Communication switching controller

Abstract

The utility model discloses a communication switching controller, which can be mounted in a control cabin of a ship, is used for switching information and providing a driving power supply, and comprises a main body box, a bottom cover and a control panel, a bottom groove hole used for containing the bottom cover is formed in the bottom of the body box, and a sealing gasket is arranged on the periphery of the bottom groove hole. The bottom cover can be tightly covered in the bottom groove hole of the main body box and presses the sealing gasket to form a main framework of the communication switching controller; an interface hole is formed in the side surface of the front end of the main body box; the control panel serves as a control center of the communication switching controller and is fixed at the top end in the main body box; the control panel is provided with a wiring terminal, and the wiring terminal extends out of the interface hole and provides an external wiring interface; the control panel receives information and a power supply of a third party through the wiring terminal, and the information and the power supply are processed and then sent to the controlled shipborne intelligent device through the wiring terminal.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of intelligent device communication, in particular to a communication switching controller used for communication switching of shipborne intelligent devices. Background Art

[0002] In the era of intelligent equipment, the application of intelligent ships is becoming more and more extensive, and the number of intelligent devices on ship loads is increasing. In the process of connecting these intelligent devices to the ship communication network, different intelligent devices require different communication interfaces, some use CAN communication, some use Ethernet communication, and some use serial communication. In addition to communication, some equipment also needs to obtain low-voltage power support. However, the ship's onboard main controller interface is limited and cannot simultaneously meet the needs of direct communication of a large number of diverse intelligent devices.

[0003] In view of this, overcoming the defects of the above-mentioned prior art is an urgent problem to be solved in the field of this technology. Summary of the invention

[0004] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is that the traditional shipborne main controller cannot simultaneously meet the needs of direct communication of a large number of diversified intelligent devices. The present invention provides a communication switching controller to provide diversified communication switching interfaces for shipborne intelligent devices, ensuring that multiple different shipborne devices can be quickly connected to the ship's communication network, meeting the communication switching needs between the shipborne intelligent devices and the shipborne main controller.

[0005] The utility model achieves the above-mentioned object through the following technical scheme, and provides a communication switching controller, which can be installed in the control cabin of a ship, and is used for switching information and providing driving power. The communication switching controller comprises a main box, a bottom cover and a control panel; a bottom slot hole for accommodating the bottom cover is provided at the bottom of the main box, and a sealing gasket is provided around the bottom slot hole; the bottom cover can be tightly covered in the bottom slot hole of the main box and press the sealing gasket to form the main frame of the communication switching controller;

[0006] The front end side of the main box is provided with an interface hole;

[0007] The control panel is fixed at the top of the main box as the control center of the communication switching controller;

[0008] The control board is provided with a wiring terminal, and the wiring terminal extends from the interface hole to provide an external wiring interface;

[0009] The control panel receives information and power from a third party via the wiring terminals, and after processing, sends the information and power to the controlled shipborne intelligent device via the wiring terminals.

[0010] Furthermore, the wiring terminals are arranged on the front side of the control board, including CAN bus terminals, LAN network port terminals and COM serial port terminals;

[0011] The interface holes include a circular interface hole and a square interface hole arranged side by side;

[0012] Among them, the CAN bus terminal and the LAN network port terminal are connected to the outside through a round interface hole, and the COM serial port terminal is connected to the outside through a square interface hole.

[0013] Furthermore, the CAN bus terminal is a five-wire round terminal, including a ground terminal, a positive power terminal, a negative power terminal, a bus signal positive terminal and a bus signal negative terminal;

[0014] The LAN port terminal is an eight-wire round terminal, including an Ethernet transmission negative terminal, an Ethernet reception positive terminal, an Ethernet transmission positive terminal, an Ethernet reception negative terminal, a power supply negative terminal and a power supply positive terminal;

[0015] The COM serial port terminal includes a serial port sending positive terminal, a serial port sending negative terminal, a CAN bus positive terminal, a CAN bus negative terminal, a common terminal, a ground terminal, a switch input terminal, a control signal output terminal, a main power supply positive terminal, a main power supply negative terminal, a backup power supply positive terminal, and a backup power supply negative terminal; wherein the serial port sending positive terminal and the serial port sending negative terminal are used to transfer RS485 or RS232 signals.

[0016] Furthermore, the upper end surface of the main body box is provided with a strip groove, and the strip groove is covered with a dark light-transmitting plate, which can both transmit light and cover the strip groove;

[0017] The light-transmitting plate is pasted with a yellow or green developing paste;

[0018] The control panel is provided with LED lights and light guide strips, and the light guide strips are provided with light guide holes, the bottom end of each light guide hole is aligned with the corresponding LED light, and the top end is aligned with the corresponding developing sticker; wherein each CAN bus terminal and COM serial port terminal is provided with 1 yellow developing sticker and 1 green developing sticker, and each LAN network port terminal is provided with 1 green developing sticker.

[0019] The control panel indicates the communication status of each interface by lighting up the LED light. When the LED light is on, the light is transmitted to the corresponding developing sticker through the light guide hole, which is convenient for users to check. The green developing sticker is used to indicate that the corresponding terminal is communicating normally or receiving information, and the yellow developing sticker is used to indicate that the corresponding terminal is sending communication.

[0020] Furthermore, the upper end surface of the main box is provided with a LOGO posting hole, a nameplate posting hole and a QR code posting hole, which are used to stick the LOGO, the nameplate and the QR code respectively.

[0021] Furthermore, a heat dissipation groove is provided on the upper end surface of the main box; the main chip of the control board faces the bottom end inside the main box, and a heat dissipation fan is provided on the inner side of the bottom cover facing the main chip of the control board. After the control board is powered on, the auxiliary main chip can be started synchronously to dissipate heat.

[0022] Furthermore, the side of the main body box is provided with an inwardly recessed threaded hole to facilitate overall positioning and enhance the appearance.

[0023] Furthermore, a transverse pressing groove is provided on the top of the main box, which is convenient for setting an intermediate pad during the assembly of multiple communication switching controllers, and is convenient for users to hold the device sideways when carrying it.

[0024] Furthermore, the main box and the bottom cover are made of aluminum alloy, which meets the rigidity and strength requirements and is easy to dissipate heat.

[0025] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following advantages.

[0026] 1. The utility model provides multiple CAN bus terminals, LAN network port terminals and COM serial port terminals at the same time, which can simultaneously connect multiple intelligent devices of different styles and connect them to the ship communication network.

[0027] 2. Each terminal block is equipped with an LED light. When the LED light is on, the light is transmitted to the corresponding developer through the light guide hole, which is convenient for users to check.

[0028] 3. A heat dissipation slot is set on the upper end surface of the main box, and a heat dissipation fan is set to align with the main chip of the control board to enhance the heat dissipation capacity of the entire device. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0029] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present utility model, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the embodiments of the present utility model. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and for ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can also be obtained based on these drawings without creative work.

[0030] Figure 1 It is a front stereoscopic diagram of the communication management controller in the utility model.

[0031] Figure 2 It is a rear perspective view of the communication management controller in the utility model.

[0032] Figure 3 It is a front stereogram corresponding to the explosion mode of the communication management controller in the utility model.

[0033] Figure 4It is a rear perspective diagram corresponding to the explosion mode of the communication management controller in the utility model.

[0034] Figure 5 It is a rear view corresponding to the cross-sectional view mode of the communication management controller in the utility model.

[0035] In the figure: 1-main box; 2-bottom cover; 3-control board; 101-bottom slot hole; 102-sealing pad; 104-circular interface; 105-square interface; 106-strip slot; 107-light-transmitting plate; 108-developing paste; 109-LOGO posting hole; 110-nameplate posting hole; 111-QR code posting hole; 112-heat dissipation slot; 113-threaded hole; 114-horizontal pressure slot; 201-cooling fan; 202-main chip; 31-wiring terminal; 311-CAN bus terminal; 312-LAN network port terminal; 313-COM serial port terminal; 32-LED lamp; 33-light guide bar; 331-light guide hole. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0036] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the utility model more clear, the utility model is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described here are only used to explain the utility model and are not used to limit the utility model.

[0037] In the description of the present invention, the terms "inside", "outside", "longitudinal", "lateral", "upper", "lower", "top", "bottom" and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and do not require that the present invention must be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be understood as limitations on the present invention.

[0038] In addition, the technical features involved in the various embodiments of the present invention described below can be combined with each other as long as they do not conflict with each other. The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0039] Examples, such as Figure 1-5 As shown, a communication switching controller is provided, which can be installed in a control cabin of a ship, and is used for switching information and providing a driving power supply. The communication switching controller comprises a main box 1, a bottom cover 2 and a control board 3; the bottom of the main box 1 is provided with a bottom slot hole 101 for accommodating the bottom cover 2, and a sealing gasket 102 is provided around the bottom slot hole 101; the bottom cover 2 can be tightly covered in the bottom slot hole 101 of the main box 1 and press the sealing gasket 102 to form the main frame of the communication switching controller, specifically, the main box 1 is a rectangular parallelepiped, 40 cm long, 25 cm wide, and 8 cm thick;

[0040] The front end side of the main box 1 is provided with an interface hole;

[0041] The control board 3 is fixed at the top of the main box 1 as the control center of the communication switching controller, and includes an MPU processor, a memory, a communication management circuit and a power distribution circuit, and has functions such as signal reception and transmission, data storage, calculation, and power management;

[0042] The control board 3 is provided with a wiring terminal 31, and the wiring terminal 31 extends from the interface hole to provide an external wiring interface;

[0043] The control panel 3 receives information and power from a third party via the connection terminal 31 , and after processing, sends the information and power to the controlled shipborne intelligent device via the connection terminal 31 .

[0044] In this embodiment, the wiring terminal 31 is arranged on the front side of the control board 3, including two CAN bus terminals 311 for CAN network communication, four LAN port terminals 312 for Ethernet communication and one COM serial port terminal 313 for power supply and serial communication;

[0045] The interface holes include a circular interface hole 104 and a square interface hole 105 arranged side by side;

[0046] The CAN bus terminal 311 and the LAN port terminal 312 are connected to the outside through the holes of the round interface 104 , and the COM serial port terminal 313 is connected to the outside through the holes of the square interface 105 .

[0047] In this embodiment, the CAN bus terminal 311 is a round terminal with five cores, which includes a ground terminal, a positive power terminal, a negative power terminal, a bus signal positive terminal and a bus signal negative terminal;

[0048] The LAN port terminal 312 is an eight-wire round terminal, which includes 1 Ethernet transmission negative terminal, 1 Ethernet reception positive terminal, 1 Ethernet transmission positive terminal, 1 Ethernet reception negative terminal, 2 power supply negative terminals and 2 power supply positive terminals;

[0049] The COM serial port terminal 313 includes 4 serial port transmission positive terminals, 4 serial port transmission negative terminals, 2 CAN bus positive terminals, 2 CAN bus negative terminals, 4 common terminals, 1 ground terminal, 1 switch input terminal, 1 control signal output terminal, 1 main power supply positive terminal, 1 main power supply negative terminal, 1 backup power supply positive terminal, and 1 backup power supply negative terminal; wherein the 4 serial port transmission positive terminals and the 4 serial port transmission negative terminals are used for transferring RS485 or RS232 signals;

[0050] A third-party power supply can be introduced from the main power positive terminal / main power negative terminal, and the backup main power positive terminal / backup main power negative terminal of the COM serial port terminal 313 to drive the communication adapter controller to work; the power positive terminal and power negative terminal of the CAN bus terminal 311 can output power to the outside, and the power positive terminal and power negative terminal of the LAN network port terminal 312 can output power to the outside.

[0051] In this embodiment, the upper end surface of the main box 1 is provided with a strip groove 106, and the strip groove 106 is covered with a dark light-transmitting plate 107, which can both transmit light and block the strip groove 106, and the light-transmitting plate 107 is made of rough film acrylic or dark glass; wherein the dimensions of the strip groove 106 and the light-transmitting plate 107 are both 30 cm long, 2 cm wide, and 0.5 cm thick;

[0052] The light-transmitting plate 107 is pasted with a yellow or green developing paste 108;

[0053] The control panel 3 is provided with an LED lamp 32 and a light guide bar 33, and the light guide bar 33 is provided with a light guide hole 331, and the bottom end of each light guide hole 331 is aligned with the corresponding LED lamp 32, and the top end is aligned with the corresponding developing sticker 108; wherein each CAN bus terminal 311 and COM serial port terminal 313 is provided with a yellow developing sticker 108 and a green developing sticker 108, and each LAN network port terminal 312 is provided with a green developing sticker 108.

[0054] The control board 3 indicates the communication status of each interface by lighting up the LED light 32. When the LED light 32 is on, the light is transmitted to the corresponding developing sticker 108 through the light guide hole 331, so that the developing sticker 108 shows the corresponding color, which is convenient for users to view. The green developing sticker 108 is used to prompt that the corresponding terminal 31 is communicating normally or receiving information, and the yellow developing sticker 108 is used to prompt that the corresponding terminal 31 is communicating and sending. Specifically, the TTL conversion chip in the control board 3 can be independently led out to light up the LED light 32 to indicate the sending and receiving status of the CAN bus terminal 311 and the COM serial port terminal 313; the control board 3 lights up the LED light 32 through the indication interface of the PHY or SWTICH chip to indicate the connection and transmission status of the LAN network port terminal 312.

[0055] In this embodiment, the upper end surface of the main box 1 is provided with a LOGO posting hole 109, a nameplate posting hole 110 and a QR code posting hole 111, which are used to stick a LOGO, a nameplate and a QR code respectively.

[0056] In this embodiment, a heat dissipation groove 112 is also provided on the upper end surface of the main box 1; the main chip 202 of the control board 3 faces the bottom end of the inside of the main box 1, and a heat dissipation fan 201 is provided on the inner side of the bottom cover 2 facing the main chip 202 of the control board 3. After the control board 3 is powered on, the auxiliary main chip 202 can be started synchronously to dissipate heat.

[0057] In this embodiment, a concave threaded hole 113 is provided on the side of the main body box 1 to facilitate overall positioning and enhance the appearance.

[0058] In this embodiment, a transverse pressing groove 114 is provided on the top of the main box 1, which is convenient for placing an intermediate cushion during the assembly of multiple communication switching controllers and convenient for users to hold the device sideways when carrying it.

[0059] In this embodiment, the main box 1 and the bottom cover 2 are made of aluminum alloy, which meets the rigidity and strength requirements and is easy to dissipate heat.

[0060] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A communication switching controller, which can be installed in a control cabin of a ship, characterized in that: The invention comprises a main box (1), a bottom cover (2) and a control panel (3); the main box (1) is provided with a bottom slot hole (101) for accommodating the bottom cover (2) at the bottom, and a sealing gasket (102) is provided around the bottom slot hole (101); the bottom cover (2) can be tightly covered in the bottom slot hole (101) of the main box (1) and press the sealing gasket (102); the front end side of the main box (1) is provided with an interface hole; the control panel (3) is fixed at the top end of the main box (1) as the control center of the communication switching controller; the control panel (3) is provided with a wiring terminal (31), and the wiring terminal (31) extends from the interface hole to provide an external wiring interface; the control panel (3) receives information and power from a third party via the wiring terminal (31), and sends the information and power to the controlled shipborne intelligent device via the wiring terminal (31) after processing.

2. The communication switching controller according to claim 1, characterized in that: The wiring terminal (31) is arranged on the front side of the control board (3), and includes a CAN bus terminal (311), a LAN network port terminal (312) and a COM serial port terminal (313); the interface hole includes a circular interface (104) hole and a square interface (105) hole arranged side by side; wherein the CAN bus terminal (311) and the LAN network port terminal (312) are connected to the outside through the circular interface (104) hole, and the COM serial port terminal (313) is connected to the outside through the square interface (105) hole.

3. The communication switching controller according to claim 2, characterized in that: The CAN bus terminal (311) is a five-wire circular terminal, including a ground terminal, a power positive terminal, a power negative terminal, a bus signal positive terminal, and a bus signal negative terminal; the LAN network port terminal (312) is an eight-wire circular terminal, including an Ethernet transmission negative terminal, an Ethernet reception positive terminal, an Ethernet transmission positive terminal, an Ethernet reception negative terminal, a power negative terminal, and a power positive terminal; the COM serial port terminal (313) includes a serial port transmission positive terminal, a serial port transmission negative terminal, a CAN bus positive terminal, a CAN bus negative terminal, a common terminal, a ground terminal, a switch input terminal, a control signal output terminal, a main power positive terminal, a main power negative terminal, a backup power positive terminal, and a backup power negative terminal; The positive terminal and negative terminal of the serial port are used to transfer RS485 or RS232 signals.

4. The communication switching controller according to claim 3, characterized in that: The upper end surface of the main body box (1) is provided with a strip groove (106), and the strip groove (106) is covered with a dark light-transmitting plate (107); the light-transmitting plate (107) is affixed with a developing sticker (108); the control panel (3) is provided with an LED lamp (32) and a light guide bar (33), and the light guide bar (33) is provided with a light guide hole (331), and the bottom end of each light guide hole (331) is aligned with the corresponding LED lamp (32), and the top end is aligned with the corresponding developing sticker (108); when the LED lamp (32) is lit, the light is transmitted to the corresponding developing sticker (108) through the light guide hole (331), so as to facilitate viewing by a user.

5. The communication switching controller according to claim 4, characterized in that: The light-transmitting plate (107) is made of coarse-film acrylic or dark glass; the light-transmitting plate (107) is pasted with a yellow or green developing paste (108).

6. The communication switching controller according to claim 5, characterized in that: The upper end surface of the main body box (1) is provided with a LOGO pasting hole (109), a nameplate pasting hole (110) and a QR code pasting hole (111), which are used to paste the LOGO, the nameplate and the QR code respectively.

7. The communication switching controller according to claim 6, characterized in that: The upper end surface of the main box (1) is also provided with a heat dissipation groove (112); the main chip (202) of the control board (3) faces the bottom end inside the main box (1), and a heat dissipation fan (201) is provided on the inner side of the bottom cover (2) facing the main chip (202) of the control board (3).

8. The communication switching controller according to claim 7, characterized in that: The side of the main body box (1) is provided with an inwardly recessed threaded hole (113) to facilitate overall positioning.

9. The communication switching controller according to claim 8, characterized in that: The top of the main box (1) is provided with a transverse pressing groove (114).

10. The communication switching controller according to claim 9, characterized in that: The main box (1) and the bottom cover (2) are made of aluminum alloy.

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