Equipment control device
First Claim
1. An equipment control device, comprising:
- a communicator for transmitting and receiving data with one or multiple equipments placed in a given area via a given network;
an equipment information storer storing data received by the communicator from said equipment as equipment information;
a PLC program storer storing a PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) program;
a control details determiner executing control programs including at least said PLC program, determining control details of said each equipment based on said equipment information stored in said equipment information storer, and storing the determined control details as said equipment information in said equipment information storer;
a control necessity determiner determining whether it is necessary to conduct control over a corresponding equipment based on the control details determined by the control details determiner;
a control data transmitter transmitting control data based on the control details to the corresponding equipment via said communicator when said control necessity determiner determines that it is necessary to conduct the control;
an operator receiving operations from a user and displaying processing results based on the operation; and
a PLC program updater updating said PLC program based on operations from the user,wherein said equipment information storer stores said equipment information at an address predetermined based on the corresponding equipment and the content thereof.
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Abstract
An air-conditioning information storer (13) stores data received by a communicator (11) from air conditioners (2) and sensors (3) as air-conditioning information. A controller (10) executes control programs including at least a PLC program, determines control details for each air conditioner (2) in accordance with the air-conditioning information stored in the air-conditioning information storer (13), and stores the determined control details as air-conditioning information in the air-conditioning information storer (13). Furthermore, the controller (10) transmits control data based upon the determined control details to the corresponding air conditioner (2) via the communicator (11). Moreover, the controller (10) updates the PLC program on the basis of an operation performed by the user. Air-conditioning information is stored at a predetermined address within the air-conditioning information storer (13) in accordance with the type and content of the corresponding equipment.
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8 Claims
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1. An equipment control device, comprising:
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a communicator for transmitting and receiving data with one or multiple equipments placed in a given area via a given network; an equipment information storer storing data received by the communicator from said equipment as equipment information; a PLC program storer storing a PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) program; a control details determiner executing control programs including at least said PLC program, determining control details of said each equipment based on said equipment information stored in said equipment information storer, and storing the determined control details as said equipment information in said equipment information storer; a control necessity determiner determining whether it is necessary to conduct control over a corresponding equipment based on the control details determined by the control details determiner; a control data transmitter transmitting control data based on the control details to the corresponding equipment via said communicator when said control necessity determiner determines that it is necessary to conduct the control; an operator receiving operations from a user and displaying processing results based on the operation; and a PLC program updater updating said PLC program based on operations from the user, wherein said equipment information storer stores said equipment information at an address predetermined based on the corresponding equipment and the content thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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