Terminal box for signal communication

By designing a terminal box for signal communication, combined with a Beidou short message communication navigation terminal and an alarm button, the problems of high cost and inconvenience of traditional ship positioning devices were solved, realizing convenient ship position monitoring and distress alarm functions, reducing costs and improving ease of use.

CN223639343UActive Publication Date: 2025-12-05COSCO BULK CARRIER CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202422627208.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-10-30
Publication Date
2025-12-05
Estimated Expiration
2034-10-30

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Technical Problem

Traditional ship positioning devices are costly, inconvenient to use, and have poor expandability, making it difficult to achieve convenient location monitoring and distress alarm functions.

Method used

Design a terminal box for signal communication. By connecting a Beidou short message communication navigation terminal and deploying an independent alarm button, it can realize ship position monitoring, distress alarm and short message communication. It adopts an ARM single-chip microcomputer control module and components such as indicator lights and buzzers to support Beidou short message communication.

Benefits of technology

It enables convenient ship location monitoring, distress alarms, and SMS communication, reducing costs and improving ease of use and scalability.

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Abstract

A terminal box for signal communication is characterized in that the terminal box comprises a box body and a circuit board, the circuit board is arranged in the box body, a control module is arranged on the circuit board, the control module is electrically connected with an indicating lamp arranged on the box body, the control module is electrically connected with a buzzer arranged on the box body, and the buzzer is electrically connected with the circuit board. The box body is provided with a Beidou short message communication navigation terminal interface, a chart instrument serial port interface, a configuration serial port, a printer serial port, an alarm button interface, a power switch, a power input interface and a reserved serial port. And the functions of ship position monitoring, distress alarm, short message communication and the like can be conveniently realized.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to ship monitoring technical field especially relates to a terminal box for signal communication. BACKGROUND

[0002] Beidou short message communication is a technology based on satellite communication, which realizes the bidirectional transmission of information through Beidou satellite navigation system. This technology is similar to mobile phone short message, but does not require ground base station, and is suitable for areas without ground communication facilities coverage. The working principle of Beidou short message communication is to realize the rapid transmission of information through satellite relay. When the user machine needs to send information, it will package the data into short message form and transmit it to the target user machine through satellite relay. Even in the environment with limited ground communication facilities, communication can be realized. Beidou short message communication has a wide range of application scenarios, including emergency rescue, outdoor exploration, marine fishery, agricultural production, power protection, logistics transportation and public safety fields. Especially in the case of disaster emergency, Beidou short message communication can ensure that the warning information is transmitted quickly and accurately, and ensure the timeliness and effectiveness of the information.

[0003] The traditional ship positioning device is combined with the GPS positioning device outside the cabin and the chart navigator device in the cabin, the chart navigator is connected with the AIS communication equipment or satellite communication equipment to realize communication with the land, and this traditional method has the disadvantages of high ship position monitoring cost, inconvenient use of alarm system for crew members and poor expansibility.

[0004] The utility model provides a terminal box based on Beidou SSAS signal passage, through connecting Beidou short message communication navigation terminal and deploying independent series alarm buttons, the position monitoring, distress alarm and short message communication of ship can be realized conveniently. INVENTION CONTENTS

[0005] In view of the above technical problems, the utility model provides a terminal box for signal communication, which can realize the position monitoring, distress alarm and short message communication of ship conveniently by connecting Beidou short message communication navigation terminal and deploying independent series alarm buttons.

[0006] To achieve the above purpose, the technical scheme of the utility model is as follows:

[0007] A terminal box for signal communication, characterized by comprising a box body and a circuit board, the circuit board is installed in the box body, a control module is arranged on the circuit board, the control module is electrically connected with an indicator light arranged on the box body, the control module is electrically connected with a buzzer installed on the box body, a Beidou short message communication navigation terminal interface, a chart navigator serial port interface, a configuration serial port, a printer serial port, an alarm button interface, a power switch, a power input interface and a reserved serial port are arranged on the box body,

[0008] The Beidou short message communication navigation terminal interface is connected with the Beidou short message communication navigation terminal.

[0009] Each of the alarm button interfaces is connected with a corresponding alarm button.

[0010] The chart plotter serial port interface is connected with a chart plotter.

[0011] The power input interface is connected with a power supply device, and the power supply voltage is 9V-32V.

[0012] Specifically, the control module is an ARM single-chip microcomputer.

[0013] Specifically, the indicator lamps are respectively a power indicator lamp, a Beidou short message indicator lamp, a Beidou positioning indicator lamp, a Bluetooth indicator lamp and an alarm indicator lamp.

[0014] The Beidou short message communication navigation terminal and the independent series of alarm buttons are connected, so that the position monitoring, distress alarm and short message communication of the ship can be conveniently realized.

[0015] The terminal box has the advantages of small overall volume, light weight, low power consumption, plug-and-play, convenient use and great advantages compared with a traditional Beidou short message integrated handheld device. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 It is a whole structure schematic view of the terminal box for signal communication;

[0017] Figure 2 It is a box body internal structure schematic view of the terminal box for signal communication;

[0018] Figure 3 It is a single-chip microcomputer connection schematic view of the terminal box for signal communication;

[0019] Figure 4 It is a signal conversion schematic view of the terminal box for signal communication.

[0020] As shown in the figure: 100. Beidou short message communication navigation terminal, 101. Alarm button, 1. Box body, 11. Beidou short message communication navigation terminal interface, 12. Chart plotter serial port interface, 13. Configuration serial port, 14. Printer serial port, 15. Alarm button interface, 16. Power switch, 17. Power input interface, 18. Reserved serial port, 19. Indicator lamp, 2. Circuit board. Detailed Implementation

[0021] The technical solution of this utility model will now be clearly and completely described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some, not all, of the embodiments of this utility model. Based on the embodiments of this utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this utility model.

[0022] In the description of this utility model, it should be noted that the terms "center," "upper," "lower," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "inner," and "outer," etc., indicating the orientation or positional relationship, are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings and are only for the convenience of describing this utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation of this utility model. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0023] In the description of this utility model, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "installation," "connection," and "joining" should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; they can refer to a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; and they can refer to the internal connection of two components. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this utility model based on the specific circumstances. Furthermore, the technical features involved in the different embodiments of this utility model described below can be combined with each other as long as they do not conflict with each other.

[0024] Example 1

[0025] The terminal box designed in this invention consists of a box body 1 and a circuit board 2. The box body 1 is equipped with a Beidou short message communication and navigation terminal interface 11, a chart plotter serial port interface 12, a configuration serial port 13, a printer serial port 14, an alarm button interface 15, a power switch 16, a power input interface 17, two reserved serial ports 18, and an indicator light 19.

[0026] Furthermore, such as Figure 2As shown, the control module on the circuit board 2 is realized by an ARM single-chip microcomputer, and a built-in inlaid software is used to realize communication management of all peripheral devices by the ARM single-chip microcomputer. Further, the serial port 1 of the ARM is connected to a configuration serial port by default, the serial port 2 of the ARM is connected to a printer serial port, the serial port 3 of the ARM is connected to a Bluetooth module, the serial port 4 of the ARM is connected to a chart plotter, the serial port 5 of the ARM is connected to a Beidou device, the serial port 6 of the ARM is used as a reserved serial port 1, and the serial port 7 of the ARM is used as a reserved serial port 2.

[0027] Further, the GPIO pin of the ARM is connected to five indicator lights, which are used to drive the state display of the indicator lights.

[0028] Further, the GPIO pin of the ARM is connected to a buzzer, which is convenient for subsequent application to set the working of the buzzer.

[0029] Further, the GPIO pin of the ARM is connected to three alarm buttons through a 485 level differential conversion circuit.

[0030] Further, the Beidou SSAS control box device has a timing position reporting function, so that the shore end center platform knows the real-time position and state of the ship.

[0031] Further, the timing reporting content format is shown in Table 1.

[0032] Table 1 Timing reporting content

[0033] Serial number Field name Bit number Effective range Content description 1 Header 8 0XB5 Fixed value, 0XB5 2 Information type 8 0~255 0x02 3 Sending time 40 / Year: 14 bits, range: 1~9999; month: 4 bits, range: 1~12; day: 5 bits, range: 1~31; hour: 5 bits, range: 0~23; minute: 6 bits, range: 0~59; second: 6 bits, range: 0~59; 4 Longitude 25 / East-west longitude: 1, 0=east longitude; 1=west longitude; longitude value: 8, range 0~180, unit: degree; longitude minute value: 6, range: 0~59, unit: minute; longitude minute value decimal place: 10, range: 0~999, unit: 0.001 minute; 5 Latitude 24 / South-north latitude: 1, 0=southern latitude; 1=northern latitude; latitude value: 7, range 0~90, unit: degree; latitude minute value: 6, range: 0~59, unit: minute; latitude minute value decimal place: 10, range: 0~999, unit: 0.001 minute; 6 Heading 9 0-359 Take the north direction as reference 0° direction, clockwise direction as angle positive direction; unit: degree; fill in 511 when no valid heading is obtained; manually fill in or automatically obtain 7 Speed 10 0-1022 Unit: 1 / 10 knot; 1022=102.2 knots or faster; 1023=not available; manually fill in or automatically obtain 8 Tail 8 / Fixed value, 0X5B

[0034] The ARM single-chip microcomputer first acquires the longitude, latitude, heading and speed information of the ship through the serial port 5, i.e., the serial port connected to the Beidou short message communication navigation terminal, then packs the position information of the ship according to Table 1, and then sends the position information of the ship to the center platform system by using the Beidou satellite short message communication function through the serial port 5.

[0035] Further, the shore end center platform can send instructions through a short message to modify the time interval of the ship end timing position reporting information.

[0036] Further, two alarm buttons and a test button are installed to realize timely alarm and test of ship security. The alarm button connection includes two parts:

[0037] 1) is a 485 differential signal;

[0038] 2) power supply, which directly feeds the input power of the Beidou SSAS control box device to the alarm button.

[0039] The 485 two-wire differential signal can ensure that the alarm button supports the driving capability of 100-meter cable length.

[0040] Further, the alarm content is set as shown in Table 2.

[0041] Table 2 Alarm content

[0042] Serial number Field name Bit number Effective range Content description 1 Header 8 / Fixed value, 0XB5 2 Information type 8 0~255 0x01 3 Whether it is a test alarm 1 0: normal alarm; 1: test alarm; 4 Alarm sending time 40 / Year: 14 bits, range: 1~9999; month: 4 bits, range: 1~12; day: 5 bits, range: 1~31; hour: 5 bits, range: 0~23; minute: 6 bits, range: 0~59; second: 6 bits, range: 0~59; 5 Ship name 160 / 20 characters; ship name; 6 IMO 72 / 9 characters; IMO number; 7 CALL SIGN 56 / 7 characters; call sign 8 MMSI 72 / 9 characters; MMSI number 9 SHIP OWNER 320 / 40 characters; ship owner 10 Latitude 24 / South-north latitude: 1, 0=east longitude; 1=west longitude; latitude value: 7, range 0~90, unit: degree; latitude minute value: 6, range: 0~59, unit: minute; latitude minute value decimal place: 10, range: 0~999, unit: 0.001 minute; 11 Longitude 25 / East-west longitude: 1, 0=east longitude; 1=west longitude; longitude value: 8, range 0~180, unit: degree; longitude minute value: 6, range: 0~59, unit: minute; longitude minute value decimal place: 10, range: 0~999, unit: 0.001 minute; 12 Heading 9 0-359 Take the north direction as reference 0° direction, clockwise direction as angle positive direction; unit: degree; fill in 511 when no valid heading is obtained; manually fill in or automatically obtain 13 Speed 10 0-1022 Unit: 1 / 10 knot; 1022=102.2 knots or faster; 1023=not available; manually fill in or automatically obtain 14 Tail 8 / Fixed value, 0X5B

[0043] Further, the alarm process is as follows:

[0044] Press the alarm 1 button for more than 1 second, at which time the alarm buzzer controlled by the Beidou SSAS will sound, and the alarm indicator will flash red.

[0045] After the alarm 1 button is triggered, the Beidou SSAS control box will fill in the relevant state data according to the alarm content in Table 4-1, and the destination address will be sent to the alarm short message information according to the "button 1 alarm destination address list" in sequence through the Beidou terminal A330.

[0046] After the alarm is triggered, the alarm information will be sent according to the maximum frequency interval of the card frequency, for example, the Beidou card is 60s, and the next destination address alarm information will be sent every 60 seconds.

[0047] After the alarm is triggered, the automatic position reporting function is temporarily suspended until the alarm task is completed and the Beidou is not over frequency.

[0048] After the last alarm destination address is sent, the buzzer stops sounding and the alarm indicator stops flashing after 2 seconds.

[0049] When the alarm occurs, the content is displayed as SSAS ALERT MESSAGE.

[0050] After the test button is pressed, the message sending principle is the same as above, but the buzzer does not sound during the alarm, and the test message is sent to the specified address above, and the type (TYPE) in the test message is displayed as TEST.

[0051] The specific information in the above Table 2 can be configured through a computer connected to the configuration port by a serial port line, and the APP software tool T006 of the computer is used to configure the information. It can also be configured through a Bluetooth connected mobile phone, and an Android mobile phone APP is used to configure through Bluetooth.

[0052] The basic principle and main features of the utility model and the advantages of the utility model are shown and described above. The various components mentioned in the utility model are common technology in the prior art, which should be understood by the skilled person in the industry. The utility model is not limited by the above examples, and the above examples and descriptions in the specification are only to illustrate the principle of the utility model. Without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model, the utility model will have various changes and improvements, and these changes and improvements all fall within the scope of the utility model claimed. The protection scope of the utility model is defined by the attached claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A terminal box for signal communication, characterized in that It includes a box body and a circuit board, the box body is provided with the installation circuit board, the circuit board is provided with a control module, the control module is electrically connected with the indicator light provided on the box body, the control module is electrically connected with the buzzer installed on the box body, the box body is provided with a Beidou short message communication navigation terminal interface, a chart plotter serial interface, a configuration serial port, a printer serial port, an alarm button interface, a power switch, a power input interface and a reserved serial port.

2. A terminal box for signal communication according to claim 1, characterized in that The Beidou short message communication navigation terminal interface is connected with a Beidou short message communication navigation terminal.

3. A terminal box for signal communication according to claim 1, characterized in that Each alarm button interface is connected with a corresponding alarm button.

4. A terminal box for signal communication according to claim 1, characterized in that The chart plotter serial interface is connected with a chart plotter.

5. A terminal box for signal communication according to claim 1, characterized in that The indicator lights are respectively a power indicator light, a Beidou short message indicator light, a Beidou positioning indicator light, a Bluetooth indicator light and an alarm indicator light.