Elevator Fixture Auto-Configuration via Controller Feedback
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing elevator fixtures require manual configuration by professional technicians due to their complexity, making installation and maintenance labor-intensive and prone to errors.
Innovation Solution
An automatic configuration method for elevator fixtures that involves sending requests to the elevator controller, judging control functions based on feedback, and configuring the fixtures accordingly, allowing for automatic identification and binding of physical or virtual buttons to addresses.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If manual configuration method is used for fixture, then configuration accuracy can be ensured, but operation complexity and time consumption increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The fixture automatically identifies itself and configures its parameters by sending requests to the controller and processing the returned feedback information. The system performs self-configuration without requiring manual intervention, thereby reducing operation complexity while maintaining configuration accuracy through automated address identification and parameter binding.
Solution Approach 2:
The controller provides feedback information in response to requests from the fixture, containing identification data that enables the fixture to automatically determine its address and configure its parameters. This feedback mechanism ensures accurate configuration while eliminating manual operations, as the fixture autonomously processes the feedback to complete its setup.
2Reliability
If manual configuration method is used for fixture, then configuration reliability can be maintained, but installation and maintenance efficiency decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The fixture autonomously completes its configuration by automatically identifying its address and binding parameters based on feedback from the controller. This self-service approach eliminates manual configuration steps, significantly improving installation and maintenance efficiency while maintaining reliability through automated error-free parameter assignment.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs configuration actions automatically during the fixture's initial operation, before manual intervention would be required. The fixture proactively sends identification requests and processes feedback to pre-configure itself, thereby accelerating installation and maintenance processes while ensuring reliable configuration through systematic automated procedures.
3Ease of operation
If automatic configuration method is implemented, then operation simplicity is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The fixture autonomously performs configuration tasks by sending requests to the controller and processing feedback information to determine its address and bind parameters. This self-service mechanism simplifies operation for users while the underlying system complexity is managed through automated protocols between the fixture and controller, requiring no additional manual complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The controller acts as an intermediary that provides feedback information containing identification data, enabling the fixture to automatically configure itself. This intermediary mechanism simplifies the fixture's operation while managing system complexity through structured communication protocols, as the controller handles the complex tasks of address assignment and parameter binding based on feedback information.
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AI summary
An automatic configuration method of fixture and a fixture. The automatic configuration method of fixture includes: S1: sending, by a fixture, a predetermined request toward a predetermined address to an elevator controller; S2: judging a control function corresponding to the predetermined address; and S3: configuring the fixture according to the control function corresponding to the predetermined address. The automatic configuration method of fixture and the fixture of the present invention have the advantages of being simple, reliable, convenient to maintain and the like, and can automatically configure the fixture during installation and maintenance, effectively improving the user experience.