Multi-source data acquisition terminal integrated gateway

Abstract

The utility model relates to a multi-source data acquisition terminal integrated gateway, and the gateway comprises an upper end communication unit which comprises at least one upper end communication interface, the at least one upper end communication interface is configured with at least one upper end communication protocol, and the upper end communication unit is used for carrying out the communication with a cloud through the at least one upper end communication interface; the lower-end communication unit comprises at least one lower-end communication interface, the at least one lower-end communication interface is configured with at least one lower-end communication protocol, and the lower-end communication unit is used for communicating with at least one slave device through the at least one lower-end communication interface; the main control chip is used for configuring an upper end communication interface and an upper end communication protocol for at least one slave device based on a communication protocol used by the at least one slave device connected with the upper end communication unit. Data of different communication interfaces, different communication protocols and different communication formats on site are collected, analyzed and summarized, and then information interaction with a cloud platform is achieved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of electronic communication technology, and in particular to an integrated gateway for multi-source data acquisition terminals. Background Art

[0002] With the increasing popularity of intelligent devices, the number of various types of intelligent devices has increased exponentially. However, there are many intelligent device manufacturers, and the communication interfaces and communication protocols / formats of intelligent devices from different manufacturers vary. In addition, driven by intelligence, scene linkage has become a keyword of this era. Scene linkage requires data exchange between devices across industries, so that it can be better applied in various working environments.

[0003] In view of this, there is an urgent need on the market for a multi-source data acquisition terminal gateway that can integrate various commonly used communication ports with communication protocols and communication formats, so as to realize data collection of various intelligent devices, analyze and summarize the data of all devices, obtain the real data of the slave machine, and then perform calculations and analysis to realize information interaction and scene linkage. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The present application provides an Internet of Things gateway device with multi-source data collection function, which collects, analyzes and aggregates data from different communication interfaces, different untrusted protocols and different communication formats on site, and then realizes information interaction with the cloud platform.

[0005] The embodiments of the present application provide a multi-source data acquisition terminal integrated gateway, comprising:

[0006] An upper-end communication unit, comprising at least one upper-end communication interface, at least one of the upper-end communication interfaces being configured with at least one upper-end communication protocol, the upper-end communication unit being configured to communicate with the cloud via the at least one upper-end communication interface;

[0007] a lower end communication unit, comprising at least one lower end communication interface, at least one of the lower end communication interfaces being configured with at least one lower end communication protocol, the lower end communication unit being configured to communicate with at least one slave device via the at least one lower end communication interface;

[0008] A main control chip is respectively connected to the upper communication unit and the lower communication unit, and is used to configure an upper communication interface and an upper communication protocol for at least one of the slave devices based on the communication protocol used by at least one of the slave devices connected to the upper communication unit.

[0009] In the above-mentioned multi-source data acquisition terminal integrated gateway, as a preferred solution, the integrated gateway further includes a storage module, and the storage module is connected to the main control chip;

[0010] After the master control chip configures the upper communication interface and the upper communication protocol for at least one of the slave devices, the master control chip generates configuration information corresponding to each of the slave devices and sends the configuration information to the storage module for storage.

[0011] In the above-mentioned multi-source data acquisition terminal integrated gateway, as a preferred solution, the storage module is an EEPROM storage module.

[0012] In the above-mentioned multi-source data acquisition terminal integrated gateway, as a preferred solution, the integrated gateway further includes a power supply module, one end of which is provided with an external power supply, and the other end of which is connected to the upper communication unit, the lower communication unit and the main control chip;

[0013] The power supply module is used to supply power to the upper communication unit, the lower communication unit and the main control chip.

[0014] In the above-mentioned multi-source data acquisition terminal integrated gateway, as a preferred solution, the upper end communication unit includes a mobile communication module, and / or a WIFI communication module and / or an upper end Ethernet communication module;

[0015] The mobile communication module is used to communicate with the cloud via a mobile network;

[0016] The WIFI communication module is used to communicate with the cloud via a WIFI network;

[0017] The upper Ethernet communication module is used to communicate with the cloud via a wired network.

[0018] In the above-mentioned multi-source data acquisition terminal integrated gateway, as a preferred solution, the upper end communication interface used by the mobile communication module includes a UART interface or a USB interface, and the upper end communication protocol used includes a 4G / LTE cellular network communication protocol;

[0019] The upper communication interface used by the WIFI communication module includes an SPI interface, a UART interface or a USB interface, and the upper communication protocol used includes a Wi-Fi protocol;

[0020] The upper end communication interface used by the upper end Ethernet communication module includes an MDIO interface, and the upper end communication protocol used includes an Ethernet protocol.

[0021] In the above-mentioned multi-source data acquisition terminal integrated gateway, as a preferred solution, the lower end communication unit includes a 485 communication module, and / or a 232 communication module, and / or a LoRa module and / or a Zigbee module;

[0022] The 485 communication module is used to communicate with the slave device via the RS-485 bus;

[0023] The 232 communication module is used to communicate with the slave device via the RS-232 bus;

[0024] The LoRa module is used to communicate with the slave device via a wireless network;

[0025] The Zigbee module is used to communicate with the slave device via a wireless network;

[0026] The wireless communication distance between the LoRa module and the slave device is greater than the wireless communication distance between the Zigbee module and the slave device.

[0027] In the above-mentioned multi-source data acquisition terminal integrated gateway, as a preferred solution, the lower end communication interface used by the 485 communication module includes a UART interface, and the lower end communication protocol used includes an RS-485 bus protocol;

[0028] The lower end communication interface used by the 232 communication module includes a UART interface, and the lower end communication protocol used includes an RS-232 serial communication protocol;

[0029] The lower end communication interface used by the LoRa module includes an SPI interface, and the lower end communication protocol used includes the LoRaWAN protocol;

[0030] The lower end communication interface used by the Zigbee module includes an SPI interface or a UART interface, and the lower end communication protocol used includes the Zigbee protocol.

[0031] In the above-mentioned multi-source data acquisition terminal integrated gateway, as a preferred solution, the integrated gateway further includes a clock module, which is connected to the main control chip and is used to provide time information for the main control chip.

[0032] According to the multi-source data acquisition terminal integrated gateway of the above embodiment, it communicates with the cloud through an upper-end communication unit including at least one upper-end communication interface and at least one upper-end communication protocol, and communicates with at least one slave device through a lower-end communication unit including at least one lower-end communication interface and at least one lower-end communication protocol. The main control chip configures different upper-end communication interfaces and lower-end communication interfaces for different slave devices, thereby integrating various commonly used communication ports with communication protocols and communication formats, thereby realizing data collection of various slave devices, thereby parsing and summarizing the data of all devices to obtain data of slave devices with different communication protocols. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0033] Figure 1A schematic diagram of the structure of a multi-source data acquisition terminal integrated gateway provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0034] Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the gateway protocol of the multi-source data acquisition terminal integrated gateway provided in an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] The present application is further described in detail below by means of specific embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Similar elements in different embodiments are numbered with associated similar elements. In the following embodiments, many detailed descriptions are provided to enable the present application to be better understood. However, those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that some of the features may be omitted in different circumstances, or may be replaced by other elements, materials, or methods. In some cases, some operations related to the present application are not shown or described in the specification. This is to avoid the core portion of the present application being overwhelmed by excessive descriptions. For those skilled in the art, it is not necessary to describe these related operations in detail. They can fully understand the related operations based on the description in the specification and the general technical knowledge in the art.

[0036] In addition, the features, operations, or characteristics described in the specification may be combined in any appropriate manner to form various embodiments. Furthermore, the steps or actions in the method description may be reordered or adjusted in a manner readily apparent to those skilled in the art. Therefore, the various sequences in the specification and drawings are provided solely for the purpose of clearly describing a particular embodiment and are not intended to be mandatory, unless otherwise specified.

[0037] Component numbers used herein, such as "first" and "second," are used solely to distinguish the components being described and do not convey any sequential or technical meaning. References to "connection" and "coupling" herein, unless otherwise specified, include both direct and indirect connections (couplings).

[0038] Please refer to Figure 1 、 Figure 2In an embodiment of the present application, a multi-source data acquisition terminal integrated gateway is provided, comprising: an upper-end communication unit, comprising at least one upper-end communication interface, at least one of the upper-end communication interfaces being configured with at least one upper-end communication protocol, and the upper-end communication unit being used to communicate with the cloud through at least one upper-end communication interface; a lower-end communication unit, comprising at least one lower-end communication interface, at least one of the lower-end communication interfaces being configured with at least one lower-end communication protocol, and the lower-end communication unit being used to communicate with at least one slave device through at least one lower-end communication interface; a main control chip, respectively connected to the upper-end communication unit and the lower-end communication unit, for respectively configuring an upper-end communication interface and an upper-end communication protocol for at least one slave device based on the communication protocol used by at least one of the slave devices connected to the upper-end communication unit.

[0039] In the above-mentioned multi-source data acquisition terminal integrated gateway, as a preferred solution, the integrated gateway also includes a storage module, which is connected to the main control chip; after the main control chip configures the upper-end communication interface and the upper-end communication protocol for at least one of the slave devices, the main control chip generates the configuration information corresponding to each of the slave devices and sends it to the storage module for storage.

[0040] In the above-mentioned multi-source data acquisition terminal integrated gateway, as a preferred solution, the storage module is an EEPROM storage module.

[0041] In the above-mentioned multi-source data acquisition terminal integrated gateway, as a preferred solution, the integrated gateway also includes a power supply module, one end of the power supply module is provided with an external power supply, and the other end is connected to the upper communication unit, the lower communication unit and the main control chip; the power supply module is used to supply power to the upper communication unit, the lower communication unit and the main control chip.

[0042] In the above-mentioned multi-source data acquisition terminal integrated gateway, as a preferred solution, the upper-end communication unit includes a mobile communication module, and / or a WIFI communication module and / or an upper-end Ethernet communication module; the mobile communication module is used to communicate with the cloud through a mobile network; the WIFI communication module is used to communicate with the cloud through a WIFI network; the upper-end Ethernet communication module is used to communicate with the cloud through a wired network.

[0043] In the above-mentioned multi-source data acquisition terminal integrated gateway, as a preferred solution, the upper-end communication interface used by the mobile communication module includes a UART interface or a USB interface, and the upper-end communication protocol used includes a 4G / LTE cellular network communication protocol; the upper-end communication interface used by the WIFI communication module includes an SPI interface, a UART interface or a USB interface, and the upper-end communication protocol used includes a Wi-Fi protocol; the upper-end communication interface used by the upper-end Ethernet communication module includes an MDIO interface, and the upper-end communication protocol used includes an Ethernet protocol.

[0044] In the above-mentioned multi-source data acquisition terminal integrated gateway, as a preferred solution, the lower end communication unit includes a 485 communication module, and / or a 232 communication module, and / or a LoRa module and / or a Zigbee module; the 485 communication module is used to communicate with the slave device through the RS-485 bus; the 232 communication module is used to communicate with the slave device through the RS-232 bus; the LoRa module is used to communicate with the slave device through a wireless network; the Zigbee module is used to communicate with the slave device through a wireless network; wherein the wireless communication distance between the LoRa module and the slave device is greater than the wireless communication distance between the Zigbee module and the slave device.

[0045] In the above-mentioned multi-source data acquisition terminal integrated gateway, as a preferred solution, the lower-end communication interface used by the 485 communication module includes a UART interface, and the lower-end communication protocol used includes the RS-485 bus protocol; the lower-end communication interface used by the 232 communication module includes a UART interface, and the lower-end communication protocol used includes the RS-232 serial communication protocol; the lower-end communication interface used by the LoRa module includes an SPI interface, and the lower-end communication protocol used includes the LoRaWAN protocol; the lower-end communication interface used by the Zigbee module includes an SPI interface or a UART interface, and the lower-end communication protocol used includes the Zigbee protocol.

[0046] In the above-mentioned multi-source data acquisition terminal integrated gateway, as a preferred solution, the integrated gateway further includes a clock module, which is connected to the main control chip and is used to provide time information for the main control chip.

[0047] The configuration and usage process of the multi-source data acquisition terminal integrated gateway for this application is as follows:

[0048] When connecting the gateway to the internet or IoT, the user must first select a connection method. 4G requires no special configuration. Wi-Fi requires a username and password, and the method for obtaining an IP address. Custom IP requires configuration, but automatic IP address selection does not require further configuration. Ethernet requires the user to select either automatic or custom IP address. Custom IP requires configuration, but automatic IP address selection does not require further configuration. The user then selects the upstream communication protocol. MQTT requires configuration of the server address, port, username, and password. The device ID, which serves as the gateway's unique identifier, must be automatically obtained. The user must also configure various communication topics and the reporting mode. TCP requires configuration of the server address and port. HTTP requires configuration of the remote address. This completes upstream communication configuration.

[0049] The lower-end configuration requires the user to configure the various ports to be used. For ports 485 and 232, the baud rate, data bits, stop bits, and parity must be configured. This configuration must match the slave device. For the LoRa module, the communication channel, module address, and air rate must be configured to match the LoRa module being communicated with. For the Zigbee module, the channel and PAN ID must be configured to match the communication module. Then, by mapping the port to the protocol, various details can be configured based on the slave device. Data format decoding, multiplier changes, shifting, decimal place adjustment, and threshold setting are supported.

[0050] With the scheduled function, users can configure the hour, minute, single execution, and daily execution. Scheduled functions include key-based data delivery and DO port output. With the edge computing function, users can perform various calculations, such as logic, comparison, and assignment, on data collected from slave devices, and then report the processed data.

[0051] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that all or part of the functions of the various methods in the above embodiments can be implemented by hardware or by computer program. When all or part of the functions in the above embodiments are implemented by computer program, the program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, and the storage medium can include: read-only memory, random access memory, disk, optical disk, hard disk, etc., and the program is executed by a computer to implement the above functions. For example, the program is stored in the memory of the device, and when the program in the memory is executed by the processor, all or part of the above functions can be implemented. In addition, when all or part of the functions in the above embodiments are implemented by computer program, the program can also be stored in a storage medium such as a server, another computer, disk, optical disk, flash disk or mobile hard disk, and saved in the memory of the local device by downloading or copying, or the system of the local device is updated. When the program in the memory is executed by the processor, all or part of the functions in the above embodiments can be implemented.

[0052] The above examples are used to illustrate the present application, which are only used to help understand the present application and are not intended to limit the present application. For those skilled in the art of the present application, based on the concept of the present application, they can also make some simple deductions, modifications or substitutions.

Claims

1. A multi-source data acquisition terminal integrated gateway, characterized in that: include: An upper-end communication unit, comprising at least one upper-end communication interface, at least one of the upper-end communication interfaces being configured with at least one upper-end communication protocol, the upper-end communication unit being configured to communicate with the cloud via the at least one upper-end communication interface; a lower end communication unit, comprising at least one lower end communication interface, at least one of the lower end communication interfaces being configured with at least one lower end communication protocol, the lower end communication unit being configured to communicate with at least one slave device via the at least one lower end communication interface; A main control chip is respectively connected to the upper communication unit and the lower communication unit, and is used to configure an upper communication interface and an upper communication protocol for at least one of the slave devices based on the communication protocol used by at least one of the slave devices connected to the upper communication unit.

2. The multi-source data acquisition terminal integrated gateway according to claim 1, characterized in that: The integrated gateway further includes a storage module, which is connected to the main control chip; After the master control chip configures the upper communication interface and the upper communication protocol for at least one of the slave devices, the master control chip generates configuration information corresponding to each of the slave devices and sends the configuration information to the storage module for storage.

3. The multi-source data acquisition terminal integrated gateway according to claim 2, characterized in that: The storage module is an EEPROM storage module.

4. The multi-source data acquisition terminal integrated gateway according to claim 1, characterized in that: The integrated gateway further includes a power supply module, one end of which is provided with an external power supply, and the other end of which is connected to the upper communication unit, the lower communication unit and the main control chip; The power supply module is used to supply power to the upper communication unit, the lower communication unit and the main control chip.

5. The multi-source data acquisition terminal integrated gateway according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper communication unit includes a mobile communication module, and / or a WIFI communication module and / or an upper Ethernet communication module; The mobile communication module is used to communicate with the cloud via a mobile network; The WIFI communication module is used to communicate with the cloud via a WIFI network; The upper Ethernet communication module is used to communicate with the cloud via a wired network.

6. The multi-source data acquisition terminal integrated gateway according to claim 5, characterized in that: The upper communication interface used by the mobile communication module includes a UART interface or a USB interface, and the upper communication protocol used includes a 4G / LTE cellular network communication protocol; The upper communication interface used by the WIFI communication module includes an SPI interface, a UART interface or a USB interface, and the upper communication protocol used includes a Wi-Fi protocol; The upper end communication interface used by the upper end Ethernet communication module includes an MDIO interface, and the upper end communication protocol used includes an Ethernet protocol.

7. The multi-source data acquisition terminal integrated gateway according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lower end communication unit includes a 485 communication module, and / or a 232 communication module, and / or a LoRa module and / or a Zigbee module; The 485 communication module is used to communicate with the slave device via the RS-485 bus; The 232 communication module is used to communicate with the slave device via the RS-232 bus; The LoRa module is used to communicate with the slave device via a wireless network; The Zigbee module is used to communicate with the slave device via a wireless network; The wireless communication distance between the LoRa module and the slave device is greater than the wireless communication distance between the Zigbee module and the slave device.

8. The multi-source data acquisition terminal integrated gateway according to claim 7, characterized in that: The lower end communication interface used by the 485 communication module includes a UART interface, and the lower end communication protocol used includes an RS-485 bus protocol; The lower end communication interface used by the 232 communication module includes a UART interface, and the lower end communication protocol used includes an RS-232 serial communication protocol; The lower end communication interface used by the LoRa module includes an SPI interface, and the lower end communication protocol used includes the LoRaWAN protocol; The lower end communication interface used by the Zigbee module includes an SPI interface or a UART interface, and the lower end communication protocol used includes the Zigbee protocol.

9. The multi-source data acquisition terminal integrated gateway according to claim 1, characterized in that: The integrated gateway further includes a clock module, which is connected to the main control chip and is used to provide time information for the main control chip.

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