Dynamic Control Panel with Multi-Function Press Buttons
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing control panels require additional buttons to accommodate more functions, increasing costs and panel size.
Innovation Solution
A control panel with a display screen and at least four press buttons, where each button corresponds to multiple function electric circuits, with connection relations determined by the display screen state, allowing for various functions to be performed without adding more buttons, using SR2014A chips and touch-type buttons.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If additional press buttons are added to extend functions of the control panel, then the functionality is improved, but the panel area and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
Each press button is configured to correspond to multiple function electric circuits, allowing a single button to perform multiple functions by dynamically changing its connection relations based on display screen states. This multi-functionality approach enables the control panel to achieve extended functionality without adding more physical buttons, thereby resolving the contradiction between functionality and panel area.
Solution Approach 2:
The connection relations between press buttons and function electric circuits are made dynamic rather than fixed. The controller dynamically adjusts which function electric circuit each button connects to, based on the current state of the display screen. This dynamic reconfiguration allows the same physical buttons to serve different functions in different contexts, achieving versatility without increasing panel area.
2Adaptability or versatility
If additional press buttons are added to extend functions of the control panel, then the functionality is improved, but the cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
By configuring each press button to correspond to multiple function electric circuits through dynamic connection relations, the system achieves extended functionality using the same physical components. This eliminates the need to manufacture additional buttons and associated circuitry, thereby reducing manufacturing costs while maintaining enhanced functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the operational parameters of existing buttons rather than adding new physical components. By modifying which function electric circuits each button connects to based on display screen states, the system achieves functional expansion without incurring additional manufacturing costs for extra buttons.
3Adaptability or versatility
If more functions are achieved by adding press buttons, then the versatility is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The controller is designed to dynamically manage the connection relations between press buttons and multiple function electric circuits. This centralized control mechanism allows the system to achieve high versatility through software/firmware logic rather than through complex physical wiring for each button-function pair, thereby managing device complexity more efficiently.
Data Source
AI summary
A control panel and a controlling method thereof are provided. The control panel comprises: a panel body; a display screen provided on the panel body; at least four press buttons provided on the panel body, wherein each of the press buttons corresponds to a plurality of function electric circuits, and the connection relation between each of the press buttons and the plurality of function electric circuits corresponding thereto is determined according to a state of the display screen; the function electric circuits, each corresponding to at least one of the press buttons, for outputting the respective function information to a controller when at least one of the press buttons connected performs a touch control operation; and the controller, connected with the plurality of function electric circuits, for performing respective function operation(s) according to the received function information.