Control Center Configuration with Reversible Hardware-Logic Mapping
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Solution Overview
Problem
The configuration of fire alarm and extinguishing control centers is complex, labor-intensive, and prone to errors due to stringent requirements and manifold configuration possibilities, often necessitating complete reconfiguration for even small hardware adaptations.
Innovation Solution
A computer program product with a hardware configuration component and a logic configuration component that decouples hardware from logic, allowing reversible assignment of functional components to hardware, enabling flexible and efficient configuration and adaptation without requiring complete reconfiguration of the control center.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional configuration methods are used for control centers, then hardware and logic are tightly coupled, but this makes configuration complex and labor-intensive
Solution Approach 1:
The configuration system is segmented into distinct modules: hardware configuration module, logic configuration module, and assignment module. This segmentation allows independent configuration of hardware and logic, reducing overall configuration complexity while maintaining reliability through modular validation processes.
Solution Approach 2:
An assignment module acts as an intermediary between hardware configuration and logic configuration. This mediator manages the mapping relationships, allowing changes in hardware or logic without requiring complete reconfiguration, thus reducing complexity while ensuring reliable assignments through centralized management.
2Adaptability or versatility
If hardware components are changed in traditionally configured control centers, then system adaptability improves, but complete reconfiguration is required
Solution Approach 1:
Hardware configuration, logic configuration, and their assignment are segmented into independent modules. This allows hardware components to be changed without affecting logic configuration, enabling rapid adaptation while minimizing reconfiguration time through localized changes only.
Solution Approach 2:
The assignment between hardware and logic is made dynamic and reversible through the assignment module. This allows flexible reassignment of functional components to different hardware components without requiring complete system reconfiguration, thus improving adaptability while reducing time loss.
3Adaptability or versatility
If manual configuration methods are used, then flexibility in customization is achieved, but error susceptibility increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates validation mechanisms that provide feedback during configuration processes. The hardware configuration module and logic configuration module validate their respective settings, and the assignment module validates mappings, thereby maintaining configuration flexibility while reducing error susceptibility through automated checking.
Solution Approach 2:
The configuration system performs self-validation through integrated validation mechanisms in each module. This self-service approach allows flexible customization while automatically detecting and preventing configuration errors, reducing reliance on manual error checking.
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates to a computer program product for configuration of a control center, in particular a fire alarm and/or extinguishing control center, and to an associated method. The computer program product comprises: a hardware configuration component for configuration of hardware components such as modules and/or front panel components of the control center, a logic configuration component for configuration of a functional logic of the control center, wherein the logic configuration component is designed to provide functional components. The functional components are decoupled from the hardware of the control center and embodied in such a way that reversible assignment of functional component to hardware component is made possible.