Smart home controller

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of intelligent household equipment, and specifically discloses an intelligent household controller comprising an MCU module, a relay output module, an indicating lamp output module, an OLED display screen output module, a flash storage chip, a wireless radio frequency module, and an input module. The relay output module, the indicating lamp output module, the OLED display screen output module, the flash storage chip, the wireless radio frequency module and the input module are all connected with the MCU module; wherein one side, far away from the MCU module, of the relay output module is connected with one side, far away from the MCU module, of the indicating lamp output module. The intelligent household controller is high in flexibility and strong in expansibility, and can meet the requirements of different users.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of smart home equipment, in particular to a smart home controller. Background Art

[0002] Smart home uses residence as a platform and integrates facilities related to home life through integrated wiring technology, network communication technology, security technology, automatic control technology, and audio and video technology. This process aims to build an efficient management system for residential facilities and daily household affairs, thereby improving the safety, convenience, comfort and artistry of the home, and ultimately achieving an environmentally friendly and energy-saving living environment.

[0003] Although existing smart home controllers are already popular in the market, they still have some shortcomings. For example, there are many types of controllers, adding and deleting controllers requires pairing steps, which is complicated to operate. Some controllers rely on software settings, which is not conducive to the use of some elderly people or users without computer skills. In addition, some controllers have limited scalability and are difficult to adapt to users' possible future needs for smart devices.

[0004] Therefore, how to improve the user-friendliness and scalability of existing smart home controllers and simplify operation has become a technical problem that technical personnel in this field urgently need to solve. Utility Model Content

[0005] In view of this, the present invention aims to improve the user-friendliness, scalability and simplicity of operation of the existing smart home controller by targeting the deficiencies of the prior art.

[0006] The utility model provides a smart home controller, comprising:

[0007] MCU module, relay output module, indicator light output module, OLED display screen output module, flash memory chip, wireless radio frequency module, input module, the relay output module, the indicator light output module, the OLED display screen output module, the flash memory chip, the wireless radio frequency module, the input module are all connected to the MCU module;

[0008] Wherein, a side of the relay output module away from the MCU module is connected to a side of the indicator light output module away from the MCU module.

[0009] Furthermore, the MCU module is a single chip microcomputer with SPI communication.

[0010] Furthermore, the flash storage chip is an EEROM data storage chip.

[0011] Furthermore, it is characterized in that the wireless radio frequency module includes an NRF24L01 chip and an LT8920 chip.

[0012] Furthermore, the wireless radio frequency module is connected to the MCU module via a flexible flat cable.

[0013] Furthermore, the input module includes: a dial switch input unit, a key input unit, a reset input unit, an internal address key input unit and a serial port input unit.

[0014] Furthermore, the smart home controller further includes:

[0015] The voice module is connected to the MCU module.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are that the smart home controller provided by the present invention realizes efficient data processing and flexible control functions by connecting various modules with the MCU module; through the integrated wireless radio frequency module, the smart home controller can realize multi-level data transmission within the system through the software algorithm in the MCU, thereby realizing remote control and monitoring; the relay output module provided in this embodiment can be connected to smart homes such as light bulbs, curtain motors, clothes hanger motors and water heater heating motors, realizing remote control of these devices; the indicator light output module provides users with intuitive device status indications, such as power status, network connection status and operating status of each device; OL The ED display screen output module provides a friendly user interface that displays system information, device status, and operation menus, allowing users to easily set up and control devices; through the flash storage chip, the smart home controller can save user configuration information and operation records, and this information will not be lost even in the event of a power outage; the internal address button input unit is simple to operate and can replace the pairing function. When the internal addresses are the same, the controllers are connected, and when the internal addresses are different, the controllers are controlled independently; the input module can switch the smart home controller to a variety of different modes through different input units, such as global mode, local mode, or curtain mode, etc., so as to meet the control needs in different scenarios. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the smart home controller of the utility model;

[0018] Figure 2 A three-dimensional diagram of a certain embodiment of the smart home controller of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of a certain embodiment of the smart home controller of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 4 This is a circuit schematic diagram of a relay output module of the smart home controller of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 5 This is a circuit schematic diagram of the indicator light output module of the smart home controller of the utility model;

[0022] Figure 6 This is a circuit schematic diagram of the OLED display screen output module of the smart home controller of the utility model;

[0023] Figure 7 This is a circuit schematic diagram of the MCU module of the smart home controller of the utility model;

[0024] Figure 8 This is a circuit diagram of the input module of the smart home controller of the utility model;

[0025] Fig. 9 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the flexible flat cable of the smart home controller of the utility model;

[0026] Fig.10 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the voice module of the smart home controller of the utility model;

[0027] Fig.11 The utility model is a schematic diagram of the structure of the key input unit of the smart home controller.

[0028] In the figure: 100, MCU module; 110, relay output module; 120, indicator light output module; 130, OLED display screen output module; 140, flash memory chip; 150, wireless radio frequency module; 160, input module; 161, dip switch input unit; 162, key input unit; 163, reset input unit; 164, internal address key input unit; 165, serial port input unit; 170, soft cable; 180, voice module. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0030] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "center", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", etc., indicating orientations or positional relationships, are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application 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 application.

[0031] The terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of this application, unless otherwise specified, "plurality" means two or more.

[0032] In the description of this application, 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 this application can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0033] See also Figure 1-11 As shown, this embodiment provides a smart home controller, including: an MCU module 100, a relay output module 110, an indicator light output module, an OLED display screen output module 120, a flash storage chip 140, a wireless radio frequency module 150, and an input module 160, wherein the relay output module 110, the indicator light output module, the OLED display screen output module 120, the flash storage chip 140, the wireless radio frequency module 150, and the input module 160 are all connected to the MCU module 100;

[0034] The side of the relay output module 110 away from the MCU module 100 is connected to the side of the indicator light output module away from the MCU module 100 .

[0035] It can be seen that the smart home controller provided in this embodiment realizes efficient data processing and control functions by connecting various modules to the MCU module 100; through the integrated wireless radio frequency module 150, the smart home controller can realize multi-level data transmission within the system through the software algorithm in the MCU, thereby realizing remote control and monitoring; the relay output module 110 provided in this embodiment can be connected to smart homes such as light bulbs, curtain motors, clothes hanger motors and water heater heating motors, realizing remote control of these devices; the indicator light output module provides users with intuitive device status indications, such as power status, network connection status and operating status of each device; the OLED display screen output module 120 provides a friendly user interface that displays system information, device status, and operation menus, allowing users to easily set up and control devices; through the flash storage chip 140, the smart home controller can save the user's configuration information and operation records, and even in the event of a power outage, this information will not be lost; the internal address key input unit is simple to operate and can replace the pairing function. When the internal addresses are the same, the controllers are connected, and when the internal addresses are different, the controllers are controlled independently; the input module 160 can switch the smart home controller to a variety of different modes through different input units, such as: global mode, local mode, or curtain mode, etc., so as to meet the control needs in different scenarios.

[0036] Specifically, the MCU module 100 is a single chip microcomputer with SPI communication.

[0037] It is understandable that the MCU module 100 selects one or more of the STM32 series chips, GD32 series chips, AP32 series chips, MM32 series chips, CH32 series chips, HC32 series chips, CKS32 series chips, and PY32 series chips. The STM32 series chips have high performance and rich peripheral interfaces, which can meet the processing power and scalability requirements of smart home controllers; the GD32 series chips provide an ideal choice for cost-sensitive applications with their high cost performance and good compatibility; the AP32 series chips are particularly suitable for battery-powered portable smart home devices with their low power consumption characteristics; the MM32 series chips provide support for smart home controllers that require audio and video functions with their powerful multimedia processing capabilities. The CH32 series chips are particularly suitable for industrial-grade smart home applications with their high reliability; the HC32 series chips provide protection for scenarios that require fast data processing with their high-speed performance; the CKS32 series chips provide additional protection for the data security of smart home controllers with their encryption functions; the PY32 series chips reduce the development difficulty with their Python programming support, making rapid prototyping and customized applications possible.

[0038] It is understandable that, in addition to the above chip models, the MCU module 100 can also select other single-chip microcomputers with SPI communication to meet the specific needs of different manufacturers and developers.

[0039] Specifically, the flash memory chip 140 is an EEROM data storage chip.

[0040] It is understandable that the flash memory chip 140 is an EEROM data storage chip, including memory chips of models 24C02, 24C04, 24C08, 24C16, 24C32, 24C64, 24C128 and 24C256. The memory chip of model 24C02 has a smaller storage capacity and is suitable for storing simple configuration information and a small amount of operation records; the memory chips of models 24C04 and 24C08 provide more storage space and can save more user settings and log information; the memory chips of models 24C16, 24C32, 24C64, 24C128 and 24C256 provide a larger storage capacity and are suitable for application scenarios that need to store a large amount of data, such as video surveillance, voice recording, etc.

[0041] Specifically, it also includes: a power module, which is connected to the MCU module 100, and the power module is used to provide 110-220V AC, 12V DC, 5V DC, 3.3V DC and a battery.

[0042] Understandably, the power module ensures the compatibility of the smart home controller in different countries and regions. The 110-220V AC interface allows the controller to be directly connected to the home power grid, while the 12V, 5V and 3.3V DC interfaces provide the controller with compatibility with external devices and sensors, ensuring the stable operation of the entire smart home system.

[0043] Specifically, it is characterized in that the wireless radio frequency module 150 includes an NRF24L01 chip and an LT8920 chip.

[0044] It is understandable that the NRF24L01 chip is particularly suitable for short-distance smart home control applications with its low power consumption and high-speed wireless communication capabilities; while the LT8920 chip provides a reliable wireless connection solution for smart home systems that need to cover a wider area with its long-distance communication capabilities and anti-interference performance. The NRF24L01 chip supports the 2.4GHz frequency band and can achieve fast data transmission, which is suitable for the interconnection of smart devices within the home; the LT8920 chip can achieve long-distance data transmission through LoRa technology, allowing smart home controllers to communicate with outdoor devices or remote sensors.

[0045] Specifically, the wireless RF module 150 is connected to the MCU module 100 via a flexible flat cable 170 .

[0046] It can be understood that the connection method of the soft flat cable 170 provides a flexible wiring solution, which is convenient for the connection and layout optimization between modules, while reducing the mechanical stress during the assembly process and improving the reliability of the system; the use of the soft flat cable 170 allows the wireless RF module 150 to be more conveniently installed on the controller housing to achieve better wireless reception and wireless transmission signals, and facilitate maintenance and upgrades; the light and thin characteristics of the soft flat cable 170 help to reduce the space occupied inside the controller, providing more possibilities for the integration of other functional modules.

[0047] Specifically, the input module 160 includes: a dip switch input unit 161 , a key input unit 162 , a reset input unit 163 , an internal address key input unit 164 and a serial port input unit 165 .

[0048] It can be understood that the dip switch input unit 161 allows the user to select different working modes or configuration parameters through simple switch settings, and its operation is intuitive and not prone to errors; the key input unit 162 provides a more flexible interaction method, and the user can execute different control commands through short or long presses; the reset input unit 163 is used to perform a reset operation when an abnormality occurs in the system to ensure that the system can quickly return to normal working conditions; the internal address key input unit 164 provides the system with a simpler pairing method. When the internal addresses are the same, the controllers are connected, and when the internal addresses are different, the controllers are controlled independently; the serial port input unit 165 provides developers or advanced users with a way to debug and control the system through a computer or other serial port device, which facilitates complex programming and troubleshooting.

[0049] Specifically, the smart home controller also includes: a voice module 180 connected to the MCU module 100.

[0050] It is understandable that the voice module 180 greatly enhances the interactive experience of the smart home controller. Through the integrated voice recognition technology, users can use natural language to control home appliances without manual operation or remote control. The voice module 180 supports multiple languages ​​and dialects, ensuring wide user applicability.

[0051] In summary, the smart home controller provided in this embodiment has high flexibility and strong scalability, and can meet the needs of different users. By supporting multiple chip series, users can choose the most suitable MCU module 100 according to the actual application scenario, whether it is the STM32 series that pursues high performance, the GD32 series that focuses on cost-effectiveness, or the AP32 series that has strict requirements on power consumption, they can find corresponding solutions; the smart home controller also has powerful data storage capabilities, and through EEROM data storage chips of different capacities, it can cope with various needs from simple configuration to large amounts of data recording; in terms of power management, the power module design of the smart home controller is thoughtful, not only supporting the input of multiple voltage levels, but also ensuring the compatibility of the device in different countries and regions. Such a design enables the smart home controller to adapt to the power grid standards of different regions around the world, providing users with a more convenient user experience; in terms of wireless communication, the controller integrates NRF24L01 and LT8920 chips to achieve a perfect combination of short-distance and long-distance communications. The low power consumption and high-speed characteristics of the NRF24L01 chip make communication between smart home devices more efficient, while the long-distance communication capability of the LT8920 chip ensures that the smart home controller can maintain a stable connection even in a large residential or commercial space; in the input module 160, the smart home controller provides a variety of input methods, from dip switches to serial port input, each of which provides users with different operational conveniences; the addition of the voice module 180 makes the interaction of the smart home controller more natural and user-friendly, and users can easily control various smart devices in the home through voice commands, greatly improving the user experience.

[0052] Obviously, those skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Thus, if these modifications and variations of the present invention fall within the scope of the claims of the present invention and their equivalents, the present invention is also intended to include these modifications and variations.

Claims

1. A smart home controller, characterized in that: include: MCU module, relay output module, indicator light output module, OLED display screen output module, flash memory chip, wireless radio frequency module, input module, the relay output module, the indicator light output module, the OLED display screen output module, the flash memory chip, the wireless radio frequency module, the input module are all connected to the MCU module; Wherein, a side of the relay output module away from the MCU module is connected to a side of the indicator light output module away from the MCU module.

2. The smart home controller according to claim 1, characterized in that: The MCU module is a single chip microcomputer with SPI communication.

3. The smart home controller according to claim 1, characterized in that: The flash memory chip is an EEROM data storage chip.

4. The smart home controller according to claim 1, characterized in that: The wireless radio frequency module includes an NRF24L01 chip and an LT8920 chip.

5. The smart home controller according to claim 1, characterized in that: The wireless radio frequency module is connected to the MCU module via a flexible flat cable.

6. The smart home controller according to claim 1, characterized in that: The input module includes: a dial switch input unit, a key input unit, a reset input unit, an internal address key input unit and a serial port input unit.

7. The smart home controller according to claim 1, characterized in that: The smart home controller also includes: The voice module is connected to the MCU module.

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