Extensible multi-interface gateway with data processing function
By designing an extensible multi-interface gateway with data processing capabilities, the problems of large size, high cost and low interface utilization of existing equipment are solved, and the efficiency of device access and platform deployment is improved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202422115713.4
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-08-30
- Publication Date
- 2025-10-17
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-08-30
AI Technical Summary
Existing multi-interface gateway devices are large in size, high in cost, have low interface utilization, and lack data processing capabilities, which increases the difficulty and workload of device deployment.
An extensible multi-interface gateway with data processing function is designed. It adopts a combination of main control board and expansion communication board, supports multiple interface protocols, has built-in gateway configuration software, provides data preprocessing and device model definition, and supports multiple communication protocols and device access.
This results in lower equipment costs, smaller size, more flexible installation, reduced interface waste, and improved equipment access efficiency and platform deployment efficiency.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to multi -interface gateway technical field, concretely is a kind of extensible multi -interface gateway with data processing function. BACKGROUND
[0002] With the rapid development of Internet of Things technology, Internet of Things gateway is more and more widely used in industrial automation, smart city, smart park, smart building and other fields, has the functions such as protocol conversion, data forwarding, data processing, is one of the core components in Internet of Things ecosystem. Through the connection and integration of multiple devices with different interfaces and different protocols by Internet of Things gateway, information transmission and data interaction between devices are realized.
[0003] Internet of Things platform generally needs to access tens of subsystems and ten thousand devices, but because these devices come from different manufacturers, the software, interface and communication protocol used are inconsistent, and the geographical location of deployment is scattered, so multiple gateway devices are needed for data acquisition and protocol conversion.
[0004] The existing multi-interface gateway device integrates multiple communication interfaces such as RS485, RS232, RJ45, etc., making the gateway large in size and high in cost. In actual use, only one interface is used in a gateway, and the other interfaces are idle, causing waste of device ports and increase of device use cost. At the same time, most gateways only convert different protocol data and directly forward it to the platform server without data processing preprocessing function. For a system with many device parameters and large number of devices, the Internet of Things platform needs to associate and bind each parameter of the device when establishing the device model, which consumes a lot of manpower and time and increases the deployment difficulty. Therefore, the utility model provides an extensible multi-interface gateway with data processing function to solve the above problems. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT
[0005] The utility model aims at providing an extensible multi-interface gateway with data processing function to solve the problems raised in the background.
[0006] To achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides the following technical scheme: an extensible multi-interface gateway with data processing function, comprising: a shell, the lower end of the shell is provided with a heat dissipation fin, the outer end of the shell is connectable with a hanging bracket and a guide rail bracket through screws, a movement core bracket is inserted into the shell, and the movement core bracket is fixed in the shell through screws;
[0007] The front of the movement core bracket is provided with an extended communication interface, an antenna interface, an Ethernet interface, a USB interface, a USB_OTG interface and a gateway indicator light, and the back of the movement core bracket is provided with an extended communication interface, a power supply interface, a Reset key and a Zig_Def key.
[0008] The main control board and the extended communication board 19 are installed in the movement holder, and are connected through signal plug-in terminals and power plug-in terminals.
[0009] Preferably, the bottom end of the shell is provided with a hanging support screw hole on the left and right sides, and a guide rail support screw hole is formed in the side wall of one end of the shell.
[0010] Preferably, the left and right sides of the heat dissipation fin are provided with flow guide holes.
[0011] Preferably, the antenna interface is provided with three, which are Zigbee antenna, Wi-Fi antenna and Bluetooth antenna, and all are detachable antennas.
[0012] Preferably, the main control board is provided with a four-core 64-bit Cortex-A55 processor, and the mainboard is provided with an embedded memory.
[0013] Preferably, the mainboard is provided with gateway configuration software, and the gateway configuration software includes configuration of a gateway system, drive configuration, data acquisition configuration, device management configuration, data upload configuration, user permission configuration, data monitoring and log monitoring.
[0014] Preferably, the extended communication board is divided into RS485, M-BUS and 4G / 5G types.
[0015] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the beneficial effects that:
[0016] The utility model discloses a form that the main control board and the multiple type extended communication board combination realize the data acquisition of multiple different interface protocol equipment, and the device cost is lower, and the volume is smaller, and the installation space is less, and simultaneously provides two supports of wall installation and guide rail installation, can rationally utilize the space on site, and installation is more flexible and convenient.
[0017] The main control board is provided with gateway configuration software, through the simple configuration of the web end, realizes the quick access of different protocols and different data interface equipment, and after the device data collected in the form of the device model is handled, uploads to the application platform, reduces the platform deployment device parameter binding workload, and improves the work efficiency. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0018] Figure 1 It is the gateway front structure schematic diagram of the utility model;
[0019] Figure 2 It is the gateway back structure schematic diagram of the utility model;
[0020] Figure 3Is the gateway bottom structure schematic view of the utility model;
[0021] Figure 4 Is the hanging bracket structure schematic view of the utility model;
[0022] Figure 5 Is the guide rail bracket structure schematic view of the utility model;
[0023] Figure 6 Is the structure schematic view of the internal movement of the utility model.
[0024] Figure 7 Is the structure schematic view of the mainboard, control board connecting part of the utility model.
[0025] In the figure: 1, shell;2, heat dissipation fin;3, heat dissipation flow guide hole;4, extension communication interface;5, power interface;6, Reset key;7, Zig_Def key;8, antenna interface;9, Ethernet interface;10, USB interface;11, USB OTG interface;12, gateway indicator light;13, guide rail bracket screw hole;14, hanging bracket screw hole;15, screw;16, hanging bracket;17, guide rail bracket;18, main control board;19, extension communication board;20, signal plug-in terminal;21, power plug-in terminal;22, movement support. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0026] In order to make the purpose, technical scheme of the utility model clear, complete description, and the advantage is more clear and clear, the following combining the drawings of the utility model embodiment is further detailed. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described here are part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all embodiments, only to explain the embodiments of the utility model, and not for limiting the embodiments of the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by the ordinary skill in the art without making creative labor, belong to the scope of the utility model protection.
[0027] In the description of the utility model, it should be pointed out that, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the term "installation", "connection", "connection" should be broad sense, for example, can be fixed connection, can also be detachable connection, or integrally connected;Can be mechanical connection, can also be electrical connection;Can be directly connected, can also be indirectly connected through the intermediate medium, can be the communication inside two elements. For the ordinary skill in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the utility model can be understood according to the specific circumstances.
[0028] For the purposes of simplicity and illustration, the principles of the embodiments are primarily described by way of reference example. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments. It will be apparent, however, to one ordinarily skilled in the art that the embodiments can be practiced without the specific details and that numerous implementation choices may be made. In some instances, well-known methods and structures have not been described in detail in order to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the embodiments. Also, all embodiments can be used in combination with each other.
[0029] Referring to Figures 1 to 7 The utility model provides a technical scheme: a kind of extensible multi-interface gateway with data processing function, it include: shell 1, the lower end of shell 1 is provided with cooling fin 2, shell 1 is integrated aluminium alloy shell, with good shock resistance and impact resistance, cooling fin 2 is equipped on shell, cooling fin both sides are equipped with heat dissipation flow guide hole 3, heat generated inside equipment is transferred by the way of convection, conduction, ensure that equipment components can normally operate.
[0030] The outer end of shell 1 can be connected with hanging bracket 16 and guide rail bracket 17 by screw 15, core bracket 22 is inserted in shell 1, core bracket 22 is fixed in shell 1 by screw 15, hanging bracket screw hole 14 is set in the bottom end left and right sides of shell 1, guide rail bracket screw hole 13 is set in the end side wall of shell 1, guide rail bracket 17 can be installed on guide rail after being fixed with equipment shell 1 by guide rail bracket mounting screw hole 13. Hanging bracket 16 can be wall-mounted after being fixed with equipment shell 1 by hanging bracket mounting screw hole 14.
[0031] The front of core bracket 22 is provided with expansion communication interface 4, antenna interface 8, ethernet interface 9, USB interface 10, USB OTG interface 11 and gateway indicator 12, the back of core bracket 22 is provided with expansion communication interface 4, power interface 5, Reset key 6 and Zig_Def key 7;
[0032] Core bracket 22 is internally provided with main control board 18 and expansion communication board 19, main control board 18 and expansion communication board 19 are connected by signal plug-in terminal 20 power plug-in terminal 21
[0033] The machine core support 22 is provided with an antenna interface 8 on the front side, and an external antenna can be connected; one 100M / 1000M self-adapting Ethernet interface 9 is arranged, with a SPEED / LINK LED, which is used for network data acquisition and data uploading; one USB3.0 interface 10 is arranged, which is used for connecting external U disk, mobile hard disk and other storage devices, and can be used for expanding the external RS422 interface; a USB_OTG interface 11 is arranged, which is used for gateway management software installation and firmware upgrade; six indicator lights 12 are arranged, which are used for indicating system power, system running, system failure, communication state, software running state and wireless communication state; an expansion communication interface 4 is arranged on the back of the machine core support 22; a power supply interface 5 is arranged, which adopts DC 24V direct current voltage power supply, the terminal adopts phoenix head, and the phoenix head is provided with a fixing screw on each side to prevent the plug from falling off during use; a Reset key 6 is arranged, which is used for system reset setting; a Zig_Def key 7 is arranged, which is used for zigbee firmware recovery factory setting.
[0034] The machine core support 22 is provided with an expansion communication interface 4 on the back; a power supply interface 5 is arranged, which adopts DC 24V direct current voltage power supply, the terminal adopts phoenix head, and the phoenix head is provided with a fixing screw on each side to prevent the plug from falling off during use; a Reset key 6 is arranged, which is used for system reset setting; a Zig_Def key 7 is arranged, which is used for zigbee firmware recovery factory setting.
[0035] The machine core support 22 is provided with an expansion communication interface 4 on the back; a power supply interface 5 is arranged, which adopts DC 24V direct current voltage power supply, the terminal adopts phoenix head, and the phoenix head is provided with a fixing screw on each side to prevent the plug from falling off during use; a Reset key 6 is arranged, which is used for system reset setting; a Zig_Def key 7 is arranged, which is used for zigbee firmware recovery factory setting.
[0036] The machine core support 22 is provided with an expansion communication interface 4 on the back; a power supply interface 5 is arranged, which adopts DC 24V direct current voltage power supply, the terminal adopts phoenix head, and the phoenix head is provided with a fixing screw on each side to prevent the plug from falling off during use; a Reset key 6 is arranged, which is used for system reset setting; a Zig_Def key 7 is arranged, which is used for zigbee firmware recovery factory setting.
[0037] The machine core support 22 is provided with an expansion communication interface 4 on the back; a power supply interface 5 is arranged, which adopts DC 24V direct current voltage power supply, the terminal adopts phoenix head, and the phoenix head is provided with a fixing screw on each side to prevent the plug from falling off during use; a Reset key 6 is arranged, which is used for system reset setting; a Zig_Def key 7 is arranged, which is used for zigbee firmware recovery factory setting.
[0038] The data acquisition module is responsible for configuring the gateway to communicate with various sensor devices, terminal devices, physical network platforms, etc., to realize data acquisition, transmission and reception. Several dozen communication plug-ins are built in, supporting Modbus, BACnet, OPC, SNMP, TCP / IP, MQTT, HTTP and other communication protocols, which can realize data acquisition and reception of gateway and different manufacturers, different types, different protocol sensors, terminals and other devices. The communication plug-in can be added or deleted through the plug-in management module. The data processing module preprocesses and processes the data transmitted by the gateway, including data cleaning, data conversion, data calculation, etc., for subsequent data analysis and application.
[0039] The device management module mainly realizes engineering configuration and real-time monitoring of the collection points of sensor devices, terminal devices, etc., including parameter configuration, collection point configuration, update, etc. of the collection device. The device model setting module abstracts the functions of a class of devices into a product, including three dimensions of device attributes, services and events. The same product is defined as multiple devices by configuring different attributes, services and events. The attribute is the state reported by the device, such as the running state and the fault state. The service is the calling ability provided by the device to the outside, such as video playback, real-time video recording and other functions. The event is the alarm information actively reported by the device to the platform. The event can contain multiple output parameters, such as temperature, alarm time and running state when the device fails. Through device model definition, non-standard data reported by the device is standardized into device model data in a unified format. When the device state changes, the collected device data is reported to the Internet of Things cloud platform through publish / subscribe topics. The gateway is responsible for edge device management and data acquisition, and communicates with the Internet of Things platform through the MQTT protocol to realize upstream business processing. Through the above functions, the efficiency of device modeling of the Internet of Things platform is improved, and the workload and implementation difficulty of platform deployment are reduced.
[0040] The expansion communication board 19 is divided into RS485, M-BUS, 4G / 5G, etc. The RS485 communication board is provided with 4-way electrical isolation interfaces, and the M-BUS communication board is provided with 2-way mutually isolated interfaces. The 4G / 5G expansion board can simultaneously compatible with 4G / 5G two communication modes, and the 4G / 5G module and the expansion board are connected in an embedded mode instead of a board-mounted patch mode. In actual use, according to the site environment and project requirements, the 4G or 5G communication module can be inserted into the 4G / 5G expansion board.
[0041] The utility model, user can according to the equipment access demand nimble collocation expansion board, realize different instrument type, different communication protocol, different communication parameter's equipment access.
[0042] Although the embodiments of the present application have been shown and described, it is to be understood that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present application, the scope of which is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. An extensible multi-interface gateway with data processing capabilities, comprising: The housing (1) is characterized in that: a heat dissipation fin (2) is provided at the lower end of the housing (1); the outer end of the housing (1) can be connected to a mounting bracket (16) and a guide rail bracket (17) by screws; a core bracket (22) is inserted into the housing (1); and the core bracket (22) is fixed in the housing (1) by screws (15); The front of the core bracket (22) is provided with an extended communication interface (4), an antenna interface (8), an Ethernet interface (9), a USB interface (10), a USB_OTG interface (11) and a gateway indicator light (12); the back of the core bracket (22) is provided with an extended communication interface (4), a power interface (5), a Reset key (6) and a Zig_Def key (7); A main control board (18) and an expansion communication board 19 are installed inside the core bracket (22). The main control board (18) and the expansion communication board 19 are connected via a signal plug terminal (20) and a power plug terminal (21).
2. The scalable multi-interface gateway with data processing function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The left and right sides of the bottom end of the shell (1) are both provided with mounting bracket screw holes (14), and the side wall at one end of the shell (1) is provided with a guide rail bracket screw hole (13).
3. The scalable multi-interface gateway with data processing function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The left and right sides of the heat dissipation fins (2) are both provided with guide holes (3).
4. The scalable multi-interface gateway with data processing function according to claim 1, characterized in that: There are three antenna interfaces (8), namely a Zigbee antenna, a Wi-Fi antenna, and a Bluetooth antenna, all of which are detachable antennas.
5. The scalable multi-interface gateway with data processing function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The main control board (18) is provided with a quad-core 64-bit Cortex-A55 processor, and the main board (18) is provided with an embedded memory.
6. The scalable multi-interface gateway with data processing function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The mainboard (18) has built-in gateway configuration software, which includes gateway system configuration, driver configuration, data acquisition configuration, device management configuration, data upload configuration, user authority configuration, data monitoring, and log monitoring.
7. The scalable multi-interface gateway with data processing function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The expansion communication board (19) is divided into RS485, M-BUS, and 4G / 5G types.