to install and develop controls for each physical trigger device separately, which makes development, installation, and maintenance more difficult, and creates a burden of repeated development for developers, and requires a high level of professionalism for installation and maintenance personnel.

[0035] Moreover, when controlling after installation, it is easy to cause interference or asynchrony problems between different physical trigger devices, resulting in poor control stability and high error rate.

[0036] In order to solve the problem of low integration and high difficulty in unified control of the physical trigger system of the exhibition in the related art, which leads to unstable system control, the embodiment of the utility model provides a physical trigger controller for the exhibition. Figure 1 to Figure 8-2 As shown, the present application provides a physical trigger controller for exhibitions, including a main control box 1 and an expansion box 2.

[0037] The main control box 1 includes a main control box body 11, a main circuit board 12, the main circuit board 12 is fixed inside the main control box body 11, and a control chip 31, a network interface 32, and an expansion port 33 are arranged on the main circuit board 12; the expansion box 2 includes an expansion box body 21, a sub-circuit board 22, the sub-circuit board 22 is fixed inside the corresponding expansion box body 21, and a splitter 41, a signal input port 42, and a signal output port 43 are arranged on the sub-circuit board 22; the network interface 32 is connected to the control chip 31, and the control chip 31 is connected to the network communication device and the host computer through the network interface 32, and the host computer is used The physical trigger control program in the control chip 31 is edited, wherein the physical trigger control program is used to control the connected physical trigger device; the physical trigger device includes a physical trigger detection device and a physical response device; the physical trigger detection device is connected to the signal input port 42, and the physical response device is connected to the signal output port 43; the main control box 1 and the extension box 2 are connected through the extension port 33, one end of the splitter 41 is connected to the control chip 31 through the extension port 33, and the other end of the splitter 41 is connected to the signal input port 42 and the signal output port 43.

[0038] The exhibition physical trigger controller provided in this embodiment is connected to the network communication device and the host computer through the main control box. The host computer is used to edit the physical trigger control program in the control chip, which can realize the unified development and maintenance of the control programs of various physical trigger devices of different manufacturers. The expansion port is expanded by using a separate expansion box, so that there are multiple signal input ports and signal output ports to connect multiple different physical trigger devices, and realize the integrated control of multiple physical trigger devices. During maintenance and control, the main control box can be used to realize unified control of the connected multiple physical trigger devices. Effective integration of multiple different physical trigger devices is completed, the system integration and work stability are improved, and a foundation is provided for a unified development environment. Thereby achieving the technical effect of improving system integration, reducing the difficulty of unified control and development, and improving the stability of system control.

[0039] The control chip receives the detection data of the physical trigger detection device through the signal input port of the expansion box to support different actions of the physical trigger control program during execution, and uses the control device to control different physical response devices to respond, thereby stably and safely realizing the actions of multiple physical trigger detection devices and physical response devices, effectively completing the integration of multiple different physical trigger devices, improving the system integration and work stability, and providing a basis for a unified development environment. This solves the problem of low integration and high difficulty in unified control of the exhibition physical trigger system in related technologies, which in turn causes unstable system control, and achieves the technical effect of improving system integration, reducing the difficulty of unified control and development, and improving the stability of system control.

[0040] The main control box 1 may include a main control box body 11, a main circuit board 12 which is a printed circuit board PCB board, and the control chip 31, the network interface 32, and the expansion port 33 may all be integrated on the main circuit board 12. The expansion box 2 may include an expansion box body 21, a sub-circuit board 22 which is a printed circuit board PCB board, and the splitter 41, the signal input port 42, and the signal output port 43 may all be integrated on the sub-circuit board 22. The expansion box 2 is connected to the control chip 31 of the main control box 1 through the expansion port 33.

[0041] The expansion box 2 can set up or expand the interfaces of various different physical trigger detection devices according to needs, so that the physical trigger devices of various different manufacturers can be integrated into one control system. The main control box 1 and the expansion box 2 can be used as a complete set of products to build a physical trigger system for exhibitions in conjunction with existing physical trigger devices, and unified development and control of physical trigger devices from different manufacturers can be carried out, thereby improving development efficiency, reducing the difficulty of development and maintenance, and improving control stability.

[0042] One main control box 1 can be connected to one or more extension boxes 2 to set the signal input port 42 and the signal output port 43 as required, and then connect and integrate physical trigger detection equipment as required.

[0043] The above-mentioned physical triggering device is also a device related to physical triggering. Physical triggering is triggered by physical parameters such as sound, light, heat, electricity, etc., and performs a triggering method for physical responses such as sound, light, heat, electricity, etc. For example, the pressure sensor detects the user's pressing on the target area, and automatically plays the audio, video and supporting lighting equipment corresponding to the target area. The triggering parameter is pressure, and the response method includes playing sound, video (in the form of light) and light.

[0044] According to the data transmission direction of the main control box, the above-mentioned physical triggering device can be divided into a physical triggering detection device that transmits data to the controller, and a physical response device that receives instructions from the main control box to perform actions. The above-mentioned physical triggering detection device is mainly used to detect the physical parameters of the exhibition object, and can be a sensor, detector, etc.

[0045] The main control box 1 includes a control chip 31 and a network interface 32. The control chip 31 is a processor mainly used for program control and data processing. Its main functions include receiving and processing the detection data of the above-mentioned physical trigger detection device, determining the specific response method according to the detection data according to a predetermined physical trigger control program, generating a response instruction, and controlling the corresponding physical response device to perform an action response according to the response instruction.

[0046] The expansion port 33 is mainly used to expand the connection port of the main control box 1. Since multiple physical trigger devices need to be integrated and controlled, the ports of the main control box 1 are limited. In order to adapt to the usage scenarios with large changes in quantity, the main control box and the expansion box are set separately, and the expansion box 2 is connected to the expansion port 13 of the main control box 1 as needed to realize the port expansion of the main control box 1.

[0047] The above-mentioned network interface 32 provides a network connection for the control chip 31. The control chip 31 can be connected to a network communication device through the network interface 32, and then connected to a host computer. The physical trigger control program in the control chip 31 can be edited through the host computer. The physical trigger control program is used to control the physical trigger device connected to the main control box 1.

[0048] It should be noted that the above physical trigger control program faces multiple or all physical trigger devices connected to the main control box 1 and the expansion box 2. The physical trigger devices connected to the main control box 1 and the expansion box 2 can be uniformly developed and controlled through the editing of the physical trigger program by the host computer, thereby realizing unified development and control of physical trigger devices from different manufacturers and improving the integration of system control.

[0049] In other embodiments, the main control box 1 may also be provided with a small number of signal input interfaces and signal output interfaces to meet the purpose of using the main control box 1 alone.

[0050] The above-mentioned signal input port 42 is connected to the physical trigger detection device, and the signal input port 42 is used to transmit the detection data of the physical trigger detection device to the control chip 31, so that the control chip 31 executes the physical trigger control program according to the detection data. The above-mentioned signal input port 42 is connected to the physical trigger detection device, and the signal input port 42 is used to transmit the detection data of the physical trigger detection device to the control chip 31, so that the control chip 31 executes the physical trigger control program according to the detection data.

[0051] It should be noted that there may be multiple signal input ports 42, and different signal input ports 42 are applicable to different physical trigger detection devices, so as to facilitate the connection of various types of physical trigger detection devices. There may also be multiple signal output ports 43, and different signal output ports 43 are applicable to different physical response devices, so as to facilitate the connection of various types of physical response devices 32.

[0052] Since the controller of this embodiment needs to connect to a variety of physical trigger devices, the number of ports on the main control box 1 may be limited, which may not be practical in some cases. To this end, the expansion box 2 can be used to provide more expansion ports, including a signal input port 42 and a signal output port 43, for the control chip 31 of the main control box 1 by using a splitter 41, so as to connect more physical trigger devices.

[0053] The expansion boxes 2 can be multiple and connected to the main control box 1 at the same time, so as to realize multi-level expansion of ports and improve the use range of the main control box 1 and the expansion boxes 2.

[0054] As an optional embodiment, the main control box body 11 and the expansion box body 21 both include a bottom plate 51, a side cover 52, and an upper cover 53; the bottom plate 51 is a rounded rectangle, and a fixing hole 54 is provided on the bottom plate 51 along the edge contour, wherein the fixing hole 54 is used to fix the side cover 52 and the corresponding circuit board on the bottom plate 51; an opening 55 for a connector to be inserted into an interface on the corresponding circuit board is provided on the outer surface of the side cover 52, and a first fixing portion 56 and a second fixing portion 57 are provided on the inner surface of the side cover 52, wherein the first fixing portion 56 is used to open the fixing hole 54, install a fixing part, and fix the side cover 52 and the corresponding circuit board on the bottom plate 51; the second fixing portion 57 is used to fix the side cover structure at the opening 55; the corresponding circuit board is fixed below the side cover 52 and above the bottom plate 51; the upper cover 53 is fixed above the side cover 52.

[0055] like Figure 3As shown in the figure, the structures of the main control box body 11 and the expansion box body 21 are similar, both of which include a bottom plate 51, a side cover 52, and an upper cover 53. Figure 3 The main control box 11 is taken as an example for explanation. The structure of the expansion box body 21 is similar, and is mainly based on the circuit board. The shapes of the bottom plate 51, the side cover 52 and the upper cover 53 are matched to the shapes corresponding to the circuit board, and the corresponding circuit board is installed and fixed.

[0056] The bottom plate 51 is a rounded rectangle, which is easy to manufacture, reduces the edges and corners of the appearance, and is easy to install and use. A fixing hole 54 is set on the bottom plate 51 along the edge contour, and a first fixing part 56 is set on the inner side of the side cover 52. The first fixing part 56 is used to open the fixing hole 54 and install the fixing part. The fixing part can be a bolt or a screw, and the side cover 52, the corresponding circuit board, and the bottom plate can be fixed together by the fixing part.

[0057] An opening 55 is provided on the outer side of the side cover 52 for inserting a connector into an interface on the corresponding circuit board, so as to facilitate the connection of the ports on the circuit board. Since there are many ports on the circuit board, the opening area on the side of the side cover 52 is too large, which easily leads to poor strength of the side cover and easy breakage. Therefore, a second fixing portion 57 is further provided on the inner side of the side cover 52 to fix the side cover structure at the opening 55.

[0058] As an optional embodiment, the main control box 1 also includes a control device 34; the control device 34 is arranged on the main circuit board 12 and is connected to the control chip 31. The control device 34 is also connected to the physical response device through the signal output port 43; the control device 34 is used to control the physical response device according to the instructions of the control chip 31.

[0059] The main control box 1 also includes a control device 34, which is connected to the control chip 31. The control device 34 is also connected to the physical response device. The control device 34 is used to control the physical response device according to the instructions of the control chip 31 when the control chip 31 executes a physical trigger control program and needs to control the physical response device.

[0060] The control device 34 can control a variety of physical response devices, and may also include auxiliary control devices, such as relays, switches, motor drive devices, etc. The main purpose is to control the corresponding physical response device to respond according to the instructions of the control chip 31. This enables unified and effective control of physical trigger devices from multiple different manufacturers, improving the stability and reliability of system control.

[0061] As an optional embodiment, the control device 34 includes a relay 341; the relay 341 is used to control the on / off of the circuit of the corresponding physical response device; the control device 34 also includes a relay interface 342, which is used to connect and control the relay set on the external circuit.

[0062] like Figure 4 As shown, the control device 34 may be a relay 341 or a relay interface 342. The relay 341 may control the circuit on and off of the corresponding physical response device. The relay interface 342 may connect and control a relay provided on an external circuit to achieve control of the external circuit.

[0063] As an optional embodiment, the main control box 1 also includes an external storage interface 35; the external storage interface 35 is arranged on the main circuit board 12 and is connected to the control chip 31, and is used to install an external storage device. The external storage device is connected to the control chip 31 through the external storage interface 35, and the external storage device is used to provide audio data storage services for the control chip 31.

[0064] Since audio playback is a more common response method, and the amount of audio data is generally small, only a small memory is required. Therefore, the main control box 1 of this embodiment can also be provided with an external storage interface 35, such as a memory card slot, to insert a memory card as a storage device for storing audio data.

[0065] The built-in external storage can also store images simply for easy use. The built-in audio playback device can make the audio response faster, broaden the application scenarios of the controller, and improve the convenience of using the controller.

[0066] As an optional embodiment, the main control box 1 also includes an audio playback device 36; the audio playback device 36 is arranged on the main circuit board 12 and is connected to the control chip 31. The audio playback device 36 is also connected to an external storage device. The audio playback device 36 is used to control the corresponding audio data to play according to the instructions of the control chip 31.

[0067] The audio playing device 36 may be a speaker, or may be built into the main control box 1 to facilitate playing sound.

[0068] As an optional embodiment, the main control box 1 further includes an audio interface 37; the audio interface 37 is used to connect an external audio device, and the external audio device is used to play audio data.

[0069] Taking into account different audio playback scenarios, different audio playback devices may be used. Multiple audio interfaces can be set to connect external audio devices that need to be connected to meet diverse audio playback needs.

[0070] The main control box 1 may also be provided with an external audio interface 37, such as a headphone interface, a stereo interface, etc., to connect external devices to improve the effect of audio playback.

[0071] As an optional embodiment, there are multiple audio interfaces 37, and the multiple audio interfaces 37 correspond to multiple different external audio devices to meet the audio playback requirements of various occasions.

[0072] As an optional embodiment, the expansion box 2 also includes an input / output IO interface 44; the input / output IO interface 44 is connected to the output end of the splitter 41, and the input / output IO interface 44 is respectively connected to the signal input port 42 and the signal output port 43; the signal input port 42 and the signal output port 43 are both multiple.

[0073] The expansion box 2 can provide more ports, including a signal input port 42 and a signal output port 43 , for the control chip 31 of the main control box 1 through a splitter 43 and an input / output IO interface 44 , so as to connect more physical trigger devices.

[0074] It should be noted that this embodiment also provides an optional implementation, which is described in detail below.

[0075] This embodiment provides an integrated physical interaction trigger system, whose controller consists of a main control box (i-box) and an expansion box (box+). The main control box (i-box) uses the Arduino development board as a platform, uses the NANO chip made of the ATMEL328P microcontroller to process data, integrates Ethernet, POE power supply, serial interface communication, and MP3 audio playback, and independently designs electrical schematics, PCB boards, and control programs, which can realize the connection and interaction between multiple exhibits and the control of multiple interactive modes of a single exhibit. The expansion board (box+) decomposes the two network cable IO transmission ports integrated in the core board (i-box) into 10 groups of commonly used pin-type ports to meet different needs.

[0076] Specifically, Ethernet is a computer LAN networking technology. It is also the most commonly used LAN technology. The IEEE 802.3 standard of the IEEE organization has formulated the technical standards for Ethernet, which stipulates the content including the physical layer connection, electronic signals and media access layer protocols. Ethernet is the most commonly used LAN technology, replacing other LAN technologies such as Token Ring, FDDI and ARCNET.

[0077] In the above-mentioned POE power supply technology, POE (Power Over Ethernet) refers to a technology that can provide DC power to some IP-based terminals (such as IP phones, wireless LAN access points AP, network cameras, etc.) while transmitting data signals without making any changes to the existing Ethernet Cat.5 wiring infrastructure.

[0078] A complete POE system consists of two parts: the power sourcing equipment (PSE) and the power device (PD). The POE switch is the PSE device, and the wireless AP or surveillance camera is the PD device. The two establish information about the connection status, device type, power consumption level, etc. of the power device PD based on the IEEE802.3af standard, and based on this, the PSE supplies power to the PD through Ethernet.

[0079] Preferably, the present embodiment utilizes the IEEE 802.3af (POE) standard.

[0080] The above serial interface is a device that can convert parallel data characters received from the CPU into continuous serial data streams and send them out, and can also convert the received serial data streams into parallel data characters and supply them to the CPU. The circuit that generally performs this function is called a serial interface circuit.

[0081] As one of the computer communication methods, serial communication mainly plays the role of data transmission between the host and peripherals and between the hosts. Serial communication has the characteristics of fewer transmission lines and low cost. It is mainly suitable for short-distance human-computer exchange, real-time monitoring and other system communications. With the help of the existing telephone network, long-distance transmission can also be achieved. Therefore, the serial communication interface is a commonly used interface in computer systems.

[0082] This implementation uses the ATMEL328P microcontroller as the control chip, Atmel ATmega328 8-bit The microcontroller is a high-performance RISC-based device that combines 32KB ISP flash memory, simultaneous read and write capabilities, 1KB EEPROM, 2KBSRAM, 23 general-purpose I / O lines, 32 general-purpose working registers, and serial programmable USART. The Atmel ATmega328MCU can complete powerful instructions in a single clock cycle, allowing the device to achieve a throughput close to 1MIPS / MHz while balancing power consumption and processing speed. These Atmel MCUs are designed for industrial automation, residential and building automation.

[0083] PCB printed circuit board technology, PCB (Printed Circuit Board) printed board, also called printed circuit board, printed circuit board. Multilayer printed board refers to a printed board with more than two layers. It is composed of connecting wires on several layers of insulating substrates and pads for assembling and welding electronic components. It has the function of conducting each layer of circuits and insulating each other.

[0084] The industrial design of the shell and the overall structure of this embodiment are industrially designed and modeled using Rhino. On the basis of achieving functions and saving space, the appearance is optimized to make it beautiful, simple, compact and easy to use. The shell is divided into three layers, namely the bottom plane, the middle support and the top cover. The three parts are assembled with nut inserts and screws. The current version uses 3D printing technology to realize the production of the shell. Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the main control box of the embodiment of the utility model, such as Figure 2 As shown, this is the shell structure of the main control box. Figure 5 Schematic diagram of an expansion box according to an embodiment of the present utility model, as shown in Figure 5 The figure shows the shell structure of the expansion box.

[0085] Both the main control box (i-box) and the expansion box (box) are original designs. Figures 2 to 4 As shown in the figure, the circuit board of the main control box (i-box) integrates a series of functions such as POE power supply, serial signal transmission, network communication, storage, simultaneous recognition and processing of multiple sensor signals, audio control playback, simultaneous control of multiple terminal actuators, and control of 220V voltage on and off. Figures 5 and 6 As shown, the circuit board of the expansion box integrates functions such as POE power supply, serial signal transmission, and network communication. This integrated and combined solution should be protected.

[0086] The application scenario is the exhibition display projects of various exhibition halls. Once put into use, a single product can achieve the effect of receiving multiple sensor signals, controlling multiple devices and playing MP3 audio. This kind of equipment that can control multiple things without relying on computers and servers in the exhibition hall effectively improves the efficiency of exhibition layout and reduces the cost of exhibition construction. This method of achieving multiple control and reducing costs and increasing efficiency through equipment should be protected.

[0087] The main control box (i-box) uses ATMEL328P microcontroller, W5100S embedded Ethernet controller, various interfaces, resistors, capacitors, voltage regulators and other components, and uses PCB printed multilayer board technology to make integrated circuits and install them as interactive product boxes. This implementation method is divided into two parts, namely the main control box (i-box) and the expansion box (box). Figure 3 to Figure 4As shown, the main control box contains the main circuit board, including POE power supply, two RJ45 expansion interfaces, DC12V power supply interface, speaker, 3.5mm audio interface, TF card slot, and relay. Figure 6 As shown, inside the expansion box is a sub-circuit board, which includes two RJ-45 expansion interfaces, 10 I / O interfaces and a DC12V power supply interface.

[0088] The W5100S embedded Ethernet controller mentioned above is an embedded Ethernet controller. The W5100S chip with hardware TCP / IP design using WIZnet technology is an embedded Ethernet controller. When using W5100S, the MCU can easily process TCP / IP protocols such as IPv4, TCP, UDP, ICMP, IGMP, ARP, PPPoE, etc.

[0089] The JQ8400 voice module uses the SOC solution, integrating a 16-bit MCU and an ADSP specifically for audio decoding. It uses hard decoding to ensure the stability and sound quality of the system. The compact size better meets the needs of embedding in other products. The module uses SPI-flash to replace the voice content, eliminating the trouble of installing a host computer to replace the voice of the traditional voice chip. SPI FLASH directly simulates the U disk to copy files, which is very convenient.

[0090] This implementation implements a series of functions including POE power supply, serial signal transmission, network communication, storage, simultaneous identification and processing of multiple sensor signals, audio control playback, and control of 220V voltage on and off. The main control box is connected to the switch through a network cable to realize the power supply of the main control box. The main control box is connected to the RJ interface of the expansion box through a network cable to realize the power supply and signal transmission function of the expansion box. The I / O interface of the expansion box can be connected to various sensors to achieve interactive effects.

[0091] The core board (i-box) of this embodiment integrates a series of functions such as POE power supply, serial signal transmission, network communication, storage, simultaneous recognition and processing of multiple sensor signals, audio control playback, simultaneous control of multiple terminal actuators, and control of 220V voltage on and off. The expansion board (box) integrates functions such as POE power supply, serial signal transmission, and network communication. This integration and combination solution should be protected.

[0092] The application scenario of this implementation is the exhibition display projects of various exhibition halls. Once this implementation is put into use, a single product can achieve the effect of receiving multiple sensor signals, controlling multiple devices, and playing MP3 audio. This device that can control multiple devices in the exhibition hall without relying on computers and servers effectively improves the efficiency of exhibition layout and reduces the cost of exhibition construction. This method of achieving multiple control through equipment and reducing costs and increasing efficiency should be protected.

[0093] This embodiment carries out the industrial design of the shell. The shell is divided into three layers, namely the bottom plane, the middle support and the top cover. The three parts are assembled by nut inserts and screws. Such a design effectively increases the stability and safety of the hardware combination, facilitates installation and transportation, and protects the hardware.

[0094] This implementation uses an ATMEL328P microcontroller, a W5100S embedded Ethernet controller, various interfaces, resistors, capacitors, and voltage regulators, and uses PCB printed multilayer board technology to make an integrated circuit and install it into an interactive product box. Figure 7 As shown, this embodiment is divided into two parts, namely the main control box (i-box) and the expansion box (box). The main control box contains the main circuit board, including POE power supply, two RJ45 expansion interfaces, DC12V power supply interface, speaker, 3.5mm audio interface, TF card slot, and relay. The expansion box contains the auxiliary circuit board, including two RJ-45 expansion interfaces, 10 I / O interfaces and a DC12V power supply interface.

[0095] like Figures 2 to 5 As shown in the figure, it is the main structure of the main control box and the expansion box. Figures 8-1 to 8-2 It is a circuit connection diagram of some components on the main circuit board. Figure 8-1 U2 is the above Ethernet controller, which is connected to the POE power supply port RJ2 and the POE power supply chip U8. The POE power supply chip U8 is connected to the backup external power socket DC1, the switching regulator and the output voltage terminal. Figure 8-2 The voltage regulator, Nano chip U1, is a control chip 31 composed of a microprocessor chip 311 and a program development board 312. It is connected to two network cable interfaces RJ1.1 and RJ1.2 respectively. Nano chip U1 is also connected to the TF memory card slot chip, voice module U4, headphone jack and audio power amplifier.

[0096] This implementation implements a series of functions including POE power supply, serial signal transmission, network communication, storage, simultaneous identification and processing of multiple sensor signals, audio control playback, and control of 220V voltage on and off. The main control box is connected to the switch through a network cable to realize the power supply of the main control box. The main control box is connected to the RJ interface of the expansion box through a network cable to realize the power supply and signal transmission function of the expansion box. The I / O interface of the expansion box can be connected to various sensors to achieve interactive effects.

[0097] Before the product is delivered, the customer puts forward specific interactive exhibit requirements. The developer debugs the code and connects the sensor hardware. Then the product is assembled and interactively delivered to the customer along with the product manual. After the customer receives the finished product, he only needs to connect the network cable according to the instructions, fix the main control box and expansion box (if necessary) and the sensor hardware to complete the function construction.

[0098] The program of this embodiment uses embedded programming. The Arduino IDE platform is used for program development. During testing and use, the Arduino IDE is also used to modify and add items to the program.

[0099] This embodiment can also be connected to a computer and transmit signals. The main control box, the switch and the computer host are connected through network cables, and information transmission is achieved through the TCP / IP protocol. Signal processing can be performed on the Touch Designer software and some audio and video effects can be achieved.

[0100] The program of this embodiment uses embedded programming. The Arduino IDE platform is used for program development. During testing and use, the Arduino IDE is also used to modify and add items to the program.

[0101] It can also be connected to a computer for signal transmission. The main control box, switch and computer host are connected via network cables, and information transmission is achieved through TCP / IP protocol. Signals can be processed and some audio and video effects can be achieved on the Touch Designer software.

[0102] Unifying development standards in the process and developing content based on the product saves the team the hardware R&D cycle and allows them to focus on designing physical interactive content. Different teams can develop customized content in a unified environment, which can also better control costs, and management and maintenance are relatively unified.

[0103] The development team uniformly develops in the Arduino environment, connecting the corresponding sensors with the output peripherals to achieve interaction between the sensors and the devices.

[0104] The main control box and expansion box of this implementation have a high degree of integration for physical interactive elements, and can expand up to ten trigger elements at the same time, and can edit the logic of each other. The triggering of interactive elements can be linked with many devices, such as lights, smoke machines, motors, etc., and the combination of each other can evolve into more creative works, allowing the experiencer to experience a multi-level interactive experience in an immersive space.

[0105] When deployed on-site, a wired or wireless network can be used for connection, and the device can be placed in the front-end display item; when a large amount of computing needs to be interacted with multimedia content, it is necessary to network with the media server in the computer room. The deployment is more flexible according to the project and on-site requirements.

[0106] Integrated hardware and convenient equipment deployment provide buyers with a more efficient purchasing experience; a unified development environment and multiple combinations of interactive components provide the development team with efficient and stable hardware support; a combination of varied experience scenarios and more immersive experience projects provide the audience with an all-encompassing interactive experience.

[0107] On the other hand, the present application also provides a physical trigger control system for an exhibition, including any of the above-mentioned physical trigger controllers for an exhibition, and a physical trigger device connected to the physical trigger controller for the exhibition.

[0108] Therefore, the exhibition physical trigger control system includes all the technical effects of the exhibition physical trigger controller. As the technical effects of the electrode assembly have been described in detail above, they will not be repeated here.

[0109] For ease of description, spatially relative terms such as "above", "above", "on the upper surface of", "above", etc. may be used here to describe the spatial positional relationship between a device or feature and other devices or features as shown in the figure. It should be understood that spatially relative terms are intended to include different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation described in the figure. For example, if the device in the accompanying drawings is inverted, the device described as "above other devices or structures" or "above other devices or structures" will be positioned as "below other devices or structures" or "below other devices or structures". Thus, the exemplary term "above" can include both "above" and "below". The device can also be positioned in other different ways (rotated 90 degrees or in other orientations), and the spatially relative descriptions used here are interpreted accordingly.

[0110] In addition, it should be noted that the use of terms such as "first" and "second" to limit components is only for the convenience of distinguishing the corresponding components. Unless otherwise stated, the above terms have no special meaning and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the scope of protection of this application.

[0111] The above are only preferred embodiments of the present application and are not intended to limit the present application. For those skilled in the art, the present application may have various modifications and variations. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A physical trigger controller for exhibition, characterized in that: It comprises a main control box (1) and an expansion box (2); The main control box (1) comprises a main control box body (11) and a main circuit board (12); the main circuit board (12) is fixed inside the main control box body (11); and a control chip (31), a network interface (32), and an expansion port (33) are arranged on the main circuit board (12); The expansion box (2) comprises an expansion box body (21), a sub-circuit board (22), the sub-circuit board (22) being fixed inside the corresponding expansion box body (21), and the sub-circuit board (22) being provided with a splitter (41), a signal input port (42), and a signal output port (43); The network interface (32) is connected to the control chip (31), and the control chip (31) is connected to a network communication device and a host computer via the network interface (32), and the host computer is used to edit a physical trigger control program in the control chip (31), wherein the physical trigger control program is used to control a connected physical trigger device; The physical trigger device includes a physical trigger detection device and a physical response device; the physical trigger detection device is connected to the signal input port (42), and the physical response device is connected to the signal output port (43); The main control box (1) and the expansion box (2) are connected via the expansion port (33), one end of the splitter (41) is connected to the control chip (31) via the expansion port (33), and the other end of the splitter (41) is connected to the signal input port (42) and the signal output port (43).

2. The exhibition physical trigger controller according to claim 1, characterized in that: The main control box body (11) and the expansion box body (21) both include a bottom plate (51), a side cover (52), and an upper cover (53); The bottom plate (51) is a rounded rectangle, and fixing holes are arranged along the edge contour of the bottom plate (51). (54), wherein the fixing hole (54) is used to fix the side cover (52) and the corresponding circuit board on the bottom plate (51); The outer surface of the side cover (52) is provided with an opening for inserting the connector into the interface on the corresponding circuit board. (55), a first fixing portion (56) and a second fixing portion (57) are provided on the inner side surface of the side cover (52), the first fixing portion (56) being used to open a fixing hole (54), install a fixing member, and fix the side cover (52) and the corresponding circuit board on the bottom plate (51); the second fixing portion (57) being used to fix the side cover structure at the opening (55); The corresponding circuit board is fixed below the side cover (52) and above the bottom plate (51); The upper cover (53) is fixed above the side cover (52).

3. The exhibition physical trigger controller according to claim 1, characterized in that: The main control box (1) further comprises a control device (34); The control device (34) is arranged on the main circuit board (12) and is connected to the control chip (31). The control device (34) is also connected to the physical response device via a signal output port (43); the control device (34) is used to control the physical response device according to instructions of the control chip (31).

4. The exhibition physical trigger controller according to claim 3, characterized in that: The control device (34) includes a relay (341); The relay (341) is used to control the on / off of the circuit of the corresponding physical response device; The control device (34) also includes a relay interface (342) for connecting and controlling a relay provided on an external circuit.

5. The exhibition physical trigger controller according to claim 1, characterized in that: The main control box (1) also includes an external storage interface (35); The external storage interface (35) is arranged on the main circuit board (12), connected to the control chip (31), and used for installing an external storage device. The external storage device is connected to the control chip (31) via the external storage interface (35), and the external storage device is used to provide storage services for audio data for the control chip (31).

6. The exhibition physical trigger controller according to claim 5, characterized in that: The main control box (1) also includes an audio playback device (36); The audio playback device (36) is arranged on the main circuit board (12) and is connected to the control chip (31). The audio playback device (36) is also connected to the external storage device. The audio playback device (36) is used to control the corresponding audio data to be played according to the instructions of the control chip (31).

7. The exhibition physical trigger controller according to claim 6, characterized in that: The main control box (1) also includes an audio interface (37); The audio interface (37) is used to connect an external audio device, and the external audio device is used to play audio data.

8. The exhibition physical trigger controller according to claim 7, characterized in that: There are multiple audio interfaces (37), and the multiple audio interfaces (37) correspond to multiple different external audio devices.

9. The exhibition physical trigger controller according to claim 1, characterized in that: The expansion box (2) also includes an input and output IO interface; The input / output IO interface is connected to the output end of the splitter (41), and the input / output IO interface is respectively connected to the signal input port (42) and the signal output port (43); There are multiple signal input ports (42) and multiple signal output ports (43).

10. A physical trigger control system for an exhibition, characterized in that: It comprises the exhibition physical trigger controller according to any one of claims 1 to 9, and a physical trigger device connected to the exhibition physical trigger controller.

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