Method of Detecting Home Appliance Bus Control System

• US 20180107196A1
• Filed: 12/14/2017
• Published: 04/19/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Tyco Electronics Company Limited (TE Connectivity Limited)
• Original Assignee: Tyco Electronics Company Limited (TE Connectivity Limited)
• Inventors: Bian, Weifeng, Feng, Yulin, Song, Yuming
• Application Number:
  US15/841,840
• Publication Number:
  US 20180107196A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/4183 characterised by data acquisition, e.g. workpiece identification
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/4185 characterised by the network communication
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/2642 Domotique, domestic, home control, automation, smart house
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 23/00 Alarms responsive to unspecified undesired or abnormal conditions
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 5/00 Visible signalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems, remote indication of seats occupied
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/6418 Hybrid transport
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/50 Testing arrangements

Abstract

A method of detecting a status of a home appliance control system comprises collecting communication data transmitted on a communication bus of the home appliance bus control system and judging in real-time and online whether the collected communication data meet a preset alarm condition. The collection of the communication data is terminated if the collected communication data meet the preset alarm condition and the collection of the communication data is continued if the collected communication data do not meet the preset alarm condition. The method further comprises graphically displaying the collected communication data to obtain an actual test diagram of the collected communication data and analyzing the collected communication data based on the actual test diagram of the collected communication data to obtain an analysis result.

Claims

1. A method of detecting a status of a home appliance control system, comprising:

collecting communication data transmitted on a communication bus of the home appliance bus control system;

judging in real-time and online whether the collected communication data meet a preset alarm condition, terminating the collection of the communication data if the collected communication data meet the preset alarm condition and continuing the collection of the communication data if the collected communication data do not meet the preset alarm condition;

graphically displaying the collected communication data to obtain an actual test diagram of the collected communication data; and

analyzing the collected communication data based on the actual test diagram of the collected communication data to obtain an analysis result.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein a detection apparatus connected to the communication bus automatically performs the collecting, judging, graphically displaying, and analyzing steps.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the detection apparatus has a data collection device configured to perform the collecting step.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the detection apparatus has a prejudge device performing the judging step.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the detection apparatus has a graphic device performing the graphically displaying step.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the detection apparatus has an analysis device performing the analyzing step.

7. The method of claim 2, further comprising a step of storing the collected communication data and the analysis result.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the detection apparatus has a storage device performing the storing step.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising a step of reading out the stored communication data and re-displaying the actual test diagram.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising a step of re-analyzing the collected communication data based on the re-displayed actual test diagram.

11. The method of claim 2, wherein the home appliance bus control system comprises a main controller and a sub controller system having a plurality of sub controllers.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the main controller is connected to one of the plurality of sub controllers through a first communication bus.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the plurality of sub controllers are connected to a second communication bus in parallel.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the detection apparatus is connected to the first communication bus or the second communication bus.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the main controller operates a main control logic of the home appliance and sends a control instruction to the one of the plurality of sub controllers connected to the main controller through the first communication bus.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the one of the plurality of sub controllers transfers the control instruction to each of the other sub controllers and sends data of the other sub controllers back to the main controller, the sub controllers each configured to directly control an execution component and/or a sensing component based on the received control instruction.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein the main controller and the plurality of sub controllers are connected to a common communication bus in parallel.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the detection apparatus is connected to the common communication bus.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the main controller operates a main control logic of the home appliance, sends a control instruction to each of the plurality of sub controllers, and receives data sent back from each of the plurality of sub controllers.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the sub controllers are each configured to receive the control instruction sent from the main controller and directly control an execution component and/or a sensing component based on the received control instruction.